The Firefly Mini Spanish-English Visual Dictionary

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Car and Driver - December 2009 (US)

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Macworld - December 2009 (US)

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Financial Engineering with Finite Elements

The pricing of derivative instruments has always been a highly complex and time-consuming activity. Advances in technology, however, have enabled much quicker and more accurate pricing through mathematical rather than analytical models. In this book, the author bridges the divide between finance and mathematics by applying this proven mathematical technique to the financial markets. Utilising practical examples, the author systematically describes the processes involved in a manner accessible to those without a deep understanding of mathematics.


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Understanding Credit Derivatives and Related Instruments

Understanding Credit Derivatives offers a comprehensive introduction to the credit derivatives market. Rather than presenting a highly technical exploration of the subject, it offers intuitive and rigorous summaries of the major subjects and the principal perspectives associated with them. The centerpiece is pricing and valuation issues, especially discussions of different valuation tools and their use in credit models.


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Handbook of Research on Social Interaction Technologies and Collaboration Software: Concepts and Trends

The rapid increase of Internet-based social networking sites has brought attention to the social software phenomenon and significantly influenced the way people interact with each other, acquire information, entertain, and learn.


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comic books : Week of October 28th, 2009

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Object-Oriented PHP: Concepts, Techniques, and Code

Object-Oriented PHP shows developers how to take advantage of the new object-oriented features of PHP. Working within the context of concrete examples, the book begins with code compatible with PHP 4 and 5, and then focuses on object-orientation in PHP 5. The author's practical approach uses numerous code examples, which will help developers get up to speed with object oriented PHP quickly, and show them how to apply what they learn to everyday situations.

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Wicked Cool PHP: Real-World Scripts That Solve Difficult Problems

PHP is an easy-to-use scripting language perfect for quickly creating the Web features you need. Once you know the basics of how the language works, wouldn't it be great to have a collection of useful scripts that solve those tricky problems and add interesting functionality to your site? We thought so, too.

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Clinical Anatomy: Applied Anatomy for Students and Junior Doctors

Clinical Anatomy has remained the word of the same author for nearly half a century. Initially written for clinical medical students on the wards, clinics and revising for Finals, since then it has sold all over the world in hundreds of thousands and in several languages. Its success has been its constant revision to ensure it covers the student's needs. Today, it also covers the bulk of the anatomy required in the MRCS Part I, II, III and provides an excellent revision text for these candidates and medical students in a concise form with clear, easily reproduced diagrams.

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Uncut - December 2009 (UK)

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The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons

The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons, Third Edition, now thoroughly revised and updated, remains the definitive source on this entertaining subject. This new edition of the "ultimate cartoon fan bible" adds copious amounts of new material, bringing the book up to date and broadening the scope of its coverage.

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Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium Digital Classroom

Full-color book and instructional DVD form a complete training package for Adobe CS4 Design Premium. Written by a team of Adobe certified instructors, this complete training package helps you learn to use the market-leading design and development suite at your own speed. The book includes 26 lessons that let you discover essential skills and explore the new features of Adobe CS4 Design Premium.

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Mac OS X Snow Leopard Portable Genius

The Genius is in. You don't have to be a genius to use Mac OS X Snow Leopard. But if you want to get the very most out of it, put this savvy Portable Genius guide to work. Want to quickly access the most useful features, apps, and utilities? Customize the desktop and make it your own? Install Xcode Developer Tools or learn UNIX tricks? Automate repetitive tasks? You'll find cool and useful Genius tips, full-color screenshots, and pages of easy-to-access shortcuts and tools that will save you loads of time and let you enjoy your Mac OS X Snow Leopard to the max.

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iMovie '09 and iDVD Portable Genius

Genuis tips and tricks to help you get the most from Apple's video applications. Your Mac's iMovie and iDVD applications are a key part of the iLife '09 suite and Apple's cool digital lifestyle. iMovie '09 and iDVD Portable Genius is packed with tips and techniques to help you get all the benefits these applications have to offer.

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