Vol. 1 : A-E. - 504 p.

Ideas about heredity and evolution are undergoing a revolutionary change. New findings in molecular biology challenge the gene-centered version of Darwinian theory according to which adaptation occurs only through natural selection of chance DNA variations. In Evolution in Four Dimensions, Eva Jablonka and Marion Lamb argue that there is more to heredity than genes. They trace four "dimensions" in evolution—four inheritance systems that play a role in evolution: genetic, epigenetic (or non-DNA cellular transmission of traits), behavioral, and symbolic (transmission through language and other forms of symbolic communication). These systems, they argue, can all provide variations on which natural selection can act. Evolution in Four Dimensions offers a richer, more complex view of evolution than the gene-based, one-dimensional view held by many today. The new synthesis advanced by Jablonka and Lamb makes clear that induced and acquired changes also play a role in evolution.

Vol. 1. - 272 p.

The Yoga Adventure for Children is an illustrated manual for teachers at primary schools and yoga teachers who wish to create childrens classes. Featuring 80 drawings of poses, the book playfully acquaints children with yoga stretches and postures and the philosophy behind the practice.

Книга «Создание игр для мобильных телефонов» — это практическое руководство, которое поможет разработать и реализовать игру для мобильного телефона. Книга написана простым языком, не содержит сложной и скучной теории программирования и шаг за шагом знакомит с методикой создания технологии «plug-and-play» применительно к созданию огромного количества игр. В издание включены подробные описания и примеры кодов для четырех игр, а также информация, необходимая для реализации вашей собственной задумки. Если вы любите играть в игры и занимаетесь программированием, то эта книга — для вас!

Если вы решили повысить эффективность работы на компьютере, без советов специалиста не обойтись. Клебер Стефенсон, президент американской компании U.S. Diginet – Interactive Communications, поставщика Интернет-решений, в течение многих лет специализировался на внедрении компьютерных бизнес-систем на базе технологий Microsoft, в операционной системе Windows. В данной книге он предлагает читателям около 500 советов по оптимизации работы в Windows XP. Внимание уделяется, в частности, настройке пользовательского интерфейса, работе с реестром, использованию электронной почты и программ Media Player (Проигрыватель), Internet Explorer, MovieMaker 2 (Работа с видео), устранению неполадок. Книга написана в увлекательной форме, с юмором. Вы не просто освоите полезные программы, но и получите удовольствие от чтения!

The Big Three in Economics reveals the battle of ideas among the three most influential economists in world history: Adam Smith, representing laissez faire; Karl Marx, reflecting the radical socialist model; and John Maynard Keynes, symbolizing big government and the welfare state. History comes alive in this fascinating story of opposing views that continue to play a fundamental role in today's politics and economics. In the twenty-first century, Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' model has gained the upper hand, and capitalism has ultimately won the ideological battle over socialism and interventionism. But even in the era of globalization and privatization, Keynesian and Marxist ideas continue to play a significant role in economic policy in the public and private sectors.

HTML5 is not just a replacement for plugins. It also makes the Web a first-class development environment by giving JavaScript programmers a solid foundation for building industrial-strength applications. This practical guide takes you beyond simple site creation and shows you how to build self-contained HTML5 applications that can run on mobile devices and compete with desktop apps. You’ll learn powerful JavaScript tools for exploiting HTML5 elements, and discover new methods for working with data, such as offline storage and multithreaded processing. Complete with code samples, this book is ideal for experienced JavaScript and mobile developers alike.

Второе издание «Mac OS X. Основное руководство» существенно переработано и дополнено по сравнению с первым. Это и неудивительно - ведь, согласно Apple, в Mac OS X 10.2 добавлено 150 новых элементов. «Гепард» последовательно трансформировался в «Пуму», а затем в «Ягуара», прибавив в скорости, силе и ловкости. Об этих чудесных превращениях Дэвид Пог рассказывает с прису- щими его книгам дружелюбием и юмором - о таинственном Dock, о панели инструментов Finder и непривычной структуре папок Mac OS X, об улучшивших интеграцию с Интернетом Sherlock 3, iCal, iSync и .Мае, о встроенном бранд- мауэре и об Internet Sharing, о Rendezvous и VPN, о совместимости с Windows. Не забыты и развлечения - iTunes 3, DVD Player, Inkwell и iChat. Приверженцам средств командной строки адресовано введение в Unix - надежный фундамент Mac OS X 10.2. Есть и путеводители по системе- один из словарей «Куда оно подевалось?» предназначен для тех, кто знаком с Маком давно, а второй - для тех, кто собирается покинуть платформу Windows. Они помогают узнать, где в Mac OS X 10.2 находится любая традиционная возможность.

In PCs: The Missing Manual, bestselling computer author Andy Rathbone delivers simple, reliable advice on the kinds of things PC users confront every day. He shows you how to connect and configure today's must-have devices (including digital cameras, portable music players, digital camcorders, and keychain drives); burn CDs and DVDs; scan and fax documents, and more. His section on the Internet explains how to choose the best Internet Service Provider and web browser for your needs; send email; find information quickly on the Web; share photos online; set up a blog; set up a webcam; access TV and radio through the Internet; and shop safely online. And Rathbone delivers plenty of guidance on keep your privacy and your PC safe by installing firewalls, creating safe passwords, running antivirus software, removing spyware and adware, and backing up important files.

Design and play your own games without worrying about the technical details of programming DirectX. DarkBasic handles the entire game engine for you! By the end of the book, you will have written complete 2D and 3D games.

If you already have experience programming games with Java, this book is for you. David Brackeen, along with co-authors Bret Barker and Lawrence Vanhelsuwe, show you how to make fast, full-screen action games such as side scrollers and 3D shooters. Key features covered in this book include Java 2 game programming techniques, including latest 2D graphics and sound technologies, 3D graphics and scene management, path-finding and artificial intelligence, collision detection, game scripting using BeanShell, and multi-player game engine creation.

Computers, Chess, and Cognition presents an excellent up-to-date description of developments in computer chess, a rapidly advancing area in artificial intelligence research. This book is intended for an upper undergraduate and above level audience in the computer science (artificial intelligence) community. The chapters have been edited to present a uniform terminology and balanced writing style, to make the material understandable to a wider, less specialized audience. The book's primary strengths are the description of the workings of some major chess programs, an excellent review of tree searching methods, discussion of exciting new research ideas, a philosophical discussion of the relationship of computer game playing to artificial intelligence, and the treatment of computer Go as an important new research area. A complete index and extensive bibliography makes the book a valuable reference work. The book includes a special foreword by Ken Thompson, author of the UNIX operating system.

Including an overview of the major players in the telecom industry and an explanation of the existing infrastructure, this book helps people pinpoint the telecom services best suited to their business needs, understand billing, and troubleshoot problems.

The Windows 2000 Device Driver Book can lead any experienced Windows programmer through every step of device driver development: planning, implementation, testing, debugging, installation, and distribution. Thoroughly updated to reflect Microsoft's Windows Driver Model (WDM) for Windows 2000 and 98, it covers everything from architecture to tools, and includes a powerhouse library of exclusive tools and C and C++ code for streamlining device driver projects. Starting with a high-level overview of WDM components, the book quickly moves into the details of the development environment and driver installation. Master the I/O Manager, its data structures, and its interaction with drivers. Understand Plug and Play and Power Management through extensive practical examples; learn how to construct safe reentrant driver code; log errors and events using Windows Management Instrumentation; utilize kernel-mode threads; layered drivers; and more. The accompanying CD-ROM includes sample drivers, C++ classes to jumpstart your projects, driver installation utilities, even an exclusive device driver AppWizard!

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs has had a dramatic impact on computer science curricula over the past decade. This long-awaited revision contains changes throughout the text. There are new implementations of most of the major programming systems in the book, including the interpreters and compilers, and the authors have incorporated many small changes that reflect their experience teaching the course at MIT since the first edition was published. A new theme has been introduced that emphasizes the central role played by different approaches to dealing with time in computational models: objects with state, concurrent programming, functional programming and lazy evaluation, and nondeterministic programming. There are new example sections on higher-order procedures in graphics and on applications of stream processing in numerical programming, and many new exercises. In addition, all the programs have been reworked to run in any Scheme implementation that adheres to the IEEE standard.

LDAP in the Solaris Operating Environment is a follow-on to the Sun BluePrints book Solaris and LDAP Naming Services, and describes the significant improvements to the Solaris LDAP client and directory server. Deploying the Solaris Secured LDAP Client is covered in detail. This Sun BluePrints book introduces NIS/NIS+ migration tools and techniques to aid in the transition to an LDAP-based naming service. Troubleshooting tips, examples of extending Solaris authentication methods, and examples of extending Solaris authentication methods using the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) framework are provided.

This new edition of Practical Unix & Internet Security provides detailed coverage of today's increasingly important security and networking issues. Focusing on the four most popular Unix variants today--Solaris, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD--this book contains new information on PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), LDAP, SMB/Samba, anti-theft technologies, embedded systems, wireless and laptop issues, forensics, intrusion detection, chroot jails, telephone scanners and firewalls, virtual and cryptographic filesystems, WebNFS, kernel security levels, outsourcing, legal issues, new Internet protocols and cryptographic algorithms, and much more.

These days, nobody really wants to learn everything there is about a product like Google Tools. And even if you did, who has the time to endlessly tinker and play with it until you figure everything out? You just want a book that will quickly show you how to do things with Google Tools, like perform power searches, find pictures with Google Images, find online bargains with Froogle, use the Google Toolbar, and discover the world with Google Earth. Google Search and Tools in a Snap does just that. Organized into a series of well-organized, bite-sized, quickly accomplished tasks, the book lets you zero right in on the one particular task you want to accomplish, quickly figure out what to do, do it, and then get back to using the plethora of Google Tools.

This resource is for those who have switched or will be switching to Linux; it avoids tech-talk, but focuses on subjects appealing to the average Joe--installation, playing CDs, the Internet, games, printing, and more