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The Book of JavaScript teaches readers how to add interactivity, animation, and other tricks to their web sites with JavaScript. Rather than provide a series of cut-and-paste scripts, thau! takes the reader through a series of real world JavaScript code with an emphasis on understanding. Each chapter focuses on a few important JavaScript features, shows how professional web sites incorporate them, and takes readers through examples of how they might add those features to their own web sites. This thoroughly updated 2nd edition includes new chapters on Ajax, revised appendices, and new examples throughout. Summary sections and assignments close each chapter, making the book perfect for use in college courses or independent study. CD includes code and images for every example, answers to assignments, script libraries for hard-to-program applications, and many useful software programs.
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If you're more advanced this book is not for you..........2007-09-01
I bought this book becuase I read several reviews that stated this book would be great for those who are more advanced in scripting as well as the beginner. I did not find that to be the case. The one good thing I will say is that it was clear and easy to read, so if you're new to the world of JS, this book will suit your needs.
a very useful update.......2007-06-13
As someone who learned JavaScript from the first edition of this book, I was excited see what Thau! had in store for the second edition. He did not disappoint! Once again, he explains the most complicated concept clearly, and makes programming a breeze. The new reference section is especially useful. Thanks, Thau!!
Finally!.......2007-06-13
This book was really fantastic. Dave Thau clearly knows what he's talking about AND knows how to explain it clearly to others. This book gets a big thumbs up!
Great Book!.......2007-06-09
I've been reviewing quite a few books recently to use in my JavaScript course that I teach. Finally, I've found a book that explains all the important concepts and does it in a way that's a breeze to understand.
The author has a friendly, relaxing "voice" that puts you right at ease, even with the most challenging concepts.
If you are wanting to learn JavaScript, I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
Good first read--but watch out for the textual errors!.......2007-05-06
This book seems to be written for someone almost entirely new to programming/scripting. A good deal of the concepts are explained just as thoroughly as they need to be for him to cover the subject he is covering.
As such, I would not recommend this book for someone already experienced in programming/scripting.
In response to some other posts, which criticize him for teaching document.write instead of the more modern approach (working directly with the DOM), I disagree. I do acknowledge that it is better to work directly with the DOM, but that is far from a concept that can be taught to someone completely new to programming/scripting without boggling their mind.
Also: BEWARE THE ERRORS! This book is chock full of errors in the code snippets they display. The error in the numbered snippet on page 36, probably the 3rd or 4th error I've seen so far, is what actually motivated me to write this review. That in mind, if you're paying attention, the errors can actually be turned to an educational purpose--debugging! :)
Final advice: If you're completely new to this field or want to treat yourself as if you're completely new, then get this book. I would not recommend sticking solely with this book, though. Get this book and some others (JavaScript: The Definitive Guide and probably another instructional book such as one of the WROX Javascript books).
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Stone, brick, tile, or metal? See how many ways there are to envision and create this enduringly popular interior feature. A warm and charming addition to our $12.98 series of illustrated books on style and design, Fireplace Styles is a celebration of the hearth at home, from primitive to contemporary. Generously illustrated with full-color photographs, it makes a lovely gift book, and is sure to be of interest to the increasing number of homeowners looking for inspiration in creating or enhancing a fireplace for virtually any room of the house.
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Below Average.......2007-07-21
I've ordered a few books on fireplaces recently because I'm building a home. And this book just doesn't display the knowledge or variety of pictures that other books do. While this book makes claim to styles from "Early, French Classical, Georgian, American Colonial, Victorian, Modernist and Contemporary," they are barely reflected in some of the photos. I expected, not better photo quality pictures (aesthetics), but a better selection of pictures (aesthetics). Form, Function, and Design? Not well depicted
History book.......2006-02-03
This book presents very interesting historical information on the development of fireplace styles over the centuries, and the photographs included were inspiring! (If a photo had been provided for every fireplace described in detail in the text, I would have given 5 stars!) Keep in mind this book's emphasis is on the history rather than the 'how to' of fireplaces.
Very few pictures, very few ideas.......2005-05-27
This book is not worth your money. Fortunetely, I got it used. There are no good ideas and good pictures here. Don't buy it.
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Frameworks: Form, Function & Ornament in European Portrait Frames
Paul Mitchell , and
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Shaker Built: The Form and Function of Shaker Architecture
Paul Rocheleau , and
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Pretty, but Pretty Vacuous.......2000-04-06
"Shaker Built" is "Shaker Lite". Lots of postcard pictures from the most popular Shaker villages. And lots of cliches about Shaker life, work, and art. "Shaker Built" will look nice on the coffee table, but for brains and beauty, check out Nicoletta's "Architecture of the Shakers".
Pretty, but Pretty Vacuous.......2000-04-06
"Shaker Built" is "Shaker Lite". Lots of postcard pictures from the most popular Shaker villages. And lots of cliches about Shaker life, work, and art. "Shaker Built" will look nice on the coffee table, but for brains and beauty, check out Nicoletta's "Architecture of the Shakers".
great book.......2000-03-21
this is an excellet book,, really enjoyed it. makes you want to travel to america just to have alook at all buildings.
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A must have for African Art collectors.......2007-01-09
This book is one of best African Art books so far published. Beautiful pictures, beautiful objects, carefully selected and printed on high quality paper.
If you're interested in more than African masks and fetishes. This is the one.
This is a gorgeous book.......2000-12-11
This is a gorgeous book. As a filmmaker who makes films about rituals, celebrations, and ethnic traditions, I was delighted to see how the soul and culture of the people comes accross through their objects. And these objects are beautiful - textural and detailed to the point where one can almost touch them. The photographer did a great job using lighting that gives the work a three-dimensional look. But this is more than just a great photo book. The careful explanations that accompany each one demonstrate the sophistication and refined aesthetic of people who were once easily dismissed as "primitive". I found it interesting to note how vast their use of materials was - wood, metals, beads, ceramics, etc. Although not a collector in any way, I would have been glad to own any of these objects. Better yet, I now own the book, and would definately recommend it.
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A comprehensive introduction to the principles, issues, and uses of two-dimensional design
In Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design, respected designer and educator John Bowers provides a solid foundation in timeless design principles that are immune to fads and trends. With the help of more than 160 revealing illustrations, he explores both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of 2D design, interweaving historical accounts with penetrating analyses of visual principles and issues found in important contemporary examples. He demonstrates how competing approaches to 2D design—including those based on intuition, play, chance, and empirical research—can be used successfully, either alone or in combination.
An excellent book for foundation design courses and a valuable working resource for artists and design professionals, Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design:
- Integrates applications from fine art, graphic design, architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as from nature and the vernacular landscape
- Covers the latest design technology, including video, Web design, and interactive media
- Features examples in context that provide the basis for methodical explanations of processes and outcomes
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Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design: Understanding Form and Function .......2006-02-25
I've been a Graphic Designer for 20 years. While taking a 2-D course recently, I found this book a well-written resource.
this is the best book in this area.......1999-10-28
I am certainly recommend to any body who is involved with basic design education in communication design
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Form Follows Function? (Design in the 20th Century)
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Data Structures: Form and Function
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This text is intended for the one-term course in data structures with the following prerequisites: mastery of a high-level programming language, preferably Pascal, and finite or discrete mathematics. Each basic concept is introduced first through numerous examples and followed by advanced material allowing maximum flexibility in structuring the course. Through the use of data structures, the author has included coverage of the following related topics: recursion, pattern recognition, and dynamic programming. Extensive examples, over 300 exercises, 400 figures and tables, and 80 working algorithms contribute to student learning.
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Skyscrapers: Form & Function (Marshall Edition)
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Composites: Computer-generated portraits
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Microeconometria Y Decision / Microeconometric and Decision (Economia Y Empresa / Economy and Business)
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As its title implies, this book is the Handbook for the Professional Risk Manager. It is for those professionals who seek to demonstrate their skills in the field of financial risk management and for those looking simply for an excellent reference source. With contributions from nearly 40 leading authors, the Handbook is designed to provide you with the materials needed to gain the knowledge and understanding of the building blocks of professional financial risk management. Financial risk management is not about avoiding risk. Rather, it is about understanding and communicating risk, so that risk can be taken more confidently and in a better way. Whether your specialism is in insurance, banking, energy, asset management, weather, or one of myriad other industries, this Handbook is your guide. In Section I, we introduce the foundations of finance theory, the financial instruments that provide tools for the mitigation or transfer of risk, and the financial markets in which instruments are traded and capital is raised. In Section II, we take you through the mathematical foundations of risk assessment. While there are many nuances to the practice of risk management that go beyond the quantitative, it is essential today for every risk manager to be able to assess risks. The chapters in this section are accessible to all, including those without any quantitative skills. The online Excel spreadsheets that accompany the examples are an invaluable aid to understanding the mathematical and statistical concepts that form the basis of risk assessment. In Section III, the current and best practices of Market, Credit and Operational risk management are described. This is where we take the foundations of Sections I and II and apply them to our profession in very specific ways. Here the strategic application of risk management to capital allocation and risk-adjusted performance measurement takes hold. At the end of your progression through these materials, you will find that you have broadened your knowledge and skills in ways that you might not have imagined. You will have challenged yourself as well. And, you will be a better risk manager. It is for this reason that we have created the Professional Risk Managers' Handbook.
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Invaluable for the Risk Management Professional.......2005-07-12
As reflects a book published by an organization dedicated to improving professionalism in a field as broad as financial risk management, the contents are both wide and deep. Contributors are all experts in their individual fields - leading academics (providing underlying theory) and experienced practitioners (providing pragmatic, practical advice). As would be expected, the contents are best when the topic is well established, such as with Credit Risk, but less so in newer disciplines, such as Operational Risk. It is a book that will be close at hand to, and well thumbed by, practicing risk managers but also one that can give non-practicing managers and students an insight into some very complex topics.
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U.S. Regulation of the International Securities And Derivatives Markets: United States Regulation of the International Securities And Derivatives Markets (2 Volume Set)
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Corporate Finance Practice Set
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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Corporate Finance, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Prior research on the relationship between corporate controls and firm performance is premised on the notion that, in theory, there is direct association between corporate governance and firm performance. However, extensive research has produced mixed and often weak results. In this paper, we posit, as a primary relationship, a negative association between growth and firm performance and then examine whether corporate governance variables moderate this negative relationship. Our results support this notion and show that the role of corporate governance variables in firm performance should be evaluated in the context of the firm's external environment measured in this study in terms of growth opportunities.
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It's Your Corpation: Practice Set, 1998-1999
Donald V. Saftner , and
Rosalind Cranor
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Competition And Corporate Governance In Korea: Reforming And Restructuring The Chaebol
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Title: Competition and corporate governance in Korea: Reforming and Restructuring the Chaebol.(Book Review)
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Pacific Affairs (Magazine/Journal)
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Nationalism, Labour and Ethnicity 1870-1939
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