John Michael: 772 books
Romancing Decay
Ideas of Decadence in European Culture
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
This collection of fifteen essays looks at the theme of decadence and its recurring manifestations in European literature and literary criticism from medieval times to the present day. Various definitions of the term are explored, including the notion of decadence as physical decay. Some of the essays...
Maker Pro
Essays on Making a Living as a Maker
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Maker Pro is a book of essays by more than a dozen prominent and up-and-coming professional makers (Maker Pros). Each essay includes advice and stories on topics such as starting a kit-making business, taking a hardware project open-source, and plenty of encouragement to "quit your day job."...
Baptist Foundations
Church Government for an Anti-Institutional Age
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Ours is an anti-polity age, perhaps more than any other time in the history of the church. Yet polity remains as important now as it was in the New Testament.
What then is a right or biblical polity? The contributors to this volume make an exegetical and theological case for a Baptist polity. Right...
What Is Crime?
Controversies over the Nature of Crime and What to Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2001
For decades, scholars have disagreed about what kinds of behavior count as crime. Is it simply a violation of the criminal law? Is it behavior that causes serious harm? Is the seriousness affected by how many people are harmed and does it make a difference who those people are? Are crimes less criminal...
Soil Management
Problems and Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
The soil is a fundamental constituent of the Earth's system, maintaining a careful state of equilibrium within the biosphere. However, this natural balance is being increasingly disturbed by a variety of anthropogenic and natural processes, leading to the degradation of many soil environments. Soil...
by John Green, Stephen Bullen, Rob Bovey
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
This book is aimed squarely at Excel users who want to harness the power of the VBA language in their Excel applications. At all times, the VBA language is presented in the context of Excel, not just as a general application programming language.
The Primer has been written for those who are...
by Marshall Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 1996
This book describes the design and implementation of the BSD operating system--previously known as the Berkeley version of UNIX. Today, BSD is found in nearly every variant of UNIX, and is widely used for Internet services and firewalls, timesharing, and multiprocessing systems. Readers involved in technical...
by Michael Alexander, Richard Kusleika, John Walkenbach
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
The complete guide to Excel 2019
Whether you are just starting out or an Excel novice, the Excel 2019 Bible is your comprehensive, go-to guide for all your Excel 2019 needs. Whether you use Excel at work or at home, you will be guided through the powerful new features and capabilities to take...
by Allen Jacot, Joseph Miller, Michael Jacot
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2008
Your definitive guide to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
Implement and maintain a fully integrated, SOA-based ERP framework across your entire corporation. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne: The Complete Reference explains how to install and administer JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, store BI information in data...
by Nick Montfort, John Bell, Ian Bogost
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2012
A single line of code offers a way to understand the cultural context of computing.
This book takes a single line of code—the extremely concise BASIC program for the Commodore 64 inscribed in the title—and uses it as a lens through which to consider the phenomenon of creative computing...
Philosophical Dialogues
Arne Naess and the Progress of Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 1999
The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy_the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly...
You Gotta Eat Here!
Canada's Favourite Hometown Restaurants and Hidden Gems
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
The national bestseller You Gotta Eat Here! showcases the great joints and legendary local restaurants that many of us have never heard of. You’ll discover the most delicious, mouth-watering food in Canada and meet the colourful characters who have turned these places into neighbourhood institutions....
You Gotta Eat Here Too!
100 More of Canada's Favourite Hometown Restaurants and Hidden Gems
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
More great joints and recipes from the hit Food Network series!
You Gotta Eat Here Too! showcases the great joints and legendary local restaurants that many of us have never heard of. You’ll discover the most delicious, mouth-watering food in Canada and meet the colourful characters that...
GMO Myths and Truths
A Citizen’s Guide to the Evidence on the Safety and Efficacy of Genetically Modified Crops and Foods, 3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
It is often claimed that the case against genetically modified (GM) crops and foods is based on emotion, not science, and that to oppose GM crop and food technology is to be anti-science. It is also claimed that GM crops offer higher yields and better nutrition, that they are safe for health and the...