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Head First Android Development

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 07:16 AM PST

Head First Android Development

Book Description

With this digital Early Release edition of , you get the entire book bundle in its earliest form – the author’s raw and unedited content – so you can take advantage of this content long before the book’s official release. You’ll also receive updates when significant changes are made, as well as the final ebook version.

devices are stealing market share from the iPhone with dramatic speed, and you have a killer app idea. Where to begin? Android will help you get your first application up and running in no time with the Android SDK and plug-in. You’ll learn how to design for devices with a variety of different screen sizes and resolutions, along with mastering core and design principles that will make your app stand out.

Whether you’re a seasoned iPhone developer who wants to jump into the the , or someone with previous skills but no in your resume, this book offers a complete learning experience for creating eye-catching, top-selling Android applications.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Install the Android SDK and plug-in and get started building apps
  • Add buttons, edit text fields, and build your own navigation options in the Android menu
  • Customize the look of your app with theming and adding image resources
  • Use Android’s content provider mechanism to add images and contact information to an app, and establish permissions for their use
  • Work with the Android devices’ camera, , and accelerometer
  • Experiment with different Android emulator configurations to simulate different devices with a variety of screen sizes
  • Optimize, test, and distribute your application in the Android MarketWe think your time is too valuable to waste struggling with new concepts. Using the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory learning experience, Head First Android Development uses a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 608 pages
  • Publisher: O’Reilly Media (July 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1449393306
  • ISBN-13: 978-1449393304
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C++ Primer Plus, 6th Edition

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 04:49 AM PST

C++ Primer Plus, 6th Edition

Book Description

++ Primer Plus is a carefully crafted, complete tutorial on one of the most significant and widely used languages today. A friendly and easy-to-use self-study guide, this book is appropriate for both serious students of as well as developers already proficient in other languages.

The sixth edition of ++ Primer Plus has been updated and expanded to cover the latest developments in C++, including a detailed look at the new C++11 standard.

Author and educator Stephen Prata has created an introduction to C++ that is instructive, clear, and insightful. Fundamental concepts are explained along with details of the C++ language. Many short, practical examples illustrate just one or two concepts at a time, encouraging readers to master new topics by immediately putting them to use.

Review questions and programming exercises at the end of each chapter help readers zero in on the most critical information and digest the most difficult concepts.

In C++ Primer Plus, you'll find depth, breadth, and a variety of teaching techniques and tools to enhance your learning:

  • A new detailed chapter on the changes and additional capabilities introduced in the C++11 standard
  • Complete, integrated discussion of both basic C language and additional C++ features
  • Clear guidance about when and why to use a feature
  • Hands-on learning with concise and simple examples that develop your understanding a concept or two at a time
  • Hundreds of practical sample programs
  • Review questions and programming exercises at the end of each chapter to test your understanding
  • Coverage of generic C++ gives you the greatest possible flexibility
  • Teaches the ISO standard, including discussions of templates, the Standard Template Library, the string class, exceptions, RTTI, and namespaces

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Getting Started with C++
Chapter 2. Setting Out to C++
Chapter 3. Dealing with Data
Chapter 4. Compound Types
Chapter 5. Loops and Relational Expressions
Chapter 6. Branching Statements and Logical Operators
Chapter 7. Functions: C++'s Programming Modules
Chapter 8. Adventures in Functions
Chapter 9. Memory Models and Namespaces
Chapter 10. Objects and Classes
Chapter 11. Working with Classes
Chapter 12. Classes and Dynamic Memory Allocation
Chapter 13. Class Inheritance
Chapter 14. Reusing Code in C++
Chapter 15. Friends, Exceptions, and More
Chapter 16. The string Class and the Standard Template Library
Chapter 17. Input, Output, and Files
Chapter 18. Visiting with the New C++ Standard

Appendix A. Number Bases
Appendix B. C++ Reserved Words
Appendix C. The ASCII Character Set
Appendix D. Operator Precedence
Appendix E. Other Operators
Appendix F. The string Template Class
Appendix G. The Standard Template Library Methods and Functions
Appendix H. Selected Readings and Resources
Appendix I. Converting to ISO Standard C++
Appendix J. Answers to Chapter Reviews

Book Details

  • Paperback: 1200 pages
  • Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 6th Edition (October 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321776402
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321776402
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Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours, 6th Edition

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 04:42 AM PST

Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours, 6th Edition

Book Description

Sams ™ in 24 Hours, Sixth Edition (Covers 7 and )

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn how to create applications with the free visual editing tools.

Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, popular author Rogers Cadenhead helps you master the skills and technology you need to create desktop and web programs, , and even an app in Java.

Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.

Full-color figures and clear step-by-step instructions visually show you how to program with Java.

Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

Notes, Tips, and Cautions provide related information, advice, and warnings.

Learn how to…

  • Set up your Java environment
  • Write your first working program in just minutes
  • Control program decisions and behavior
  • Store and work with information
  • Build straightforward user interfaces
  • Create interactive web programs
  • Use threading to build more responsive programs
  • Read and write files and data
  • Master best practices for
  • Create flexible, interoperable with
  • Use Java to create an Android app

Table of Contents
Part I: Getting Started
Hour 1. Becoming a Programmer
Hour 2. Writing Your First Program
Hour 3. Vacationing in Java
Hour 4. Understanding How Java Programs Work

Part II: Learning the Basics of Programming
Hour 5. Storing and Changing Information in a Program
Hour 6. Using Strings to Communicate
Hour 7. Using Conditional Tests to Make Decisions
Hour 8. Repeating an Action with Loops

Part III: Working with Information in New Ways
Hour 9. Storing Information with Arrays
Hour 10. Creating Your First Object
Hour 11. Describing What Your Object Is Like
Hour 12. Making the Most of Existing Objects

Part IV: Programming a Graphical User Interface
Hour 13. Building a Simple User Interface
Hour 14. Laying Out a User Interface
Hour 15. Responding to User Input
Hour 16. Building a Complex User Interface

Part V: Moving into Advanced Topics
Hour 17. Creating Interactive Web Programs
Hour 18. Handling Errors in a Program
Hour 19. Creating a Threaded Program
Hour 20. Reading and Writing Files

Part VI: Writing Applications
Hour 21. Reading and Writing Data
Hour 22. Creating Web Services with
Hour 23. Creating Java2D Graphics
Hour 24. Writing Android Apps

Part VII: Appendixes
Appendix A. Using the Integrated Environment
Appendix B. Where to Go from Here. Java Resources
Appendix . This Book's Website 387
Appendix D. Setting Up an Android Environment

Book Details

  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Sams; 6th Edition (October 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0672335751
  • ISBN-13: 978-0672335754
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The Addicted Brain

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:33 AM PST

The Addicted Brain

Book Description

Addiction destroys lives. In The Addicted Brain, a leading neuroscientist explains how and why this happens–and presents advances in treatment and prevention. Using breathtaking brain imagery and other research, Michael Kuhar, Ph.D., shows the powerful, long-term brain changes that drugs can cause, revealing why it can be so difficult for addicts to escape their grip.

In plain English, Kuhar describes why some people are far more susceptible to addiction than others. He illuminates striking neural similarities between drugs and other pleasures potentially capable of causing abuse or addiction–including alcohol, gambling, sex, caffeine, and even overuse. Finally, he outlines the 12 characteristics most often associated with successful treatment.

Authoritative and easy to understand, The Addicted Brain offers today's most up-to-date scientific explanation of addiction–and what addicts, their families, and society can do about it.

From the Back Cover
What Science Has Learned About Addiction:

  • What causes it?
  • How do drugs change the brain?
  • Who's most vulnerable?
  • Does treatment work?
  • What can we do?

Addiction destroys lives. In The Addicted Brain, a leading neuroscientist explains how and why this happens–and presents advances in treatment and prevention. Using breathtaking brain imagery and other research, Michael Kuhar, Ph.D., shows the powerful, long-term brain changes that drugs can cause, revealing why it can be so difficult for addicts to escape their grip.

In plain English, Kuhar describes why some people are far more susceptible to addiction than others. He illuminates striking neural similarities between drugs and other pleasures potentially capable of causing abuse or addiction–including alcohol, gambling, sex, caffeine, and even overuse. Finally, he outlines the 12 characteristics most often associated with successful treatment.

Authoritative and easy to understand, The Addicted Brain offers today's most up-to-date scientific explanation of addiction–and what addicts, their families, and society can do about it.

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press (November 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0132542501
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132542500
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The Option Trader’s Workbook, 2nd Edition

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:33 AM PST

The Option Traders Workbook, 2nd Edition

Book Description

Successful options trading requires extensive practice. Most options books offer theory and strategies, but don’t offer the practice needed to prepare for real-world trades, where the wrong split-second decisions can cost you dearly. Expert trader Jeff Augen covers every key scenario you’ll encounter in modern options trading, guides you through successful executions, and shows how to overcome key pitfalls that trip up most traders. You’ll walk through trades designed to profit from changing prices and volatility, time decay, rapid price spikes, and many other factors.

This second edition introduces powerful new techniques, and reflects the long-term impacts of the 2009 crash. New problems include:

  • New CBOE Weekly Options Expiration options, and their unique pricing dynamics.
  • Using collars, covered calls, and covered puts to structure income-generating trades with well-defined risk profiles.
  • Using ratio trading, VIX options, volatility ETFs, and variance trading to generate profits from shifts in volatility.

Each section contains beginner, intermediate, and advanced sections, helping you build your skills one at a time, no matter how much experience you have–or how little. You’ll find several hundred questions, all designed to mirror real life, and supported with clearly explained solutions.

From the Back Cover
"The one thing readers should understand is that Jeff Augen is truly dedicated to educating traders at all levels. Instead of handing out answers, Jeff wants to make sure they understand the concepts he is teaching. He recognizes the value of being able to apply basic knowledge to new situations. Adapting and building on techniques and strategies has made Jeff Augen successful."
–Michelle Gebhardt, Executive Editor, Stocks, Futures, and Options magazine

There's only one way to become a great option trader: practice. This up-to-the-minute workbook gives you all the hands-on practice you need to become a consistently profitable option trader…without risking a dime! Jeff Augen walks you through every type of trade, showing you exactly how to execute maximum-profit strategies and avoid disastrous trading pitfalls. You'll start with the basics and then build your skills to master today's most powerful new strategies. Use this book to perfect your option trading instincts–so when real 's on the line, you'll win!

Just some of what's new in this edition:

  • Using precisely tuned ratio trades to profit in virtually any environment
  • Structuring income-generating trades with well-defined risk profiles
  • Capitalizing on trades containing both stocks and options
  • Mastering the unique dynamics of CBOE weekly options expiration trades
  • Using VIX options to take advantage of unusual volatility arbitrage situations

Book Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press; 2nd Edition (October 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0132101351
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132101356
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How to Keep Score in Business, 2nd Edition

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:33 AM PST

How to Keep Score in Business, 2nd Edition

Book Description

In How to Keep Score in , Second Edition, long-time CEO Robert Follett shows you exactly how to “keep score” in by reading and interpreting company financials. Step by step, Follett helps you capture crucial insights buried in balance sheets, income statements, and other key reports. Follett shows how to apply core tools for analyzing financial reports and investment opportunities, and demystifies key terms every business decision-maker and investor needs to know. You’ll learn how to uncover a company’s true financial position through its balance sheet and income statements–and identify crucial information those documents may not be showing. Follett demonstrates how to use modern ROI tools to evaluate or analyze potential investments; how to track ongoing changes in a company’s financial position; how to build cash flow budgets for more effective planning; and how to use common ratios (without misusing them). Practical from start to finish, this fully updated book won’t transform you into an accountant–but it willhelp you work more confidently with financial professionals, make smarter business decisions, and choose better investments.

From the Back Cover
The Classic Business Guide for Every Manager and Entrepreneur—Now Fully Updated!

  • Uncover crucial insights buried in balance sheets, income statements, and other financial reports
  • Master indispensable skills for day-to-day business and investment decision-making
  • Learn up-to-the-minute techniques for analyzing ROI, planning cash flow, and identifying business trends

In this classic book, long-time CEO Robert Follett shows you exactly how to "keep score" in business by reading and accurately interpreting company financials. Step by step, Follett helps you capture crucial insights buried in balance sheets, income statements, and other key reports. Follett shows how to apply core tools for analyzing financial reports and investment opportunities, and demystifies key accounting terms every manager and investor needs to know.

Fully updated for today's tools and techniques, this book will help you work confidently with accountants, auditors, financial analysts, budget directors, controllers, treasurers, bankers, and brokers…and make better business decisions every single day.

A Note from the Author, Long-Time CEO Robert Follett:
"In business, the score is kept in dollars. The accounting system provides the rules for keeping score. This book will teach you those rules.
"I am not an accountant. I started in . I moved into product . I was president of a large company. I became chairman of an even larger company. Along the way, I had to learn financial accounting the hard way.
"I have worked with accountants, auditors, bankers, treasurers, controllers. These experts often flim-flammed me with accounting lingo I didn't understand. I've made almost every dumb mistake that a manager with no financial background can make.
"But I learned. Now I can keep score along with the best. I've distilled many years of hard knocks and dumb mistakes into a relatively few pages. When you're finished studying this book, you will be well on your way to mastery of this indispensable skill. You will know how to keep score in business."

This book will help you:

  • Bring practical common sense to financial
  • Understand what your financial pros are telling you—and what they aren't
  • Evaluate any company's balance sheet
  • Recognize what balance sheets and income statements may be hiding
  • Create cash flow budgets that keep you from running out of cash
  • Identify changes in a company's financial position
  • Use ROI tools to evaluate and analyze investments
  • Understand "goodwill," "working capital," "acid tests," and other key concepts

Book Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press; 2nd Edition (January 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0132849259
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132849258
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Beyond the Keynesian Endpoint

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:12 AM PST

Beyond the Keynesian Endpoint

Book Description

During the Great Depression, legendary British economist Keynes advocated using government to fill the void until consumer spending and investment recovered. But what happens when governments can’t do that anymore? You’ve arrived at “The Keynesian Endpoint”: when the has run out before the economy has been rescued. That’s where we are. Exhausted balance sheets leave policy makers with few viable options to bolster growth; increasingly, they point leaders and citizens towards brutal choices that were previously unimaginable. Meanwhile, investors struggle to navigate volatile markets overwhelmed by sovereign debt—and, as they do, they lose tolerance for fiscal recklessness.

In the U.S. and around the world, debt-fueled spending programs devised to cure the global financial crisis are now morphing into poison. In Beyond The Keynesian Endpoint, PIMCO Executive Vice President and market strategist Tony Crescenzi illuminates the mounting sovereign debt crisis, dissects each of the many scenarios now swirling around it, and reveals the profound implications for governments, investors, and the world economy.

From the Back Cover
During the Great Depression, legendary British economist John Maynard Keynes advocated using government to fill the economic void until consumer spending and investment recovered. But what happens when governments can't do that anymore? That's "The Keynesian Endpoint": when the runs out before the economy has been rescued, and investors refuse to accept any more sovereign debt.

That's where we are. In the United States and worldwide, debt-fueled spending programs devised to cure the global financial crisis have morphed into poison. Exhausted national balance sheets have left policy makers with few viable options to bolster economic growth, pointing leaders and citizens toward brutal choices that were previously unimaginable.

In Beyond the Keynesian Endpoint, PIMCO Executive Vice President, portfolio manager, and market strategist Tony Crescenzi illuminates the frightening new world we now inhabit. Crescenzi dissects each scenario swirling around the mounting global debt crisis and reveals its profound implications for governments, investors, and the global economy.

  • Surviving the world's greatest hangover
    Welcome to the morning after America's 30-year consumption binge
  • The dangerous use of fiscal illusions by politicians
    How politicians hoodwinked the public and ballooned our debts
  • The investment implications of the Keynesian Endpoint
    How to keep your portfolio afloat while other investors flounder
  • From endpoint to new beginning
    How the Endpoint is leading to the transformation of a century

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press (October 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0132595214
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132595216
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Be Money Smart

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:09 AM PST

Be Money Smart

Book Description

Personal expert and media star shows how to develop the mindset, discipline, and attitude to become financially secure without fear or anxiety. Farnoosh Torabi combines smarts with real attitude! She shows you how to build a healthier relationship with … map a plan based on what you care about… and get on track and stay there!

As seen on the NBC TODAY Show, Live! With Regis and Kelly, MSNBC Dayside with Chris Jansing, and in US News and World Report and the Chicago Tribune.

Named one of Library Journal’s Best Books of 2010.

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction

Part I: Draft Your Financial Blueprint
Chapter 1. Personalize Rich
Chapter 2. Establish Goals
Chapter 3. Craft Your Philosophy
Chapter 4. Embrace Your Relationship with Money

Part II: Psych It Up
Chapter 5. Organize. Don't Agonize
Chapter 6. Be Your Biggest Advocate
Chapter 7. Make Your Money Count
Chapter 8. Think Five Years Ahead

Part III: Raise the Bar
Chapter 9. Break from the Norm
Chapter 10. Embrace the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Conclusion
Index

Book Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press (October 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0132888068
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132888066
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