“jim mullen”

With self-deprecating humor, a pop culture columnist from Manhattan describes how he chucked the city routine and, dragged kicking and screaming by his had-it-with-the-city wife, leads a simple country life in a tiny Catskill Mountain town--where he couldn't have been more miserable, but the residen... More

With greatly varying weather, inhospitable flora and fauna, and a hardscrabble citizenry that has learned to endure and thrive, Texas is the romantic stuff of legends. Driving a pasture road at sunrise or sundown is the best time to appreciate it. Midday it may be 110 degrees, a time when Man is the... More

The best shoes to dance in are sneakers with no tread left. Old ski lift tickets are not a fashion accessory. Nothing is "fun for the whole family" unless the parents are under ten. There's no such thing as classy luggage as long as you have to carry it. With an irresistible combination of sharp wit... More

From the writer of "Entertainment Weekly's" "Hot Sheet" comes an alternative scrapbook for parents to document the truly memorable moments in a child's life. 50 illustrations.MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THINK CHILDREN ARE THE CUTEST, CUDDLIEST, MOST WONDERFUL, SAINTLY CREATURESIN THE ENTIRE WORLD.THESE PEOPL... More

Stalking has emerged as a major social issue over the past decade to become the subject of intensive clinical and research study. This volume combines the authors' extensive clinical experience working with stalkers and their victims with a critical and thorough review of the existing literature. Ma... More

The Essential Guide to the Cameraman's CraftSince its initial publication in 1973, "Cinematography" has become the guidebook for filmmakers. Based on their combined fifty years in the film and television industry, authors Kris Malkiewicz and M. David Mullen lay clear and concise groundwork for basic... More

Over the last fifty years, the city of Dubai has leapfrogged from almost nothing to become a Las Vegas on steroids, a vision of the future: Dubai: The World's Fastest City is the first book to tell its story. In the 1950s, with a population of a few thousand souls who scraped a living in a wate... More

The coauthor of the bestselling "Built to Last" now presents a blueprint for transforming good companies into great ones. Charts & graphs throughout.The Challenge "Built to Last," the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained ... More

Develop robust, industrial-strength J2EE applications that take advantage of the efficiencies of distributive, Web Services technology. J2EE : The Complete Reference explains the J2EE architecture and Web services, covers J2EE's massive collection of APIs and presents strategies for designing and bu... More