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author: Martin Fowler Kent Beck John Brant William Opdyke Don Roberts ASIN or ISBN-10: 0201485672 binding: Hardcover list price: $64.99 USD amazon price: $73.24 USD

As the application of object technology-particularly the Java programming language-has become commonplace, a new problem has emerged to confront the software development community. Significant numbers of poorly designed programs have been created by less-experienced developers, resulting in applications that are inefficient and hard to maintain and extend. Increasingly, software system professionals are discovering just how difficult it is to work with these inherited, "non-optimal" applications.

author: Carol L. Schroeder ASIN or ISBN-10: 0471147214 binding: Hardcover list price: $39.95 USD amazon price: $14.09 USD

Specialty retailing is one of the fastest growing types of small business, nationwide. This book tells budding entrepreneurs everything they need to know to start and run a successful specialty shop, including finding your niche and which products to sell, developing a realistic business plan, maintaining records, managing inventory, and merchandising.

A complete, step-by-step guide for beginning entrepreneurs Brimming with new ideas for established small retailers Includes valuable tips on how to make the most of your advertising budget

author: Lawrence Katz Manning Rubin ASIN or ISBN-10: 0761110526 binding: Paperback list price: $8.95 USD amazon price: $23.95 USD

Keep Your Brain Alive presents the first brain exercise program scientifically based on the adult brain's ability to produce its own natural brain food. Developed by a leading neurological research scientist and the author of "60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds," the program offers 83 simple "neurobic" exercises designed to fight off the effects of mental aging by helping to prevent memory loss and increase mental fitness.

author: Richard Carlson ASIN or ISBN-10: 0786881852 binding: Paperback list price: $12.99 USD amazon price: $10.06 USD

Braille edition of the popular bestseller. "Let go of the idea that gentle, relaxed people can't be super-achievers," advises Dr. Richard Carlson in his widely popular self-help book, DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. In 100 chapters--each only a few pages long--Dr. Carlson shares his ideas for living a calmer, richer life. This book has been on the New York Times bestseller list for 38 weeks and is No. 3 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. Two small volumes in braille.

author: Ellen Fein Sherrie Schneider ASIN or ISBN-10: 0446606219 binding: Mass Market Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99

Picking up where "The Rules" left off, this book addresses such topics as: how to deal with long distance relationships; how to win back an ex-boyfriend; and--most importantly--how to make sure the engagement leads to marriage. The book also answers the ten most frequently-asked questions about "The Rules".

author: Jack Griffin ASIN or ISBN-10: 0735200122 binding: Paperback list price: $15.95 USD amazon price: $9.19 USD

Explores strategies and ready-to-use models of verbal and nonverbal communication designed to be effective for today's businessperson. Paper. DLC: Business communication.

author: Carnegie Mellon Univ. Software Engineering Inst. Mark C. Paulk Charles V. Weber Bill Curtis Mary Beth Chrissis ASIN or ISBN-10: 0201546647 binding: Hardcover list price: $69.99 USD amazon price: $78.25 USD

This book provides a description and technical overview of the Capability Maturity Model for software process management, along with guidelines for improving software process management overall. It is the sequel of Watts Humphrey's important work, Managing the Software Process.

author: Joshua Piven ASIN or ISBN-10: 0811825558 binding: Paperback list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $12.93 USD

Danger! It lurks at every corner. Volcanoes. Sharks. Quicksand. Terrorists. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it's up to you to land the jet. What do you do?

author: Priscilla Huff Priscilla Y. Huff ASIN or ISBN-10: 0761516514 binding: Paperback list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $11.66 USD

Which Home Business Is Best for Me?
Can I be a stay-at-home mom and still earn extra income? Where can I find expert advice on working out of my home? How much will it cost to get started?
For years, author Priscilla Huff has run a successful writing business out of her home while balancing family life with a home-based business. In fact, this book is living proof of her success. And now her expertise is available to you. From start-up costs to potential income, this fully updated and revised edition covers such vital topics as:

author: Jay Mathews ASIN or ISBN-10: 1565125169 binding: Paperback list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $13.28 USD

When Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin signed up for Teach for America right after college and found themselves utter failures in the classroom, they vowed to remake themselves into superior educators. They did that—and more. In their early twenties, by sheer force of talent and determination never to take no for an answer, they created a wildly successful fifth-grade experience that would grow into the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), which today includes sixty-six schools in nineteen states and the District of Columbia.