Titles starting with P from Gulls Nest Books

O'Reilly & Associates Inc, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This book is designed for readers who want to build PCs rather than buy ready-made, name brands. The first section, "Choosing Components" constitutes 91% of the content, and the remaining two chapters present a buying guide and a list of recommended sources. For 17 components (e.g. case, power supply, processor, cooling, motherboard, memory, disk drives, etc.) the desirable and currently available technical features are desc... more information

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John Wiley & Sons, 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. With this handy guide to the Internet, you may never have time to work again. Willmott, a contributing editor to PC Magazine, has compiled the top websites in over 100 diverse categories. The categories include such topics as special search engines, gadget resources, fantasy sports leagues, alternative health, executive recruiting, and national security. Willmott includes tips about useful downloads and unusual sites. (©2006 Book News, Inc.,... more information

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John Wiley & Sons, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. After reviewing elements to consider when purchasing a digital single lens reflex camera and lenses, this guide explains the different digital file formats for photographs, the exposure of a photograph, lighting techniques, photo-editing tools, and color management. Hundreds of example color photos illustrate the results of changing settings on a camera. (©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Lark Books/Sterling, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Sheppard, editor of Outdoor Photographer and PCPhoto magazines, offers a guide to compact digital zoom cameras. Most of the cameras discussed in the book offer full control over exposure and focus, just like digital SLRs, and include a wide range of focal length possibilities, even though they don't have interchangeable lenses. The book reviews the benefits of digital cameras, then gives details, in plain language, on camera features and functi... more information

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Thomson Learning, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This first edition of a new member of the PDR family reprints 800 monographs from PDR with FDA-approved pediatric indications, and 150 monographs from NeoFax with evidence-based uses for neonatal patients. The monographs list therapeutic class, disorders, dosage, formulations, side effects, warnings, and pregnancy category. The appendix collects five immunization schedules, 20 growth charts, poison control centers by state, and 38 drug comparison char... more information

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Thomson Learning, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This new addition to the PDR family lists the therapeutic class, FDA-approved indications, dosage, strength and formulation, side effects, contraindications, and interactions of 1,800 drugs arranged alphabetically by brand name. Numerous comparison tables provide quick access to cold and flu products, acne management, treatments for STDs, systemic antibiotics, chemotherapy regimens, immunization schedules, generic availability, and poison antidotes. C... more information

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NSTA Press, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This review of three years of science education research from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) offers science teachers, curriculum and assessment experts and school administrators with literacy results for 15-year-old students from 65 countries. Editors Bybee (former executive director, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study) and McCrae (principal research fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research) have gathered data on the ... more information

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Course Technology PTR, 2010. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This exam guide is written to the most current version of the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam based on the fourth edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Material is presented according to the lifecycle of a project, with sections on initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing a project. Each chapter includes review questions and answers, study... more information

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Kogan Page, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. In this guide for small business owners, PR professional and journalist Russell Lawson outlines each stage of a successful public relations campaign. Using jargon-free language, he explains how to use PR to reach the right audience, communicate key messages, and stand out from the competition. Particular attention is paid to the use of the Internet, and some suggestions for effective website design are provided. Distributed in the U.S. by Ingram Publisher S... more information

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Inst./Mathematical Statistics, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Caroni (probability, U. Paris 6) describes adaptive supervised classifications as analyzed by tools borrowed from statistical mechanics and information theory as proposed and developed by McAllester and Vapnik. He shows how to get local measures f the complexity of the classification model involving the relative entropy of posterior distributions as it relates to Gibbs posterior measures, progressing in complexity. Therefore he begins wit... more information

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Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. After 30 years of working and observing throughout southern and eastern Asia, Rich, now the executive director of the United Nations Democracy Fund, felt the need to distill his thoughts and flesh out his ideas about whether democracy has become integral to public life there. His perspectives include crafting democratic institutions, assessing politicians, changing political culture, and crystal ball gazing. (©2008 Book News, Inc., ... more information

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Zenith Press, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This book brings the non-specialist reader a condensed account of the fighting highlights of the Pacific War in WWII, with emphasis on the personalities, politics, and strategy behind the events. It relies on the Japanese, Australian, New Zealand, and American accounts and scholars to point out the untold side of the Pacific war. For the sake of clarity, chronological order has been set aside in many cases in favor of a region-by-region approach to the Pa... more information

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Asia Pacific Press, 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. ... more information

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UN Environment Programme, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This report presents environmental trends in the Pacific Island region by assimilating factors that directly and indirectly affect the state of the environment. It examines the linkages between social and economic activities and the environment in small island developing states of the Pacific, highlighting their social, economic, and environmental vulnerability. Material is drawn from assessment reports delivered at the Barbados + 10 Conferenc... more information

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O'Reilly & Associates Inc, 2003. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Intended for executives and IT managers, this book makes the business case for packaged component applications (PCAs) to become the new architecture for enterprise applications, and suggests solutions to the problems that may be encountered during implementation. The author presents arguments for and against delivering more automation through PCAs, explains how PCAs are built on top of the ESA platform, and explores possible business ... more information

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Falcon, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Maclean has spent nearly four decades paddling rivers and lakes, and he has written this guide for beginning and intermediate paddlers that includes 36 separate treks through Alaska. Each expedition contains detailed river descriptions and maps that show access points, levels of difficulty, optimal flows, rapids and hazards. Appendices include general Alaska paddling information and a suggested packing list that is specific for conditions in Alaska. (©2009... more information

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Falcon, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Hardy is an experienced paddler who has published articles and photographs in National Geographic, Outside and Canoe and Kayak, and he provides this Colorado paddling guide for all levels of enthusiasts from beginners to those looking for the ultimate challenge. The author provides detailed river descriptions and maps for 34 expeditions and includes specific information on difficulty levels, optimal flows, rapids and hazards. This book also contains contact inf... more information

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S. Karger, AG, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. ... more information

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Radcliffe Publishing, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This handbook focuses on the prevention of child sexual abuse for professionals and parents. Powell, a child protection, pedophiliac sex offender identification, and risk management professional from the UK, aims to increase awareness among professionals and the public about the typical traits and behavior patterns of pedophiles and assist parents and carers in recognizing physical and psychological symptoms of child abuse. He covers identifying p... more information

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Routledge, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Popular advocacy and condemnation of modern nature worship abounds, but academic accounts of it tend to be scattered in specialist publications often devoted to some other subject area. Here are 50 articles and chapters by scholars and practitioners from around the English-speaking world reprinted from periodicals and books published between 1984 and 2006. The material is not for the faint of pocketbook. The three volumes consider in turn history and develop... more information

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