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Author Patrick Kanouse
Make the Most of Any B&N NOOK--Including NOOK HD, NOOK HD+, NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight, or NOOK Reading Apps! Read books, play media, get free content, and uncover powerful, little-known features you’ll love! Do all this, and much more...Sample B&N co....
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Programming in Objective-C, Fifth Edition
Author Stephen G. Kochan
Programming in Objective-C, Fifth EditionUpdated for OS X Mountain Lion, iOS 6, and Xcode 4.5Programming in Objective-C is a concise, carefully written tutorial on the basics of Objective-C and object-oriented programming for Apple's iOS and OS X platforms. The bo....
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Programming Massively Parallel Processors, 2nd Edition
Author Wen-mei W. Hwu , David B. Kirk
Programming Massively Parallel Processors: A Hands-on Approach, Second Edition, teaches students how to program massively parallel processors. It offers a detailed discussion of various techniques for constructing parallel programs. Case studies are used to demonstr....
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Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL, 2nd Edition
Author Dana Schaa , Perhaad Mistry , David R. Kaeli , Lee Howes , Benedict Gaster
Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL, Second Edition teaches OpenCL and parallel programming for complex systems that may include a variety of device architectures: multi-core CPUs, GPUs, and fully-integrated Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) such as AMD Fusion tec....
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Web Services, Service-Oriented Architectures, and Cloud Computing, 2nd Edition
Author David Dick , Douglas K. Barry
Web Services, Service-Oriented Architectures, and Cloud Computing is a jargon-free, highly illustrated explanation of how to leverage the rapidly multiplying services available on the Internet. The future of business will depend on software agents, mobile devices, p....
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IBM zEnterprise EC12 Technical Introduction
Author Zhaoxu Zhang , Hans Wijngaard , Esra Ufacik , André Spahni , Karan Singh , Vicente Ra
In a smarter planet, information-centric processes are exploding in growth. The mainframe has always been the IT industry's leading platform for transaction processing, consolidated and secure data serving, and support for available enterprise-wide applications. IB....
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Take Control of Thanksgiving Dinner
Author Joe Kissell
If you'd like your Thanksgiving preparations to go smoothly (and who wouldn't?), turn to experienced tech writer and foodie Joe Kissell for help. At least half the battle is a good plan, and Joe provides you with a customizable plan that gets you organized, helps ....
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Author Sumit Kataria , Shubhangi Harsha
Use your iPad creatively for everyday teaching tasks in schools and universitiesPlan your lessons on iPad and share notes quicklyUse exclusive iPad 3D resources for more engaging learningUse your iPad for creating and giving presentationsIn DetailThe iPad is a great....
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Author Ajit Kumar
A practical guide for designers and developers to create scalable enterprise-class web applications in ExtJS and Sencha Touch using the Sencha MVC architectureMap general MVC architecture concept to the classes in ExtJS 4.x and Sencha Touch Create a practical appli....
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Author Piergiorgio Lucidi , Luca Stancapiano , Ken Finnigan
Over 60 recipes for building portals with GateIn including user security, gadgets, and applications with frameworks.All you need to develop and manage a GateIn portal and all available portlets Thorough detail on the internal architecture needed to use the component....
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Author Chetan K Jain
Over 90 recipes with examples and practical tips to help you quickly learn and develop cross-platform applications with jQuery MobileCreate applications that use custom animations and use various techniques to improve application performance Use and customize the v....
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Author Eric Kao , Michael Genesereth
This book is a gentle but rigorous introduction to formal logic. It is intended primarily for use at the college level. However, it can also be used for advanced secondary school students, and it can be used at the start of graduate school for those who have no....
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HBase in Action: Foreword by Michael Stack
Author Nick Dimiduk and Amandeep Khurana
SummaryHBase in Action has all the knowledge you need to design, build, and run applications using HBase. First, it introduces you to the fundamentals of distributed systems and large scale data handling. Then, you'll explore real-world applications and code sample....
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Reputation, Stock Price, and You: Why the Market Rewards Some Companies and Punishes Others
Author Dr. Nir Kossovsky
"All of our working lives we have heard the mantra, 'a reputation lost is never regained.' Still, the firms we work for, admire and invest in seem to take costly reputation hits all too often. Everyone interested in managing, regulating or investing in public firm....
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The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations
Author Dan Cohen , John P. Kotter
Moving beyond the process of changeWhy is change so hard? Because in order to make any transformation successful, you must change more than just the structure and operations of an organization—you need to change people’s behavior. And that is never easy.The Heart of....
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Leading Change, With a New Preface by the Author
Author John P. Kotter
The international bestseller—now with a new preface by author John Kotter.Millions worldwide have read and embraced John Kotter’s ideas on change management and leadership. From the ill-fated dot-com bubble to unprecedented M&A activity to scandal, greed, and ul....
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Author Ruth Maran , Diane Koers
MARAN ILLUSTRATED WINDOWS 8 is your indispensable full-color guide to the latest evolution of the Windows operating system. Windows 8 brings new flexibility, portability, and interactivity to computing, and this book shows you how to get the most out of this cutting....
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Knight's Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services 24-Hour Trainer
Author Wayne Snyder , Mike Davis , Devin Knight , Brian Knight
Book-and-video package gets novices up to speed on Microsoft SQL Server 2012If you need a practical, hands-on introduction, especially to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), this book-and-video package from authority Brian Knight is the perfect solution. Each le....
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Color: An Introduction to Practice and Principles, 3rd Edition
Author Rolf G. Kuehni
The one-stop reference to the essentials of color science and technology—now fully updated and revisedThe fully updated Third Edition of Color: An Introduction to Practice and Principles continues to provide a truly comprehensive, non-mathematical introduction to co....
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Post Modern Investment: Facts and Fallacies of Growing Wealth in a Multi-Asset World
Author Hossein Kazemi , Thomas Schneeweis , Garry B. Crowder
Debunking outdated and inaccurate beliefs about investment management and reveals the new realities of the post-modern financial marketsThere have been a lot of big changes in the investment world over the past decade, and many long-cherished beliefs about the struc....
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The Science of Serendipity: How to Unlock the Promise of Innovation
Author Matt Kingdon
Innovation. The word might make you think of Silicon Valley. But innovation isn't the sole province of start-ups. They didn't invent it, and they're not always the ones from which we can best learn.As Matt Kingdon argues in The Science of Serendipity, it's corp....
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Author Donald E. Kieso , Paul D. Kimmel , Jerry J. Weygandt
The 11 th edition of Weygandt's Accounting Principles includes many new and enhanced features including updated currency of stories, and new financial accounting videos. The new edition focuses more on current examples and features that engage and motivate readers.....
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Professional C# 2012 and .NET 4.5
Author Morgan Skinner , Karli Watson , Jay Glynn , Bill Evjen , Christian Nagel
Intermediate to advanced technique coverage, updated for C# 2012 and .NET 4.5This guide is geared towards experienced programmers looking to update and enhance their skills in writing Windows applications, web apps, and Metro apps with C# and .NET 4.5. Packed with i....
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CBRN and Hazmat Incidents at Major Public Events: Planning and Response
Author Dan Kaszeta
Sets forth what to do and what not to do to keep people and property safeBased on the author's more than two decades of managing core facets of emergency planning and response, this book enables readers to minimize the possibility of a chemical, biological, radiolo....
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Programming Interviews Exposed: Secrets to Landing Your Next Job, 3rd Edition
Author Noah Kindler , Eric Giguere , John Mongan
Be prepared for your next job interview with this tried-and-true adviceIn today's tight job market, competition for programming jobs is hotter than ever. This third edition of a popular guide to programming interviews includes new code examples, information on the ....
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Mastering System Center 2012 Operations Manager
Author Telmo Sampaio , Sam Allen , Ivan Hadzhiyski , Kevin Greene , Paul Keely , Bob Corneli
An essential guide on the latest version of Microsoft's server management toolMicrosoft's powerful Mastering System Center 2012 Operations Manager introduces many exciting new and enhanced feature sets that allow for large-scale management of mission-critical serv....
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Process Control in Textile Manufacturing
Author V Kothari , R Alagirusamy , A. Das , A Majumdar
Complex raw materials and manufacturing processes mean the textile industry is particularly dependent on good process control to produce high and consistent product quality. Monitoring and controlling process variables during the textile manufacturing process also m....
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Emotional Intelligence for Sales Success
Author Jill Konrath , Colleen Stanley
Even skilled salespeople buckle in tough selling situations—getting defensive with prospects who challenge them on price or too quickly caving to discount pressure. Those are examples of the fight-or-flight response—something salespeople learn to av....
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Implementing Mobile TV, 2nd Edition
Author S. Merrill Weiss , Amitabh Kumar
Implement state-of-the-art Mobile TV networks with this comprehensive guide to the latest technologies and standards, including MediaFLO, ATSC Mobile DTV, and CMMB, the same technologies seeing large-scale rollouts today around the world. You not only gain deep insi....
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Media Promotion & Marketing for Broadcasting, Cable & the Internet, 5th Edition
Author Robert Klein , Douglas A. Ferguson , Susan Tyler Eastman
This fifth edition of the successful Promotion and Marketing for Broadcasting, Cable, and the Web, 4ed takes an important, timely look at the newest media venue, the Internet. Under its new title, Media Promotion and Marketing for Broadcast, Cable and the Int....
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