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Written for end-users focusing on business and financial reporting, this guide to Crystal Reports explains the many new features and improvements of the software. A list of all Crystal syntax function calls and financial reporting templates enable employees from any department to generate clear, usable reports without wasting time, getting frustrated, or resorting to the trial-and-error method. With extensive information on creating the reports, exclusive coverage of the internal workings of cross-tab objects and how to customize t... read more

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"Mapping Our World Using GIS" helps students investigate geographic information systems (GIS) through seven step-by-step modules that require critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The lessons use the latest ArcGIS[registered] Desktop software and also align with national teaching standards for geography, science, and technology in introducing and building skills in geographic inquiry, spatial thinking, and GIS technology. "Mapping Our World Using GIS" is an instructor resource text recommended for grades 6 and upwards.A fol... read more

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The classic, best-selling communication skills book, Messages, helps readers build their communication skills in all areas of life. This guide helps readers become adept in active listening, reading body language, identifying communication styles, conflict resolution, public speaking, and more. This is a workbook that can be written in.

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Backed by the collective knowledge and experience of the world's leading Geographic Information Systems (GIS) company, the concepts and methods presented in this volume will allow users to unleash the full analytic power of their GIS. The most commonly used spatial statistical tools are described in detail along with their applications in a range of disciplines, from crime analysis to habitat conservation. GIS users will learn how features are distributed, how to analyze the pattern created by the features, and how to determine the... read more

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As millions of Americans - and countless others in the Western world - have recently found to their cost, house prices can also suddenly and dramatically drop. Yet no other text on real estate has ever mentioned this fact, reinforcing the perception that real estate is an almost risk-free investment. The Secret Life of Real Estate is the first book to reveal and explain the cyclical nature of real estate. Phillip Anderson is an Australian, who commutes between Australia, London and the USA.

If you think economics is boring, you haven't met the real pirates of the Caribbean yet. Phil Anderson's recently published book The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking is both exciting and timely. It provides detailed insight on how the addiction to land speculation became the foundation of the United States of America. Prosper Australia 'The author discovers that the real estate cycle repeats itself approximately every 18 years. In addition, he tells the reader the warning signs and trends that precede the various hoursA" on his real estate clock. In summary, if the author's..read more

A guide to inserting Assembly code to optimize and create C++ programs Describing how the Assembly language can be used to develop highly effective C++ applications, this guide covers the development of 32-bit applications for Windows. Areas of focus include optimizing high-level logical structures, creating effective mathematical algorithms, and working with strings and arrays. Code optimization is considered for the Intel platform, taking into account features of the latest models of Intel Pentium processors and how using Assembl... read more

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This guide is designed to help engineers build embedded systems using Windows NT Embedded. Rather trying to educate by simply providing line after line of text and code, users are given exercises that can be completed with a desktop development system and target device. The exercises in the book have been carefully selected to be representative of real world situations that developers will face in the process of completing their own designs.

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Enabling system, network, and security administrators to master Registry concepts and architecture, this book provides a historical overview of the Registry and outlines the differences between Windows 9x/ME and Windows NT/2000/XP/.NET Registries. Special attention is given to the enhancements in Registry architecture introduced with Windows XP and .NET such as faster queries and removal of the registry size limitation. Administrators are shown how to properly use Registry features, plan and implement the most appropriate Registry ... read more

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Providing an advanced treatment of Windows XP Embedded, this guide allows engineers to use their own development and target computer systems as they work through the book. Included are instructions for installing the development tools, building a first XP Embedded operating system, downloading it to the target device, and running the newly created OS from the target. Also provided are insights on developing Windows XP Embedded images. In addition, key differences between Windows XP Embedded and NT Embedded, its immediate predecesso... read more

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