The thirteenth edition of the phenomenally successful Principles of Anatomy and Physiology continues to set the standard for the discipline. The authors maintained a superb balance between structure and function and continue to emphasize the correlations between normal physiology and pathophysiology, normal anatomy and pathology, and homeostasis and homeostatic imbalances. The acclaimed illustration program continues […]
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS JAVASCRIPT has undergone a remarkable transformation. Where once it was a “toy†language relegated to secondary status it’s now one of the most important programming languages in the world. With the ongoing importance of Ajax-based development and the rise of full-featured JavaScript libraries, the stigma surrounding JavaScript has all but […]
SLOW COOKERS CONSIST OF THREE PARTS: (1) a metal casing, which contains an electric heating element and heat controls; (2) a ceramic insert, or crock, which fits inside the metal casing; and (3) a lid. (For more details, see Choosing a Slow Cooker, page 12.) The main benefit of slow cooking derives from the heating […]
The idea for this book came from a talk given to the UK Chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysts in July 2007. The subject was ‘Business Analysis Techniques’, and, rather than just concentrating on one or two techniques, we decided to survey the whole field of them and suggest where each could be […]
Welcome to the Graphic Designer’s Digital Toolkit! Here you will learn the essential skills and design techniques to get you comfortable using the newest versions of the premier graphics programs in the industry today: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. This book is set up as a challenging hands-on, project-based classroom book with which students will complete […]
Today’s Internet is arguably the largest engineered system ever created by mankind, with hundreds of millions of connected computers, communication links, and switches; with billions of users who connect via laptops, tablets, and smartphones; and with an array of new Internet-connected devices such as sensors, Web cams, game consoles, picture frames, and even washing machines. […]
This volume does not aim to contain all “the best American humorous short stories”; there are many other stories equally as good, I suppose, in much the same vein, scattered through the range of American literature. I have tried to keep a certain unity of aim and impression in selecting these stories. In the first […]
IF YOU WERE TO DESCRIBE THE C# LANGUAGE and its associated environment, the .NET Framework, as the most signifi cant technology for developers available, you would not be exaggerating. .NET is designed to provide an environment within which you can develop almost any application to run on Windows, whereas C# is a programming language designed […]
Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive guide to soilless culture with extensively new and updated contents from the previous edition published in 2001. Meant for hobby and commercial growers, the book: Shows the reader how to set up a hydroponic […]
Financial Fiasco digs deep into the foundation of the economic meltdown, revealing how it was the product of conscious actions by decision makers in companies, government agencies, political institutions, and consumers. An easily accessible work written for general readers, Financial Fiasco tells the compelling story of how rate cutting by the Federal Reserve inflated the […]
The book you’re about to read is the result of more than a year of work but is also the product of years of labor in the vineyards of public education. During our time working together, we—a current school superintendent in her first top job, a former principal and superintendentturned-academic, and a former board president […]
I wrote the first edition of Physiology of Behavior over thirty years ago. When I did so, I had no idea I would someday be writing the eleventh edition. I’m still having fun, so I hope to do a few more. The interesting work coming out of my colleagues’ laboratories—a result of their creativity and […]