Subject(s): Computer arithmetic | Electronic digital computers -- Design and construction | Computer software -- Development | Mathematical optimization Summary: "Obtain better system performance, lower energy consumption, and avoid hand-coding arithmetic functions with this concise guide to automated optimization techniques for hardware an

Subject(s): Widows -- Fiction | Life change events -- Fiction | Bed and breakfast accommodations -- Fiction | Nantucket (Mass.) -- Fiction Summary: Known in Nantucket as the crazy woman who lives in the rambling house atop the bluff, Nan doesn't care what people think. At sixty-five-years old, her husband died twenty years ago, her beauty h

Subject(s): Food supply | Food supply -- Law and legislation Summary: Global food prices have eased significantly from their record highs in the first part of 2008. As a worldwide economic downturn has gathered pace, commodity markets have weakened significantly. By October 2008, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Price Index s

Subject(s): Older people -- Counseling of | Older people -- Psychology | Aging Summary: "Counseling older adults is not equivalent to counseling the general population, and specialized skills and knowledge, as well as sensitivity to the contexts in which older adults live, are essential in working successfully with this population. This boo

Subject(s): Electronic commerce -- Security measures | Business enterprises -- Computer networks Security measures | Computer security Summary: "This book provides comprehensive coverage of issues associated with maintaining business protection in digital environments, containing base level knowledge for managers who are not specialists in

Subject(s): Sex customs -- Cross-cultural studies | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural Summary: "This thought-provoking new collection, Sexualities in Anthropology: A Reader offers insights into the diversity of human social beliefs and practices relating to sexuality in different times and in different cultures around the world. Su

Subject(s): Violence -- Prevention | Violence -- Social aspects | Violent crimes | Violence -- Religious aspects | Social control Summary: Modern societies are increasingly confronted with forms of violence that appear unpredictable and uncontrollable. Are the existing control regimes such as police, state surveillance institutions, and legal s

Subject(s): Fixed-income securities | Derivative securities | Investment analysis Review: ""I have been looking for books for my clients and obtained a copy of your book. I think it is the best book about fixed-income seccurities out there. The book is extremely well written and is the best resource I have found so far."---Patrick Y

Subject(s): Industrial management | Competition, International Summary: "As the twenty-first century begins, the world finds itself with a wide range of possible economic futures. Many corporations find it difficult to compete in international markets with the result being shrinking revenue. Too many governments utilize an excessively high

Subject(s): Southeast Asia -- History Summary: A new, comprehensive, one volume history of Southeast Asia that spans prehistory to the present. Ricklefs brings together colleagues at the National University of Singapore whose expertise covers the entire region, encompassing political, social, economic, religious, and cultural history. -- Back C