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This fifth edition of Jacks comprehensive and essential handbook for the video engineer keeps readers up to-date with next-generation digital video formats--Blu-ray and HD-DVD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD, etc.--along with the all the latest information on HDTV, HDMI and IPTV (TV over the Internet).W... More

Digital video is everywhere The engineers creating HDTV, mp3 players, and smart phones and their components are in need of essential information at a moment's notice. The Instant Access Series provides all the critical content that a digital video engineer needs in his or her daily work. This book ... More

Solid Mechanics is a sister volume to the textbook Structural Mechanics, now in its second edition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2000), which has been widely used in the teaching of mechanics to civil engineering students since 1990. This book brings the same successful and popular approach to students of me... More

This up-to-date reference is the most complete dictionary covering this fast-paced field. It contains virtually all the terminology commonly used in modern global video and television technology, with thorough definitions aimed at the engineering level. It covers all international video standards, d... More

Bill Bryden's Cottesloe Company, which flourished at Peter Hall's National Theatre, was the English theater's only true ensemble of the last thirty years. Impossible Plays tells the story of the company and the many actors and musicians connected to it. Co-written by Keith Dewhurst and Jack Shepherd... More

A silly new twist on an old favorite Children can trace the glittery trail of the Itsy Bitsy Spider as he is blown out of the window of a barn and then drifts, flutters and glides from barnyard animal to barnyard animal. Colors and barnyard sounds are introduced in this rhythmic title. Sturdy card ... More

The second book in the Cornell Bird Library Series explains how to attract bluebirds and how to establish and operate a bluebird nestbox trail. 175 photos & illustrations.BLUEBIRDS IN YOUR BACKYARD From coast to coast, in every state and province across North America, homeowners can attract bluebir... More

"Software Factories does a wonderful job integrating modeling with patterns, frameworks, and agile development. The authors provide a compelling look at how a new generation of tools will make this a reality. A must read for software architects and developers." --John Crupi, Sun Distinguished Engine... More