Kim - The Original Classic Edition
Автор: Редьярд Джозеф Киплинг
Год издания: 0000
A Best Kept Secret of literature: this is a canonical work that should be read by every school child as a superior example of English literature and the epitomy of the written Enlish language. <p> Kim is a wonderful story of an orphan in India (the part that is now Pakistan) in the late 1800s. Kim is the son of an Irish soldier raised by locals, familiar with the customs and languages of the Hindus and Muslims of the area who gets recruited by the British to spy for them. Kim acts as a guide for a Tibetan Buddhist priest who is on a quest in India, broadening his knowledge of the cultures of his world and giving him an excuse to travel even further. He comes upon his fathers regiment, and the officers of the regiment arrange for Kim to attend a proper British school. Throughout the story, a British spymaster is helping Kim receive an education (both formal and in the skills needed to serve the British rule in India) and arranging for Kim to carry messages and run small but important tasks for him. <p> Throughout the book, the only Indian group that is treated with disrespect is Hindus who have sacrificed their own cultures customs in order to get ahead in the British goverment. Frequently, the low opinion of the British held by the Indians (Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist) is mentioned, and is usually pretty funny. The other European powers that are mention in the book are not treated with respect, but that is understandable in context. <p> Kiplings passion for the land he was raised in and his love for the peoples he was raised with is unmistakable, as is his love/hate relationship with the British government (N.B. he was not knighted in a time when most prominent authors were; he was entirely too candid about the British rule in India and the Crowns treatment of her soldiers). The language of the book is a little hard to follow, between regional loan words and the English of the time, but a patient and persistant reader will find the effort rewarded. <p> A great spy novel, read it for yourself and dont trust the critics who speak based on assumptions rather than knowledge.
The SAP R/3 Handbook, Second Edition
Автор: Jos? Antonio Hern?ndez
Год издания:
Other enhancements and options that have been added and that you can find in this book are related to
subjects such as the following:
Availability is increased, and there are now further options for distributing the system, along with new
powerful platforms.
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There is a new change and transport system, including all the facilities of the Transport Management
System (TMS).
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In the ABAP workbench, there are a host of new utilities, a stepforward object?oriented ABAP, the
replacement of matchcodes with search helps, and more.
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Windows NT is now a very popular platform with thousands of customers. For this reason, this new
edition is operating system independent, dealing with both UNIX and Windows NT where
appropriate.
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? The authorization system and administrator duties have been facilitated with the profile generator.
? Since release 4.0 there is a new object?based monitoring architecture and alert monitors.
? The well?known OSS has now become SAPnet, with two variants: R/3 front end and Web front end.
In this edition you will find lots of new things to discover and enjoy. I hope you enjoy this book and
enjoySAP.
Язык программирования C++. Лекции и упражнения. Platinum Edition
Автор: С. Прата
Год издания:
В новом издании популярной книги известного автора и специалиста по C++ рассматривается устоявшаяся версия языка, соответствующая стандарту ISO/ANSI. Изложение материала не привязано ни к какой конкретной реализации C++. В основе изложения материала лежит оригинальная методика, разработанная автором и неоднократно проверенная на различных группах пользователей. Книга охватывает обширный круг вопросов, необходимых для создания полноценных программ на C++, - от знакомства с основами синтаксиса языка до многочисленных новых функциональных возможностей C++, таких как классы, объекты, наследование, полиморфизм, виртуальные функции, стандартная библиотека шаблонов STL, RTTI и др.
Практические задания к главам книги составлены на основе реальных проектов. Издание рассчитано на пользователей с любым уровнем подготовки. Для начинающих эта книга послужит превосходным учебником, а опытные программисты смогут воспользоваться ею в качестве справочника, облегчающего их ежедневный труд.
Книгу можно рекомендовать как методическое пособие преподавателям высших и средних учебных заведений, а также в качестве учебника для студентов.
The Oxford History of the Classical World.
Автор:
Год издания:
Обзор этой книги огромный.Книга покрывает период значительно больший чем тысяча лет, от стихотворений Гомера до конца языческой религии и падения Римской Империи на Западе. В географическом расширении, повествование начинается с Греции, с небольших общин, возникших в темные времена завоевания и уничтожения, и деревнями бронзового периода на холмах Рима, и заканчивается Империей, которая объединяла не только Средиземноморский мир , а северные земли до Алжира, от Португалии до Сирии, от Рейна до Нила.
Starting Electronics, Third Edition
Автор: Brindley Keith
Год издания:
This book originated as a collection of feature articles, previously published as magazine articles. They were chosen for publication in book form not only because they were so popular with readers in their original magazine appearances but also because they are so relevant in the field of introductory electronics — a subject area in which it is evermore difficult to find information of a technical, knowledgeable, yet understandable nature. This book is exactly that. Since its original publication, I have added significant new material to make sure it is all still highly relevant and up-to-date.
Horses and Other Animals In Motion. 45 Classic Photographic Sequences
Автор: Muybridge Eadweard
Год издания:
Эта книга - сборник фотографий различных животных в движении. Фотографии сделаны со скоростью 1/2000 секунды, и полученные секвенции кадров представляют собой типичные движения лошадей и других животных на расчерченном вспомогательной сеткой фоне. Большинство секвенций включают снимки с нескольких углов зрения. Лошади показаны в ходьбе, рыси, легком галопе, галопе, тянущими повозку и т.д. Также представлены движения собак, кошек, свиней, слона, козы, птиц и др.
Книга является репринтом издания, выпущенного в 1887 году.
На мой взгляд, будет полезна художникам в качестве референсов при изображении животных.