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The Art of Painting Still Life in Acrylic
Author Tracy Meola , Elizabeth Mayville , Janice Robertson , Varvara Harmon
Designed for beginners and intermediate artists, The Art of Painting Still Life in Acrylic offers valuable drawing and painting techniques, as well as inspirational artwork that's sure to motivate artists of all skill levels. Show and hide more ....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Author Deborah Helsing , Andy Fleming , Matthew L Miller , Lisa Laskow Lahey , Robert Kegan
A Radical New Model for Unleashing Your Company’s PotentialIn most organizations nearly everyone is doing a second job no one is paying them fornamely, covering their weaknesses, trying to look their best, and managing other people’s impressions of them. There may....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Exam Ref 70-398 Planning for and Managing Devices in the Enterprise, First Edition
Author Charles Pluta , Robert Clements , Brian Svidergol
Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-398–and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of planning and designing cloud and hybrid identities and supporting identity infrastructure for managing devices. Designed for experienced IT pros ready to advance their status, this Ex....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Handbook of Discrete-Valued Time Series
Author Richard A. Davis , Scott H. Holan , Robert Lund , Nalini Ravishanker
Model a Wide Range of Count Time Series Handbook of Discrete-Valued Time Series presents state-of-the-art methods for modeling time series of counts and incorporates frequentist and Bayesian approaches for discrete-valued spatio-temporal data and multivariate data. While the book focuses on time ser....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Author Alvaro Salla , Paul Robert Hering , Keith Winnard
This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you to become familiar with the technical changes that were introduced into the Diagnostics area with IBM z/OS® V2R2.This book is one of a series of IBM Redbooks publications that take a modular approach to providing informatio....
Release Date 2016/01 -
The Big Fish Experience: Create Memorable Presentations That Reel In Your Audience
Author Luke Jones , Robert Killeen , Gus Murillo , Kenny Nguyen
From one of Inc. magazine's "Coolest College Startups"—the revolutionary three-step method that will transform every presentation into an experience for the audienceRid the world of bad presentations with:Engaging Content + Memorable and Simple Design + Powerful D....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Leading in the Age of Super-Transparency
Author David M. Upton , Robert Austin
When Martha Payne, a 9-year-old student in Argyll, Scotland, started a blog in April 2012 to photograph and rate her school lunches, she had no idea of the stir she would cause. The blog logged 2 million hits in its first six weeks. When the local area council aske....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Author Dorothy Grover Bolton , Robert Bolton
Corporate trainers are tasked with an awesome responsibility—helping individuals develop the skills they need to advance their careers and boost their organizations’ bottom lines. It’s a challenging job, but What Great Trainers Do is here to help—providing a proven....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Author Ewerton Waki , Jaqueline Mourao , Paul Robert Hering , Wilson de Figueiredo , Jose G
This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you to become familiar with the technical changes that were introduced into the Operations areas with IBM z/OS® V2R2. This book includes the following chapters:- Chapter 1, “SMFLIMxx parmlib member” on page 1 describes how to s....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Author Alvaro Salla , Robert Hering , Wilson de Figueiredo , Jose Gilberto Biondo Jr , Keit
This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you to become familiar with the technical changes that were introduced into the performance areas with IBM z/OS® V2R2.This book is one of a series of IBM Redbooks publications that take a modular approach to providing informati....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Author Paul Robert Hering , Wilson de Figueiredo , Jose Gilberto Biondo Jr , Keith Winnard
This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you to become familiar with the technical changes that were introduced to the security areas with IBM z/OS® V2R2. The following chapters are included:- Chapter 1, “RACF updates” on page 1: In this chapter, we describe the read-....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Author Yee Pin Yheng , Matthew Roberts , Hector H. Diaz Lopez , Alexander Kelly , Rajeev Ka
Systems of record (SORs) are engines that generates value for your business. Systems of engagement (SOE) are always evolving and generating new customer-centric experiences and new opportunities to capitalize on the value in the systems of record. The highest value....
Release Date 2015/12 -
IBM z/OS V2R2: User Interfaces
Author Paul Robert Hering , Keith Winnard
This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you to become familiar with the technical changes that were introduced into the User Interface areas of IBM z/OS® V2R2.This publication is one in a series of IBM Redbooks publications that take a modular approach to providing i....
Release Date 2015/12 -
IBM z/OS V2R2: Unix Systems Services
Author Paul Robert Hering , Keith Winnard
This IBM® Redbooks® publication familiarizes you with the technical changes that were introduced into the UNIX System Services areas with IBM z/OS® V2R2.This book is one of a series of IBM Redbooks publications that take a modular approach to providing information ....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Improving Healthcare Management at the Top
Author Milan Frankl , Sharon Roberts
In this book the authors explore the influence of gender on organizational performance in the health care sector. They argue that gender diversity of boards improves health care organizational performance when compared to homogeneous boards. The theoretical framewo....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Author William A. Adams , Robert J. Anderson
Is your leadership a competitive advantage, or is it costing you? How do you know? Are you developing your leadership effectiveness at the pace of change?For most leaders today, complexity is outpacing their personal and collective development. Most leaders are in ....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Robertson on Library Security and Disaster Planning
Author Guy Robertson
Robertson on Library Security and Disaster Planning presents a collection of highly-cited, author published articles on security and disaster planning for libraries. The book represents the only place where these articles are compiled, making it a go-to volume for ....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Author Jeff Link , Robert McLeish
Radio Production is for professionals and students interested in understanding the radio industry in today’s ever-changing world. This book features up-to-date coverage of the purpose and use of radio with detailed coverage of current production techniques in the s....
Release Date 2015/09 -
IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack on z Systems V4.2
Author Qi Ye , Livio Sousa , Roberto Mosqueda , Bo Chang Liu , Li Yong Li , Bill White
IBM® Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z Systems™, V4.2 is an easy-to-use cloud management solution that serves as a control point for cloud managed resources based on the OpenStack Juno distribution. IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z Systems, V4.2 can operate ....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Author Arthur Levitt Jr. , Robert F. Bruner
A detailed look at the worst M&A deals ever and the lessons learned from them It's common knowledge that about half of all merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions destroy value for the buyer's shareholders, and about three-quarters fall short of the expe....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown, 4th Edition
Author Cindy S. Spitzer , Robert A. Wiedemer , David Wiedemer
Secure your financial future before the next big bubble burstsAftershock provides a definitive look at the economic climate still ahead in 2015—and beyond—and details the steps you can take now to secure your financial future. Written by the authors who accurately ....
Release Date 2015/07 -
Introduction to Programming in Python: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Author Robert Sedgewick , Kevin Wayne , Robert Dondero
Today, anyone in a scientific or technical discipline needs programming skills. Python is an ideal first programming language, and Introduction to Programming in Python is the best guide to learning it.Princeton University’s Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne, and Robert....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Infinispan Data Grid Platform Definitive Guide
Author Wagner Roberto dos Santos
Master Infinispan to create scalable and high-performance applicationsIn DetailInfinispan is an extremely scalable, highly available key/ value data store and data grid platform. In-memory data grids (IMDG) have recently been gaining a lot of attention, and the mark....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Dialogic Organization Development
Author Gervase R. Bushe , Robert J. Marshak , Edgar H. Schein
A Dynamic New Approach to Organizational ChangeDialogic Organization Development is a compelling alternative to the classical action research approach to planned change. Organizations are seen as fluid, socially constructed realities that are continuously created th....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Big Data and the Internet of Things: Enterprise Information Architecture for a New Age
Author Louis Nagode , Venu Mantha , Art Licht , Robert Stackowiak
Enterprise Information Architecture for a New Age: Big Data and The Internet of Things, provides guidance in designing an information architecture to accommodate increasingly large amounts of data, massively large amounts of data, not only from traditional sources, ....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Author Greg Baldwin , Robert J. Rosenthal
VolunteerMatch taps expert knowledge from today's volunteerism professionals to help nonprofits take a more inventive approach to volunteer engagementVolunteer Engagement 2.0: Ideas and Insights Changing the World shows you many of the innovative approaches to eng....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Construction Contracting: A Practical Guide to Company Management, 8th Edition
Author Richard H. Clough , Glenn A. Sears , S. Keoki Sears , Robert O. Segner , Jerald L. R
The definitive contracting reference for the construction industry, updated and expandedConstruction Contracting, the industry's leading professional reference for five decades, has been updated to reflect current practices, business methods, management techniques,....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Handbook of Public Administration, 3rd Edition
Author James L. Perry , Robert K. Christensen
The fundamentals of public administration, from the world's leading practitionersHandbook of Public Administration is the classic, comprehensive guide to the field, featuring original writings from the world's foremost public administration thought leaders and pra....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Invest with the Fed: Maximizing Portfolio Performance by Following Federal Reserve Policy
Author Luis Garcia-Feijoo , Gerald R. Jensen , Robert R. Johnson
A research-based portfolio strategy that uses Fed signals to forecast security market performance It's often said that the chairman of the Fed is the second most powerful person in the world, next only to the president of the United States. Some say the chair....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Twenty-Two Ways to Develop Leadership in Staff Managers
Author Michael Lombardo , Robert Eichinger
A person who works exclusively in staff jobs throughout a career is less likely to develop important leadership competencies than a person who works exclusively in line jobs. This report shows why and offers several specific ways to increase the leadership potentia....
Release Date 2015/01