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How to Manage with NLP, 3rd Edition

How to Manage with NLP, 3rd Edition

By: David Molden

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 03-JAN-2011

Insert Date: 27-SEP-2011

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With NLP you can achieve even greater success as a manager. Whether you need to improve your communication, develop your strategic planning or nurture your creative thinking, NLP gives you the tools to dramatically improve your performance as a manager or a leader. NLP has been used for years to help busy managers and leaders all over the world boost their communication skills and get the best out of their teams, time after time. Now it’s your turn to discover the most effective tool for managers on the planet. Inside you’ll discover how to: ¨       Develop trust, rapport...

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A Practical Guide to Fedora™ and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®

A Practical Guide to Fedora™ and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®

By: Mark G. Sobell

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 10-AUG-2011

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This is the Safari version of the printed book. “I have found this book to be a very useful classroom text, as well as a great Linux resource. It teaches Linux using a ground-up approach that gives students the chance to progress with their skills and grow into the Linux world. I have often pointed to this book when asked to recommend a solid Linux reference.” —Eric Hartwell, Chair, School of Information Technology, ITT Technical Institute The #1 Fedora and RHEL resource–a tutorial AND on-the-job reference Master Linux administration and security using GUI-based tools, the command...

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High-Speed Signaling: Jitter Modeling, Analysis, and Budgeting

High-Speed Signaling: Jitter Modeling, Analysis, and Budgeting

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 06-OCT-2011

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New System-Level Techniques for Optimizing Signal/Power Integrity in High-Speed Interfaces--from Pioneering Innovators at Rambus, Stanford, Berkeley, and MIT As data communication rates accelerate well into the multi-gigahertz range, ensuring signal integrity both on- and off-chip has become crucial. Signal integrity can no longer be addressed solely through improvements in package or board-level design: Diverse engineering teams must work together closely from the earliest design stages to identify the best system-level solutions. In High-Speed Signaling, several of the field’s most...

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C++ How to Program, Eighth Edition

C++ How to Program, Eighth Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 15-MAR-2011

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C++ How to Program, 8e, is ideal for Introduction to Programming (CS1) and other more intermediate courses covering programming in C++. Also appropriate as a supplement for upper-level courses where the instructor uses a book as a reference for the C++ language. This book also serves as a useful reference for programmers. This best-selling comprehensive text is aimed at readers with little or no programming experience. It teaches programming by presenting the concepts in the context of full working programs and takes an early-objects approach. The authors emphasize achieving program clarity...

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Java™: How to Program, Ninth Edition

Java™: How to Program, Ninth Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 25-FEB-2011

Insert Date: 24-JUN-2011

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The Deitels’ groundbreaking How to Program series offers unparalleled breadth and depth of object-oriented programming concepts and intermediate-level topics for further study. Their Live Code Approach features thousands of lines of code in hundreds of complete working programs. This enables readers  to confirm that programs run as expected. Java How to Program (Early Objects) 9e contains an optional extensive OOD/UML 2 case study on developing and implementing the software for an automated teller machine.This edition covers both Java SE7 and SE6....

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Visual C# 2010: How to Program, Fourth Edition

Visual C# 2010: How to Program, Fourth Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 13-OCT-2010

Insert Date: 21-JUN-2011

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Visual C# 2010 How to Program, Fourth Edition is appropriate for all basic-to-intermediate level courses in Visual C# 2010 programming. It is also ideal for basic to intermediate-level programmers. Created by world-renowned programming instructors Paul and Harvey Deitel, Visual C# 2010 How to Program, Fourth Edition introduces all facets of the C# 2010 language hands-on, through hundreds of working programs. This book has been thoroughly updated to reflect the major innovations Microsoft has incorporated in Visual C# 2010 and .NET 4; all discussions and sample code have been carefully...

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RF Microelectronics, Second Edition

RF Microelectronics, Second Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 22-SEP-2011

Insert Date: 17-JUN-2011

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The Acclaimed RF Microelectronics Best-Seller, Expanded and Updated for the Newest Architectures, Circuits, and Devices Wireless communication has become almost as ubiquitous as electricity, but RF design continues to challenge engineers and researchers. In the 15 years since the first edition of this classic text, the demand for higher performance has led to an explosive growth of RF design techniques. In RF Microelectronics, Second Edition, Behzad Razavi systematically teaches the fundamentals as well as the state-of-the-art developments in the analysis and design of RF circuits and...

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An Introduction to Design Patterns in C++ with Qt™, Second Edition

An Introduction to Design Patterns in C++ with Qt™, Second Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 16-SEP-2011

Insert Date: 12-JUN-2011

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Now covers Qt 4.7/4.6 Master C++ “The Qt Way,” with Modern Design Patterns and Efficient Reuse This fully updated book teaches C++ “The Qt Way,” emphasizing design patterns and efficient reuse. Readers will master both the C++ language and Nokia Qt 4.7/4.6 libraries, as they learn to develop software with well-defined code layers and simple, reusable classes and functions. Every chapter of this edition has been improved with new content, better organization, or both. Notably, readers will find extensively revised coverage of Widgets, MainWindows, Models and Views, Databases, and Dynamic...

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The Official Ubuntu Book, Sixth Edition

The Official Ubuntu Book, Sixth Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 13-JUN-2011

Insert Date: 11-JUN-2011

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Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distribution both in the U.S. and throughout the world. Our partnership with Canonical enables us to use their savvy, well-known branding for the cover of the book, including the logo and cover shot of international users faces in a friendly circle. Authorized and aggressively co-promoted by Canonical, The Official Ubuntu Book has consistently been the market's best-selling Ubuntu guide - and it's dominated Linux best-seller lists for years. Now, this book has been fully revised for the latest version of Ubuntu This new Sixth Edition contains extensive new...

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The professional programmer’s Deitel® guide to Android™ smartphone and tablet app development and the Eclipse IDE with the Android Development Tools (ADT) plug-in Billions of apps have been downloaded from Android Market! This book gives you everything you’ll need to start developing great Android apps quickly and getting them published on Android Market. The book uses an app-driven approach—each new technology is discussed in the context of 16 fully tested Android apps, complete with syntax coloring, code walkthroughs and sample outputs. Apps you’ll develop include: SpotOn...

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Separation Process Engineering: Includes Mass Transfer Analysis, Third Edition

Separation Process Engineering: Includes Mass Transfer Analysis, Third Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 31-JUL-2011

Insert Date: 10-MAY-2011

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The Definitive, Fully Updated Guide to Separation Process Engineering–Now with a Thorough Introduction to Mass Transfer Analysis Separation Process Engineering, Third Edition, is the most comprehensive, accessible guide available on modern separation processes and the fundamentals of mass transfer. Phillip C. Wankat teaches each key concept through detailed, realistic examples using real data–including up-to-date simulation practice and new spreadsheet-based exercises. Wankat thoroughly covers each of today’s leading approaches, including flash, column, and batch distillation; exact...

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Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity, Fifth Edition

Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity, Fifth Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 21-JUN-2011

Insert Date: 08-MAY-2011

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Long the leading text for students and practitioners in advanced materials mechanics, this new edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the newest techniques, supporting more advanced study and professional design and analysis for the coming decade. More complete and current than ever, this edition systematically explores real-world stress analysis, and introduces state-of-the-art methods and applications used throughout aeronautical, civil, and mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics. Distinguished by exceptional visual interpretations of the solutions, it carefully balances...

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C++ Without Fear: A Beginner’s Guide That Makes You Feel Smart, Second Edition

C++ Without Fear: A Beginner’s Guide That Makes You Feel Smart, Second Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 21-APR-2011

Insert Date: 05-MAY-2011

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If you've always wanted to learn how to program a computer, or to learn the popular C++ programming language in particular, this book offers an ideal way to get you started. You'll find here everything you need, patiently explained and clearly illustrated, from general programming concepts and techniques to the particulars of the C++ language. In no time, you'll be writing and showing off your own programs! Yes, programming can be a complex task, and C++ is a language often used by professionals. In fact, many of the coolest games, graphics, and Internet applications are created with C++,...

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Written for programmers with a background in high-level language programming, this book applies the Deitel signature live-code approach to teaching programming and explores the Java language and Java APIs in depth. The book presents the concepts in the context of fully tested programs, complete with syntax shading, code highlighting, line-by-line code descriptions and program outputs. The book features 220 Java applications with over 18,000 lines of proven Java code, and hundreds of tips that will help you build robust applications. While this will be the first book to cover Java SE7, it...

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Visual Basic® 2010 How to Program

Visual Basic® 2010 How to Program

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 20-AUG-2010

Insert Date: 30-APR-2011

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Visual Basic 2010 How to Program is appropriate for all basic-to-intermediate level courses in Visual Basic 2010 programming. It is also a useful reference for beginning to intermediate-level programmers. Created by world-renowned programming instructors Paul and Harvey Deitel, Visual Basic 2010 How to Program, Fifth Edition introduces all facets of the Visual Basic 2010 language through a hands-on approach with hundreds of working programs. This book has been thoroughly updated to reflect the major innovations Microsoft has incorporated in Visual Basic 2010 and .NET 4.0; all discussions...

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The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 13-MAY-2011

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Robert C. Martin reveals the disciplines, techniques, tools, and practices that separate software craftsmen from mere "9-to-5" programmers One of the world's most respected programmers takes software craftsmanship to the next level, answering hard questions about what it really means to be a craftsman Useful advice on how to code, refactor, test, estimate, manage time, and learn By the legendary "Uncle Bob," who helped launch the Agile movement and wrote Software Development's influential "Craftsmanship" column Programming languages and development platforms burst into...

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Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Second Edition

Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Second Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 06-FEB-2012

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A Practical, Up-to-Date Introduction to Applied Thermodynamics, Including Coverage of Process Simulation Models and an Introduction to Biological Systems Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Second Edition, helps readers master the fundamentals of applied thermodynamics as practiced today: with extensive development of molecular perspectives that enables adaptation to fields including biological systems, environmental applications, and nanotechnology. This text is distinctive in making molecular perspectives accessible at the introductory level and connecting properties with...

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The Modern Introduction to Computer Security: Understand Threats, Identify Their Causes, and Implement Effective Countermeasures Analyzing Computer Security is a fresh, modern, and relevant introduction to computer security. Organized around today’s key attacks, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures, it helps you think critically and creatively about computer security–so you can prevent serious problems and mitigate those that still occur. In this new book, renowned security and software engineering experts Charles Pfleeger and Shari Lawrence Pfleeger—authors of the classic Security in...

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Introduction to Programming with Greenfoot: Object-Oriented Programming in Java with games and Simulations is ideal for introductory courses in Java Programming or Introduction to Computer Science. The only textbook to teach Java programming using Greenfoot–this is “Serious Fun.” Programming doesn’t have to be dry and boring. This book teaches Java programming in an interactive and engaging way that is technically relevant, pedagogically sound, and highly motivational for students. Using the Greenfoot environment, and an extensive collection of compelling example projects, students are...

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Service Intelligence: Improving Your Bottom Line with the Power of IT Service Management

Service Intelligence: Improving Your Bottom Line with the Power of IT Service Management

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 07-AUG-2011

Insert Date: 19-MAR-2011

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Get the Right IT Services, on the Right terms, Without Hassles or Overpaying To gain the full benefits of technology–and avoid the staggering costs of technology failure–you must manage IT with vision, direction, and expertise. Only one set of methods is robust enough to do this: IT Service Management (ITSM). In Service Intelligence, ITSM pioneer Sharon Taylor shows business managers how to make the most of it. Step by step, you’ll learn how to manage service quality, anticipate vulnerabilities, improve reliability, and link IT directly to business performance. Taylor explains ITSM from a...