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Digital Control of Dynamic Systems 3RD Edition
Digital Control of Dynamic Systems 3RD Edition
by Gene F. Franklin and J. David Powell and Michael Workman
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This well-respected work discusses the use of digital computers in the real-time control of dynamic systems. The emphasis is on the design of digital controls that achieve good dynamic response and small errors while using signals that are sampled in... (read more)

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The Enjoyment of Music, Shorter 10th Edition (Part 1)
The Enjoyment of Music, Shorter 10th Edition (Part 1)
by Kristine Forney and Joseph Machlis
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Used by more than 3.5 million students, The Enjoyment of Music has been the most trusted introduction to music for over five decades. The Tenth Edition reaffirms this status in a thoughtful revision offering a more diverse repertory and a stronger emphasis on the cultural significance of musical styles and period... (read more)

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Real Estate Principles: A Value Approach
Real Estate Principles: A Value Approach
by David C Ling
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Real Estate Principles: A Value Approach demonstrates how value is central to virtually all real estate decision-making, including whether and how to lease, buy, or mortgage a property acquisition; whether to renovate, refinance, demolish or expand a... (read more)

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America: A Narrative History, Brief 8th edition Vol 1
America: A Narrative History, Brief 8th edition Vol 1
by George Brown Tindall
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America, now in its twenty-fifth year, has sold more 1.2 million copies over the past seven editions and remains the most affordable history text on the market. The Brief Eighth Edition offers the attractive features of the full-length text -- "lively and accessible narrative style, a keen balance of political with social and cultural history, a full-color layout, and exceptional value" -- in a more concise format.... (read more)

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Give Me Liberty!: An American History
Give Me Liberty!: An American History
by Eric Foner
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Unlike so many textbooks that overwhelm beginning students with encyclopedic detail, Give Me Liberty!presents the events of American history in a nimble chronological narrative that equips students to understand their significance. It is a textbook that... (read more)

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Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing
Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing
by Gary Colombo
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Rereading America remains the most widely adopted book of its kind because of its unique approach to the issue of cultural diversity. Unlike other multicultural composition readers that settle for representing the plurality of American voices and... (read more)

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Heard on The Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Job Interviews (Revised 12th Edition)
Heard on The Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Job Interviews (Revised 12th Edition)
by Timothy Falcon Crack
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The twelfth edition contains 165 quantitative questions collected from actual job interviews in investment banking, investment management, and options trading. The interviewers use the same questions year-after-year and here they are â€" with solutions! These questions come from all types of interviews (corporate finance, sales and trading, quant research, etc), but they are especially likely in quantitative capital markets job interviews.... (read more)

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Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Sociology
by Anthony Giddens
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'Taking a comparative approach, the authors examine American society in a global and historical context, underscoring the wide diversity of social forms and social change. The authors emphasize the connections between American and world societies and the... (read more)

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Get Writing: Sentences and Paragraphs
Get Writing: Sentences and Paragraphs
by Mark Connelly
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Become a better writer with GET WRITING: SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS! With guided questions and revisions, a handbook reference section, and a focus on real world writing, this developmental English text provides you with the tools you need to succeed. With... (read more)

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Building Strategies for College Reading: A Text with Thematic Reader
Building Strategies for College Reading: A Text with Thematic Reader
by Jane L Mcgrath
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This fourth edition remains firmly focused on helping students develop a lame repertoire of reading and study strategies to meet the demands of reading college-level expositor- prose. Features in the fourth edition include: Thematic reading units. Each... (read more)

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New Perspectives on Microsoft Expression Web, Comprehensive
New Perspectives on Microsoft Expression Web, Comprehensive
by Henry Bojack
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This book offers a case-based, problem-solving approach to Microsoft FrontPage 2003 and now includes a free, tear-off FrontPage 2003 CourseCard reference tool on the back cover! Students will learn how to create and enhance Web pages with links, graphics,... (read more)

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College Keyboarding, Lessons 1-60 with CDROM
College Keyboarding, Lessons 1-60 with CDROM
by Susie H. Vanhuss
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Combining keyboarding lessons and skillbuilding with basic formatting skill using Word 2003, this text will develop speed and accuracy while teaching the basics of document and word processing. Formats include block and modified block letters, standard... (read more)

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