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The Best of the U.S. and International Media

The Week makes sense of the news by curating the best of the U.S. and international media into a succinct, lively digest.

English | 2012 | ISBN: 1118096347 | ISBN-13: 9781118096345 | 336 pages | EPUB | 4,4 MB

Learning professionals are finding success applying game-based sensibilities to the development of instruction. This is the first book to show how to design online instruction that leverages the best elements of online games to increase learning, retention, and application. 

English | 2013 | ISBN: 0124077269 | 800 pages | PDF | 29 MB

The 5th edition of Computer Organization and Design moves forward into the post-PC era with new examples, exercises, and material highlighting the emergence of mobile computing and the cloud. This generational change is emphasized and explored with updated content featuring tablet computers, cloud infrastructure, and the ARM (mobile computing devices) and x86 (cloud computing) architectures.

Because an understanding of modern hardware is essential to achieving good performance and energy efficiency, this edition adds a new concrete example, "Going Faster," used throughout the text to demonstrate extremely effective optimization techniques. Also new to this edition is discussion of the "Eight Great Ideas" of computer architecture.

English | ISBN: 0123985455 | 2013 | 626 pages | EPUB | 6 MB

An application administrator installs, updates, optimizes, debugs and otherwise maintains computer applications for an organization. In most cases, these applications have been licensed from a third party, but they may have been developed internally. Examples of application types include enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer resource management (CRM), and point of sale (POS), legal contract management, time tracking, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, SOX compliance tracking, budgeting, forecasting and training. In many cases, the organization is absolutely dependent that these applications be kept running. The importance of application administrators and the level to which organizations depend upon them is easily overlooked.

English | ISBN: 1455727555 | 2013 | 1184 pages | EPUB | 24 MB

Updated for the 2010 NCLEX-RN test plan! There is a reason Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination has been called "the best NCLEX exam review book ever." You'll find everything you need to review for the NCLEX exam under one cover - complete content review and more than 4,500 NCLEX examination-style questions in the book and on the free companion CD! Don't make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination includes the kind of questions that consistently test the critical thinking skills necessary to pass today's NCLEX exam. And, what's even better is that ALL answers include detailed rationales to help you learn from your answer choices, as well as test-taking strategies that provide tips for how to best approach each question. 

English | 2010 | ISBN: 1444330276 | 288 pages | PDF | 1,7 MB

Covering interesting and varied philosophical terrain, Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone explores in a fun but critical way the rich philosophical, cultural, and existential experiences that arise when two wheels are propelled by human energy.

English | 2010 | ISBN: 0321713109 | 288 pages | PDF | 21,5 MB

This book uses simple step-by-step instructions, loads of screen shots, and an array of time-saving tips and tricks, serving both as the quickest route to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 mastery for new users, and a handy reference for more experienced digital photographers.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 was designed from the ground up with digital photographers in mind, offering powerful editing features in a streamlined interface that lets photographers import, sort, and organize images.

ISBN: 1596686448 | 2013 | EPUB | 160 pages | 14 MB

Discover one of the hottest trends in mixed media--resin! Join mixed-media and jewelry artist Susan Lenart Kazmer as she opens new frontiers in her application of resin techniques.

Resin Alchemy offers detailed step-by-step technique tutorials on using resin, from the basics of mixing and pouring to using bezels and key metalworking techniques that expand design options. She explores creating artistic effects with:

English | 197 Pages | True PDF | 61MB

Want to take great action shots, stunning landscapes and shoot impressive sunset, snow-scapes and night-time scenes? Whatever your goal and level of skill, this MagBook is your new photographic best friend. The Ultimate Guide to Digital Photography 4 is ideal for any keen photographer - no matter what their level of experience - who wants inside information and ideas on how to enhance and retouch photos on a PC, as well as advice on techniques beyond simply pointing the camera at something and pressing the button. Comprehensive and easy-to-follow, this inspirational handbook not only guides you through the different cameras on offer, a crash course in photography theory and PC set up on Windows 7, Vista and XP, but also offers image ideas, advice on storing your photos, hints on editing and retouching using all the best software, as well as providing tips on sharing images online.

English | 164 Pages | True PDF | 27MB

There's nothing more rewarding than capturing a stunning landscape shot, and the UK's rich landscape provides thousands of locations and opportunities to shoot stunning outdoor images. With this in mind, The Essential Guide to Outdoor Photography provides budding photographers with all the advice and inspiration they need to create spell-binding photographs across the three core interests: wildlife, nature and landscapes. You'll also find tips on more challenging areas of outdoor photography including night scenes and various forms of architecture. And if this isn't enough, you'll also benefit from comprehensive guides to using filters and other essential kit.

English | 2010 | ISBN: 0316011010 | ISBN-13: 9780316011013 , 9780316088831 | 304 pages | EPUB | 0,36 MB

As a scrawny college freshman in the mid-1970s, just before Arnold Schwarzenegger became a hero to boys everywhere and Pumping Iron became a cult hit, Paul Solotaroff discovered weights and steroids. 

English | ISBN: 1111836957 | 2012 | PDF | 624 pages | 135 MB

UNDERSTANDING ART provides a balanced approach to appreciating art, incorporating coverage of masterworks from the past and present. Author Lois Fichner-Rathus combines a conversational writing style with rich images, all designed to inspire understanding of the art that surrounds you in everyday life.

English | ISBN: 1494288354 | 2013 | EPUB | 480 pages | 12,3 MB

New Edition! More content, images, and corrected text and facts. Monochrome edition. Starting with its humble beginnings in the 1950's and ending with its swan-song, the Dreamcast, in the early 2000’s, this is the complete history of Sega as a console maker. Before home computers and video game consoles, before the internet and social networking, and before motion controls and smartphones, there was Sega. Destined to fade into obscurity over time, Sega would help revolutionize and change video games, computers and how we interact with them, and the internet as we know it. Riding the cutting edge of technology at every step, only to rise too close to the sun and plummet, Sega would eventually change the face of entertainment, but it’s the story of how it got there that’s all the fun. So take a ride, experience history, and enjoy learning about one of the greatest and most influential companies of all time. Complete with system specifications, feature and marketing descriptions, unusual factoids, almost 300 images, and now enhanced Europe specific details, exclusive interviews, and more make this the definitive history of Sega available. Read and learn about the company that holds a special place in every gamer’s heart. Funded on Kickstarter.

English | ISBN: 0132992914 | 2013 | PDF | 720 pages | 13,5 MB

Intended primarily for undergraduate courses in Risk Management and Insurance, this text also provides practical content to current and aspiring industry professionals.

English | ISBN: 1413319319 | 2013 | EPUB | 240 pages | 2,6 MB

Form an LLC in your state quickly and easily!

Limited liability companies provide the most flexible way of doing business. With an LLC, you get both the informality and tax benefits of a partnership, plus the personal protection from business debts provided to corporations.

English | ISBN: 1446303306 | 2013 | EPUB + PDF | 192 pages | 9 + 9 MB

The new edition of this popular cookbook includes 25 new game recipes, so indulge your taste buds with new sensations! Featuring over 120 delicious recipes for cooking grouse, partridge, pheasant, duck, rabbit, venison, and other game, these easy-to-follow recipes include dishes appropriate for everyday family meals, special occasions, picnics, and barbecues. There is a comprehensive guide for preparing game so that it is fit to be eaten, including hanging, plucking and jointing, and there are an assortment of recipe accompaniments such as sauces, stuffings, and salads. With 18 full-colour illustrations by the well-known wildlife artist John Paley this is an attractive and useful gift for all those keen on hunting, shooting and fishing, and for those who cook what they bring home. Game is naturally low in fat and calories and is an ideal part of a healthy diet so even if you've never cooked game before it is the perfect addition to a meal if you want to try something new.

English | ISBN: 0804840512 | 2009 | PDF | 240 pages | 22 MB

Demonstrating a remarkable surge of design exploration in the city-state, Singapore Houses charts the architects of Singapore whom are producing work with a level of refinement and sophistication that is comparable with the best in the world. The houses include recent designs by doyens of the profession such as Sonny Chan Sau Yan, Kerry Hill and Ernesto Bedmar in addition to the firmly established "next" generation including Mok Wei Wei, Chan Soo Khian, Siew Man Kok and Richard Hassell.

English | ISBN: 0762792264 | 2013 | PDF | 224 pages | 118 MB

Very few areas in the world offer more diversity than the San Francisco Bay Area, a place that is without a doubt, "foodie central". One reason for the major influx of the finest chefs and their restaurants here is perhaps twofold. First, the resident foodies love to eat out, not to mention the 16 million tourists that also visit here with food at the top of their to-do list. The second reason is perhaps the fact that the Bay Area offers chefs an incomparable proximity to fresh, local, and organic ingredients with which to cook, which anyone who cooks can tell you make all of the difference in the end result. With recipes for the home cook from over 50 of the area's most celebrated eateries and showcasing over 200 full-color photos featuring mouth-watering dishes, famous chefs, and lots of local flavor, San Francisco Chef's Table is the ultimate gift and keepsake cookbook for both tourists and locals alike.

English | ISBN: 0794601723 | 2005 | PDF | 240 pages | 48 MB

With more than 500 ravishing full-color photographs, Asian Style Hotels brings you to the best hotels in Southeast Asia. The super-deluxe establishments included here are all at the cutting-edge of hotel design and management. Each property has been hand-picked according to a set of criteria that includes a strong design aesthetic, architectural integrity, and a sense of individuality a million miles away from the cookie-cutter approach of chain hotels. Asian Style Hotels is the definitive guide to Southeast Asia's finest places to stay.