Atlas of Asian-American History

By Monique Avakian
Publisher: Checkmark Books

Pages: 214, Date: 2002-01
ISBN-10 : 0816041288
rared PDF, 10.90 MB 

Description:
Using a wide arrangement of visual tools, this atlas offers a detailed overview of the experiences and important events surrounding Americans of Asian descent. Long neglected in general studies, Asian-American history resources have been scarce.

Featuring detailed maps and authoritative text, this book tells the story of not one group of people but many. Photographs, line graphs, charts, chronologies, box features, and maps help explore the cultural, historical, political, and social history of Asian Americans.

Coverage also profiles key events and issues in their homelands, especially those factors that influenced their movement to the United States.

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Civil War Almanac (Almanacs of American Wars)

By John C. Fredriksen
Publisher: Facts on File

Pages: 672, Date: 2007-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0816064598
RAR/PDF 12 MB / 17 MB

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The Civil War was a defining event in U.S. history - a time when Americans fought against one another to decide the fate of the nation.

"The Civil War Almanac" contains a detailed, day-by-day chronology of the events and people of this monumental war, while the A-to-Z dictionary outlines biographical information on leading military and political figures involved in the conflict.

Illustrations, maps, and an extensive bibliography are also included for further research.

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Professional Silverlight 4 | Wrox Programmer to Programmer

By Jason Beres, Bill Evjen, Devin Rader
Publisher: Wrox

Pages: 840, Date: 2010-08-09
ISBN-10 : 0470650923

Description:
Everything .NET developers need to take advantage of Silverlight 4
Silverlight 4 is a major new release of Microsoft's flagship product for building rich, interactive applications that combine animation, graphics, audio, and video.

This book, by seasoned Wrox authors and Silverlight experts, gives professional Web developers all the tools necessary to build RIAs using the new Silverlight capabilities. You will gain a complete, thorough understanding of both core and advanced platform concepts, with examples in C#.

Professional Silverlight 4 prepares Web developers to take full advantage of the newest release of the most popular platform for developing rich interactive applications.

Coverage Includes:

* Introduction to Silverlight
* Building Applications with Visual Studio
* Building Applications with Expression Blend 4
* Working with the Navigation Framework
* Controlling Layout with Panels
* Working with Visual Controls
* Accessing Data
* WCF RIA Services
* Out-of-Browser Experiences
* Networking Applications
* Building Line of Business Applications
* Application Architecture
* DOM Interaction
* Securing Your Applications
* Accessing Audio and Video Devices
* Working with File I/O
* Using Graphics and Visuals
* Working with Animations in Silverlight
* Working with Text
* Making It Richer with Media
* Styling and Themes

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Up and Running with AutoCAD 2011: 2D Drawing and Modeling

By Elliot Gindis
Publisher: Academic Press

Pages: 510, Date: 2010-08-23
ISBN-10 : 0123757150, PDF 21.472 MB

Description:
Get "Up and Running" with AutoCAD using Gindis' combination of step-by-step instruction, examples, and insightful explanations. The emphasis from the beginning is on core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in Architecture, Engineering and Design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training or self-study, the book is written with the student in mind by a long time AutoCAD user and instructor, based on what works in the industry and the classroom.

* Strips away complexities, both real and perceived and reduces AutoCAD to easy-to-understand basic concepts.

Explains "why" something is done, not just "how": the theory behind each concept or command is discussed prior to engaging AutoCAD, so the student has a clear idea of what they are attempting to do.

All basic commands are documented step-by-step: what the student types in and how AutoCAD responds is spelled out in discrete and clear steps with numerous screen shots.

Extensive supporting graphics (screen shots) and a summary with a self-test section and topic specific drawing exercises are included at the end of each chapter. Additional practice is gained through projects that the students work on as they progress through the chapters.

Also available in a comprehensive volume that includes coverage of 3D drawing and modeling in AutoCad. ISBN for comprehensive volume is 978-0-12-375717-3

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Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop

By Martin Evening, Jeff Schewe
Publisher: Focal Press

Pages: 496, Date: 2010-10-18
ISBN-10 : 0240814835, PDF 156.322 MB

Description:
If you already have a good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and are looking to advance your skills, Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop is the book you've been waiting for. Renowned photographers Martin Evening and Jeff Schewe impart their Photoshop tips and workflow, showing you how to use a vast array of rarely seen advanced Photoshop techniques.

Whether the subject is serious retouching work, weird and wonderful compositions, or planning a shoot before you've even picked up a camera, you can be sure that the advice is based on years of practical experience.

Full of inspirational photographs and hundreds of full-color screenshots to show you how it's done, this book features:

-Advice on becoming a retouching master with advanced masking and compositing techniques -A detailed workflow for preparing your images for the best possible output, showing you how to meet both deadline and budge without sacrificing quality -26 movie tutorials on the included DVD, offering over 3 hours of movie content

The ideal companion to Photoshop CS5 for Photographers, this is a must-have resource for any serious user of Adobe Photoshop.

* Gain a unique insight into a professional Photoshop workflow with industry experts Martin Evening and Jeff Schewe
* Become a retouching master with advanced masking and compositing techniques
* Prepare your images for the best possible output, showing you how to meet both deadline and budget

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The Lawyer's Myth: Reviving Ideals in the Legal Profession

By Walter Bennett
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press

Pages: 251, Date: 2002-01-15
ISBN-10 : 0226042553, pdf rar 0.948 MB

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Lawyers today are in a moral crisis. The popular perception of the lawyer, both within the legal community and beyond, is no longer the Abe Lincoln of American mythology, but is often a greedy, cynical manipulator of access and power.

In The Lawyer's Myth, Walter Bennett goes beyond the caricatures to explore the deeper causes of why lawyers are losing their profession and what it will take to bring it back.
Bennett draws on his experience as a lawyer, judge, and law teacher, as well as upon oral histories of lawyers and judges, in his exploration of how and why the legal profession has lost its ennobling mythology.

Effectively using examples from history, philosophy, psychology, mythology, and literature, Bennett shows that the loss of professionalism is more than merely the emergence of win-at-all-cost strategies and a scramble for personal wealth. It is something more profound—a loss of professional community and soul. Bennett identifies the old heroic myths of American lawyers and shows how they informed the values of professionalism through the middle of the last century.

He shows why, in our more diverse society, those myths are inadequate guides for today's lawyers. And he also discusses the profession's agony over its trickster image and demonstrates how that archetype is not only a psychological reality, but a necessary component of a vibrant professional mythology for lawyers.

At the heart of Bennett's eloquently written book is a call to reinvigorate the legal professional community. To do this, lawyers must revive their creative capacities and develop a meaningful, professional mythology—one based on a deeper understanding of professionalism and a broader, more compassionate ideal of justice.

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Kaplan For MBA Fundamentals Accounting and Finance

By Kaplan Publishing | 2009
ISBN: 1427797196 | 352 pages

PDF | 11,9 MB

How do you make sense of the accounting report or balance sheet you’ve just been handed? How do these reports help you to understand the company’s performance?

How do you use the numbers you have been given to make good business decisions in the short- and long-term?

MBA Fundamentals in Accounting and Finance offers real-world accounting and finance basics that can be applied today.

In the business world, we are frequently called on to review and analyze financial data. This convenient and straightforward guide offers everything you need to know about the numbers to ensure your business’s growth.

-Understand the functions of accounting
-Learn how to read a financial statements, balance sheets, income statements, and more
-Analyze profit and cash flow
-Improve your forecasting and strategic-planning skills

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Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource (2nd Edition)

Publisher: F T Pre ss
Date : 2010 | 704 Pages

ISBN: 0137059442 | PDF | 12 MB

Already the most complete, reliable, and objective guide to technical analysis, this book has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest advances.

Selected as the official companion to the prestigious Market Technicians Association CMT program, it systematically explains the field’s principles and techniques, presenting academic evidence and hundreds of illustrations.

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The Novel 100 | The Literature 100

By Daniel S. Burt
Publisher: Facts on File

Pages: 544, Date: 2010-07
ISBN-10 : 0816078599, PDF Rar 3. mb

Praise for the previous edition:
"...provides interesting introductions to these great works..."—American Reference Books Annual
"Fiction lovers...will be delighted...provoke[s] debate over literary values and encourage[s] deep reading of literature...Highly recommended..."—Library Journal

Which novels are truly great, and why? The Novel 100, Revised Edition is a unique reference that profiles great novels drawn from all cultures and periods of literature. Each entry provides a plot summary and assessment of a particular novel, with an emphasis on facts about the novel's creation, critical reception, and contribution to literary history.

For this revised edition, Daniel S. Burt has reevaluated the original list and added entries on 25 additional novels, including Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Jane Austen's Persuasion, Charles Dickens's David Copperfield, Philip Roth's American Pastoral, and Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. Featuring an index and a helpful bibliography, The Novel 100, Revised Edition is sure to engage readers in a spirited discussion of literary values.

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Encyclopedia | Tort Law and Economics

By Michael Faure
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub

Pages: 521, Date: 2009-06
ISBN-10 : 184720659X, ziped pdf, 2.83mb.

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`The central goal of this book is to provide a state of the art overview of the literature with respect to the economic analysis of tort law. It sure meets the challenge, offering with great expertise a comprehensive presentation of tort law in both economic and comparative perspectives.

The clarity of the text, unusual in the law and economics literature, makes the book accessible to a broad readership of economists with a limited legal background and lawyers with limited economic skills.'

- Olivier Moreteau, Louisiana State University, US
`Tort Law and Economics, ed. Michael Faure, provides a highly useful economic overview of the most important topics of tort law. The authors clearly show the main developments of the discussion, examining the results of recent studies and stating their own opinions.
Detailed bibliographies are included. The volume has to be warmly recommended to friends and foes of economic analysis who are provided with a comprehensive update in this field while also indicating areas which critics have to focus on.'
- Helmut Koziol, European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law, Austria

This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the literature on the economic analysis of tort law. In sixteen chapters, the specialist authors guide the reader through the often vast literature in each domain providing a balanced and comprehensive summary. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of the field, further refinements to economic models and relevant conclusions and lessons for the policy maker.

Tort Law and Economics is part of the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, and enables readers, some not familiar with law and economics, to obtain an insight in the relevant economic literature concerning tort law and economics.

This book will be of interest to lawyers and economists, practitioners and academics interested in accident law, tort law, insurance and regulation. It will also appeal to students in economic analysis of law and policy makers working on prevention of accidents, tort law or compensation of accident victims.

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