1,014 GRE Practice Questions | Graduate School Test Preparation

Publisher: Princeton Review
Date : January 27, 2009. 576 pages

ISBN-10: 0375429018 File size: 3.4 MB, type: pdf

The best way to prepare for standardized tests is to practice, and this resource offers you plenty of opportunities to do just that. 1,014 GRE Practice Questions includes:

*over 1,000 practice questions
*detailed answer explanations for all practice questions
*a focused and informative overview of what’s on the GRE and how it’s tested

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Teaching English to the World: History, Curriculum, and Practice

By George Braine
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum

Pages: 216, Date: 2005-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0805854002, pdf 10.5 mb

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Teaching English to the World: History, Curriculum, and Practice is a unique collection of English language teaching (ELT) histories, curricula, and personal narratives from non-native speaker (NNS) English teachers around the world. No other book brings such a range of international ELT professionals together to describe and narrate what they know best.
The book includes chapters from Brazil, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Turkey. All chapters follow a consistent pattern, describing first the history of English language teaching in a particular country, then the current ELT curriculum, followed by the biography or the autobiography of an English teacher of that country.This consistency in the structuring of chapters will enable readers to assimilate the information easily while also comparing and contrasting the context of ELT in each country.

The chapter authors--all born in or residents of the countries they represent and speakers of the local language or languages as well as English--provide insider perspectives on the challenges faced by local English language teachers. There is clear evidence that the majority of English teachers worldwide are nonnative speakers (NNS), and there is no doubt that many among them have been taught by indigenous teachers who themselves are nonnative speakers.

This book brings the professional knowledge and experience of these teachers and the countries they represent to a mainstream Western audience including faculty, professionals, and graduate students in the field of ESL; to the international TESOL community; and to ELT teachers around the world.

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Britannica Student Encyclopedia

By Inc. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopedia Britannica

Pages: 2900, Date: 2010-01-15
ISBN-10 : 1615353216, Rar'd PDF 2 x 95.7 MB's + 1 x 65.1 MB's Full

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Newly updated for 2010, the Britannica Student Encyclopedia provides children with a broad collection of information to help them gain a better understanding of their world.
Designed for ages 7-12, this set provides more than 2,250 captivating articles across a wide range of subjects, making it the perfect resource for homework help, classroom assignments and everyday answers for curious minds.Children will immerse themselves in more than 2,700 photos, charts and tables; 1,200 maps and flags from across the globe; and special quiz features that engage and entertain young learners.

- Builds a foundation for confident learning.
- Knowledge is easily accessible with A-Z articles and index, encouraging students to research and develop essential reference skills.
- Covers key school subjects - History, Science, Geography, the Arts and more!
- New and revised articles to reflect the changing state of the world.
- From Beijing to Africa, ice skating to memory and Pablo Picasso to the Williams sisters
- explore a variety of topics in this comprehensive set.
- Timelines, 'More to explore' and 'Did you know?' features intrigue children and encourage them to keep learning, questioning and wondering.

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Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

By Jonathan Stark
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Pages: 184, Date: 2010-09-27

ISBN-10 : 1449383262, rared PDF 4.5MB

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If you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you already have the tools you need to develop Android applications. This hands-on book shows you how to use these open source web standards to design and build apps that can be adapted for any Android device -- without having to use Java.

You'll learn how to create an Android-friendly web app on the platform of your choice, and then convert it to a native Android app with the free PhoneGap framework.

Discover why device-agnostic mobile apps are the wave of the future, and start building apps that offer greater flexibility and a broader reach.
* Learn the basics for making a web page look great on the Android web browser
* Convert a website into a web application, complete with progress indicators and more
* Add animation with jQTouch to make your web app look and feel like a native Android app
* Take advantage of client-side data storage with apps that run even when the Android device is offline
* Use PhoneGap to hook into advanced Android features -- including the accelerometer, geolocation, and alerts
* Test and debug your app on the Web under load with real users, and then submit the finished product to the Android Market

This book received valuable community input through O'Reilly's Open Feedback Publishing System (OFPS). Learn more at http://labs.oreilly.com/ofps.html.

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Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform

By Ed Burnette
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf, Pages: 300, Date: 2010-07-28

ISBN-10 : 1934356565, PDF, 2.4MB

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Android is a software toolkit for mobile phones, created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It's inside millions of cell phones and other mobile devices, making Android a major platform for application developers. That could be your own program running on all those devices.

Within minutes, Hello, Android will get you started creating your first working application: Android's version of "Hello, World." From there, you'll build up a more substantial example: an Android Sudoku game. By gradually adding features to the game, you'll learn the basics of Android programming. You'll also see how to build in audio and video support, add graphics using 2D and 3D OpenGL, network with web pages and web services, and store data with SQLite. You'll also learn how to publish your applications to the Android Market.

The #1 book for learning Android is now in its third edition. Every page and example was reviewed and updated for compatibility with the latest versions. Freshly added material covers installing applications to the SD card, supporting multi-touch, and creating live wallpaper. You'll also find plenty of real-world advice on how to support all the Android versions in use today-everything from Donut (Android 1.5) to FroYo (Android 2.2) and beyond.

If you'd rather be coding than reading about coding, this book is for you.

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CISSP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Fourth Edition

By Shon Harris
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

Pages: 1145, Date: 2007-11-09
ISBN-10 : 0071497870, PDF files, 21.1 Mb

All-in-One is All You Need
Fully revised for the latest exam release, this authoritative volume offers thorough coverage of all the material on the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) exam.

Written by a renowned security expert and CISSP, this guide features complete details on all 10 exam domains developed by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC²).

Inside, you'll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice questions, and in-depth explanations. CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Fourth Edition will not only help you pass the test, but also be your essential on-the-job reference.

Covers all 10 subject areas on the exam:
* Access control
* Application security
* Business continuity and disaster recovery planning
* Cryptography
* Information security and risk management
* Legal, regulations, compliance, and investigations
* Operations security
* Physical (environmental) security
* Security architecture and design
* Telecommunications and network security

The CD-ROM features:

* Simulated exam with practice questions and answers
* Video training from the author
* Complete electronic book

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Perfect Phrases ESL Everyday Business

By Natalie Gast
McGraw-Hill | 2010, ISBN: 0071608389 , 176 pages

PDF | 1,1 MB

Now you'll know what to say at the right time in any situation
ESL specialist Natalie Gast knows from her experience that the workplace presents some unique situations.

In this book she presents scenarios, business slang, and other linguistic issues that typical language texts don’t go into--for example, how to break the ice with small talk or ask for clarification.


These hundreds of phrases will help you not only survive but thrive in your chosen field.

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Subspace Methods for System Identification

By Tohru Katayama
Publisher: Springer

Pages: 392, Date: 2005-10-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1852339810

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System identification provides methods for the sensible approximation of real systems using a model set based on experimental input and output data. Tohru Katayama sets out an in-depth introduction to subspace methods for system identification in discrete-time linear systems thoroughly augmented with advanced and novel results.

The text is structured into three parts. First, the mathematical preliminaries are dealt with: numerical linear algebra; system theory; stochastic processes; and Kalman filtering. The second part explains realization theory, particularly that based on the decomposition of Hankel matrices, as it is applied to subspace identification methods.

Two stochastic realization results are included, one based on spectral factorization and Riccati equations, the other on canonical correlation analysis (CCA) for stationary processes.

Part III uses the development of stochastic realization results, in the presence of exogenous inputs, to demonstrate the closed-loop application of subspace identification methods CCA and ORT (based on orthogonal decomposition).

The addition of tutorial problems with solutions and Matlab® programs which demonstrate various aspects of the methods propounded to introductory and research material makes Subspace Methods for System Identification not only an excellent reference for researchers but also a very useful text for tutors and graduate students involved with courses in control and signal processing.

The book can be used for self-study and will be of much interest to the applied scientist or engineer wishing to use advanced methods in modeling and identification of complex systems..

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PDF For The Internet of Things

By Daniel Giusto, Antonio Iera, Giacomo Morabito, Luigi Atzori
Publisher: Springer, Pages: 442, Date: 2010-03-18

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1441916733

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This book presents a selection of papers submitted to the 20th Tyrrhenian Workshop, which took place in September 2009 in Sardinia, Italy.

The workshop focused on the "Internet of Things." This subject is quickly emerging in the wireless technology arena. It describes the pervasive presence of a variety of devices—such as sensors, actuators, and mobile phones—which, through unique addressing schemes, are able to interact and cooperate with each other to reach common goals.

This novel paradigm, which originated from the idea of "smart" environments, will be sure to impact the future of logistics, Intelligent Transportation Systems, business and process management, assisted living, E-health, and other applications.

The Internet of Things covers a wide array of essential topics related to this emerging paradigm, including infrastructures and applications, communication systems and network architectures, embedded systems, and location and tracking through navigation sensors. It also addresses the technological and social implications of this technology, as well as challenges that may arise.

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PDF For Managing and Mining Uncertain Data

By Charu C. Aggarwal
Publisher: Springer, Pages: 494, Date: 2009-02-11

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0387096892, PDF | 4,3 MB

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Managing and Mining Uncertain Data, a survey with chapters by a variety of well known researchers in the data mining field, presents the most recent models, algorithms, and applications in the uncertain data mining field in a structured and concise way.

This book is organized to make it more accessible to applications-driven practitioners for solving real problems. Also, given the lack of structurally organized information on this topic, Managing and Mining Uncertain Data provides insights which are not easily accessible elsewhere.

Managing and Mining Uncertain Data is designed for a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also suitable as a reference book for advanced-level students in computer science and engineering, as well as the ACM, IEEE, SIAM, INFORMS and AAAI Society groups.

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Shape Interrogation for Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing

Publisher: Springer ,ISBN: 364204073X
edition 2009 | PDF,  419 pages | 55,1 mb

Shape interrogation is the process of extraction of information from a geometric model. It is a fundamental component of Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems. The authors focus on shape interrogation of geometric models bounded by free-form surfaces. Free-form surfaces, also called sculptured surfaces, are widely used in the bodies of ships, automobiles and aircraft, which have both functionality and attractive shape requirements. Many electronic devices as well as consumer products are designed with aesthetic shapes, which involve free-form surfaces. This book provides the mathematical fundamentals as well as algorithms for various shape interrogation methods.

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PDF For Working with Words

By Ruth Gairns, Stuart Redman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Pages: 208, Publication Date: 1986-05-31
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521317096, rar'd PDF (14.7 Mb)

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This is a practical guide for teachers on how to select, organise and teach vocabulary to all levels of students. It discusses the linguistic and psychological theories relevant to vocabulary learning, describes with clear examples traditional and current methods of presentation and practice, and suggests ways of assessing and supplementing the vocabulary component of coursebooks.

Working with Words is an ideal resource book for practising teachers and teachers in training.

This book is a practical resource guide for teachers on how to teach vocabulary in the English classroom. In addition to discussing pedagogical techniques and providing much sensible advice and ideas, it also includes learning activities and reproducible worksheets for teachers to adapt or use. This will be a good tool for teaching vocabulary, whether for the trainee or veteran teacher.

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A Theory of Justice: Revised Edition (Belknap)

By John Rawls
Publisher: Belknap Press,

Pages: 560, Date: 1999-09-30
ISBN-10 : 0674000773, DJVU 16.6 mb

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Since it appeared in 1971, John Rawls's A Theory of Justice has become a classic. The author has now revised the original edition to clear up a number of difficulties he and others have found in the original book.

Rawls aims to express an essential part of the common core of the democratic tradition--justice as fairness--and to provide an alternative to utilitarianism, which had dominated the Anglo-Saxon tradition of political thought since the nineteenth century.

Rawls substitutes the ideal of the social contract as a more satisfactory account of the basic rights and liberties of citizens as free and equal persons. "Each person," writes Rawls, "possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override." Advancing the ideas of Rousseau, Kant, Emerson, and Lincoln, Rawls's theory is as powerful today as it was when first published.

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A Theory of Justice: Original Edition

By John Rawls
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

Pages: 624, Date: 2005-03-31
ISBN-10 : 0674017722, 31 Mb 7zip

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Though the "Revised Edition of A Theory of Justice", published in 1999, is the definitive statement of Rawls's view, so much of the extensive literature on Rawls's theory refers to the first edition.

This reissue makes the first edition once again available for scholars and serious students of Rawls's work.

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Advances in Management Accounting

By Marc Epstein
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Pages: 260, Date: 2010-02-20
ISBN-10 : 1849507546, PDF 1.68 MB

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"Advances in Management Accounting" ("AMA") publishes well-developed articles on a variety of current topics in management accounting that are relevant to researchers in both practice and academe. As one of the premier management accounting research journals, "AMA" is well poised to meet the needs of management accounting scholars.

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Studies in Law, Politics and Society

By Austin Sarat
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Pages: 350, Date: 2009-11-09
ISBN-10 : 1849506159, PDF 1.04 MB

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Trials are well known as paradigmatic legal events. Some attract wide attention; others mostly escape notice. Indeed in the United States trials have recently become rare, with some scholars bemoaning the death of the trial.

This issue of "Studies in Law, Politics and Society" contains, along with two general interest articles, a symposium on the past, present, and future of the trial. It brings together the work of leading scholars to think about the nature, utility, and limits of trials.This work takes stock of the field, charts its progress, and points the way for its future development.

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Cancer Pain: Assessment and Management, Second Edition

By Eduardo D. Bruera, Russell K. Portenoy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Pages: 660, Date: 2009-10-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521879272, pdf 6.241 MB

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Drs. Eduardo D. Bruera and Russell K. Portenoy have completely revised and updated the widely respected Cancer Pain: Assessment and Management for the second edition of this unanimously praised book. This is a comprehensive, clinically oriented review of all aspects of the complex and multidimensional problem of cancer pain.

The unique characteristics of cancer pain, including pathophysiology, clinical assessment, diagnosis, and pharmacological and nonpharmacological management are all discussed here in detail. Internationally recognized leaders in cancer pain research have contributed to many new chapters, including neuraxial analgesia, hospice and institution-based palliative care programs, bone pain, and cancer pain and palliative care in the developing world.

Cancer Pain continues to be a scholarly but accessible text that is an essential resource for physicians, nurses, and medical students who treat suffering from cancer pain. Per the New England Journal of Medicine, "This book should be in the library of every physician who comes into contact with patients with pain. It is truly superb."

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Second Language Teacher Education: International Perspectives

By Diane J. Tedick
Publisher: Routledge, Pages: 376, Date: 2004-08

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0805848797, PDF 17.32 MB

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The education of second language teachers takes place across diverse contexts, levels, settings, and geographic regions. By bringing together research, theory, and best practices from a variety of contexts (ESL/EFL, foreign language, bilingual and immersion education), this book contributes to building meaningful professional dialogue among second-language teacher educators. Featuring an international roster of authors, the volume is comprised of 18 chapters organized in four thematic sections: the knowledge base of second language teacher education; second language teacher education contexts; collaborations in second language teacher education; and second language teacher education in practice.

Second Language Teacher Education: International Perspectives is an essential professional resource for practicing and prospective second language teacher educators around the world.

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Problem Solving in Mathematics, Grades 3-6: Powerful Strategies to Deepen Understanding

By Alfred S. Posamentier, Stephen Krulik
Publisher: Corwin Press

Pages: 152, Date: 2009-02-25
ISBN-10 : 1412960665

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With sample problems and solutions, this book demonstrates how teachers can incorporate nine problem solving strategies into any mathematics curriculum to help students succeed.

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Whitaker's Almanack 2010

Publisher: A&C Black
Pages: 1365, Publication Date: 2009-11-15

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1414475233
Pdf in rar, 38.86 MB, scan, no OCR, 1398 pages.

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Whitaker's Almanack 2010 is the perfect book for anyone interested in current affairs and general knowledge. An indispensable, meticulously researched and authoritative information guide for more than 130 years, Whitaker's Almanack brings together a wider range of facts, figures and directory information than any other annual reference work.

It's the essential what's what and who's who of Great Britain and the world today, providing everything a reader might conceivably wish to know in a world driven by information -- no year is complete without it. New to this edition is a special supplement on the Scottish and Welsh elections.

Extensive data on every world country
Comprehensive coverage of the UK’s social, political and economic infrastructure
UK university fees
An up-to-date guide to taxation and legal affairs
Reviews of the last year in archaeology, architecture, art, broadcasting, business, dance, film, literature, classical and pop music, opera, science, theatre and politics
Directory listings of UK education bodies, societies and institutions, trade unions, clubs, media and sports organisations

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Statistical Methods in Education and Psychology (3rd Edition)

By Gene V. Glass, Kenneth D. Hopkins
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Pages: 608, Date: 1995-08-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0205142125

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I find this to be a wonderful book for social sciences students who need to have a first look at statistical theory for quantitative experiments. In my opinion, this book well balances the rigor needed (i.e., its not a statistical cookbook, you are given at least an intuitive understanding at all times), but does not 'bother' the reader with advanced math (i.e., Laws of Large Numbers, Central Limit Theorem etc. are taken as facts and explained intuitively).

The book starts with the easy stuff, but gets quite deep, e.g., Multi-Factor ANOVA Designs (one of the few books I know of to cover mixed ANOVA design) or ANCOVA. While not completely new (last revision in 1996), I believe that most of the content is still usable for most of the experiments (under)grad students could ever dream of doing :)

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Handbook To Life In Ancient Greece

By Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins
Publisher: Facts on File, Pages: 514, Date: 2005-01-30

ISBN-10 : 0816056595, Rar PDF 7.4 mb

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Encompasses all aspects of ancient Greek life-from the beginnings of the Minoan civilization in Crete to the defeat by the Roman world in 30 BC. Coverage includes government, religion, music, art and visual culture, education and daily life.

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