Written by over 120 data management practitioners, this compilation of data management principals & best practices provides data management & IT professionals, executives, knowledge workers, educators, & researchers with a framework to manage their data & mature their information infrastructure. ...

A successful doctor & politician arrives at middle ages, having pursued a dutiful & a passionless life. His life has been a 'good performance', until as chance meeting with Anna, his son's lover. This strange & secretive woman, emotionally crippled by her past, unlocks the violent reality behind his carefully created facade. ...

Action thriller set in the murky world of underground fighting. Former wrestling champion Steve Austin stars as John Brickner, a man recently paroled from prison who becomes drawn into the illegal world of bare-knuckle fighting. With the help of promoter Reno (Walton Goggins) & his beautiful assistant Frankie (Laura Vandervoort), Brickner is soon ascending the ranks as a skillful
- & highly profitable
- fighter. As the stakes grow higher, Brickner must finally face the ultimate challenge: a fight to the death.

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This book reviews recent research on fracture properties & behavior of the composites, & their damage & cracking process under both quasi-static & impact loading conditions. Covers theory, experimental investigation, numerical simulation & more. ...

Rescue specialist Jonathan Grave doesn't believe in ultimatums. For him & his elite team at Security Solutions, it's all about protecting the innocent. Now Grave must face the chilling possibility that someone within the US government has a deadly secret to protect
- one that could jeopardize national security like never before.
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A guide to damage control surgery that focuses on the decision-making process for managing polytrauma patients. Supported by the research, it presents an overview of the damage control concept & the epidemiology of polytrauma injuries. It discusses immunological changes, cascade reactions, & patient selection for the damage control approach. ...

Exploring one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, this book presents a study of a range of topics that intersect in the music & cultural influence of Metallica. It engages with larger questions of the politics of culture, American history, musical analysis & the character of musical discourses in the context of commerce. ...