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Python Cookbook
O'Reilly Media 2013; US$ 39.99If you need help writing programs in Python 3, or want to update older Python 2 code, this book is just the ticket. Packed with practical recipes written and tested with Python 3.3, this unique cookbook is for experienced Python programmers who want to focus on modern tools and idioms. Inside, you?ll find complete recipes for more than a dozen... more...
The Emperor Domitian
Taylor and Francis 1993; US$ 41.95Domitian, Emperor of Rome AD 81-96, has traditionally been portrayed as a tyrant, and his later years on the throne as a `reign of terror'. Brian Jones' biography of the emperor, the first ever in English, offers a more balanced interpretation of the life of Domitian, arguing that his foreign policy was realistic, his economic programme rigorously... more...
Failing Intelligence
Biteback Publishing 2011; US$ 13.11This is the first book on Iraq by a British intelligence official involved in the process that led to Britain taking part in the 2003 invasion. As the former head of the UK Defence Intelligence Staff?s nuclear, biological and chemical section, Brian Jones is ideally placed to pronounce upon the way in which Britain was taken to war and the way in... more...
Abolishing the Taboo
Helion & Company 2011; US$ 25.00In 'Abolishing the Taboo', Brian Madison Jones takes a new look at the integral role played by Dwight D. Eisenhower in the creation of a new nuclear creed for the United States during the Cold War. The author centers the narrative on Eisenhower, the man, the general, and the president, with specific focus on his intellectual and political understanding... more...
Pioneers in Marketing
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 135.00Pioneers in Marketing: A Collection of Biographical Essays discusses eight historically important marketing scholars whose careers collectively spanned over 100 years. An introductory chapter describes the role of biography in the study of marketing thought, and introduces the eight subjects in this collection. Subsequent chapters describe the lives... more...
Jim Henson
Random House Publishing Group 2013; US$ 35.00For the first time ever?a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century?s most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim Henson He was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people got to know him only through the iconic characters he created: Kermit the Frog, Bert... more...
Pioneers in business education
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 199.00Intellectual biography contributes to our understanding of the history of ideas. It can help to explain the origins of a scholar?s work, the ideological underpinnings of a subject?s thought, and can shed light on the sociology of knowledge. This e-book includes articles that celebrate the lives and contributions of five different pioneers in business... more...
Geographies of Australian Heritages
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 114.95In any settler and/or postcolonial society, heritage is a complex and contested topic. In Australias case, this is compounded by the countrys unique characteristics. Geographies of Australian Heritages brings together internationally recognized academics and emerging scholars to demonstrate the range and diversity of heritage issues currently... more...
Encyclopedia of the Environment in American Literature
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2013; US$ 75.00This encyclopedia introduces readers to American poetry, fiction and nonfiction with a focus on the environment (broadly defined as humanity's natural surroundings), from the discovery of America through the present. The work includes biographical and literary entries on material from early explorers and colonists such as Columbus, Bartolome de... more...
Linux Server Hacks, Volume Two
O'Reilly Media 2009; US$ 31.99Today's system administrators deal with a vast number of situations, operating systems, software packages, and problems. Those who are in the know have kept their copy of Linux Server Hacks close at hand to ease their burden. And while this helps, it's not enough: any sys admin knows there are many more hacks, cool tips, and ways of solving problems... more...









