From its earliest days Metropolitan Home magazine grew into the standard bearer for contemporary home design in the US and became an active participant in reshaping the way Americans live. Always on the forefront of new trends, yet never elevating fashion over substantive style, Met Home championed creative re-use of old buildings, the opening up of homes to light, the reinvention of mid-century modernism, the green revolution in architecture, and the new big mix in interior decoration. Many of the designers and architects featured in its pages went on to become household names and leaders of the design profession. A favorite annual issue known as the Design 100 honored superlative invention and creativity in international design....
The name of every Parisian metro station tells a story. In "Metrostop Paris" Gregor Dallas recounts a series of extraordinary but true tales about the city as he leads his readers around the metro. Both the armchair traveller and the visitor will enjoy an illuminating journey in the company of a compelling storyteller and veteran of the city. The book includes visits to Paris catacombs at Hells Gate, the literary cafs and old jazz cellars of Montparnasse and Saint-Germain-des-Prs and the seventeenth-century alleys of the Marais, along with trips to the Palais-Royal at the time of the Revolution and the world of opera during Claude Debussy`s lifetime. Through the eyes of the existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, Dallas describes...
ISBN: 978-0-7195-6063-7
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Meeska Mouseka Mickey Mouse! Join Mickey and the rest of your favorite Clubhouse pals Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto on five funfilled adventures all together in this great boxed set!
ISBN: 978-1-4231-2451-1
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
"Effectively convey meaningful business insights to users across your enterprise with help from this practical guide. Written by a team of business intelligence experts, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Analytics & Data Visualization shows how to achieve greater information absorption using the latest reporting tools. Learn how to build maps and gauges, integrate OLAP data, and develop dashboards. Security, performance tuning, and cloud computing techniques are also covered in this comprehensive resource"--
This book provides the last word on feature-by-feature comparisons of AutoCAD and MicroStation from the user\'s perspective. Each chapter presents a quick summary of a specific feature in AutoCAD, followed by the related feature in MicroStation. The AutoCAD software users will find the book to be a great asset in transitioning from the AutoCAD environment to the MicroStation design environment. Conversely, the book is equally valuable for the MicroStation product user who needs to make the transition to AutoCAD. Thorough coverage of translating drawings between AutoCAD and MicroStation provides vital information for users working with both platforms. For the user who works with both products and for the user who wants to know more about...
This updated edition describes the design and implementation of the MicroC/OS-II real-time operating system and offers an extremely detailed and highly readable design study useful to students.
This study includes an quantitative analysis on Soviet/Russian regions. It reveals that the current economic situation of Russia is the outgrowth of historical conditions embodied in the former Soviet Union. Although quantitative analysises on the Russian economy are still scarce, they are indispensable for international comparison or objective evaluations in order to understand actualized economies. An objective of this book is to lay the foundation of quantitative studies for Russian regional economies. The objective is to investigate the problem of population redistribution and industrial location patterns in the former Soviet Union and Russia. After a general review of Soviet regional economies, population redistribution policies...
ISBN: 5-85639-340-6
Издательство:
БЕК
Дата выхода: январь 2003
"The Mindful International Manager" tackles the management situations that international managers have to handle every day. Written to be accessible to non-native English speakers, it quotes the experiences and insights of practicing international managers and describes differences and difficulties as well as the skills and competences. Equipping readers with the techniques and knowledge to motivate and manage their teams, this book shows how to clarify local vs. international roles, support and develop a team, organize and coordinate boundaries of time and distance, and win commitment toward common goals. It contains exercises, best practice advice, quotes from practicing managers from around the world, and a glossary of difficult terms.
As the success of "Mini House" proved, bigger is not necessarily better, certainly not where your home is concerned. "Mini House Now" demonstrates this point, showcasing dozens of homes that ingeniously make the most out of a small amount of space. For anyone living in or building small–scale home, this is the perfect source of inspiration.
ISBN: 978-0-06-113933-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: август 2011