The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby, ISBN 0375701214
In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle, the father of two young childen, a 44-year-old man known and loved for his wit, his style, and his impassioned approach to life. By the end of the year he was also the victim of a rare kind of stroke to the brainstem. After 20 days in a coma, Bauby awoke into a body which had all but stopped working: only his left eye functioned, allowing him to see and, by blinking it, to make clear that his mind was unimpaired. Almost miraculously, he was soon able to express himself in the richest detail: dictating a word at a time, blinking to select each letter as the alphabet was recited to him slowly, over and over again. In the same way, he was able eventually to compose this extraordinary book.
By turns wistful, mischievous, angry, and witty, Bauby bears witness to his determination to live as fully in his mind as he had been able to do in his body. He explains the joy, and deep sadness, of seeing his children and of hearing his aged father's voice on the phone. In magical sequences, he imagines traveling to other places and times and of lying next to the woman he loves. Fed only intravenously, he imagines preparing and tasting the full flavor of delectable dishes. Again and again he returns to an "inexhaustible reservoir of sensations," keeping in touch with himself and the life around him.
Jean-Dominique Bauby died two days after the French publication of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
This book is a lasting testament to his life.
First Signals: The Evolution of Multicellular Development by John Tyler Bonner, ISBN 0691070385
The enormous recent success of molecular developmental biology has yielded a vast amount of new information on the details of development. So much so that we risk losing sight of the underlying principles that apply to all development. To cut through this thicket, John Tyler Bonner ponders a moment in evolution when development was at its most basic--the moment when signaling between cells began. Although multicellularity arose numerous times, most of those events happened many millions of years ago. Many of the details of development that we see today, even in simple organisms, accrued over a long evolutionary timeline, and the initial events are obscured. The relatively uncomplicated and easy-to-grow cellular slime molds offer a unique opportunity to analyze development at a primitive stage and perhaps gain insight into how early multicellular development might have started.
Through slime molds, Bonner seeks a picture of the first elements of communication between cells. He asks what...
First Signals: The Evolution of Multicellular Development by John Tyler Bonner, ISBN 0691070385
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Effective Prototyping for Software Makers
Prototyping, whether done for Web design, software development, or design for a new cell phone application, generally gets done either well or badly: there has been little thus far that gives detailed instruction on both the science and the art. Based on a successful seminar taught worldwide by the authors, this book gives step-by-step instruction and provides structure to the process that will help develop successful products every time.
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Franklin's Bad Day by Paulette Bourgeois, ISBN 1550742914
Today Franklin wakes up grumpy. His father discovers the reason for Franklin's crankiness--Otter has moved away and nothing seems right without her. Comforted by a hug from Dad, Franklin cheers up and makes a special present to mail to Otter, who is only a letter or phone call away. Full color.
Franklin's Bad Day by Paulette Bourgeois, ISBN 1550742914
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Telecommunications Transmission Handbook by Roger L. Freeman, ISBN 0471240184
A complete hands-on guide to designing and implementing all types of telecommunications transmission systems.
For more than 23 years, Telecommunications Transmission Handbook has been the guide to designing and building telecommunications transmission systems and the reference of choice among a generation of communications engineers and technicians. Its total systems approach examines each telecommunications transmission specialty as an integral part of a larger system. This book constructs a framework for understanding and exploiting the ways in which each telecommunications specialty affects all the others. It provides: Clear, methodical delineation of key principles, theories, and concepts Lucid explanations of cutting-edge design methodologies Comprehensive coverage of new and emerging technologies Step-by-step instructions on how to design and implement all types of telecommunications links, systems, and subsystems.
Following in this tradition, this Fourth Edition is fully updated...
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