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The Mobius Guides provide a fascinating overview to help you get to grips with the basic principles, practices and background of each subject area. Enlightening and fully accessible, these great introductions are ideal for the beginner, or those who simply wish to widen their knowledge in different areas. Taken from the top selling titles from Headway's BEGINNER'S GUIDE series, these titles already have an excellent sales history. Stunningly repackaged, they will have enormous appeal to the grow...

An international community of researchers is now flourishing in the area of cryptology-there was none half-a-dozen years ago. The intrinsic fascination of the field certainly is part of the explanation. Another factor may be that many sense the importance and potential consequences of this work, as we move into the information age. I believe that the various meetings devoted to cryptology over the past few years have contributed quite significantly to the formation of this community, by allowing...

This volume focuses on a relatively neglected area of management consulting, the education of consultants. In today's business world, we find training programs provided by consultancies, certification programs provided by professional organisations, on-the-job training of consultants with formal or informal supervision, self-taught professionals, and some academic programs and courses. Is that enough? No, better consultants are needed to handle the complexity and changing nature of business. Aca...

This study simultaneously supports and challenges Shakespeare's "universality". It does this by showing that Shakespeare is not universal insofar as his poetry speaks to all people of all classes, beyond class distinctions, but by demonstrating just how deeply entrenched Shakespeare is across a spectrum of socioeconomic structures and class, gender and ethnic struggles. The subjects of these essays range from Shakespeare's own appropriation of the sonnet form from Elizabethan couriers to reinter...

This is a comprehensive and intriguing guide to the mysterious world of the unexplained. Arranged into themes, detailed entries and case studies document our fascination with the paranormal throughout history, and extensive cross-references link related topics throughout the book.

This second edition presents a complete treatment of structured COBOL programming, from the simple principles to the most complex topics. Twenty-three working COBOL programs are shown in facsimile with all their inputs and outputs, and to ensure the absolute accuracy of the examples no part of the programming is deleted or excepted. All examples are presented in full, and emphasize programming techniques and applications that appear most frequently in the business world. This book should be of i...

This book provides a step-by-step development of programming skills from the simple to the more complex, leading to a colorful microcomputer painting program providing the reader with opportunities to create art and design along the way. It starts with a LORES (low resolution) approach because of the 15 colors available to the user and progresses to a discussion of HIRES (high resolution) graphics. Included are numerous BASIC programs, self-teaching examples, convenience disk and documentation,...

The international financial value of Grand Prix racing has grown substantially in recent years. This book focuses upon the massive size, value, importance and impact of the industry. It also investigates the dominance of UK based Research and Development and design and the development of team strategy and tactics. The authors have based their analysis upon research involving interviews with key individuals at the highest level and visibility within the industry and focus upon the management them...

A revision of an established text for undergraduate and postgraduate Artificial Intelligence courses, this text incorporates the latest research and methods. Special features include: a broad survey of AI methods; real-world examples and detailed algorithm descriptions, which are not language specific and which help students grasp the practical applications of AI theory; and a chapter on basic problem solving methods which shows students the major structures in which artificial intelligence prog...

This study of Shaw is an attempt to provide a record of the impact Shaw made on his contemporaries and of the way in which he presented himself and his opinions in published interviews. Shaw is seen here through the eyes of many of his famous contemporaries as well as lesser-known witnesses. The interviews bear the stamp of Shaw's characteristically lively and provocative style and throw light on his attitudes towards a wide range of autobiographical, theatrical, political, economic and social t...