Textbooks
|
Parallel Systems in the Data Warehouse
Discover why parallel computing offers an ideal foundation for enterprise-scale data warehousing - and how to make the right strategic and tactical decisions about these critical technologies. What are the right questions to ask? What aren't the vendors telling you? How do benchmarks relate to real-world results? Parallel Systems in the Data Warehouse evaluates all three major parallel hardware architectures, comparing scalability, performance and sustainable I/O bandwidth: symmetric multiprocessors (SMP), distributed memory (DM) or 'massively parallel' machines, and distributed shared memory (DSM) systems ('non-uniform memory access' machines). Consistently high throughput is critical to the success of data warehousing - and traditional techniques like normalization and indexing aren't enough anymore. Learn smarter table partitioning strategies, star schema and other powerful techniques to fully exploit the inherent scalability and high I/O bandwidth of parallel hardware. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461112988
- Parallel Systems in the Data Warehouse
|
|
Step into a World A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature
Step Into A World 'Kevin Powell is pushing to bring, as he has so brilliantly done before, the voices of his generation: the concerns, the cares, the fears, and the fearlessness. Step into a World is a kaleidoscope into the world not bound by artificial constructs like nation. John Coltrane recorded ‘Giant Steps,’ which is a riff on the sight and sounds in his muse. Powell plays the computer with equal astuteness.' –Nikki Giovanni 'Those of us who pay attention were aware that the younger generation of black writers was being smothered by the anointment of talented tenth Divas and Divuses, and their commercial accommodationist ‘Fourth Renaissance. ’This anthology is indeed a breakthrough! It combines the boldness and daring of hip-hop with the intellectual keenness of a Michele Wallace or a Clyde Taylor.' –Ishmael Reed 'In a culture where videos, the Internet, and other high-tech communication is being consumed like the latest mind-altering drug, how does great literature grow and survive? These writers will answer that all-important question. This anthology provides a clue, a hint, as to where we might be going. They are resisting all this vacant, empty-minded nothingness. Read them. Listen to them. If you don’t, you do so at your peril.' –Quincy Troupe - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461115202
- Step into a World A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature
|
|
The Concise Edition of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
Since 1900, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians has been the classic work of musical biography and the first choice of readers for factual accuracy, informative histories of the men and women of music, and critical insights into their work. For this concise edition, Nicolas Slonimsky, who has edited Baker's since 1958, has selected more than 5,000 enduring musical personalities, covering all the most influential figures in music past and present. A work of unrivaled scope and reliability, Baker's has been the source for accurate and enlightening information about composers, conductors, singers, and instrumental virtuosos as well as important philosophers, scholars, critics, teveryers, librettists, patrons, and impresarios from the distant past to the present day. All biographical entries are written in the witty, authoritative, and engaging style that has become a Baker's tradition. For this edition, Slonimsky has selected definitive biographies of hundreds of artists in jazz, rock, country, blues, and other forms of popular music, as well as a multi-cultural representation of modern and classical musicians. Now more than ever, Baker's is an invaluable sourcebook for anyone with an interest in music - students, teveryers, scholars, musicians, music lovers, record collectors, and concertgoers. All will find it enlightening, informative, and indispensable. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461504100
- The Concise Edition of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
|
|
ColdFusion MX The Complete Reference
Detailed resource provides complete coverage of all ColdFusion MX's new features and functionality and contains information on administration, optimization, and application development. Shows you how to expertly integrate ColdFusion into Flash applications. Softcover. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461505609
- ColdFusion MX The Complete Reference
|
|
Wendell Minor
This one-of-a-kind retrospective brings together a rich selection of pieces from Wendell Minor's extraordinary body of jacket art, coupled with lively commentary from authors and others in publishing on the relationship between a book's cover and what is inside. The volume includes over one hundred full-color reproductions of artwork from the jackets of best-selling books. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461507508
- Wendell Minor
|
|
PACKAGE INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
THE CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: 0130676675 > INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA 0130676780 > S/S/M INTERMED ALGEBRA - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461112054
- PACKAGE INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA - more info
|
|
PACKAGE PSYCHOLOGY
THE CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: 0130320145 > PSYCHOLOGY 0130423025 > VID CLASSCS IN PSY CD SA 0130418528 > S/G&PRAC TSTS PSYCHOLOGY - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461112068
- PACKAGE PSYCHOLOGY
|
Child Furniture Stores site Closeout products and other items on sale
|
Neural Systems for Robotics
'Neural Systems for Robotics' represents the most up-to-date developments in the rapidly growing application area of neural networks, which is one of the hottest application areas for neural networks technology. The book not only contains a comprehensive study of neurocontrollers but outlines a novel approach to solving robotics problems. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461716682
- Neural Systems for Robotics
|
|
Drug Use and Abuse With Infotrac
DRUG USE AND ABUSE takes an interdisciplinary approach in its coverage of current drug issues. It weaves psychological, historical, cultural, social, biological, and medical perspectives -- emphasizing the idea that a drug's effects depend not only on its properties, but also on the biological and psychological characteristics of its user. This theme is highlighted throughout, and is prominent in discussions of the individual classes of drugs, as well as in the chapters on pharmacology and psychopharmacology. This Fourth Edition features enhanced coverage of prevention and treatment, and provides updates on such contemporary issues as 'designer drugs' and the prevalence of usage. It also features a new 4-color design, questions at the beginning of every chapter that draw students into the text, and the clear writing style that has made previous editions so accessible to students at all levels. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461114268
- Drug Use and Abuse With Infotrac in store
|
|
PACKAGE INTERACTIVE STATISTICS
THE CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: 013065597X > INTERACTIVE STATISTICS 0130125083 > INTRO DATA ANALY MINITAB 0130260827 > MINITAB STDNT INTEGR2000 - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461112674
- PACKAGE INTERACTIVE STATISTICS
|
|
Knowledge Now Experiment Biol
Knowledge Now in Experimental Biology: Model Organisms is six 20-30 minute video programs presenting up-to-date research principles and techniques for biomedical experimentation. The videos demonstrate t@e compelling human benefits of genetic research using simpler organisms. They show vivid animations and lab demonstrations, including rarely shown microscopic techniques, making the latest breakthroughs in genetic research accessible and exciting to a wide range of students and their teveryers, from advanced high schools to graduate school. Each video is beautifully produced and narrated by one of the world's top scientists and begins with a discussion of fundamental concepts, before expanding into more advanced content and real-world applications. This new series will be a perfect course supplement for use in a lab, lecture, or seminar. Not only are the techniques themselves clearly shown but the rationale for the research approach and the application of scientific principles eloquently elucidated. The organisms selected have been the most widely studied to r - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461111009
- Knowledge Now Experiment Biol - more info
|
|
Lesbian & Gay Studies
A comprehensive readings text on gay and lesbian studies intended for a course on that topic or a course covering sexual minorities. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461716563
- Lesbian & Gay Studies in shop
|
|
