Robert C : 1013 books

Lives and Times is a biographical reader designed to acquaint students with major issues in American history through the lives of individuals, prominent and otherwise, whose activities and ideas were crucial in shaping the course of the nation's history. Employing a narrative style, each volume consists...

With martini glass in hand, Ad Man rips the top off the Wheaties box and plucks the tail fins off the Caddy to tell the true story of what really went on in those offices high above Madison Avenue during the 1960s, the storied age of advertising. Bob Foster (more or less) worked for all the mid-century...

Under Water Secret It had been more than ten years since 9/11. The terrorist's vowed revenge after their leader Osama bin Laden was murdered. The Taliban blamed Brad Pratt and his Batt team. The reward rose to 25 million for his head. A plan was formed. It was a new type of terrorism: underwater...

“Required reading for professionals—and aspiring professionals—of all levels.” —Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Former Chairman of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission “Read this book if you want to learn how to run efficient and effective meetings—or...

A treasure chest of tips, tricks, and techniques for maximizing profit. Here are tactical actions to help you reach or exceed your strategic pricing objectives. This book describes pricing issues common to business professionals in any industry. Pricing is where the "rubber meets the road." Price...

Create the retirement you desire with proven financial strategies The New Rules of Retirement throws away the rules of thumb, clichés, and obsolete ideas. It provides a proven, updated approach to retiring successfully in today's world. In this new second edition based on independent, objective...

“I’m an enthusiastic supporter of the CERT Secure Coding Initiative. Programmers have lots of sources of advice on correctness, clarity, maintainability, performance, and even safety. Advice on how specific language features affect security has been missing. The CERT® C Secure Coding Standard fills...

The 'Industrial Revolution' was a pivotal point in British history that occurred between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries and led to far reaching transformations of society. With the advent of revolutionary manufacturing technology productivity boomed. Machines were used to spin and...

How do you find more Freedom in your life? It's not that difficult, but you can't expect politics or government to really help you with it. Because it's an ability you already have. Really. This book is a collection of blog essays from 2008-2009, out of 5 years of study...

Programmers who endure and succeed amidst swirling uncertainty and nonstop pressure share a common attribute: They care deeply about the practice of creating software. They treat it as a craft. They are professionals. In The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers, legendary...

In business, politics, marriage, indeed in any significant relationship, trust is the essential precondition upon which all real success depends. But what, precisely, is trust? How can it be achieved and sustained? And, most importantly, how can it be regained once it has been broken? In Building...

How do you find more Freedom in your life? It's not that difficult, but you can't expect politics or government to really help you with it. Because it's an ability you already have. Really. This book is a collection of blog essays from 2011, out of 5 years of study - ...

How do you find more Freedom in your life? It's not that difficult, but you can't expect politics or government to really help you with it. Because it's an ability you already have. Really. This book is a collection of blog essays from 2011, out of 5 years of study - ...

How do you find more Freedom in your life? It's not that difficult, but you can't expect politics or government to really help you with it. Because it's an ability you already have. Really. This book is a collection of blog essays from 2006-2011, following one person's...