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The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition

2010-03-19T22:28:00.001-07:00

The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 840
Publication Date: 2009-03-23
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470449748
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470449745

Product Description:

A review guide for the GMAT, prepared by the creators of standardized exams, features previously administered exams for practice tests and more.

Amazon.com Review:

The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition is the only book on the market written by the creators of the GMAT exam. Inside you’ll find more than 800 actual GMAT questions from previous tests with answers and detailed explanations. There’s also a grammar review, math review, actual essay topics, sample responses, and scoring information insights into the GMAT exam that debunk test-taking myths. Plus, use the diagnostic section to pinpoint your skill level and focus on the areas where you need the most help.

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The Economist, August 8, 2009

2009-08-11T06:52:00.000-07:00

The Economist, August 8, 2009
English | PDF | 2.6 MB

Illiberal politics: America's unjust sex laws
An ever harsher approach is doing more harm than good, but it is being copied around the world.

Redesigning Europe's biggest economy: Unbalanced Germany
Europe's champion is justly proud of its exporters. It also needs to worry about markets closer to home.

Britain's energy crisis: How long till the lights go out?
Thanks to its posturing politicians, Britain will soon start to run out of electricity. What should it do?

Regulating executive compensation: Pay and politics
So far, Congress is taking a surprisingly sensible approach to the problem of pay.

Generic drugs and competition: Something rotten
Regulators should put a stop to tactics that delay the introduction of generic drugs.

Islam and heresy: Where freedom is still at stake
Wanted: Islam's Voltaire.

Big drug firms embrace generics: Friends for life
Big pharmaceutical firms are learning to love their erstwhile enemies, makers of generic drugs.

Offshore private banking: Bourne to survive
Despite the woes of UBS, Swiss private banking remains in reasonable shape.

A link between wealth and breeding: The best of all possible worlds?
It was once a rule of demography that people have fewer children as their countries get richer. That rule no longer holds true.

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The Economist, June 13, 2009

2009-06-15T05:04:00.000-07:00

The Economist, June 13, 2009
English | PDF | 3.2 MB

Public debt: The biggest bill in history
The right and wrong ways to deal with the rich world's fiscal mess.

Gordon Brown stumbles on: Reprieved
The prime minister's survival is probably bad news for his party, but not necessarily for his country.

The worrying European elections: Trouble at the polls
Many of Europe's voters do not like the European Union. Most of the rest don't care. They should.

Deforestation and carbon credits: Seeing REDD in the Amazon
Saving rainforests needs both property rights and payments.

Wall Street and the taxpayer: Thanks, for nothing
Banks should be encouraged to pay back governments—but not to rewrite history.

Sri Lanka after the war: Victory's rotten fruits
The government's unpleasant triumphalism is sowing the seeds of renewed conflict.

Solar-powered manned flight: Flying for ever
A new solar-powered aircraft attempts to fly around the world with zero emissions.

A special report on the euro area
The euro area, sorely tested by the financial crisis, has survived intact and is likely to expand further.

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BusinessWeek, June 22, 2009

2009-06-15T04:59:00.000-07:00

BusinessWeek, June 22, 2009 English | PDF | 13.9 MB

The Risk Takers
From Novartis to Procter & Gamble, smart companies are turning up the heat in the downturn.

Special Report: Inside Innovation
A failed software idea, automated innovation, finds new life as a cost-cutting tool for tough times.

Pandit in the Hot Seat
Are the feds pushing Citigroup to force Vikram Pandit out?

Google's New Ad Weapon
The company aims to use the ad exchange it picked up from DoubleClick to help advertisers buy online display ads more quickly.

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National Geographic, June 2009

2009-06-15T04:56:00.000-07:00

National Geographic, June 2009
English | PDF | 42.3 MB

The Forgotten Faithful
Arab Christians feel outnumbered and alone.

River Dolphins
How'd they get to the Amazon -- and why are the males pink?

Deep Southern Caves
Good old boys and gals wriggle through unexplored mazes.

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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

2009-05-21T22:39:00.000-07:00

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
http://www.thelastlecture.com/

On September 18, 2007, computer science professor Randy Pausch stepped in front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University to deliver a last lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” With slides of his CT scans beaming out to the audience, Randy told his audience about the cancer that is devouring his pancreas and that will claim his life in a matter of months. On the stage that day, Randy was youthful, energetic, handsome, often cheerfully, darkly funny. He seemed invincible. But this was a brief moment, as he himself acknowledged.

Randy’s lecture has become a phenomenon, as has the book he wrote based on the same principles, celebrating the dreams we all strive to make realities. Sadly, Randy lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on July 25th, 2008, but his legacy will continue to inspire us all, for generations to come.

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The Economist, April 25, 2009

2009-04-28T08:57:00.000-07:00

The Economist, April 25, 2009| PDF | 2.3 MB

The world economy: A glimmer of hope?
The worst thing for the world economy would be to assume the worst is over.

Politics and the British budget: Desperate measures
Gordon Brown's budget is a dishonest piece of pre-election politicking.

The United States and Latin America: A new start in the Americas
Barack Obama has dangled a carrot for Cuba and Venezuela. Time for Brazil and others to show a bit of stick.

Sri Lanka's war: To the bitter end
The Sri Lankan army could turn triumph into disaster unless it shows restraint.

Cyberwar: Battle is joined
A behind-the-scenes conflict appears to be under way -- but not the sort you might think.

Computing: Mr Ellison helps himself
Oracle's takeover of Sun Microsystems is a surprise, but fits an industry trend.

Germany's high electricity prices: Power to the people (at a price)
Change is slowly coming to Germany's dysfunctional electricity market.

The PCCW case: Split decision
A pivotal ruling strengthens the hand of Hong Kong's small shareholders.

Sir John Maddox: The nature of Nature
The man who reinvented science journalism.

Treating cancer: Illuminating surgery
A clever way of highlighting tumours to make them easier to remove.

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Conspiracy of The Rich by Robert Kiyosaki

2009-04-28T08:41:00.000-07:00

Conspiracy of The Rich

A free online interactive book.

The Right Book. The Right Time. The Right Price.

Robert Kiyosaki, author of the #1 bestselling personal finance book of all time, Rich Dad Poor Dad is taking a new approach with his next book. He’s releasing the book, Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money, online — for free. And he’s inviting readers to participate in the writing process.

Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money, will be an interactive project in which Kiyosaki will not only offer his written ‘draft’ chapters online, but invite feedback, commentary and questions from readers across the globe via website forums and blogs. Reader feedback will then be incorporated into the book as it is written and released, chapter by chapter, on the Internet. This bold and unique approach will enable the millions of people around the world who have put the Rich Dad principles to work in their lives — as well as those who are challenged by today’s harrowing economic times — to engage directly with Kiyosaki and literally help him shape his new book as it is being written.

“We are living in tumultuous, unsettling and frightening economic times,” said Rick Wolff, Vice President and Executive Editor for Hachette Book Group, publisher of Rich Dad Poor Dad and the 26 books in the Rich Dad series, “and Robert believes that people today, perhaps more than ever before, are hungry for information and financial education. The fact that he is committed to writing and distributing a new book to the world for free is amazing to us, and indicative of his genuine concern for the challenging economic times in which we live. Today, more than ever, the world needs a voice they can trust and someone they can rely on to deliver the cold, hard facts about what is really happening in the world.”

“This is the right book, at the right time, at the right price,” says Kiyosaki, in reference to the free and universal access to this book. “This is not the time for traditional answers. The time for this book is now — and the Web will let us do that.”

Get your free copy here...

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The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho

2008-12-27T05:53:00.000-08:00

The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream
by Paulo Coelho
PDF | English | 150KB

This inspirational fable by Brazilian author and translator Coelho has been a runaway bestseller throughout Latin America and seems poised to achieve the same prominence here. The charming tale of Santiago, a shepherd boy, who dreams of seeing the world, is compelling in its own right, but gains resonance through the many lessons Santiago learns during his adventures. He journeys from Spain to Morocco in search of worldly success, and eventually to Egypt, where a fateful encounter with an alchemist brings him at last to self-understanding and spiritual enlightenment.

The story has the comic charm, dramatic tension and psychological intensity of a fairy tale, but it's full of specific wisdom as well, about becoming self-empowered, overcoming depression, and believing in dreams. The cumulative effect is like hearing a wonderful bedtime story from an inspirational psychiatrist. Comparisons to The Little Prince are appropriate; this is a sweetly exotic tale for young and old alike.
-- Publishers Weekly

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Harvard Business Review, December 2008

2008-12-14T09:06:00.000-08:00

Harvard Business Review, December 2008
English | PDF | 23.8MB

Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership and enjoys the reverence of academics, executives, and management consultants. It has been the frequent publishing home for well known scholars and management thinkers.

The December 2008 issue features the following articles:

Reinventing Your Business Model
Finding and Grooming Breakthrough Innovators
When You Shouldn’t Go Global
Which Kind of Collaboration Is Right for You?
Delivering on the Promise of Nonprofits
When Steve becomes Syephanie (HBR Case Study)
Fiat’s Extreme MakeoverNudge Your Customers Towards Better Choices
The Global Entrepreneur
HBR 2008 Reader’s Guide

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The Economist, December 6 2008

2008-12-12T22:34:00.000-08:00

The Economist, December 6 2008
English | PDF | 2.9MB

Where have all your savings gone?
Investors may draw the wrong lesson from history.

The king and them
The untold story of the palace's role behind the collapse of Thai democracy.

Thinking inside the box
There is more to portable electronic gadgets than just fancy hardware.

After Mumbai
Even though the terrorists probably came from Pakistan, India should continue to keep its cool.

A case for vigilance, not despair
Europe's cities are finding ways of managing religious difference—but national governments must set the rules.

The tragedy of the Commons
The arrest of an MP underlines the importance of parliamentary privilege.

Technology Quarterly
Wind power has established itself as an important source of renewable energy in the past three decades. The basic idea is ancient, but its modern incarnation adds many new high-tech twists.

Waiving or drowning?
Even big firms are finding it tough to secure credit from the banks.

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Reader's Digest, November 2008

2008-12-12T22:33:00.001-08:00

Reader's Digest, November 2008
English | PDF | 35.1MB

The Searcher
James Spring went looking for adventure. What he found: two little girls caught in a fractured family saga.

Quick Study: Alternative Energy
Sick of high gas prices? Get the facts on solar, wind, and biofuel.

The Air Up There
From way, way above the glass ceiling, four women astronauts reveal what's so cool about zero-g.

Beyond Tragedy
40 years after Bobby Kennedy's assassination, his eldest daughter shares what he taught her about life and death.

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U.S.News & World Report, Dec 15 2008

2008-12-12T22:30:00.000-08:00

U.S.News & World Report, Dec 15 2008
English | PDF | 12.6MB

America's Best High Schools
The top public schools in U.S.News & World Report's second annual rankings share an emphasis on math and science.

War on Gangs
Inside feds' strategy to get hit men, enforcers off the streets.

Unpopular and Misguided President?
Bush tries to humanize himself and encourages the public, media, and historians to give him more credit as they assess his legacy.

The Small Luxury of Sam Adams
In a flat economy, Boston Beer tries to keep its head.

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Harvard Business Review, November 2008

2008-11-25T14:58:00.000-08:00

Harvard Business Review, November 2008
English | PDF | 22.6MB

Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership and enjoys the reverence of academics, executives, and management consultants. It has been the frequent publishing home for well known scholars and management thinkers.

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Time, November 24 2008

2008-11-25T14:46:00.000-08:00

Time, November 24 2008
English | PDF | 8.3MB

The Obama Era's New Liberal Order
The Obama presidency is just the beginning. Why shifting attitudes about government will make Democrats the ruling party for a generation.

The Suffering of Somalia
High-seas pirates, starving refugees and al-Qaeda-linked terrorists: how a failed East African nation's problems are spreading beyond its borders.

Quantum of Solace: Bourne-Again Bond
In the fast-paced Quantum of Solace, 007 is a glum stud out to settle a score.

Is GM Worth Saving?
The automaker may not deserve a bailout, but losing it could wreck the economy.

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Time, 17 November 2008

2008-11-25T14:43:00.000-08:00

Time, 17 November 2008
English | PDF | 1.3MB

Commemorative Issue: President-elect Barack Obama

How Obama Rewrote the Book
An election in one of the world's oldest democracies looked like the kind they hold in brand-new ones.

Will a Black President Really Heal the Racial Divide?
Obama's victory won't heal all racial divisions. To succeed as President, he must still look past them.

The Once and Future Hillary Clinton
In an exclusive interview, the Senator discusses options beyond the White House.

Looking Past Defeat: How Can McCain Recover?
A better man than his campaign, John McCain can now tap his old instinct for problem-solving. But it may take some time.

Vectrix's Vexing Problem
Electric scooters are eco-smart but pricey. How a start-up is trying to break the barrier.

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The Economist, 22 November 2008

2008-11-25T14:40:00.000-08:00

The Economist, 22 November 2008
English | PDF | 2.5MB

Modern management: All you need is cash
The increasingly desperate search for the stuff is changing modern management -- not always for the better.

American fiscal policy: No time to waste
The American economy urgently needs a big fiscal stimulus. Too bad both parties are putting politics first.

Germany's chancellor: Where's Angela?
It would be good for Germany and the world if Angela Merkel had a higher profile.

Prostitution: An amber light
Britain's muddled half-ban is no way to deal with commercial sex.

North Korea: Going, going, going again
The deal to disarm North Korea is unravelling.

Anarchy in Somalia: The lawless Horn
Pirates are only part of a much bigger problem in east Africa.

Bank bail-outs: Leaving Las Vegas
No dire mistakes so far; but governments will find exiting banks far harder than entering them.

Asian economies: Sittin' on the dock of a bay
Trade slows and gloom mounts. But Asia's economic downturn will be milder than the one it endured a decade ago.

Criminology: Can the can
The idea that graffiti-spraying and other forms of low-level delinquency promote further bad behaviour has now been tested experimentally.

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The Economist, November 15 2008

2008-11-15T14:50:00.000-08:00

The Economist, November 15 2008
English | PDF | 3.2MB

The world economy: Redesigning global finance
Government leaders cannot rewrite the rules this weekend. But they can still do some useful things.

China's fiscal stimulus: Dr Keynes's Chinese patient
There may be less to China's fiscal-stimulus package than meets the eye; but it is still hugely welcome.

Protecting the vulnerable: What Congo means for Obama
America's president-elect needs to remake the case for humanitarian intervention abroad.

Carmakers: Saving Detroit
Politicians, business and the unions all want a bail-out of Ford and General Motors. That would be a mistake.

A modest proposal: O give me a home...
The Maldives' president has come up with a solution to the world's problems.

A special report on cars in emerging markets
Emerging markets are the car industry's big hope. But it won't be an easy ride.

Debt and deflation: Depressing times
Are rich economies heading merely for a bout of falling prices, or for a 1930s-style deflationary spiral?

Minerals: How rocks evolve
It is not just living organisms that evolve. Minerals do too, and much of their diversity has arisen in tandem with the evolution of life.

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The Economist, November 8 2008

2008-11-12T14:53:00.000-08:00

The Economist, November 8 2008
English | PDF | 2.6MB

America's election: Great expectations
Barack Obama has won a famous victory. Now he must use it wisely.

Derivatives: Giving credit where it is due
The credit-default swap needs reform, not abolition.

Climate change: Green, easy and wrong
Why a verdant New Deal would be a bad deal.

British bank mergers: Call it off
Letting Lloyds TSB proceed with its takeover of HBOS is a mistake.

Spain: After the fiesta
A European success story; but it is time for José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to step outside his comfort zone.

Heathrow's future: The right side of the argument
The British government is set on letting Heathrow airport expand. It should think again.

The euro area: All fall down
A broad-based contraction is well under way in Europe.

Treating tumours: Golden slingshot
The next generation of cancer treatments may be delivered by nanoparticles.

A special report on Spain
After three decades of partying, Spain has woken up with a hangover. Curing it will require changes.

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U.S.News & World Report, Oct 27 2008

2008-10-25T10:03:00.001-07:00

U.S.News & World Report, Oct 27 2008
English | PDF | 17.5MB

The Ultimate Voter's Guide 2008
Sizing up the opponents and the issues.

School Reform: An Education Evolution
D.C Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and other Teach for America alumni could bring a new approach.

A Texas-Size Success
Brownsville school district wins a major award.

Investing Guide: Picking Through the Wreckage
Someday, investors will see the Crash of 2008 as a bargain bin. But will it be any day soon?

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Reader's Digest, October 2008

2008-10-25T10:00:00.000-07:00

Reader's Digest, October 2008
English | PDF | 44.5MB

Get a Great Deal on Anything
From gas and cars to clothes and shoes, our guide to the best bargains on earth.

Cindy McCain, Michelle Obama
Reader's Digest interviews the wives of the presidential candidates.

The Supervoters
The candidates are paying special attention to a handful of voters in just a few states. Meet the people who may choose our next president.

Four Ways of Looking at a Map
Military, political, genetic, and satellite: cool cartography from around the world.

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The Economist, October 18 2008 《经济学人》杂志

2008-10-25T09:56:00.000-07:00

The Economist, October 18 2008
《经济学人》杂志
English | PDF | 2MB

The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by “The Economist Newspaper Ltd” and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.

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The Economist, October 11 2008 《经济学人》杂志

2008-10-15T06:14:00.000-07:00

The Economist, October 11 2008
《经济学人》杂志
English | PDF | 2.6MB

The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by “The Economist Newspaper Ltd” and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.

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The Economist, September 06 2008 《经济学人》杂志

2008-09-06T11:37:00.000-07:00

The Economist, September 06 2008
《经济学人》杂志
English | PDF | 3.03MB

The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by “The Economist Newspaper Ltd” and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.

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The Economist, August 30 2008 《经济学人》杂志

2008-09-04T05:11:00.000-07:00

The Economist, August 30 2008
《经济学人》杂志
English | PDF | 4.3MB

The presidential race: Bring back the real McCain
The Republican candidate is fighting hard, but he needs to do more to separate himself from George Bush.

Iraq: Leave as soon as you sensibly can
Iraqis naturally want their country back, and should have it as soon as they think they are ready.

Russia and Georgia: South Ossetia is not Kosovo
Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia cannot be justified by a bogus comparison to Kosovo.

America's nuclear deal with India: Time to decide
There should be no exemption for India from the world's nuclear rules.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Fire the bazooka
It is time to nationalise America's mortgage giants -- and then to dismantle them.

Global health: The price of being well
Is it time for a new paradigm for health and development? A heavyweight panel with an egalitarian ideology claims to have found one.

Pharmaceuticals: Convergence or conflict?
Drug giants' recent attempts to buy big biotech firms have provoked a backlash.

Private equity and banks: Loan rangers
Will private equity ride to banks' rescue?

Olfatory diagnostics: Smelling bad
Doctors may soon have a new diagnostic tool in their kit bags.

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Macworld, September 2008

2008-08-27T05:42:00.000-07:00

Macworld, September 2008
English | PDF | 14.6MB

iPhone 2.0
We put the new iPhone 3G and its upgraded software to the test and take a sneak peek at some of the most promising new iPhone applications.

Software Treasures
From handy time-savers to multimedia power tools, stock up on 53 great Mac programs that won't empty your coffers.

Macs Making Inroads in the Enterprise Market
Developers feel they can help get Macs accepted in large businesses.

The iCal Challenge
iCal is the standard against which every other calendar, organizer, and to-do list competes, and in that spirit, we take eight of its popular rivals for a test drive to see how they compare.

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Popular Mechanics, September 2008

2008-08-26T05:54:00.000-07:00

Popular Mechanics, September 2008
English | PDF | 33.4MB

B-2 Crash
How a few drops of water and a confused flight computer brought down a $1.4 billion B-2 bomber.

The Shape of Fuels to Come
With gas prices soaring, next-gen biofuels, electricity and hydrogen have never looked better.

The Coming Digital War
With Pentagon networks under daily attack, PM visits the new Air Force Cyber Command to find out how America fights back.

Shooting the Moon
Later this year, a low-budget kamikaze craft launches to find the key to NASA's lunar plans -- water.

Spin Cycle
Researchers build a spinning, 30-ton metal sphere to measure Earth's magnetic fields.

Portable Printing
Polaroid's inkless PoGo prints photos directly from a mobile phone.

Leading Edge
Mazda's new sedan -- fun and stylish.

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American Photo, Sep/Oct 2008

2008-08-26T05:51:00.000-07:00

American Photo, Sep/Oct 2008
English | PDF | 19.5MB

TV Hot Shot
Nigel Barker, America's next top fashion photographer?

Fashion Awards
Picks of the best new things in fashion photography.

Top Models 2008
Our experts knows which new faces and reliable stars are big this year.

Special Issue
The best fashion pages of the year.

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Futures & Options Trader, August 2008

2008-08-26T05:49:00.001-07:00

Futures & Options Trader, August 2008
English | PDF | 15.1MB

Improving the three-bar pullback pattern
When developing trading systems, traders typically pay more attention to entry signals than exit rules, but the latter can make all the difference.

Outside days in crude oil
A one-bar pattern in crude oil takes advantage of the market's tendency to rise. But can you trust it in downtrending conditions?

The quest for cheap options
This option-buying strategy builds on a recent academic study that found a compelling edge in the options market from 1996 to 2005.

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Currency Trader, August 2008

2008-08-26T05:47:00.001-07:00

Currency Trader, August 2008
English | PDF | 25.2MB

Iceland heats up
The little currency with the big moves. Find out what's in store for the volatile Icelandic krona.

Waiting for the breakout
The tug-of-war between the Euro and the dollar has stretched into months, but there's little consensus regarding what might push the pair out of its range. The only certainty is that a breakout will occur -- eventually.

National security and the dollar
Is a weak dollar a security risk for the U.S.?

Horizontal patterns in foreign exchange
The Euro's price action lends itself well to dissection with the Darvas Box.

Short-term trends in the EUR/JPY pair
Analysis of short-term trends and price thrusts in the Euro/Japanese yen pair.

The short, awful life of the dollar carry trade
The implications of the weak-dollar policy and the dollar's roles as a funding currency.

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Popular Photography, September 2008

2008-08-25T07:35:00.000-07:00

Popular Photography, September 2008
English | PDF | 39.9MB

The Great New Step-Up Lens
What to look for when you're ready to move beyond the kit zoom that came with your DSLR.

Ugly Made Beautiful
Embracing the trash other people throw out, three photographers show how the worst subjects can make the best pictures.

Top Buys 2008
23 great cameras, lenses, and accessories that won't cost your bottom dollar.

Nikon D700 -- The Next Super DSLR
You'll love what's inside this midlevel DSLR: a full-frame 12.1MP sensor, 51-point AF, and more.

Canon EOS Rebel XS
Canon's most affordable DSLR, the newest Rebel rides the trends and raises big expectations.

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Science, August 15 2008

2008-08-25T07:34:00.000-07:00

Science, August 15 2008
English | PDF | 8.3MB

Cover
A dynamic aurora borealis during a storm over Canada. Energy from the Sun's extended atmosphere is stored at Earth's magnetic field and is released explosively, powering the aurorae. Previously stable aurorae brighten, filament, expand poleward, and cover the sky within 1 to 2 minutes. The energy release starts at an altitude of 130,000 kilometers, at the magnetic equator, near local midnight.

Seasonal-Climate Forecasts Improving Ever So Slowly
Of the dozens of forecasting techniques proffered by government, academic, and private-sector climatologists, all but two are virtually worthless, according to a new study.

Going Deeper into the Grotte Chauvet
Ten years of research have yielded detailed new insights into the stunning images considered the world's oldest cave art. But questions about their age are resurfacing.

Directing a Life in Science
After forgoing theater ambitions, and despite early marriage and motherhood, Olivera Finn has risen through immunology's ranks thanks to her work on cancer vaccines.

Science Scholarships Go Begging
Despite ever-rising college costs, a $4.5 billion federal aid program to lure students into science is vastly undersubscribed.

Climate Change Hot Spots Mapped Across the United States
Taking some of the fuzziness out of climate models is revealing the uneven U.S. impact of future global warming; the most severely affected region may be emerging already.

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Science, August 8 2008

2008-08-25T07:21:00.000-07:00

Science, August 8 2008
English | PDF | 10.1MB

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Simulation of a vesicle interacting with a lipid bilayer (lipid head groups in green and blue, tails in cyan; water is not shown). The computation uses a coarse-grained model with over 1 million interaction sites, equivalent to more than 10 million atoms.

Special Section: Challenges in Theoretical Chemistry
Not so long ago, Experiments in the synthetic chemistry lab tended to proceed without detailed calculations and predictions. Today, most organic chemists rely on the results of density functional theory (DFT) calculations to help decide between alternative synthetic routes and to provide guidance on structure assignments. However, such readily solved problems are not where theoretical chemists focus their attention for their own current day-to-day work -- rather, it is on the problems that still defy solution. This special section highlights some areas where theorists feel that progress can be made in the near future on problems that will benefit their experimental colleagues in chemistry and other disciplines.

Deciphering the Genetics of Evolution
Powerful personalities in evolutionary biology have been tussling over how the genome changes to set the stage for evolution.

Industrial-Style Screening Meets Academic Biology
A $100-million-a-year-effort to find chemicals for exploring cellular processes and drug discovery is about to move into production; skeptics say it is struggling to meet its goals.

Can the Vaquita Be Saved?
Scientists are embarking on a last-ditch effort to help the world's most endangered marine mammal avoid the fate of its Chinese cousin, the baiji.

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Science, August 1 2008

2008-08-25T07:19:00.000-07:00

Science, August 1 2008
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Heavy pollution blankets Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on 27 December 2007. Chinese authorities are taking drastic measures to improve the city's air quality for the Olympics. Bad air is just one of many environmental challenges China is facing.

China's Environmental Challenges

Three Gorges Dam: Into the Unknown
A marvel of engineering, the Three Gorges Dam will start operating at full capacity later this year. Already under way is an epic experiment on how a dam impacts the environment.

Fears Over Western Water Crisis
Dramatic reductions in water flow in the Tarim River, the lifeblood of Xinjiang Province, mean provincial authorities must act fast to conserve water and find alternative water sources.

A Green Fervor Sweeps the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
In a controversial venture, officials plan to halt open grazing, eradicate rodents, restore "degraded" grasslands, improve wetlands, and plant many trees and shrubs.

Beijing's Marathon Run to Clean Foul Air Nears Finish Line
Drastic measures have brought down levels of some pollutants; a return to business as usual after the Olympics could be bad for health.

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Science, July 25 2008

2008-08-25T07:16:00.001-07:00

Science, July 25 2008
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Wealthy nations now devote billions of dollars each year to helping low- and middle-income countries confront HIV/AIDS epidemics. Investment in biomedical research has also shot up. What has come of this flood of money? And will there be enough in the future to meet increasing demands?

HIV/AIDS: Follow the Money
Over the past decade, funding for HIV/AIDS research and treatment in low- and middle-income countries has exploded, jumping more than 20-fold to $10 billion last year. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest funder of basic research, also doubled its budget to nearly $3 billion. How these dollars have been divvied up and what they have accomplished? How countries have dealt with this sudden influx of cash? Who's minding the store and what happens when abuses occur?

From Atop a Mountain, A Deeper Look at the Sun
The world's largest solar telescope could help answer long-standing questions about our nearest star. But with environmental opposition and budgetary challenges, will it get built?

Building a Scientific Legacy on a Controversial Foundation
Most scientists deplore the practice. But the first wave of congressional earmarks for academic research created two centers that have stood the test of time.

Water Everywhere on Early Mars But Only for a Geologic Moment?
Planetary scientists pursuing water and life on Mars must reconcile mounting evidence of a young planet awash in life-sustaining water with a growing realization that the martian surface was likely almost always dry.

Voting: In Your Genes?
At the Behavior Genetics Association meeting, a political scientist presented evidence that DNA has a hand in the intensity of people's partisan political attachments and even in whether they bother to vote.

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Science, July 18 2008

2008-08-25T07:14:00.000-07:00

Science, July 18 2008
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An artist's conception of the antibiotic penicillin and some of the bacteria that have developed resistance to various antibiotics. A special section explores the rise and spread of so-called bad bugs and possible interventions.

Reinventing Rice to Feed the World
With prices of rice and other cereals soaring and granaries emptying, it might take a second green revolution to avert widespread famine.

Simple Sleepers
Classic genetic model organisms -- fruit flies, zebrafish, and roundworms -- are popular newcomers in sleep research laboratories, although debate continues about how much their dozing relates to human slumber.

Acoustics '08 Meeting
- Sound Science Maps Venetian Canals and Peruvian Ruins.
- Ultrasound Uses in Medicine Heat Up.
- Listening to Distant Ice Crack.
- Snapshots from the Meeting.

Ice Scour Disturbance in Antarctic Waters
Icebergs have increasingly scoured the coastlines along the West Antarctic Peninsula as its ice shelves and glaciers have waned, affecting benthic marine communities.

Identification of SLEEPLESS, a Sleep-Promoting Factor
A search for genetic modulators of sleep in Drosophila identified a gene encoding a brain protein that is likely secreted and is required for recovery from sleep deprivation.

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Science, July 4 2008

2008-08-25T07:07:00.000-07:00

Science, July 4 2008
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A mosaic of visible to near-infrared images of the surface of Mercury, obtained by the MESSENGER spacecraft on 14 January 2008. The circular feature in the upper right is the Caloris impact basin, 1500 kilometers in diameter.

Special Section: MESSENGER
Mercury, up-close again.

Preserving Iraq's Battered Heritage
Archaeologists have feared for Iraq's unique archaeological treasures since war began 5 years ago. Now, despite continued unrest, a team returning from southern Iraq bears surprisingly good news.

Epilepsy: When Death Strikes Without Warning
After years of neglect, a devastating effect of epilepsy, sudden death, is drawing new scrutiny.

Competing Teams Plot Two Different Paths to a New Particle Smasher
To make a new collider, physicists in Japan plan to push an existing machine to its limits. Others in Italy hope to cobble one together from old parts and a bright idea.

Self-Sorted, Aligned Nanotube Networks for Thin-Film Transistors
Treating silicon substrates with a silane layer allows them to absorb spin-coated, semiconducting carbon nanotubes, yielding aligned and densely packed nanotube films.

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Reader's Digest, September 2008

2008-08-25T07:04:00.000-07:00

Reader's Digest, September 2008
English | PDF | 23.6MB

Our 50 Funniest (True!) Stories
Gaffes! Retorts! Idiocy! Genius! The most hysterical tales we've ever published.

Four Ways of Looking at a Hat
From haute couture to high tech, headwear from around the world.

Take as Directed
Nearly 30% of us stop taking our medicines before we should. Why playing doctor can be dangerous.

Rebuilding New Orleans
3 years after Katrina, die-hard citizens like these 7 are bringing the city back to life.

Quick Study
What a weak dollar mean for you?

Who's Best for Our Future?
Exclusive interviews with Barack Obama and John McCain.

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Business Today, August 10 2008

2008-08-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

Business Today, August 10 2008
English | PDF | 34.4 MB

Who Wins Now?
As equations change at the Centre, the battle between the Ambani brothers gets shriller -- and more desperate.

Where Is Citibank Headed in India?
The world's largest bank is gasping for breath. In India, the tremors have led to an exodus of key personnel. But financially, Citi continues to do well in this country. Will it now cut back operations around the globe to put its house back in order, or will it expand in India and China to offset its losses elsewhere?

Healthcare for the Other India
Six years since ISRO launched a national telemedicine project, there are four states that have "wired up" all their district hospitals. So, what has been the impact on the lives of the poor?

Inclusive Capitalism
Fabindia is turning its supplier-artisans into shareholders in a unique experiment that seeks to empower some of India's poorest people.

The Futures Games
Small investors are warming up to futures trading regardless of the risk. But is the futures market for you?

India Inc. Goes to School
With the education industry set to grow from $40 billion now to $68 billion by 2012, a variety of investors are beginning to get in.

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Scientific American, September 2008

2008-08-25T06:57:00.000-07:00

Scientific American, September 2008
English | PDF | 8.4 MB

Privacy in an Age of Terabytes and Terror
The boundaries are shifting between public interest and "the right to be let alone."

Reflections on Privacy 2.0
Some issues that appear to be questions of privacy turn out to be matters of security or health policy.

Brave New World of Wiretapping
As telephone conversations migrate to the Internet, the government wants to listen in.

Tools of the Spy Trade
Night-vision cameras, biometric sensors and other gadgets already give snoops access to private spaces. Coming soon: palm-size "bug-bots."

How to Keep Secrets Safe
A versatile range of software solutions can protect the privacy of your information and online activities to any desired degree.

The End of Privacy?
Social-networking Web sites may be radically realigning what is considered public and private.

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The Economist, August 23 2008 《经济学人》杂志

2008-08-23T04:53:00.000-07:00

The Economist, August 23 2008
《经济学人》杂志
English | PDF | 2.35MB

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Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

2008-08-22T03:12:00.000-07:00

# Author: Stephenie Meyer
# Hardcover: 768 pages
# Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers (August 2, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 031606792X
# ISBN-13: 978-0316067928
# Format: PDF | 1.27MB

Twilight tempted the imagination. New Moon made readers thirsty for more. Eclipse turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon. And now, the book that everyone has been waiting for....

Breaking Dawn, the final book in the #1 bestselling Twilight Saga, will take your breath away.

It might seem redundant to dismiss the fourth and final Twilight novel as escapist fantasy--but how else could anyone look at a romance about an ordinary, even clumsy teenager torn between a vampire and a werewolf, both of whom are willing to sacrifice their happiness for hers? Flaws and all, however, Meyer's first three novels touched on something powerful in their weird refraction of our culture's paradoxical messages about sex and sexuality.

The conclusion is much thinner, despite its interminable length. Everygirl Bella achieves her wishes quickly (marriage and sex, in that order, are two, and becoming an immortal is another), and once she becomes a vampire it's almost impossible to identify with her. But that's not the main problem. Essentially, everyone gets everything they want, even if their desires necessitate an about-face in characterization or the messy introduction of some back story. Nobody has to renounce anything or suffer more than temporarily--in other words, grandeur is out. This isn't about happy endings; it's about gratification. A sign of the times?

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The Economist, August 16 2008

2008-08-16T23:27:00.000-07:00

The Economist, August 16 2008
English | PDF | 2.2MB

The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.

What's Inside This Issue:
Russia Resurgent
The war in Georgia is a victory for Russia. The West's options are limited, but it needs to pursue them firmly: leader

The world this week
Politics this week
Business this week
KAL's cartoon

Letters
On al-Qaeda, Romanian, Paraguay's president, American politicians, Ecuador, Cambodia, sport doping, Russian humour

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Computer Shopper, September 2008

2008-08-12T08:33:00.001-07:00

Computer Shopper, September 2008
English | PDF | 29.1MB

Complete CPU Guide
Pick the right processor for your next PC.

Computer Cures
Shopper's computer guru solves all of your computer woes, including how to fix screen resolution when using an HDTV as a PC monitor and how to keep desktop resolution from blowing out.

Network Your Computers
Sharing photos, music, and other files between multiple systems in your home can seem difficult, but it doesn't have to be. In just 5 easy steps, you can be setting up your own personal network in no time.

Buying Basics
How to buy the right desktop-replacement laptops.

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PC World, September 2008

2008-08-12T08:30:00.000-07:00

PC World, September 2008
English | PDF | 35.6MB

Get the Most Out of Your Laptop
Yes, you can upgrade your aging notebook. Read how to replace RAM, the hard drive, the optical drive, the LCD screen, the graphics card, and more. Plus, add some really useful accessories.

Stay in Sync
A Web-based sync service can keep documents updated, accessible from any system, and ready to share with colleagues. We tried five offerings to see which one can best help you wrangle your files.

The Best TV on the Web
Now that broadband service has made streaming video practical, television is suddenly everywhere online. Here's where to find the best programs and video quality.

A Checklist for Desktops
Features you need -- or can skip.

Digital SLR Cameras
New models from Canon and Sony go to the top of the chart.

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PC Magazine, September 2008

2008-08-12T08:27:00.000-07:00

PC Magazine, September 2008
English | PDF | 50.9MB

Readers' Choice Awards 2008
12,518 desktops. 6,699 notebooks. 12,850 printers. That's the number of products the readers rated on just the first wave of the annual audience survey. Trust your fellow readers to identify the companies you can rely on to bring quality and ease of use to big-ticket products like PCs and HDTVs, as well as handled phones, media players, ISPs, and more.

Bill Gates: The Exit Interview
Michael J. Miller sits down with Bill Gates to discuss the mark Microsoft has made upon the world, what Gates considers his triumphs and disappointments, and his vision of the future.

Best PCs on Campus
A new school year is upon us, and PC vendors have rolled out their latest desktops and laptops for students.

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Shutterbug, August 2008

2008-08-12T08:25:00.000-07:00

Shutterbug, August 2008
English | PDF | 46.1MB

Business Trends
The power of publicity.

How Slow Can You Go?
A simple test to check your PSSI (Personal Stabilized Speed Index).

Portrait Lens Options
Try more than the mid-range tele.

Return of the Polaroid Transfer
A tutorial in smart objects and filter effects.

Test Reports
- Western Digital's My Book Studio Edition II
- Sigma's Fisheye Duo
- PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED
- Tokina's AT-X 107 AF DX Fisheye Zoom
- Sony D-SLRs A350, A300 and A200
- The HiTi S420 Dye Sub Printer

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The Economist, August 09 2008

2008-08-08T22:43:00.000-07:00

The Economist, August 09th 2008
《经济学人》杂志
English | PDF | 5.3MB

The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.

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National Geographic, August 2008

2008-08-08T22:39:00.000-07:00

National Geographic, August 2008
English | PDF | 23.1MB

Ancient Soul of Iran
The glories of Persia inspire the modern nation.

Monkey Paradise
The bush-meat trade stalks an African island ark.

Between Volcanoes
Fire and water collide in Japan's largest national park.

Moscow Never Sleeps
When the sun sets, the Russian capital heats up.

Target Earth
A killer asteroid may be headed our way.

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Time, July 28 2008

2008-08-08T22:36:00.000-07:00

Time, July 28 2008
English | PDF | 1.3MB

How to Save Afghanistan
As violence subsides in Iraq, it's surging in Afghanistan. A veteran diplomat and student of the country on what it really needs -- and why more troops won't help.

85% of US Unhappy with Economy
An exclusive TIME / Rockefeller Foundation poll shows unprecedented dissatisfaction -- and very little optimism.

Beijing's Revolution
On the eve of the Summer Games, China's capital is buzzing with a hot cultural scene, creative entrepreneurs and a collection of new buildings.

Rash Redux
Why chicken pox strikes some adults a second time -- as shingles -- and how to avoid the repeat.

Warming to the Kindle
How Josh Quittner learned to love Amazon's digital book-reading device despite its imperfections.

The Pursuit of Teen Girl Purity
Striking back against a Girls Gone Wild culture, many fathers and daughters are choosing a much different path.

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Motor Trend, August 2008

2008-08-08T22:34:00.000-07:00

Motor Trend, August 2008
English | PDF | 48.5MB

Ferrari 420 Scuderia
You own one of the 380-some surviving Enzos and think your carbon-fiber V-12 baby is the shizzle? Think again.

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
Is this latest and greatest twice the Scuderia?

Garage Sale at Enzo's
Wanna buy a Ferrari? Here's the place to shop.

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Readers' Digest, August 2008

2008-08-07T03:35:00.001-07:00

Reader’s Digest, August 2008
美国读者文摘2008年第8期
English | PDF | 25MB

Reader's Digest is a monthly general interest family magazine. Although its circulation has declined in recent years, the Audit Bureau of Circulation says Reader's Digest is still the best-selling consumer magazine in the United States, with a circulation of over 10 million copies in the United States, and a readership of 38 million as measured by Mediamark Research (MRI).

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India: The Emerging Giant by Arvind Panagariya

2008-08-06T06:18:00.000-07:00

# Author: Arvind Panagariya
# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
# Number Of Pages: 544
# Publication Date: 2008-03-03
# ISBN-10: 0195315030
# ISBN-13 : 9780195315035

India is not only the world’s largest and fiercely independent democracy, but also an emerging economic giant. But to date there has been no comprehensive account of India’s remarkable growth or the role policy has played in fueling this expansion. India: The Emerging Giant fills this gap, shedding light on one of the most successful experiments in economic development in modern history.

Why did the early promise of the Indian economy not materialize and what led to its eventual turnaround? What policy initiatives have been undertaken in the last twenty years and how do they relate to the upward shift in the growth rate? What must be done to push the growth rate to double-digit levels? To answer these crucial questions, Arvind Panagariya offers a brilliant analysis of India’s economy over the last fifty years–from the promising start in the 1950s, to the near debacle of the 1970s (when India came to be regarded as a “basket case”), to the phenomenal about face of the last two decades. The author illuminates the ways that government policies have promoted economic growth (or, in the case of Indira Gandhi’s policies, economic stagnation), and offers insightful discussions of such key topics as poverty and inequality, tax reform, telecommunications (perhaps the single most important success story), agriculture and transportation, and the government’s role in health, education, and sanitation.

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Videomaker, July 2008

2008-08-06T06:15:00.000-07:00

Videomaker, July 2008
english | pdf | 12.9MB

Editing Software Buyer's Guide 2008
Finding the right tool to edit your masterpiece.

VTR Buyer's Guide
Coming of age... video tape decks enter their golden years.

Progressive or Interlace
Choosing your direction.

Reviewed
JVC Everio GZ-MG330, hard drive camcorder.
Canon Vixia HF10, AVCHD SDHC camcorder.

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eWeek, August 4 2008

2008-08-06T06:12:00.000-07:00

eWeek, August 4 2008
english | pdf | 10.2MB

Email in the cloud
Control, performance, reliability and scalability are key points to consider when evaluating the hosted e-mail model.

Browsers: The new threat landscape
New and ever-changing Web-borne threats necessitate a change in practices and technology.

The pros and cons of whitelisting
Security vendors are offering the technology, but there are challenges.

It's Cuil to take on Google
A new search engine shows some promise but needs more work.

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Motor Trend, September 2008

2008-08-06T06:03:00.000-07:00

Motor Trend, September 2008
english | pdf | 43.9MB

2009-2010 New Cars!
162 models rated & reviewed.

Game On: Chevrolet Camaro
Watch out, Mustang and Challenger, Chevy has taken the gloves off the new Camaro.

Back in the Game: Lincoln MKS
Filling a giant chasm in the lineup -- none too soon.

Coupe de Grace: Rolls-Royce Phantom
Elegant, expensive: the ultimate personal transport.

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Modern China: A Very Short Introduction by Rana Mitter

2008-08-05T06:22:00.000-07:00

# Author: Rana Mitter
# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
# Number Of Pages: 144
# Publication Date: 2008-04-07
# ISBN-10: 0199228027
# ISBN-13: 9780199228027

China today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Tiananmen Square, to global coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese "economic miracle." It is a country of contradictions and transitions: a peasant society with some of the world's most futuristic cities, an ancient civilization that is modernizing as rapidly as possible, a walled-off nation that is increasingly at the center of world trade.

This Very Short Introduction offers an indispensable starting point for anyone who needs to quickly know the themes and controversies that have shaped modern China. Prize-winning author and scholar Rana Mitter examines the modern history, politics, economy, and thriving cultural scene of contemporary China, and its relations with the wider world. This lively guide covers a range of social issues from the decline of footbinding and the position of women in society, to the influence of television and film, and the role of the overseas Chinese diaspora. It covers many prominent figures as well, such as the Communist leaders, the last emperors, and prominent writers and artists throughout China's history.

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Beijing 2008 Educational Kit

2008-08-04T23:25:00.000-07:00

Beijing 2008 Educational Kit
IOC | 2008 | English | 78 pages | PDF | 4 MB

The Beijing 2008 exhibition presents modern-day China – with a special focus on Beijing – in Olympic Games year. It describes the role of sport in China, the history and evolution of a society on the move, the significant architectural changes under way in Beijing and current ecological issues. Part of the exhibition is devoted to graphics and design through the icons of the Games.

In order to study China and the Beijing Olympic Games in the classroom and then to prepare for a visit to the exhibition, this kit proposes three thematic approaches, suitable for children aged 8-16:

What are the Olympic Games? The children learn about the Beijing Games through the Olympic icons: emblem, torch, torch relay, pictograms, mascots and medals.

Through these icons, they discover some of the main elements of Chinese cultural tradition and learn how a city chooses to present itself to the world.

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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Service Guide for FMC

2008-08-04T10:37:00.000-07:00

# Author: The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
# Publisher: The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
# Language: English
# Number Of Pages: 273
# Publication Date: 2008-07
# ISBN-10 N/A
# Format: PDF | 37MB

Hosting a high-level Olympic Games with distinguishing features is a solemn commitment China and Beijing have made to the international community. To help achieve that goal, the Chinese Government and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) attach great importance to the need to provide high quality services to the media. Mr. Liu Qi, president of BOCOG, on behalf of the Chinese Government, has stressed and reiterated at the World Broadcaster Meeting and the World Press Briefing of the Beijing Olympic Games in 2006 that the Chinese Government will honour its commitments in the bid process, and the international contract obligations to host the Olympic Games to provide quality and convenient services to the media in accordance with international practice and the successful experience from previous Games, so as to satisfy the demands of the media covering the Olympic Games in China.

The purpose of this "Service Guide for Foreign Media Coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games and the Preparatory Period" (hereinafter referred to as the Guide) is to provide a concise interpretation and explanation to the foreign media of the laws and policies related to their coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games and to provide handy information on policies and procedures.

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Beijing 2008: Official Magazine of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

2008-08-04T09:48:00.000-07:00

Beijing 2008: Official Magazine of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Issue 10 | exe | 106 pages | 45.6MB

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, were awarded to Beijing, China after an exhaustive ballot of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on July 13, 2001. The games will be celebrated from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony commencing at 08:08pm and 08 seconds.

Some events, including football (soccer), sailing, and new 10 km swimming marathon events will be held in other cities of China. With the equestrian events being held in Hong Kong, this marks the second time the same edition of the Olympic Games has been hosted by two National Olympic Committees (NOCs).

The official logo of the games, titled “Dancing Beijing,” features a stylized calligraphic character jing (?, meaning capital), referencing the host city. The mascots of Beijing 2008 are the five Fuwa (formerly known as the “friendlies”), each representing one color of the Olympic rings. The motto of the Games is “One World, One Dream.” The games will consist of 302 events in 28 sports, just one event more than the Athens games of 2004. In addition to new events, several new NOCs that may compete at the games have been recognized by the IOC.

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The Economist, August 02 2008 (PDF + Audio) 《经济学人》杂志

2008-08-04T09:00:00.000-07:00

The Economist, August 02 2008 《经济学人》
English | PDF | 2.98MB (pdf) + 160MB (audio)

The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London.

This issue:
The Beijing Olympics: China's dash for freedom
China's rise is a cause for celebration -- but despite the Beijing Olympics, not because of them.

World trade: So near and yet so far
Trade ministers have come too close to a deal to let the Doha round die.

Housing bill: A hair of the dog
Congress has been too lenient on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Turkey's constitutional court: Saved by a (judicial) whisker
Its judges have averted disaster and shown that Turkey can be a worthy candidate for the European Union.

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Six Sizzling Markets: How to Profit from Investing in Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Korea, and Mexico by Pran Tiku

2008-08-04T08:28:00.000-07:00

# Author: Pran Tiku
# Publisher: Wiley, May 2008
# Language: English
# ISBN: 0470178884
# Paperback: 374 pages
# Format: PDF | 1.3MB

In Six Sizzling Markets, seasoned financial veteran Pran Tiku effectively outlines how you can profit from investing in six dynamic emerging market economies: Brazil, Russia, India, and China (collectively known as BRIC), as well as South Korea and Mexico. Tiku introduces each country by painting a picture of its historical and political landscapes and quickly moves on to provide you with practical applications and profitable strategies for these markets.

This reliable resource skillfully addresses growth opportunities and describes sustainable investment strategies-based on vigorous research and investment experience-and provides a basis for investing in these markets by explaining the opportunities that are available. Six Sizzling Markets also argues that meaningful diversification is likely to reduce risk and enhance returns based on well-known principles of modern portfolio theory.

Engaging and informative, Six Sizzling Markets will educate both experienced and aspiring investors on strategies for developing their international portfolios by capitalizing on emerging market opportunities.

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The Leadership Crash Course: How to Create a Personal Leadership Value by Paul Taffinder

2008-08-04T08:08:00.000-07:00

# Author: Paul Taffinder
# Paperback: 176 pages
# Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd; 2Rev Ed edition (3 Mar 2006)
# Language English
# ISBN-10: 0749446382
# ISBN-13: 978-0749446383
# Format: PDF | 616KB

“Contains practical tips on taking a new leadership role and managing change.”

As organizations become more global and less hierarchical there is a need for leadership to provide direction and cohesion and take companies through the organizational changes necessary for survival.

This is a self-improvement course: readers can analyze their strengths and weaknesses with guidance on taking on new leadership roles, communicating change to employees, disturbing the organizational culture to make things happen, and mobilizing staff to pull in the same direction.

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Cityweekend Olympics Special: Watch the Games

2008-08-04T06:42:00.000-07:00

Cityweekend Olympics Special: Watch the Games English | PDF | 3.95MB

Your definitive guide to all the Olympic action in Beijing

Popular with Europeans and hip ex-pats, this French-owned pub offers a relaxed atmosphere in which to watch the games during the day and chill out to live music at night. If the downstairs gets too crowded, check out the couches and the additional flat-screen TV upstairs or take a break from it all on the patio. Room 101 features Hoegaarden, Stella and Gleckes on tap and cans of Asahi. Beers run between ¥10 and ¥50, and mixed drinks start at ¥20. Happy hour specials run at 6-8pm, 12pm-1am and 4-5am. This 24 hour bar and its friendly staff also offer delicious and reasonably priced burgers, pizzas and paninis around the clock (¥30-60).

Come game time, this laid-back, multileveled Spanish bar will be the nexus of festivities for Beijing’s hippest hutong, Nanluoguxiang. Salud will be projecting the games on the wall, while its largely European clientele cheers on the bar’s unparalleled selection of flavored rums, from fierce jujube to sweet cinnamon. In addition to its great drink prices and well mixed cocktails, Salud will be offering one of the city’s most interesting drink deals: Free-flow of beer for anyone who shows up with an Olympic medal.

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Frommer's Beijing 北京旅游指南

2008-08-03T22:01:00.000-07:00

Frommer's Beijing 北京旅游指南
#Publisher: Frommer's; 3rd edition (December 26, 2003)
#Language: English
#Pages: 242 pages
#ISBN-10: 076453873X
#ISBN-13: 978-0764538735
#Format: PDF | 7.7Mb

This is a detailed, user-friendly, and up-to-the-minute guide to Beijing, China's capital and its major gateway city. We'll take you to the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Great Wall, and show you how to plunge into the city's shopping scene and discover the best local restaurants. It can be difficult for Western visitors to communicate and find their way around in such a vast, fast-paced, and bewildering city, but we've made it easy for you to explore on your own, with detailed directions, accurate maps, practical logistical advice, and etiquette tips. We've also included a handy appendix of useful Chinese phrases, and establishment names are listed in both English and Chinese characters, making it easier for you to get around and find the places you're looking for. Our author, an experienced China traveler who has written about the country for years, offers valuable insights and paints a vivid picture of a city that's undergoing one of the most fascinating cultural and economic transformations in history

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Scientific American, August 2008 (科学美国人杂志)

2008-08-03T11:27:00.000-07:00

Scientific American, August 2008
科学美国人杂志
English | PDF | 8.6MB

Scientific American is a popular-science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. It brings articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.

This issue:
China's Children of Smoke
Epidemiologists find molecular clues to air pollution's impact on youngsters. Routine use of screening technologies to measure such biomarkers could, at least theoretically, identify people at risk from specific pollutants.

Facing the Freshwater Crisis
As demand for freshwater soars, global supplies are becoming unpredictable. Existing technologies could avert a water crisis but must be implemented soon.

Why Migraines Strike
Biologists finally are unraveling the medical mysteries of migraine, from aura to pain.

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Harvard Business Review on Managing Diversity by R. Roosevelt Thomas, David A. Thomas, Robin J. Ely , Debra Meyerson

2008-08-03T11:08:00.000-07:00

# Authors: R. Roosevelt Thomas, David A. Thomas, Robin J. Ely , Debra Meyerson
# Paperback: 224 pages
# Publisher: Harvard Business School Press; 1st edition (February 1, 2002)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1578517001
# ISBN-13: 978-1578517008
# Format: PDF | 2MB

This collection of classic and cutting-edge articles, case studies, and first person perspectives provides a broad range of perspectives on affirmative action, career development for minorities and women, and other HR-related policies.

Since 1984, Harvard Business School Press has been dedicated to publishing the most contemporary management thinking, written by authors and practitioners who are leading the way. Whether readers are seeking big-picture strategic thinking or tactical problem solving, advice in managing global corporations or for developing personal careers, HBS Press helps fuel the fire of innovative thought. HBS Press has earned a reputation as the springboard of thought for both established and emerging business leaders.

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Adam Khoo: Secrets Of Self-Made Millionaires

2008-08-03T11:05:00.001-07:00

# Author: Adam Khoo
# Publisher: Adam Khoo
# Number Of Pages: 180
# Publication Date: N/A
# ISBN-10: N/A
# ISBN-13: 9789810552848
# Format: PDF | 10MB

If you think Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad" is an excellent book, wait till you read Adam Khoo's "Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires" before you comment further. Some of you might not have heard of Adam Khoo before, let me give you a quick introduction!

Adam Khoo is a Singapore entrepreneur, a best selling author and a peak performance trainer. A self-made millionaire by the age of 26, he owns and runs three businesses with a combined annual turnover of $20m. He is the CEO of Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group Pte Ltd, one of Asia's Largest Public Training Companies and Education Group.To prove that he is not a dud, check out his company's website, www.akltg.com

He got rich first with his 3 brick-and-mortar businesses before he wrote "Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires". The point I want to make to you is that he made his money first, before he ever taught anyone how to start earning their first million bucks, because there are some guys out there who get rich by selling "How to Get Rich eBooks" which are total crap. You get what I mean?

His latest book, Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires (SSMM), is the BEST finance book I have read so far. It is the most practical, powerful and comprehensive book ever written on how to create, manage, multiply and enjoy your money. It is a must read for entrepreneurs, managers, professionals, executives and anybody who has ever dreamt of getting out of the rat race and onto the path of financial freedom. SSMM makes "Rich Dad Poor Dad" looks like a book written for kids. Why do I say so? If you realized, a lot of self-help or finance books are all very conceptual or theoretical.
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Forrest Gump by Winston Groom

2008-08-03T10:39:00.000-07:00

# Author: Winston Groom
# Publisher: Washington Square Press
# Number Of Pages: 256
# Publication Date: 2002-10-15
# ISBN-10: 0743453255 # ISBN-13: 9780743453257
# Format: PDF | 272KB

Meet Forrest Gump, the lovable, hurculean, and surprisingly savy hero of this remarkable comic odyssey. After accidentally becoming the star of Univerity of Alabama's football team, Forrest goes on to become a Vietnam War hero, a worl-class Ping-Pong player, a villainous wrestler, and a business tycoon -- as he wonders with cildlike wisdome at the insanity all around him. In between misadentures, he manages to compare battle scars with Lyndon Johnson, discover the truth about Richard Nixon, and survive the ups and downs of remaining true to his only love, Jenny, on an extraordinary journey through three decades of the American cultural landscape. Forrest gump has one heck of a story to tell -- and you've got to read it to believe it....

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Electronic Gaming Monthly, September 2008

2008-08-03T10:35:00.000-07:00

Electronic Gaming Monthly, September 2008
English | PDF | 24.7MB

Electronic Gaming Monthly (often abbreviated to EGM) is an American video game magazine. It is published by Ziff Davis as part of the 1UP Network and releases 12 issues a year (and an occasional extra "13th" issue for the Christmas season, also known as the "Smarch" issue, a reference to an episode of The Simpsons).

Turning Japanese
Cock your feet for PlatinumGames' Bayonetta -- the flashy PS3/XB360 action game kicks off multipage look at the shaky landscape of Japanese gaming.

Skate 2
Hop back on the halfpipe with the sequel to EA's best one-word games series: Skate.

Diablo III
Blizzard's newest PC game has, yep, demons and barbarians. If it ain't broke...

Soulcalibur IV
The last fighting game you'll ever need.

Romantic Simulation Investigation
Why don't American gamers simulate dating?

A History of Japanese Games
16 hits that defined Eastern game design.

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Computer Power User, September 2008

2008-08-03T09:30:00.000-07:00

Computer Power User, September 2008
English | PDF | 68.2MB

Utilities of Mass Addiction
CPU's big list of apps that rock.

White Paper: Nvidia GeForce GTX 200 Series
Computing processing power joins graphics power.

Soldering 101
Tips for taming melted metal.

IPv6
The upgrade of all upgrades.

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Money Today, July 10 2008

2008-08-03T03:33:00.000-07:00

Money Today, July 10 2008
English | PDF | 10MB

Cover Story
All about tax filing
Till recently, the thought of filing tax returns was good enough to make a strong man weep, but gone are the days of handling a bunch of paper forms. Online filing has changed the way you look at tax returns.

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Leadership Lessons from West Point by Jim Collins (Foreword), Doug Crandall (Editor)

2008-08-02T08:50:00.000-07:00

# Author: Jim Collins (Foreword), Doug Crandall (Editor)
# Hardcover: 432 pages
# Publisher: Jossey-Bass (November 10, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0787987735
# ISBN-13: 978-0787987732
# Format: PDF | 1.6MB

With Leadership Lessons from West Point as a guide, leaders in the business, nonprofit, and government sectors can learn leadership techniques and practices from contributors who are teaching or have taught at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and have served in positions of leadership that span the globe. These military experts cover a broad range of topics that are relevant to any leadership development program in any sector. The articles in this important resource offer insight into what leadership means to these experts—in both war and peacetime—and describe their views on quiet leadership, mission, values, taking care of people, organizational learning, and leading change.

"A wonderfully impressive book. It's impressive because of the authors' credentials—all are leaders in their own right—and because of their honesty. Rarely will you find more open, self-disclosing discussions of failure, courage, and honor. It's impressive because it's heartfelt . . . it's about selfless service, honesty, and integrity—things we need to hear more about from our leaders. Leadership Lessons from West Point will renew your hope, restore your faith, educate your mind, and expand your horizons. We highly recommend it."
—Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, coauthors of the best-selling book, The Leadership Challenge

"Attention to detail, going about jobs correctly, and understanding that no job is too large or too small are just a few of the major aspects included in the West Point experience . . . Leadership Lessons from West Point does a great job of capturing those values and many others."
—Mike Krzyzewski, "Coach K," head, Duke Basketball Program

"All those concerned with developing leaders for every walk of life should welcome this compilation of important lessons from inside West Point, producer of the cream of the crop."
—Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School, best-selling author of Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End

"The people at West Point have so much to teach all of us about how to lead, and any student of leadership will want to have this book on their shelf for continuous learning and reference."
—Patrick Lencioni, author, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

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Home, July/August 2008

2008-08-02T08:16:00.000-07:00

Home, July/August 2008
English | PDF | 19MB

Heart of the Home
She saw red: this bold scheme was a homeowner's dream for her kitchen.

Having It All
A worn-out kitchen gets a much-needed style and efficiency upgrade.

Back to Nature
Green design techniques and a more open floor plan renew a dated L.A. condo.

Inspiring Oasis
Using organic methods, a lifelong gardener cultivates a masterpiece in her backyard.

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Keeping Better Company: Corporate Governance Ten Years On by Jonathan Charkham

2008-08-02T08:08:00.000-07:00

# Author: Jonathan Charkham
# Hardcover: 460 pages
# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (January 5, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0199243182
# ISBN-13: 978-0199243181
# Format: PDF | 1.6MB

How should companies be organized? To whom should boards of directors be responsible-shareholders, or a wider group of stakeholders? In this fiercely competitive world we cannot judge our own system of corporate governance in isolation; it must bear comparison with the best. The second edition of this acclaimed and well-established book aims to do just that. Since publication of the first edition interest in corporate governance has greatly increased, codes have proliferated, and principles laid down nationally and internationally. In Keeping Good Company, the author describes developments in the system of corporate governance-both the business environment and the particular structures of company organization-in five major industrial countries: Germany, Japan, France, the USA and the UK. This second edition is fully revised, updated and expanded, and includes a new conclusion looking at a number of ongoing issues in corporate governance, and an appendix discussing the role of international organizations.

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

2008-08-02T07:34:00.000-07:00

Khaled Hosseini | Riverhead; 1 edition (April 27, 2004) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 1594480001 | ISBN-13: 978-1594480003 | PDF | 1.25MB

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In his debut novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini accomplishes what very few contemporary novelists are able to do. He manages to provide an educational and eye-opening account of a country's political turmoil--in this case, Afghanistan--while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with readers long after the last page has been turned over. And he does this on his first try.

The Kite Runner follows the story of Amir, the privileged son of a wealthy businessman in Kabul, and Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant. As children in the relatively stable Afghanistan of the early 1970s, the boys are inseparable. They spend idyllic days running kites and telling stories of mystical places and powerful warriors until an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever, and eventually cements their bond in ways neither boy could have ever predicted.

Even after Amir and his father flee to America, Amir remains haunted by his cowardly actions and disloyalty. In part, it is these demons and the sometimes impossible quest for forgiveness that bring him back to his war-torn native land after it comes under Taliban rule. ("...I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.")

Some of the plot's turns and twists may be somewhat implausible, but Hosseini has created characters that seem so real that one almost forgets that The Kite Runner is a novel and not a memoir. At a time when Afghanistan has been thrust into the forefront of America's collective consciousness ("people sipping lattes at Starbucks were talking about the battle for Kunduz"), Hosseini offers an honest, sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, but always heartfelt view of a fascinating land. Perhaps the only true flaw in this extraordinary novel is that it ends all too soon. --Gisele Toueg --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Hosseini's stunning debut novel starts as an eloquent Afghan version of the American immigrant experience in the late 20th century, but betrayal and redemption come to the forefront when the narrator, a writer, returns to his ravaged homeland to rescue the son of his childhood friend after the boy's parents are shot during the Taliban takeover in the mid '90s. Amir, the son of a well-to-do Kabul merchant, is the first-person narrator, who marries, moves to California and becomes a successful novelist. But he remains haunted by a childhood incident in which he betrayed the trust of his best friend, a Hazara boy named Hassan, who receives a brutal beating from some local bullies. After establishing himself in America, Amir learns that the Taliban have murdered Hassan and his wife, raising questions about the fate of his son, Sohrab. Spurred on by childhood guilt, Amir makes the difficult journey to Kabul, only to learn the boy has been enslaved by a former childhood bully who has become a prominent Taliban official. The price Amir must pay to recover the boy is just one of several brilliant, startling plot twists that make this book memorable both as a political chronicle and a deeply personal tale about how childhood choices affect our adult lives. The character studies alone would make this a noteworthy debut, from the portrait of the sensitive, insecure Amir to the multilayered development of his father, Baba, whose sacrifices and scandalous behavior are fully revealed only when Amir returns to Afghanistan and learns the true nature of his relationship to Hassan. Add an incisive, perceptive examination of recent Afghan history and its ramifications in both America and the Middle East, and the result is a complete work of literature that succeeds in exploring the culture of a previously obscure nation that has become a pivot point in the global politics of the new millennium.

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Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World’s Greatest Investor by Janet Lowe

2008-08-02T06:04:00.000-07:00

Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World’s Greatest Investor, by Janet Lowe
Janet Lowe | English | ISBN-0470152621 | PDF | 900Kb

Most people come to know of Warren Buffett through his ability to generate wealth. However, as Janet Lowe reveals in her book, Warren Buffett Speaks, Buffett is more than a money-making machine. Warren Buffett Speaks is a library of notes and quotes that have been collected over the years, aimed at revealing the many aspects of the World’s Greatest Investor–his wit, personality, and wisdom. The first half of the book deals with Buffett’s view of life, family, and friends, while the latter half focuses on Buffett’s investment philosophy and observations about the market. This book is a must for every Buffettologist.

Over the years, as Warren Buffett’s influence and affluence have grown, one thing has remained the same—his unpretentious, honest, and optimistic approach toward business and life. In this completely revised edition of Warren Buffett Speaks, bestselling author Janet Lowe shows you why.

Updated to reflect Buffett’s life over the past decade, this book contains a delightfully entertaining collection of quotes, writings, and favorite sayings from the world’s most successful investor.

Often surprising, always intriguing, and sparked throughout by Buffett’s unique combination of savvy business smarts and dry wit, this new edition is filled with Buffett’s musings on subjects such as the Internet economy, family and friends, running a business, paying taxes, and much more. It also examines the thinking that prompted the second richest man in the world to give 85% of his wealth to the first richest couple (Bill and Melinda Gates) to distribute to charity.

More than just a book about investing, Warren Buffett Speaks reveals the personality and philosophy of one of the world’s most compelling figures.

Peppered with pearls of wisdom cultivated throughout his life, this book will help you understand and appreciate Buffett’s beliefs on a variety of important issues. Here’s a sample of just some of the honest and engaging insights you’ll find inside:

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

“You don’t need to be a rocket scientist. Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with a 130 IQ. Rationality is essential.”

“I want to be able to explain my mistakes. This means I do only the things I completely understand.”

“You should invest in a business that even a fool could run, because someday a fool will.”

“Over the years, a number of very smart people have learned the hard way that a long stream of impressive numbers multiplied by a single zero always equals zero.”

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HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML and CSS by Patrick Griffiths

2008-08-02T01:57:00.000-07:00

# Author: Patrick Griffiths
# Paperback: 368 pages
# Publisher: New Riders Press (December 2, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0321311396
# ISBN-13: 978-0321311399
# Format: PDF | 6MB

For readers who want to design Web pages that load quickly, are easy to update, accessible to all, work on all browsers and can be quickly adapted to different media, this comprehensive guide represents the best way to go about it. By focusing on the ways the two languages--XHTML and CSS--complement each other, Web design pro Patrick Griffiths provides the fastest, most efficient way of accomplishing specific Web design tasks. With Web standards best practices at its heart, it outlines how to do things the right way from the outset, resulting in highly optimized web pages, in a quicker, easier, less painful way than users could hope for!

Split into 10 easy-to-follow chapters such as Text, Images, Layout, Lists, and Forms, and coupled with handy quick-reference XHTML tag and CSS property appendixes, HTML Dog is the perfect guide and companion for anyone wanting to master these languages. Readers can also see the lessons in action with more than 70 online examples constructed especially for the book.

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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

2008-08-02T01:21:00.000-07:00

# Author: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
# Page Count: 242 pages
# Publisher: William Morrow; 1 edition (April 12, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 006073132X
# ISBN-13: 978-0060731328
# Format: PDF | 2.3MB

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime?

These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much heralded scholar who studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life-;from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing-;and whose conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. He usually begins with a mountain of data and a simple, unasked question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics.

Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives-;how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they set out to explore the hidden side of … well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Ku Klux Klan.

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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

2008-08-01T20:23:00.000-07:00

Khaled Hosseini | Riverhead; 1 edition (May 22, 2007) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 1594489505 | ISBN-13: 978-1594489501 | PDF | 2.89MB

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It's difficult to imagine a harder first act to follow than The Kite Runner: a debut novel by an unknown writer about a country many readers knew little about that has gone on to have over four million copies in print worldwide. But when preview copies of Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, started circulating at Amazon.com, readers reacted with a unanimous enthusiasm that few of us could remember seeing before. As special as The Kite Runner was, those readers said, A Thousand Splendid Suns is more so, bringing Hosseini's compassionate storytelling and his sense of personal and national tragedy to a tale of two women that is weighted equally with despair and grave hope. We wanted to spread the word on the book as widely, and as soon, as we could. See below for an exclusive excerpt from A Thousand Splendid Suns and early reviews of the book from some of our top customer reviewers.--The Editors, Amazon

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Science, July 11 2008 《科学》杂志

2008-08-01T03:27:00.000-07:00

Science, July 11 2008
《科学》杂志 2008年7月11日
English | PDF | 6MB

A science magazine is a periodical publication with news, opinions and reports about science for a non-expert audience. A periodical publication for scientific experts is called a "scientific journal".
Science magazines are read by non-scientists and scientists who want accessible information on fields outside their specialization.
They are an important means of communication between the scientific community and the wider community.

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The New Yorker, July 07-14 2008

2008-08-01T03:21:00.000-07:00

The New Yorker, July 07-14 2008
English | PDF | 4.1MB

The New Yorker is an American magazine that publishes reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Starting as a weekly in the mid-1920s, the magazine is now published 47 times per year, with five of these issues covering two-week spans.

Although its reviews and events listings often focus on the cultural life of New York City, The New Yorker has a wide audience outside of New York. It is well known for its commentaries on popular culture and eccentric Americana; its attention to modern fiction by the inclusion of short stories and literary reviews; its rigorous fact checking and copyediting; its journalism on world politics and social issues; and its famous, single-panel cartoons sprinkled throughout each issue.

COMMENT
Obama’s Iraq Problem
Last year’s rhetoric meets this year’s facts.
by George Packer

THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Thousand Words Dept.: By a Nose
A Rockland County mom draws Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
by Ben McGrath

Back Pages Dept.: The Chill
The wild man behind “Wild Thing.”
by Nick Paumgarten

Annals of Naught: Nothing Doing
A Yankees team to remember.
by Roger Angell

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Time, July 21 2008

2008-08-01T03:10:00.000-07:00

Time, July 21 2008
English | PDF | 1.2 MB

Mandela: His 8 Lessons of Leadership
As he celebrates his 90th birthday, the world's greatest moral leader reflects on a lifetime of service -- and what the rest of us can learn from it.

Is Florida the Sunset State?
Beset by a housing crash, environmental chaos and political turmoil, Florida confronts the death of a dream.

The Truth about Plastic
It's in just about everything--which may be harmful to you and the planet. How to shrink your plastic footprint.

Post Apocalypse
The Web needs commenters. But are they ruining the Net faster than they can save it?

The Not-Quite Bailout
Congress's housing bill won't stop the foreclosure mess. That doesn't mean it's a bad idea.

Batman Is Back
The new Batman epic is a violent, masterly weave of madness and dread.

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I Was Wrong: The Meanings of Apologies by Nick Smith

2008-07-31T07:18:00.000-07:00

# Author: Nick Smith
# Paperback: 310 pages
# Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (February 25, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0521684234
# ISBN-13: 978-0521684231
# Format: PDF | 1.2MB

Apologies pervade our news headlines and our private affairs, but how should we evaluate these often vague and deceptive rituals? Discussing numerous examples from ancient and recent history, I Was Wrong: On The Meanings of Apologies argues that we suffer from considerable confusion about the moral meanings and social functions of these complex interactions. Rather than asking whether a speech act "is or is not" an apology, Smith offers a nuanced theory of apologetic meaning. Smith leads us with a clear voice though a series of rich philosophical and interdisciplinary questions, arguing that apologies have evolved from a confluence of diverse cultural and religious practices that do not translate easily into pluralistic secular discourse. After describing several varieties of apologies between individuals, Smith turns to collectives. Although apologies from corporations, governments, and other groups can be profoundly significant, Smith guides readers to appreciate the kinds of meaning that collective apologies often do not convey and warns of the dangers of collective acts of contrition that allow individual wrongdoers to obscure their personal blame.

Dr. Smith is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of New Hampshire. A graduate of Vassar College, he earned a law degree from SUNY at Buffalo and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Vanderbilt University. Before coming to UNH, he worked as a litigator for LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene, and MacRae and as a judicial clerk for the Honorable R.L. Nygaard of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He specializes in the philosophy of Law, Politics, and Society and he writes on and teaches aesthetics. He is working with Cambridge University Press on the sequel to I Was Wrong, applying his framework for apologetic meanings to examples in criminal and civil law. His writings have appeared in journals such as Continental Philosophy Review, Social Theory and Practice, The Journal of Social Philosophy, Culture, Theory & Critique, The Rutgers Law Journal, and The Buffalo Law Review.

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Digit, May 2008

2008-07-31T04:37:00.001-07:00

Digit, May 2008
English | PDF | 10.5 MB

We spent a whole month, acquainting ourselves with the ins and outs of the Macbook. Is it really as effective as its style statement? Our findings inside.

From a Hacker's Diary
Freedom as viewed from the eyes of those preferring Linux over paid software -- why people continue using open source, rather than just get software over (or under) the shelf.

Educ@tion
Get hold of advanced study and reference materials over a wide range of subjects from the world's premier institutions -- MIT, Carnegie Mellon and our very own IITs and IISCs. All from the convenience of your chair.

Little Guy, Big Worry
With larger enterprises having ultra-secure firewalls and other security measures, it's SoHos and other smaller entities that need to be on the watchout for security attacks.

The Best Indie Games You (n)Ever Played
Move over the known names from the gaming world. Get to know Indie games -- short, sweet and brimming with wholesome gaming fun.

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The Art of Digital Photography by John Hedgecoe

2008-07-31T02:02:00.000-07:00

# Author: John Hedgecoe
# Hardcover: 288 pages
# Publisher: DK ADULT (October 2, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0756623545
# ISBN-13: 978-0756623548
# Format: PDF | 89MB

Easy-to-understand, and packed with both technical instructions and creative ideas, celebrated author and photographer John Hedgecoe walks you through the world of digital photography and shares his considerable expertise on this ever-changing medium.

About the Author
Internationally acclaimed photographer John Hedgecoe has shared his methods with millions of readers since his classic, The Book of Photography, was first published in 1976. In addition to his distinguished career as a teacher, his photographs have appeared in newspapers and magazines around the world. He published John Hedgecoe's New Book of Photography with DK in 1994.

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The Innovative Leader: How to Inspire Your Team and Drive Creativity by Paul Sloane

2008-07-31T01:10:00.000-07:00

# Author: Paul Sloane
# Paperback: 196 pages
# Publisher: Kogan Page; 1 edition (July 28, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0749450010
# ISBN-13: 978-0749450014
# Format: PDF | 1.19MB

The Innovative Leader stresses the importance of innovation and creativity in modern business to help organizations secure competitive advantage over rivals.

It shows how to apply methods of innovation and creativity to the individual, to business peers, and to the organization. Author Pual Sloane demonstrates the importance of setting out your vision clearly and emphasizes the need for continual evaluation of the process.

Numerous international examples illustrate how organizations such as Virgin, Body Shop, Disney, and 3M have benefited from this approach, encouraging excellence and entrepreneurship through challenging goals that keep employees motivated and engaged.

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The Weekly Standard August 4, 2008 Vol. 13, No. 44

2008-07-30T16:29:00.000-07:00

The Weekly Standard August 4, 2008 Vol. 13, No. 44
English | PDF | 44 Pages | 2.5MB

The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative opinion magazine published 48 times per year. It is owned by News Corporation and made its debut on September 17, 1995. Its current editors are founder William Kristol and Fred Barnes. The Weekly Standard produces The Daily Standard with commentary and articles written for the magazine's website. Other frequent contributors include Christopher Hitchens, P.J. O'Rourke, Charles Krauthammer, David Frum, Stephen Schwartz, Matt Labash, and Stephen F. Hayes.

COVER
First, Lose Three Straight Elections
by Fred Barnes

EDITORIAL
Look, Ma, No Arms
by Matthew Continetti

SCRAPBOOK
Impeachment redux, PC newspapers, etc.

ARTICLES
Dewey Like Obama
by Philip Terzian

Sweet Nothings
by Andrew Ferguson

Obama's Centrist Economic Team
by Cesar Conda

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Corporate Reputation, the Brand and the Bottom Line: Powerful, Proven Communications Strategies for Maximizing Value by Roger Haywood

2008-07-30T16:11:00.000-07:00

Investment in corporate reputation initiatives can reap major financial rewards – but failure to address the key issues can be painful and expensive as this practical guide demonstrates.

Corporate Reputation, the Brand and the Bottom Line uses many global case studies and the viewpoints of top executives to provide constructive guidance on how to build a successful corporate reputation. Real-life disasters are featured, as are examples of companies where outstanding public relations policies have been implemented.

The author gives practical advice on how to set performance objectives, measure the effectiveness of reputation management, win favourable media coverage, control the cost of a programme, and maximize goodwill while minimizing risks. In a clear, informative style, he also explores relevant and timely issues such as recruitment, personal skills, board policy, communication skills and public affairs.

The underlying message throughout is that reputation management can enhance both the short- and long-term performance of a company. This book will be of great value not only to senior managers and directors but also to ambitious students of marketing and public relations.

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Inside the Minds: Leading Chief Technology Officers: CTOs from GE, Novell, Boeing, BMC, BEA, Peoplesoft & More on the Future of Technology

2008-07-30T05:26:00.001-07:00

# Author: Aspatore Books Staff, InsideTheMinds.com, Richard J. Schroth
# Paperback: 208 pages
# Publisher: Aspatore Books (February 2002)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1587620561
# ISBN-13: 978-1587620560
# Format: PDF | 700KB

Inside the Minds: Leading CEOs is written by the CEOs from Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), Duke Energry (NYSE: DUK), Corning (NYSE: GLW), American Standard Companies (NYSE: ASD), RPM (NYSE: RPM), New England Motor Freight and Verio.

These industry visionaries share their knowledge on management, hiring, firing, client/customer relationships, motivating others, building and sustaining a profitable business and making a difference at any level within an organization.

An unprecedented look inside the minds of some of the most well known CEOs makes for exciting and highly interesting reading for executives, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in someday running a business.

What C-Level executives read to keep their edge and make pivotal business decisions. Timeless classics for indispensable knowledge.

Inside the Minds: Leading CTOs features:

Frank Campagnoni - GE Global eXchange Services, CTO - Leading Technology during Turbulent Times

Dr. David Whelan - Boeing, Space and Communications, CTO -Developing Best of Breed Technologies and Capabilities

Dr. Carl S. Ledbetter - Novell, CTO - Closing the Gap Between What Technology Can Do and What People Want it to Do

Richard Schroth - Perot Systems, CTO - Creating and Enriching Business Value

Kirill Tatarinov - BMC Software, CTO - Innovation Drives Business Success

Doug Cavit - McAfee.com, CTO - The CTO as an Agent of Change

Dan Woods - Capital Thinking, CTO - The Classic Struggle and the CTO

Dr. Scott Dietzen - BEA E-Commerce Server Division, CTO - Managing the Technology Knowledge

Mike Ragunus - StaplesDirect.com, CTO - Bridging Business and Technology: Keeping Things as Simple as Possible

Rick Bergquist - PeopleSoft, CTO - The Art of Being a CTO - Fostering Change

Kevin Vasconi - Covisint, CTO - Technology as a Strategic Weapon

Dan Burgin - Finali, CTO - The Role of the CTO in a Venture-Backed Startup

Mike Toma - eLabor, CTO - Inside the Job: A CTO's Perspective on the Role of a CTO

Michael S. Dunn - Encoda Systems, CTO - Positioning Technology Solutions to Address Business Needs

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Interviewing Techniques for Managers by Carolyn B. Thompson

2008-07-30T05:22:00.001-07:00

For managers, interviewing is about gathering useful information in every face-to-face encounter, from project planning meetings to client discussions to speaking with prospective employees. Interviewing Techniques for Managers shows you how to master every aspect of the interview process to ensure that you always get honest, helpful, and results-oriented answers.

Look to this important addition to McGraw-Hill’s Briefcase Books series for workplace-tested interviewing methods including:

* When and how to ask the key questions
* Tips for getting a difficult interview back on track
* Techniques for telephone, e-mail, and other arms-length interviews

Separating fact from fiction when interviewing potential employees … Solving workplace problems … Uncovering how best to meet customer needs … The ability to interview others is among the most valuable skills a manager can have.

Interviewing Techniques for Managers will help you end each interview with the information you need, by beginning each interview with a solid, results-oriented plan–and the know-how to execute that plan.

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Knowledge Creation and Management: New Challenges for Managers by Kazuo Ichijo & Ikujiro Nonaka

2008-07-30T05:17:00.000-07:00

Leading experts have contributed chapters in their fields of expertise. Each distils his or her subject in a chapter that is accessible to managers who want to learn what can be applied to their organizations without the distracting details of research methodology.

Each chapter, however, is based on careful research. The book is organized so that readers can easily find chapters of most interest and value to them.

The emphasis is on the practical applications of knowledge to a wide variety of organizations and functional areas.

About the Author
Kazuo Ichijo is at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Jaan, and International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland. Ikujiro Nonaka is at Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan.

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Animation Magazine, August 2008

2008-07-30T05:15:00.000-07:00

Animation Magazine, August 2008
English | PDF | 7.7MB

Cover
Lucas Animation hits another home run with the new Warner Bros. feature and Cartoon Network series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Animated Again, the Force Is
Dave Filoni and his team convince George Lucas to debut the CG-animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars series in theaters fi rst.

20 Comic-Book Movies to Keep an Eye on
Annual list of the hottest upcoming features based on comic books.

Superheroic Heights
Will the love affair between Marvel and DC characters and animation reach new heights next year?

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The 21st-Century MBA by Mary C. Gentile (strategy+business magazine)

2008-07-29T07:40:00.000-07:00

The 21st-Century MBA (strategy+business magazine)
English | PDF | 14 Pages | 293KB

In a world that requires business leaders to address the concerns of all their stakeholders, we must reshape management education to be both practical and aspirational.

What kind of leaders does the business world need to train and develop? In a time of private equity preeminence and mounting global competitiveness, should they be risk takers who are richly rewarded for focusing on the bottom line? Or, in the wake of scandals involving individual excess amid seemingly blind “short-termism,” should the next generation of leaders focus on team spirit and internal organizational development to increase shareholder returns? (See “CEO Succession 2007: The Performance Paradox,” by Per-Ola Karlsson, Gary L. Neilson, and Juan Carlos Webster, s+b, Summer 2008.) These questions are a concern for any thoughtful business leader and raise fundamental questions for business educators, as well.

Mary C. Gentile is a consultant on management education and leadership development. A former faculty member, researcher, and administrator at the Harvard Business School, she is the research director for the Giving Voice to Values initiative and senior advisor to the Aspen Institute Business and Society program.

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ELLE Magazine, August 2008

2008-07-29T07:24:00.000-07:00

ELLE Magazine, August 2008
English | 296 Pages | PDF | 46MB

Elle is a worldwide magazine that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".

It is now the world’s largest fashion magazine, with 39 international editions in over 60 countries. Technologically speaking, the Elle brand is a global network encompassing over 20 websites. Elle readers have a median age of 34.7 years. Subscriptions account for 73 percent of readers. With the remaining 27 percent purchasing single issues, Elle is the only fashion magazine to have increased its newsstand sales in the past five years, most notably with an 18 percent increase in the first half of 2006. There are 27 Elle websites globally, which collectively attract over 1 million visitors and 26 million page views per month. Elle reaches over 4.8 million readers.

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Why Men Don’t Listen & Women Can’t Read Maps: How We’re Different and What to Do About It by Barbara Pease, Allan Pease

2008-07-29T07:06:00.000-07:00

Barbara Pease, Allan Pease | ISBN: 1566491568 | Publisher: Welcome Rain | 2000-06- 254 | English | PDF | 2.7 MB

The premises behind Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps is that all too often, these differences get in the way of fulfilling relationships and that understanding our basic urges can lead to greater self-awareness and improved relations between the sexes. The Peases spent three years researching their book–traveling the globe, talking to experts, and studying the cutting-edge research of ethnologists, psychologists, biologists, and neuroscientists–yet their work does not read a bit like “hard science.” In fact, the authors go to considerable lengths to point out that their book is intended to be funny, interesting, and easy to read; in short, this is a book whose primary purpose is to talk about “average men and women, that is, how most men and women behave most of the time, in most situations, and for most of the past.”

Why Men Don’t Listen, therefore, deals largely in generalizations, and this is bound to alienate some readers. “We don’t beat around the bush with suppositions or politically correct clich??s,” the Peases claim. Those up for an irreverent and unapologetic take on why men and women just can’t help themselves sometimes may just decide to read on.

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Definitive Book of Body Language by Allan Pease

2008-07-29T07:02:00.000-07:00

# Author: Allan Pease
# Publisher: ORION
# Number Of Pages: 386
# Publication Date: 2004
# ISBN-10: 0752861689
# ISBN-13: 9780752861685

Available for the first time in the United States, this international bestseller reveals the secrets of nonverbal communication to give you confidence and control in any face-to-face encounter–from making a great first impression and acing a job interview to finding the right partner.

It is a scientific fact that people’s gestures give away their true intentions. Yet most of us don’t know how to read body language–and don’t realize how our own physical movements speak to others. Now the world’s foremost experts on the subject share their techniques for reading body language signals to achieve success in every area of life.

Drawing upon more than thirty years in the field, as well as cutting-edge research from evolutionary biology, psychology, and medical technologies that demonstrate what happens in the brain, the authors examine each component of body language and give you the basic vocabulary to read attitudes and emotions through behavior.

Discover:
• How palms and handshakes are used to gain control
• The most common gestures of liars
• How the legs reveal what the mind wants to do
• The most common male and female courtship gestures and signals
• The secret signals of cigarettes, glasses, and makeup
• The magic of smiles–including smiling advice for women
• How to use nonverbal cues and signals to communicate more effectively and get the reactions you want

Filled with fascinating insights, humorous observations, and simple strategies that you can apply to any situation, this intriguing book will enrich your communication with and understanding of others–as well as yourself.

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Computer Graphics World, July 2008

2008-07-28T05:33:00.000-07:00

Computer Graphics World, July 2008
English | PDF | 4.5MB

Rampant Risk-Taking
Disney/Pixar devises new lighting and photographic tools for the just released CG feature Wall-e.

Heavy-Handed
The Hulk is back, and he is in the best shape of his life, thanks to new CG techniques.

Dimensional Art
Digital technology sparks a renewed interest in holographic art.

Hollywood North
Ontario is growing a digital content creation community, offering many incentives for those willing to set up shop in the area.

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Frommer's Scotland by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince

2008-07-27T06:49:00.000-07:00

# Author: Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince
# Publisher: Frommer's
# Number Of Pages: 480
# Publication Date: 2004-01-02
# ISBN-10: 0764541269
# ISBN-13: 9780764541261
# Format: PDF | 5.26MB

You’ll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer’s. It’s like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they’ve done the legwork for you, and they’re not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer’s Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You’d be lost without us!

Frommer’s Scotland features gorgeous color photos of the quaint villages, misty moors, and offshore islands that await you. It’s a highly personal guide that’s fun to read and even more fun to use on the road—and it’s much more complete and in-depth than its major competitor.

You’ll find complete details on lovely small town s, world-class golf courses, superb fishing, country pubs, whiskey distilleries, natural wonders, castles, literary landmarks, mysterious ancient ruins, and Edinburgh’s vibrant cultural scene. You’ll even get a free color fold-out map!

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The Economist, July 26 2008 (PDF + Audio) 《经济学人》杂志

2008-07-27T04:29:00.000-07:00

The Economist, July 26th 2008
《经济学人》杂志
English | PDF | 2MB

The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.

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