Refactoring is about improving the design of existing code. It is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the external behavior of the code, yet improves its internal structure. With refactoring you can even take a bad design and rework it into a good one. This book offers a thorough discussion of the ...
With favorite recipes from much-loved television and movie stars as well as from cowboys on working ranches, "The All-American Cowboy Cookbook" is a definitive look at home cooking on the range, featuring over 300 recipes--everything from quail to cheesecake--from Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and many others. 130 photos.
With her cabaret singing career in mothballs and no money to quench her champagne tastes, Jane da Silva once again tackles another hopeless case. A teenage drug addict has been convicted of killing a pharmacist during a holdup, but now there's a witness, so Jane heads to Vancouver to find her. But someone else is also on the trail. . . .
There's a fashionable adjective to describe the Krogstad supermarket family: "dysfunctional". The patriarch has just taken a young bride, and his various offspring have the inheritance jitters--a concern that proves valid when murder strikes. Central to it all is our hero, the assistant manager who tries desperately to keep the store--and his ...
10X10 is a comprehensive view of new architecture today. 10 of the world's best-informed critics each selected 10 of the world's most exceptional emerging architects. The diverse and innovative projects of these 100 architects make up an inspirational and unique collection of recent architecture. The book features over 250 buildings and projects, ...
"In this second edition of Extreme Programming Explained, Kent Beck organizes and presents five years' worth of experiences, growth, and change revolving around XP. If you are seriously interested in understanding how you and your team can start down the path of improvement with XP, you must read this book." --Francesco Cirillo, Chief Executive ...
Capturing America's heart in 1920, Opal's childhood diary became an immediate bestseller. Innocent and intimate, this haunting diary reveals the life of a kind of feminine Peter Pan in the Oregon wilderness. Rediscovered and proven authentic by the bestselling author of The Tao of Pooh, it is now accompanied by a biography and afterword. ...
With 200 recipes and 100 photos, "The All-American Cowboy Grill" will blaze a new trail through the Old West as it dishes up savory recipes from American cowboys and cowgirls of movie, TV, rodeo, and music fame.
A clear concise programming style guide that makes Smalltalk easier for students, programmers, managers, or mentors who teach Smalltalk because of its emphasis on patterns.. Presents a "best practice" set of procedures and skills for programming in Smalltalk. Shows how to break logic into methods. Contains 89 Smalltalk patterns which help deal ...
Granny was always cooking hogback, gizzards, or crawdad, and anyone who looked at Jethro or Elly Mae knew Granny's cooking was nutritious. To capture the humor and spirit of the show, this book has possum, squirrel and groundhog, but also the hearty traditional recipes of the stars, photos, profiles, trivia, and more.
Mary Ann serves her favorite coconut pie, and the rest of the castaways share their favorite recipes in this wonderful illustrated trip to "Gilligan's Island". Actress Dawn Wells hosts a nostalgic cookbook filled with 350 island recipes, from Castaway Casserole to Ginger's Snaps. Photos.
Tie into the July release of Beck's Jane da Silva hardcover Amateur Night with the first entry in this breezy mystery series. When Jane's uncle insists she run his pet charity, the Bureau for Hopeless Cases, or give up her inheritance, she takes on the challenge. But soon the sleuth is wrapped up in murder.
A sequential sight-singing curriculum for all choirs. Each of the six units (containing four lessons each) clearly introduces new music reading concepts, reinforces those concepts with several rhythm and pitch exercises, motivates students with helpful hints and challenge exercises, and concludes with fun-filled review games and "Evaluating Your ...
"Kent is a master at creating code that communicates well, is easy to understand, and is a pleasure to read. Every chapter of this book contains excellent explanations and insights into the smaller but important decisions we continuously have to make when creating quality code and classes." --Erich Gamma, IBM Distinguished Engineer "Many teams ...
Quite simply, test-driven development is meant to eliminate fear in application development. While some fear is healthy (often viewed as a conscience that tells programmers to "be careful!"), the author believes that byproducts of fear include tentative, grumpy, and uncommunicative programmers who are unable to absorb constructive criticism. When ...
Organized chronologically, the chapters in "Mayberry Memories" are devoted to each of the show's eight seasons, along with production milestones and character biographies, as well as occasional lists, recipes, and snippets of dialogue.
Benjamin Knapp had been obsessed with Rebecca Kendall from the moment he saw her. Now, more than a decade later, he is still stalking her, threatening Rebecca's life when she becomes engaged. Terrified, Rebecca hires P.I.
The Principles of Writing Research Papers is the ultimate brief research reference. Pocket-sized and inexpensive, this research guide is priced to work as a supplement in any research-oriented course. Designed to be a guide for writing research papers both in first-year composition courses and in upper-level courses in all disciplines, The ...
With more than 100 photos from the series and 150 delicious recipes, this cookbook is a tasty way to remember one of the most popular television shows of all time.
From autos to academia, this whodunit is a romp through the life of Professor Charles Carstairs. After being refused tenure, Carstairs inherits an auto-repair shop from his uncle. When a fellow teacher is found dead in the trunk of a battered Volvo, Charles finds he may get tenure after all--in prison for murder.
Developed with the needs of first time learners in mind this new BASICS series book is ideal for a lower-level course on Adobe Photoshop CS2. Though introductory in nature, this text is comprehensive enough to cover the most popular features of this software.
When screen star Nadia Wentworth decides to play the bewitching Kali-Ra, the Queen of Doom, the result is homicide in this deftly comic murder mystery that's chock full of eccentric characters and Hollywood hysteria.
Create A Year's Worth of Healthy and Fast Family Favorites using Popular Brand-Name Foods. If you crave good cooking and good health but find yourself short on time, delicious and healthful meals are now as close as your cupboard. With brand-name foods you may already have around the kitchen, you can create mouthwatering and nutritiously sound ...
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