Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing 2011

Our pets are special animals that form a part of our lives. They deserve all of our love and respect. But unfortunately, the number of animals who are abandoned and mistreated continues to grow.&q

一群馴鹿聚在一起，準備參加一場比賽，從起跑線一路衝向終點。故事一開始便邀請讀者一起加入賽道，看著這些選手各出奇招，為了搶先過線而使出令人意想不到的小手段，場面既熱鬧又帶點荒謬趣味。Édouard Manceau 以他標誌性的紙張拼貼與鮮明色彩，塑造出表情生動、個性鮮明的角色。畫面看似簡單，卻暗藏節奏與層次，讓孩子在翻頁之間自然感受到速度、競爭與變化。故事表面是比賽，實則透過輕鬆詼諧的方式，引導讀者思考「勝負」與「過程」之間的關係。本書曾獲 Foreword Reviews 評選為 2014 年最佳童書，並受到多家媒體好評。Get ready, get set, GO! A group of caribou gather together to run a race. Starting at the beginning of the course, readers join in the fun as the caribou engage in some rather outlandish tricks in order to be the first to cross the finish line. (Banana skins, for example, are an effective way to get rid of some opponents.) But in the midst of this titanic struggle for victory, some of the caribou stop to question the merits of their single-minded pursuit of winning at all costs. In the end, the reader is left to decide who the real winner is in this cautionary tale about the ups and downs of winning and losing.

"This beautiful German book explains how to use the principles of Kundalini Yoga to fulfill your desire to have a baby. With straightforward advice and beautifully illustrated exercises, Fertility Yog

《Obsidian》是 Jennifer L. Armentrout 風靡全球的 Lux 系列首部曲，結合青春校園、外星科幻與愛情張力，節奏明快、情感鮮明。十七歲的 Katy Swartz 隨家人搬到西維吉尼亞州，原以為迎接她的只有無聊與慢速網路，卻意外遇見外表耀眼、性格惡劣的鄰居 Daemon Black。兩人一見面就火花四射——而且多半是怒火。一次突如其來的攻擊事件，讓 Katy 發現 Daemon 能操控時間，而他真正的身分並非普通人類。隨著外星勢力的威脅逼近，Katy 被捲入一場超出日常的危險之中，也被迫與 Daemon 並肩而行。敵意、吸引、信任與曖昧交錯展開，使這段關係既緊張又難以抽身。本書以第一人稱描寫女主角的成長與選擇，語氣直率，情感張力十足，是一部兼具娛樂性與系列吸引力的青春科幻小說開端。When seventeen-year-old Katy Swartz moved to West Virginia right before her senior year, she’d pretty much resigned herself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring, but then she spotted her hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up?until he opened his mouth. Daemon Black is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. It’s hate at first sight, but when a stranger attacks her and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something?unexpected happens. The hot guy next door? Well, he’s an alien. Turns out that Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies want

Lyrics Alley is the evocative story of an affluent Sudanese family shaken by the shifting powers in their country and the near-tragedy that threatens the legacy they've built for decades.In 1950's Sud

In 1980, B. J. Rosenthal's only mission is to find himself a boyfriend and avoid setbacks like bad haircuts, bad sex, and Jewish guilt. In post-AIDS 1986, B.J.'s world has changed dramatically -- his

Includes a new Afterword by the author on the 2011 Japan Earthquake, the lessons learned, and the parallel threat to North America. A new study just published by the US Geological Survey confirms and

With social networking and reality television, self-help columns and daytime talk shows, there’s an infinite array of platforms to both expose our deepest thoughts and examine the thoughts of others.

Did someone park his Miata parallel across the last three perpendicular spaces? And there's no parking enforcement around to bust him? No problem. Thanks to Parking Tickets, readers can issue a clever

Covering the new OS X 10.9, Mac Basics in easy steps shows the reader how to get up and running on a Mac with minimal time and effort. Useful for anyone new to the world of Mac computing, such as thos

MacBook in Easy Steps focuses on this area of mobile computing and contains all of the information needed to use MacBooks for both business and pleasure. The book looks at the specifications and hardw

Full-color visual guides, with plenty of screen grabs for ease of reference, cover business and professional skills and all areas of computing. Original.

A hilarious collection of snarky cards designed to be torn off and left for drivers of badly parked carsDid someone park his Miata parallel across the last three perpendicular spaces? And there’s no p

Rose, author of Parallel Lives and Jazz Cleopatra employs Proust less as the subject of her rambling memoir than as a reference point, using his observations to review one year in her life, where,

Most books on science and mysticism attempt to link modern physics to philosophic views of consciousness. This book explores the two as parallel processes-one outer, one inner. Our outward search is

The Los Angeles Review of Books launched as online-only magazine in April 2011 to revive the great American tradition of the long form literary and cultural arts review. Today, we've created a new ins

In 2011, Mike Spitz began photographing more than 40 record stores in and around the greater Los Angeles area, rich with old and new record shops, to capture the lively experience of going to the used

The population over age 50 is larger than ever in history. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 32.1 percent of the U.S. population were age 50 and over in 2011. This demographic is also healthier, mo

The Los Angeles Review of Books launched as online-only magazine in April 2011 to revive the great American tradition of the long form literary and cultural arts review. Today, Today, we've created a

Launched in 2011 as online magazine to revive the great American tradition of the long-form literary and cultural arts review, the Los Angeles Review of Books has established itself as a new instituti

The Los Angeles Review of Books launched in April of 2011 as a humble Tumblr, with a 2600-word essay by Ben Ehrenreich entitled ?The Death of the Book.” The gesture was meant to be provocative, and to

Traces the life and career of the award-winning photojournalist whose life was ended in 2011 by a mortar blast while he was covering the Libyan Civil War, honoring his advocacy on behalf of countless

The Los Angeles Review of Books launched in April of 2011 as a humble Tumblr, with a 2600-word essay by Ben Ehrenreich entitled ?The Death of the Book.” The gesture was meant to be provocative, and to

Tim Hetherington (1970-2011) was one of the world’s most distinguished and dedicated photojournalists, whose career was tragically cut short when he died in a mortar blast while covering the Libyan Ci

From the scoring exploits of historic greats like Gordie Howe, Dit Clapper and Joe Malone to hockey heroics ripped from yesterday's headlines?including the wild 2011 Cup final between the Boston Bruin

New in paperback—2011 Milkweed Fiction Prize Winner and Indie Heartland Bestseller—The Long-Shining Waters is the story of three women, separated by years and circumstance but connected across time by

Since its publication in hardcover, Aminatta Forna’s The Memory of Love has been hailed as a book of rare beauty and importance, and has been shortlisted for the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction and sele

Gaetan Soucy sets this acclaimed novel in a parallel-universe New York, just before the great stock market crash of 1929. Xavier X. Mortanse is an apprentice demolition worker who believes he's an imm

Brad Lavigne was not just the campaign manager of the New Democratic Party’s 2011 breakthrough campaign that took Jack Layton from last place to Official Opposition. He was also a key architect of Lay

In a watershed moment during the freezing winter of 2011, 100,000 people took to Moscow’s streets to protest Putin’s party sweeping elections amid widespread allegations of corruption. A few months la

Justine Moppett is 34, pregnant, and fleeing an abusive relationship in New York to dig up an even more traumatic childhood in Austin. Waiting for her there is a cast of more than a dozen misfits ? a

The Los Angeles Review of Books launched in April of 2011 as a humble Tumblr, with a 2600-word essay by Ben Ehrenreich entitled ?The Death of the Book.” The gesture was a bit tongue-in-cheek, but we m

Fobbit \’fa-bit\, noun. Definition: A U.S. soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2011). Pejorative.In the

Esquire Top 9 Books of the YearMidwest Booksellers Choice Award FinalistBooklist Editor's Choice 2011 Best BookPublishers Weekly 20 Top Indie Sleeper HitsWBEZ Chicago Top 10 Books of 2011We were expos

Are we alone or are there intelligent life-forms out there? Or are they already amongst us? Can we even know the Truth? Exploring the myths, stories, history, and facts of documented encounters, myste

Lifting the Lid on Diabetes is a positively refreshing and unique information, support and practical resource book to emotionally and physically stop diabetes now’, creating profound and positive chan

Jean Haines’ characteristically loose and expressive paintings are filled with color and light, and in this exciting book she passes on her knowledge and expert advice in a way that is both inspiring

Her father invented Kodachrome, and her motherwho sang and danced professionallywas the sister of George and Ira Gershwin. Growing up in Westport, Connecticut amidst great privilege and uncommon fame,

Chronicles the first modern ethnomycological and historically documented look at certain species of fungi and their past and present use as a source of healing, both body and mind as in ancient primit

This beautiful book guides the reader through Wendy’s inventive style of work: from piecing and layering fabrics and creating textures to painting and embellishing with hand and machine stitching. Thi