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Corporate Ethics, Governance, and Social Responsibility
Author A. C. Fernando
Is profit-making the only goal of a business? Should an unbridled market mechanism drive corporate enterprise? To what extent should corporations compensate for the manifest and hidden costs that are incurred by the society at large? Corporate Ethics,
Release Date 2009/05 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 18
Author Mark Frauenfelder
Volume 18 of MAKE Magazine features projects on how to make food and energy, using the untapped resources around the house, yard, and community. This DIY Energy issue shows readers how to measure their energy use and maximize their efficiency, with projects such as....
Release Date 2009/05 -
Pro SQL Server 2008 Analytics: Delivering Sales and Marketing Dashboards
Author Jeff Finken , Brian Paulen
Pro SQL Server 2008 Analytics provides everything you need to know to develop sophisticated and visually appealing sales and marketing dashboards using SQL Server 2008 and to integrate those dashboards with SharePoint, PerformancePoint, and other key Microsoft techn....
Release Date 2009/05 -
A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology
Author Vincent F. Hendricks , Stig Andur Pedersen , Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis
Drawing on essays from leading international and multi-disciplinary scholars, A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology is the first comprehensive and authoritative reference source to cover the key issues of technology's impact on society and our lives.Presents ....
Release Date 2009/05 -
Author Jesse Feiler
Dress up office documents the Apple way with iWork '09 and this friendly guideIf you're a Mac lover and want to explore life outside of that "other productivity suite," here's your chance to dress up your docs with Apple's iWork '09 and this easy-to-follow guid....
Release Date 2009/05 -
Unlocking Android: A Developer’s Guide
Author Robi Sen , Charlie Collins , Frank Ableson
Android is a free, open source, Java-based mobile platform developed by Google. Unlocking Android prepares the reader to embrace the Android mobile platform in easy-to-understand language and builds on this foundation with reusable Java code examples. It's ideal fo....
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Building the SharePoint User Experience
Author Bjørn Christoffer Thorsmæhlum Furuknap
The SharePoint user experience is critical in application architecture and user acceptance. Using tools available to all developers, Building the SharePoint User Experience will show you how to rebuild a SharePoint site, taking it all the way from the default out–of....
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The Definitive Guide to Plone, Second Edition
Author Andy McKay , Fabrizio Reale , Alice Narduzzo , Davide Moro , Maurizio Delmonte
The Definitive Guide to Plone, Second Edition has been completely updated to cover version 3 of Plone and its newest features. This book provides a complete and detailed overview of Plone. It is divided into three parts, which cover using, configuring, and developin....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Pro OpenSolaris: A New Open Source OS for Linux Developers and Administrators
Author Christine Tran , Harry J. Foxwell PhD
OpenSolaris is a rapidly evolving operating system with roots in Solaris 10, suitable for deployment on laptops, desktop workstations, storage appliances, and data center servers from the smallest single-purpose systems to the largest enterprise-class systems. The g....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Don't Spend a Dime: The Path to Low-Cost Computing
Author James Floyd Kelly
Stop paying for software. A world full of high-quality software is out there that you don't have to spend a dime for. If you've just spent your entire computing budget on a PC only to find that you need software to do anything interesting, this is the book that wi....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Beginning XNA 3.0 Game Programming: From Novice to Professional
Author Riemer Grootjans , José Antonio Leal de Farias , Bruno Evangelista , Alexandre Sant
Would you like to create your own games, but never have the time to dig into the details of multimedia programming? Now you don't have to! XNA 3.0 makes it simple to create your own games, which will run on your PC and Xbox 360 console. Even if you don't know how ....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Author Mike Dean , Andrew Perez-Lopez , Ryan Blace , Matthew Fisher , John Hebeler
The next major advance in the Web Web 3.0 will be built on semantic Web technologies, which will allow data to be shared and reused across application, enterprise, and community boundaries. Written by a team of highly experienced Web developers, this book explains e....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Author Christian Muirhead , Michael Foord
In 2005, Microsoft quietly announced an initiative to bring dynamic languages to the .NET platform. The starting point for this project was a .NET implementation of Python, dubbed IronPython. After a couple years of incubation, IronPython is ready for real-world use....
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SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled
Author Grant Fritchey , Sajal Dam
SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled presents a direct trouble-shooting methodology for identifying poorly performing stored procedures and queries, isolating the causes of that poor performance, and fixing the underlying problems. Each chapter is dedi....
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SCJP: Sun Certified Programmer for Java® Platform, SE6, Study Guide
Author Richard F. Raposa
Sun's foundation-level Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) for Standard Edition 6 is a must-have for any Java programmer, and is a prerequisite for Sun's specialty certifications. This resource is essential preparation for the SCJP and focuses heavily on the skil....
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Materials Science for Engineering Students
Author Traugott Fischer
Materials Science for Engineering Students offers students of introductory materials science and engineering, and their instructors, a fresh perspective on the rapidly evolving world of advanced engineering materials. This new, concise text takes a more contemporary....
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Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES): Optimal Design, Planning, and Deployment
Author Klaus Thiel , Heiko Meyer , Franz Fuchs
Implement Enterprise-Wide Manufacturing Execution Systems Solutions “The clearest exposition I have seen of the ideal anatomy of a production-oriented IT system. ...Palatable to decision makers within an organization...IT professionals [and] academics in IT and oper....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 17
Author Mark Frauenfelder
In Volume 17, MAKE Magazine goes really old school with a special section on steampunk, featuring projects that blend Victorian era technology with the cutting edge. Build your own marble adding machine or geared candleholder, and make music with a random music gen....
Release Date 2009/02 -
Beginning Oracle Database 11g Administration: From Novice to Professional
Author Iggy Fernandez
This book, written by veteran Oracle database administrator Iggy Fernandez, a regular on the Oracle conference circuit and the editor of NoCOUG Journal, is a manageable introduction to key Oracle database administration topics including planning, installation, monit....
Release Date 2009/02 -
Think Again: Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions and How to Keep it From Happening to You
Author Andrew Campbell , Jo Whitehead , Sydney Finkelstein
Why do smart and experienced leaders make flawed, even catastrophic, decisions? Why do people keep believing they have made the right choice, even with the disastrous result staring them in the face? And how can you be sure you're making the right decision--without....
Release Date 2009/02 -
China Entrepreneur: Voices of Experience from 40 International Business Pioneers
Author Laurie Underwood , Juan Antonio Fernandez
Launching a business in China? Give yourself a "second mover advantage." China-bound entrepreneurs and small business owners: learn from experienced China hands before you bring your business to the world's largest and most dynamic consumer market.Preparing to mana....
Release Date 2009/02 -
Author Jesse Feiler
Advice and techniques that you need to get the job done.Looking for ways to streamline your work so that you can focus on maximizing your time? In Depth provides specific, tested, and proven solutions to the problems you run into every day–things other books ignore ....
Release Date 2009/02 -
Author Martin Nystrom , Chris Fry
How well does your enterprise stand up against today's sophisticated security threats? In this book, security experts from Cisco Systems demonstrate how to detect damaging security incidents on your global network--first by teaching you which assets you need to mon....
Release Date 2009/02 -
Author Geoffrey Francis
This book guides beginners step-by-step, through the fundamentals of home recording, using the computer as the recording medium. The emphasis is on practical instruction, delivered over the course of 30 lessons in easy-to-understand language and logical sequence and....
Release Date 2009/01 -
Author Sandra Dugas , Jane Flagello
The Savvy Manager challenges readers to develop the five core strengths all great managers possess. Savvy managers; self-manage (recognize their own core values; reflect (quietly contemplate and think without judgment; act consciously (wisely choose their actions); ....
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General Theory of Algebraic Equations
Author Etienne Bézout , Eric Feron
This book provides the first English translation of Bezout's masterpiece, the General Theory of Algebraic Equations. It follows, by almost two hundred years, the English translation of his famous mathematics textbooks. Here, Bézout presents his approach to solving ....
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Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss
Author Martha I. Finney
So, you've been laid off. Or you see it coming. You're not alone. And it's not your fault: you're just one of millions of smart, high-quality people who are being shown the door. But none of that makes it feel any better! What can you do? What should you do? How....
Release Date 2009/01