# 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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Thursday, July 31, 2008
I Was Wrong: The Meanings of Apologies by Nick Smith
Digit, May 2008
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
# 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
# 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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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Weekly Standard August 4, 2008 Vol. 13, No. 44
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
Roger Haywood | Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd | Published date: July 2005 | Edition: 3rd Edition | Paperback | 336 Pages | English | ISBN: 9780749444082 | PDF | 1.37MB
All organizations must manage their reputation. This can only be done through understanding the needs and concerns of all the stakeholders, then developing and promoting policies that will win goodwill and support across these vital “publics”.
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
# 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
Carolyn B. Thompson | McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 15, 2002) | 221 pages | English | ISBN-10: 0071391312 | ISBN-13: 978-0071391313 PDF | 1.32MB
Interview Strategies for Always Getting the Information You Need
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
Kazuo Ichijo & Ikujiro Nonaka | Oxford University Press, USA (December 7, 2006) | 336 pages | English | ISBN-10: 0195159624 | ISBN-13: 978-0195159622 | PDF | 1.1MB
This book presents the latest management ideas in knowledge creation and management in readable and non-technical chapters.
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 AuthorKazuo 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
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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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
The 21st-Century MBA by Mary C. Gentile (strategy+business magazine)
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
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
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
# 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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Monday, July 28, 2008
Computer Graphics World, July 2008
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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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Frommer's Scotland by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince
# 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
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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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions by ToeflEssays.com
Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions by ToeflEssays.com
English | PDF | 9.27MB
ETS publishes its official list of TOEFL essay topics on its website. All essays assigned on the actual TOEFL test come from this list. This eBook contains 450 model essays of score 6 (1-6 scale). Each essay was written on one of the topics from the ETS official list. This eBook covers 100% of these topics. This eBook offers an intensive preparation for the Test of Written English (TWE) test. It can also be used to prepare for the writing and speaking sections of the new TOEFL test.
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Cities Of The United States by Thomson Gale Editors
# Author: Thomson Gale Editors
# Publisher: Gale Cengage
# Publication Date: 2005-12-09
# ISBN-10: 0787673692
# ISBN-13: 9780787673697
# Format: PDF | 48MB
Cities of the United States (CUS) provides a one-stop source for all the vital information you need on 189 of America’s top cities—those fastest-growing, as well as those with a particular historical, political, industrial, and/or commercial significance. Spanning the entire country, from Anaheim to Virginia Beach, each geographically-arranged volume of CUS brings together a wide range of comprehensive data.
The volumes include: The South; The West; The Midwest; and The Northeast. Within each volume, the city-specific profiles organize pertinent facts, data, and figures related to demographic, economic, cultural, geographic, social, and recreational conditions. Assembling a myriad of sources, CUS offers researchers, travelers, students, and media professionals a convenient resource for discovering each city’s past, present, and future.
For this completely updated fifth edition, eleven new cities have been added, providing even greater access to the country’s growing urban centers.
The new city profiles include:
• Akron, OH • Aurora, IL • Casper, WY • El Paso, TX • Fort Smith, AR • Henderson, NV • Huntington, WV • Mesa, AZ • Nampa, ID • Overland Park, KS • Warwick, RI
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Living in the U.S.A., Sixth Edition by Alison Raymond Lanier, Jef C. Davis
# Author: Alison Raymond Lanier, Jef C. Davis
# Publisher: Intercultural Press
# Number Of Pages: 243
# Publication Date: 2004-12
# ISBN-10: 1931930198
# ISBN-13: 9781931930192
# Format: PDF | 1MB
As William Gay, distinguished adviser to the last edition, so aptly noted, the United States is "a country that is never what you think it is." Since that edition was introduced nearly ten years ago, the country has been struggling with troubling, divisive events and issues, especially the September 11, 2001, attacks and the resulting War on Terror. Despite these extraordinary times, the United States still holds promise and opportunity for those who take the time to understand it. Jef Davis, a seasoned interculturalist and long-time adviser to international travelers, has succeeded as few could in creating an important new version of Living in the U.S.A. that will guide you through the confusing, conflicted, exciting country and its diverse population at an extraordinary time in its history. New material and significantly revised chapters help you understand: American Cultures: Sections on African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native peoples, retirees, gays and lesbians and the disabled underscore the incredible diversity of culture and values that comprise the American population Twenty-First Century Issues such as the continued rise in religious fundamentalism in the U.S. and abroad and the tension between security and personal liberties Getting Here and Getting Settled, including security at the airport and elsewhere and new and trying immigration regulations
Short-term visitors to the U.S. will find advice for surviving customs and immigration, finding an apartment, doing business, obtaining health care, and navigating the supermarket, bank and post office. If you plan to stay longer, you will find practical pointers for getting along at work, school, and at home; buying a house; making and keeping American friends; and understanding dominant American values in a diverse and complex society. Living in the U.S.A. is a comprehensive guide to attitudes, customs, manners and daily life in the United States.
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Frommer's Portable Berlin by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince
# Author: Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince
# Publisher: Frommers
# Number Of Pages: 187
# Publication Date: 2003-12-19
# ISBN-10: 0764542664
# ISBN-13: 9780764542664
# Format: PDF | 4.3MB
Frommer’s Portable Berlin is a handy guide that captures the very best of Germany’s most exciting city. You’ll find concise coverage of the hippest neighborhoods, world-class museums, parks and gardens, the best shopping areas, and of course, Berlin’s legendary nightlife, from classical concerts and opera to cabaret and dance clubs. Complete with detailed neighborhood maps, this easy-to-use, easy-to-carry guide makes it a snap to make the most of your limited time and helps you find the best accommodations and dining at a glance.
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Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
# Author: Heinrich Harrer
# Publisher: Tarcher
# Number Of Pages: 352
# Publication Date: 1997-08-25
# ISBN-10: 0874778883
# ISBN-13: 9780874778885
# Format: PDF | 1MB
In a motion picture starring Brad Pitt, SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET is the autobiographical account of a young Austrian adventurer and the escape from an internment camp that changed his life forever. In 1943, Heinrich Harrer, a noted mountain climber and skier, slipped out of captivity in India and made his way through the Himalayan passes to the Forbidden City of Lhasa in Tibet. From destitute vagabond, he rose to the position of tutor and confidant to the fourteen-year-old Dalai Lama. Until their parting in 1950, when the Chinese Communists overran the country, his close relationship with the revered holy man profoundly altered his way of living, even his way of thinking.
Originally published in 1953, this adventure classic recounts Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer's 1943 escape from a British internment camp in India, his daring trek across the Himalayas, and his happy sojourn in Tibet, then, as now, a remote land little visited by foreigners. Warmly welcomed, he eventually became tutor to the Dalai Lama, teenaged god-king of the theocratic nation. The author's vivid descriptions of Tibetan rites and customs capture its unique traditions before the Chinese invasion in 1950, which prompted Harrer's departure. A 1996 epilogue details the genocidal havoc wrought over the past half-century.
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Shutterbug, July 2008
Shutterbug, July 2008
English | PDF | 45.5MB
An HDR Primer
High Dynamic Range photography for those who "want it all!"
Quieting Noise
Digital noise is easily controlled with these plug-in filters.
Nikon's D60 D-SLR
Next step in amateur line-up has some inside tricks.
Web Profiles
Great photo sites reviewed.
Classic Cameras
The top 20 cameras of all-time countdown.
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Computer Shopper, August 2008
Computer Shopper, August 2008
English | PDF | 24.7MB
Best Budget PCs
For work and play!
Gamer's Delight
Ever wonder why you can't get past the third level in that PC game? From flight sticks to mice to keypads, we show you the latest gaming gear that will help give you an extra edge.
Computer Cures
Shopper's computer guru looks into some tough tech questions, including whether it's cost-effective to upgrade your laptop, how to make the most of PowerPoint, how to upgrade a Serial ATA drive, and whether to get a PC with a TV tuner bundled in.
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Popular Photography, August 2008
Popular Photography, August 2008
English | PDF | 18.8MB
Best New Cameras under $900
5 great DSLRs for less than $900 (zoom lens included). One incredible shootout in the Pop Photo Lab.
The Photographer's Guide to the Eye
How the latest scientific research about the way we see can help you take better pictures.
Mirror Images
For intriguing photos that go beyond the everyday, nothing beats reflections.
Lens Test
Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD Macro AF SP
Nikon 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR DX AF-S
Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 7-14mm f/4 AF
Lighting
Stroboscopic flash lets you catch all of the action, and it's easier to do than you might think.
The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car! by Tim Harford
# Author: Tim Harford
# Hardcover: 288 pages
# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 1, 2005) # Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0195189779
# ISBN-13: 978-0195189773
# Format: PDF | 2.4MB
Nattily packaged-the cover sports a Roy Lichtensteinesque image of an economist in Dick Tracy garb-and cleverly written, this book applies basic economic theory to such modern phenomena as Starbucks' pricing system and Microsoft's stock values. While the concepts explored are those encountered in Microeconomics 101, Harford gracefully explains abstruse ideas like pricing along the demand curve and game theory using real world examples without relying on graphs or jargon.
The book addresses free market economic theory, but Harford is not a complete apologist for capitalism; he shows how companies from Amazon.com to Whole Foods to Starbucks have gouged consumers through guerrilla pricing techniques and explains the high rents in London (it has more to do with agriculture than one might think). Harford comes down soft on Chinese sweatshops, acknowledging "conditions in factories are terrible," but "sweatshops are better than the horrors that came before them, and a step on the road to something better." Perhaps, but Harford doesn't question whether communism or a capitalist-style industrial revolution are the only two choices available in modern economies. That aside, the book is unequaled in its accessibility and ability to show how free market economic forces affect readers' day-to-day.
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Rocking Wall Street: Four Powerful Strategies That will Shake Up the Way You Invest, Build Your Wealth And Give You Your Life Back by Gary Marks
# Author: Gary Marks
# Publisher: Wiley
# Number Of Pages: 224
# Publication Date: 2007-02-02
# ISBN-10: 0470124873
# ISBN-13: 9780470124871
# Format: PDF | 2.3MB
". . . the only four investment strategies you will ever need. . . I dare anyone to read this book and not wake up to the realities of Wall Street, and change their investing habits on the spot."
-Steve Trager Watson Retired CEO and CIO of the hedge fund Watson Investment Partners, LP
"A true Renaissance man and teacher, Gary Marks adeptly explores four investment strategies that can achieve strong results and peace of mind-two concepts usually considered mutually exclusive in the world of Wall Street investing. Using his vast experience and folksy storytelling, Gary provides lessons, anecdotes, and strategies that will help readers find multiple levels of success."
-Mitch Levine Founder and CEO, Enable Capital Management
"Rocking Wall Street brings a musician's heart and soul to the investment process, balancing strategic investing with 'living your life.' Marks's creative approach is sure to strike a major chord with both new and seasoned investors."
-Kerry Paul Altman, PhD Clinical Psychologist
"Rocking Wall Street tips the scales over to the side of the investor and away from the hype masters and media 'experts,' whose lures and promises all seem to vanish in a bear market."
-Michael J. Sell Former auditor, CPA, Investment Consultant
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Nature Magazine, July 24th 2008
Nature Magazine, July 24, 2008
自然杂志2008年7月24日
English | PDF | 24MB
Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature also provides rapid, authoritative, insightful and arresting news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public.
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Flight International, August 28, 2007
Flight International, August 28, 2007
English | PDF | 33.3MB
Building a Future
How the ARJ21 is leading China's civil aerospace ambitions.
Asia's New Arrival
Asian Aerospace -- one of the biggest global air show brands -- has reinvented itself as a civil aviation congress in the heart of the world's fastest-growing airline market.
Stuck Flaps
FAA tells Bombardier CRJ operators to update procedures after cold weather failures.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
He Comes Next: The Thinking Woman's Guide to Pleasuring a Man by Ian Kerner
# Author: Ian Kerner
# Hardcover: 240 pages
# Publisher: Collins Living (January 10, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0060784563
# ISBN-13: 978-0060784560
# Format: PDF | 1MB
The companion book to Ian Kerner's smash success She Comes First, He Comes Next offers women his sometimes radical, always expert advice on everything from the nature of male desire to sex-techniques that work While women everywhere benefited from Ian Kerner's sexual philosophy of female pleasure in She Comes First, now it's time to learn all about what turns men on and makes them stay on.
In He Comes Next, Kerner covers every angle of male sexuality, illuminates the most common sex-life ruts, and offers practical, knowledgeable answers to women's most frequently asked questions. In his role as a sex therapist, Kerner has spoken with countless men not only about the best sex they ever had, but also perhaps more important about the best sex they never had -- experiences they always desired and fantasized about, but were afraid to share with their partners. In the spirit of "full exposure," He Comes Next is the closest you'll ever come to waking up in a guy's skin and knowing what truly makes him sexually tick. Sexual pleasure goes beyond tips and tactics, however. Our sexual identities -- and the expression, gratification, and growth of these identities -- is fundamental to the success of our intimate relationships.
With step-by-step and -- yes -- blow-by-blow detail, Kerner provides a clear, concise, achievable vision of sexual pleasure, one in which each technique forwards the action and where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Written in the same witty, insightful, and utterly readable voice that has made She Comes First and Be Honest -- You're Not That Into Him Either so popular, He Comes Next is the thinking woman's guide to enjoying sex to the fullest and ensuring that he does the same.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
# Hardcover: 560 pages
# Publisher: Broadway; 1 edition (May 6, 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0767908171
# ISBN-13: 978-0767908177
# Format: PDF | 1.1MB
As the title suggests, bestselling author Bryson (In a Sunburned Country) sets out to put his irrepressible stamp on all things under the sun. As he states at the outset, this is a book about life, the universe and everything, from the Big Bang to the ascendancy of Homo sapiens. "This is a book about how it happened," the author writes. "In particular how we went from there being nothing at all to there being something, and then how a little of that something turned into us, and also what happened in between and since." What follows is a brick of a volume summarizing moments both great and curious in the history of science, covering already well-trod territory in the fields of cosmology, astronomy, paleontology, geology, chemistry, physics and so on. Bryson relies on some of the best material in the history of science to have come out in recent years.
This is great for Bryson fans, who can encounter this material in its barest essence with the bonus of having it served up in Bryson's distinctive voice. But readers in the field will already have studied this information more in-depth in the originals and may find themselves questioning the point of a breakneck tour of the sciences that contributes nothing novel. Nevertheless, to read Bryson is to travel with a memoirist gifted with wry observation and keen insight that shed new light on things we mistake for commonplace. To accompany the author as he travels with the likes of Charles Darwin on the Beagle, Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton is a trip worth taking for most readers.
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The Million-Dollar Financial Services Practice: A Proven System for Becoming a Top Producer by David J. Mullen Jr.
* get the appointment * build relationships * convert prospects to client * retain clients * use niche marketing successfully * balance current clients and prospects * increase the products and services each client uses * attract millionaire clients 
#Author: David J. Mullen Jr.
# Hardcover: 352 pages
# Publisher: AMACOM (September 26, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0814480527
# ISBN-13: 978-0814480526
# Format: PDF | 1.4MB
In The Million-Dollar Financial Services Practice, author David J. Mullen, Jr. reveals how to become a top-producing financial advisor using the method he has taught at Merrill Lynch and is famous for in the industry. This comprehensive book combines marketing, prospecting, sales, and time management techniques into a system that will help readers build a successful and lucrative practice. Mullen gives financial advisors all the tools and guidance they need to:
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Business Metadata: Capturing Enterprise Knowledge by William H. Inmon, Bonnie O'Neil, Lowell Fryman
# Author: William H. Inmon, Bonnie O'Neil, Lowell Fryman
# Paperback: 312 pages
# Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann (September 28, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0123737265
# ISBN-13: 978-0123737267
# Format: PDF | 2MB
People have a hard time communicating, and also have a hard time finding business knowledge in the environment. With the sophistication of search technologies like Google, business people expect to be able to get their questions answered about the business just like you can do an internet search. The truth is, knowledge management is primitive today, and it is due to the fact that we have poor business metadata management.
This book is about all the groundwork necessary for IT to really support the business properly. By providing not just data, but the context behind the data. For the IT professional, it will be tactically practical--very "how to" and a detailed approach to implementing best practices supporting knowledge management. And for the the IT or other manager who needs a guide for creating and justifying projects, it will help provide a strategic map.
* First book that helps businesses capture corporate (human) knowledge and unstructured data, and offer solutions for codifying it for use in IT and management.
* Written by Bill Inmon, one of the fathers of the data warehouse and well-known author, and filled with war stories, examples, and cases from current projects.
* Very practical, includes a complete metadata acquisition methodology and project plan to guide readers every step of the way.
* Includes sample unstructured metadata for use in self-testing and developing skills.
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I'm on Facebook--Now What???: How to Get Personal, Business, and Professional Value from Facebook by Jason Alba, Jesse Stay
# Author: Jason Alba, Jesse Stay
# Paperback: 112 pages
# Publisher: Happy About (February 1, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1600050956
# ISBN-13: 978-1600050954
# Format: PDF | 1MB
Facebook is one of the hottest websites in today's world, and is having a major impact on career and business. This book explains the different parts of Facebook and helps you understand how you can get the most out of your Facebook account. It helps you understand what you could or should do in Facebook to further your career, business, or job.
This book will help you come up with your own action strategy to get value out of Facebook. It will help you understand the possibilities with Facebook to figure out you can do to optimize the use of this tool.
The intended audience includes professionals interested in their careers, marketers, business owners, and anyone involved in promoting a cause (personal or business) through new, hot technologies.
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National Review, August 04 2008
National Review, August 04 2008
PDF | English | 21MB
National Review (NR) is a biweekly magazine and web site, founded by the late author William F. Buckley, Jr. in 1955 and based in New York City. It describes itself as "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for Republican/conservative news, commentary, and opinion." It is usually considered the centre of intellectual activity for the American Conservative movement in the twentieth century. While the print version of the magazine is available online to subscribers, the web site's free content is essentially a separate publication.
Content:
As an American institution, adoption is in decline and has been for 35 years. The decline isn’t in the number of families looking to adopt. Rather, this a supply-side problem. From 1952 to 1972, one in five white unwed mothers and one in ten unwed mothers overall chose adoption. On January 22, 1973, the cultural earthquake that was Roe v. Wade changed all that.
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Dilbert, 2001 by Scott Adams
Dilbert comic strips in 2001 by Scott Adams
English | 365 pics | 9.9 MB
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CGArena, June/July 2008
CGArena, June/July 2008
English | PDF | 42.2 MB
Photoshop
Spring break.
After Effects
Painting to reveal layer.
3ds Max
Making of cultural heritage of ancient India.
ZBrush
Making of sculpture.
Maya
Modeling Morgane.
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Kaplan GRE Exam, 2007 Edition: Premier Program
Publisher: Kaplan Education | ISBN: 1419541919 | PDF | 432 pages | 70 MB (30 MB Rar) 
This program features a complete multimedia approach to studying for the GRE.
Kaplan GRE Exam, 2007 Edition: Premier Program is a powerful, customized study plan designed to maximize a student's score on the GRE.
Features include:
Plus, Kaplan is the only guide that includes:
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The Weekly Standard, July 28, 2008 Vol. 13, No. 43
The Weekly Standard July 28, 2008 Vol. 13, No. 43
Publisher: News America Publications, Inc. | ISSN : 1083-3013 | Language: English | Number of pages: 44 | PDF 2.4MB
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.
Contents:
The Future of Iraq by Kimberly Kagan
'Stunningly Shameful' by Stephen F. Hayes
Over to You, Speaker Pelosi by Matthew Continetti
Obamaweek, unsafe Idol, etc.
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Integrated Project Management by Bruce T. Barkley
# Author: Bruce T. Barkley
# Page Count:310 pages
# Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (April 20, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0071466266javascript:void(0)
# ISBN-13: 978-0071466264
# Format: PDF | 1.03MB
Successfully implement business strategies at all levels
This is a road-map to effectively implementing business strategies that span the entire organization by using project management tools and techniques. Readers will learn how to overcome organizational and departmental barriers in order to achieve fully integrated, enterprise-wide project management success.
Successfully Integrate Project Management Systems Throughout the Corporate Enterprise
An essential guide for project management professionals, those working toward the PMI PMP certification, and business managers responsible for multiproject programs, Integrated Project Management shows you how to weave PM tools and techniques into the entire fabric of your company and its markets. This landmark book fully addresses the challenge of project integration and thoroughly explains the new PMI PMBOK standard on project integration management. The author explains how to overcome organizational and departmental barriers in order to achieve completely integrated, enterprise-wide PM success and takes you step by step through the integration of PM projects and processes into every area of your company.
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Economic Events, Ideas, and Policies: The 1960's and After by George L. Perry, James Tobin
# Author: George L. Perry, James Tobin
# Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
# Number Of Pages: 365
# Publication Date: 2000-08
# ISBN-10: 081577012X
# ISBN-13: 9780815770121
# Format: PDF | 3MB
The 1960s represented a turning point in the application of economic analysis to U.S. policymaking. The decade was marked by widespread optimism that government policies could improve economic and social outcomes. Developments since then illustrate how policies can shift, along with changes in the environment, changes in theory and understanding, or changes in dominant values. The papers in this volume are taken from a November 1999 conference: Economic Events, Ideas and Policies: The 1960s and After. Sponsored by Yale University and the Brookings Institution, the conference was held in memory of economist Arthur Okun. Okun, along with George L. Perry, founded the Brookings Panel on Economic Activity and its journal, the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.
A former professor of economics at Yale University and chairman of the President's Council on Economic Advisers, Okun authored many important articles and books, including Equality and Efficiency, a Brookings bestseller. Prices and Quantities, published after his death in 1980, is still considered a major professional contribution to macroeconomic analysis and the problems confronting stabilization policy. Contributors include William J. Baumol (Princeton University, New York University), Robert Haveman (University of Wisconsin), Barry Eichengreen (University of California), Richard Cooper (Harvard University), Alan Krueger (Princeton University), Paul Krugman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Robert Solow (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), William Brainard (Yale University), and George Perry (Brookings Institution).
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Leadership Secrets of the World's Most Successful CEOs: 100 Top Executives Reveal the Management Strategies That Made Their Companies Great
# Author: Eric Yaverbaum
# Publisher: Kaplan Business
# Number Of Pages: 304
# Publication Date: 2004-03-01
# ISBN-10: 0793180619
# ISBN-13: 9780793180615
# Format: CHM | 1.3MB
Who knows what it really takes to be an effective leader in today's business world? The most successful CEOs do. They are the men and women who run the #1 or #2 corporation in their industry or market niche.
Leadership is such a vital skill that four out of ten U.S. corporations now have some sort of formal leadership training program in place, says public relations executive Eric Yaverbaum. His new book, Leadership Secrets of the World's Most Successful CEOs, consists of exclusive interviews with top executives discussing the proven strategies, philosophies, and tactics they use to help their organizations succeed.
Each chapter features a top CEO who reveals in quick-read fashion his or her most powerful leadership technique. Readers will discover the proven management principles of the CEOs of Absorbine, 7-Eleven, Domino's Pizza, Grumman, Nabisco, Radio Shack, Staples, Xerox, and dozens of other companies in all industries, large and small.
Each interview includes a summary and explanation of the CEO's most powerful ""leadership secret,"" and each section can be read-and its leadership secret learned-in less than five minutes. Readers can either skim the secrets that interest them or read the entire book to learn and apply the leadership principles that are most relevant to their daily business practices.
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The Boss from Outer Space and Other Aliens at Work: A Down-to-Earth Guide for Getting Along with Just About Anyone by Patricia J. Addesso
# Author: Patricia J. Addesso
# Paperback: 208 pages
# Publisher: AMACOM (September 5, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0814474438
# ISBN-13: 978-0814474433
# Format: PDF | 800KB
Anyone who works in an office probably has to deal with at least some people who are so different they might as well be from another planet. These differences can lead to conflict or — if handled properly — to a greater appreciation of others and a more productive workplace. The secret to getting along lies in understanding the different personality traits people exhibit and how to relate to them.
The author identifies 11 traits that can make work relationships difficult, which she compares to the planets (plus the moon and the sun), including:
* Saturn, with its distinctive rings, symbolizes how comfortable one is being different, and shows whether one is more of a conformist or experimenter
* Jupiter, made up mostly of gases, has a bubbly spirit, and signifies one’s level of optimism
* Earth (as in “down to Earth”) indicates whether someone is grounded, or has one’s “head in the clouds.”
Fun and easy to read, yet packed with realistic strategies, this very human guide will help anyone on the planet get along with even their most difficult coworker.
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Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker by Andrew Robinson
# Author: Andrew Robinson
# Paperback: 432 pages
# Publisher: I. B. Tauris; Revised and Updated edition (February 21, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1860649653
# ISBN-13: 978-1860649653
# Format: PDF | 1.57MB
"I have read this book with profound admiration for its research and the manner in which it has integrated the details. It is an important document as well as a literary contribution."--R.K. Narayan
"...extremely thorough often perceptive and at times highly entertaining."--Salman Rushdie
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