Ruppert: 40 books

This book provides an introduction to R programming and a summary of financial mathematics. It is not always easy for graduate students to grasp an overview of the theory of finance in an abstract form. For newcomers to the finance industry, it is not always obvious how to apply the abstract...

The only authorized guide to IBM Cognos Business Intelligence v10.1 Updated for the latest release of the software, IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10: The Official Guide explains how to create, implement, and manage an enterprise BI solution. Maximize all of the new and enhanced features, including...

From the rise of cyberbullying and hactivism to the issues surrounding digital privacy rights and freedom of speech, the Internet is changing the ways in which we govern and are governed as citizens. This book examines how citizens encounter and perform new sorts of rights, duties, opportunities...

The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States. The clothing...

The attacks of September 11, 2001 were accomplished through an amazing orchestration of logistics and personnel. Crossing the Rubicon discovers and identifies key suspects - finding some of them in the highest echelons of American government - by showing how they acted in concert to guarantee that the...

Skyco, an Algonquin boy, is heir to the great chief Menatonon, but he has much to learn before he can take his place within the tribe. He studies with the shaman Roncommock, who teaches him how to enter the spirit world and communicate with spirits and other animals, while he also learns practical...

Give Ease a Chance is a book about life and a book for life. It answers the question, why we often create a more difficult life than is actually necessary. The author provides simple tools to easily change unpleasant situations in everyday life. The reader is given a new way of looking at seemingly unalterable situations and learns how to handle them with ease and grace.

This unique volume presents the results of a study of 200 German families over a period of 16 years from 1976 to 1992. This study--the findings of which yield a host of new insights into the dynamics of cross-generational personality and family development--is based on an ecopsychological framework...

The Southern Appalachians are home to a breathtakingly diverse array of living things--from delicate orchids to carnivorous pitcher plants, from migrating butterflies to flying squirrels, and from brawny black bears to more species of salamander than anywhere else in the world. Mountain Nature is...

Meet Sam and Alex, two hip BFFs left over from a trio of highly skilled and fearless cat burglars who specialize in breaking into the world's greatest museums to steal priceless works of art. When a botched job lands them in big trouble with a mafia boss, they are faced with one of their greatest...

Carole and Alex are two unabashed, attractive, highly skilled art thieves, able to steal any painting in any museum. While looking for a driver, they meet Sam, a female motorcycle champion with many skills. The newly-born trio is destined to become a legend...

Der shortcut beleuchtet im ersten Kapitel das Framework CDI-Unit, mit dem komplexe CDI-Applikationen im Umfeld von Java EE getestet werden können. Es werden die Vor- und Nachteile verschiedener Testarten betrachtet und exemplarische Anwendungsfälle benannt. Nach Behandlung des Bereichs "Testing“...

A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism offers a comprehensive, nuanced, and chronological account of the evolution of Buddhist religion in Japan from the sixth century to the present day. Traces each period of Japanese history to reveal the complex and often controversial histories of Japanese...

Kaiser Konstantin und Papst Gregor VII., Martin Luther und Dietrich Bonhoeffer – nach wie vor begleiten sie Schülerinnen und Schüler durch den Religionsunterricht aller Schulstufen und -formen. Für aktuelle und lebensrelevante Vermittlung sorgt der dritte Band der bewährten Reihe »Theologie...