The wickedly funny debut novel tells the story of Harry Potter, who, having endured ten miserable years with his aunt and uncle, is invited after his 11th birthday to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Using the unique and highly effective visual format that makes Head First titles popular, this book offers a big picture overview to introduce Ajax, and then explores the use of individual Ajax components.
ISBN: 9780596515782
Издательство:
O'Reilly Media
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2008
Stay ahead of the curve on HTML5 with this concise guide from Mark Pilgrim, who writes the weekly digest for the HTML5 Working Group and represents Google at conferences on HTML5 s capabilities.
Partnered in biology with new student Patch, 16-year-old Nora Gray starts seeing things she cannot explain. At first she s both drawn and repelled by her lab partner, but when she sees V-shaped scars on his back, Nora learns Patch is fighting an ancient battle between the fallen and the immortal.
Whether the reader is a graphics pro or a hobbyist producing fancy invites and book-length projects, he or she will appreciate this guide s finely tuned focus on everything typographic. Using practical examples and loads of tips, the author provides a comprehensive overview of this layout program.
Книга "LabVIEW. Стиль программирования" основана на опыте организации-разработчика программ на LabVIEW мирового уровня и должна стать настольным справочником каждого специалиста. Питер Блюм предлагает практические советы по улучшению каждой грани вашего приложения: эффективности, удобочитаемости, простоты работы, использования и поддержки, производительности и надежности. Блюм подробно объясняет каждое...
ISBN: 978-5-94074-444-3
Издательство:
ДМК
Дата выхода: октябрь 2008
In 1996, the author and a climbing team pushed toward the summit of Mount Everest. Then a storm exploded, ripping the team to shreds, and forcing the brave men to scratch and crawl for their lives. Rescuers who reached Weathers saw that he was dying and left him. Twelve hours later, Weathers descended the mountain, described as "dead man walking". Here, he describes his experience.
ISBN: 9780440237082
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2001
Tanzania s diverse culture is captivated by expert authors. Included in this guide is a 16-page National Parks & Wildlife section. Sustainable travel options are highlighted throughout, including community-owned businesses.
ISBN: 9781741045550
Издательство:
Lonely Planet
Дата выхода: май 2008
In the updated edition of this critically acclaimed and bestselling book, Microsoft project veteran Berkun offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects.
ISBN: 9780596517717
Издательство:
O'Reilly Media
Дата выхода: март 2008
A compact, fact-filled guide for recognizing and keeping a host of beautiful and bizarre invertebrates--shrimps, crabs, corals, anemones, sea stars, clams, snails, sponges, ornamental worms and many others.
Cliffs Math Review for Standardized Tests "The Most Requested Review Book for Test Takers" Math Review for Standardized Tests is designed specifically to Review, Refresh, Reintroduce, Diagnose and, in effect, give you a "Fighting Chance" by focusing squarely on a test-oriented math review. This is the Most Unique Math Guide Available Today! It combines insights and strategies for problem types, while reviewing the most needed basic skills: В· Arithmetic В· Algebra В· Geometry В· Word Problems Each review section includes: a diagnostic test rules and concepts with examples practice problems complete (understandable) explanations a review test and a glossary A special section provides the key strategies, practice and analysis for...
ISBN: 9780822020332
Издательство:
АФОН Паблишинг
Дата выхода: август 1985
Emptiness is the key teaching of the Buddha, and this book is the most comprehensive and authoritative work on this subject. It also covers the important topics of meditation, dependent arising, the four noble truths, Buddhist logic and tenets, and non-Buddhist schools of philosophy.
Dora s cool cousin Diego can talk to animals and rescues them when they re in danger. But when Baby Jaguar cries for help, can Diego rescue him in time? Full color.
Create and Use Stored Procedures for Optimal Database Performance Develop complex stored procedures to retrieve, manipulate, update, and delete data. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Stored Procedure Programming in T-SQL And .NET identifies and describes the key concepts, techniques, and best practices you need to master in order to take full advantage of stored procedures using SQL Server s native Transact-SQL and .NET CLR languages. You ll learn to incorporate effective Transact-SQL stored procedures into client or middleware code, and produce CLR methods that will be compiled into CLR stored procedures. This is a must-have resource for all SQL Server 2005 developers. Essential Skills for Database ProfessionalsGroup and execute T-SQL...
"Effectively convey meaningful business insights to users across your enterprise with help from this practical guide. Written by a team of business intelligence experts, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Analytics & Data Visualization shows how to achieve greater information absorption using the latest reporting tools. Learn how to build maps and gauges, integrate OLAP data, and develop dashboards. Security, performance tuning, and cloud computing techniques are also covered in this comprehensive resource"--
