Yang and David Filo; key executives at Microsoft and different VC firms on the
famed Sandhill road; and numerous other insiders, particularly at the company
which currently sits atop the search world, Google.
The Search is not exactly the corporate history of Google. At the book's outset,
Battelle specifically indicates his desire to understand what he calls the
cultural anthropology of search, and to analyze search engines' current role as
the "database of our intentions"--the repository of humanity's curiosity,
exploration, and expressed desires. Interesting though that beginning is,
though, Battelle's story really picks up speed when he starts dishing inside
scoop on the darling business story of the decade, Google. To Battelle's credit,
though, he doesn't stop just with historical retrospective: the final part of
his book focuses on the potential future directions of Google and its products'
development. In what Battelle himself acknowledges might just be a "digital
fantasy train", he describes the possibility that Google will become the
centralizing platform for our entire lives and quotes one early employee on the
weightiness of Google's potential impact: "Sometimes I feel like I am on a
bridge, twenty thousand feet up in the air. If I look down I'm afraid I'll fall.
I don't feel like I can think about all the implications."
Some will shrug at such words; after all, similar hype has accompanied other
technologies and other companies before. Many others, though, will search
Battelle's story for meaning--and fast.
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J.M.Beattie, "Policing and Punishment in London, 1660-1750: Urban Crime and the
Limits of Terror"
Oxford University Press | ISBN 019925723X | 2003 Year | PDF | 4,48 Mb | 520
Pages[cut]
This pioneering study examines the considerable changes that took place in the
criminal justice system in the century after the Restoration. The author reveals
how and why an alternative means of dealing with crime emerged in the policing
of London, in the practices and procedures of prosecution, and in the
establishment of new forms of punishment.
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Bill Glover, Himanshu Bhatt, "RFID Essentials"
O'Reilly | ISBN 0596009445 | 2006 Year | CHM | 1,66 Mb | 272 Pages[cut]
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is rapidly changing the way businesses
track inventory and assets. From Walmart and Tesco, to the U.S. Department of
Defense, early efforts are already showing benefit, but software, integration,
and data processing for RFID still present a challenge. If you are a developer
or an architect charged with developing an RFID system, this book is for you.
Drawing on extensive experience, Bill Glover and Himasnhu Bhatt provide you with
essential information on this emerging technology.
In RFID Essentials you will find information on:
- Tags and Tag Protocols including Electronic Product Code (EPC)
- Readers and Reader Protocols
- RFID Middleware
- Security and Privacy
- Managing RFID Devices
- RFID's impact on your Architecture
With the knowledge you gain in these pages you will possess the information and
understanding you need to start designing, building or integrating with RFID
systems.
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Jack Dunham, "Stress in the Workplace: Past, Present and the Future"
Wiley | ISBN 1861561814 | 2000 Year | linked PNG-files | 16,26 Mb | 200
Pages[cut]
This book consists of nine chapters written by internationally known and
respected research workers. Lennart Levi presents a psychosocial framework for
understanding sickness and health in the workplace. James Campbell Quick, Debra
Nelson and Jonathan Quick give an account of their research with executives in
industry and the US Air Force. Tores Theorell focusses his research on the
increasing demands on workers and the reducing control they have over their
working lives. Johannes Siegrist is also concerned with imbalance – in this case
between effort and reward at work. Susan Cartwright and Sheila Penchal report on
the effects of the increase of mergers and acquisitions in the 1990’s. Howard
Khan’s focus is the stress of working for clearing banks, merchant banks and
foreign owned banks in London and New York. Sandra Fielden and Lyn Davidson
present evidence of the sources of stress of women in managerial positions.
Cheryl Traver’s analysis of the rising costs of teacher stress is very relevant
for policy makers and mangers. Michiel Kompier and Tage Kristensen make
recommendations for planning and implementing stress management strategies in
the workplace.
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Jeanne Lorraine Schroeder, "The Triumph of Venus: The Erotics of the Market"
University of California Press | ISBN 0520234316 | 2004 Year | linked PNG-files
| 24,54 Mb | 326 Pages[cut]
The theory of law and economics that dominates American jurisprudence today
views the market as rational and individuals as driven by the desire to increase
their wealth. It is a view riddled with misconceptions, as Jeanne Lorraine
Schroeder demonstrates in this challenging work, which looks at contemporary
debates in legal theory through the lens of psychoanalysis and continental
philosophy. Through metaphors drawn from classical mythology and interpreted via
Lacanian psychoanalysis and Hegelian philosophy, Schroeder exposes the hidden
and repressed erotics of the market. Her work shows how the predominant economic
analysis of markets and the standard romantic critique of markets are in fact
mirror images, reflecting the misconception that reason and passion are
inalterably opposed.
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Geoffrey Ashe, "Encyclopedia of Prophecy"
ABC-Clio Inc. | ISBN 1576070794 | 2001 Year | CHM | 4,25 Mb | 400 Pages[cut]
Worldwide in scope and dating from biblical times, though its thrust is by no
means exclusively religious, this encyclopedia ranges widely in its A-to-Z
listing of entries. Among them are "apocalypse," "Edgar Cayce," "end of the
world," "Napoleon," "premonitions," "sphinx," and "Wandering Jew." The eminently
readable text can be perused at leisure or easily used to locate points of
interest; the more than 100 entries generally include cross references and a
list of further reading. A well-known authority on British legend and a pioneer
of Arthurian studies (e.g., The Discovery of King Arthur, 1987), Ashe handles
the material expertly, giving historical context where necessary. Even if the
predictions themselves are obsolete, their placement here prompts the reader to
appreciate the influence of a given prophecy. The global perspective makes this
a timely and lasting title for public libraries. Leroy Hommerding, Fort Myers
Beach P.L., FL
According to this volume's preface, the term prophecy has two meanings. One is
"inspired utterances"--an unseen being, usually a god or goddess, speaking
through a mortal. The other meaning refers to predicting future events. In light
of the interest in New Age phenomena such as crystals and astrology, an
encyclopedic study of prophecy is timely. This work brings together information
on prophets, psychics, symbols, methods, and even a study of theories of
prophecy.
Some 134 entries are arranged alphabetically and cover people (Cassandra; Cayce,
Edgar; Elijah; Nostradamus), places (Delphi, Glastonbury ), techniques, and
symbols of prophecy. Many of the articles are accompanied by an illustration,
portrait, or photograph. Most entries end with see references to other articles
and a list of titles for further reading. Well-known prophecies such as the
sinking of the Titanic are covered in several articles as well as in an
individual entry under Titanic . The volume concludes with a bibliography of
approximately 130 sources and an index.
Some individuals are included (Saint Augustine, for example), not necessarily
because they made prophetic statements but because of their views on prophecy.
Although the volume does not specifically cover science fiction, some writers
who present a compelling view of the future, such as Aldous Huxley and George
Orwell, were selected for inclusion. One obvious omission is the psychic the
Amazing Criswell, who was a popular figure on late-night television and noted
for his outlandish predictions.
Much of the information included in this work can be found in other reference
works dealing with the paranormal, psychic phenomena, astrology, and even
religion, but no work pulls together all the different facets of prophecy in one
volume. Recommended for public, school, and academic libraries with collections
in these areas or where patron demand is anticipated.
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William S. Lyon, "Encyclopedia of Native American Healing"
W.W.Norton & Company | ISBN 0393317358 | 1998 Year | CHM | 4,35 Mb | 373
Pages[cut]
Lyon (social welfare, Univ. of Kansas) here offers an excellent overview of
shamanic healing, a topic that has been largely ignored in the reference
literature. How Native Americans used medicinal plants is not treated, but to
compensate Lyon includes an ethnobotany bibliography with 44 citations.
Alphabetically arranged entries include the tribal origin of the topic as well
as a culture area, which is keyed to the 15 maps so that readers can identify
the location of a tribe's territory. One notable omission from the Southeast map
is the Seminoles, whom the text repeatedly locates in that culture area.
Recommended for academic collections in anthropology or Native American studies.
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