“thomas d rust”

The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by polemical bestsellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach "Intelligent Design" in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of t... More

Do International organisations represent the interest of the global citizenry? Or are they merely vehicles for the agendas of powerful nations and multinational corporations? Thomas D Zweifel explores this increasingly contentious issue, deftly blending history, theory, and case studies. Zweifel’s... More

"Only skin deep," "getting under one's skin," "the naked truth": metaphors about the skin pervade the language even as physical embellishments and alterations -- tattoos, piercings, skin-lifts, liposuction, tanning, and more -- proliferate in Western culture. Yet outside dermatology textbooks, the t... More

Mental Ray is a professional 3D rendering software, which produces physically correct simulation of the behavior of light with full programmability for the creation of virtually any imaginable image. This book is a general introduction to rendering with Mental Ray. Beginners will learn about the ren... More

From Journeyman to Master "If I'm putting together a project, it's the authors of this book that I want. . . . And failing that I'd settle for people who've read their book." -- Ward Cunningham Straight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer... More