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Author Jim Pritchard
When we think of martial arts, we think of self defense, but for the true practitioner it is so much more than that. It is a mindset, a form of mental discipline that enables the warrior to face any challenge with grace and strength. In The Warrior Mind, Jim Pritch....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Author Gini Graham Scott Ph.D.
Being saddled with a terrible supervisor can turn even the best job into a nightmare. Unfortunately, not every boss is the great symbol of managerial perfection one would hope for. In fact, more people than not consider themselves stuck with a "bad boss." But short ....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Cost-Based Oracle Fundamentals
Author Jonathan Lewis
The question, "Why isn't Oracle using my index?" must be one of the most popular (or perhaps unpopular) questions ever asked on the Oracle help forums. You've picked exactly the right columns, you've got them in the ideal order, you've computed statistics, you'....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Author Heinz Wittenbrink
A clear and concise guide to strategy, structure, selection with in depth technical coverage of feed formats and XML vocabulariesClear explanation of feed formats and choicesIntro and reference for content professionals and developers In depth guide to Feed XML voca....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Access 2003 for Starters: The Missing Manual
Author Scott Palmer , Kate J. Chase
Maybe you got Access as part of Microsoft Office and wonder what it can do for you and your household; maybe you're a small business manager and don't have a techie on staff to train the office in Microsoft Access. Regardless, you want to quickly get your feet w....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Beginning Transact-SQL with SQL Server 2000 and 2005
Author Dan Wood , Paul Turley
Beginning Transact-SQL with SQL Server 2000 and 2005Transact-SQL is a powerful implementation of the ANSI standard SQL database query language. In order to build effective database applications, you must gain a thorough understanding of these features. This book pro....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Building on the Promise of Diversity
Author R. Roosevelt Thomas
Diversity is the reality of America today. Whether you let diversity be a drain on your organization or a dynamic contributor to your mission, vision, and strategy is both a choice and a challenge. Building on the Promise of Diversity gives you the insights and skil....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Author Diana D. Whitney , David Cooperrider
A truly revolutionary method of change management, Appreciative Inquiry (AI) emphasizes inquiry into strengths, rather than focusing exclusively on fixing weaknesses. Written by the originators and leaders of the AI movement, this accessible guide offers a practical....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Author Charles Derber
American democracy, argues Charles Derber, is being subverted in the name of democracy itself. Derber shows how the current regime has maintained power by intensifying the red/blue culture wars—supporting religious extremists, exploiting terrorism fears, and ma....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Author Bryan Jacquot , Dan Herington
Praise for The HP Virtual Server Environment"This book will educate professionals about the components of a virtual server environment and how to manage them in everyday tasks. It demonstrates how to manage resource utilization in real time and to its full capacity.....
Release Date 2005/09 -
FileMaker Pro 8: The Missing Manual
Author Susan Prosser , Geoff Coffey
Used by millions worldwide, FileMaker Pro is an award-winning database program for managing people, projects, images, assets, and other information. It's easy to use and totally customizable--so long as you know what you're doing. But FileMaker Pro doesn't come w....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Author Peter Morville
How do you find your way in an age of information overload? How can you filter streams of complex information to pull out only what you want? Why does it matter how information is structured when Google seems to magically bring up the right answer to your questions?....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Author Susan E. Murphy , Ellen A. Ensher
Written to reflect the realities of today’s business environment, Power Mentoring is a nuts-and-bolts guide for anyone who wants to create a connection with a protégé or mentor, or to improve a current mentoring relationship. Filled with illustrative example....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Author Peter Favaro
Identify What’s Setting You Off and Why Find the Calm While Navigating the (Inevitable) Storm Relinquish Toxic Anger in Your Life For Good!) From the introduction by the author: I am convinced that anger is an epidemic problem both in the larger world and in our hom....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Expert Oracle Database Architecture: 9i and 10g Programming Techniques and Solutions
Author Thomas Kyte
This is a defining book on the Oracle database for any developer or database administrator who works with Oracle-driven database applications. Tom Kyte has a simple philosophy: you can treat Oracle as a black box and just stick data into it or you can understand how....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Nessus, Snort, and Ethereal Power Tools
Author Noam Rathaus , Gilbert Ramirez , Jay Beale , Brian Caswell
Nessus, Snort, and Ethereal Power Tools covers customizing Snort to perform intrusion detection and prevention; Nessus to analyze the network layer for vulnerabilities; and Ethereal to sniff their network for malicious or unusual traffic. The book contains an append....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Author Ted Nace
The corporation has become the core institution of the modern world. Designed to seek profit and power, it has pursued both with endless tenacity, steadily bending the framework of law and even challenging the sovereign status of the state. Where did the corpor....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Hands-On Microsoft Access: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Access Skills
Author Bob Schneider
Praise for Hands-On Microsoft Access“Bob has distilled the essence of database design and Access development into a highly valuable and easily understandable resource that I wish was available when I first started out.” —Graham R. Seach, Microsoft Access MVP “If you....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Author Alan Beaulieu
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a standard programming language for generating, manipulating, and retrieving information from a relational database. If you're working with a relational database--whether you're writing applications, performing administrative ta....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Oracle PL/SQL Programming, 4th Edition
Author Bill Pril , Steven Feuerstein
For the past ten years, O'Reilly's Oracle PL/SQL Programming has been the bestselling book on PL/SQL, Oracle's powerful procedural language. Packed with examples and helpful recommendations, the book has helped everyone--from novices to experienced developers, an....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Microsoft® SQL Server 2005: Changing the Paradigm (SQL Server 2005 Public Beta Edition)
Author Scalability Experts , Inc.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005: Changing the Paradigm (SQL Server 2005 Public Beta Edition) will prepare database administrators for upcoming changes in SQL Server 2005. Obtain the skills necessary to run SQL Server 2005 from the experts at Microsoft Gold Partner. Get a ....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Oracle® Database 10g Insider Solutions
Author Richard Stroupe , John Kanagaraj , Arun Kumar R.
Oracle Database 10g Insider Solutions is a must-have reference guide for all Oracle professionals. It provides much-needed information on best practices, tips, and techniques in debugging, installation, deployment, and tuning of the Oracle 10g database. You can draw....
Release Date 2005/08 -
MySQL 5.0 Certification Study Guide
Author Carsten Pedersen , Stefan Hinz , Paul DuBois
This is the official guide to passing the two MySQL certification tests for MySQL 5, the long-awaited major revision of MySQL. The number of MySQL certification exams taken has doubled in the last six months.Certcities.com lists the MySQL certification as one of the....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Author David C. Kreines
The Oracle database is one of the most popular in the world, and for good reason. It's compatible, scalable, portable, and capable of performing incredibly fast. The advantages Oracle holds over its competition come with a price, however--it's a highly complex database that's becoming more comple....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Author Ray Bourhis
Through a case study in bad faith double-dealing by insurance providers, attorney Bourhis reveals the mindset that drives illegal practices, how low-level employees are duped into unethical conduct, and how insurers manipulate data and witnesses in the few cases tha....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Author Peter Wheatley , Jim Mazzullo
SAP R/3 for Everyone is the nontechnical user's guide to working with SAP R/3, the leading business enterprise software product in the world. Written and road-tested by experienced SAP R/3 users and trainers, this book saves typical SAP R/3 users time and trouble b....
Release Date 2005/07 -
Author Dan Tynan
From the moment you're born, you enter the data stream-from birth certificates to medical records to what you bought on Amazon last week. As your dossier grows, so do the threats, from identity thieves to government snoops to companies who want to sell you somethi....
Release Date 2005/07 -
Open Source for the Enterprise
Author Gautam Guliani , Dan Woods
Open source software is changing the world of InformationTechnology. But making it work for your company is far morecomplicated than simply installing a copy of Linux. If you areserious about using open source to cut costs, acceleratedevelopment, and reduce vendor l....
Release Date 2005/07 -
Author Susan Douglas , Korry Douglas
The second edition of the best-selling PostgreSQL has been updated to completely cover new features and capabilities of the 8.0 version of PostgreSQL. You will be lead through the internals of the powerful PostgreSQL open source database chapter, offering an easy-to....
Release Date 2005/07