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Theres no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects

SQL Demystified explains how to use SQL (Structured Query Language)--the ubiquitous programming language for databases. Readers will learn to create database objects, add and retrieve data from a database, and modify existing data. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.

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Take control of Windows XP and get the most out of everything this powerful operating system has to offer. Written by Microsoft Windows XP Expert Zone columnist Joli Ballew, this book shows you hundreds of tips and tricks youll be able to use right away. Learn to do everything from kick starting the boot process to disabling unnecessary applications and services to taking advantage of built-in administrative tools. Start at the beginning or jump straight to the task you want to perform. Youll get full details on security and Service Pack 2, remote access, gaming functions, networking features, multimedia capabilities, and so much more. Work faster, smarter, and more securely with help from this definitive guide.

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Value-Driven Business Process Management: The Value-Switch for Lasting Competitive Advantage

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Seize the competitive advantage with BPM at the heart of your strategy

Value-Driven Business Process Management provides the rationale and methods for using business Process Management (BPM) to gain clarity on how your business operates and develop the ability to put new ideas into action quickly. You learn how to redirect your focus from a "method-and-tool" view of BPM to a more broadly informed view of BPM as a powerful management approach.

Peter Franz, Managing Director for Business Process Management at Accenture, is responsible for the global team that helps clients achieve sustainable shareholder and customer value through scalable, efficient and agile business processes.
Dr. Mathias Kirchmer, Accenture's Executive Director for Business Process Management, leads the global BPM-Lifecycle Practice, as well as the program for the development of Accenture's Business Process Reference Models across industries and functional areas.

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Networking: A Beginner's Guide, Sixth Edition

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Current, essential IT networking skills--made easy!

<p>Thoroughly revised to cover the latest technologies, this practical resource provides you with a solid foundation in networking fundamentals. Networking: A Beginner's Guide, Sixth Edition discusses wired and wireless network design, configuration, hardware, protocols, security, backup, recovery, and virtualization. You'll also get step-by-step instructions for installing, configuring, and managing Windows Server 2012, Exchange Server 2013, Oracle Linux, and Apache. This is the perfect book for anyone starting a networking career or in need of an easy-to-follow refresher.</p>

 Understand network cabling, topologies, hardware, and the OSI seven-layer model

Connect LANs and WANs

Configure network protocols, such as TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, SMTP, DHCP, HTTP, WINS, and more

Explore directory services, such as Microsoft's Active Directory, X.400, and LDAP

Enable and support remote network access

Secure your network and handle backup and disaster recovery

Select, install, and manage reliable network servers, including Windows Server 2012, Exchange Server 2013, Oracle Linux, and Apache

Manage network workstation computers

Design a robust network from the ground up

Work with virtualization technologies, such as Hyper-V, VMWare, and Oracle VM VirtualBox

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Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!

<p>Get started researching your family tree right awaythe QuickSteps way. Color screenshots and images with clear instructions show you how. Discover the fascinating story of your ancestors using a wide array of resources, including websites, private and public archives, military records, blogs, social media networks, computer programs, and more. Youll also get advice on getting around roadblocks, collaborating with family members and fellow researchers, and organizing, personalizing, and publishing your family tree history.</p>

<p>Use these handy guideposts:</p>

 Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks

Need-to-know facts in concise narrative

Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things

Bonus information related to the topic being covered

Errors and pitfalls to avoid



<p>Screenshots with callouts show and explain exactly what youll see on your computer screen while youre doing a task</p>

<p>The unique, landscape-oriented layout of the QuickSteps series mimics your computer screen, displays graphics and explanations side by side, and lays flat so you can easily refer to the book while working on your computer.</p>

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Learn advanced techniques for maximizing the Google search engine and extract the best content from Google without having to learn complicated code. Go under the hood and learn a wide range of advanced web search techniques through practical examples. This is an ideal resource for students, librarians, journalists, researchers, businesspeople, lawyers, investigators, and anyone interested in conducting an in-depth search.

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Social Media Analytics: Effective Tools for Building, Interpreting, and Using Metrics

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Align Strategy With Metrics Using Social Monitoring Best Practices

Two or three years from now, every public relations firm that wants to be taken seriously in the C-suite and/or a lead marketing role will have someone like Marshall in its senior leadership ranks, a chief analytics officer responsible for ensuring that account leaders think more deeply about analytics and that thfirm works with the best available outside suppliers to integrate analytics appropriately.
Paul Holmes, The Holmes Report

Marshall has provided much-needed discipline to our newest marketing frontiera territory full of outlaws, medicine men, dot com tumbleweeds, and snake oil.
Ryan Rasmussen, VP Research, Zocalo Group

Marshall Sponder stands apart from the crowd with this work. His case study approach, borne of real-world experience, provides the expert and the amateur alike with bibliography, tools, links, and examples to shortcut the path to bedrock successes. This is a reference work for anyone who wants to explore the potential of social networks.
W. Reid Cornwell, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, The Center for Internet Research

Marshall is a solutions design genius of unparalleled knowledge and acumen, and when he applies himself to the business of social media, the result is a timely and important commentary on the state of research capabilities for social media.
Barry Fleming, Director, Analytics & Insights, WCG, and Principal, DharmaBuilt.com

About the Book

Practically overnight, social media has become a critical tool for every marketing objectivefrom outreach and customer relations to branding and crisis management. For the most part, however, the data collected through social media is just that: data. It usually seems to hold little or no meaning on which to base business decisions. But the meaning is there . . . if youre applying the right systems and know how to use them.

With Social Media Analytics, youll learn how to get supremely valuable information from this revolutionary new marketing tool. One of the most respected leaders in his field and a pioneer in Web analytics, Marshall Sponder shows how to:
Choose the best social media platforms for your needs Set up the right processes to achieve your goals Extract the hidden meaning from all the data you collect Quantify your results and determine ROI
Filled with in-depth case studies from a range of industries, along with detailed reviews of several social-monitoring platforms, Social Media Analytics takes you beyond up-to-date and leads you well into the futureand far ahead of your competition. You will learn how to use the most sophisticated methods yet known to find customers, create relevant content (and track it), mash up data from disparate sources, and much more. Sponder concludes with an insightful look at where the field will likely be going during the next few years.

Whether your social media marketing efforts are directed at B2B, B2C, C2C, nonprofit, corporate, or public sector aims, take them to the next step with the techniques, strategies, and methods in Social Media Analyticsthe most in-depth, forward-looking book on the subject.

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The Nalco Guide to Boiler Failure Analysis, Second Edition

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Practical, up-to-date techniques for identifying and eliminating common causes of boiler failure

<p>Filled with more than 200 color images, The Nalco Guide to Boiler Failure Analysis, Second Edition categorizes distinct failure modes that typify nearly all boiler problems and walks you, step by step, through their solutions. Each type of failure is classified according to its location, general description, critical factors, identification, elimination, cautions, and related problems. Real-world case histories are included throughout. This authoritative resource contains new chapters on:</p>

Phosphate corrosion

Stress-assisted corrosion

Steam and condensate damage

Flow-accelerated corrosion



<p>Comprehensive coverage includes:<br/>
Water- and steam-formed deposits * Short- and long-term overheating * Caustic corrosion * Low-pH corrosion * Hydrogen damage * Chelant complexing * Oxygen corrosion * Corrosion during cleaning * Corrosion fatigue cracking * Stress corrosion cracking * Graphitic corrosion * Dealloying * Cavitation * Erosion * Waterwall fireside corrosion * High-temperature furnace corrosion * Cold-end corrosion * Dew point corrosion * Fireside corrosion * Welding defects</p>

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How President Eisenhowers Love of Golf Helped Shape 1950s America

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Golf . . . is a sport in which the whole American family can participate--fathers and mothers, sons and daughters alike. It offers healthy respite from daily toil, refreshment of body and mind.
--President Dwight D. Eisenhower

On January 24, 1953, four days after his inauguration, the New York Times reported that President Dwight D. Eisenhower had been spotted on the White House lawn practicing his short irons in the direction of the Washington Monument. This image of The Golfing General was one that the American public quickly became accustomed to, as Eisenhower is said to have played nearly 800 rounds during the course of his two-term presidency. He befriended the game's most beloved players, including Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, and Byron Nelson, and was the subject of hundreds of golf jokes and cartoons.

The public's awareness of Eisenhower's obsession with golf led directly to the sport's mid-century surge in popularity. In Don't Ask What I Shot, noted historian Catherine M. Lewis offers a unique alternate portrait of Ike and this watershed period in American history.

Any time you have a person in the position of President Eisenhower, who was so enthusiastic about golf and had the press paying attention to his many excursions on the golf course, it was going to make people aware of the game and how much he enjoyed playing it.
--Arnold Palmer

"Don't Ask What I Shot is a fascinating examination of one of golf's pivotal decades, and the remarkable president who did more to popularize the game than any other in history."
-Mark Frost, award-winning author of Grand Slam and The Greatest Game Ever Played

"Whatever remained to be done to remove the last traces of the average man's carefully nurtured prejudice against a game originally linked with the wealthy and aloof was done by President Eisenhower."
--Herbert Warren Wind, renowned golf writer

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Learn Clinical Toxicology the Easy Way!

<p>154 full-color flashcards teach you to recognize and treat drug overdoses and poisonings</p>

 The most fun, engaging, and effective way to learn clinical toxicology

Each card takes an illustrated approach to a particular syndrome or toxin reminding you of all you have to know

On the back of each card, succinct text describes the typical presentation, signs and symptoms, mechanisms of action, treatment, and clinical pearls.

Covers all major drug overdoses and poisons

A great way to study on the go, quiz yourself, or brush up just before an exam

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Aprende ingles a medida que descubres la riqueza de la cultura estadounidense

Construye un efectivo vocabulario en ingles sin la carga de aburridas repeticiones o tediosas memorizaciones con Read & Think English. Dentro encontraras mas de cien fascinantes articulos escritos en ingles sobre cosas tales como los apreciados rituales de Accion de Gracias o como interpretar el lenguaje corporal y la comunicacion no verbal. Cada articulo presenta el nuevo vocabulario en negritas dentro del mismo articulo; en los margenes encontraras las traducciones. Aprenderas inmediatemente toda palabra que te sea desconocida.

Con Read & Think English:
Comprenderas el vocabulario en ingles rapida y facilmente con la ayuda de las traducciones al espanol Revisaras y reforzaras el nuevo conocimiento adquirido con preguntas al final de cada capitulo Aprenderas sobre los Estados Unidos, la diversidad de su gente, y sus tradiciones unicas
Elimina lo aburrido de aprender un idioma y descubre una herramienta linguistica innovadora que te mantendra entretenido/a en tu recorrido hacia el manejo competente del ingles!

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Expert guidance on exploring and choosing the perfect job

Whether you're already a college student or are ready to go back to school, this series explores specific areas of interest and helps you determine which job in that field suits you.
Breaks down specific educational requirements and additional training Surveys the salaries and job opportunities to help seekers find the perfect match

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A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO BUILDING A SMALL WIND POWER SYSTEM FROM THE GROUND UP

<p>Written by renewable energy experts, this hands-on resource provides the technical information and easy-to-follow instructions you need to harness the wind and generate clean, safe, and reliable energy for on-site use.</p>

<p>Build Your Own Small Wind Power System shows you how to install a grid-connected or off-grid residential-scale setup. Get tips for evaluating your site for wind power potential, obtaining permits, financing your project, selecting components, and assembling and maintaining your system. Pictures, diagrams, charts, and graphs illustrate each step along the way. You'll also find out how you can help promote wind-friendly public policies locally. Save money and reduce your carbon footprint with help from this practical guide.</p>

<p>COVERAGE INCLUDES:</p>

Challenges and impacts of small wind energy

Electricity, energy, and wind science

Determining if wind power is right for you

Site assessment

Financing small wind power

Permits and zoning

Wind turbine fundamentals

Choosing the right wind turbine for the job

Balance of system: batteries, inverters, and controllers

Installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting

Future developments in wind power

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Lose weight in a New York minute and kiss yo-yo dieting goodbye!  Major feature in New Woman magazine

 Celebrity endorsements from Heidi Klum, Faith Hill, Liv Tyler and more, with a foreword by Mehmet Oz, coauthor of You: The Owner's Manual

 64 quick, easy-to-prepare recipes for healthy, satisfying meals

 A workout plan for those hectic days when you can't find time to exercise: 10-minute workouts you can do anywhere--from your office or hotel room, to a taxi!

 How to make healthy choices at all types of restaurants, allowing you to eat out every night if that's your lifestyle

 An exercise regimen that boosts your immune system, helps overcome hangovers, improves your mood, and allows you to live a longer, happier, healthier life

 David's comprehensive approach has transformed not only my body, but also how I feel inside my body. More than just a quick fix... --Liv Tyler <p> If you wish to purchase any David Kirsch Wellness Dietary Supplements, please visit:  www.davidkirsch.co.uk</p>

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CompTIA CTP+ Convergence Technologies Professional Certification Study Guide (Exam CN0-201)

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The best fully integrated study system available for Exam CN0-201

<p>With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, CompTIA CTP+ Convergence Technologies Professional Certification Study Guide covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for this challenging exam.</p>

 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for exam CN0-201

Exam Readiness Checklist--you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off

Inside the Exam sections highlight key exam topics covered

Two-Minute Drills for quick review at the end of every chapter

Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam



<p>Covers all the exam topics, including:<br/>
Networking Infrastructure and Design * Wireless Networks and Real-Time Communications * Infrastructure Hardware * Client Devices * Telephony Fundamentals * Telephony Hardware * Data and Voice Converged * Multimedia and Video * Understanding Quality of Service * Converged Network Management * Troubleshooting * Security Vulnerabilities * Security Solutions</p>

<p>CD-ROM includes:</p>

 Complete MasterExam practice testing engine, featuring: One full practice exam

Detailed answers with explanations

Score Report performance assessment tool





One hour of video training

PDF copy of the book for studying on the go



<p> with free online registration:</p>

 Bonus downloadable MasterExam practice test

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Multicultural Activities for Your Curriculum

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An activities-packed resource for dazzling bulletin boards, exciting read-alouds, and time-saving additions to your lesson plans!

Decorations, cupcakes, and parties are great, but now you can take holidays to the next level by incorporating them into your lesson plans quickly and easily! The Festive Teacher is a complete package of activities and story-starters directly connected to curriculum, from Groundhog Day math games to Columbus Day journaling activities. In all, it covers thirty-one North American holidays, including Christmas, Ramadan, Day of the Dead, Canada Day, and Cinco de Mayo. Filled with reproducible materials, The Festive Teacher is an instant, off-the-shelf answer to your needs.

The Festive Teacher contains reams of material to help you:
Teach traditions, history, and cultural perspective Create bulletin boards that will impress any administrator Conduct read-alouds and shared-reading activities Get students engaged in research and journal writing
Kids love holiday celebrations in the classroom. With materials adaptable for students of all levels, this complete package will keep your students motivated, engaged, and excited. And, best of all, they'll be learning while they're celebrating.

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Steve Springer, Brandy Alexander, Kimberly Persiani

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Your essential guide to FERTILITY options and reproductive HEALTH<p>If you are trying to start a family but are having trouble conceiving, you are not alone. Today, millions are affected by infertility issues. Fertility Demystified explores many common causes of infertility and outlines the latest treatments, guiding you toward successful conception.</p>

<p>Written by a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist, Fertility Demystified begins with an overview of the different fertility concerns for men and women along with a discussion of the possible reasons for early pregnancy loss. You'll find methods for increasing the chances of becoming pregnant--both naturally and through fertility drug therapy--and explanations of the various assisted-reproduction technologies. Also, the complex emotional issues and ethical considerations in the decision-making process are carefully explored.</p>

<p>This easy-to-understand guide offers:</p>

Explanations of health and lifestyle concerns for both men and women

Tips for finding a fertility specialist

Natural ways to monitor and improve your own fertility 

An overview of various fertility medications and their risks

Emerging technologies not yet available in the United States

Alternatives for the infertile couple--including surrogacy and adoption



<p>Straightforward and accessible, Fertility Demystified helps you make informed decisions about your fertility options.</p>

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Learn all about technical analysis and chart a course for a stable financial future <p>Interested in incorporating technical analysis into your investment strategy but feeling a bit at sea when it comes to making sense of all the charts and tools? Here's your lifeline! With help from Technical Analysis Demystified, you'll have big profits in your forecast.</p>

<p>Chartered Market Technician Constance Brown explains the many different types of technical analysis tools and how to use them. Key topics covered include charting, moving averages, trends and cycles, oscillators, market patterns, Fibonacci ratios, price data, risk-to-reward ratios, and much more. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a glossary, this straightforward guide makes technical analysis easy to understand and apply to your strategy of spotting-and profiting from-market trends and patterns.</p>

<p>This fast and easy guide offers:</p>

Clear explanations of charting techniques

Time-tested trading rules and guidelines

Valuable charts, graphs, and figures

Strategies for developing your own system for analyzing the market

Detailed descriptions of real-time trades



<p>Simple enough for a novice but in-depth enough for a seasoned investor, Technical Analysis Demystified will help you capitalize on market cycles.</p>

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Viable, value-creating solutions for securing global transportation networks

Securing Global Transportation Networks demonstrates how improved security processes can create value across all the business functions throughout an entire value chain. Readers will learn a whole new security management philosophy, as explained through domestic and international examples and case studies ranging from major retailers such as Home Depot to shipping giants such as Maersk and FedEx. This book also looks ahead to future developments and "best practices" for the future. If you're charged with making or evaluating transportation security decisions, you'll find the tools you need to succeed -- and prosper -- with the Total Security Management approach.
Explains globalization's impact on transportation networks Creates a framework for realizing a return on security investments by integrating it as a core business process Details how transportation firms, investors, and insurance companies can measure and reward smart security practices that protect a firm's fixed assets, assets in transit, brand equity and goodwill, and human capital

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Luke Ritter, J. Michael Barrett, Rosalyn Wilson

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Becoming a Successful Manager provides hands-on exercises and advice to help neophyte managers make the difficult transition from managing only themselves to managing others. It shows new managers how to create a positive, productive environment, one that motivates and brings out the best in employees while providing maximum benefit to their employers.