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The Training Measurement Book: Best Practices, Proven Methodologies, and Practical Approaches
Author Josh Bersin
The Training Measurement Book offers managers, executives, and training and human resource professionals a method for measuring their investments in a way that provides information that is both actionable, credible, and meaningful to corporate leaders. Using the me....
Release Date 2008/04 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 14
Author Mark Frauenfelder
Keep an eye out for MAKE Volume 14, which has a special section on optics. You'll learn how to make an inexpensive but powerful digital microscope that allows you to display bacteria colonies on a video monitor, a vintage-looking opaque projector that can display ....
Release Date 2008/05 -
How You Can Profit from Credit Cards: Using Credit to Improve Your Financial Life and Bottom Line
Author Curtis E. Arnold
Who would not be interested in getting an interest-free loan for 12 months for any type of purchase just for taking a few minutes to complete a credit card balance transfer offer? Or a free round-trip airline ticket twice a year just for making purchases on a rebate....
Release Date 2008/06 -
Author Roberto Vargas
We live in a world that needs radical transformation if our children and grandchildren are to live healthy, peace-filled lives. But where to start? Activist Roberto Vargas says the answer lies surprisingly close: at home, with our family and friends. We can app....
Release Date 2008/06 -
The 8085 Microprocessor: Architecture, Programming and Interfacing
Author Umashankar B.S. , Udaya Kumar K.
Designed for an undergraduate course on the 8085 microprocessor, this text provides comprehensive coverage of the programming and interfacing of the 8-bit microprocessor. Written in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, this book introduces the reader to the basic....
Release Date 2008/06 -
Electronic Devices and Circuits, Second Edition
Author Battula Tirumala Krishna , Dharma Raj Cheruku
This second edition of Electronic Devices and Circuits provides a firm grounding in the fundamental concepts governing the field of electronics. The narrative style of the book, its clear illustrations, ample number of worked-out examples and review questions will a....
Release Date 2008/06 -
On the Way to the Web: The Secret History of the Internet and Its Founders
Author Michael A. Banks
On the Way to the Web: The Secret History of the Internet and Its Founders is an absorbing chronicle of the inventive, individualistic, and often cantankerous individuals who set the Internet free. Michael A. Banks describes how the online population created a new c....
Release Date 2008/07 -
Author Ran Giladi
Network processors are the basic building blocks of today's high-speed, high-demand, quality-oriented communication networks. Designing and implementing network processors requires a new programming paradigm and an in-depth understanding of network processing....
Release Date 2008/08 -
Programming 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers in C
Author Martin P. Bates
Microcontrollers are present in many new and existing electronic products, and the PIC microcontroller is a leading processor in the embedded applications market. Students and development engineers need to be able to design new products using microcontrollers, and t....
Release Date 2008/08 -
Author Jonathan Daudelin , James Floyd Kelly
FIRST LEGO League: The Unofficial Guide is the go-to source for coaches, teachers, parents, and students participating in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) competition. Written for both rookie and experienced teams, the book covers a variety of topics, including team form....
Release Date 2008/08 -
Wired for Survival: The Rational (and Irrational) Choices We Make, from the Gas Pump to Terrorism
Author Margaret M. Polski
Lessons from the Cutting-Edge of Neuroscience: “Remapping” to Thrive in the New Global Economy!“Do you ever wonder how you think? If you do, this book will fascinate and inform you. If you don’t, you will after reading this book. Either way, you’ll enjoy learning ho....
Release Date 2008/09 -
Microprocessor Theory and Applications with 68000/68020 and Pentium
Author M. Rafiquzzaman
A self-contained introduction to microprocessor theory and applicationsThis book presents the fundamental concepts of assembly language programming and system design associated with typical microprocessors, such as the Motorola MC68000/68020 and Intel? Pentium?. It ....
Release Date 2008/09 -
Test and Measurement: Know It All
Author Dogan Ibrahim , Edward Ramsden , Creed Huddleston , Stuart Ball , Jon S. Wilson
The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a sh....
Release Date 2008/09 -
Programming the Cell Processor: For Games, Graphics, and Computation
Author Matthew Scarpino
Make the Most of IBM’s Breakthrough Cell Processor in Any Gaming, Graphics, or Scientific ApplicationIBM’s Cell processor delivers truly stunning computational power: enough to satisfy even the most demanding gamers and graphics developers. That’s why Sony chose the....
Release Date 2008/10 -
Investing in Renewable Energy: Making Money on Green Chip Stocks
Author Jeff Siegel , Chris Nelder
Investing in Renewable Energy puts the depletion of finite resources such as oil, natural gas, and coal in perspective, and discusses how renewable energy solutions–from solar and wind to geothermal and biofuels–will usher in a new generation of wealth for investors....
Release Date 2008/10 -
Author Gerard Meijer
Information processing systems need sensors to acquire the physical, mechanical and chemical information to be able to function. For extended use of sensors in industrial production tools and consumer components, such as smart cars and smart homes, the reliability o....
Release Date 2008/10 -
The Best of Instructables Volume I
Author The editors at MAKE magazine and Instructables.com
In just three years, Instructables.com has become one of the hottest destinations for makers and DIY enthusiasts of all stripes. Known as "the world's biggest show & tell," makers from around the globe post how-to articles on a staggering variety of topics -- ....
Release Date 2008/10 -
Things Your PMO is Doing Wrong
Author Michael Hatfield
Things your PMO Is Doing Wrong delves into the common issues surrounding the success of a Project Management Office. Specifically, the publication reviews: •Common, but futile tactics used to try to advance project management and why they don’t work ....
Release Date 2008/10 -
Author Raymond L. Murray
Nuclear Energy, 6th ed. is one of the most popular text ever published due to its clear, accessible and comprehensive coverage of basic nuclear physics and chemistry. Nuclear energy is energy derived from the controlled release of nuclear transformation of material....
Release Date 2008/11 -
Professional Windows® Embedded CE 6.0
Author Samuel Phung
Windows Embedded CE is a Microsoft operating system that addresses the needs of handheld, mobile, and embedded devices. This timely book will help you become familiar with the Windows Embedded CE environment quickly and efficiently. You'll explore how different pie....
Release Date 2008/11 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 16
Author Mark Frauenfelder
No mission is impossible when makers put their mind to it. MAKE Volume 16 will help you get smart with a special section on spy tech. Learn how to build and use tiny surveillance devices, and how to know if a spy is using them on you. From tiny video cameras to sne....
Release Date 2008/11 -
Author Tim Daly
There are very few books published on digital printing, but this is a topic that photographers of all levels have difficulty with. In this concise and accessible guide from digital printing expert Tim Daly, the reader is presented with a collection of easy-to-follow....
Release Date 2008/12 -
Author Paul McFedries
The content boom on the Internet has been explosive in the past few years with more than a billion people surfing worldwide. Internet Simplified shows beginning level computer users how to get comfortable surfing the web and how to navigate the flood of information ....
Release Date 2009/02 -
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 -
Survival Guide for Lotus Notes and Domino Administrators
Author Mark Elliott
IBM’s® Practical, Hands-On Guide to Supporting and Administering Lotus Notes and Lotus DominoThis is the only book that focuses entirely on the specific technical, desk-side, and infrastructure issues that support professionals and administrators encounter when impl....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Author Massimo Banzi
This valuable little book offers a thorough introduction to the open-source electronics prototyping platform that's taking the design and hobbyist world by storm. Getting Started with Arduino gives you lots of ideas for Arduino projects and helps you get going on t....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Audio Engineering: Know It All
Author John Watkinson , Eugene Patronis , Don Davis , Andrew Singmin , John Linsley Hood , R
The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a shelf!Au....
Release Date 2009/03 -
From Design Into Print: Preparing Graphics and Text for Professional Printing
Author Sandee Cohen
A designer in New York creates a beautiful design but when she prints it the colors become muddy. An art director in Seattle sends a file to the print shop, and they call him to say the job won’t print. The editor of a college paper can’t figure out why all the pict....
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 -
All Time Essentials for Entrepreneurs: 100 Things to Know and Do to Make Your Idea Happen
Author Jonathan Yates
A pocket-sized pep-talk packed with inspiration and motivation.Got an idea for a business? Just started out? Or wondering what to do next? From planning and setting up, to raising finance and making a profit, All-Time Essentials for Entrepreneurs is your one-stop sh....
Release Date 2009/05