“…Completely revised, updated, and expanded to cover the latest features of Java 7 Learn to develop standalone Java applications, Android apps, and Java Web Start applications Easy-to-understand, practical examples clearly illustrate the fundamentals of Java programming Discover how Swing can help you quickly develop programs with a graphical user interface Find out about JDBC 4.1 programming with the Java DB database and XML parsing with the open source XOM class library Covers new features of Java 7 such as improved try-catch exception handling, the new switch, and Nimbus look and feel…”

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“…Nontechnical business readers will find their digital literacy painlessly improved with each ten-minute chapter of this illustrative story of one successful technology startup building its Web-based business from scratch. …”

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“…Author Edgar Schein is the 'father' of organizational culture, world-renowned for his expertise and research in the field; in this book, he analyzes and illustrates through cases the abstract concept of culture and shows its importance to the management of organizational change. …”

“…Elle a fréquenté tous les types possibles de journaux : quotidiens, grandes revues, magazines, illustrés, petits journaux littéraires... Elle-même ne considérait pas cette production comme mineure dans l’ensemble de son œuvre puisque régulièrement elle s’est évertuée à faire publier en recueils ses articles. …”

“…The book concludes by reiterating the core principles of development engineering illustrated in the case studies, highlighting common challenges that engineers and scientists will face in designing technology interventions that sustainably accelerate economic development. …”

“…Différents exemples, pris dans les régions frontalières du pays, permettent ainsi d'illustrer comment la mondialisation y est allée de pair avec le renforcement apparemment paradoxal d'une multitude de liens et de réseaux qui se fondent sur un passé particulier. …”

“…Each growth habit within a species is defined and discussed, terms are defined (glossary), objective tree growth data are presented, and reference cultivars are provided. Illustrations represent a useful visual guide to each growth type. …”

“…Diermeier provides case studies of Shell's confrontation with Greenpeace, Mercedes's recovery from the Moose crisis, AIG's executive bonus fallout, Wal-Mart's reputation-building response to Hurricane Katrina, and numerous other scenarios illustrating what works and what doesn't when it comes to reputation management. …”

“…Accelerate (XLR8) vividly illustrates the five core principles underlying the new network system, the eight Accelerators that drive it, and how leaders must create urgency in others through role modeling. …”

“…Le héros plébéien des Lumières s’éveille dans les textes et sur la scène tout en se distinguant nettement du « grand homme », l’autre grande figure du théâtre des philosophes. Il s’illustre, non pas par sa naissance et sa fortune, mais uniquement par son mérite personnel et une puissance de contestation ardente et brusque jusqu’à la fureur. …”

“…Using many examples from around the world, Stephenson illustrates how cultural stability, cultural flexibility and cultural transformation all have a part to play in the sustainability transition. …”

“…Drawing on case studies from Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Burkina Faso, contributed by young African scientists, this book provides a unique perspective on multifunctional land use in Africa and illustrates how non-conventional uses can be profitable while promoting social and environmental sustainability. …”

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“…A text of Adalbero of Laon and the letters of pope Gregory VII are interpreted as an illustrating example (and implicit criticism on Weinfurter's specific use of sociological functionalism) using the proposed alternative categories…”