|
|
|
Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You
Does what’s on your desk reveal what’s on your mind? Do those pictures on your walls tell true tales about you? And is your favorite outfit about to give you away? For the last ten years psychologist Sam Gosling has been studying how people project (and protect) their inner selves. By exploring our private worlds (desks, bedrooms, even our clothes and our cars), he shows not only how we showcase our personalities in unexpected-and unplanned-ways, but also how we create personality in the first place, communicate it others, and interpret the world around us. Gosling, one of the field’s most innovative researchers, dispatches teams of scientific snoops to poke around dorm rooms and offices, to see what can be learned about people simply from looking at their stuff. What he has discovered is astonishing: when it comes to the most essential components of our personalities-from friendliness to flexibility-the things we own and the way we arrange them often say more about us than even our most intimate conversations. If you know what to look for, you can figure out how reliable a new boyfriend is by peeking into his medicine cabinet or whether an employee is committed to her job by analyzing her cubicle. Bottom line: The insights we gain can boost our understanding of ourselves and sharpen our perceptions of others. Packed with original research and fascinating stories, Snoop is a captivating guidebook to our not-so-secret lives. .
Price: $8.50
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Java(TM) Programming Language, The (4th Edition) (Java Series)
Co-authored by the creator of the Java technology and an experienced object-oriented developer, The Java (TM)Programming Language, Second Edition, is the definitive resource for all serious Java programmers This book will give you a solid foundation in Java programming language strategies and techniques. It features a concise introduction to the language; detailed descriptions of Java's commands, constructs, and libraries; and numerous real-world examples that show you how to exploit the language's power, portability, and flexibility. You will find in-depth and progressively advanced coverage of classes and objects, interfaces, exception-handling, threads and multitasking, and packages. In addition, the book describes the Java core library packages, including I/O, standard utilities, language types, and system classes. Thoroughly revised from start to finish, this second edition fully integrate, is the definitive resource for all serious Java programmers. This book will give you a solid foundation in Java programming language strategies and techniques. It features a concise introduction to the language; detailed descriptions of Java's commands, constructs, and libraries; and numerous real-world examples that show you how to exploit the language's power, portability, and flexibility. You will find in-depth and progressively advanced coverage of classes and objects, interfaces, exception-handling, threads and multitasking, and packages. In addition, the book describes the Java core library packages, including I/O, standard utilities, language types, and system classes. Thoroughly revised from start to finish, this second edition fully integrates Java 1.1 into both text and examples. This edition includes the changes introduced in Java 1.1, such as nested classes (including anonymous classes), threading issues, character-based streams, object-serialization, documentation comments, new utility classes, plus internationalization and localization. The book lets you in on the rationale behind Java's design, direct from the language's creator, as well as the tradeoffs involved in using specific features. With these insights, you will have the understanding you need to begin developing Java applications and applets..
Price: $34.84
[Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Groovy in Action
Groovy, the brand-new language for the Java platform, brings to Java many of the features that have made Ruby popular Groovy in Action is a comprehensive guide to Groovy programming, introducing Java developers to the new dynamic features that Groovy provides. To bring you Groovy in Action, Manning again went to the source by working with a team of expert authors including both members and the Manager of the Groovy Project team. The result is the true definitive guide to the new Groovy language. Groovy in Action introduces Groovy by example, presenting lots of reusable code while explaining the underlying concepts. Java developers new to Groovy find a smooth transition into the dynamic programming world. Groovy experts gain a solid reference that challenges them to explore Groovy deeply and creatively. Because Groovy is so new, most readers will be learning it from scratch. Groovy in Action quickly moves through the Groovy basics, including:
Simple and collective Groovy data types Working with Closures and Groovy Control Structures Dynamic Object Orientation, Groovy style Readers are presented with rich and detailed examples illustrating Groovy's enhancements to Java, including
How to Work with Builders and the GDK Database programming with Groovy Groovy in Action then demonstrates how to Integrate Groovy with XML, and provides,
Tips and Tricks Unit Testing and Build Support Groovy on Windows An additional bonus is a chapter dedicated to Grails, the Groovy Web Application Framework. Early PDF chapters of Groovy in Action are available from the Manning Early Access Program (MEAP) at http://www.manning.com/koenig. As part of this program, readers can also discuss the early manuscript with the author and help shape the manuscript as it's being developed by joining the Author Forum..
Price: $26.49
[Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Stargate Atlantis: The Official Companion Season 4 (Stargate Atlantis)
NEW HORIZONS, NEW ADVENTURES STARGATE: ATLANTIS Hit TV series Stargate: Atlantis continues to thrill and enthrall in its fourth season. Faced with the threat of a galaxy-wide war, the Atlantis team must find a new home in the Pegasus Galaxy for their base, the mythical Lost City, before confronting the Asuran Replicators, who are rapidly growing in strength. The fourth season brings a new leader – SG-1’s Sam Carter – daunting new challenges and uneasy alliances, as well as new planets and new alien encounters. This official companion to the fourth season is packed with behind-the-scenes interviews, a comprehensive episode guide and scores of photos, including a 16-page color gallery. Exclusive! Featuring a Foreword by David Hewlett (Dr Rodney McKay), plus contributions from the production team, crew and cast! Praise for Stargate: Atlantis: ‘It's about time to stop referring to Stargate Atlantis as a spin-off of Stargate SG-1. Though the two shows share the same mythology, Atlantis… has proved that it can be successful as its own show.’ - TV.com ‘This season has some great stories and overall amazing scenes. Tapping and Staite's addition to the cast adds a great new dynamic and shows just how great Stargate can be.’ - comicsonline.com.
Price: $10.17
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Java(TM) Language Specification, The (3rd Edition) (Java Series)
Written by the inventors of the technology, The Java(tm) Language Specification, Second Edition is the definitive technical reference for the Java(tm) programming language. If you want to know the precise meaning of the language's constructs, this is the source for you. The book provides complete, accurate, and detailed coverage of the syntax and semantics of the Java programming language. It describes all aspects of the language, including the semantics of all types, statements, and expressions, as well as threads and binary compatibility.
Price: $32.45
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond
"Mastering your PhD" helps guide PhD students through their graduate student days. Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is a handy guide for graduate students who need that extra bit of help getting started and making it through. Every year, thousands of students around the world embark on the long and difficult journey toward a PhD. Some of these students will make it through their program with flying colors. Others will experience difficulty getting to the end: some will sink and some will manage to swim – barely. The doctoral years can be daunting. While mainly directed to PhD students in the sciences, the book's scope is broad enough to encompass the obstacles and hurdles that almost all PhD students face at some point in their doctoral training. Who should read this book? Students of the physical and life sciences, computer science, math, and medicine thinking about entering a PhD program, doctoral students at the beginning of their research and any graduate student who is feeling frustrated and stuck. It’s never too early or too late! "A must for any student in natural science who is doing or is considering doing a PhD. Also, I strongly recommend PhD supervisors to read this book – they will learn a lot." Henrik Stapelfeldt, Professor of Chemistry, Arhus Denmark "At last, a book about graduate study that paints the big picture and that recognizes PhD work as a real job involving many of the same relationship and business issues that will be important to students throughout their careers. Outstanding!" Lou Bloomfield, Professor of Physics, University of Virginia, USA .
Price: $24.97
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Stargate: Atlantis: The Official Companion Season 3 (Stargate)
First there was the blockbuster Stargate movie, then the smash hit TV series Stargate SG-1 (now entering its tenth and final season), and now there’s the equally successful spinoff show: Stargate: Atlantis! With the Wraith knocking at the door, the team embarks on new adventures in the Pegasus Galaxy -- and encounters a sinister new foe. The Asurans, a race of powerful artificial lifeforms who were created by the Ancients thousands of years ago, could spell doom for Stargate Altantis. This is the official companion to the third season, packed with behind the scenes interviews, an episode guide and scores of photos, including a 16pp color gallery..
Price: $8.49
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
TBI Hell: A Traumatic Brain Injury Really Sucks
Geo Gosling received a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in a bicycle vs. automobile collision. This book describes his stay in the hospital and some of the trials and tribulations of his recovery, which is continuing to this day..
Price: $12.98
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Stargate SG-1 The Illustrated Companion Season 9 (Stargate Sg-1)
Stargate SG-1 is a sci-fi TV phenomenon: the story of an elite military team as they probe the secrets of the Stargate, the mysterious, ancient portal that allows instantaneous travel to remote planets throughout the universe. In season 9, exciting new faces apppear at the SGC alongside the old favourites, as following Jack O’Neill’s promotion, Lt Colonel Cameron Mitchell steps in to lead a new-look SG-1. This is the official in-depth guide to the show: packed with behind-the-scenes interviews, exclusive pictures, a comprehensive episode guide and contributions written by the cast, giving their unique take on the characters they play!.
Price: $2.80
[Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
|
|
|