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The Complete Idiot's Guide® To Risk Management
Author Bob Yehling , Annetta Cortez
Manage the risk and maximize the reward!Risk. It's what business is all about. The key to success is to anticipating and managing the risks that can impact business. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Risk Management provides the key information necessary to manage bu....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Practical Financial Optimization: A Library of GAMS Models
Author Soren S Nielson , Andrea Consiglio , Stavros Zenios
In Practical Financial Optimization: A Library of GAMS Models, the authors provide a diverse set of models for portfolio optimization, based on the General Algebraic Modelling System. 'GAMS' consists of a language which allows a high-level, algebraic representatio....
Release Date 2010/02 -
DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides: Barcelona
Author Ryan Chandler , AnneLise Sorensen
With warm, crystal-clear waters lapping its sandy shores and mountains nuzzling up to its northern edge, this glittering jewel in the Mediterranean is blessed with desirable geographical genes. From the buoyant, revamped port area to the atmospheric medieval streets....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Oracle 11g Streams Implementer's Guide
Author Eric Yen , Ann L. R. McKinnell
Design, implement, and maintain a distributed environment with Oracle StreamsImplement Oracle Streams to manage and coordinate the resources, information, and functions of a distributed systemGet to grips with in-depth explanations of the components that make up Ora....
Release Date 2010/01 -
Author Richard Anthony D'Aveni
Commoditization-a virulent form of hypercompetition-is destroying markets, disrupting industries, and shuttering long-successful firms. Conventional wisdom says the best way to combat commoditization is differentiation. But differentiation is difficult and expensive....
Release Date 2010/01 -
Author Branden R. Williams , Anton Chuvakin
PCI Compliance: Understand and Implement Effective PCI Data Security Standard Compliance, Second Edition, discusses not only how to apply PCI in a practical and cost-effective way but more importantly why. The book explains what the Payment Card Industry Data ....
Release Date 2009/11 -
CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions
Author Cameron Moll , Simon Collison , Andy Budd
The Internet abounds with information on CSS based design. However it's spread across a large and disparate group of sites and can be very difficult to find. The purpose of this book is to pull all this information together in one place, thus creating a definitive ....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Top Talent: Keeping Performance Up When Business Is Down
Author Sylvia Ann Hewlett
During tough economic times it's more vital than ever to hold on to and leverage your top performers: They've got the outsize smarts and dedication your firm needs to survive recession and emerge stronger. Yet in 2009 many employers are failing to support and sust....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 Unleashed
Author Mark Weinhardt , Andrew Abbate , Chris Amaris , Michael Noel , Rand H. Morimoto , Guy
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unleashed is the ultimate guide to designing, deploying, managing, troubleshooting, and supporting any Exchange Server 2010 environment, no matter how large or complex.Drawing on their extensive experience with hundreds of enterprise E....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Author J. Walker Smith , Ann Clurman
Generation Ageless—an authoritative and eye-opening look at the past, present, and future of Baby BoomersThink Baby Boomers are all alike? Think again. This dynamic generation is nearing the traditional age of retirement, but is in no mood to slow down. Learn how to....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Innovation Passport: The IBM First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) Journey from Research to Reality
Author Peter Andrews , Mary Jo Frederich
“Finally! A book that lays out a thorough yet workable path to collaborative innovation! With a highly readable style and using great examples, Frederich and Andrews describe the process by which IBM makes collaborative innovation work from a process, company, and c....
Release Date 2009/09 -
Agile Career Development: Lessons and Approaches from IBM
Author Sheila Forte-Trammell , Diana A. Bing , Mary Ann Bopp
Supercharge Performance by Linking Employee-Driven Career Development with Business GoalsHow do you make career development work for both the employee and the business? IBM® has done it by tightly linking employee-driven career development programs with corporate go....
Release Date 2009/08 -
The Definitive Guide to CentOS
Author Ralph Angenendt , Tim Verhoeven , Peter Membrey
CentOS is just like Red Hat, but without the price tag and with the virtuous license. When belts have to be tightened, we want to read about an OS with all the features of a commercial Linux variety, but without the pain. The Definitive Guide to CentOS is the first ....
Release Date 2009/07 -
Author Jennifer Greene , Andrew Stellman
Learn the latest principles and certification objectives in The PMBOK Guide, Fourth Edition, in a unique and inspiring way with Head First PMP . The second edition of this book helps you prepare for the PMP certification exam using a visually rich format de....
Release Date 2009/07 -
Leveraged Finance: Concepts, Methods, and Trading of High-Yield Bonds, Loans, and Derivatives
Author FRANK J. FABOZZI , DOUGLAS J. LUCAS , STEPHEN J. ANTCZAK
A timely guide to today's high-yield corporate debt markets Leveraged Finance is a comprehensive guide to the instruments and markets that finance much of corporate America. Presented in five sections, this experienced author team covers topics ranging from the bas....
Release Date 2009/07 -
Author Philip Andrews
'Introduction to Elements' is the essential all-round resource pack for all users of Adobe Photoshop Elements 7. Bestselling author Philip Andrews has refined this industry-standard resource over numerous editions, to bring you exactly the information you need to ....
Release Date 2009/07 -
Author Debra Anne Ross
Get ready to master the principles and operations of calculus! Master Math: Calculus is a comprehensive reference guide that explains and clarifies the principles of calculus in a simple, easy-to-follow style and format. Beginning with the most basic fundamental top....
Release Date 2009/06 -
Silver Lining: Your Guide to Innovating in a Downturn
Author Scott Anthony
Experts agree: The turbulence triggered by the economic shock of 2008 constitutes the "new normal." Unfortunately, too many managers have become paralyzed by it, capable only of slashing costs indiscriminately.Though examining spending during recessions makes sense,....
Release Date 2009/06 -
Author Paul Anderson , Gail Anderson
A complete introduction for beginners to Sun's powerful JavaFX scripting languageJavaFX is a scripting language which provides built-in properties for manipulating objects within a 2D coordinate system. A competing technology to Microsoft's Silverlight, JavaFX pro....
Release Date 2009/06 -
Master Math: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra
Author Debra Anne Ross
Get ready to master basic arithmetic subjects, principles, and formulas! Master Math: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra is a comprehensive reference guide that explains and clarifies mathematic principles in a simple, easy-to-follow style and format. Beginning with the mos....
Release Date 2009/05 -
Author Debra Anne Ross
Get ready to master the principles and formulas of pre-calculus! Master Math: Pre-Calculus is a comprehensive reference guide that explains and clarifies pre-calculus and introductory calculus principles in a simple, easy-to-follow style and format. Beginning with t....
Release Date 2009/05 -
Author Debra Anne Ross
Get ready to master the principles and operations of algebra! Master Math: Algebra is a comprehensive reference guide that explains and clarifies algebraic principles in a simple, easy-to-follow style and format. Beginning with the most basic fundamental topics and ....
Release Date 2009/05 -
A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology
Author Vincent F. Hendricks , Stig Andur Pedersen , Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis
Drawing on essays from leading international and multi-disciplinary scholars, A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology is the first comprehensive and authoritative reference source to cover the key issues of technology's impact on society and our lives.Presents ....
Release Date 2009/05 -
Author Shibashis Chatterjee , Anindyo J. Majumdar , Tridib Chakraborti , Anjali Ghosh
India's Foreign Policy features scholars specializing in different dimensions of foreign-policy analysis examine the dynamics of India's international relations. The volume reviews the economic growth that has propelled it to the status of a globally recognized po....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Author Kythera of Anevern
Drawing fire-breathing beasts and mysterious, magical creatures has never been so much fun-or so easy! In this 64-page how-to-draw book, fantasy artist Kythera of Anevern demonstrates how to draw dragons, fairies, ogres, merfolk, and everything in between! Readers w....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Beginning XNA 3.0 Game Programming: From Novice to Professional
Author Riemer Grootjans , José Antonio Leal de Farias , Bruno Evangelista , Alexandre Sant
Would you like to create your own games, but never have the time to dig into the details of multimedia programming? Now you don't have to! XNA 3.0 makes it simple to create your own games, which will run on your PC and Xbox 360 console. Even if you don't know how ....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Author Mike Dean , Andrew Perez-Lopez , Ryan Blace , Matthew Fisher , John Hebeler
The next major advance in the Web Web 3.0 will be built on semantic Web technologies, which will allow data to be shared and reused across application, enterprise, and community boundaries. Written by a team of highly experienced Web developers, this book explains e....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Audio Engineering: Know It All
Author John Watkinson , Eugene Patronis , Don Davis , Andrew Singmin , John Linsley Hood , R
The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a shelf!Au....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide
Author Matt Wright , Antony Reynolds
Design and build Service-Oriented Architecture Solutions with the Oracle SOA Suite 10gR3A hands-on guide to using and applying the Oracle SOA Suite in the delivery of real-world SOA applications.Detailed coverage of the Oracle Service Bus, BPEL Process Manager, Web ....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Author Jennifer Greene , Andrew Stellman
What's it like to work on a great software development team facing an impossible problem? How do you build an effective team? Can a group of people who don't get along still build good software? How does a team leader keep everyone on track when the stakes are hi....
Release Date 2009/03