The #1 WPF Book--Now Updated for WPF 4.5! Thorough, authoritative coverage, practical examples, clear writing, and full-color presentation make this one of the most widely acclaimed programming books of the last decade. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is the recommended technology for creating[...]
Full Color: Figures and code appear as they do in Visual Studio. If you want to write Windows apps with XAML, one person can help you more than anyone else: Adam Nathan. He has built a well-deserved reputation as the world's #1 expert on putting it to work. Now, he's written the definitive, practic[...]
Full Color: Figures and code appear as they do in Visual Studio. Universal Windows apps are a total game-changer. You can now write once and deploy your app to any modern PC, tablet, phone, or other Windows device. Suddenly, it's quick and easy to serve new devices and form factors, sharing unified[...]
Learn how to build great Windows Store apps! Figures and code appear as they do in Visual Studio. In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Windows 8.1 Apps with XAML and C# in 24 Hours will help you build compelling apps for Windows 8.1 devices of all kinds. Using this book's st[...]
"Joan Nathan has created a masterful blend of food and culture. She takes her reader on an extraordinary journey through the history of the land of Israel and the development of modern Israeli food. I was delighted to visit all the different ethnic communities that have contributed to Israeli cuisin[...]
Amid the aristocratic ranks of the Confederate cavalry, Nathan Bedford Forrest was untutored, all but unlettered, and regarded as no more than a guerrilla. His tactic was the headlong charge, mounted with such swiftness and ferocity that General Sherman called him a "devil" who should "be hunted dow[...]
The classic book that has inspired Passover Seders for more than a decadeFrom the paper of culinary record comes a delicious trove of more than 200 recipes that celebrate the festivity of the Passover table. Compiled from decades of Times articles, The New York Times Passover Cookbook represents Jew[...]
Aimed at helping the physics student to develop a solid grasp of basic graduate-level material, this book presents worked solutions to a wide range of informative problems. These problems have been culled from the preliminary and general examinations created by the physics department at Princeton Un[...]
Modernism in architecture and urban design has failed the American city. This is the decisive conclusion that renowned public intellectual Nathan Glazer has drawn from two decades of writing and thinking about what this architectural movement will bequeath to future generations. In "From a Cause to [...]
What makes a country attractive to foreign investors? To what extent do conditions of governance and politics matter? This book provides the most systematic exploration to date of these crucial questions at the nexus of politics and economics. Using quantitative data and interviews with investment p[...]
"Contact Lens Complications" has become established as the definitive guide to the ocular response to contact lens wear. In this highly anticipated third edition, award-winning contact lens author, clinician and researcher, Professor Nathan Efron, presents a thoroughly revised and expanded, clinicia[...]
First in the new "Brain Gym" puzzle series, this ultimate IQ test book features 12 tests and over 400 questions written by IQ expert Nathan Haselbauer. It includes a wide range of simple, high-ceiling, and culture-fair tests, covering everything from verbal intelligence, to logic and reasoning. Give[...]
Features a dozen self-scoring tests that help you to assess your social intelligence, emotional intelligence, level of assertiveness, working memory, mathematical intelligence, logical intelligence, visual-spatial intelligence, verbal intelligence and lateral thinking.[...]
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Walt Disney Animation Studios presents an epic tale of adventure and comedy with "Frozen." When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna, a young dreamer, must team up with Kristoff, a daring mountain man, and his reindeer on the grandest of journeys to f[...]
A deluxe special edition of the Disney "Frozen" Junior Novel
Walt Disney Animation Studios presents "Frozen, "a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey--teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven--to find her sister [...]
The Islamophobia Industry is a disturbing account of the rising tide of Islamophobia sweeping through the United States and Europe. Nathan Lean takes us through a world of conservative bloggers, right-wing talk show hosts, evangelical religious leaders and politicians, all united in their quest to [...]
For decades, liberal democracy has been extolled as the best system of governance to have emerged out of the long experience of history. Today, such a confident assertion is far from self-evident. Democracy, in crisis across the West, must prove itself.In the West today, the authors argue, we no lon[...]
A thought-provoking analysis of liberal democracy and argument for a new system of 'intelligent governance'. The authors provide a comparative study of the 'consumer democracies' of the West and the meteoric rise of China and examine the effects of these systems of governance.[...]
Part of "Young Reading" series, this title aims to help young readers grow in confidence. It features three stories about different characters from pesky cattle rustlers and shifty sheriffs to bucking broncos and the king of the Rodeo.[...]
Rome's stunning rise to mastery of the ancient Mediterranean Nathan Rosenstein charts Rome's incredible journey and command of the Mediterranean over the course of the third and second centuries BC. He describes the Republic's great wars - against Pyrrhus, Carthage and Hannibal, and the kings of Ma[...]
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) identifies the basic job steps and tasks and their associated hazards and risks. This book argues that the JHA should be the centrepiece of any risk control and occupational safety and health program and a methodical analysis is required for the new American safety and heal[...]
Thoroughly revised and updated, this popular book provides a comprehensive yet easy to read guide to modern contact lens practice. Beautifully re-designed in a clean, contemporary layout, this second edition presents relevant and up-to-date information in a systematic manner, with a logical flow of [...]
Dealing with audio electronics theory and equipment, this book discusses electrical and audio principles. It also addresses planning and installation of a home audio system. It also covers system planning, diagram analysis, and signal processing. It provides an introduction to practical audio, acous[...]