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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
Simon Singh Manufacturer: Anchor ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0385495323 Release Date: 2000-08-29 |
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People love secrets. Ever since the first word was written, humans have sent coded messages to each other. In The Code Book, Simon Singh, author of the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, offers a peek into the world of cryptography and codes, from ancient texts through computer encryption. Singh's compelling history is woven through with stories of how codes and ciphers have played a vital role in warfare, politics, and royal intrigue. The major theme of The Code Book is what Singh calls "the ongoing evolutionary battle between codemakers and codebreakers," never more clear than in the chapters devoted to World War II. Cryptography came of age during that conflict, as secret communications became critical to both sides' success.
Confronted with the prospect of defeat, the Allied cryptanalysts had worked night and day to penetrate German ciphers. It would appear that fear was the main driving force, and that adversity is one of the foundations of successful codebreaking.
In the information age, the fear that drives cryptographic improvements is both capitalistic and libertarian--corporations need encryption to ensure that their secrets don't fall into the hands of competitors and regulators, and ordinary people need encryption to keep their everyday communications private in a free society. Similarly, the battles for greater decryption power come from said competitors and governments wary of insurrection.
The Code Book is an excellent primer for those wishing to understand how the human need for privacy has manifested itself through cryptography. Singh's accessible style and clear explanations of complex algorithms cut through the arcane mathematical details without oversimplifying. --Therese Littleton
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In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code Talkers who helped the Allies win World War II, to the incredible (and incredibly simple) logisitical breakthrough that made Internet commerce secure, The Code Book tells the story of the most powerful intellectual weapon ever known: secrecy.Customer Reviews:
The Code Book.......2007-09-25
Interesting, informative, geniously narrative, fascinating & enlightening........2007-08-22
Fun Read.......2007-08-10
A History of Ciphers, With Proper Credit for the Cracking of ENIGMA.......2007-08-07
great book.......2007-07-28
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Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
Simon Singh Manufacturer: Anchor Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OHCGOC |
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Code Book The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
Simon Singh Manufacturer: Anchor ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000X62MVQ |
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Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
Simon Singh Manufacturer: Anchor Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MBVJXY |
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Macro Accounting and Modern Money Supplies
G. A. Swanson Manufacturer: Quorum Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0899307949 |
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This ground-breaking book introduces macro accounting. Most modern money emerges out of accounting documentation of private executory debt contracts within exchange processes. Money-information markers are basically negotiable (exchangeable for value) debt instruments. Macro accounting techniques provide sufficient detail to examine the complex coupling relations and the resulting constraints among exchanges of good, services, and money-information markers of various sorts. The book begins with a discussion of the fundamental concepts of trades, exchanges, and the accounting basis of money. Accounting is then described as an aspect of empirical science--a means of observing concrete processes. Drawing on these basic ideas, Swanson extends organizational accounting to societies and supranational systems. The last four chapters simulate economic processes. The book should be read by serious students of economics, accounting, and political science as well as societal policy markers and the international banking community.
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Saving Across the World: Puzzles and Policies (World Bank Discussion Paper)
Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel , and Luis Serven Manufacturer: World Bank Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0821338528 |
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You're So Fine, I'd Drink a Tub of Your Bathwater: Over 500 No-Fail Pickup Lines That Work on the Bus, in the Bar, in the Neighborhood Store
Stephan Dweck , and Monteria Ivey Manufacturer: Hyperion Books (Adult Trd Pap) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0786882026 |
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Cute, but might need to be tossed out with the bath water..........2004-04-06
Not as funny as the title would suggest.......2000-08-13
Some may love this and some may not. I'd suggest you flip through it at a bookstore before wagering $10 + shipping. I was going to give it to a friend for a 50th birthday gag gift but I was afraid people would flip it open and expect more sidesplitting remarks and be disappointed.
To each their own...
Cheers all!
Great!.......1999-11-06
HYSTERICAL.......1999-06-06
Real Good.......1999-03-17
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold's The Adventures of Robin Hood: A Film Score Guide (Scarecrow Film Score Guides)
Ben Winters Manufacturer: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0810858886 |
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Winner of the Academy Award for best dramatic score in 1938, the score for The Adventures of Robin Hood is seen by many as the archetypal accompaniment to a Warner Brothers swashbuckler, and it established the score's composer, Erich Wolfgang Korngo
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Music Minus One Violin: Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35 (Book & 2 CDs)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Manufacturer: Music Minus One ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1596151951 |
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Perform timeless Violin works with Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra! Perfect for practice, rehearsal, auditions, contest solos, performances, and more! This work has been a classic from the moment Jascha Heifitz premiered it in 1947, and is as revered today as virtually any other concerted work for the violin. Korngold was such a child prodigy that he was hailed as the "Mozart of the 20th Century." And while he was known for many years primarily for his great film compositions, his operas and concert works are also recognized, especially in recent years, for their genius. This concerto uses themes from four of Korngold's great films and it is German Late Romanticism at its most splendid. For advanced players or those who love a challenge! This 2CD set includes a special slow-tempo practice version of the accompaniments for your use as you learn the concerto.Includes a newly-engraved edition of the concerto on high-quality ivory paper, edited and with performance notes by Ms. Kouzmanova; and a digital stereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and soloist, followed by a second performance minus you, the soloist; plus a second compact disc containing a full-speed version of the complete concerto followed by a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. The recording is thoroughly indexed for your practice and performance convenience.
MMO CD 3166
Performed by Bojidara Kouzmanova, violin
Accompaniment: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Nayden Todorov
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Korngold, Erich Wolfgang Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (20th-Century Composers)
Jessica Duchen Manufacturer: Phaidon Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0714831557 |
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The 20th century has seen the triumphal progression of an avant-garde aesthetic in virtually every field of art: theater, painting, and even music. But what of those artists who don't toe the fashionable line? Erich Wolfgang Korngold, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was a child prodigy. Also like Mozart, he had a domineering father. Julius Korngold was a musical archconservative and he carefully guided the genius of his second son into respectable forms of musical expression, even while others began experimenting with serialism and jazz.When their native Austria was incorporated into the Third Reich, the Korngolds wisely took up residence in America, where Erich earned a comfortable living scoring music for Hollywood blockbusters. Korngold was a perfectionist with an almost operatic approach to his film work, but his tonal proclivities and work in popular music ruined his status as a serious musician--at least in the eyes of the musical establishment. The last few years have seen a rise in Korngold's popularity among America's musical movers and shakers, and a new appreciation for his work, cinematic and otherwise, has developed. Jessica Duchen's well-considered discussion of the life and work of this intriguing man should continue the much-needed rehabilitation of the long-embattled tonal composers of this century.
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The 20th century has seen the triumphal progression of an avant-garde aesthetic in virtually every field of art: theater, painting, and even music. But what of those artists who don't toe the fashionable line? Erich Wolfgang Korngold, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was a child prodigy. Also like Mozart, he had a domineering father. Julius Korngold was a musical archconservative and he carefully guided the genius of his second son into respectable forms of musical expression, even while others began experimenting with serialism and jazz. When their native Austria was incorporated into the Third Reich, the Korngolds wisely took up residence in America, where Erich earned a comfortable living scoring music for Hollywood blockbusters. Korngold was a perfectionist with an almost operatic approach to his film work, but his tonal proclivities and work in popular music ruined his status as a serious musician--at least in the eyes of the musical establishment. The last few years have seen a rise in Korngold's popularity among America's musical movers and shakers, and a new appreciation for his work, cinematic and otherwise, has developed. Jessica Duchen's well-considered discussion of the life and work of this intriguing man should continue the much-needed rehabilitation of the long-embattled tonal composers of this century.Customer Reviews:
A superb, readable introduction to a wonderful composer.......1999-12-04
Enthusiastically eulogistic but shallow.......1999-02-12
A good acid test for any biography of an artist is that it should encourage the reader to further investigate the artist's work further. The author's lack of empathy for the composer's music and the remarkable time through which he lived is such that the book fails to enthuse. A great disapointment.
A good well written stopgap.......1998-05-27
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Die Korngolds in Wien: Der Musikkritiker und das Wunderkind : Aufzeichnungen
Julius Korngold Manufacturer: M & T-Verlag, Edition Musik & Theater ProductGroup: Book Binding: Turtleback ASIN: 372656022X |
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Die Tote Stadt (Libretto)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Manufacturer: Program Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000W8FTA6 |
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Die tote Stadt =: The dead city : opera in three acts founded on G. Rodenbach's "Das Trugbild" (Metropolitan Opera House grand opera libretto)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Manufacturer: G. Ricordi ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00086LEK6 |
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Die tote Stadt: German Libretto
Manufacturer: Schott ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 3795734800 |
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Diegetic Music in Opera and Film: A Similarity Between Two Genres of Drama Analysed in Works by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
Robert Van Der Lek Manufacturer: Editions Rodopi ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9051832613 |
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold : Lieder Steven Kimbrough / Dalton Baldwin
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Manufacturer: Acanta ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000K04U2E |
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Aspekte seines Schaffens
Helmut Pollmann Manufacturer: Schott ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 3795702828 |
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Celebrity Consorts
Michael Hallam Manufacturer: Artnik ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1903906571 |
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2005 is the year of the consort. The book focuses on the best known celebrity consorts - from Camilla to Guy Ritchie, David Furnish, Chris Martin, Trudie Styler, Heather Mills McCartney and Coleen McLoughlin. On the surface, there is an unbridgeable gulf between most of these personalities. Yet, there is something that is common to all of them - apart, that is, from the public fascination with their lives. Each chapter offers a potted history of a particular relationship and examines what has made it work. Surprisingly, a common thread does emerge. As our consorts and their partners revolve in a glare of flashing bulbs and intrusive attention, the dynamic of their relationships changes. The more resilient partner has a subtle, yet profound influence on the other. What makes a perfect celebrity consort? Publicist Xavier Adam offers advice on how to negotiate the pitfalls of being the less famous half of a couple.
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Presidents and the Press: The Nixon Legacy
Joseph C. Spear Manufacturer: The MIT Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0262691000 |
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Drawing on a long career as an investigative journalist, Joe Spear tells the chilling story of how the Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations have controlled and manipulated the press.
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Presidents and the Press: the Nixon Legacy
joseph spear Manufacturer: MIT Press, ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000FMFY90 |
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Presidents and the Press: The Nixon Legacy.
Joseph. Spear Manufacturer: The MIT Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OQGBCQ |
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Practical Software Measurement: Objective Information for Decision Makers
John McGarry , David Card , Cheryl Jones , Beth Layman , Elizabeth Clark , Joseph Dean , and Fred Hall Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0201715163 |
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Straight forward and easy to read.......2006-03-13
The Standard for Software Measurement Programs.......2002-05-27
1 - Measurement: Key Concepts and Practices
2 - Measurement Information Model
3 - Plan Measurement
4 - Perform Measurement
5 - Analysis Techniques
6 - Evaluate Measurement
7 - Establish and Sustain Commitment
8 - Measure for Success
Appendix A - Measurement Construct Examples
Appendix B - Information System Case Study
Appendix C - Synergy Integrated Copier Case Study
Note: Appendix A provides 14 detailed, complete examples of measurement constructs ("metrics"). Appendixes B and C provide 2 comprehensive case studies (approximately 60 pages).
It would require at least a 2-day workshop to address all the information provided by this book (probably at 10 times its price). You can't afford to miss it if you are more than casually interested in software measurement. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Off-the-shelf processes for CMMM level 3 and above orgs.......2002-03-21
I found the most valuable parts of this book to be the clearly described measurement model, and the way the authors distinguish between data that is useful to projects and organizational data collection and analysis. This material places PSM in context and is a sound starting point for an organizational SQA initiative.
The case studies reinforces the mechanics of PSM, and also contain advice and pointers for implementing enterprise-wide measurement. Although I've been following the PSM initiative almost since its inception and have read all of the copious materials available, I still gained much from this book. If you're establishing an SQA function or striving for CMM level 4 or above you'll find this book invaluable. The URLs provided will lead to even more material, including a free Windows-based software tool that fully supports the practical software measurement process.
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Practical Software Measurement: Objective Information for Decision Makers
John; Card, David; Jones, Cheryl; Layman, Beth; Clark, Elizabeth; Dean, Joseph; Hall, Fred McGarry Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OOMMAS |
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