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Table of contents : Introduction PART I: The Goal Chapter 1: Goal-Directed Design Chapter 2: Software Design Chapter 3: The Three Models Chapter 4: Visual Interface Design PART II: The Form Chapter 5: Idioms and Affordances Chapter 6: An Irreverent History of Rectangles on the Screen Chapter 7: ... More

Cooper calls for a Software Revolution in his bestselling book, now in trade paperback with a new Foreword and Afterword. "eWeek" lists Alan Cooper, the father of Visual Basic, as the #2 mover and shaker in a list of the 25 most influential people in technology--#1 was President George W. Bush. This... More

From the time of Alfred the Great until beyond the end of the Middle Ages, bridges were vital to the rulers and people of England, but they were expensive and difficult to maintain. Who then was responsible for their upkeep? The answer to this question changes over the centuries, and the way in whic... More

Set in Australia, Dead Greedy is a story of the vicious, harsh reality of drugs crime, where evil knows no bounds and where money is more important than lives. A world in which there are no heroes. Brian Smith is a crook, but strictly small-time, careful, clean. A safe man in every sense. Until he g... More

Hardbound. This is the second book in the JAI Series on Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, comprised of leading international scholars from a range of disciplines, who explore the economic, financial, strategic or organizational behavior aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions. David Schweiger and ... More

The first recipient was Flight Sergeant Leslie Wallace, a wireless operator with 83 Squadron, who extinguished a major fire in his Lancaster and despite his severe wounds returned to his radio until the crippled aircraft returned to England. The final CGM was awarded to Flight Sergeant John Couglan... More