Author: Robert Cormier
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307834255
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Seventeen-year-old Mike visits his grandmother’s bedside and learns a family secret. A divorced father discovers that only love, not bribes, can keep his daughter “his” on Thursdays. A young white boy finds that friendship—and betrayal—can cross racial boundaries. Robert Cormier is one of America’s most acclaimed writers for young adults. Here are nine touching and intensely personal stories, that confirm that these accolades are deserved. Each story features a brief introduction that explains how the story came to be, or something about the writing. Perhaps not as dark as some of Cormier’s novels, these tales still have his classically haunting themes, which will be savored by readers of all ages.
EIGHT PLUS ONE: STORIES
Author: Robert Cormier
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307834255
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Seventeen-year-old Mike visits his grandmother’s bedside and learns a family secret. A divorced father discovers that only love, not bribes, can keep his daughter “his” on Thursdays. A young white boy finds that friendship—and betrayal—can cross racial boundaries. Robert Cormier is one of America’s most acclaimed writers for young adults. Here are nine touching and intensely personal stories, that confirm that these accolades are deserved. Each story features a brief introduction that explains how the story came to be, or something about the writing. Perhaps not as dark as some of Cormier’s novels, these tales still have his classically haunting themes, which will be savored by readers of all ages.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307834255
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Seventeen-year-old Mike visits his grandmother’s bedside and learns a family secret. A divorced father discovers that only love, not bribes, can keep his daughter “his” on Thursdays. A young white boy finds that friendship—and betrayal—can cross racial boundaries. Robert Cormier is one of America’s most acclaimed writers for young adults. Here are nine touching and intensely personal stories, that confirm that these accolades are deserved. Each story features a brief introduction that explains how the story came to be, or something about the writing. Perhaps not as dark as some of Cormier’s novels, these tales still have his classically haunting themes, which will be savored by readers of all ages.
Digital CCTV
Author: Emily M. Harwood
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080548431
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The effects of digital technology on the security industry require constant vigilance by security distributors, sales staff, and installation professionals. Today and for the foreseeable future, all security professionals must have at least a basic understanding of digital technology. Digital CCTV addresses this new challenge. Topics convered include compression variables such as Lossless and Lossy, which are explained by reviewing Huffman and Run Length Encoding (RLE), and by relating these forms of compression to ZIP and Stuffit, which are commonly used in personal computers. A review of JPEG, motion JPEG, MPEG and wavelet compression schemes among others, with a comparison of the merits of each, is also provided. As Digital CCTV traces the stream of digital video flow from the computer industry through compression, transmission, display and storage, and explains how analog video signal is converted into a digital signal, the reader will learn and understand the mysteries of digital science. * Explains industry concepts, acronyms and buzzwords acurately and clearly * Covers history, current complexities, and the future effects of digital science *Provides practical information about how digital video works, how digital video is stored and transmitted, what digital systems can and cannot accomplish, and what to expect from digital video equipment in modern CCTV systems
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080548431
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The effects of digital technology on the security industry require constant vigilance by security distributors, sales staff, and installation professionals. Today and for the foreseeable future, all security professionals must have at least a basic understanding of digital technology. Digital CCTV addresses this new challenge. Topics convered include compression variables such as Lossless and Lossy, which are explained by reviewing Huffman and Run Length Encoding (RLE), and by relating these forms of compression to ZIP and Stuffit, which are commonly used in personal computers. A review of JPEG, motion JPEG, MPEG and wavelet compression schemes among others, with a comparison of the merits of each, is also provided. As Digital CCTV traces the stream of digital video flow from the computer industry through compression, transmission, display and storage, and explains how analog video signal is converted into a digital signal, the reader will learn and understand the mysteries of digital science. * Explains industry concepts, acronyms and buzzwords acurately and clearly * Covers history, current complexities, and the future effects of digital science *Provides practical information about how digital video works, how digital video is stored and transmitted, what digital systems can and cannot accomplish, and what to expect from digital video equipment in modern CCTV systems
Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557036666
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557036666
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The United States Arithmetic
Author: William Vogdes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Think Unix
Author: Jon Lasser
Publisher: Que Publishing
ISBN: 9780789723765
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Rather than teaching individual words or phrases, "Think Unix" teaches the set of logical structures to be learned. It contains examples that help readers learn individual commands and practice problems at the end of difficult sections they can use to learn the practical side of Unix.
Publisher: Que Publishing
ISBN: 9780789723765
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Rather than teaching individual words or phrases, "Think Unix" teaches the set of logical structures to be learned. It contains examples that help readers learn individual commands and practice problems at the end of difficult sections they can use to learn the practical side of Unix.
A Manual of Explanatory Arithmetic ...
Author: Edward Hughes (F.R.G.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Laws of the State of New York
Author: New York (State)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Session laws
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Session laws
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68
Author: Barry J. Mailloux
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662395029
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662395029
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Lessons for Algebraic Thinking
Author: Maryann Wickett
Publisher: Math Solutions
ISBN: 0941355489
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Lessons for K-8 teachers on making algebra an integral part of their mathematics instruction.
Publisher: Math Solutions
ISBN: 0941355489
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Lessons for K-8 teachers on making algebra an integral part of their mathematics instruction.
Star Maths Class 5 Part A, Part B, Part C & Part D (Four Booklets)
Author: Dr. Anupriya Pandya
Publisher: Goyal Brothers Prakashan
ISBN: 9388676130
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Goyal Brothers Prakashan
Publisher: Goyal Brothers Prakashan
ISBN: 9388676130
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Goyal Brothers Prakashan