Michael Jackson – The Greatest Entertainer Of All Time 2 DiscMichael Jackson | Mp3 | 320kbps | Pop | 130Mb | 2CD
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Michael Jackson – The Greatest Entertainer Of All Time 2 Disc
Michael Jackson – The Greatest Entertainer Of All Time 2 DiscMichael Jackson | Mp3 | 320kbps | Pop | 130Mb | 2CD
VA - Chart Boxx (2010)
VA - Chart Boxx (2010)MP3 224 Kbps CBR | 07:19:02 | 692 MB
Dance, Pop, Club
001 Pitbull feat. Nicole Scherzinger - Hotel Room Service (Original Remix)
002 Adam Bass & Adam Ross - In Time Again
003 DJ O vs. Nelly Furtado - Say it right (ForM Club Rmx)
004 Britney Spears - 3
005 Clubhunter - Self Control (Radio Edit)
006 Gabry Ponte & Sergio DAngelo feat Andrea Love - Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood (Perfect Mix Radio)
007 Ich Ich - Pflaster
008 Mario Bischin - Special (Play And Win Original Mix)
009 Jessica Simpson - With You
010 Kim Leoni - Emergency (Original Radio Mix)
011 Lazard Feat Muzzy G - I Wanna Grow Old with You (Original Radio Edit)
012 Milk & Sugar feat. Ayak - You Got Me Burnin (Milk & Sugar Radio Mix)
013 P!nk - I Dont Believe You
014 Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous
015 DJ Tom - X Vs Warmduscher - Cocaine (DJ Brush Remix - 2K9 Remixes)
016 Timbaland Feat. Katy Perry - If We Ever Meet Again
017 Stephmadfx & DJ Trucks - Accordion! (Remix Ronie Mc Bride)
018 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
019 Dancefire Vs D JMC - Emotion (Tbm DJ Radio Edit)
020 Galaxy Dream - Stand Up (Feat. Wooferman)
021 Stanfour - Wishing You Well
022 Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
023 Babybooster - Lucky Star (DJ Hyo Radio Edit)
024 Candycore - Blow Away (Radio Edit)
025 Gaetano DJ vs Dpj feat Kate - LAmore (Original Radio Edit)
026 DJ Tim vs. ABBA - Happy New Year (Club DyagileV Remix)
027 Nickelback - If Today Was Your Last Day
028 Jennifer Paige & Nick Carter - Beautiful Lie
029 Hardcharger - Lost (Original Radio Mix)
030 Modern Talking-Youre my heart (House Club Remix)
031 Rihanna - Hard (Jump Smokers Clean Radio Edit)
032 Sincera Lady - My Story (G1 & Twizted Remix)
033 Kim Zolciak - Tardy For The Party (Original)
034 Boys Like Girls Feat. Taylor Swift - Two Is Better Than One (Mike Rizzo Radio Remix)
035 Darius & Finlay feat. Nicco - Rock To The Beat
036 Toby Duo - Cruel (Original Rev Bass Mix)
037 Pixie Lott - Cry Me Out (Bimbo Jones Remix Edit)
038 Jogs - Druckbetankung (Radio Edit)
039 Boyz II Men - Ill Make Love To You
040 DJ Mo & DJ Brainnrg - String players (Radio Edit)
041 MariaMatilde Band - 1000 Lysr (Gettic Remix)
042 Roberto Di Dio - Cyber Sex
043 Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado & Soshy - Morning After Dark
044 Stefano Iezzi feat. Elpis - Dance (Radio Mix)
045 D-Mind - Liekk
046 Perplexer - Shattered dreams (Radio Mix)
047 Busho - Burning
048 Alex C. feat. Yass - Dancing is Like Heaven
049 JLuis DJ - I Just Wanna Be With You (Original Extended Mix)
050 DJ Yanny Pres. Terraformer - Wont Forget These Days 2k10 (The Mobb Remix Edit)
051 The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky
052 Misja Helsloot vs. PMW - Ass You Wish (Akira Kayosa & Pete Drury Mix)
053 Jennifer Rostock - Es Tut Wieder Weh
054 G1 & Twizted - The Universe (Right Mix)
055 Mads Langer - Youre Not Alone
056 Loveline - Right Now (Radio Edit)
057 The Veronicas - Take Me On The Floor
058 Sincera Lady - Love Me
059 Restricted Area - Alive (Radio Edit)
060 Slash Terror - Thunderstorm
061 Marc Korn Vs Trusted Playaz Feat Mel W - Call Me (Radio Edit)
062 DJ Baseline - The Tracks Of Angels (Ti-Mo Remix Edit)
063 Bioca feat lisa lacoste - Fuck what to do (Radio Edit)
064 Da Reactorz - Reaction
065 Medina - Ensom
066 The beatrabauken - Wallbreakin (Original Mix)
067 Sunrush - Sunrush Take Me Away (Radio Mix)
068 Romeo - Tell Me
069 Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Dont Lie (Featuring Wyclef Jean)
070 Bloodpressure & Mindshokers - Push It
071 John Mayer - Your Body Is A Wonderland
072 Stana - Terminal 5
073 DJ Enemy - Just Bee
074 Baschi - Unsterblich
075 Scooter - The Sound Above My Hair
076 Miss Destiny - Yesterday (Radio Edit)
077 Dan rouge feat. catherine cassidy - Baby let me (Radio Edit)
078 D-Block & S-Te-Fan - Essence Of Sound
079 Van Beathoven - Do Not Panic
080 Cascada - Pyromania (Radio Edit)
081 Detox - Melancolie
082 Gatty - Code
083 Troubleboy - Trinity
084 Sweetbox - Everything Is Nothing
085 Andreas Gerlich vs. Access All Areas - Alfi Hartkor
086 Pitbull feat. Nayer - Pearly Gates
087 Disco Deejays - Movin On Up (Radio Edit)
088 Rynno and sylvia - Breathe Again (Radio Edit)
089 LLP & John Puzzle & Chriss-T - I Miss You
090 Ke$ha - Tik Tok
091 Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music - Slave To Love
092 Coastguard - Just Me & You
093 DJ Lara and Sergi Val Presents DJ Isaac Sanchez - Because With You
094 Ejiah - Bring on the Night feat. Estela Martin (Extended Mix)
095 N-DUBZ - I Need You (Single Version)
096 Mapo Mester - Hey
097 Fantasy chix - Moonlight shadow (Radio Edit)
098 Hi-Q - Lose You
099 Jan Wayne presents Gorgeous X - Black Velvet (Gollum Vs Jan Wayne Remix Edit)
100 Chris One - Convictions
Lady Gaga - Reloaded (2010)
Lady Gaga - Reloaded (2010)
MP3 256 Kbp CBR | Pop | 57:36 min | 105 MB
Tracklist:MP3 256 Kbp CBR | Pop | 57:36 min | 105 MB
1. Filthy Pop
2. Shake Ur Kitty
3. Kaboom
4. Kandy Life
5. Captivated
6. No Way
7. Rockshow
8. Reloaded
9. Dirty Ice Cream
10. Viva La Vida
11. Second Time Around
12. Imagine
13. Fooled Me Again
14. Fancy Pants
15. Wonderful
16. 2010 Grammys Ft Elton Joh
DJ Bobo - Fantasy - 2010
MP3 320 Kbps CBR | Dance / Pop | 199,84 MB
CD 1
01. This is my time
02. The voice of freedom
03. Superstar
04. Roll up
05. Take me to the top
06. Tarzan boy
07. Ready to fly
08. Forever
09. Tonight
10. Fantasy
11. A good heart
12. Upside down
13. A moment to remember
CD 2 Greatest Hits Megamix
01. Megamix
02. Countdown Intro
03. Everybody (with Emilia)
04. Respect Yourself
05. It's My Life
06. There Is A Party
07. Around The World
08. Deep In The Jungl
09. Pirates Of Dance
10. Ole Ole
11. Pura Pasion
12. Where Is Your Love
13. Somebody Dance With Me
14. Keep On Dancing
15. Dance Into The Light
16. Secrets Of Love (with Sandra)
17. What A Feeling (with Irene Cara)
18. Everything Has Changed
19. Take Control
20. The Sun Will Shine On You
21. Amazing Life
22. Vampires Are Alive
23. Because Of You
24. Shadows Of The Night (with VSOP)
25. Pray
26. Freedom
27. Let The Dream Come True
28. Love Is All Around
29. Together
Microhammer Water Percussion Vol 1 KONTAKT-DYNAMiCS
Microhammer Water Percussion Vol 1 KONTAKT-DYNAMiCS | 119Mb
Water Percussion Vol. 1 covers a variety of percussive elements purely made with water. The library includes drum kits made with water drops to cymbals clashed against water surfaces, from slapping wet concrete to comprehensive water human beat boxing. The end result is the first library ever developed that truly sounds wet without any additional reverb. No seriously … Water Percussion is highly experimental and for people that want another texture to their music and grooves. Its wet wienerschnitzel like you never heard before.Microhammer Water Percussion Vol. 1 specs:
* $19
* Articulations include:
Water Drop Kit
Water Cymbal Clash Kit
Water Pouring Kit
Water Concrete Slap Kit
Water Human Beat Box Kit(s) in shower
Water Human Beat Box Kit(s) in glass
Experimental patches
* Intelligent editing and programming
* Read me (.pdf) install, patch and hint documentation
* 10 instrument patches, 605 samples, 101 MB installed, 80 MB .rar download
* Sample resolution and source format: 44.1Khz/16/24Bit mono- and stereo .wav format
* Format(s): Kontakt, SFZ and .wav
* Note: Native Instruments Kontakt 3+ full retail versions required.
* Note: Free Kontakt Player will only work for 30 minutes with this product. Full version required to remove this restriction.
Rob Papen RG VSTi/RTAS 1.1.2a x86/x64
Rob Papen RG VSTi/RTAS 1.1.2a x86/x64 - AiR | 281 MB
RG is an innovative software instrument that allows the user to create not just classic rhythm guitar grooves, but also exciting new grooves and sounds which a real guitar could never produce. RG uses a keyboard layout of "major-" and "minor" chords to play the grooves, each with two sequence pattern (A or B) options. Just hit a single note in the major or minor keyboard range and the groove plays. The sound sets are clean sampled guitars, which gives you great freedom and flexibility when using the synthesizer features and effects of RG. Guitar types included are the classic Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, the 8th note groove type Steel String acoustic guitar and the 16th note groove type Steel String acoustic guitar. The synthesizer parts of RG include a classic analog modelled synthesizer filter, LFO, envelopes and modulation section. The effect section can be built up by using up to 3 effects at a time. MIDI time-based delays, chorus and speaker simulators, phaser, flanger and many more are all featured plus over 500 presets including 300 "RG" grooves and 200 "basic" grooves.
Rob Papen Blue VSTi/RTAS 1.8.5d x86/x64
Rob Papen Blue VSTi/RTAS 1.8.5d x86/x64 - AiR | 162 MBBLUE delivers FM Synthesis, Phase Distortion Synthesis, Wave Shaping Synthesis and Subtractive Synthesis is one creative combination. It has six oscillators which can be connected in various ways, two analogue style modelled stereo filters, an enormous range of processing and modulation options and a powerful sequencer, all brought together with the Rob Papen presets covering a wide range of musical styles.
Features:
* Six Oscillators modules which include Analogue, Additive and Spectral type waveforms. Osc. A and B offer PWM modulation and symmetry control. Oscillators can be combined in several ways using 32 different modulation routings in the Algorithm screen. Oscillators can have FM modulation or Ring modulation and can be oscillator hard synced. Each oscillator can be output to the filters, the effects or output as dry. Dedicated screens available in the LCD screen section for Algorithm selection, Phase distortion / Wave shaping settings and Oscillator Envelopes.
* Two analogue modelled stereo Multimode filters, offering 6dB LowPass/HighPass, 12dB and 24dB LowPass/HighPass/BandPass/Notch, Ring, Comb and Vox (formant). Filters with panning, panning modulation options and pre-filtering distortion. Easy filter control by pre-defined modulation controllers like Envelope, Velocity, Keytrack and Modulation Wheel.
* Nine Envelopes, AHDSFR type. Direct connection to the Oscillators volume, Filters frequency and main Volume amp to make sound editing fast and easy. Graphic and fader-control of Envelopes in one go. Dynamic curves and MIDI tempo based features like delay and envelope retrigger.
* Four Multi-Envelopes, These free highly sophisticated envelopes can be built up using up to 32 sections. Full graphic control and additional menus with presets, load and save functions. Dynamic curves and MIDI tempo based functions.
* Ten LFOs with various waveforms and are MIDI-syncable. Directly connected to main targets to make sound editing easy and fast. Directly connected LFO's for PWM A/B, Filter Frequency A/B, Tremolo (amp), Vibrato (main pitch) and Three Free LFOs. LFO have adjustable, free/poly/mono modes, keytracking, symmetry, smoothing, attack, decay and humanize functions.
* Three modulation Step-sequencers with sequence loop start/end, poly/mono/free play modes, speed controls and step smooth function. Copy/paste/clear functions.
* Modulation Matrix with 2 pages of 10 slots. 12 synth sources & 23 MIDI sources and 103 synth destinations.
* 32 step mono sequencer, with sequencer length, speed adjust, slide amount, swing amount, volume smoothing. Each step has On/off, Reset, -32/+32 Semitune, Volume, Slide on/off, Filter A, Filter B and Free modulation settings. Clear, load and save functions to exchange sequences in between presets.
* Poly/Mono/Legato/Seq synthesizer play modes. Portamento featuring legato, switch-able constant time/constant rate. Mono unison mode.
* Adjustable Precision setting per oscillator to simulate the instability of vintage analogue synthesizers.
* 16-voice polyphony. Voice amount control.
* Global settings save with each individual preset like: keyboard velocity response curve, over-sampling settings and filter control smoothing.
* Easy Edit page for fast new sound results or for easy access tempo changes.
* External controller hardware (fader-box or synth) settings can be saved and restored.
* Two effects-blocks with serial and parallel mode. Nine stereo effects available including Mono Delay, Stereo Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Distortion, Low Fi, Stereo Widener and Reverb. MIDI tempo based settings in Delays, Phaser and Flanger.
* Equalizer for total overall sound.
* Sound banks of 32 presets inside build in browser. Preset handling with copy, paste, clear and compare function. Preset banks are sorted into style-maps for easy search.
* All settings included the global settings are stored inside each individual preset.
* Presets in clear categories by Rob Papen.
Rob Papen RP-Verb VST/RTAS 1.0.3 x86/x64
Rob Papen RP-Verb VST/RTAS 1.0.3 x86/x64 - AiR | 173 MB
RP-Verb is an algorithmic, musical, reverb that aims to bring dimension and fullness to your mixes. It has a straightforward, intuitive interface that puts all the most essential parameters right at your fingertips and offers presets that range from intimate venues to abstract, surreal spaces.Features:
* Main section
o Dry / wet control with FX bypass button.
o HQ Mode on/off.
o ECS (external controler setup).
o ? brings up the ‘Quick Manual’.
* Preset section
o Uses sound banks composed of 128 presets.
o Preset handling with copy, paste, clear and compare function.
o ‘Quick Browser’, ‘Recently Browsed’ and ‘Favorite’ functions.
o Presets are stored in clear categories banks.
* Distortion
o Tube saturation distortion.
o Amount control.
o on/off.
* Ensemble
o Multi voice chorus.
o Amount control.
o Routing into reverb or direct + reverb.
o volume control.
o on/off.
* Early Reflections
o Complex Early reflection algorithm.
o Routing into reverb or direct.
o Lenght / damping / feedback / side-feedbak / cross-feedback control.
o on/off.
* Reverb
o RPCX Algorithm reverb.
o Space types: Hall clean, Hall cave, Hall swirl, Hall wild 1, Hall wild 2, Room cold, Room edged 1, Room edged 2, Room storm 1, Room storm 2, Room storm 3, Space orbit 1, Space orbit 2, Space orbit 3 and Space orbit 4.
o Space color types: Clean, Multi 1, Multi 2, Multi 3 and Swirl.
o Size control with disorder control / Length control.
o Pre-delay with disorder control.
o diffucion control.
o damping control.
o low-pass and hi-pass filters.
o volume control.
o on/off.
* Late reflection
o Late reflection delay.
o Routing into reverb or direct.
o Length control and damping control.
o volume control.
o on/off.
* EQ
o High quality EQ with “post” setting option.
o Low at 10Hz / Mid at 4kHz / High at 8kHz.
* Envelope
o Special Envelope for ‘Gated Reverb’ effect, ‘Non-Linear Reverb’ effect or ‘Special Reverb’ control.
o Control options: audio / space size / reverb length / size + length / size + lenght + audio.
o Amount control for space size / reverb lenght.
o mono input option.
o latch mode option.
o on/off.
Safari 4.0.5 Multilingual (Portable)
Extract and run SafariPortable.
If you want to backup cache: edit SafariPortable.ini
Settings of installed Safari should be preserved.
R-Studio NetWork 5.2 Build 130690 (Portable)
R-Studio NetWork 5.2 Build 130690 Portable | 12,06MBR-Studio is a family of powerful and cost-effective undelete and data recovery software. Empowered by the new unique data recovery technologies, it is the most comprehensive data recovery solution for recovery files from FAT12/16/32, NTFS, NTFS5 (created or updated by Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista), HFS/HFS (Macintosh), Little and Big Endian variants of UFS1/UFS2 (FreeBSD/OpenBSD/NetBSD/Solaris) and Ext2FS/Ext3FS (Linux) partitions. It functions on local and network disks, even if such partitions are formatted, damaged or deleted. Flexible parameter settings give you absolute control over data recovery.
R-Studio utilities recover files
Deleted without Recycle Bin, or when Recycle Bin has been emptied;
Removed by virus attack or power failure;
After the partition with the files was reformatted, even for different file system;
When the partition structure on a hard disk was changed or damaged. In this case, R-Studio utilities can scan the hard disk trying to find previously existed partitions and recover files from found partitions.
From hard disk with bad sectors. R-Studio Data Recovery Software can first copy the entire disk or its part into an image file and then process such image file. This is especially useful when new bad sectors are constantly appearing on the hard disk, and remaining information must be immediately saved.
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Using English at Work
Using English at Work
2008 | Intermediate and up | 90MB | PDF MP3
Speak English at Work with Confidence
Do you ever get nervous speaking English with your co-workers because you’re not sure what the “right” word or expression is? After listening to Using Englishat Work , you will be better able to speak and write business English. Get it right with this complete course in daily English for businesspeople like you!
You’ll learn commonly used words and phrases that will help you succeed in English. The course includes 10 detailed lessons that describe each part of a typical workday. Learn vocabulary related to arrivingat work, checking mail and email, attending office meetings, going to business lunches, handling computer problems, scheduling a meeting, meeting with your boss, and socializing with coworkers.
In each lesson, you'll learn common and useful vocabulary for everyday things and situations found in an office.
Here is a list of just some of the situations you will be able to talk about in English after completing this course:
* Parking your car in a parking lot
* Dealing with inter- and intra-office mail
* Talking about emails
* Handling voicemails
* Attending a meeting
* Working with daily office furniture, supplies, and equipment
* Taking a break with your co-workers
* Going to lunch with colleagues
* Fixing common computer problems
* Talking to technical support
* Scheduling a meeting with another company
* Meeting with your supervisor
* Leaving work and clearing up your desk
* Going out for after-work get-togethers with co-workers
How it Works
Each lesson is divided into three parts, following the highly successful teaching methods ESLPod.com. You:
1. Listen to the story (slow)
2. Listen to the explanation of the story and vocabulary
3. Listen to the story at native-speaker rate (fast)
This 1-2-3 method of learning languages, pioneered by the applied linguists at the Center for Educational Development and ESL Podcast, is the fastest way to improving your business-related vocabulary. You encounter all of the key vocabulary several times in each lesson, helping you really understand the meaning of the expressions and how to use them correctly.
Don’t Just Listen – Read it, too!
Get the most out of Using English at Work by following along with the Learning Guide, which has a complete written transcript of every word spoken in the lessons. All of the vocabulary and expressions used in the lesson are also listed and defined in the Learning Guide, giving you the opportunity to read and review whenever you’d like. Plus, you are provided with an extra sample sentence using the word correctly in context. By listening to and reading each lesson, you’ll have a truly powerful way to increase your speaking and listening abilities in English.
The 10 lessons are:
Lesson 1 – Arriving at Work
Lesson 2 – Checking Mail, Email, and Voicemail
Lesson 3 – Attending the Morning Meeting
Lesson 4 – Working at My Desk
Lesson 5 – Taking a Break/Eating Lunch
Lesson 6 – Having Computer Problems
Lesson 7 – Scheduling a Meeting
Lesson 8 – Meeting with the Boss
Lesson 9 – Leaving Work
Lesson 10 – Socializing with Coworkers
25 Greatest Science Books of All Time
25 Greatest Science Books of All Time
2009 | Collection | PDF | 265 Mb
DISCOVER presents the essential reading list for anyone interested in science by the editors of DISCOVER magazine
1. and 2. The Voyage of the Beagle (1845) and The Origin of Species (1859) by Charles Darwin [tie]
One of the most delightful, witty, and beautifully written of all natural histories, The Voyage of the Beagle recounts the young Darwin's 1831 to 1836 trip to South America, the Galápagos Islands, Australia, and back again to England, a journey that transformed his understanding of biology and fed the development of his ideas about evolution. Fossils spring to life on the page as Darwin describes his adventures, which include encounters with "savages" in Tierra del Fuego, an accidental meal of a rare bird in Patagonia (which was then named in Darwin's honor), and wobbly attempts to ride Galápagos tortoises.
Yet Darwin's masterwork is, undeniably, The Origin of Species, in which he introduced his theory of evolution by natural selection. Prior to its publication, the prevailing view was that each species had existed in its current form since the moment of divine creation and that humans were a privileged form of life, above and apart from nature. Darwin's theory knocked us from that pedestal. Wary of a religious backlash, he kept his ideas secret for almost two decades while bolstering them with additional observations and experiments. The result is an avalanche of detail—there seems to be no species he did not contemplate—thankfully delivered in accessible, conversational prose. A century and a half later, Darwin's paean to evolution still begs to be heard: "There is grandeur in this view of life," he wrote, that "from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved."
"The most important science book of all time. Darwin revolutionized our understanding of life, the relationship of humanity to all creatures in the world, and the mythological foundation of all religions." —geneticist Lee M. Silver, Princeton University
Available in black/white scans and plain text ebook. Full color scans available at archive.org
3. Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) by Isaac Newton (1687)
Dramatic is an unlikely word for a book that devotes half its pages to deconstructions of ellipses, parabolas, and tangents. Yet the cognitive power on display here can trigger chills.
Principia marks the dawn of modern physics, beginning with the familiar three laws of motion ("To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction" is the third). Later Newton explains the eccentric paths of comets, notes the similarity between sound waves and ripples on a pond, and makes his famous case that gravity guides the orbit of the moon as surely as it defines the arc of a tossed pebble. The text is dry but accessible to anyone with a high school education—an opportunity to commune with perhaps the top genius in the history of science.
"You don't have to be a Newton junkie like me to really find it gripping. I mean how amazing is it that this guy was able to figure out that the same force that lets a bird poop on your head governs the motions of planets in the heavens? That is towering genius, no?" —psychiatrist Richard A. Friedman, Cornell University
b/w scans. Full color scans available at archive.org
4. Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems by Galileo Galilei (1632)
Pope Urban VIII sanctioned Galileo to write a neutral treatise on Copernicus's new, sun-centered view of the solar system. Galileo responded with this cheeky conversation between three characters: a supporter of Copernicus, an educated layman, and an old-fashioned follower of Aristotle. This last one—a dull thinker named Simplicio—represented the church position, and Galileo was soon standing before the Inquisition. Galileo comes across as a masterful raconteur; his discussions of recent astronomical findings in particular evoke an electrifying sense of discovery. The last section, in which he erroneously argues that ocean tides prove Earth is in motion, is fascinatingly shoddy by comparison. Galileo, trying to deliver a fatal blow to the church's Aristotelian thinking, got tripped up by his own faith in an idea he was sure was true but couldn't prove.
"It's not only one of the most influential books in the history of the world but a wonderful read. Clear, entertaining, moving, and often hilarious, it showed early on how science writing needn't be stuffy." —cognitive scientist Steven Pinker, Harvard University
5. De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres) by Nicolaus Copernicus (1543)
Copernicus waited until he was on his deathbed to publish this volume, then prefaced it with a ring-kissing letter to Pope Paul III explaining why the work wasn't really heresy. No furor actually ensued until long after Copernicus's death, when Galileo's run-in with the church landed De Revolutionibus on the Inquisition's index of forbidden books (see #4, above). Copernicus, by arguing that Earth and the other planets move around the sun (rather than everything revolving around Earth), sparked a revolution in which scientific thought first dared to depart from religious dogma. While no longer forbidden, De Revolutionibus is hardly user-friendly. The book's title page gives fair warning: "Let no one untrained in geometry enter here."
Only Book 1 available.
6. Physica (Physics) by Aristotle (circa 330 B.C.)
By contrast, Aristotle placed Earth firmly at the center of the cosmos, and viewed the universe as a neat set of nested spheres. He also mistakenly concluded that things move differently on Earth and in the heavens. Nevertheless, Physica, Aristotle's treatise on the nature of motion, change, and time, stands out because in it he presented a systematic way of studying the natural world—one that held sway for two millennia and led to modern scientific method.
"Aristotle opened the door to the empirical sciences, in contrast to Platonism's love of pure reason. You cannot overestimate his influence on the West and the world." —bioethicist Arthur Caplan, University of Pennsylvania
7. De Humani Corporis Fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body) by Andreas Vesalius (1543)
In 1543, the same year that Copernicus's De Revolutionibus appeared, anatomist Andreas Vesalius published the world's first comprehensive illustrated anatomy textbook. For centuries, anatomists had dissected the human body according to instructions spelled out by ancient Greek texts. Vesalius dispensed with that dusty methodology and conducted his own dissections, reporting findings that departed from the ancients' on numerous points of anatomy. The hundreds of illustrations, many rendered in meticulous detail by students of Titian's studio, are ravishing.
Not available. Latin with English annotation at Andreas Vesalius's De Humani Corporis Fabrica
8. Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein (1916)
Albert Einstein's theories overturned long-held notions about bodies in motion. Time and space, he showed, are not absolutes. A moving yardstick shrinks in flight; a clock mounted on that yardstick runs slow. Relativity, written for those not acquainted with the underlying math, reveals Einstein as a skillful popularizer of his ideas. To explain the special theory of relativity, Einstein invites us on board a train filled with rulers and clocks; for the more complex general theory, we career in a cosmic elevator through empty space. As Einstein warns in his preface, however, the book does demand "a fair amount of patience and force of will on the part of the reader."
9. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (1976)
In this enduring popularization of evolutionary biology, Dawkins argues that our genes do not exist to perpetuate us; instead, we are useful machines that serve to perpetuate them. This unexpected shift in perspective, a "gene's-eye view of nature," is an enjoyable brainteaser for the uninitiated. So is a related notion: that altruistic behavior in animals does not evolve for "the good of the species" but is really selfishness in disguise. "Like successful Chicago gangsters," Dawkins writes, "our genes have survived, in some cases for millions of years, in a highly competitive world."
10. One Two Three . . . Infinity by George Gamow (1947)
Illustrating these tales with his own charming sketches, renowned Russian-born physicist Gamow covers the gamut of science from the Big Bang to the curvature of space and the amount of mysterious genetic material in our bodies (DNA had not yet been described). No one can read this book and conclude that science is dull. Who but a physicist would analyze the atomic constituents of genetic material and calculate how much all that material, if extracted from every cell in your body, would weigh? (The answer is less than two ounces.)
"Influenced my decision to become a physicist and is part of the reason I write books for the public today." —theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss, Case Western Reserve University
11. The Double Helix by James D. Watson (1968)
James Watson's frank, and often frankly rude, account of his role in discovering the structure of DNA infuriated nearly everyone whose name appeared in it, but it nonetheless ranks as a first-rate piece of science writing. The Double Helix takes us inside a pell-mell race whose winners were almost guaranteed fame and a Nobel Prize. Most poignant are Watson's disparaging descriptions of his encounters with DNA researcher Rosalind Franklin. Her X-ray crystallography images showed the molecule to be a helix, crucial data that Watson and his collaborator Francis Crick "borrowed" to construct their DNA model. Franklin died of ovarian cancer in 1958, losing out on the 1962 Nobel Prize for the discovery. Perhaps to atone, Watson noted her key contribution in the epilogue to his book.
"The telenovela of my generation of geneticists." —geneticist Mary-Claire King, University of Washington
12. What Is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger (1944)
Long a classic among biologists, this volume describes, from the perspective of a Nobel Prize–winning physicist, how living organisms differ from inanimate objects like crystals. Schrödinger carefully outlines how the two groups obey different laws and puzzles over what the "paragon of orderliness" of living things may signify. Some editions include an autobiographical sketch, in which Schrödinger describes the conflict over teaching Darwin that raged when he was in school, as well as his own fascination with evolution.
"What Is Life? is what got Francis Crick and the other pioneers of molecular biology in the 1950s interested in the problem in the first place." —cognitive scientist Steven Pinker, Harvard University
13. The Cosmic Connection by Carl Sagan (1973)
At a time when NASA was reeling from the end of the Apollo program, Sagan reacquainted both the public and his colleagues with the majesty of the universe, starting with the oft-overlooked worlds of our own solar system. He also championed the search for extraterrestrial life and argued for the likelihood of planets around other stars two decades before they were discovered. The TV series Cosmos brought Sagan to the masses, but the adventure began here.
14. The Insect Societies by Edward O. Wilson (1971)
The patriarch of modern evolutionary biology explores the lives of everyone's favorite creepy crawlies—ants, termites, bees, and wasps—in this 500-page treatise unmatched in scope and detail by any other work on the topic (with the possible exception of his own 1990 volume, The Ants). It also lays the groundwork for his 1975 classic, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, which explores the then-controversial idea that the social behavior of animals, including humans, has a deep biological basis. The book is a labor of love, infused with the author's boundless fascination for his tiny subjects. Wilson openly acknowledges the quirkiness of his obsession; the dedication reads, "For my wife Irene, who understands."
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15. The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg (1977)
When Weinberg was a student, "the study of the early universe was widely regarded as not the sort of thing to which a respectable scientist would devote his time." But after World War II, radar researchers turned their instruments to the sky and helped bring creation stories out of the realm of myth and into the realm of science. Weinberg, winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics, offered the first authoritative, popular account of the resulting Big Bang scenario in The First Three Minutes. A 1993 afterword discusses more recent advances. Amazingly, only the description of the first fraction of a second of cosmic history has changed significantly.
16. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (1962)
When Silent Spring was first published, a chorus of critics called Carson "hysterical" and "extremist." Yet the marine biologist's meticulously documented indictment of DDT led both to a U.S. ban on the insecticide and to the birth of the modern environmental movement. Carson argues that DDT not only indiscriminately kills insects, including beneficial species like bees, but also accumulates in the fat of birds and mammals high on the food chain, thinning eggshells and causing reproductive problems. Her chilling vision of a birdless America is still haunting. "Over increasingly large areas of the United States," she writes, "spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early mornings are strangely silent where once they were filled with the beauty of birdsong."
17. The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould (1981)
In this witty critique of bad science, Harvard scholar Stephen Jay Gould sets out to eviscerate the notion of biological determinism. For hundreds of years, Gould argues, questionable measurements of human intelligence, like skull size or IQ, have been used to justify racism, sexism, and class stratification. According to Gould, even respected sociologists and psychologists have used falsified or shaky data to support the belief that Westerners are genetically predisposed to rule the world. The book drew political and scientific criticism, especially from social scientists furious that Gould had oversimplified or demonized their work.
Final page of epilogue missing.
18. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks (1985)
In these profiles of patients with unusual neurological disorders, Sacks revolutionizes the centuries-old literary tradition of presenting clinical case studies. Far from dryly reporting each case, the eminent British-born New York City neurologist writes in lively prose with the gentle affection of a country doctor on house call and a contagious sense of wonder. To him, the man with Tourette's syndrome and the woman who cannot sense her own body position are the heroes of the stories. Legions of neuroscientists now probing the mysteries of the human brain cite this book as their greatest inspiration.
19. The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (1814)
One of history's most famous tales of exploration began on May 14, 1804, when William Clark and his Corps of Discovery set off from the mouth of the Missouri River, beginning an epic 28-month journey west to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. (Meriwether Lewis joined the group two days later.) The Journals, a meticulous chronicle of their expedition, offer an unprecedented glimpse at unexplored, undeveloped America west of the Mississippi. Lewis, the group's naturalist and astronomer, and Clark, the surveyor, documented new species of wildlife (coyotes, jackrabbits, mule deer, and others), unfamiliar geology, and interactions with native peoples. A complete copy of the Journals and their companion material is heavy reading (the definitive Nebraska edition has 13 volumes), but an abridged version captures all the adventure in a palatably sized package.
20. The Feynman Lectures on Physics by* Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew Sands (1963)
Not only did physicist Richard Feynman win the 1965 Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics, he once played bongos for a San Francisco ballet. The beloved book Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! recounts his raucous adventures, but these undergraduate physics lectures, presented over two years at Caltech in the 1960s, are Feynman's true gift to students at all levels. The first 94 lectures cover a wide swath of basic physics, from Newtonian mechanics to electromagnetism, while the final 21 venture into quantum mechanics. Feynman's characteristic humor and peerless explanations elevate these classroom lessons to enduring classics.
"Feynman, the prankster-genius, appeals no matter what field you're in. It helps to know some basic physics to approach his lectures, but he has such a luminous mind and is so good with metaphor that you can grasp a fair amount about what's going on in modern physics without formal understanding of complex math, up to a point." —psychiatrist Richard A. Friedman, Cornell University
21. Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred C. Kinsey et al. (1948)
The first of two books known collectively as the Kinsey Report, this treatise became an improbable best seller. With raw, technical descriptions of sexual acts, distilled from thousands of interviews, it documented for the first time what people really do behind closed doors. Many researchers consider the book flawed because of its sampling bias: Most of the men interviewed were young, white, and eager to participate. Nevertheless, the work remains an outstanding model of scientific bravery in the 20th century, with its insistence that sexual acts be described as healthy functions of the human body and that cultural taboos not stand in the way of science.
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22. Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey (1983)
In a richly hued portrait of the lives and behavior of African mountain gorillas, Fossey documents her 13 years dwelling in a remote rain forest amid these enigmatic animals. One of a trio of protégés picked by famed anthropologist Louis Leakey to conduct field studies of great apes, Fossey was determined, devoted, and often angry—over the apes' diminishing habitat and especially over the danger they faced from poachers (who may have been responsible for Fossey's 1985 murder). In Gorillas she leaves behind a scientific treasure, one rendered more poignant by her death in the service of these peaceful, intelligent beasts.
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23. Under a Lucky Star by Roy Chapman Andrews (1943)
Roy Chapman Andrews made scientific history during the 1920s by leading five motorized expeditions into unexplored reaches of the Gobi desert. He emerged with the equivalent of paleontological gold: more than 350 new species (including the dinosaurs Protoceratops and Velociraptor), the first fossils of Cretaceous mammals, and the first nests of dinosaur eggs. He packed out plenty of wild tales, too, which are woven into this engaging autobiography. Rumors persist that the fedora-wearing, snake-hating, death-defying explorer may have served as the inspiration for Hollywood's Indiana Jones.
24. Micrographia by Robert Hooke (1665)
A revelation in its time, Micrographia exposed the previously hidden microscopic world. Hooke, an early developer of the compound microscope, used his device to peer at the eyes of flies, the stinger on a bee, hairs, bristles, sand particles, seeds, and more, noting every detail with both words and masterful illustrations. The original book is a hefty three pounds, so the digital versions now available are more convenient, but there is something to be said for flipping through a printed copy and discovering, like a hidden treasure, each drawing in its beautiful intricacy. (Available on CD-ROM.)
25. Gaia by James Lovelock (1979)
As an inventor of scientific instruments, James Lovelock may seem an unlikely figure to have launched a New Age, earth-mother environmental movement. Yet that's exactly what he accomplished with Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth. In it Lovelock laid out his daring idea that our planet is a single, self-regulating system, dubbed Gaia, wherein "the entire range of living matter on Earth, from whales to viruses, and from oaks to algae, could be regarded as constituting a single living entity, capable of manipulating the Earth's atmosphere to suit its overall needs." Lovelock has since refined the hypothesis, which many scientists criticized as quasi mystical, and notes that he never implied that Gaia was a sentient being.
—Book reviews by Jennifer Barone, Ann Bausum, Alan Burdick, Kyla Dunn, Kathryn Garfield, Josie Glausiusz, Eric Jaffe, Susan Kruglinski, Stephen Ornes, Corey S. Powell, Sarah Richardson, Jessica Ruvinsky, Kathy A. Svitil, and Anne Wootton.
Honorable Mentions
1. The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud (1900) While Freud's cognitive theories may not have held up to scrutiny, his work continues to have an enormous cultural impact—as evidenced by common use of the term Freudian slip or by any episode of The Sopranos.
2. The Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas (1974) We humans (well, some of us) have accepted Darwin's theory of evolution, yet we still stubbornly place ourselves apart from the rest of nature. In deeply informed and poetic chapters, Thomas argues against that tendency and illustrates the interconnectedness of all life on Earth. Because these were originally freestanding essays, though, the book has a slightly disjointed, repetitive feel.
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3. The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James (1902) Founder of one of the first experimental psychology laboratories in the United States, James believed that the only way to evaluate religious beliefs was to test them empirically. Here he explores the primary mystical experiences that give rise to faith.
4. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn (1962) In this classic, Kuhn argues that long stretches of "normal" scientific inquiry are punctuated by paradigm shifts: revolutions that overthrow the assumptions, values, and methods guiding investigation. By pointing out that intuition or aesthetics can determine which paradigm prevails, Kuhn caused something of a revolution himself.
5. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (1988) Dubbed the most widely unread best seller of all time, this book aimed to translate the complex physics of the universe into common language. Unfortunately, Hawking's definition of "common" turns out to be quite advanced.
6. Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond (1997) In a chronicle of human history, Diamond traces the imbalance of power between civilizations to the post–Ice Age era, when certain groups first domesticated plants and animals. This advance, he argues, lead directly to the tools of dominance: writing, government, weaponry, and immunity to deadly germs.
7. The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene (1999) The physicist explores the emerging field of string theory—a branch of physics that attempts to heal the vexing rift between general relativity and quantum mechanics. Problem is, many scientists now argue that string theory may not be a valid field at all.
8. The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes (1986) A beautifully crafted and definitive history examining the personalities and science behind humanity's most destructive weapon.
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DISCOVER presents the essential reading list for anyone interested in science by the editors of DISCOVER magazine
1. and 2. The Voyage of the Beagle (1845) and The Origin of Species (1859) by Charles Darwin [tie]
One of the most delightful, witty, and beautifully written of all natural histories, The Voyage of the Beagle recounts the young Darwin's 1831 to 1836 trip to South America, the Galápagos Islands, Australia, and back again to England, a journey that transformed his understanding of biology and fed the development of his ideas about evolution. Fossils spring to life on the page as Darwin describes his adventures, which include encounters with "savages" in Tierra del Fuego, an accidental meal of a rare bird in Patagonia (which was then named in Darwin's honor), and wobbly attempts to ride Galápagos tortoises.
Yet Darwin's masterwork is, undeniably, The Origin of Species, in which he introduced his theory of evolution by natural selection. Prior to its publication, the prevailing view was that each species had existed in its current form since the moment of divine creation and that humans were a privileged form of life, above and apart from nature. Darwin's theory knocked us from that pedestal. Wary of a religious backlash, he kept his ideas secret for almost two decades while bolstering them with additional observations and experiments. The result is an avalanche of detail—there seems to be no species he did not contemplate—thankfully delivered in accessible, conversational prose. A century and a half later, Darwin's paean to evolution still begs to be heard: "There is grandeur in this view of life," he wrote, that "from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved."
"The most important science book of all time. Darwin revolutionized our understanding of life, the relationship of humanity to all creatures in the world, and the mythological foundation of all religions." —geneticist Lee M. Silver, Princeton University
Available in black/white scans and plain text ebook. Full color scans available at archive.org
3. Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) by Isaac Newton (1687)
Dramatic is an unlikely word for a book that devotes half its pages to deconstructions of ellipses, parabolas, and tangents. Yet the cognitive power on display here can trigger chills.
Principia marks the dawn of modern physics, beginning with the familiar three laws of motion ("To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction" is the third). Later Newton explains the eccentric paths of comets, notes the similarity between sound waves and ripples on a pond, and makes his famous case that gravity guides the orbit of the moon as surely as it defines the arc of a tossed pebble. The text is dry but accessible to anyone with a high school education—an opportunity to commune with perhaps the top genius in the history of science.
"You don't have to be a Newton junkie like me to really find it gripping. I mean how amazing is it that this guy was able to figure out that the same force that lets a bird poop on your head governs the motions of planets in the heavens? That is towering genius, no?" —psychiatrist Richard A. Friedman, Cornell University
b/w scans. Full color scans available at archive.org
4. Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems by Galileo Galilei (1632)
Pope Urban VIII sanctioned Galileo to write a neutral treatise on Copernicus's new, sun-centered view of the solar system. Galileo responded with this cheeky conversation between three characters: a supporter of Copernicus, an educated layman, and an old-fashioned follower of Aristotle. This last one—a dull thinker named Simplicio—represented the church position, and Galileo was soon standing before the Inquisition. Galileo comes across as a masterful raconteur; his discussions of recent astronomical findings in particular evoke an electrifying sense of discovery. The last section, in which he erroneously argues that ocean tides prove Earth is in motion, is fascinatingly shoddy by comparison. Galileo, trying to deliver a fatal blow to the church's Aristotelian thinking, got tripped up by his own faith in an idea he was sure was true but couldn't prove.
"It's not only one of the most influential books in the history of the world but a wonderful read. Clear, entertaining, moving, and often hilarious, it showed early on how science writing needn't be stuffy." —cognitive scientist Steven Pinker, Harvard University
5. De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres) by Nicolaus Copernicus (1543)
Copernicus waited until he was on his deathbed to publish this volume, then prefaced it with a ring-kissing letter to Pope Paul III explaining why the work wasn't really heresy. No furor actually ensued until long after Copernicus's death, when Galileo's run-in with the church landed De Revolutionibus on the Inquisition's index of forbidden books (see #4, above). Copernicus, by arguing that Earth and the other planets move around the sun (rather than everything revolving around Earth), sparked a revolution in which scientific thought first dared to depart from religious dogma. While no longer forbidden, De Revolutionibus is hardly user-friendly. The book's title page gives fair warning: "Let no one untrained in geometry enter here."
Only Book 1 available.
6. Physica (Physics) by Aristotle (circa 330 B.C.)
By contrast, Aristotle placed Earth firmly at the center of the cosmos, and viewed the universe as a neat set of nested spheres. He also mistakenly concluded that things move differently on Earth and in the heavens. Nevertheless, Physica, Aristotle's treatise on the nature of motion, change, and time, stands out because in it he presented a systematic way of studying the natural world—one that held sway for two millennia and led to modern scientific method.
"Aristotle opened the door to the empirical sciences, in contrast to Platonism's love of pure reason. You cannot overestimate his influence on the West and the world." —bioethicist Arthur Caplan, University of Pennsylvania
7. De Humani Corporis Fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body) by Andreas Vesalius (1543)
In 1543, the same year that Copernicus's De Revolutionibus appeared, anatomist Andreas Vesalius published the world's first comprehensive illustrated anatomy textbook. For centuries, anatomists had dissected the human body according to instructions spelled out by ancient Greek texts. Vesalius dispensed with that dusty methodology and conducted his own dissections, reporting findings that departed from the ancients' on numerous points of anatomy. The hundreds of illustrations, many rendered in meticulous detail by students of Titian's studio, are ravishing.
Not available. Latin with English annotation at Andreas Vesalius's De Humani Corporis Fabrica
8. Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein (1916)
Albert Einstein's theories overturned long-held notions about bodies in motion. Time and space, he showed, are not absolutes. A moving yardstick shrinks in flight; a clock mounted on that yardstick runs slow. Relativity, written for those not acquainted with the underlying math, reveals Einstein as a skillful popularizer of his ideas. To explain the special theory of relativity, Einstein invites us on board a train filled with rulers and clocks; for the more complex general theory, we career in a cosmic elevator through empty space. As Einstein warns in his preface, however, the book does demand "a fair amount of patience and force of will on the part of the reader."
9. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (1976)
In this enduring popularization of evolutionary biology, Dawkins argues that our genes do not exist to perpetuate us; instead, we are useful machines that serve to perpetuate them. This unexpected shift in perspective, a "gene's-eye view of nature," is an enjoyable brainteaser for the uninitiated. So is a related notion: that altruistic behavior in animals does not evolve for "the good of the species" but is really selfishness in disguise. "Like successful Chicago gangsters," Dawkins writes, "our genes have survived, in some cases for millions of years, in a highly competitive world."
10. One Two Three . . . Infinity by George Gamow (1947)
Illustrating these tales with his own charming sketches, renowned Russian-born physicist Gamow covers the gamut of science from the Big Bang to the curvature of space and the amount of mysterious genetic material in our bodies (DNA had not yet been described). No one can read this book and conclude that science is dull. Who but a physicist would analyze the atomic constituents of genetic material and calculate how much all that material, if extracted from every cell in your body, would weigh? (The answer is less than two ounces.)
"Influenced my decision to become a physicist and is part of the reason I write books for the public today." —theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss, Case Western Reserve University
11. The Double Helix by James D. Watson (1968)
James Watson's frank, and often frankly rude, account of his role in discovering the structure of DNA infuriated nearly everyone whose name appeared in it, but it nonetheless ranks as a first-rate piece of science writing. The Double Helix takes us inside a pell-mell race whose winners were almost guaranteed fame and a Nobel Prize. Most poignant are Watson's disparaging descriptions of his encounters with DNA researcher Rosalind Franklin. Her X-ray crystallography images showed the molecule to be a helix, crucial data that Watson and his collaborator Francis Crick "borrowed" to construct their DNA model. Franklin died of ovarian cancer in 1958, losing out on the 1962 Nobel Prize for the discovery. Perhaps to atone, Watson noted her key contribution in the epilogue to his book.
"The telenovela of my generation of geneticists." —geneticist Mary-Claire King, University of Washington
12. What Is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger (1944)
Long a classic among biologists, this volume describes, from the perspective of a Nobel Prize–winning physicist, how living organisms differ from inanimate objects like crystals. Schrödinger carefully outlines how the two groups obey different laws and puzzles over what the "paragon of orderliness" of living things may signify. Some editions include an autobiographical sketch, in which Schrödinger describes the conflict over teaching Darwin that raged when he was in school, as well as his own fascination with evolution.
"What Is Life? is what got Francis Crick and the other pioneers of molecular biology in the 1950s interested in the problem in the first place." —cognitive scientist Steven Pinker, Harvard University
13. The Cosmic Connection by Carl Sagan (1973)
At a time when NASA was reeling from the end of the Apollo program, Sagan reacquainted both the public and his colleagues with the majesty of the universe, starting with the oft-overlooked worlds of our own solar system. He also championed the search for extraterrestrial life and argued for the likelihood of planets around other stars two decades before they were discovered. The TV series Cosmos brought Sagan to the masses, but the adventure began here.
14. The Insect Societies by Edward O. Wilson (1971)
The patriarch of modern evolutionary biology explores the lives of everyone's favorite creepy crawlies—ants, termites, bees, and wasps—in this 500-page treatise unmatched in scope and detail by any other work on the topic (with the possible exception of his own 1990 volume, The Ants). It also lays the groundwork for his 1975 classic, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, which explores the then-controversial idea that the social behavior of animals, including humans, has a deep biological basis. The book is a labor of love, infused with the author's boundless fascination for his tiny subjects. Wilson openly acknowledges the quirkiness of his obsession; the dedication reads, "For my wife Irene, who understands."
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15. The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg (1977)
When Weinberg was a student, "the study of the early universe was widely regarded as not the sort of thing to which a respectable scientist would devote his time." But after World War II, radar researchers turned their instruments to the sky and helped bring creation stories out of the realm of myth and into the realm of science. Weinberg, winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics, offered the first authoritative, popular account of the resulting Big Bang scenario in The First Three Minutes. A 1993 afterword discusses more recent advances. Amazingly, only the description of the first fraction of a second of cosmic history has changed significantly.
16. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (1962)
When Silent Spring was first published, a chorus of critics called Carson "hysterical" and "extremist." Yet the marine biologist's meticulously documented indictment of DDT led both to a U.S. ban on the insecticide and to the birth of the modern environmental movement. Carson argues that DDT not only indiscriminately kills insects, including beneficial species like bees, but also accumulates in the fat of birds and mammals high on the food chain, thinning eggshells and causing reproductive problems. Her chilling vision of a birdless America is still haunting. "Over increasingly large areas of the United States," she writes, "spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early mornings are strangely silent where once they were filled with the beauty of birdsong."
17. The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould (1981)
In this witty critique of bad science, Harvard scholar Stephen Jay Gould sets out to eviscerate the notion of biological determinism. For hundreds of years, Gould argues, questionable measurements of human intelligence, like skull size or IQ, have been used to justify racism, sexism, and class stratification. According to Gould, even respected sociologists and psychologists have used falsified or shaky data to support the belief that Westerners are genetically predisposed to rule the world. The book drew political and scientific criticism, especially from social scientists furious that Gould had oversimplified or demonized their work.
Final page of epilogue missing.
18. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks (1985)
In these profiles of patients with unusual neurological disorders, Sacks revolutionizes the centuries-old literary tradition of presenting clinical case studies. Far from dryly reporting each case, the eminent British-born New York City neurologist writes in lively prose with the gentle affection of a country doctor on house call and a contagious sense of wonder. To him, the man with Tourette's syndrome and the woman who cannot sense her own body position are the heroes of the stories. Legions of neuroscientists now probing the mysteries of the human brain cite this book as their greatest inspiration.
19. The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (1814)
One of history's most famous tales of exploration began on May 14, 1804, when William Clark and his Corps of Discovery set off from the mouth of the Missouri River, beginning an epic 28-month journey west to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. (Meriwether Lewis joined the group two days later.) The Journals, a meticulous chronicle of their expedition, offer an unprecedented glimpse at unexplored, undeveloped America west of the Mississippi. Lewis, the group's naturalist and astronomer, and Clark, the surveyor, documented new species of wildlife (coyotes, jackrabbits, mule deer, and others), unfamiliar geology, and interactions with native peoples. A complete copy of the Journals and their companion material is heavy reading (the definitive Nebraska edition has 13 volumes), but an abridged version captures all the adventure in a palatably sized package.
20. The Feynman Lectures on Physics by* Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew Sands (1963)
Not only did physicist Richard Feynman win the 1965 Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics, he once played bongos for a San Francisco ballet. The beloved book Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! recounts his raucous adventures, but these undergraduate physics lectures, presented over two years at Caltech in the 1960s, are Feynman's true gift to students at all levels. The first 94 lectures cover a wide swath of basic physics, from Newtonian mechanics to electromagnetism, while the final 21 venture into quantum mechanics. Feynman's characteristic humor and peerless explanations elevate these classroom lessons to enduring classics.
"Feynman, the prankster-genius, appeals no matter what field you're in. It helps to know some basic physics to approach his lectures, but he has such a luminous mind and is so good with metaphor that you can grasp a fair amount about what's going on in modern physics without formal understanding of complex math, up to a point." —psychiatrist Richard A. Friedman, Cornell University
21. Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred C. Kinsey et al. (1948)
The first of two books known collectively as the Kinsey Report, this treatise became an improbable best seller. With raw, technical descriptions of sexual acts, distilled from thousands of interviews, it documented for the first time what people really do behind closed doors. Many researchers consider the book flawed because of its sampling bias: Most of the men interviewed were young, white, and eager to participate. Nevertheless, the work remains an outstanding model of scientific bravery in the 20th century, with its insistence that sexual acts be described as healthy functions of the human body and that cultural taboos not stand in the way of science.
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22. Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey (1983)
In a richly hued portrait of the lives and behavior of African mountain gorillas, Fossey documents her 13 years dwelling in a remote rain forest amid these enigmatic animals. One of a trio of protégés picked by famed anthropologist Louis Leakey to conduct field studies of great apes, Fossey was determined, devoted, and often angry—over the apes' diminishing habitat and especially over the danger they faced from poachers (who may have been responsible for Fossey's 1985 murder). In Gorillas she leaves behind a scientific treasure, one rendered more poignant by her death in the service of these peaceful, intelligent beasts.
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23. Under a Lucky Star by Roy Chapman Andrews (1943)
Roy Chapman Andrews made scientific history during the 1920s by leading five motorized expeditions into unexplored reaches of the Gobi desert. He emerged with the equivalent of paleontological gold: more than 350 new species (including the dinosaurs Protoceratops and Velociraptor), the first fossils of Cretaceous mammals, and the first nests of dinosaur eggs. He packed out plenty of wild tales, too, which are woven into this engaging autobiography. Rumors persist that the fedora-wearing, snake-hating, death-defying explorer may have served as the inspiration for Hollywood's Indiana Jones.
24. Micrographia by Robert Hooke (1665)
A revelation in its time, Micrographia exposed the previously hidden microscopic world. Hooke, an early developer of the compound microscope, used his device to peer at the eyes of flies, the stinger on a bee, hairs, bristles, sand particles, seeds, and more, noting every detail with both words and masterful illustrations. The original book is a hefty three pounds, so the digital versions now available are more convenient, but there is something to be said for flipping through a printed copy and discovering, like a hidden treasure, each drawing in its beautiful intricacy. (Available on CD-ROM.)
25. Gaia by James Lovelock (1979)
As an inventor of scientific instruments, James Lovelock may seem an unlikely figure to have launched a New Age, earth-mother environmental movement. Yet that's exactly what he accomplished with Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth. In it Lovelock laid out his daring idea that our planet is a single, self-regulating system, dubbed Gaia, wherein "the entire range of living matter on Earth, from whales to viruses, and from oaks to algae, could be regarded as constituting a single living entity, capable of manipulating the Earth's atmosphere to suit its overall needs." Lovelock has since refined the hypothesis, which many scientists criticized as quasi mystical, and notes that he never implied that Gaia was a sentient being.
—Book reviews by Jennifer Barone, Ann Bausum, Alan Burdick, Kyla Dunn, Kathryn Garfield, Josie Glausiusz, Eric Jaffe, Susan Kruglinski, Stephen Ornes, Corey S. Powell, Sarah Richardson, Jessica Ruvinsky, Kathy A. Svitil, and Anne Wootton.
Honorable Mentions
1. The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud (1900) While Freud's cognitive theories may not have held up to scrutiny, his work continues to have an enormous cultural impact—as evidenced by common use of the term Freudian slip or by any episode of The Sopranos.
2. The Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas (1974) We humans (well, some of us) have accepted Darwin's theory of evolution, yet we still stubbornly place ourselves apart from the rest of nature. In deeply informed and poetic chapters, Thomas argues against that tendency and illustrates the interconnectedness of all life on Earth. Because these were originally freestanding essays, though, the book has a slightly disjointed, repetitive feel.
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3. The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James (1902) Founder of one of the first experimental psychology laboratories in the United States, James believed that the only way to evaluate religious beliefs was to test them empirically. Here he explores the primary mystical experiences that give rise to faith.
4. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn (1962) In this classic, Kuhn argues that long stretches of "normal" scientific inquiry are punctuated by paradigm shifts: revolutions that overthrow the assumptions, values, and methods guiding investigation. By pointing out that intuition or aesthetics can determine which paradigm prevails, Kuhn caused something of a revolution himself.
5. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (1988) Dubbed the most widely unread best seller of all time, this book aimed to translate the complex physics of the universe into common language. Unfortunately, Hawking's definition of "common" turns out to be quite advanced.
6. Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond (1997) In a chronicle of human history, Diamond traces the imbalance of power between civilizations to the post–Ice Age era, when certain groups first domesticated plants and animals. This advance, he argues, lead directly to the tools of dominance: writing, government, weaponry, and immunity to deadly germs.
7. The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene (1999) The physicist explores the emerging field of string theory—a branch of physics that attempts to heal the vexing rift between general relativity and quantum mechanics. Problem is, many scientists now argue that string theory may not be a valid field at all.
8. The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes (1986) A beautifully crafted and definitive history examining the personalities and science behind humanity's most destructive weapon.
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The Walking Dead (1-66 up to date/Complete)
2009 | Collection | CBR | 831 Mb
The Walking Dead. The Greatest Zombie epic ever put to paper. The Walking Dead is centered on Rick, a small-town police officer from Cynthiana, Kentucky, his family, and a number of other survivors who have banded together in order to survive after the world is overrun with zombies. As the series progresses, the characters become more developed, and their personalities shift under the stress of a zombie apocalypse. Fighting growing despair — and sometimes each other — the group searches for a secure location which they can finally call home.
2009 | Collection | CBR | 831 Mb
The Walking Dead. The Greatest Zombie epic ever put to paper. The Walking Dead is centered on Rick, a small-town police officer from Cynthiana, Kentucky, his family, and a number of other survivors who have banded together in order to survive after the world is overrun with zombies. As the series progresses, the characters become more developed, and their personalities shift under the stress of a zombie apocalypse. Fighting growing despair — and sometimes each other — the group searches for a secure location which they can finally call home.
Hacking The Art of Exploitation2ND Ed Book CD(10/2/2010)
Hacking The Art of Exploitation2ND Ed Book CD(10/2/2010) | 720 MB
Hacking The Art of Exploitation 2ND Ed Book CD | 488 pages | No Starch Press | English
Infomations
Hacking is the art of creative problem solving, whether that means finding an unconventional solution to a difficult problem or exploiting holes in sloppy programming. Many people call themselves hackers, but few have the strong technical foundation needed to really push the envelope.
Rather than merely showing how to run existing exploits, author Jon Erickson explains how arcane hacking techniques actually work. To share the art and science of hacking in a way that is accessible to everyone, Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition introduces the fundamentals of C programming from a hacker s perspective.
The included LiveCD provides a complete Linux programming and debugging environment all without modifying your current operating system. Use it to follow along with the book s examples as you fill gaps
in your knowledge and explore hacking techniques on your own. Get your hands dirty debugging code, overflowing buffers, hijacking network communications, bypassing protections, exploiting cryptographic weaknesses, and perhaps even inventing new exploits. This book will teach you how to:
Program computers using C, assembly language, and shell scripts
Corrupt system memory to run arbitrary code using buffer overflows and format strings
Inspect processor registers and system memory with a debugger to gain a real understanding of what is happening
Outsmart common security measures like nonexecutable stacks and intrusion detection systems
Gain access to a remote server using port-binding or connect-back shellcode, and alter a server s logging behavior to hide your presence
Redirect network traffic, conceal open ports, and hijack TCP connections
Crack encrypted wireless traffic using the FMS attack, and speed up brute-force attacks using a password probability matrix
Hackers are always pushing the boundaries, investigating the unknown, and evolving their art. Even if you don t already know how to program, Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition will give you a complete picture of programming, machine architecture, network communications, and existing hacking techniques. Combine this knowledge with the included Linux environment, and all you need is your own creativity.
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Step Step
Product Description
Teach yourself to use SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services for business intelligence?one step at a time. You?ll start building your understanding of the business intelligence platform enabled SQL Server and the Microsoft Office System, highlighting the role of Analysis Services. Then, you?ll create a simple multidimensional OLAP cube and progressively add features to help improve, secure, deploy, and maintain an Analysis Services database. You?ll explore core Analysis Services 2008 features and capabilities, including dimension, cube, and aggregation design wizards; a new attribute relationship designer; designer AMO warnings; and using dynamic management views to monitor resources. And as you complete each lesson, you can hone your skills using the practice exercises from the companion CD. Plus, you can review and download code samples illustrating the author?s own, professional techniques?direct from the companion Web site.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services is the multidimensional online analytical processing (OLAP) component of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 that integrates relational and OLAP data for business intelligence (BI) analytical solutions. The goal of this book is to show you how to use the tools and features of Analysis Services so you can easily create, manage, and share OLAP cubes within your organization. Step--step exercises are included to prepare you for developing your own BI solutions.
This book covers the full life cycle of an Analysis Services solution from development to deployment. If you?re responsible only for certain activities, you can choose to read the chapters that apply to your situation and skip the remaining chapters. Use the following table to find your best starting point.
Product Details
* Paperback: 448 pages
* Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (April 15, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0735626200
* ISBN-13: 978-0735626201
Smart Business Intelligence Solutions & Microsoft SQL 2008
Product Description
Get the end-to-end instruction you need to design, develop, and deploy more effective data integration, reporting, and analysis solutions using SQL Server 2008?whether you?re new to business intelligence (BI) programming or a seasoned pro. With real-world examples and insights from an expert , you?ll master the concepts, tools, and techniques for building solutions that deliver intelligence?and business value?exactly where users want it.
Discover how to:
* Manage the development life cycle and build a BI
* Dig into SQL Server Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services
* Navigate the Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS)
* Write queries that rank, sort, and drill down on sales data
* Develop extract, transform, and load (ETL) solutions
* Add a source code control system
* Help secure packages for deployment via encryption and credentials
* Use MDX and DMX Query Designers to build reports based on OLAP cubes and data mining models
* Create and implement custom objects using .NET code
* View reports in Microsoft Office Excel? and Office SharePoint? Serverook
Product Details
* Paperback: 800 pages
* Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (February 4, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0735625808
* ISBN-13: 978-0735625808
Microsoft Visual C# 2010 Step Step
Product DescriptionTeach yourself Visual C# 2010-one step at a time. Ideal for developers with fundamental programming skills, this practical tutorial features learn--doing exercises that demonstrate how, when, and why to use the features of the C#rapid application development environment. You?ll learn how to use Microsoft Visual Studio? 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0; develop a solid, fundamental understanding of C# language features; and then get to work creating actual components and working applications for the Windows? operating system. You?ll also delve into data management technologies and Web-based applications.
Who This Book Is For
This book assumes that you are a developer who wants to learn the fundamentals of programming with C# using Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework version 4.0. In this book, you will learn the features of the C# language, and then use them to build applications running on theMicrosoft Windows operating system . the time you complete this book, you will have a thorough understanding of C# and will have used it to build Windows Presentation Foundation applications, access Microsoft SQL Server databases using ADO. NET and LINQ, build responsive and scalable applications using the TPL, and create REST and SOAP Web services using WCF.
About the Author
John Sharp is the author of Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation Step Step and Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Step Step. John is a principal technologist for Content Master Ltd., where he works on technology and training projects for a variety of international customers.
Product Details
* Paperback: 784 pages
* Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (March 24, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0735626707
* ISBN-13: 978-0735626706
How to Do Everything with Html & Xhtml
How to Do Everything with HTML & XHTML Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Delta GuidePublisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media | ISBN: 0072231297 0789728494 | edition 2003 | PDF | 416 pages | 12,5 mb
Get straight to the essentials of Web site development with of this step--step goldmine. Learn to build your Web site using HTML and XHTML basics. Then, this easy-to-follow guide takes you through adding images, using tables for data and layout, creating framesets, enhancing visuals with style sheets, embedding objects, and even adding interactivity with forms.
Why should new versions of mission-critical technologies mean starting from scratch? If you already know how to use Microsoft Windows Server 2000, leverage those skills to quickly become an expert on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Delta Guide skips the basics and moves straight to what's new and what's changed. The result? You save time and money while preparing yourself for the next generation of Microsoft's server operating system!
Hack iPod iTunes (ExtremeTech Series)
Contents at a Glance
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
PartI: Hacking iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1: Sounds Awesome:Music on Your iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2: More Than Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 3: Way Beyond the Music:Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 4: Way Beyond the Music:Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PartII: Hacking iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Chapter 5: Play with Your Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Chapter 6: Extreme Music Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Chapter 7: iTunes and Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Chapter 8: Music In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Chapter 9: Music Out:Burning and Beyond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Chapter 10: Music Library:Check it Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Chapter 11: iTunes Music Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
PartIII: Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Appendix A: iPod Note Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Appendix B: Where to Find More Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Appendix C: iPod and iTunes Version History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Appendix D: iTunes Library XML Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Hacking Windows Vista: ExtremeTech
Product DescriptionVista is the most radical revamping of Windows since 1995. However, along with all the fantastic improvements, there are a couple of things that likely drive you up the wall. Don't worry, though-just join forces with author Steve Sinchak and you'll end up feeling as though Microsoft designed Vista just for you! He shows you how to tweak logon screen settings, build custom Sidebar gadgets, personalize Aero Glass with themes and visual styles, turn your PC into anHDTV media center, fine-tune your firewall, and more.
From the Back Cover
"Why didn't they ask me before they did that?"
Vista is the most radical revamping of Windows since 1995. But along with all the fantastic improvements, there are a couple of things that drive you up the wall. Maybe you're not seeing the performance you expect. Security is better, but boy, is it annoying. And what's with that interface thing that's just in the way? Well, you can fix all that. When you and Steve Sinchak are finished, you'll think Microsoft designed Vista just for you.
How to improve the view
A few of the things you'll learn to do
1. Tweak logon screen settings
2. Build custom Sidebar gadgets
3. Personalize Aero Glass with themes and visual styles
4. Customize Internet Explorer? 7
5. Configure BIOS for maximum boot speed
6. Crank up Windows? Explorer
7. Turn your PC into an HDTV Media Center
8. Fine-tune your firewall
About the Author
Steve Sinchak, in addition to being a Microsoft MVP, is an entrepreneur who runs a Web development firm, Advanced PC Media LLC. He has worked with computers for 15 years and writes for several geek-oriented Web sites, including TweakVista.com. Steve is a systems engineer for a Global 100 company and the author of several books, including HackingWindows XP, also published by Wiley.
Product Details
* Paperback: 316 pages
* Publisher: Wiley; illustrated edition edition (May 29, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0470046872
* ISBN-13: 978-0470046876
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Hello! Flex 4
Product Description
Flex 4 is an open-source tool that allows developers to easily add life to web applications with dynamic user features, colorful transitions, and eye-catching animations.Flex also provides powerful data handling for industrial-strength applications.
We think it should be just as much fun to learn Flex as it is to use it. And we know that fun learning gets better results. Hello! Flex 4 demonstrates how to get started without getting bogged down in technical detail or academic edge cases. In this book, User Friendly cartoon characters offer commentary and snide side comments, as the book moves quickly from Hello World into practical techniques. Each one is illustrated with a hands-on example. Along the way, readers will build a uniqueFlex application that mashes Yahoo Maps with Twitter to keep track of friends.
About the Author
Peter Armstrong is the co-founder and CEO of Ruboss Technology Corporation, a Vancouver, BC area company focusing on Adobe Flex and Ruby on Rails development and consulting. He is the co-creator of the Ruboss Framework, the RESTful way to develop Flex and AIR applications that easily integrate with Ruby on Rails. Peter is also the author of the Manning book Flexible Rails: Flex 4 on Rails 2. He was a key part of the team that won the 2006 Adobe MAX Award for RIA/Web Development, the organizer of the Vancouver Ruby/Rails Meetup group, and is a frequent speaker on usingFlex and Rails together.
Product Details
* Paperback: 232 pages
* Publisher: Manning Publications; 1 edition (November 28, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1933988762
* ISBN-13: 978-1933988764
Higher Returns from Safe Investments
Product DescriptionToday, many risk-averse investors simply can't meet their income needs with conventional bank CDs, money market funds, or bonds. This book reveals how you can earn more, without exposing yourself to excessive risk or the costs of a highly active trading strategy.
Dr. Marvin Appel shows how to take advantage of high-yield bond funds and income-producing equity strategies.when to purchase individual bonds, when to use bond mutual funds, and which bond funds are best.how to finally make diversification work again.
Step by step, you'll build a master portfolio for the coming years: one that can deliver attractive long-term returns more safely than you ever thought possible!
* Safer strategies for boosting fixed income returns. Smarter ways to mix bond ladders, investment-grade taxable bonds, municipal bonds, and high-yield bond mutual funds
* Stock strategies that create new income streams at lower risk. Simple ways to use high-dividend stocks and covered call writing
* Building the right income portfolio for your situation. Practical choices that reflect your temperament, goals, and needs
You can't survive on what CDs and money markets are paying these days-but you can't live with high risk, either. Fortunately, with this book's powerful, proven strategies, you can earn more income without losing sleep! Dr. Marvin Appel reveals smarter, safer ways to use bonds and bond funds.derive more cash from stocks at surprisingly low risk.safely supplement your returns with preferred shares and options.plan for income you can actually live on!
"Marvin Appel is a discerning and highly regarded money manager. In this concise but compelling text, he shows how individual investors can use a range of fixed-income strategies to gain superior returns while ably managing risk." -Nelson Freeburg, Editor, Formula Research
"This book is a great source of knowledge. While reading I found myself learning things I didn't know, and I've been in this business for over 20 years. Marvin Appel has done an excellent job; I am truly impressed." -Ike Iossif, President and Chief Investment Officer, Aegean Capital Group, Inc., and Executive Producer of "MarketViews.tv"
About the Author
Marvin Appel originally trained as an anesthesiologist at Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Hospital. He concurrently earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Harvard University. However, in 1996 he changed careers and joined his father in the field of investment management, where he has been able to put his engineering and computer training to work in analyzing the stock market. He is now CEO of Appel Asset Management in Great Neck, NY, which manages more than $45 million in client assets in mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and individual stocks and bonds using active asset allocation strategies.
Dr. Appel's book Investing with Exchange-Traded Funds Made Easy, now in its second edition, was published by FT Press and was featured on CNBC's Closing Bell show. Dr. Appel and his father have also written Beating the Market, Three Months at a Time, published by FT Press and released in January 2008.
Dr. Appel is the editor of Systems and Forecasts, a highly regarded newsletter on technical analysis that his father, Gerald Appel, started in 1973. He is also a regular contributor to Investment News. Dr. Appel has been a regular contributor to Dental Economics and to Physician's Money Digest. His market insights have been featured on CNBC, CNNfn, CBS Marketwatch.com, and Forbes.com. He has been invited to testify to the New York State Legislature regarding his market forecasts and has presented his investment strategies to numerous conferences, including several chapters of the American Association of Individual Investors and, most recently, at the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts at their annual meeting in Toronto.
Product Details
* Hardcover: 272 pages
* Publisher: FT Press; 1 edition (March 25, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0137003358
* ISBN-13: 978-0137003358
How To Do Everything Adobe InDesign CS4
This full-color guide shows you how to use the undisputed leader in desktop publishing tools to create any type of publication. AdobeCommunity Expert Donna Baker explains text, image, and drawing features; color and color management; and specialized types of output such as book and Web pages. The final chapters of the book are devoted to methods for evaluating and testing a publication and then generating high-quality print or PDF files.This book focuses on using program workflows for results instead of merely touring program interface elements. Examples from the book, including publications, settings, files, images, and templates, will be available fordownload.