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Shahriar Akramullah, “Digital Video Concepts, Methods, and Metrics: Quality, Compression, Performance, and Power Trade-off Analysis”
2015 | ISBN-10: 1430267143 | 368 pages | PDF | 9 MB

Digital Video Concepts, Methods, and Metrics: Quality, Compression, Performance, and Power Trade-off Analysis is a concise reference for professionals in a wide range of applications and vocations. It focuses on giving the reader mastery over the concepts, methods and metrics of digital video coding, so that readers have sufficient understanding to choose and tune coding parameters for optimum results that would suit their particular needs for quality, compression, speed and power.

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Steve Fenton, “Pro Typescript: Application-Scale JavaScript Development”
English | ISBN: 1430267917 | 2014 | 248 pages | PDF | 4 MB

JavaScript is everywhere, both as a pure language and in popular libraries like Angular, jQuery and Knockout, but users of modern object-oriented languages like Java and C# often find JavaScript frustrating to use and hard to extend to large-scale applications. TypeScript is an innovative open source language from Microsoft that combines powerful language features and enhanced tooling support with the key attractions of JavaScript as a flexible, dynamic language that can run in any browser and on any operating system. Pro TypeScript tells you everything you need to know about this exciting new language and how to use it in your applications.

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Pro JavaScript Development: Coding, Capabilities, and Tooling by Den Odell
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1430262680 | 472 pages | PDF | 8 MB

Pro JavaScript Development is a practical guide for front-end web developers who are experienced at building web pages with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and now wish to advance their JavaScript skills to a higher level. You will learn how to build large, well-structured, high quality, mobile-optimized web sites and apps, using the latest supported browser APIs, language features, and tools. This book teaches and shows you in practical hands-on terms how you can:

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Tom Y. Sawyer, “Financial Modeling for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs: Developing Excel Models to Raise Capital, Increase Cash Flow, Improve Operations, Plan Projects, and Make Decisions”
2014 | ISBN-10: 1484203712 | 348 pages | PDF | 22 MB

Financial Modeling for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs: Developing Excel Models to Raise Capital, Increase Cash Flow, Improve Operations, Plan Projects, and Make Decisions may be one of the most important books any entrepreneur or manager in a small or medium-sized enterprise will read. It combines logical business principles and strategies with a step-by-step methodology for planning and modeling a company and solving specific business problems. You’ll learn to create operational and financial models in Excel that describe the workings of your company in quantitative terms and that make it far more likely you will avoid the traps and dead ends many businesses fall into.

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Arjan Egges, “Building JavaScript Games: for Phones, Tablets, and Desktop”
2014 | ISBN-10: 1430265388 | 444 pages | PDF | 7 MB

Building JavaScript Games teaches game programming through a series of engaging, arcade-style games that quickly expand your JavaScript and HTML5 skills. JavaScript is in the top ten most-used programming languages world wide, and is the basis for applications that can run in any modern browser, on any device from smart phone to tablet to PC. Especial emphasis is given to touch-based interface, but all games also run using a regular mouse and keyboard setup.

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Managing Derivatives Contracts: A Guide to Derivatives Market Structure, Contract Life Cycle, Operations, and Systems by Khader Shaik
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1430262761 | 461 pages | PDF | 7 MB

Managing Derivatives Contracts is a comprehensive and practical treatment of the end-to-end management of the derivatives contract operations, systems, and platforms that support the trading and business of derivative products. This book focuses on the processes and systems in the derivatives contract life cycle that underlie and implement the activities of derivatives trading, pricing, and risk management.

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Johan Vos, Weiqi Gao, “Pro JavaFX 8: A Definitive Guide to Building Desktop, Mobile, and Embedded Java Clients”
2014 | ISBN-10: 1430265744 | 616 pages | PDF | 11 MB

In Pro JavaFX 8 expert authors show you how to use the JavaFX platform to create rich-client Java applications. You’ll discover how you can use this powerful Java-based UI platform, which is capable of handling large-scale data-driven business applications for PC as well as now mobile and embedded devices.

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Dan Clark, “Beginning Power Bi with Excel 2013: Self-Service Business Intelligence Using Power Pivot, Power View, Power Query, and Power Map”
2014 | ISBN-10: 1430264454 | 324 pages | PDF | 27 MB

Understanding your company s data has never been easier than with Microsoft s new Power BI package for Excel 2013. Consisting of four powerful tools Power Pivot, Power View, Power Query and Power Maps Power BI makes self-service business intelligence a reality for a wide range of users, bridging the traditional gap between Excel users, business analysts and IT experts and making it easier for everyone to work together to build the data models that can give you game-changing insights into your business.Beginning Power BI with Excel 2013 guides you step by step through the process of analyzing and visualizing your data.

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Learn C++ for Game Development by Bruce Sutherland
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1430264578 | 324 pages | PDF | 2,4 MB

If you’re new to C++ but understand some basic programming, then Learn C++ for Game Development lays the foundation for the C++ language and API that you’ll need to build game apps and applications.

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Thomas Kyte and Darl Kuhn, “Oracle Database Transactions and Locking Revealed”
English | ISBN: 1484207610 | 2014 | 188 pages | PDF | 2 MB

Oracle Database Transactions and Locking Revealed provides much-needed information for building scalable, high-concurrency applications and deploy them against the Oracle Database. Read this short, 150-page book to gain a solid and accurate understanding of how locking and concurrency are dealt with by Oracle Database. Also learn how the Oracle Database architecture accommodates user transactions, and how you can write code to mesh with how Oracle Database is designed to operate.

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The HDRI Handbook 2.0: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists
Christian Bloch | 2013 | True PDF | ISBN: 1937538168 | 672 pages | 131 Mb

High dynamic range imaging (HDRI) takes photography to a whole new level. It opens the door to unprecedented creative freedom in digital post-processing by capturing everything from the darkest shadows to the brightest highlights.

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Nitya Lacroix, “Kama Sutra: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Sex”
English | ISBN: 1629142077 | 2014 | 188 pages | EPUB | 42 MB

Sex expert Nitya Lacroix brings an energetic new take to ancient sex techniques and positions in “Kama Sutra.” This lively and inspirational text offers new and exciting insights into the Kama Sutra’s teachings and explores every aspect of a sexual relationship, including sexual attraction, wooing and wowing, foreplay, and arousal. Supercharged erotic photography, supported by beautiful and explicit Indian artworks, illustrates the unique sequences for sensational sex. However, “Kama Sutra: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Sex” is not just another catalogue of positions: Nitya Lacroix describes seven incredible sexual sequences that demonstrate how the postures described in the Kama Sutra were intended to flow into each other easily and elegantly. This sumptuous yet highly practical guide reinterprets the sexual practices of ancient India for the enjoyment of modern Western lovers, and explains how each sexual position excites and delights men and women in very different ways.

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How to Photograph Wildlife Like a Pro
Steve Rutherford | 2013 | EPUB, PDF | ISBN: 0987457640, ASIN: B00CJEHF9Y | 157 pages | 5 Mb, 10 Mb

Series: How to Photograph Anything like a Pro
Written by International Multi Award Winning Australian Pro Photographer, Trainer and Best Selling Author Steve Rutherford the “How to Photograph Wildlife like a Pro” book is part of the best selling “How to Photograph Anything” photography book series. This book will show you how to capture stunning photos of wildlife, it is an easy step by step guide where you will discover;

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jQuery: A Beginner’s Guide By John Pollock
2014 | 376 Pages | ISBN: 0071817913 | PDF | 7 MB

Learn the fundamentals of jQuery programming in no time. jQuery: A Beginner’s Guide starts with the basics–from including the library in an HTML document to element selection, event handling, and CSS style manipulation. Next, it’s on to JavaScript and the DOM, animation and effects, the Event object, and form validation. The book then delves into AJAX and plugins and covers more advanced techniques such as debugging and unit testing. Get started with jQuery right away using this fast-paced tutorial!

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How to Photograph Landscapes like a Pro
Steve Rutherford | 2013 | EPUB, PDF | ISBN: 0987457608, ASIN: B00AKNNQ76 | 144 pages | 5 Mb, 11 Mb

Series: How to Photograph Anything like a Pro

Written by International Multi Award Winning Australian Pro Photographer and Trainer Steve Rutherford the “How to Photograph Landscapes like a Pro” book will take you on a journey of discovery of the many secrets that professional landscape photographers use to capture stunning award winning shots. This is an easy step be step guide where you will discover;

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Kitchen & Bath Products and Materials: Cabinetry, Equipment, Surfaces (NKBA Professional Resource Library), 2nd edition by Ellen Cheever
2015 | ISBN: 1118775287 | English | 370 pages | PDF | 38 MB

Objective guidance on kitchen and bath fitting choice to suit any client and any space
Kitchen and Bath Products and Materials describes the typical materials, equipment, and surfaces used in all facets of residential kitchen and bath design. Part of the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s Professional Resource Library, this comprehensive reference is fully updated and expanded to include new technologies, materials, and finishes, with considerations of sustainability throughout. Full color illustrations and a revised design help visual learners better absorb the information, and the companion website provides an image bank and instructor’s guide for classroom use. Each chapter includes a summary and review questions, allowing readers to test their grasp of the material at every step.

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101 Things To Do with Spare Moments on the Ward by Dason Evans, Nakul Patel
2012 | ISBN: 1405159855 | English | 176 pages | PDF | 23 MB

Here are 101* of the best ideas to make the most effective use of your time on the ward. Over 250 contributors, including students, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and therapists from 18 countries, help make you the finest doctor you can be!

Pocket-sized for ‘dipping into’ during a spare moment or a couple of hours on the ward, this short guide is ideal for medical students on rotation or junior doctors who wish to boost learning and motivation.

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Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing by Rachel Rubin Wolf
English | 2007 | ISBN: 1581808615 | 144 pages | PDF | 40,5 MB

Awe-inspiring works by contemporary masters, along with the secrets behind its creation.
Drawing is the most intimate and immediate form of self-expression, fundamental to every artist’s ability to communicate with a viewer. The sense of energy and expression that can be captured in mere strokes of charcoal, ink, pastel, marker or any of the other modest mediums proudly represented in this book is astounding.

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Visions of Infinity: The Great Mathematical Problems by Ian Stewart
2013 | ISBN: 0465022405 | English | 352 pages | PDF | 2 MB

It is one of the wonders of mathematics that, for every problem mathematicians solve, another awaits to perplex and galvanize them. Some of these problems are new, while others have puzzled and bewitched thinkers across the ages. Such challenges offer a tantalizing glimpse of the field’s unlimited potential, and keep mathematicians looking toward the horizons of intellectual possibility.

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Cheese and Microbes by Catherine W. Donnelly
2014 | ISBN: 1555815863 | English | 350 pages | PDF | 20 MB

A scientific overview of the association of microbes with cheese, through the lens of select cheese varieties that result due to surface mold ripening, internal mold ripening, rind washing, cave aging, or surface smear rind development.

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