“michael stal”

This practical tutorial/reference demonstrates how patterns can enable you to create large-scale applications and solve recurring design problems. It contains a catalogue of 25 patterns, described in a standardized format, that you can use or adapt to your own development projects. Both a tutorial a... More

Designing application and middleware software to run in concurrent and networked environments is a significant challenge to software developers. The patterns catalogued in this second volume of Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture (POSA) form the basis of a pattern language that addresses issues a... More

A best selling textbook that takes social psychology out of the laboratory and into everyday life.... More

The new edition of this popular student text offers an engaging introduction to environmental study. It covers the entire breadth of the environmental sciences, providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities.... More

Reviews "The most comprehensive of similar texts covering human resources... Michael Armstrong could well be offering the definitive text in the field... an excellent book". The Times Higher Education Supplement "If any book is a contender for one of the standard references of the HR profession... More

Natural disasters, climate change, the exploitation of the world's resources and human development are changing our planet at a relentless pace. Now, using over 200 stunning images from the air, land and space, Fragile Earth brings together the most dramatic natural and man-made events. Striking vi... More