While many architects use PHP for projects, they are often not aware of the power of PHP in creating enterprise-level applications. This book covers the PHP version 5 and focuses on its capabilities within a multi-tier application framework. It makes use of Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and W[...]
This title was selected for Financial Times History Book Of The Year and Daily Telegraph Books Of The Year. It was shortlisted for the 2012 "Duke Of Westminster Medal For Military Literature". At the end of 1917 Britain and France faced a strategic nightmare. Their great offensives against Germany h[...]
An intriguing look at how technology is changing financial markets, from an innovator on the frontlines of this revolution Nerds on Wall Street tells the tale of the ongoing technological transformation of the world's financial markets. The impact of technology on investing is profound, and author [...]
Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars show the toil and suffering involved in building the Great Wall of China in the third century BC, removing any glamour thought to be experienced by the slaves who built it. Simultaneous.[...]
"Berlin/Wall": In two contrasted readings for the stage, David Hare visits a place where a famous wall has come down; then another where a wall is going up. Berlin. For his whole adult life, David Hare has been visiting the city which so many young people regard as the most exciting in Europe. But t[...]
With so much at stake and so much already lost, why did World War I end with a whimper--an arrangement between two weary opponents to suspend hostilities? After more than four years of desperate fighting, with victories sometimes measured in feet and inches, why did the Allies reject the option of a[...]
These two wall charts access the "trigger point pain patterns" from Travell-Simons "Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: the Trigger Point Manual", volumes 1 and 2. The charts cover both upper and lower extremities.[...]
When he's recruited by Walker & Company, the most distinguished investment bank on Wall Street, starry-eyed MBA Richard Blum can't believe his luck. Sadly, his fantasy world comes to a crashing end when he learns that some crooks have a taste for Gucci loafers and Saville Row suits. CEO Jack Grass a[...]
"I am not sure there is any other pair of monosyllabic words in the English language that evokes as powerful a sense of place as Wall Street, except, of course, New York itself." So writes famed architectural critic Paul Goldberger in his introduction to one of the most important photographic books [...]
This compact, one-semester introduction to the Bible prepares students to begin reading the biblical text as Christian Scripture, focusing on the meaning of Scripture for the church. The editors and contributors--experienced teachers with expertise in different parts of the Bible--orient students to[...]
Zizek demands we take a long, hard look at the painful reality of education in contemporary capitalist society, and to actively seek out its 'trouble in paradise': Why is it education is supposedly failing to meet the demands of our society? Why is it there are record levels of stress for teachers? [...]
David Olenick slyly observes the landscape from his home in New York City with a bit of pessimism, honesty, and humor, which he uses to create simple, clever illustrations that inspire a good chuckle and an occasional eye roll. "Take it Cheesy" this year as you ponder such questions as, "Why must yo[...]