This updated and expanded edition of the best-selling Barron's investment guide helps the serious investor set up a lifetime investment program that maximizes opportunity, minimizes risk, and can be e
The ultimate objective of any controls text is to teach students how to achieve the best possible design. In this new text, Wolovich integrates classical and modern techniques, systematically develops
A well written exploration of the importance and practicality of the master/apprentice relationship in modern science. Kanigel traces the lineage of scientific research in brain chemistry from the di
This book gives students a series of principles to look for in prose, so that they, possibly for the first time, can begin to see what makes writing effective and what makes it cumbersome and unclear;
Written by a true pioneer in the field, this handbook pinpoints the essential principles behind a sound risk management program and provides the specifics needed to define, design, and implement pract
Shows how to write commercially successful songs, make a demo, obtain a copyright, submit songs, and negoiate a sale, and explains the roles of music publishers, record producers, and arrangers
This monumental series, acclaimed as a "masterpiece of comprehensive scholarship" in theNew York Times Book Review, reveals the impact of Asia's high civilizations on the development of mode
This monumental series, acclaimed as a "masterpiece of comprehensive scholarship" in theNew York Times Book Review, reveals the impact of Asia's high civilizations on the development of mode
This monumental achievement, the first comprehensive study of Asian influences on Western culture, was launched to acclaim in 1965 with Volume I: A Century of Discovery (2 books), which covered the 15
The psychologist William James observed that "a native talent for perceiving analogies is...the leading fact in genius of every order". The centrality and the ubiquity of analogy in creative thought h
Addresses the problem that commercial airplanes are so highly computerized and automated now that pilots get bored and let their attention wander. Examines the physiological mechanisms underlying vigi
Are the risks of smoking exaggerated? Has there been an open and rational discussion about the risks of smoking? This book attempts to answer these and many other questions about the subject, providin
Winner of the prestigious MacIver Award when it was first published, this remains a towering work of modern political sociology, especially of macrosociology. Its main objective is comparative analysi
In light of research during the 1980s on new ways of representing and performing computations, this book provides a reexamination of computer organization and computer architecture. It investigates th
This major new study examines the central tenets of Islamic economics, both in theory and in practice. The authors pinpoint the uniqueness of the Islamic approach, both in its conception of the world’
This major new study examines the central tenets of Islamic economics, both in theory and in practice. The authors pinpoint the uniqueness of the Islamic approach, both in its conception of the world’
Presents the author's research on the historical development of San Francisco's gay community, the rise and fall of the first American gay liberation movement, the persecution of gays during the cold
"Solving Geometric Constraints" records and explains the formal basis for graphical analysis techniques that have been used for decades in engineering disciplines. It describes a novel computer implem
Clearly demonstrates how to tackle the difficult task of software specification and design. Focusing on the specification to design transition, it provides step-by-step rules, guidelines, heuristics,
This classic graduate- and research-level text by two leading experts in the field of telecommunications is essential reading for anyone working today in space and satellite digital communications and
