Ebooks Review

The Story of Philosophy /by Will Durant.The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.
The first "outlines" the first efforts at the ... Read more »

The Science of Nutrition (2nd Edition) /by Janice Thompson, Melinda Manore, Linda Vaughan. This book is uniquely organized using an applied approach, which organizes vitamins and minerals based on their functions and effects on the body. This applied approach is most evident in the functional organization o ... Read more »

Stephen Colbert: A Biography /by Catherine M. Andronik. Stephen Colbert may be "just a comedian"—one not all audiences find funny, especially among those who have been mercilessly lampooned by him—but there is no arguing that the condescending, bombastic, and largely ignorant pundit he plays on Comed ... Read more »

Encyclopedia of Human Body Systems /by Julie McDowell. Ligaments and lymphatic fluid. The heart and the hormone regulatory system. The respiratory and reproductive systems. The human body comprises a myriad of fascinating, complex, and efficient systems, many of which operate constantly witho ... Read more »

Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America /by Richard Zoglin. What Peter Biskind did for filmmaking, Time magazine critic Richard Zoglin does for comedy in this meticulously researched and hilariously readable account of stand-up comedy in the 1970s.
In the rock-and-roll 1970s, ... Read more »

You Can Program in C++: A Programmer's Introduction /by Francis Glassborow. An interactive and fun way to learn C++, one of the most popular high-level programming languages for graphic applications
This unique, hands-on approach to learning C++ makes the experience fun and interesting by offering the oppor ... Read more »

Beyond Pressure Cooker /by Silverback Books. Learn how to save time and effort with these healthy, low-fat, family-favorites. Pressure cooker meals are fast to make and fantastic to eat, and you’ll enjoy coming home to the wonderful aroma of stews, roasts, and hot soups that are ready to be ser ... Read more »

An Old English Grammar /by Randolph Quirk, C. L. Wrenn. Once again available in paperback, Quirk and Wrenn's Old English Grammar is a convenient reference tool to complement readings in Old English. Appropriate for basic or advanced study of Old English language and literature, this brief modern grammar cover ... Read more »

Programming in Python 3: A Complete Introduction to the Python Language ,2nd Edition /by Mark Summerfield. Python 3 is the best version of the language yet: It is more powerful, convenient, consistent, and expressive than ever before. Now, leading Python programmer Mark Summerfield demonstrates ... Read more »

Test Driven: TDD and Acceptance TDD for Java Developers /by Lasse Koskela. In test driven development, you first write an executable test of what your application code must do. Only then do you write the code itself and, with the test spurring you on, you improve your design.
In acceptance test driven devel ... Read more »

AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required /by Donnie Gladfelter. AutoCAD is the leading drawing software, used by design and drafting professionals to create 2D and 3D technical drawings. This tutorial is aimed at AutoCAD novices and provides you with the essentials you need so ... Read more »

The Primacy of Perception: And Other Essays on Phenomenological Psychology, the Philosophy of Art, History and Politics /by Maurice M. Ponty. It is an extremely interesting and valuable text both because it gives the most concise statement ever produced by Merleau-Ponty of his general philosophical position an ... Read more »

Hitler and Stalin /by Alan Bullock. Alan Bullock's bestselling and monumental masterpiece, now in a revised Second Edition 'It is practically unprecedented to take two such monsters as Hitler and Stalin, who never met, and interweave their lives chronologically, chapter by chapter, ... Read more »

The Robert C. Martin Clean Code Collection /by Robert C. Martin.
This package consists of two bestselling eBooks:
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftmanship
The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
In Clean Code, legendary software ex ... Read more »

The Conspiracy against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror / by Thomas Ligotti. 2010 Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction. The Conspiracy against the Human Race is renowned horror writer Thomas Ligotti's first work of nonfiction. Through impressively wide-ranging discussions of ... Read more »