Essential of Discrete Mathematics is the ideal text for a one-term discrete mathematics course to serve computer science majors as well as students from a wide range of other disciplines. It introduces students to the mathematical way of thinking, and also to many important modern applications

The economies of Asia and the Pacific recovered strongly in 2010 from the depths of the Great Recession of 2008/09 but they face fresh challenges in 2011

The book talks about the involvement of young people in Islam

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Основная цель пособия - подготовить студентов к самостоятельному чтению иноязычной литературы по специальности. Тематика текстов отражает круг проблем, с которыми сталкиваются студенты старших курсов при изучении библиотечно-библиографических дисциплин

Set during the time of the American Great Depression, a novel examines the plight of Mexicans struggling to eke out a place in the United States, and also focuses on cultural issues of the characters as they learn to look forward to the future rather than look back on a long gone past

The authors present the viewpoint that execution (that is, linking a company's people, strategy, and operations) is what will determine success in today's business world. Bossidy and Charan aver that execution is a discipline integral to strategy, that it is the major job of any business leader hoping not just to be a success but to dominate a market, and that it is a core element of corporate culture. Details of both successful and unsuccessful executions at corporations such as Dell, Johnson & Johnson, and Xerox, to name a few, support not only their how-to method for bringing execution to the forefront but also the need for it

A self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students

In 1993 Marie Gesto disappeared after walking out of a super-market. Harry Bosch worked the case but couldn