The easy-to-use, do-it-yourself desk accounting and auditing research databaseFASB's online GAAP Codification system. The convergence of U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. EDGAR filing and research system. RIA Checkpoint and CCH. Accounting professionals and practitioners need to understand these research databases to reach solutions and achieve maximum results for the organization. Highlighting each pertinent database, Accounting and Auditi...

Vous rêvez de programmer et ne savez pas par où commencer ? Vous souhaitez vous lancer en douceur, sans zèle ni maux de tête ? Le Programmeur pragmatique est fait pour vous. Il se démarque par son approche holistique, synthétique et accessible. Le principe : développer une culture du bon sens et de l'esprit critique, clé du talent des programmeurs, en alliant méthodologie, exemples concrets, outils et astuces techniques.Un ouvrage évolutif qui vous accompagnera tout au long de votr...

Thomas Merton was arguably the twentieth century's most widely published and widely read spiritual writer. This book explores Merton's prophetic writings and experience as they offer guidance for spiritual seekers in their search to experience God, to simplify their lives, to live more humanly, and to shape Christian community in the face of alienation, consumerism, noise, and technology. The book includes parts of three previously unpublished conference contributions by Merton on technolo...

“One of the most significant books in my life.” –Obie Fernandez, Author, The Rails Way“Twenty years ago, the first edition of The Pragmatic Programmer completely changed the trajectory of my career. This new edition could do the same for yours.” –Mike Cohn, Author of Succeeding with Agile , Agile Estimating and Planning , and User Stories Applied“. . . filled with practical advice, both technical and professional, that will s...

Nos réactions, nos émotions, nos décisions découlent d'un long processus qui se nourrit de notre histoire, de nos expériences passées, et fait que notre cerveau est différent de celui du voisin.• Que se passe-t-il alors quand plusieurs cerveaux collaborent ?• En quoi chacun de nous est-il potentiellement talentueux ?• Comment développer ses talents et son agilité mentale ?• Que faire pour articuler les talents et coopérer avec les autres ?Dans cet ouvrag...

A tribute to the golden age of radio from veteran producer Joe Bevilacqua and comic strip artist Donnie Pitchford, The 2nd New & Old Time Radio Collection is a series of new stories and parodies featuring beloved radio characters and shows.A Joe Bev Audio Theater Sampler, Volume 1This half-hour anthology represents more than forty years of storytelling by Joe Bevilacqua, a.k.a Joe Bev, the award-winning actor, writer, producer, and director. Each half-hour...

What others in the trenches say about The Pragmatic Programmer...“The cool thing about this book is that it’s great for keeping the programming process fresh. The book helps you to continue to grow and clearly comes from people who have been there.”—Kent Beck, author of Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change“I found this book to be a great mix of solid advice and wonderful analogies!”—Martin ...

The Masterpiece is the tragic story of Claude Lantier, an ambitious and talented young artist from the provinces who has come to conquer Paris and is conquered by the flaws in his own genius. While his boyhood friend Pierre Sandoz becomes a successful novelist, Claude's originality is mocked at the Salon and turns gradually into a doomed obsession with one great canvas. Life - in the form of his model and wife Christine and their deformed child Jacques - is sacrificed on the altar...

A unique distillation of the skills that people need to develop to be successful in business. Most people cannot give up two years to study for a Masters in Business Administration (MBA), but the techniques that are taught for an MBA are invaluable. This practical, accessible book presents all the essential theory, practice and techniques taught to MBA students and is ideal for the busy executive. Above all, this is a practical book that covers everything needed to be commercially ...

The Summer 2025 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”The Summer 2025 issue, edited by Victor LaValle, features prose by Helen Phillips, Deesha Philyaw, S.A. Cosby, Joanna Pear...

Conquer Windows Server from the inside out!Dive into Windows Server and really put your Windows expertise to work with this definitive guide to mastering all supported versions of the Windows Server operating system, including the latest— Windows Server 2025. Authored by Orin Thomas, a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, this comprehensive resource covers both longstanding and new features of Windows Server. You will gain valuable skills in planning, implementin...

In the twenty-first century, democracies across the globe are in crisis. The strength of basic democratic institutions and core enduring political principles and values are eroding in key regions and countries. Authoritarian regimes are rising and populist leaders are emerging. Democracy in Crisis across the World weaves threads of history and politics in two parts to analyze how long this trend may last and what the future may bring. By first examining the state of democracy in Sub-Sahara...