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Getting Real

Sun, 2 May 2010 15:35:15 PST

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Getting Real details the business, design, programming, and marketing principles of 37signals. The book is packed with keep-it-simple insights, contrarian points of view, and unconventional approaches to software design. This is not a technical book or a design tutorial, it's a book of ideas. Anyone working on a web app — including entrepreneurs, designers, programmers, executives, or marketers — ...

ReWork

Sun, 2 May 2010 15:32:43 PST

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From the founders of the trailblazing software company 37signals, here is a different kind of business book - one that explores a new reality. Today, anyone can be in business. Tools that used to be out of reach are now easily accessible. Technology that cost thousands is now just a few pounds or even free. Stuff that was impossible just a few years ago is now simple. That means anyone can start ...

The Algorithm Design Manual

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:10:09 PST

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This volume helps take some of the "mystery" out of identifying and dealing with key algorithms. Drawing heavily on the author's own real-world experiences, the book stresses design and analysis. Coverage is divided into two parts, the first being a general guide to techniques for the design and analysis of computer algorithms. The second is a reference section, which includes a catalog of the ...

Programming Interviews Exposed

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:10:08 PST

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Answering the needs of an often under-served audience, the first edition of this book has become the classic job preparation reference-this new edition is being published in the Wrox brand and is written by programmers for programmers Fresh and new material includes fifty interview scenarios, along with an in-depth analysis of the possible solutions, or ways of approaching a solution, to ea ...

Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:07:38 PST

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There are books on algorithms that are rigorous but incomplete and others that cover masses of material but lack rigor. Introduction to Algorithms combines rigor and comprehensiveness. The book covers a broad range of algorithms in depth, yet makes their design and analysis accessible to all levels of readers. Each chapter is relatively self-contained and can be used as a unit of study. The alg ...

Faust

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:06:52 PST

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Goethe's Faust is a classic of European literature. Based on the fable of the man who traded his soul for superhuman powers and knowledge, it became the life's work of Germany's greatest poet. Beginning with an intriguing wager between God and Satan, it charts the life of a deeply flawed individual, his struggle against the nihilism of his diabolical companion Mephistopheles. Part One presents Fa ...

Assassin's Creed: Renaissance

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:05:57 PST

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Assassin's Creed Limited Edition Art Book

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:04:52 PST

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Making-of art book: Beautiful artwork and renders reveal the dawning of Altaïr. Interviews: Revealing interviews with Jade Raymond and key members of every team. Lithograph: A high-quality lithograph of a stunning rendered scene. High-quality Packaging: Hadcover package with stunning artwork from the team on the cover. Clean box art: Prima's one-sheet will fall away when the shrinkwrap is rem ...

What Would Google Do?

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:01:41 PST

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What's the question every business should be asking itself? According to Jeff Jarvis, it's WHAT WOULD GOOGLE DO? If you're not thinking or acting like Google -- the fastest-growing company in the history of the world -- then you're not going to survive, let alone prosper, in the Internet age. An indispensable manual for survival and success that asks the most important question today's leaders, ...

Dieci

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 20:36:55 PST

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Vanessa che "quando si mette le calze nere e la gonna corta di pelle pare proprio 'na femmina"; il ragazzino tredicenne che uccide la madre "perché qualcuno doveva farlo", perché "ci sta un limite a tutto"; la ragazza che può raccontare solo a un gatto di nome Mondezza cosa significhi abortire il figlio che suo padre le ha messo in pancia; il piccolo malavitoso costretto ad abbassare gli occhi da ...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 4:31:57 PST

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'This story was inspired by a remark of Mark Twain's to the effect that it was a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at the end. By trying the experiment upon only one man in a perfectly normal world I have scarcely given his ideas a fair trial.' Fitzgerald's thought-provoking tale, 'THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON' is a fantastical satire about aging. It ...

Batman

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:56:37 PST

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From master storyteller Frank Miller ("Batman: The Dark Knight Returns", "Sin City") comes the most incredible Batman story of all...and the inspiration for the worldwide smash-hit movie "Batman Begins!" Lieutenant James Gordon takes up a new post in the crime-ridden and corrupt city of Gotham, while billionaire Bruce Wayne returns to the scene of his parents' deaths, intent on avenging their mem ...

The Google Story

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 4:45:39 PST

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"The Google Story" (using logo) is the definitive account of one of the most remarable organizations of our time. Every day over sixty-four million people use Google in more than one hundred languages, running billions of searches for information on everything and anything. Through the creative use of cutting-edge technology and a series of groundbreaking business ideas, Google's thirty-two year ...

Life, the Universe and Everything

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 4:45:12 PST

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In consequence of a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. He discovers that the Galaxy is not only mind-boggingly big and bewildering but also that most of the things that happen in it are staggeringly unfair. VOLUME THR ...

The Long, Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 4:44:49 PST

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When a passenger check-in desk at Terminal Two, Heathrow Airport, shot up through the roof engulfed in a ball of orange flame the usual people tried to claim responsibility. First the IRA, then the PLO and the Gas Board. Even British Nuclear Fuels rushed out a statement to the effect that the situation was completely under control, that it was a one in a million chance, that there was hardly any ...

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 4:43:52 PST

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What do a dead cat, a computer whiz-kid, an Electric Monk who believes the world is pink, quantum mechanics, a Chronologist over 200 years old, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (poet), and pizza have in common? Apparently not much; until Dirk Gently, self-styled private investigator, sets out to prove the fundamental interconnectedness of all things by solving a mysterious murder, assisting a mysterious p ...

Persepolis

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 1:21:03 PST

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Designing Interfaces

Tue, 20 May 2008 3:44:28 PST

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Designing a good interface isn't easy. Users demand software that is well-behaved, good-looking, and easy to use. Your clients or managers demand originality and a short time to market. Your UI technology -- Web applications, desktop software, even mobile devices - may give you the tools you need, but little guidance on how to use them well. UI designers over the years have refined the art of int ...

Saghe mentali

Sat, 10 May 2008 4:19:48 PST

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"Saghe mentali" è un viaggio alla scoperta del favoloso mondo di Caparezza, poliedrico artista refrattario alle definizioni, fossero anche le sue. Un libro in quattro tomi, sulla traccia della discografia ufficiale, che raccoglie pagine e pagine di stramberie caparezziane e tutti i testi delle sue canzoni, meticolosamente analizzati da critici partoriti dalla sua stessa mente. Il primo tomo, ?!, ...

TOEFL IBT

Sat, 10 May 2008 4:19:04 PST

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The TOEFL is an admission criterion at virtually all English-speaking U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities for students whose first language is not English. The "next generation" TOEFL differs greatly from past versions of the test in both form and substance, and this is the only guide written by its creators. It is the only test-prep guide featuring actual TOEFL questions.

Contributing to Eclipse

Sat, 10 May 2008 4:17:28 PST

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This book encourages tool building by laying bare the design of an excellent tool platform, Eclipse, and encourages design by building a typical tool extending Eclipse. This tutorial on creating custom tools also provides an explanation of a highly effective software design philosophy. The authors revive the lost art of supporting existing work by building tools. This book improves the software d ...

Symbian OS Explained

Sat, 10 May 2008 4:16:19 PST

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This book explains the key features of Symbian OS and will help you to write effective C++ code. It focuses on aspects of good C++ style that apply particularly to Symbian OS. 21 items are used to target particular aspects of the operating system and provide a simple and straightforward exploration of coding fundamentals. Using example code and descriptions of best practice to deconstruct ...

London Street Atlas

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 7:06:20 PST

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Codice a zero

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 0:01:46 PST

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E' l'alba del 29 gennaio 1958. Mentre gli USA si apprestano a lanciare il loroprimo satellite, l'Explorer, un uomo si risveglia nella toilette della UnionStation di Washinghton. E' vestito come un barbone, lacero e sporco, nonricorda niente. Com'è finito lì? Chi è veramente? A poco a poco Luke, questoil nome dell'uomo misterioso, riesce a far affiorare frammenti del suopassat ...

Il ritratto di Dorian Gray

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 0:01:31 PST

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L'etica hacker e lo spirito dell'età dell'informazione

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 0:01:24 PST

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Gli hacker non sono soltanto i pirati che rubano in maniera fraudolenta dati oinventano infernali virus che rovinano i computer, ma sono anche coloro che,grazie allo sforzo collettivo e alla condivisione dei propri saperi,costruiscono strumenti tecnologici innovativi. L'etica hacker non concepiscel'orario di lavoro compartimentato secondo gli schemi fordisti (si timbra ilcartellino, si fanno 8 or ...

Gomorra

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 0:01:06 PST

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Un libro che racconta il potere della camorra, la sua affermazione economica e finanziaria, e la sua potenza militare, la sua metamorfosi in comitato d'affari. Una scrittura in prima persona fatta dal luogo degli agguati, nei negozi e nelle fabbriche dei clan, raccogliendo testimonianze e leggende. La storia parte dalla guerra di Secondigliano, dall'ascesa del gruppo Di Lauro al conflitto interno ...

Interfacce a misura d'uomo

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 0:00:42 PST

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Il libro tratta in modo chiaro ed efficace le funzionalità di base delprogramma, per poi concentrarsi maggiormente sull'apprendimento dicaratteristiche specifiche e più avanzate. Inoltre, la suddivisione perargomenti lascia al lettore la possibilitÃ di scegliere la modalità difruizione del testo: per singoli argomenti di interesse o in modo sequenziale.

Dude, Where's My Country?

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:54:07 PST

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From the director of "Fahrenheit 9/11" and author of "Stupid White Men", Michael Moore's "Dude, Where's My Country?" is an instruction manual for taking back America from corrupt corporations and crooked politicians. He's the man everyone's talking about. He's taken on gun freaks, stupid white men and corporate crooks. Now Michael Moore is on a new mission: to get us of our behinds and kicking ou ...

Sin City, Volume 5

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:53:42 PST

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There's a kind of debt you can't ever pay off, not entirely. And that's the kind of debt Dwight owes Gail. The girls of Old Town have their own family values, their own laws-and when someone too dumb to know better breaks them, an example needs to be set. Dwight's got his own reasons for taking the job, and deadly little Miho . . . Miho likes to play with them a little first.

Sin City, Volume 6

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:53:26 PST

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Collecting classics like "Just Another Saturday Night" and "Silent Night," both starring the iconic big lug with a condition, Marv; "The Customer Is Always Right," featured in the Sin City film; and "The Babe Wore Red," starring Sin City's most enduring hero, Dwight; Booze, Broads, and Bullets spans every kind of dark business you might encounter on a cold night in Basin City. It's sure to scratc ...

Sin City, Volume 7

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:53:06 PST

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It's one of those clear, cool nights that drops in the middle of summer like a gift from on high. If it weren't for the rent, Wallace wouldn't have a care in the world. Then he sees Esther, about to throw it all away--and throw herself off a cliff. Wallace jumps in after her, saves her life, and falls in love, but before he can find out what she was running from, she's gone again, kidnapped. But ...

Sin City: Valores familiares

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:52:52 PST

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La nueva edición de Sin City continúa sin tregua. Esta historieta, creada por Frank Miller en 1998, nos trae una nueva aventura protagonizada por Dwight y la pequeña y letal Miho. Por primera vez entrará en juego la mafia italiana de Sin City, que no había aparecido en ningún tomo anterior. Prepárate.

Sin City, Volume 1

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:52:28 PST

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It's a lousy room in a lousy part of a lousy town. But Marv doesn't care. There's an angel in the room. She says her name is Goldie. A few hours later, Goldie's dead without a mark on her perfect body, and the cops are coming before anyone but Marv could know she's been killed. Somebody paid good money for this frame...

Sin City, Volume 2

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:52:12 PST

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It's one of those hot nights, dry and windless. The kind that makes people do sweaty, secret things. Dwight's thinking of all the ways he's screwed up and what he'd give for one clear chance to wipe the slate clean, to dig his way out of the numb gray hell that is his life. And he'd give anything. Just to cut loose. Just to feel the fire. One more time. And then Ava calls.

Sin City Vol. 3

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:51:51 PST

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Criminals have always called the shots in Sin City, whether bootleggers, gamblers, or politicians. But ever since the first dame set up shop in Old Town, those side-streets have been run by the women who walk the night. It's been a delicate truce, but now there's a messy body and the mob's looking to reclaim those licentious streets. They're going to have to put down a tight band of dangerous wom ...

Sin City, Volume 4

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:51:24 PST

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The worst thing to be in Basin City is an honest cop, but it's Hartigan's last day on the job, and he plans to go out with a bang. Little Nancy Callahan, age eleven, has been kidnapped by a psycho who likes to hear children scream, and Hartigan's going to find her no matter what it takes. No matter who the psycho's daddy is. All the prison time in the world won't change that. Hell of a way to sta ...

Beginning Mac OSX Programming

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:50:55 PST

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Beginning Mac OS X Programming Every Mac OS X system comes with all the essentials required for programming: free development tools, resources, and utilities. However, finding the place to begin may be challenging, especially if you have no prior development knowledge. This comprehensive guide offers you an ideal starting point to writing programs on Mac OS X, with coverage of the latest releas ...

Extreme Programming Explained

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:50:29 PST

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"In this second edition of Extreme Programming Explained, Kent Beck organizes and presents five years' worth of experiences, growth, and change revolving around XP. If you are seriously interested in understanding how you and your team can start down the path of improvement with XP, you must read this book." -Francesco Cirillo, Chief Executive Officer, XPLabs S.R.L. "The first edition of this bo ...

From Hell

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:50:03 PST

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From Hell is the story of Jack the Ripper, perhaps the most infamous man in the annals of murder. Detailing the events leading up to the Whitechapel killings and the cover-up that followed, From Hell is a meditation on the mind of a madman whose savagery and violence gave birth to the 20th century. The serialized story, presented in its entirety in this volume, has garnered widespread attention f ...

Mortal Fear

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:49:37 PST

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By day, Harper Cole is a successful commodities trader working from his home in the isolated Mississippi Delta. But at night he is a system operator for EROS, a sexually explicit on-line service that caters for the erotic appetites of an exclusive clientele. But Harper's secret life is about to be shattered when a twisted serial killer uses EROS to select and stalk his female victims. And sudde ...

Surrealism

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:48:54 PST

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"Surrealism" takes the reader on a journey through one of the most fascinating and influential art movements of the twentieth century. Exploring works from some of the modern era's greatest masters including Dali, Ernts, Miro and Magritte, this richly illustrated reference book offers a wealth of insight into the complexities of the Surrealist imagination.

English Grammar In Use with Answers and CD ROM

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:48:30 PST

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English Grammar in Use Third Edition is a fully updated version of the classic grammar title. It retains all the key features of clarity and accessibility that have made the book so popular with students and teachers. This new edition is designed to be flexible. The book is available both with and without answers, so can be used in class or for homework. The books come with a handy pullout refer ...

Understanding the Linux Kernel

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:48:00 PST

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In order to thoroughly understand what makes Linux tick and why it works so well on a wide variety of systems, you need to delve deep into the heart of the kernel. The kernel handles all interactions between the CPU and the external world, and determines which programs will share processor time, in what order. It manages limited memory so well that hundreds of processes can share the system effic ...

I, Woz

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:47:26 PST

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I, WOZ offers readers a unique glimpse into the offbeat and brilliant but ethical mind that conceived the Macintosh. After 25 years avoiding the public eye, Steve Wozniak reveals the full story of the Apple computer, from its conception to his views on the iconic cult status it has achieved today. In June 1975 Steve's curiosity and determination inspired him to build a computer, the first Apple. ...

The Gun Seller

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:46:58 PST

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When Thomas Lang, a hired gunman with a soft heart, is contracted to assassinate an American industrialist, he opts instead to warn the intended victim - a good deed that doesn't go unpunished. Within hours Lang is butting heads with a Buddha statue, matching wits with evil billionaires, and putting his life (among other things) in the hands of a bevy of femmes fatales, whilst trying to save a be ...