English | ISBN: 1841849561 | 2012 | 235 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB

Bariatric surgery is performed in severely obese patients who are unable to lose weight by other methods such as diet, exercise, and medications. Review of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery: Essential Notes and Multiple-Choice Questions is a collaboration of specialists in bariatric and metabolic surgery and allied fields, many of whom are senior members of the ASMBS.

English | ISBN: 1466639229 | 2013 | 560 pages | PDF | 23 MB

Embedded computing systems play an important and complex role in the functionality of electronic devices. With our daily routines becoming more reliant on electronics for personal and professional use, the understanding of these computing systems is crucial. Embedded Computing Systems: Applications, Optimization, and Advanced Design brings together theoretical and technical concepts of intelligent embedded control systems and their use in hardware and software architectures. By highlighting formal modeling, execution models, and optimal implementations, this reference source is essential for experts, researchers, and technical supporters in the industry and academia.

English | 2013 | ISBN: 0071802452 | 288 pages | EPUB | 5,4 MB

Get ready for your AP exam with this straightforward and easy-to-follow study guide, updated for all the latest exam changes!

5 Steps to a 5: Writing the AP English Essay features an effective, 5-step plan to guide your preparation program and help you build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking confidence you need to succeed. This fully revised edition covers the latest course syllabus and provides model tests that reflect the latest version of the exam.

English | ISBN: 0470446544 | 2009 | 408 pages | EPUB | 2 MB

Now updated–the one–stop guide to significant events in world history Written for students and lifelong learners, this detailed overview of human history takes readers from the discovery of fire to the birth of the Internet. It features new coverage of significant events that have reshaped our world view: the events of September 11, 2001; the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; recent responses climate change; the rise of China, India, and Brazil as world economic powers; and the natural disasters of Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka and Indonesia. It also explores the current trends in historical research and how researchers are re–examining everything from the writings of Marco Polo to the arrival of humans in the Americas.

English | ISBN: 013198926X | 2007 | 696 pages | PDF | 37 MB

For one- to two-semester Computer Science and Engineering courses in logic and digital design. 

Featuring a strong emphasis on the fundamentals underlying contemporary logic design using hardware description languages, synthesis, and verification, this book focuses on the ever-evolving applications of basic computer design concepts with strong connections to real-world technology.

English | 2010 | ISBN: 0740793527 | 704 pages | MOBI | 8,4 MB

THE dessert book from THE best food magazine.

  For more than 50 years, Bon Appetit magazine has been seducing readers with to-die-for desserts. From quick homestyle cookies to unforgettable special-occasion finales such as spiced chocolate torte wrapped in chocolate ribbons, Bon Appetit showcases meticulously tested recipes that turn out perfectly--every time. Now, culled from Bon Appetit's extensive archives and including never-before-published recipes, Bon Appetit Desserts promises to be the comprehensive guide to all things sweet and wonderful. 

English | HQ PDF | 116 pages | 63.22 Mb

40 pages | 24MB | PDF | English

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 | ISBN: 1449691722 | 2014 | 1004 pages | PDF | 78 MB

Modern and comprehensive, the new Fifth Edition of Zill's Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Fifth Edition provides an in depth overview of the many mathematical topics required for students planning a career in engineering or the sciences. A key strength of this best-selling text is Zill's emphasis on differential equations as mathematical models, discussing the constructs and pitfalls of each. The Fifth Edition is a full compendium of topics that are most often covered in the Engineering Mathematics course or courses, and is extremely flexible, to meet the unique needs of various course offerings ranging from ordinary differential equations to vector calculus. 

English | ISBN: 1849696489 | 2013 | 124 pages | PDF + EPUB | 2 + 2 MB

Everyone has had to present during their lifetime. We’ve all spent agonizing hours trying to make those PowerPoint presentations engaging. Well now there is a tool that will make those presentations look like child’s play.

Impress.js is a powerful library that eases the task of creating presentations with smooth animations without depending on a software tool. You are no longer limited to desktop tools as these presentations run on any supported browser anywhere on the Internet.

English | 52 pages | True PDF | 15.00 Mb

All you need to know about everything that matters

The Week covers the Best of the British and Foreign Media. With its non partisan reporting, The Week gives the reader an insight into all the the news, people, arts, drama, property, books and how the international media has reported it. This concise guide allows the reader to be up to date and have a wealth of knowledge to allow them to discuss all these key topics with their friends and peers.

 English | ISBN: 111876806X | 2014 | PDF | 384 pages | 117 MB

This fully updated guide helps you get the most from your iMac

As the iMac continues to evolve and become more sophisticated, this full-color, step-by-step guide becomes more and more essential. Veteran author Guy Hart-Davis guides you through everything you need to know about the capabilities and features of the iMac and the latest OS. Helpful screenshots and illustrations walk you through the multi-media features offered by the iMac line, including how to surf the web with Safari, using iCal to track appointments, and sync and control your iOS devices. Plus, straightforward instructions and easy-to-follow guidance walk you through the many possibilities of this amazing machine.

English | ISBN: 1849518904 | 2013 | 348 pages | PDF + EPUB | 6 + 8 MB

Everyone has had the perfect idea for a mobile application. Creating Mobile Apps with Sencha Touch 2 can help you bring that idea to life by providing clear examples, in depth explanations, and walking step-by-step building 10 different Sencha Touch mobile applications. 

You can use these applications as a base for your own applications or leverage your new skills to create something truly unique.

"Creating Mobile Apps with Sencha Touch 2" offers you 10 different applications complete with source code. The applications include a task manager, RSS feed reader, time tracker, charting application, flash cards, cataloguing, social networking, integration with WordPress, a project workbook, and a basic game. The book also covers working with the Sencha Architect, Sencha.io, and compiling applications with Sencha Command.

English | ISBN: 1782160124 | 2013 | 290 pages | PDF + EPUB | 9 + 26 MB

The Learning Play! Framework 2 has been created for web developers that are building web applications. The core idea is to focus on the HTTP features and to enable them through a simplification lens. Building a web application no longer requires a configuration phase, an environment setup, or a long development lifecycle - it's integrated!

Learning Play! Framework 2 will enable any web developers to create amazing web applications taking advantage of the coolest features. It's the fastest way to dive into Play!, focusing on the capabilities by using them in a sample application. Although essentially Java based code, a Scala version is presented as well – giving an opportunity to see some Scala in action.

After setting up the machine and learning some Scala, you will construct an application which builds from static to dynamic, before introducing a database.

Then we'll focus on how data can be consumed and rendered in several ways. This will enable some real time communication through WebSocket and Server-Sent Event – on both server and client sides.

The book will end with testing and deployment, which completes any web development project.

English | 2013 | ISBN-10: 1449360726 | 260 pages | EPUB + PDF | 3 + 9 MB

How can you overcome javascript language oddities and unsafe features? With this book, you’ll learn how to create code that’s beautiful, safe, and simple to understand and test by using javascript’s functional programming support. 

Author Michael Fogus shows you how to apply functional-style concepts with Underscore.js, a javascript library that facilitates functional programming techniques. Sample code is available on GitHub at https://github.com/funjs/book-source.

English | 2013 | ISBN-10: 1449356265 | 224 pages | EPUB + PDF | 12 + 21 MB

Discover how graph databases can help you manage and query highly connected data. With this practical book, you’ll learn how to design and implement a graph database that brings the power of graphs to bear on a broad range of problem domains. 

Whether you want to speed up your response to user queries or build a database that can adapt as your business evolves, this book shows you how to apply the schema-free graph model to real-world problems.

English | 2013 | ISBN-10: 1449355730 | 336 pages | PDF | 14,7 MB

Get a comprehensive, in-depth introduction to the core Python language with this hands-on book. Based on author Mark Lutz’s popular training course, this updated fifth edition will help you quickly write efficient, high-quality code with Python. It’s an ideal way to begin, whether you’re new to programming or a professional developer versed in other languages.

English | 2008 | ISBN-10: 0831133473 | 600 pages | PDF | 33 MB

Over its first two editions, this best-selling book has become the de facto standard for training and reference material at all levels of CNC programming. Used in hundreds of educational institutions around the world as the primary text for CNC courses, and used daily by many in-field CNC programmers and machine operators, this book literally defines CNC programming. Written with careful attention to detail, there are no compromises. Many of the changes in this new Third Edition are the direct result of comments and suggestions received from many CNC professionals in the field. This extraordinarily comprehensive work continues to be packed with over one thousand illustrations, tables, formulas, tips, shortcuts, and practical examples.

 English | 2013 | 842 Pages | ISBN: 1890774731 | PDF | 141 MB

This Visual Basic book has been a favourite of developers ever since the 1st edition came out in 2002. Now, this 5th Edition is a self-paced, professional book that shows how to use Visual Studio 2012, VB 2012, and the .NET 4.5 classes to develop Windows Forms applications. It is a data programming book that shows how to (1) prototype professional database applications using RAD features like data sources; (2) start using ADO.NET to work directly with databases for more control; and (3) use LINQ to query a variety of data sources, from databases to arrays to XML files. It is an object-oriented book that shows how to use business classes, inheritance, and interfaces the way they are used in the real world. It is a hands-on book that shows you how to develop your first Windows 8 apps and submit them to the Windows Store. When you are done, you will be able to develop 3-tiered, object-oriented Windows applications the way the best professionals do. And you will have the core VB and Visual Studio skills that you need to develop any VB application whether for Windows, the web, or mobile devices.

English | 2013 | 824 Pages | ISBN: 1890774766 | PDF | 79 MB

If you know the basics of Visual Basic, youre ready to learn to develop server-side web applications with ASP.NET. And thats where this book comes in: Section 1 presents a quick-start course in multi-form web applications, Visual Studio tools, and HTML5/CSS3 code -- a course that works both for beginners and for experienced web developers who are new to ASP.NET. Section 2 gives you the skills you need for every ASP.NET application you develop -- like how to use the server controls, validate user entries, manage state, use master pages and themes, provide site navigation, and use friendly URLs. Section 3 presents the skills you need for developing database-driven web sites at a professional level -- including how to use SQL data sources, object data sources, and ASP.NET data controls like the GridView, DetailsView, FormView, and ListView controls. Section 4 covers skills that enhance your professionalism; like how to develop secure web pages, authorize and authenticate users, send email, control the use of the Back button, and deploy finished applications. Section 5 takes you to the next level by showing you how to use ASP.N ET Ajax, how to develop WCF and Web API services, and how ASP.NET MVC programming differs from Web Forms programming. To make it easier for you to master ASP.NET, you get complete web applications; including the web forms, the aspx code, and the VB code; that show you how each feature works in context. (You can download these for free from the Murach web site.) You get chapter exercises that let you practice your new skills. And you get Murachs distinctive paired-pages format that developers like because it saves both training and reference time.

 English | 2013 | 856 Pages | ISBN: 1890774758 | PDF | 76 MB

If you know the basics of C#, you are ready to learn to develop server-side web applications with ASP.NET and thats where this book comes in: Section 1 presents a quick-start course on ASP.NET Web Forms, Visual Studio tools, and the role of HTML5/CSS3 a course that works both for beginners and for experienced web developers who are new to ASP.NET, Section 2 gives you the skills you need for every web application like how to use the server controls, validate user entries, manage state, use master pages and themes, provide site navigation, and use friendly URLs, Section 3 presents the skills you need for developing database-driven web sites at a professional level including how to use SQL data sources, object data sources, and ASP.NET data controls like the GridView, DetailsView, FormView, and ListView controls, Section 4 covers skills that enhance your professionalism like how to develop secure web pages, authorise and authenticate users, send email, control the use of the Back button, and deploy finished applications, Section 5 takes you to the next level by showing you how to use ASP.NET Ajax, how to develop WCF and Web API services, and how ASP.N ET MVC programming differs from Web Forms programming. To make it easier for you to master ASP.NET, you get complete web applications including the web forms, the aspx code, and the C# code that show you how each feature works in context. (You can download these for free from the Murach web site.) You get chapter exercises that let you practice your new skills. And you get Murachs distinctive "paired-pages" format that developers like because it saves both training and reference time.

English | ISBN: 0735678375 | 2013 | 544 pages | EPUB + PDF | 14 + 12 MB

With a focus on connectivity, clients, and unified messaging, this book delivers the ultimate, in-depth reference to IT professionals planning and managing an Exchange Server 2013 deployment. Guided by Paul Robichaux, a Microsoft MVP and popular author, you will:

Understand how Exchange Server 2013 works with previous versions

Gain expert insights into supporting clients, mobile devices, and UM

Take a deep dive into front-end servers; certificate and namespace management; transport rules; load balancing; client management, including Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Web App (OWA), and POP3/IMAP4; mobile devices; anti-malware and anti-spam features; Unified Messaging; Microsoft Lync; Office 365; Exchange Online.