Originally published in 1945, this book presents a discussion of medieval literature, focusing to a large extent on French literature. The text emphasises the fundamental differences between the medieval period and modern times, most notably the changes engendered by the invention of print. As noted in the introduction, 'if a fair judgment is to be passed upon literary works be...(展开全部)

'The only four things that interested me were: reading books, going to the movies, tap-dancing and drawing pictures. Then one day I started writing ...' Truman Capote began writing at the age of eight, and never looked back. "A Capote Reader" contains much of the author's published work: his brilliant and prolific oeuvre of fiction, travel sketches, portraits, reportage and ess...(展开全部)

Tony Fadell led the teams that created the iPod, iPhone and Nest Learning Thermostat and learned enough in 30+ years in Silicon Valley about leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decision-making, mentorship, devastating failure and unbelievable success to fill an encyclopedia. So that’s what this book is. An advice encyclopedia. A mentor in a box. Written for anyone who ...(展开全部)

Making a good script great is more than just a matter of putting a good idea on paper. It requires the working and reworking of that idea. This book takes you through the whole screenwriting process-from initial concept through final rewrite-providing specific methods that will help you craft tighter, stronger, and more saleable scripts. While retaining the invaluable insights ...(展开全部)

Highlights the mental processes underlying the practice of a "concept-driven sociology" Champions a "generic sociology" that is pronouncedly transcontextual (transcultural, transhistorical, transsituational, and translevel) in scope Emphasizes cross-contextual commonality and reveals formal "parallels" across seemingly disparate contexts

Updated with the changes to C#, Beginning C# 2008 Objects: From Concepts to Code introduces complete beginners to C# coding practice with a solid methodological foundation written by two critically--acclaimed experts in the field, already authors of the best--selling Beginning C# Objects. By building from first principles in object--oriented terminology, then advancing through ...(展开全部)

Google Apps Script is a cloud-based scripting language based on JavaScript to customize and automate Google applications.Apps Script makes it easy to create and publish add-ons in an online store for Google Sheets, Docs, and Forms.It serves as one single platform to build, code, and ultimately share your App on the Web store.This book begins by covering the basics of the Google application platform and goes on to empower you to automate most of the Google applications.You will learn the concepts of creating a menu, sending mails, building interactive web pages, and implementing all these techniques to develop an interactive Web page as a form to submit sheets.You will be guided through all these tasks with plenty of screenshots and code snippets that will ensure your success in customizing and automating various Google applications.This guide is an invaluable tutorial for beginners who intend to develop the skills to automate and customize Google applications.

d'artiste Concept Art presents the techniques of leading concept artists Viktor Antonov, George Hull, Andrew Jones, and Nicolas "Sparth" Bouvier. Through a series of master class tutorials the book guides readers through processes employed to create environments, characters and machinery for film, TV, and games like Matrix Revolutions and Half Life 2 .

作者：(美)戴维R.安德森 丹尼斯J.斯威尼 托马斯A.威廉斯 译者：侯文华 戴维R.安德森(David R.Anderson)是辛辛那提大学工商管理学院定量分析领域的教授，他生于北达科他州的大福克斯，早年在Purdue大学获得学士、硕士和博士学位。安德森教授曾任定量分析与运作管理系的主任以及工商管理学院的副院长，他还曾任学院高级管理项目的主管。在辛辛那提大学，安德森教授为商学院的学生讲授统计概论、为研究生教授回归分析、多变量分析以及管理科学。他还在华盛顿劳工部教授统计学。因为在教学和对学生组织服务上的卓越表现，他被提名并获得诸多奖项。安德森教授与人合著了10本教科书，内容涵盖了统计、管理科学、线性规划及生产运作管理。在抽样和统计方法领域里，他还是个活跃的咨询人士。

A complete catalogue of motion picture techniques for filmmakers. It concentrates on the 'storytelling' school of filmmaking, utilizing the work of the great stylists who established the versatile vocabulary of technique that has dominated the moviessince 1915. This graphic approach includes comparisons of style by interpreting a 'model script', created for the book, in storybo...(展开全部)