English | 2013 | ISBN-10: 1449370179 | 362 pages | PDF + EPUB | 18 + 3 MB

Get up to speed on the principal technologies in the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 7, and learn how the latest version embraces HTML5, focuses on higher productivity, and provides functionality to meet enterprise demands. 

Written by Arun Gupta, a key member of the Java EE team, this book provides a chapter-by-chapter survey of several Java EE 7 specifications, including WebSockets, Batch Processing, RESTful Web Services, and Java Message Service.

You’ll also get self-paced instructions for building an end-to-end application with many of the technologies described in the book, which will help you understand the design patterns vital to Java EE development.

Understand the key components of the Java EE platform, with easy-to-understand explanations and extensive code samples

Examine all the new components that have been added to Java EE 7 platform, such as WebSockets, JSON, Batch, and Concurrency

Learn about RESTful Web Services, SOAP XML-based messaging protocol, and Java Message Service

Explore Enterprise JavaBeans, Contexts and Dependency Injection, and the Java Persistence API

Discover how different components were updated from Java EE 6 to Java EE 7

English | 2013 | ISBN-10: 0813809517 | 312 pages | PDF | 9,9 MB

The discovery of resistant starch is considered one of the major developments in our understanding of the importance of carbohydrates for health in the past twenty years. Resistant starch, which is resistant to digestion and absorption in the human small intestine with complete or partial fermentation in the large intestine, is naturally present in foods. 

Resistant Starch: Sources, Applications and Health Benefits covers the intrinsic and extrinsic sources of resistant starch in foods, and compares different methods of measuring resistant starch and their strengths and limitations. Applications in different food categories are fully covered, with descriptions of how resistant starch performs in bakery, dairy, snack, breakfast cereals, pasta, noodles, confectionery, meat, processed food and beverage products.

English | 2008 | ISBN-10: 184126248X | 144 pages | PDF | 10,6 MB

The modern lifestyle - whether you're working full-time, raising a family or both - is not always beneficial to health and wellbeing.

"Strength Training for Women" is a practical, easy-to-follow volume that presents a variety of strength-training exercises - designed specifically for women - that will not only dramatically improve strength and posture, but also aid in fat burning, and increase energy levels.With strength-training routines for use in the gym, as well as body-weight workouts that can be performed at home, this is a must-have for all women who want to tone up!

English, Norwegian | 2004 | ISBN-10: 0071451129 | 384 pages | scan PDF | 8,8 MB

From Cantonese to Thai, Gaelic to Modern Persian, learning the languages of the world is attainable for any beginning student. Learners can use the Teach Yourself Complete Language Courses at their own pace or as a supplement to formal courses.

All Teach Yourself Complete Language Courses include:

Up-to-date, graded interactive dialogues

Graded units of culture notes, grammar, and exercises

Step-by-step guides to pronunciation

Practical vocabulary

Regular and irregular verb tables

A bilingual glossary

A clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout

Self-assessment quizzes to test progress

English | ISBN: 1430262869 | 2013 | 80 pages | PDF | 0,5 MB

The Java Quick Syntax Reference is a condensed code and syntax reference to the Java programming language. It presents the essential Java syntax in a well-organized format that can be used as a handy reference.

You won’t find any technical jargon, bloated samples, drawn out history lessons or witty stories in this book. What you will find is a language reference that is concise, to the point and highly accessible. The book is packed with useful information and is a must-have for any Java programmer.

In the Java Quick Syntax Reference, you will find:

English | ISBN: 1430262834 | 2013 | 120 pages | PDF | 0,7 MB

The PHP Quick Scripting Reference is a condensed scripting code and syntax reference to the PHP scripting language, the most popular Web scripting language in use today. It presents the essential PHP script in a well-organized format that can be used as a handy reference.

You won’t find any technical jargon, bloated samples, drawn out history lessons or witty stories in this book. What you will find is a Web scripting language reference that is concise, to the point and highly accessible. The book is packed with useful information and is a must-have for any PHP programmer or Web developer

English | 2013 | ISBN: 193753829X | 280 pages | EPUB | 25,7 MB

The Canon EOS 6D is the latest of Canon's full-frame DSLR cameras. Its impressive array of advanced capabilities allows the photographer more influence over the final image.

This book's exploration of the EOS 6D goes beyond that of the user's manual. It provides illustrations, step-by-step setting adjustments, helpful suggestions for setup, and detailed explanations for each of the camera's many features and menu configurations. The text is illustrated with easy-to-follow screenshots and example images. This book will also introduce intermediate-level camera users to DSLR model-differentiating features: built-in GPS and Wi-Fi. The content covers effective use of the camera's hardware (and some software) as well as certain related accessories, with little emphasis on general photography.

Author James Johnson covers everything from basic camera features to advanced photographic options. With this book as your guide, you'll learn to successfully use this powerful camera.

English | 2013 | ISBN: 1937538230 | 328 pages | PDF + EPUB | 32 + 22 MB

The Sony Alpha NEX-6: The Unofficial Quintessential Guide provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights on this exciting new camera. Authors Brian Matsumoto and Carol F. Roullard team up to help the new owner navigate past the confusion that often comes with using a complex and powerful camera.

This book explores the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user's manual. It guides the reader through the camera features with step-by-step instructions for setting menu commands, and explains how, when, and why these adjustments are needed. Every button, dial, switch, and menu configuration setting is explored in a friendly manner, with suggestions and tips for setup according to various shooting styles. The informative text is illustrated with screenshots and example images throughout, making it easy to follow along.

English | 2013 | ISBN: 0199794545 | ISBN-13: 9780199794546 | 480 pages | PDF | 21,8 MB

One goal of researchers in neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence is to build theoretical models that are able to explain the flexibility and adaptiveness of biological systems. How to build a brain provides a detailed guided exploration of a new cognitive architecture that takes biological detail seriously, while addressing cognitive phenomena. 

The Semantic Pointer Architecture (SPA) introduced in this book provides a set of tools for constructing a wide range of biologically constrained perceptual, cognitive, and motor models.

English | 108 pages | 91.2 MB

French | 100 Pages | PDF | 53MB

Dédié à la conception, sous tous les aspects du design, de l'ergonomie, de l'implémentation des fonctions, Web Design met en valeur les meilleures créations du moment et surtout propose des tutoriels pour réaliser soi-même les créations les plus avancées. Pour les débutants comme pour les professionnels, les indépendants souhaitant améliorer leur site comme les designers chevronnés, le magazine apporte à chacun une source supplémentaire de créativité, d'échanges entre pairs et d'efficacité concrète dans la mise en place.

English | 148 Pages | PDF | 80MB

The Ideal Home and Garden (TIHG) revolves around the home, the magazine makes the idea of living well and within your means an attainable reality. TIHG is all about bringing the good life home and doing it within your budget. From house fashion to kitchen hands, entertaining essentials and decor lessons, we give you the ideas and the options and help you make the right choice. To put it succinctly, we hold your hand as you move from one stage to the next in homemaking.

2012 | ISBN: 8184953011, 8179924076 | English | 256 pages | EPUB + MOBI | 4 MB

Can you multiply 4721 by 3908 and get the answer in a single line ?

Can you find the cube root of 262144 or 704969 in just 2 seconds ?

Can you find a person’s birth-date without him telling you ?

Can you find out how much money a person has without him telling you ?

Can you solve squares, square roots, Algebra and Geometry questions in a jiffy ?!

All such amazing techniques are mentioned in this book which will help you befriend numbers and score very good marks in your exams. The book is divided into three parts – Basic, Intermediate and Advanced. Enough solved examples are given for easy understanding. A practice exercise is given after every chapter to enable the student to test himself. Filled with illustrations and graphical designs it is a very handy guide for all students aiming to score high marks in math and crack competitive exams.

2012 | ISBN: 1600857582 | English | 224 pages | PDF | 55 MB

It's a universal need--more storage. Whether you're housing books and DVDs, kitchen items, sports gear for the kids, or even the very tools you use to create woodworking projects like these, a little extra storage goes a long way. Following the success of the best-selling "Shelves, Cabinets & Bookcases "(The Taunton Press), this all-new collection of 25 how-to articles from recent issues of "Fine Homebuilding "and "Fine Woodworking "magazines will inspire carpenters, woodworkers, and DIY-ers of all skill levels to create practical yet beautiful units for keeping life straight. Sturdy and attractive is the theme that runs through each project, including a multitude of bookcases, entertainment center built-ins, mudroom clutter busters, and custom kitchen cabinets. Expert advice from America's most accomplished craftsmen will lead the way for designing and building the cabinets, built-ins, and bookcases readers will love.

2011 | ISBN: 047092991X | English | 550 pages | PDF | 3 MB

A detailed look at equity valuation and portfolio management

Equity valuation is a method of valuing stock prices using fundamental analysis to determine the worth of the business and discover investment opportunities.

In Equity Valuation and Portfolio Management Frank J. Fabozzi and Harry M. Markowitz explain the process of equity valuation, provide the necessary mathematical background, and discuss classic and new portfolio strategies for investment managers. Divided into two comprehensive parts, this reliable resource focuses on valuation and portfolio strategies related to equities.

 2012 | ISBN: 1118301560 | English | 388 pages | PDF | 21 MB

Essential guidance for companies to examine and improve their fraud programs

Corporate governance legislation has become increasingly concerned with the ongoing resilience of organizations and, particularly, with their ability to resist corporate fraud from the lowest levels to the upper echelons of executive management. It has become unacceptable for those responsible for corporate governance to claim, "I didn't know." Corporate Fraud and Internal Control focuses on the appropriateness of the design of the system of internal controls in fraud risk mitigation, as well as the mechanisms to ensure effective implementation and monitoring on an ongoing basis.

Applicable for a wide variety of environments, including governmental, financial, manufacturing and e-business sectors

Includes case studies from the United States, Europe, and Africa

Follows the standards laid down by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the internationally recognized body governing this activity

Accompanying interrogation software demo (software demo is not included as part of this book's e-book file, but is available for download after purchase)

Written by a fraud prevention leader, Corporate Fraud and Internal Control addresses the concerns of both management and audit in ensuring a demonstrable level of activity to ensure sustainability of the organization and minimization of the impacts of fraud, upon early detection.

2011 | ISBN: 1608820157 | English | 200 pages | EPUB + MOBI | 4 MB + 5 MB

We all have our own ways of handling stressful situations without letting emotions get the best of us, but some ways of coping work better than others. Short-term fixes that help us avoid or numb our emotions may temporarily alleviate sadness and anger, but can also end up causing anxiety, depression, chronic anger, and even physical health problems. If you struggle with overwhelming emotions and feel trapped by unhealthy patterns, this workbook is your ticket out.

2014 | ISBN: 1472512502 | English | 496 pages | PDF | 4 MB

The Great War toppled four empires, cost the world 24 million dead, and sowed the seeds of another worldwide conflict 20 years later. This is the only book in the English language to offer comprehensive coverage of how Germany and Austria-Hungary, two of the key belligerents, conducted the war and what defeat meant to them. 

This new edition has been thoroughly updated throughout, including new developments in the historiography and, in particular, addressing new work on the cultural history of the war. This edition also includes: 

- New material on the domestic front, covering Austria-Hungary's internal political frictions and ethnic fissures 

- More on Austria-Hungary and Germany's position within the wider geopolitical framework 

- Increased coverage of the Eastern front 

The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary, 1914-1918 offers an authoritative and well-researched survey of the role of the Central powers that will be an invaluable text for all those studying the First World War and the development of modern warfare.

2014 | ISBN: 1118501004, 1118501012 | English | 536 pages | PDF | 3 MB

This textbook brings together the fundamentals of the macroscopic and microscopic aspects of thermal physics by presenting thermodynamics and statistical mechanics as complementary theories based on small numbers of postulates. The book is designed to give the instructor flexibility in structuring courses for advanced undergraduates and/or beginning graduate students and is written on the principle that a good text should also be a good reference.

The presentation of thermodynamics follows the logic of Clausius and Kelvin while relating the concepts involved to familiar phenomena and the modern student's knowledge of the atomic nature of matter. Another unique aspect of the book is the treatment of the mathematics involved. The essential mathematical concepts are briefly reviewed before using them, and the similarity of the mathematics to that employed in other fields of physics is emphasized.

The text gives in depth treatments of low density gases, harmonic solids, magnetic and dielectric materials, phase transitions, and the concept of entropy. The microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles of statistical mechanics are derived and used as the starting point for the analysis of fluctuations, blackbody radiation, the Maxwell distribution, Fermi-Dirac statistics, Bose-Einstein condensation, and the statistical basis of computer simulations.

2013 | ISBN: 1629480045 | English | 156 pages | PDF | 5 MB

Environmental services are an important and growing sector of the global economy and of global services trade. This book estimates the size of the U.S. and global markets for environmental services; estimates the value of trade in the sector; and identifies measures impeding environmental services trade as well as the potential impact of removing these barriers. The book focuses on three core environmental services industries: the water and waste-water services industry, the solid and hazardous waste services industry, and the remediation services industry. The book also examines trade barriers affecting providers of related services, including architecture and engineering services, management consulting services, and related scientific and technical consulting services, among others. While related services are often critical to the provision of the core services mentioned above, the former have not been systematically incorporated into trade negotiations on environmental services.

2014 | ISBN: 3037191171 | English | 838 pages | PDF | 7 MB

Teichmüller theory is, since several decades, one of the most active research areas in mathematics, with a very wide range of points of view, including Riemann surface theory, hyperbolic geometry, low-dimensional topology, several complex variables, algebraic geometry, arithmetic, partial differential equations, dynamical systems, representation theory, symplectic geometry, geometric group theory, and mathematical physics.

The present book is the fourth volume in a Handbook of Teichmüller Theory project that started as an attempt to present, in a most comprehensive and systematic way, the various aspects of this theory with its relations to all the fields mentioned. The handbook is addressed to researchers as well as graduate students.

The present volume is divided into five parts:

2014 | ISBN: 3037191384 | English | 636 pages | PDF | 5 MB

Projective geometry is concerned with the properties of figures that are invariant by projecting and taking sections. It is considered one of the most beautiful parts of geometry and plays a central role because its specializations cover the whole of the affine, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries. The natural extension of projective geometry is projective algebraic geometry, a rich and active field of research. Regarding its applications, results and techniques of projective geometry are today intensively used in computer vision.

This book contains a comprehensive presentation of projective geometry, over the real and complex number fields, and its applications to affine and Euclidean geometries. It covers central topics such as linear varieties, cross ratio, duality, projective transformations, quadrics and their classifications – projective, affine and metric –, as well as the more advanced and less usual spaces of quadrics, rational normal curves, line complexes and the classifications of collineations, pencils of quadrics and correlations. Two appendices are devoted to the projective foundations of perspective and to the projective models of plane non-Euclidean geometries. The presentation uses modern language, is based on linear algebra and provides complete proofs. Exercises are proposed at the end of each chapter; many of them are beautiful classical results.