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Scientific American - November 2009
English | 75 pages | PDF | 11 MB
Scientific American (informally abbreviated to SciAm) is a popular science magazine published since August 28, 1845, which according to the magazine makes it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. It brings articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.
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Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing
EDUCAUSE | 2008 | ISBN: 0967285399 | 296 pages | PDF | 5 MB
The emergence of the networked information economy is unleashing two powerful forces. On one hand, easy access to high-speed networks is empowering individuals. People can now discover and consume information resources and services globally from their homes. Further, new social computing approaches are inviting people to share in the creation and edification of information on the Internet. Empowerment of the individual -- or consumerization -- is reducing the individual's reliance on traditional brick-and-mortar institutions in favor of new and emerging virtual ones.
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Wall Street Revalued: Imperfect Markets and Inept Central Bankers
Wiley | 2009-09-22 | ISBN: 0470750057 | 256 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Andrew Smithers, one of the world’s foremost economists, showed that at its peak in 2000 the US stock market was wildly over-priced and argued that central bankers should adjust their policies to prevent asset bubbles. But the Federal Reserve claimed that assets could not be valued and that they should ignore asset prices.
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Encyclopedia of Space Science & Technology 2 Volume Set
Wiley-Interscience | March 17, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0471324086 | 1864 Pages | PDF | 32 MB
A comprehensive resource on the past, present, and future of space technology
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Deliver First Class Web Sites: 101 Essential Checklists
SitePoint | ISBN: 0975841904 | 2006 | 352 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Deliver First Class Web Sites: 101 Essential Checklistsis the only organized and easy-to-use compilation of guidelines, checklists and tips for building modern, best-practice Websites.
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The Relentless Pursuit of Success
Cengage Learning | 2006 | 164 Pages | ISBN: 9814195480 | PDF | 5 MB
This book captures the essence of Yu Minhong's personal philosophy towards life and business. Through a collection of anecdotes, Yu illustrates the lessons he has learned in life and how he has applied them to his corporate success in modern China.
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IQ Testing 101
Springer Publishing Company | 2009-07-20 | ISBN: 0826106293 | 360 pages | PDF | 5 MB
While the use of intelligence tests is widespread, they are not without controversy. IQ supporters see IQ measures as valid predictors of academic success, capable of proving real differences in intellectual abilities and influencing educational policy. IQ critics such as Robert Sternberg and Howard Gardner believe that IQ is a limited measure of intelligence and that a truer picture should incorporate more cultural and contextual factors.
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The Million-Dollar Financial Advisor: Powerful Lessons and Proven Strategies from Top Producers
AMACOM | 2009 | ISBN: 0814414729 | 288 pages | PDF | 5 MB
The best financial advisors are well equipped to succeed regardless of market conditions. Based on interviews with fifteen top advisors, each doing several mil lion dollars worth of business every year, The Million-Dollar Financial Advisor distills their universal success principles into thirteen distinct lessons. Each is explained step-by-step for immediate application by veteran and new financial professionals alike.
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Adobe AIR Programming Unleashed
Sams | ISBN: 0672329719 | November 19, 2008 | PDF | 504 Pages | 7 MB
Stacy Tyler Young, Michael Givens, and Dimitrios Gianninas illustrate the power of this technology through practical application examples based on the official 1.5 release of Adobe AIR. You’ll discover how Adobe AIR helps you solve problems you just couldn’t solve before by extending the reach of your web applications onto users’ desktops. Building on your existing knowledge of Adobe Flex, HTML, JavaScript, and Ajax software, you’ll master the powerful Adobe AIR platform--moving quickly from task-oriented examples to larger-scale, real-world projects. The authors don’t just cover coding--they help you maximize your effectiveness throughout the entire development lifecycle via design patterns, frameworks, build process, continuous integration, and automated testing.
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AdvancED CSS
Publisher: friends of ED | 2009 | 384 Pages | ISBN: 1430219327 | PDF | 6 MB
So you think you know CSS? Take your CSS skills to the next level and learn to write organized and optimized CSS that will improve the maintainability, performance, and appearance of your work.
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Windows 7 For Dummies Quick Reference
For Dummies | ISBN: 0470489618 | 2009 | PDF | 224 pages | 6 MB
This handy reference covers all the must-know elements of Windows 7
The much-anticipated Windows 7 operating system brings lots of new elements to Windows, and you may have lots of questions. You'll find the answers quickly and easily in Windows 7 For Dummies Quick Reference - a concise, convenient reference you can keep by your PC.
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The Economist October 17th 2009
English | 124 pages | PDF | 51 MB
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The Art of Application Performance Testing: Help for Programmers and Quality Assurance
O'Reilly Media, Inc. | 2009 | ISBN: 0596520662 | 158 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This practical book provides a step-by-step approach to testing mission-critical applications for scalability and performance before they're deployed -- a vital topic to which other books devote one chapter, if that.
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Dyadic Data Analysis
The Guilford Press | 2006-07-28 | ISBN: 1572309865 | 458 pages | PDF | 5 MB
There are very few people who are brilliant at understanding statistics (really understanding it deeply) and gifted at explaining it to others. Kenny and his colleagues are such people. He brought us the distinction between moderators and mediators and developed the "gold standard" test for mediation. Now, he and his colleagues point out the problems inherent in analyzing dyadic data and explain how to analyze such data. If your data include 2 or more people who interact with one another, this book is a must have for data analysis.
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Pull: Networking and Success since Benjamin Franklin (Harvard Studies in Business History)
Harvard University Press | 2007 | ISBN: 0674025539, 0674019075 | 464 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Redefining the way we view business success, Pamela Laird demolishes the popular American self-made story as she exposes the social dynamics that navigate some people toward opportunity and steer others away. Who gets invited into the networks of business opportunity? What does an unacceptable candidate lack? The answer is social capital--all those social assets that attract respect, generate confidence, evoke affection, and invite loyalty.
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