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iOS 6 for Programmers: An App-Driven Approach, Second Edition

iOS 6 for Programmers: An App-Driven Approach, Second Edition

By: Paul Deitel; Harvey Deitel; Abbey Deitel

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 04-JUN-2013

Insert Date: 19-SEP-2012

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This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book. The "Live Code," app-driven approach used in this beautiful four-color book is simply the best way for working developers to master iOS programming. Using iOS 6 for Programmers. Second Edition, developers learn by creating 15 complete, fully tested iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch Apps, and in the process study 8,000+ lines of program code, including code that reveals the power of Apple's newest iOS 6 SDK. Each chapter introduces a new concept through a complete, working app, not out-of-context code snippets. The Deitels first discuss what the app...

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Bluetooth Low Energy: The Developer’s Handbook

Bluetooth Low Energy: The Developer’s Handbook

By: Robin Heydon

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 28-OCT-2012

Insert Date: 28-AUG-2012

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The First Complete Guide to Bluetooth Low Energy: How It Works, What It Can Do, and How to Apply It A radical departure from conventional Bluetooth technology, Bluetooth low energy (BLE) enables breakthrough wireless applications in industries ranging from healthcare to transportation. Running on a coin-sized battery, BLE can operate reliably for years, connecting and extending everything from personal area network devices to next-generation sensors. Now, one of the standard’s leading developers has written the first comprehensive, accessible introduction to BLE for every system developer,...

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SOA with REST: Principles, Patterns & Constraints for Building Enterprise Solutions with REST

SOA with REST: Principles, Patterns & Constraints for Building Enterprise Solutions with REST

By: Thomas Erl; Benjamin Carlyle; Cesare Pautasso; Raj Balasubramanian

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 10-AUG-2012

Insert Date: 17-AUG-2012

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 “This book illuminates the connection of the two domains--SOA and REST--in a manner that is concrete and practical, providing concise application to everyday architectural challenges. Fantastic!” --Ryan Frazier, Technology Strategist, Microsoft “...a tour de force that elegantly applies REST principles to the industry-standard SOA framework described in prior titles in this series.... This book is a must-read for anyone developing REST services.” --Dave Slotnick, Enterprise Architect, Rackspace Hosting “This book undoubtedly will help SOA to reap the benefits from the main value...

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Brilliant Assertiveness

Brilliant Assertiveness

By: Dannie Lu Carr

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 17-APR-2012

Insert Date: 07-AUG-2012

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Being assertive means that you are self-assured know what you want from life, are happy to stand up for yourself and have the respect of those around you. Do you want to be like this? This book will show you how! Practical and easy to read, it looks at what it means to be assertive in today’s world. As well as containing plenty of exercises and case studies, it also includes a personal plan which can be adapted by you to suit the issues you are facing. ...

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The Essentials of Management, 2nd Edition

The Essentials of Management, 2nd Edition

By: Mr Andrew Leigh

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 28-SEP-2011

Insert Date: 07-AUG-2012

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Distilling years of hard-won success, experience, lessons and management wisdom, this book will help new and aspiring managers be the best they can be.   For new and aspiring managers this exciting book will enable you to quickly learn all the clever and powerful tips, tricks, advice and know-how that seasoned and experienced managers already know. You will pick up effective ideas and learn powerful, practical skills that will help you become a better, more successful manager who really delivers results. ...

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Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

By: Themis Matsoukas

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 02-OCT-2012

Insert Date: 02-AUG-2012

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The Clear, Well-Organized Introduction to Thermodynamics Theory and Calculations for All Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Students This text is designed to make thermodynamics far easier for undergraduate chemical engineering students to learn, and to help them perform thermodynamic calculations with confidence. Drawing on his award-winning courses at Penn State, Dr. Themis Matsoukas focuses on “why” as well as “how.” He offers extensive imagery to help students conceptualize the equations, illuminating thermodynamics with more than 100 figures, as well as 190 examples from within and...

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Practical Applications in Digital Signal Processing

Practical Applications in Digital Signal Processing

By: Richard Newbold

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 19-OCT-2012

Insert Date: 14-JUL-2012

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The Only DSP Book 100% Focused on Step-by-Step Design and Implementation of Real Devices and Systems in Hardware and Software Practical Applications in Digital Signal Processing is the first DSP title to address the area that even the excellent engineering textbooks of today tend to omit. This book fills a large portion of that omission by addressing circuits and system applications that most design engineers encounter in the modern signal processing industry. This book includes original work in the areas of Digital Data Locked Loops (DLLs), Digital Automatic Gain Control (dAGC), and the...

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The Official Ubuntu Book

The Official Ubuntu Book

By: Matthew Helmke; Amber Graner

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 21-JUN-2012

Insert Date: 09-JUL-2012

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Ubuntu is a complete, free operating system that emphasizes ease of use, community, and support while enhancing speed, power, and flexibility. It is designed for everyone from computer novices to experts. This title serves a wide audience: novices who just want to test the waters and give Ubuntu a try, intermediate users, and those who want to take the next step toward becoming power users. It is not intended as a guide to highly technical uses like professional systems administration or programming, although there is some technical material here; the focus is on learning the...

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Petroleum Production Systems, Second Edition

Petroleum Production Systems, Second Edition

By: Michael J. Economides; A. Daniel Hill; Christine Ehlig-Economides; Ding Zhu

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 25-SEP-2012

Insert Date: 07-JUL-2012

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The Definitive Guide to Petroleum Production Systems–Now Fully Updated With the Industry’s Most Valuable New Techniques Petroleum Production Systems, Second Edition, is the comprehensive source for clear and fundamental methods for about modern petroleum production engineering practice. Written by four leading experts, it thoroughly introduces modern principles of petroleum production systems design and operation, fully considering the combined behavior of reservoirs, surface equipment, pipeline systems, and storage facilities. Long considered the definitive text for production engineers,...

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Definitive XML Schema, Second Edition

Definitive XML Schema, Second Edition

By: Priscilla Walmsley

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 04-SEP-2012

Insert Date: 19-MAY-2012

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“XML Schema 1.1 has gone from strong data typing to positively stalwart—so powerful it can enforce database level constraints and business rules, so your data transfer code won’t have to. This book covers the 1.1 changes—and more—in its 500 revisions to Priscilla Walmsley’s 10-year best-selling classic. It’s the guide you need to navigate XML Schema’s complexity—and master its power!” —Charles F. Goldfarb For Ten Years the World’s Favorite Guide to XML Schema—Now Extensively Revised for Version 1.1 and Today’s Best Practices! To leverage XML’s full power, organizations need shared...

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Android How to Program

Android How to Program

By: Paul Deitel; Harvey Deitel; Abbey Deitel

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 08-FEB-2012

Insert Date: 27-APR-2012

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The Deitels' App-Driven, Live Code Approach is simply the best way to master Android programming! The Deitels teach Android programming through sixteen complete, working Android Apps. Each chapter presents new concepts through a single App. The authors first discuss what the App does, show screen shots, test drive the App, and present an overview of the technologies and architecture used to build it. Next, the authors walk through building the App, presenting complete code and providing a detailed "Live Code" walkthrough. As part of the code walkthrough, they discuss essential programming...

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Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, Fourth Edition

Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, Fourth Edition

By: Richard Turton; Richard C. Bailie; Wallace B. Whiting; Joseph A. Shaeiwitz; Debangsu Bhattacharyya

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 22-JUN-2012

Insert Date: 27-APR-2012

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The leading integrated chemical process design guide: Now with extensive new coverage and more process designs More than ever, effective design is the focal point of sound chemical engineering. Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, Fourth Edition, presents design as a creative process that integrates both the big picture and the small details–and knows which to stress when, and why. Realistic from start to finish, this updated edition moves readers beyond classroom exercises into open-ended, real-world process problem solving. The authors introduce integrated techniques for...

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Network Forensics: Tracking Hackers through Cyberspace

Network Forensics: Tracking Hackers through Cyberspace

By: Sherri Davidoff; Jonathan Ham

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 13-JUN-2012

Insert Date: 30-MAR-2012

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“This is a must-have work for anybody in information security, digital forensics, or involved with incident handling. As we move away from traditional disk-based analysis into the interconnectivity of the cloud, Sherri and Jonathan have created a framework and roadmap that will act as a seminal work in this developing field.” – Dr. Craig S. Wright (GSE), Asia Pacific Director at Global Institute for Cyber Security + Research. “It’s like a symphony meeting an encyclopedia meeting a spy novel.” –Michael Ford, Corero Network Security On the Internet, every action leaves a mark–in...

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Internet & World Wide Web: How to Program, Fifth Edition

Internet & World Wide Web: How to Program, Fifth Edition

By: Paul Deitel; Harvey Deitel; Abbey Deitel

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 09-NOV-2011

Insert Date: 26-FEB-2012

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Internet & World Wide Web How to Program, 5/e is appropriate for both introductory and intermediate-level client-side and server-side programming courses. The book is also suitable for professionals who want to update their skills with the latest Internet and web programming technologies.Internet and World Wide Web How to Program, 5e introduces students with little or no programming experience to the exciting world of Web-Based applications. This new edition focuses on HTML5 and the related technologies in its ecosystem, diving into the exciting new features of HTML5, CSS3, the latest edition...

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Core HTML5 Canvas: Graphics, Animation, and Game Development

Core HTML5 Canvas: Graphics, Animation, and Game Development

By: David Geary

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 04-MAY-2012

Insert Date: 21-FEB-2012

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One of HTML5’s most exciting features, Canvas provides a powerful 2D graphics API that lets you implement everything from word processors to video games. In Core HTML5 Canvas, best-selling author David Geary presents a code-fueled, no-nonsense deep dive into that API, covering everything you need to know to implement rich and consistent web applications that run on a wide variety of operating systems and devices. Succinctly and clearly written, this book examines dozens of real-world uses of the Canvas API, such as interactively drawing and manipulating shapes, saving and restoring the...

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The Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Fifth Edition

The Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Fifth Edition

By: Annabel Z. Dodd

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 21-JUN-2012

Insert Date: 31-JAN-2012

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“Annabel Dodd is a maestro when it comes to demystifying even the most complex telecommunications policies. She takes on the range of issues in the telecom world that shape how we learn, share information, conduct business, and enjoy entertainment. It’s an illuminating, accessible account that provides a much-needed primer for anyone interested in communications policy.” —Congressman Edward J. Markey, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection “Annabel Dodd’s book is a clear guide and big picture view of technologies and industries. It is an up-to-date...

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Brilliant Book-keeping

Brilliant Book-keeping

By: Martin Quinn

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 05-OCT-2010

Insert Date: 30-DEC-2011

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The Interview Book

The Interview Book

By: James Innes

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 27-JAN-2010

Insert Date: 30-DEC-2011

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The Interview Book is the definitive manual of interview preparation and technique, written by James Innes, the Founder and Managing Director of The CV Centre – the UK’s leading CV consultancy – based on his many years’ hands-on experience within careers consultancy.  The advice given is tried, tested and proven on a daily basis within The CV Centre.   The Interview Book takes the reader through planning, preparing and organising a winning strategy on to an explanation of the various different interview scenarios – and how to handle them.  There’s an extensive analysis of the different...

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Brilliant Meetings

Brilliant Meetings

By: Duncan Peberdy; Jane Hammersley

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 02-FEB-2010

Insert Date: 30-DEC-2011

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Many of us feel that we spend too much time in unproductive meetings when we could be getting on with some ‘real’ work. Well, meetings are real work and effective meetings are the springboard for great results. Brilliant Meetings gives you the tips, tools and techniques to transform all your meetings into positive experiences. It shows you how to:   prepare better get more out of meetings when you’re there follow up effectively to get the results you need attend only the meetings that matter use meetings to boost your profile and your career   Brilliant Meetings gives...

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Brilliant Numeracy Tests

Brilliant Numeracy Tests

By: Rob Williams

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 10-JAN-2011

Insert Date: 30-DEC-2011

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Numeracy tests are increasingly a part of the recruitment process, but taking numeracy tests is something most of us dread, let alone practise. Brilliant Numeracy Tests will give you all the practise you need. You’ll gain experience with realistic practice questions and answers, become familiar with all the common tests, both general and organization-specific, and feel comfortable with a range of difficulty levels. Written by an experienced psychologist who has designed and administered numeracy tests, you’ll find a variety of effective strategies, tactics and tips to achieve peak...