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Educating Citizens reports on how some American colleges and universities are preparing thoughtful, committed, and socially responsible graduates. Many institutions assert these ambitions, but too few act on them. The authors demonstrate the fundamental importance of moral and civic education, describe how the historical and contemporary landscapes of higher education have shaped it, and explain t…
Addressing the fundamental technologies and theories associated with designing complex communications systems and networks, Principles of Communications Networks and Systems provides models and analytical methods for evaluating their performance. Including both the physical layer (digital transmission and modulation) and networking topics, the quality of service concepts belonging to the different…
Иосиф Левин (1874–1944) – российско-американский пианист, выпускник Московской консерватории (класс В. И. Сафонова), профессор Джульярдской школы (Нью-Йорк). Данная книга включает его важнейшие работы о фортепианной игре и педагогике. Среди них – известное учебное пособие «Основные принципы фортепианной игры». Впервые оно увидело свет в 1924 году; автор стремился в доступной форме изложить для аме…
Get up to speed on the revolutionary changes in Office for the Mac The 2011 version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite for the Mac sports major changes from what Mac users are accustomed to. This soup-to-nuts guide gets the Mac crowd up to date quickly and easily. Individual minibooks thoroughly cover the Project Gallery, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook (new for Mac), and the Project Cent…
The art of professional video editing Although technology is rapidly evolving, it is still complicated to edit video. This unique book not only teaches you the art of professional editing, it also gives you authentic professional experience. You'll be guided through a typical industry production workflow; you'll have access to raw footage, including alternate takes of each scene from a professiona…
Asperger's Syndrome For Dummies covers everything that both people living with the condition and their families need to know. From explaining symptoms and getting a diagnosis, through to overcoming bullying in schools and choosing between the therapy and medical treatments available, this is a complete guide to surviving and thriving with the condition. Asperger's Syndrome For Dummies includes: Pa…
Mainstay reference guide for wealth management, newly updated for today's investment landscape For over a decade, The New Wealth Management: The Financial Advisor's Guide to Managing and Investing Client Assets has provided financial planners with detailed, step-by-step guidance on developing an optimal asset allocation policy for their clients. And, it did so without resorting to simplistic model…
Between good intentions and great results lies a program theory—not just a list of tasks but a vision of what needs to happen, and how. Now widely used in government and not-for-profit organizations, program theory provides a coherent picture of how change occurs and how to improve performance. Purposeful Program Theory shows how to develop, represent, and use program theory thoughtfully and strat…
Detox Diets For Dummies is your guide to making informed choices about cleansing your body and mind safely and conveniently Researchers have found that we ingest dangerous chemicals every day in our food, water, and the air we breathe. Detox Diets For Dummies helps you understand the effects of these chemicals on your body and find safe, gentle methods to expel them from your system. This comprehe…
An accessible guide to the essential issues of corporate finance While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Value explores the core of corporate finance without getting bogged down in numbers and is intended to give managers an accessible guide to both the fou…
A full-color guide to all the bells and whistles in your new Canon 60D If you own a Canon 60D, you?ve got a camera for advanced amateurs and one that?s very close to professional-level equipment. Now it?s time to make sure you get the very most out of all that power. Julie Adair King teams up with Robert Correll to help digital camera users catch their skills up to what their cameras have to offer…
Business Valuation For Dummies is filled with expert guidance that business owners, managers at all levels, investors, and students can use when determining the value of a business. It contains a solid framework for valuation, including advice on analyzing historical performance, evaluating assets and income value, understanding a company's financial statements, estimating the cost of capital, bus…
Предлагаемая Вашему вниманию статья посвящена рассмотрению проблем, поставленных Станuславом Лемом в его последней работе: «Мегабитовая бомба». Признавая принципиальную правомерность и правомочность высказываемых С.Лемом тревог и опасений по поводу бездумного и бездушного распространения и применения “I T” в различных сферах человеческой жизни и деятельности, мы здесь, тем не менее, формулиру…
Бертран Рассел прожил почти сто лет. И, судя по тому, что он за эти годы управился сделать – не зря. К числу того, что, будучи уже в возрасте «под девяносто», он с другим, так же, как и он, лауреатом Нобелевской премии в области литература – Жан-Поль Сартром – создали Международный трибунал по расследованию преступлений против человечности, которые совершили войска США во Вьетнаме.
"Диалоги Эвгемера" — последнее обобщающее философское сочинение Вольтера, опубликованное в 1777 г. В нем Вольтер трактует главнейшие мировоззренческие проблемы, одновременно полемизируя с представителями идеалистической и материалистической философии. Свою точку зрения Вольтер вложил в уста древнегреческого философа Эвгемера. Вольтер (1694—1778) — великий французский писатель, поэт, драматург, фи…