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Janson's History of Art: Western Tradition, Volume 1
Penelope J.E. Davies, Walter B. Denny, ...

Prentice Hall, 2006

For courses in the History of Art. Completely rewritten and reorganized, this groundbreaking edition weaves together the most recent scholarship, the most current thinking in art history, and the most innovative digital art library. Experience the new Janson and re-experience the history of art . Long established as the classic ...
  
  











  



  
Professional ASP.NET 2.0 Design: CSS, Themes, and Master Pages (Programmer to Programmer)
Jacob J. Sanford

Wrox, 2007

Developer Focussed.
I am a hardcore .net developer. But, site design has been kind of my downside. Came across this book and had a glance at the book contents. It looked impressive and bought it. Actually, after reading it, I am glad I bought it. It covers everything that you need to ...
  
  











  



  
Operations Management for Competitive Advantage with Student DVD
Richard B Chase, F. Robert Jacobs, ...

McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

Excellent survey of operations management
This book is comprehensive, up-to-date and well-written. The 'technical notes' appended to some chapters provide a little mathematical underpinning to discussions of topics like queuing theory, SPC, and linear programming, but the emphasis is on practical applications ...
  
  











  



  
Operations Management for Competitive Advantage
Richard B Chase, F. Robert Jacobs, ...

McGraw Hill-Irwin, 2005

many practical tools
This is a voluminous text, that goes into a lot of details about operations management. Many practical, line management issues. Where you, as a manager, or perhaps as a small business owner, have to confront gritty details. For example, if you are in a large ...
  
  











  



  
All-New Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe A To Z Volume 3 Premiere HC
Jeff Christiansen, Michael Hoskin, ...

Marvel Comics, 2008

Continuing the most exciting and comprehensive Marvel handbook ever assembled! This twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe features more than 100 huge entries in each tome! This issue - from Crossbones to the Enchantress! Spotlighting people (Crystal, Cyclops, Daredevil, Dazzler, Deadpool, three Deathloks, three Death's Heads, Dr. Doom, Dr. ...
  
  











  



  
Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe A To Z Volume 4 Premiere HC
Jeff Christiansen, Michael Hoskin, ...

Marvel Comics, 2008

Continuing the most exciting and comprehensive Marvel handbook ever assembled! This twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe features more than 100 huge entries in each tome! This issue - from the Enforcers to Agatha Harkness! Spotlighting people (Eternity, Exodus, Falcon, Fin Fang Foom, Emma Frost, Nick Fury, Galactus, Gambit, two Ghost ...
  
  











  



  
Fractured Fairy Tales
A.J. Jacobs

Bantam, 1999

Great Parodies of well known Fairy Tales
I thought I've read every kinds of fairy tales rewrites out there, but boy I was wrong! I can't bring myself to put this book down after I started reading it. Unlike any usual "polite writing" of the fairy tales, I do not recommend parents to let their young children ...
  
  











  



  
Esquire Presents: What It Feels Like: *To Walk on the Moon*To Be Gored by a Bull*To Survive an Avalanche *To ...

Three Rivers Press, 2003

Brilliant!
The author starts from the clever premise of asking people to describe interesting situations--being struck by lightning, being in a tornado, being shot in the head--and they tell him how it feels and he tells us! It's a quick read but don't let the ease of reading ...
  
  











  



  
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
A. J. Jacobs

Simon & Schuster, 2005

The Year of Living Intelligently
A.J. Jacobs was a successful editor at Esquire Magazine when he came up with a clever deceit - reading the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica (EB). Cover to cover, no cheating. The result is "The Know-It-All," a clever journal of sorts documenting this task, which took ...
  
  











  



  
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
A. J. Jacobs

Simon & Schuster, 2007

A refreshing non-religious perspective on faith
Aside from having a dry, self-deprecating sense of humor, A.J. Jacobs combines both a wondrous, open-mindedness about a number of faith traditions, while also offering razor-sharp insights. His observational scalpel cuts deep, not only into the questions of why we ...
  
  











  



  
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach (Complementary & Alternative Medicine)
John W. Spencer, Joseph J. Jacobs

Mosby, 2003

This popular, evidence-based overview of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) emphasizes clinical research, analyzes the effectiveness of each therapy, and presents practical information on how these therapies can be used to treat health conditions and diseases. It not only acquaints the reader with information about CAM, but provides ...
  
  











  



  
Secrets, Vol. 3
Jeanie Cesarini, Ann Jacobs, ...

Red Sage Publishing, Inc., 1997

Four Fantastic and Sizzling Stories!
"The Spy Who Loved Me" by Jeanie Cesarini is about two FBI agents who fall for each other while they are working undercover. An excellent story as is the related story in Secrets 4. "The Barbarian" by Ann Jacobs is about an Earl using the sensual arts he learned in ...
  
  











  



  
The New Shortwave Propagation Handbook
George Jacobs, Theodore J. Cohen, ...

CQ Communications, Inc., 1995

A Must-Have Book for Shortwave Listeners and Amateurs
There will most likely be some new hobbyists who will flip through the pages of this book and think that it will be too technical for them. Actually, this book is quite user-friendly and understandable, especially the first two chapters covering the ionosphere, ...
  
  











  



  
Janson's History of Art: Western Tradition, Volume 2
Penelope J.E. Davies, Walter B. Denny, ...

Prentice Hall, 2006

a standard
This is one of the standard history of art textbooks. Of course it includes color prints of all the most famous art of the Western tradition, as well as numerous photographs and floorplans of famous architecture. It has a little coverage of Islamic art, but that is a ...
  
  











  



  
The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers: Looking After Yourself and Your Family While Helping an Aging ...
Barry J. Jacobs

The Guilford Press, 2006

a book that all caregivers and professionals should read
Barry Jacobs has written an excellent book not only for caregivers of aging medically ill parents but for professionals who work with patients and families coping with chronic illness. Several things stand out in this book. First is the approach which involves ...
  
  











  



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