Principles of Digital Audio, Sixth Edition

Principles of Digital Audio, Sixth Edition

The definitive guide to digital engineering–fully updated

Principles of Digital Audio, Sixth Edition

Advances in Chemical Engineering, Volume 26

Advances in Chemical Engineering, Volume 26

Established in 1960, Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry is the definitive serial in the area-one of great importance to organic chemists, polymer chemists, and many biological scientists. Written by established authorities in the field, the comprehensive reviews combine descriptive chemistry and mechanistic insight and yield an understanding of how the chemistry drives the properties.

Advances in Chemical Engineering, Volume 26

Secrets of Pawnless Endings

Secrets of Pawnless Endings

Endings without pawns occur frequently, yet even Grandmasters often fail to handle them accurately. Aided by a computer database, the author explains the underlying ideas and provides the definitive truth about the most important endgames without pawns.

Secrets of Pawnless Endings

The Bees of the World

The Bees of the World

In this extensive update of his definitive reference, Charles D. Michener reveals a diverse fauna that numbers more than 17,000 species and ranges from the common honeybee to rare bees that feed on the pollen of a single type of plant. With many new facts, reclassifications, and revisions, the second edition of The Bees of the World provides the most comprehensive treatment of the 1,200 genera and subgenera of the Apiformes. Included are hundreds of updated citations to work published since the appearance of the first edition and a new set of plates of fossil bees.

The Bees of the World

Body Contouring

Body Contouring

The definitive full-color illustrated atlas of breast and body contouring surgical procedures

Body Contouring

The Third Reich at War

The Third Reich at War

An absorbing, revelatory, and definitive account of one of the greatest tragedies in human history

The Third Reich at War

Asian Style Hotels

Asian Style Hotels

With more than 500 ravishing full-color photographs, Asian Style Hotels brings you to the best hotels in Southeast Asia. The super-deluxe establishments included here are all at the cutting-edge of hotel design and management. Each property has been hand-picked according to a set of criteria that includes a strong design aesthetic, architectural integrity, and a sense of individuality a million miles away from the cookie-cutter approach of chain hotels. Asian Style Hotels is the definitive guide to Southeast Asia’s finest places to stay.

Asian Style Hotels

Imagined Communities

Imagined Communities

The definitive, bestselling book on the origins of nationalism, and the processes that have shaped it.

Imagined Communities

A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages

A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages

Tsongkhapa’s Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages (1419) is a comprehensive presentation of the highest yoga class of Buddhist tantra, especially the key practicesthe so-called five stages (pancakrama)of the advanced phase of Guyhasamaja tantra. Beginning with a thorough examination of the Indian sources, Tsongkhapa draws particularly from the writings of Nagarjuna, Aryadeva, Candrakirti, and Naropa to develop a definitive understanding of the Vajrayana completion stage. Whereas in the generation stage, meditators visualize the Buddha in the form of the deity residing in a mandala palace, in the completion stage discussed in the present volume, meditators transcend ordinary consciousness and actualize the state of a buddha themselves. Among other things, Tsongkhapa’s work covers the subtle human physiology of channels and winds along with the process of dying, the bardo, and rebirth. This definitive statement on Guhyasamaja tantra profoundly affected the course of Buddhist practice in Tibet.

A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages

The Global Airline Industry

The Global Airline Industry

In today’s rapidly changing air transport environment, the aviation professionals require access to advanced and comprehensive knowledge, coupled with an in-depth understanding of the needs of the airline industry. Drawing on the editors extensive experience with airline and air transport issues, The Global Airline Industry provides a definitive introduction to our air transportation system. Featuring contributors from 3 different continents, all affiliated to MITs Global Airline Industry Program, this books unique and holistic perspective is allied with detailed coverage of

The Global Airline Industry

Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers

Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers

This definitive guide examines how to take advantage of the new , methodologies offered when using , on , (RoR). You’ll quickly grasp the RoR methodology by focusing on the RoR development from the point of view of the beginner- to intermediate-level Microsoft developer. Plus, you’ll get a reliable roadmap for migrating your applications, skill set, and development processes to the newer, more agile programming platform that RoR offers.

Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers

Programming WCF Services, 3rd Edition

Programming WCF Services, 3rd Edition

Programming WCF Services is the authoritative, bestselling guide to Microsoft’s unified platform for developing modern service-oriented applications on Windows. Hailed as the definitive treatment of WCF, this book provides unique insight, rather than documentation, to help you learn the topics and skills you need for building WCF-based applications that are maintainable, extensible, and reusable.

Programming WCF Services, 3rd Edition

Programming Ruby, 2nd Edition

Programming Ruby, 2nd Edition

The Pickaxe book, named for the tool on the cover, is the definitive reference to Ruby, a highly-regarded, fully object-oriented , language. This Second Edition has more than 200 pages of new content, and substantial enhancements to the original, covering all the new and improved language features of , 1.8 and standard library modules.

Programming Ruby, 2nd Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 3rd Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 3rd Edition

Install, configure, and support Windows XP Professional with definitive technical guidance from the , , team and two industry veterans. This official Resource Kit has been fully updated and revised – with coverage of Windows XP Service Pack 2, featuring Advanced , Technologies, along with new chapters on managing software updates, the Windows Firewall, and wireless networking. It’s everything you need to help maximize the performance and reliability of your business desktops – and help reduce ownership and support costs.

Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 3rd Edition

Microsoft Windows Scripting with WMI

Microsoft Windows Scripting with WMI

Go beyond simple queries and get the inside track on how to write system , scripts with , Management Instrumentation (WMI) – straight from a , scripting expert. With labs and lessons you complete at your own pace, this definitive tutorial helps you build your scripting expertise and provides the professional guidance you need to automate Windows administrative tasks.

Microsoft Windows Scripting with WMI

XMPP: The Definitive Guide

XMPP: The Definitive Guide

This practical book provides everything you need to know about the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) — the open technology for real-time communication used in instant messaging, Voice over IP, real-time collaboration, social networking, microblogging, lightweight middleware, , computing, and more. XMPP: The Definitive Guide walks you through the thought processes and , decisions involved in building a complete XMPP-enabled application, and adding real-time interfaces to existing applications.

XMPP: The Definitive Guide

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell

The definitive guide to automating , , admnistration with , scripts,

If you’re a SQL Server database administrator, this book will make your life easier. Windows PowerShell is an administrative scripting tool that allows you to automate many tasks you’re probably currently doing by hand. This nuts-and-bolts guide shows you how to create Windows PowerShell scripts to administer almost every aspect of SQL Server.,

You’ll get a thorough introduction to PowerShell basics and all the PowerShell components that have been integrated into SQL Server 2008, as well as actual administration tasks. The book provides complete scripts that have been tested and proven, saving you hours of effort.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell

Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development

Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development

Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development is the definitive reference on the technologies, tools, and techniques needed for building responsive websites and applications with , 2013. The book focuses on solutions that provide the best browser experience for the myriad of devices, browsers, and screen orientations and resolutions.,

Web technology has changed considerably in the past few years. , has embraced the new generation of open standards represented by , and JavaScript, and these changes are represented in a fundamental shift in how SharePoint 2013 supports web content management and publishing.

Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development

Cassandra: The Definitive Guide

Cassandra: The Definitive Guide

What could you do with data if scalability wasn’t a problem? With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how , Cassandra handles hundreds of terabytes of data while remaining highly available across multiple data centers – capabilities that have attracted Facebook, Twitter, and other data-intensive companies. Cassandra: The Definitive Guide provides the technical details and practical examples you need to assess this , management system and put it to work in a production environment.,

Author Eben Hewitt demonstrates the advantages of Cassandra’s nonrelational design, and pays special attention to data modeling. If you’re a developer, DBA, application architect, or manager looking to solve a database scaling issue or future-proof your application, this guide shows you how to harness Cassandra’s speed and flexibility.

Cassandra: The Definitive Guide

Canvas Pocket Reference

Canvas Pocket Reference

The Canvas element is a revolutionary feature of , that enables powerful graphics for rich Internet applications, and this pocket reference provides the essentials you need to put this element to work. If you have working knowledge of JavaScript, this book will help you create detailed, interactive, and animated graphics – from charts to animations to video , – whether you’re a web designer or a programmer interested in graphics.,

Canvas Pocket Reference provides both a tutorial that covers all of the element’s features with plenty of examples and a definitive reference to each of the Canvas-related classes, methods, and properties.

Canvas Pocket Reference