A GUIDE TO SQL Ninth Edition provides an effective introduction to SQL programming using straightforward instruction extensive hands-on exercises & a strong foundation in real-world business applications The Ninth Edition builds on the longstanding success of this proven text by presenting basic SQL commands in the context of a running case in which a business uses SQL to manage orders items customers & sales reps The authors emphasize that fundamental principles & practices apply regardless of the database environment chosen & they include examples from the latest versions of Oracle (R) & Microsoft (R) Access (R) & SQL Server throughout the text ...

One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort & striving we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life In A Guide to the Good Life William B Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy one of the most popular & successful schools of thought in ancient Rome & shows how its insight & advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives In A Guide to the Good Life Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life Using the psychological insights & the practical techniques of the Stoics Irvine offers a roadmap for anyone seeking to avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that plague so many of us Irvine looks at various Stoic techniques for attaining tranquility & shows how to put these techniques to work in our own life As he does so he describes his own experiences practicing Stoicism & offers valuable first-hand advice for anyone wishing to live better by following in the footsteps of these ancient philosophers Readers learn how to minimize worry how to let go of the past & focus our efforts on the things we can control & how to deal with insults grief old age & the distracting temptations of fame & fortune We learn from Marcus Aurelius the importance of prizing only things of true value & from Epictetus we learn how to be more content with what we have Finally A Guide to the Good Life shows readers how to become thoughtful observers of their own life If we watch ourselves as we go about our daily business & later reflect on what we saw we can better identify the sources of distress & eventually avoid that pain in our life By doing this the Stoics thought we can hope to attain a truly joyful life ...

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK (R) Guide )
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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) is PMI's flagship publication & is a fundamental re-source for effective project management in any industry It has been up-dated to reflect the latest good practices in project management Over the past few years more & more stakeholders have asked us for content on agile & more are using agile practices That's why infor-mation on agile practices will be included alongside traditional approach-es in this sixth edition & we partnered with Agile Alliance to create the new Agile Practice Guide The PMBOK Guide Sixth Edition & Agile Practice Guide were created to complement each other Together these two publications are a pow-erful tool that enable the right approach for the right project This dynamic duo presents solutions for project delivery professionals working in the entire spectrum of approaches from predictive (or wa-terfall) to cutting edge agile methodologies ...

Lets you experience deep inner peace & calm This meditation CD & MP3 download guides you into a relaxed state of mind & body using visual imagery & sound effects &

Includes:: a 'healing white light' visualisation which is suitable for self-healing & raising your energy Harrold Glenn

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife & Mrs Bennet has five unmarried daughters in want of husbands Life is fairly uneventful until a promising young man Mr Bingley takes the nearby estate of Netherfield Park & with him comes a handsome friend whom the ladies see brooding in the corner at the next ball The dashing Mr Darcy gains the admiration of every lady in the room until that is he refuses to dance with Elizabeth Bennet As time passes & their acquaintance grows however Mr Darcy begins to find Elizabeth's face rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes Here is a brand new abridgement of the classic Jane Austen novel
- this time with a cute humble & handsome cast of guinea pigs in the starring roles It's even more dreamy to fall in love with a furry Mr Darcy ' This may be the definitive version of Pride & Prejudice If they could get War & Peace down to this length it would be a service to mankind' Salman Rushdie' If you're anything like me you had no idea how much the world needed a furry rodent reenactment of Lizzie & Darcy's love story until one existed' Melissa Albert
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This is the story of Paul who is engaged to be married to Karen Paul&s friends throw him a bachelor party which involves loads of alcohol & girls & the next morning Paul awakes with a huge hangover & a strange woman in his bed Paul manages to hide his infidelity from Karen until he discovers that the woman is Karen&s cousin ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Reality TV spoof in which five recovering drug addicts & alcoholics spend the Christmas holidays living in a house together Can they stay clean & sober for Christmas? Or will the network&s relentless quest for ratings bring them down? ...

A Handbook of Dates provides in clear user-friendly form tables which allow the calculation of the dates (and days) on which historical events fell or will fall from AD 500 to 2100 This updated edition

Includes:: revised introductions & extra tables making this an essential reference tool for working historians 268 pages 107 Tables unspecified

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Beautiful pictures of wonderful dyed fabrics used in a variety of designs accompany detailed advice on the materials required preparing the fabric & the dyeing methods Using Shibori techniques
- folding pleating clamping stitching & pole wrapping the author illustrates all the different stages using clear step-by-step photographs & easy-to-follow text A stunning sequence of inspirational projects have been specially chosen to develop skills & build confidence with instructions on how to make a tea cosy a jacket a silk scarf & more Previously published as A Handbook of Indigo Dyeing 9780855329761
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