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Rules represent a simplified means of programming, congruent with our understanding of human brain constructs. With the advent of business rules management systems, it has been possible to introduce r

Perhaps it is just something that comes with age or perhaps with reading the same stories over and over and over again to younger ears, but one starts to notice little things that grow to bother you.

You can dish it but you can’t take it. Nothing is truer in this sequel as Monty Banks is dealing with Candy finally getting tired of his cheating ways. She is so over all of the things that he has put

This first volume in a new series examines the use of new technology in political communication. It begins with information on how the Internet has impacted political commentary, including democratic

"Why are there so many nature metaphors - clouds, rivers, streams, viruses, and bugs - in the language of the internet? Why do we adorn our screens with exotic images of forests, waterfalls, animals a

"This book covers designs of scientific applications for GPUs, beginning with a review of the principles of GPU programming. It then describes various scientific applications for GPUs and presents les

Premiering the day after the JFK assassination, Doctor Who humbly launched one of the entertainment world’s first super-brands. We begin with a look at TV programming of the day and the original pitch

Campesato presents an overview of the major aspects and the source code to use D3--data-driven documents--primary for self-learners who are familiar with HTML Web pages and JavaScript. For the benefit

Milwaukee has some of the most beautiful parks in the United States. This book is chock filled with ideas for how to enjoy them. Take a hike. Ride a bike. Play ball. Geocache. Find fossils. Exper

Leverage the power of the Revit family editor to create complex forms drawn from classical architecture. This book brings together three of the author’s favorite things: architecture, history and Revi

"Beloved actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine contemplates a wealth of subjects from the mundane to the esoteric in this all-new collection of musings that begin with two simple words: What

Join Little Witch and her friend Billy Wicked for three fun stories full of word plays, set in a magical land.Little Witch’s favourite things are broom races with her best friend Billy Wicked and lemo

A classic tale of the triumph of fooling-around fun over humourless no-nonsense adult disapproval!Tom loves to fool around. He fools around with dropping things from bridges into rivers and he fools a

In the late 1970s, Polly King marries Peter Young - a handsome, promising catch. They leave the only home she has ever known in Taipei, and fly across the Pacific Ocean to start a new life in Canada. Polly settles happily into her new "Western life" until one day, an unexpected letter arrives, and secrets from her past in Taipei threaten to overturn her now picture-perfect life. In modern-day Calgary, Canada, Polly's daughter Claudia is coming of age as a second-generation Asian-Canadian, growing up with the subtleties of immigrant culture, and experiencing the throes of first love with the son of an English millionaire. When her mother's past starts to catch up, things get a bit more complicated - for everyone. Full of intrigue, A Chance of Clouds is a multi-faceted story that travels across seas and breaks cultural borders, bringing together people of vastly different backgrounds.

Presents us with a seasonal snapshot of things to do in England at any time of the year, come rain or come shine. Using a mixture of unique seasonal events and interesting places to visit, this title

"With 100 essential Ravens facts, trivia tidbits, and even activities, this book is perfect for any fan looking to relive the moments of the team's past while looking forward to the future of the fran

Sewing Pretty Little Things shows how to use small pieces of fabric to make big impressions. This book is packed with creative ideas for using fabric scraps and remnants in classic, beautiful designs.

From Frankenstein and Dracula, to Night of the Living Dead and The Omen, this grisly grimoire conjures up ghouls, demons and all manner of things that go bump in the night. Crammed with endless facts,

“Sheafs” will not describe anything. It will not judge. There are no continuous texts, but a wide range of topics. How to read this book? Take the notions seriously. Search the Internet and they will

Solve real-life programming problems with a fraction of the code that pure object-oriented programming requires. Use Scala and Clojure to solve in-depth problems with two sets of patterns: object-orie

Exploring what it means to be 20 today with the help of her millennial daughter, the author examines the latest neuroscience and psychological resources, social media, the Internet, financial pressure

If you’re getting started with iOS development, or want a firmer grasp of the basics, this practical guide provides a clear view of its fundamental building blocks—Objective-C, Xcode, and Cocoa Touch.

Don’t miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters August 2013.Delve into the details of all things Shadowhunter with this illustrated guide to the knowled

If you've got something not nice to say, say it with snark, say it with style, and say it with wit! Culled from someecards.com, this hilarious collection gathers more of the hit website's snippy, smug

Join Ace on an adventure and see the world through the eyes of a Gobster. In a Gobster’s world, life is filled with video games, television, exploring the Internet, and music but it comes at a great c

Wi-Fi has become the preferred means for connecting to the internet - at home, in the office, in hotels and at airports. Increasingly, Wi-Fi also provides internet access for remote communities where it is deployed by volunteers in community-based networks, by operators in 'hotspots' and by municipalities in 'hotzones'. This book traces the global success of Wi-Fi to the landmark change in radio spectrum policy by the US FCC in 1985, the initiative by NCR Corporation to start development of Wireless-LANs and the drive for an open standard IEEE 802.11, released in 1997. It also singles out and explains the significance of the initiative by Steve Jobs at Apple to include Wireless-LAN in the iBook, which moved the product from the early adopters to the mass market. The book explains these developments through first-hand accounts by industry practitioners and concludes with reflections and implications for government policy and firm strategy.

Struggling with her father's long-term coma and a wrenching decision about his life support in the final days of her sophomore year, Ellis, who is also enduring a strained relationship with her mother

We live in a world defined by urbanization and digital ubiquity, where mobile broadband connections outnumber fixed ones, machines dominate a new "internet of things," and more people live in cities t

"Many things need to be done to realize the benefits of cyber-physical systems. With these goals for CPS improvement, the book discusses the many challenges that must first be overcome, and provides a

This book is for anyone who wants to understand computer programming. You'll learn to program in a language that' s used in millions of smartphones, tablets, and PCs. You'll code along with the book

Lily loves all things pink her boots, her bicycle, the food she eats but she has no one to share them with. She begs an assortment of animals to play with her, but none of them is quite right. The sna

Multiple gods? Divinely mandated genocide? Rejection of an afterlife? If the Scriptures are the inspired and inerrant word of God that Christians claim them to be, how can they contain these things? F

Viviana Sansaon, the president of a small Latin American country, awakens after an attack on her in a storeroom filled with the things she has forgotten in her life and recalls the story of a politica

The girls of Tink, Inc. are Merissa ("The Perfect One"), Nadia ("The Slut") and, until last summer, Tink--but now Tink is gone, taking with her a secret she shared with no one, and Merissa and Nadia f

Sometimes the most important things in life are the ones we forget. This inspiring collection of hand-drawn notes began with a simple premise: It’s worth remembering what’s most important in life, eve

I've just moved into a creepy old manor house with my family. And it feels like the house is waiting for something. I can't explain all the things that are happening here. The maids I hear sobbing...

Imagine Where the Wild Things Are, set in Indonesia. Bruno Alfonso III is the most lovable bat since Stella Luna, even if he is bored with Florida. What’s the antidote? Why, Indonesia of course—with

When a new dino-pup arrives, big sister is reminded of some important things, from being quiet in the morning to playing with him gently.

"This book addresses media role models in television, film, picture books, and the Internet in the realm of bullying and relational aggression. It highlights a significant number of portrayals with un

In the extensive literature on couples and intimacy, little has been written about knowing and not knowing as people experience and understand them. Based on intensive interviews with thirty-seven adults, this book shows that knowing and not knowing are central to couple relationships. They are entangled in love, sexual attraction, trust, commitment, caring, empathy, decision making, conflict, and many other aspects of couple life. Often the entanglement is paradoxical. For example, many interviewees revealed that they hungered to be known and yet kept secrets from their partner. Many described working hard at knowing their partner well, and yet there were also things about their partner and their partner's past that they wanted not to know. This book's qualitative, phenomenological approach builds on and adds to the largely quantitative social psychological, communications and family field literature to offer a new and accessible insight into the experience of intimacy.