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The oversized page and double-column layout make the text accessible and highlight the book s impressive art program. The text s outstanding pedagogy keeps the central themes of the narrative in sight throughout.

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Here's the complete guide to Windows PowerShell 2.0 for administrators and developersWindows PowerShell is Microsoft's next-generation scripting and automation language. This comprehensive volume provides the background that IT administrators and developers need in order to start using PowerShell au[...]

Provides information on ways to integrate academics with physical activity along with ways physical education teachers can create programs that adhere to the national guidelines and standards.[...]

This book is the standard preparatory text for APICS certification exams! It discusses how to use the latest MPC techniques to improve your supply chain effectiveness. In today's manufacturing environment, decisions must be made immediately and with little time for on-the-spot research or second-gue[...]

As the popularity of "Marley & Me" attests, people love their dogs?and everyone else's too. For all the time spent on grooming, petting, and other care?it's as if owning a dog is a religion unto itself. Woof brings together original essays from acclaimed writers ruminating on the sometimes tumultuo[...]

One of the most daunting challenges facing the new U.S. administration is health care reform. The size of the system, the number of stakeholders, and ever-rising costs make the problem seem almost intractable. But in Chaos and Organization in Health Care, two leading physicians offer an optimistic p[...]

Presents the final report on the commision to investigate the September 11. 2001 terrorist attacks, covering their origins, American responses, future threats, and recommendations for preventing and controlling subsequent attacks.[...]

Benu is one of San Francisco's most celebrated restaurants, and one of only a handful to receive three Michelin stars and a four star review from The San Francisco Chronicle. Tipped as the next big American restaurant by both The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, Benu is headed up by Korea[...]