The iPhone and iPod touch have provided all software developers with a level playing field—developers working alone have the same access to consumers as multinational software publishers. Very cool indeed! To make your application stand out from the crowd, though, it has to have that something extra. You must learn the skills to take your apps from being App Store filler to download chart-topping blockbusters.

Developers with years of experience helped write this book. Spend some time understanding their code and why they took the approach they did. You will find the writing, illustrations, code, and sample applications second to none. No matter what type of application you are writing, you will find something in this book to help you make your app that little bit cooler.

The book opens with Wolfgang Ante, the developer behind the Frenzic puzzle game, showing how timers, animation, and intelligence are used to make game play engaging. It moves on to Rogue Amoeba’s Mike Ash explaining how to design a network protocol using UDP, and demonstrating its use in a peer-to-peer application—a topic not normally for the faint of heart, but explained here in a way that makes sense to mere mortals. Gary Bennett then covers the important task of multithreading. Multithreading can be used to keep the user interface responsive while working on other tasks in the background. Gary demonstrates how to do this and highlights traps to avoid along the way.

Next up, Canis Lupus (aka Matthew Rosenfeld) describes the development of the Keynote-controlling application Stage Hand, how the user interface has evolved, and the lessons he has learned from that experience. Benjamin Jackson then introduces two open source libraries: cocos2d, for 2D gaming; and Chipmunk, for rigid body physics (think “collisions”). He describes the development of Arcade Hockey, an air hockey game, and explains some of the code used for this.

Neil Mix of Pandora Radio reveals the science behind processing streaming audio. How do you debug what you can’t see? Neil guides you through the toughest challenges, sharing his experience of what works and what to watch out for when working with audio. Finally, Steven Peterson demonstrates a comprehensive integration of iPhone technologies. He weaves Core Location, networking, XML, XPath, and SQLite into a solid and very useful application.

Software development can be hard work. Introductory books lay the foundation, but it can be challenging to understand where to go next. This book shows some of the pieces that can be brought together to make complete, cool applications.

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Publisher:Oxford Univesity press| 2006 | ISBN: 0194575349 | 191 pages | PDF+mp3 | 200 MB

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A complete preparation course for IELTS offers topic development to encourage students to think critically. A Language for Writing syllabus covers grammar and vocabulary. Help Yourself pages with activities to support self-study are provided.

About Author
Simon Haines has been a teacher of English as an Foeign Language for over 20 years and currently teaches and trains teachers at Colchester Institute, a BASELT college in the UK. He has written a number of general EFL coursebooks and supplementary reading materials.

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Author: Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Format: pdf

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The world’s leading introduction to networking—fully updated for tomorrow’s key technologies.

Computer Networks, Fourth Edition is the ideal introduction to today’s networks—and tomorrow’s. This classic best seller has been thoroughly updated to reflect the newest and most important networking technologies with a special emphasis on wireless networking, including 802.11, Bluetooth, broadband wireless, ad hoc networks, i-mode, and WAP. But fixed networks have not been ignored either with coverage of ADSL, gigabit Ethernet, peer-to-peer networks, NAT, and MPLS. And there is lots of new material on applications, including over 60 pages on the Web, plus Internet radio, voice over IP, and video on demand.Finally, the coverage of network security has been revised and expanded to fill an entire chapter.

Author, educator, and researcher Andrew S. Tanenbaum, winner of the ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award, carefully explains how networks work on the inside, from underlying hardware at the physical layer up through the top-level application layer. Tanenbaum covers all this and more:

Physical layer (e.g., copper, fiber, wireless, satellites, and Internet over cable)
Data link layer (e.g., protocol principles, protocol verification, HDLC, and PPP)
MAC Sublayer (e.g., gigabit Ethernet, 802.11, broadband wireless, and switching)
Network layer (e.g., routing algorithms, congestion control, QoS, IPv4, and IPv6)
Transport layer (e.g., socket programming, UDP, TCP, RTP, and network performance)
Application layer (e.g., e-mail, the Web, PHP, wireless Web, MP3, and streamingaudio)
Network security (e.g., AES, RSA, quantum cryptography, IPsec, and Web security)
The book gives detailed descriptions of the principles associated with each layer and presents many examples drawn from the Internet and wireless networks.

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From the reviews:

” superbly motivated with interest-grabbing examples… exercises excellent and plentiful.” Edward Williams, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA

“… it is a notoriously hard task to introduce probability and statistics with a mix of intuition and mathematics to keep students motivated. Therefore, I very much welcome this book and recommend it as course material.” Sara van de Geer, Leiden University, The Netherlands

“This textbook provides a well-written first course in probability and statistics…It is a book that has been written based on the long teaching experience of the authors and I would certainly recommend it for university coursework.” Short Book Reviews of the International Statistical Institute, December 2005

“This book has numerous quick exercises to give direct feedback to the students. A website at www.springeronline.com/978-1-85233-896-1 gives access to the data files used in the text . This will be a key text for undergraduates in computer science, physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology and business studies who are studying a mathematical statistics course, and also for more intensive engineering statistics courses for undergraduates in all engineering subjects.” (Rainer Beedgen, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1079, 2006)

“The book is designed for a one-semester introductory course in probability and statistics basics for engineering students. It can also be used by students in other more mathematically oriented majors such as applied mathematics with more emphasis on the mathematics and additional coverage in topics such as combinatorics, conditional expectation, and generating functions. More elaborate exercises and real datasets are given at the end of each chapter.” (Arthur B. Yeh, Technometrics, Vol. 49 (3), August, 2007)

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Probability and Statistics are studied by most science students, usually as a second- or third-year course. Many current texts in the area are just cookbooks and, as a result, students do not know why they perform the methods they are taught, or why the methods work. The strength of this book is that it readdresses these shortcomings; by using examples, often from real-life and using real data, the authors can show how the fundamentals of probabilistic and statistical theories arise intuitively. It provides a tried and tested, self-contained course, that can also be used for self-study.

A Modern Introduction to Probability and Statistics has numerous quick exercises to give direct feedback to the students. In addition the book contains over 350 exercises, half of which have answers, of which half have full solutions. A website at www.springeronline.com/1-85233-896-2 gives access to the data files used in the text, and, for instructors, the remaining solutions. The only pre-requisite for the book is a first course in calculus; the text covers standard statistics and probability material, and develops beyond traditional parametric models to the Poisson process, and on to useful modern methods such as the bootstrap.

This will be a key text for undergraduates in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Business Studies who are studying a mathematical statistics course, and also for more intensive engineering statistics courses for undergraduates in all engineering subjects.

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* Hardcover: 488 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2005. Corr. 2nd printing edition (February 1, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1852338962
* ISBN-13: 978-1852338961

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“Prior to the adoption of this book (PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, 5th edition), the textbook was FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS by Halliday and Resnick. Although Halliday and Resnick’s book was the textbook chosen by the Physics Department, many students were observed by the faculty to be studying from Serway’s book. The students had acquired old used versions of the Serway book, and they were actively studying out of this book rather than the prescribed textbook. Serway’s book became our students’ popular choice. The Physics Department, recognizing this, adopted a “give them what they want” attitude, and accordingly Serway’s book was made the textbook for the calculus-based undergraduate physics course.”

“Some of the general things I look for are the end-of-chapter questions and problems, and the quality of explanations. Feedback from students is also important–past students have given Serway more favorable reviews…another reason we went with Serway this semester.”

“Quick Quizzes are a really good component. Pitfall Preventions answered a number of my criticisms of the text. I am very pleased with the overall emphasis on conceptual understanding. I have been very pleased with Serway. I have no expectations of switching texts in the near future.”

“Would I use this text for my classes, both Engineers and Honors students? I certainly would.”

“Finally, I would like to add that my son is taking high school physics. He is using the non-calculus version of the text. He likes the book and he tells me that his fellow students do also.”

Book Description
This best-selling, calculus-based text is recognized for its carefully crafted, logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of physics. PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, Sixth Edition, maintains the Serway traditions of concise writing for the students, carefully thought-out problem sets and worked examples, and evolving educational pedagogy. This edition introduces a new co-author, Dr. John Jewett, at Cal Poly ? Pomona, known best for his teaching awards and his role in the recently published PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS, Third Edition, also written with Ray Serway. Providing students with the tools they need to succeed in introductory physics, the Sixth Edition of this authoritative text features unparalleled media integration and a newly enhanced supplemental package for instructors and students!

# 1408 pages
# Publisher: Brooks Cole; 6 edition (July 21, 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0534408427
# ISBN-13: 978-0534408428

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Bruce Lee’s Self-Defense Techniques

Publisher: Black Belt Communications | Pages:128 | Format: PDF | Size: 6.06 MB

About the authors

Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee flashed like a meteor through the world of martial arts. Then, on July 20, 1973, the iconic figure died in Hong Kong at the age of 32. Lee began his martial arts studies with wing chun, under the tutelage of the late Yip Man. Because of his intense training and study, he was eventually able to refine, distill and mature into a philosopher, technician and innovator of the martial arts.
After intensively studying various martial arts styles and theories, Lee developed a concept that he later called jeet kune do, the way of the intercepting fist. Jeet kune do was born not only out of his physical training and personal research–his martial arts library contained more than 2,000 books–but his formal education as a philosophy major at the University of Washington, Seattle, as well.

Mito Uyehara
A longtime aikido practitioner, Mito Uyehara founded Black Belt magazine in 1961 and served as the owner for more than 30 years. During Black Belt’s early years, Uyehara studied jeet kune do under Bruce Lee.

About this book
This book is fully illustrated with photos of Bruce Lee going over techniques to survive attacks on the street. Defenses against surprise attacks, armed and unarmed assailants, single and multiple attackers, and techniques to be used when in a vulnerable position, are among the topics covered.

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This new edition of C++ Primer, a favorite choice for a first C++ book, has been greatly improved with the latest and greatest on C++, stressing the built-in language features of the C++ Standard Library. For this new version–weighing in at a massive 1,237 pages–Stanley Lippman, a well-known C++ expert, teams up with Josйe Lajoie, who has helped define the C++ international language standard. The new material is excellent for programmers who want to get the most out of new and advanced features in the language.

The authors still introduce the basics of C++, including data types and pointers, but quickly move on to stress how to get the most out of the built-in features of ISO-standard C++. Throughout this book built-in support for the C++ Standard Library, such as container classes like vectors and maps, and other standard features, such as the string class, are integrated into a tried-and- proven basic-language tutorial.

The major new features of C++ (templates, name spaces, and run-time type identification) all get their due. The result is an authoritative guide to basic and advanced C++ in a clear and readable style, with plenty of short, practical examples throughout the text. The book includes exercises–some quite challenging–for every section: a perfect choice both for self-study and the classroom. –Richard Dragan –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

912 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 4 edition (February 24, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0201721481
ISBN-13: 978-0201721485

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Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology
by Richard D Howland (Author), Mary J Mycek (Author), Richard A Harvey (Author), Pamela C Champe (Author)

# Paperback: 559 pages
# Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Third Edition edition (August 1, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0781741181
# ISBN-13: 978-0781741187

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Occult Medicine & Practical Magic, by Samael Aun Weor

Authors: Samael Aun Weor
Release: 2004-04-01
Format: PDF
ISBN: 0974591629 (0-9745916-2-9)
ISBN 13: 9780974591629 (978-0-9745916-2-9)
List Price: $25.00

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Samael Aun Weor, founder of the International Gnostic Movement and author of sixty books, lived for many years in close contact with the mysterious natives of the Sierra Nevada of South America. He and his wife Litelantes compiled and verified the knowledge they had been given by the Priests and Doctors of that region, and supplemented it with their own Initiatic wisdom, resulting in this book Occult Medicine and Practical Magic. Herein one finds many explanations of the medical knowledge preserved by the Lamas of Tibet and the Mamas of the Sierra Nevada, demonstrating with undeniable force the limitations of modern medicine and indicating the way to return to ancient medical wisdom. This work features treatments for an incredible variety of illnesses and conditions, such as cancer, asthma, the common cold, and leprosy. Includes: Introduction to Occult Medicine Preparation and Discipline of the Gnostic Doctor Classification of Plants (Elemental Magic) Occult Medication and Magical Works

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Arabic For Dummies (Ebook plus CD)
TITLE : Arabic For Dummies (paperback+CDROM)
AUTHOR : Amine Bouchentouf
PUBLISHER : Wiley
ISBN : 978-0-471-77270-5
EDITION : 1st
PUB DATE : May 2006
LANGUAGE : English
FORMAT : PDF(ebook), MP3(audio files, 256kbps VBR)

Arabic For Dummies presents the language in the classic, laid-back For Dummies style. Taking a relaxed approach to this difficult language, it’s packed with practice dialogues and communication tips that will have you talking the talk in no time. You’ll get the scoop on:

* The Arabic alphabet, pronunciation, basic grammar, and the rules of transliteration
* The history of the language and information on classical Arabic and its dialects
* How to make small talk and make yourself understood when dining, shopping, or traveling around town
* How to communicate on the phone and in business conversations
* Handy words and phrases for dealing with money, directions, hotels, transportation, and emergencies
* Arabic culture and etiquette, including ten things you should never do in Arabic countries

The book also includes an Arabic-English dictionary, verb tables, and an audio CD with dialogues from the book to help you perfect your pronunciation. Written by a native Arabic speaker who helped start a year-round Arabic department at Middlebury College, Arabic For Dummies is just what you need to start making yourself understood in Arabic.

Note: A CD containing audio files is included in this release.

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