Brian G. Patrick's Books

C# 2.0

Practical Guide for Programmers

By: Michel de Champlain,Brian G. Patrick

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C# 2.0

Practical Guide for Programmers

By: Michel de Champlain,Brian G. Patrick

You don't need coddling; you don't need to be told what you already know. What you need is a book that uses your experience as a Java or C++ programmer to give you a leg up into the challenges and rewards of C#. And this Practical Guide is precisely what you're after. Written by a team that boasts extensive experience teaching C# to professionals, this book provides a practical, efficient explanation of the language itself, covering basic to advanced features and calling out all that's new in 2.0. Its instruction is always firmly situated within the context of the .NET framework and bolstered by code examples, key lessons in object-oriented programming, and installments of a realistic application programming tutorial. Concise and incisive, this is the best way to master the world's fastest-growing and most marketable programming language. Features: - Provides a carefully focused explanation of every aspect of the C# language, including entire chapters on the unified type system, advanced types, collections, generics, reflection and attributes. - Highlights all features new to the latest version of C# and organizes its presentation of C# according to the key principles of object-oriented programming and the .NET framework. - Using end-of-chapter exercises, incrementally develops a cohesive application programming tutorial. - Provides a carefully focused explanation of every aspect of the C# language, including entire chapters on the unified type system, advanced types, collections, generics, reflection and attributes. - Highlights all features new to the latest version of C# and organizes its presentation of C# according to the key principles of object-oriented programming and the .NET framework. - Using end-of-chapter exercises, incrementally develops a cohesive application programming tutorial.

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Elsevier

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0080488439

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9780080488431

Careers in Health Information Technology

By: Brian T. Malec

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Careers in Health Information Technology

By: Brian T. Malec

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288

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826129935

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9780826129932

Thank You Ibm! Next Edition

The Completed Story of How Ibm Helped Today's Technology Millionaires and Billionaires Gain Vast Fortunes.

By: Brian W. Kelly

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Thank You Ibm! Next Edition

The Completed Story of How Ibm Helped Today's Technology Millionaires and Billionaires Gain Vast Fortunes.

By: Brian W. Kelly

I began to write this book over twenty years ago. My purpose was to tell the true story about how IBM made too many companies successful by standing down rather than competing. As a Senior IBM Systems Engineer, I saw it all happen. The $ Trillion dollar PC marketplace is the biggest example of IBM's major losses. Yet, the PC was just one of many industry sub-segments over the years in which IBM failed miserably. We need more than ten fingers to count them all. This book tells all the great stories about how industries came into being and entrepreneurs often in their early twenties became billionaires. This book tells you which companies did the best; which regular guys became industry moguls; and who has the money today. Among other things, it tells us all who owes IBM the biggest thank you’s. This book in many ways is about Big Blue’s misgivings about being too successful in too many IT product areas. IBM Executives over the years from the CEO on down were all paid very well to manage all aspects of the company’s business. Unfortunately each and every CEO after the Watsons and T. Vincent Learson, focused on just one aspect of IBM – its mainframe business. So the IBM Chieftains lost just about every other opportunity including the PC. They simply handed very crafty “entrepreneurs,” the whole game. IBM created many industry billionaires simply by not watching its assets. Microsoft alone has four documented billionaires on its list which is topped by Bill Gates, the richest man in the world at $102 billion. Additionally, there are over 12,000 other Microsoft employees on the millionaire’s list. IBM paid for all of the zillionaires. In Chapter 1, I show each and every billionaire and a number of millionaires. I then go on in sixty-nine chapters to tell you the essence of the full Microsoft / IBM story along with many other stories of IBM squandering many other real business opportunities. These are enjoyable to read but hard to believe. You are going to love this book, designed by an IBM insider and told with respect for IBM and with the truth that all of these great stories deserve. You will not want to put this book down. Kelly not only gives the facts about the new billionaires; he also provides a history lesson about the entire industry that will capture your imagination. You’ll learn how all these billionaires got their money. The book begins with the introduction of the first computer and it takes you on a ride through all of the major events that occurred during each IBM CEO’s tenure. The story thus begins with Thomas Watson Sr, as CEO and continues chapter by chapter to the state of the computer industry today. Kelly does it all in 69 easy-to-read enjoyable chapters. Few books are must-read but Thank You IBM! will quickly be at the top of your list and America’s most read list.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1669852830

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9781669852834

Travel, Travel Writing, and British Political Economy

“Instructions for Travellers,” circa 1750–1850

By: Brian P. Cooper

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Travel, Travel Writing, and British Political Economy

“Instructions for Travellers,” circa 1750–1850

By: Brian P. Cooper

The book draws on the history of economics, literary theory, and the history of science to explore how European travelers like Alexander von Humboldt and their readers, circa 1750–1850, adapted the work of British political economists, such as Adam Smith, to help organize their observations, and, in turn, how political economists used travelers’ observations in their own analyses. Cooper examines journals, letters, books, art, and critical reviews to cast in sharp relief questions raised about political economy by contemporaries over the status of facts and evidence, whether its principles admitted of universal application, and the determination of wealth, value, and happiness in different societies. Travelers citing T.R. Malthus’s population principle blurred the gendered boundaries between domestic economy and British political economy, as embodied in the idealized subjects: domestic woman and economic man. The book opens new realms in the histories of science in its analyses of debates about gender in social scientific observation: Maria Edgeworth, Maria Graham, and Harriet Martineau observe a role associated with women and methodically interpret what they observe, an act reserved, in theory, by men.

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Routledge

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1317698010

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9781317698012

Rhetoric vs. Reality

What We Know and What We Need To Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools

By: Michael Timpane,Dominic Brewer,Brian Gill,Karen Ross

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Rhetoric vs. Reality

What We Know and What We Need To Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools

By: Michael Timpane,Dominic Brewer,Brian Gill,Karen Ross

How can the education of our nation's children be improved? Vouchers and charter schools aim to improve education by providing families with more choice in the schooling of their children and by decentralizing the provision of educational services. While supporters argue that school choice is essential to rescue children from failing schools, opponents claim that it may destroy America's public education system. The authors undertake an exhaustive and critical view of the evidence on vouchers and charter schools. The book is a useful, unbiased primer for all those interested in this controversial topic.

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Rand Corporation

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0833032550

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9780833032553

Real Soldiering

The US Army in the Aftermath of War, 1815–1980

By: Brian McAllister Linn

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Real Soldiering

The US Army in the Aftermath of War, 1815–1980

By: Brian McAllister Linn

What happens to the US Army after the battles are over, the citizen soldiers depart, and all that remains is the Regular Army? In this pathbreaking work, Brian Linn argues that in each decade following every major conflict since the War of 1812 the postwar army has undergone a long, painful, and remarkably consistent recovery process as it struggled to build a new model force to replace the “Old Army” that entered the conflict. Departing from the Washington-centric institutional histories of the past, Linn sets his focus on soldiering in the field, distilling the lived experiences of officers and troopers who were responsible for cleaning up the messes left in the wake of war. Real Soldiering provides the first comprehensive study of the US Army’s transition from war to peace. It is both a wide-ranging history of the army’s postwar experience and a work detailing the commonalities of American soldiering over almost two centuries. Linn challenges three common historical interpretations: confusing Washington policy with implementation in the field; conflating postwar armies with prewar armies; and describing certain postwar eras as distinct and transformational. Rather, Linn examines the postwar force as a distinct entity worthy of study as a unique and important part of US Army history. He identifies the common dilemmas faced by the service in the aftermath of every war. These problems included such military priorities as defense legislation, preparing for the next war, and adapting to new missions. But they also incorporated often overlooked—but for those who lived through them more important—consistencies such as officer acquisition and career management, personnel turbulence, insufficient personnel and equipment, and many others. Real Soldiering represents over four decades of research into the US Army and is deeply informed by Linn’s experiences teaching and working with soldiers. It breaks new ground in lifting out the similarities of each postwar army while still appreciating their individual complexities. It identifies the leaders and the methods the service employed to escape the inevitable postwar drawdowns. Insightful and entertaining, provocative and empathetic, and a work of history with immediate relevance, Real Soldiering will resonate with military historians, defense analysts, and those who have proudly worn the US Army uniform.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700634754

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9780700634750

Vault Guide to the Top Southern California Law Firms, 2007 Edition

By: Brian Dalton

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Vault Guide to the Top Southern California Law Firms, 2007 Edition

By: Brian Dalton

For the first time, Vault offers a guide focused entirely on major law firms with large offices in Southern California. Covering more than 55 firms in the major legal markets of Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County, this Vault Guide is the only insider's guide to law firms in sunny Southern California. Based on interviews and surveys of attorneys at each firm, it provides in-depth coverage of prestige, compensation, perks, corporate culture, and other legal lifestyle issues.

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Vault Inc.

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1581314132

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9781581314137

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Video Atlas E Book

By: Bahman Guyuron,Brian M. Kinney

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Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Video Atlas E Book

By: Bahman Guyuron,Brian M. Kinney

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Video Atlas - edited by Dr. Bahman Guyuron et al. - brings you the detailed visual guidance and unmatched expertise you need to master the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures and achieve breathtaking results. Full-color photographs and narrated procedural videos lead you step-by-step through techniques such as breast augmentation, non-surgical facial rejuvenation with fillers, periorbital rejuvenation, primary rhinoplasty, and more. Tips and tricks from a veritable "who’s who" in plastic surgery equip you to successfully deliver the results your patients expect. At www.expertconsult.com you can reference the complete text, download the images, and watch the videos anytime, anywhere from any computer. Visualize how to proceed through a highly visual format that employs full-color art and video clips to demonstrate breast augmentation, non-surgical facial rejuvenation with fillers, periorbital rejuvenation, primary rhinoplasty, and more. Avoid pitfalls and achieve the best outcomes thanks to a step-by-step approach to each procedure, complete with tips and tricks of the trade from leading experts in aesthetic plastic surgery. See how the masters do it! Watch video clips of 16 key procedures (two hours running time) being performed by experts, complete with narration explaining each step. Stay current with the latest techniques and findings about cohesive gel breast implants, the use of minimally invasive techniques, and other hot topics. Take it with you anywhere! Access the full text, downloadable image library, video clips, and more at www.expertconsult.com.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455739898

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9781455739899

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C# 2.0

C# 2.0

Careers in Health Information Technology

Careers in Health Information Technology

Thank You Ibm! Next Edition

Thank You Ibm! Next Edition

Travel, Travel Writing, and British Political Economy

Travel, Travel Writing, and British Political Economy

Rhetoric vs. Reality

Rhetoric vs. Reality

Real Soldiering

Real Soldiering

Vault Guide to the Top Southern California Law Firms, 2007 Edition

Vault Guide to the Top Southern California Law Firms, 2007 Edition

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Video Atlas E Book

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Video Atlas E Book

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