"Crime Fiction" provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:
*presents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy - broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel
*explores the key sub-genres of crime fiction, such as "Rational Criminal Investigation," "The Hard-Boiled Mode," "The Police Procedural" and "Historical Crime Fiction"
*locates texts and their recurring themes and motifs in a wider social and historical context
*outlines the various critical concepts that are central to the study of crime fiction, including gender, narrative theory and film theory
*considers contemporary television series like "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" alongside the "classic" whodunnits of Agatha Christie.
MCSA/MCSE Self-Paces Training Kit: Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment, exam 70-218 by Microsoft Corporation, ISBN 0735617767
This official Microsoft study guide teaches IT professionals how to manage a Windows 2000 network environment -- as they prepare for MCP Exam 70-218, a core requirement for MCSA certification and an elective for MCSE. Work at your own pace through a system of skill-building lessons and hands-on exercises. And use the special exam-prep section -- more than 200 pages -- plus a testing tool to assess what you know and where to focus your studies -- before taking the actual exam. Topics map directly to the objectives measured by the exam, including managing file, print, and Web resources; configuring network infrastructure; managing servers and client computers; creating Active Directory "RM" organizational units and Group Policy; and implementing and troubleshooting remote access. You get the study guide in print and on CD-ROM; exam preparation, including objective-by-objective review; test-readiness tool; Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, Second Edition, eBook; and a 120-day evaluation...
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Brit Volume 1: Old Soldier
Meet the government's last line of defense when it comes to the really messy parts of keeping the world safe... Brit. When super-powered menaces threaten our home soil, send in Brit, a one man killing machine. Indestructible, unstoppable and eligible for a senior citizen's discount.
Brit Volume 1: Old Soldier
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MCSA/MCSE Self-Paces Training Kit: Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment, exam 70-218 by Microsoft Corporation, ISBN 0735617767
This official Microsoft study guide teaches IT professionals how to manage a Windows 2000 network environment -- as they prepare for MCP Exam 70-218, a core requirement for MCSA certification and an elective for MCSE. Work at your own pace through a system of skill-building lessons and hands-on exercises. And use the special exam-prep section -- more than 200 pages -- plus a testing tool to assess what you know and where to focus your studies -- before taking the actual exam. Topics map directly to the objectives measured by the exam, including managing file, print, and Web resources; configuring network infrastructure; managing servers and client computers; creating Active Directory "RM" organizational units and Group Policy; and implementing and troubleshooting remote access. You get the study guide in print and on CD-ROM; exam preparation, including objective-by-objective review; test-readiness tool; Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, Second Edition, eBook; and a 120-day evaluation...
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Discounting and Intergenerational Equity by Paul R. Portney, ISBN 0915707896
In policymaking, economists may use discount rates to compare present with future costs and benefits. In this landmark book, a number of the world's foremost economists reconsider the appropriate use of discounting for the future. This work should go a long way toward refining the economic dimensions of public policy, particularly in environmental matters. As with the policies it discusses, the impact of the book should be felt tomorrow as well as today.
Discounting and Intergenerational Equity by Paul R. Portney, ISBN 0915707896
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Sports Jumble: Word Power Workouts by Cheryl Leonhardt, ISBN 157243113X
Everyone who has read a newspaper recognizes Jumble "RM", the clever and humorous scrambled word game. Featuring a series of scrambled words coupled with a cartoon and riddle, these puzzles are a national tradition.
- Carried daily in nearly 500 major newspapers around the world
- Enjoyed by millions of readers
- Mentioned in hit televisions shows Friends, Seinfeld, and The Simpsons
Check out this new eclectic collection of Jumbles "RM", pulled straight from our puzzle files.
Sports Jumble: Word Power Workouts by Cheryl Leonhardt, ISBN 157243113X
The Five Keys to Value Investing by J. Dennis Jean-Jacques, ISBN 0071402314
The investing style that made Warren Buffett the world's wealthiest investor!
Strategies for Identifying Today's Best-Run Corporations--Then Buying Them for Pennies on the Dollar
As an investor, you don't buy stocks; you buy companies. "The Five Key Steps to Value Investing shows you how to ensure that the company you're investing in is solid and wellmanaged and, most important of all, worth more than you are paying.
J. Dennis Jean-Jacques, who made his name as an investment analyst working with legendary value investor Michael Price, presents in the form of a clear framework a time-proven value investing strategy for identifying well-run companies, then investing only in those that are undervalued. Find out here how today's best value investors: Obtain insights and information from a company's financial statement Buy strong, growing companies at a significant discount to their true values Identify and capitalize on events destined to spur stock price appreciation
Accomplished...
The Five Keys to Value Investing by J. Dennis Jean-Jacques, ISBN 0071402314