John Vorhaus, "The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You're Not"
Silman-James Press | ISBN 1879505215 | 1st ed (July 1994) | PDF | 2.5 Mb | 191 pages

Excellent book for story tellers … Breaks down all the elements of not just a comedy story, but for any story. Makes it easy to come up with an interesting dynamic between characters and the plot. If you are looking for something to help you be funny with friends, or to tell jokes, the concepts can still be applied, but you'd have to keep your friends there long enough for you to build up a funny story.

Klaus-Peter Gast, "Modern Traditions: Contemporary Architecture in India"
Birkhäuser Basel | ISBN 3764377542 | 1 edition (May 3, 2007) | PDF | 17.8 Mb | 128 pages

India is a lively and diverse country that in recent years has developed into one of the largest industrialized nations in the world. This process is also reflected in its architecture. Recent developments betray a new consciousness and the search for an Indian identity. International influences are merging with traditional styles to create a unique new architectural language, which also bears the stamp of Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, who worked there. In its introduction, the book depicts the rise of modern architecture in India since independence in 1947. The main section describes the important tendencies of contemporary Indian architecture in thematic chapters, each with built examples. In addition to the new younger generation of Indian architects, it also considers the first post-independence generation, including Balkrishna Doshi and Charles Correa.

Joshua B. Smith, «Practical OCaml»
Apress | ISBN 159059620X | 2006-10-18 | PDF | 2.5 Mb | 488 pages

Objective Caml (OCaml) is an open source programming language that allows you to utilize both functional and object-oriented programming. Sporting features such as a robust object system, type safety, and an expansive standard library, OCaml is a language that encourages pragmatic solutions instead of dogmatic ones. Boasting performance on par with the likes of C/C++, and having compilers available for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Unix, Linux, and Mac OS X, enterprise developers should consider adding this powerful language to their repertoire.

Brian Myers, «Foundations of WF: an Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation»
Apress | ISBN 1590597184 | October 20, 2006 | PDF | 6.3 Mb | 264 pages

Have you ever spent hours coding workflow for your applications? If so, the new Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) technology will make your life easier. Foundations of WF: An Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation introduces you to using Visual Studio 2005 and the Windows Workflow Foundation (part of Windows Vista) to create workflow packages. The book begins by giving you an overview of Windows Workflow Foundation. Then it introduces and shows examples of the various types of workflow that can be created.

Stephen L. Nelson, MBA, CPA, «QuickBooks 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies»
For Dummies | ISBN 0470085517 | January 10, 2007 | PDF | 11 Mb | 597 pages

QuickBooks is the leading accounting program for small businesses, and this book gives you a handy reference to all its parts. Set up QuickBooks for your business, load your files, create invoices, pay vendors, understand job costing and capital budgeting, and even get tips on writing your business plan. It all adds up to success!

ReOrganization has been written as a practical guide for anyone faced with organizing a business. Because every organization situation is unique, the reader should be familiar with a number of conceptual models and tools which can be of help when creating a theory for a particular situation. As consultants and businessmen, as well as through the elaboration of certain methods, the authors have developed a sense of what is important in the work of shaping or redesigning an organization.

Identifying and Managing Project Risk is a practical guide to minimizing the possibility of failure in critical projects. The book takes readers step by step through every phase of a project, showing them how to consider the possible risks involved at every point in the process. Relevant figures and diagrams support the text and illustrate key scenarios. At the end of each chapter is an analysis of how the principles just discussed applied to a supreme example of what many once considered a truly impossible project: the building of the Panama Canal.

William Dunn, «Fundamentals of Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control»
McGraw-Hill | ISBN 0071457356 | March 31, 2005 | PDF | 2.6 Mb | 322 pages

Sammy G. Shina, «Six Sigma for Electronics Design and Manufacturing»
McGraw-Hill Professional | ISBN 0071395113 | May 2002| PDF | 2.6 Mb

Investors are tired of losing money to the bad calls and noncalls of Wall Street analysts, especially on the heels of Enron and other "surprise" stock meltdowns. Instead of giving up, When Buy Means Sell presents an innovative, market-tested system for knowing which recommendations to trust, sniffing out conflicts of interest, and making buy and sell decisions based on valuable, impartial information.

The first book available on C++ programming that is written specifically for a mathematical audience, C++ for Mathematicians omits the language's more obscure features in favor of the aspects of greatest utility for mathematical work. Emphasizing the essential role of practice as part of the learning process, the book is ideally designed for undergraduate coursework as well as self-study. Each chapter provides many problems and solutions which complement the text and enable you to apply concepts right away.

Jeremy D. Cioara, «Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT Authorized Self-Study Guide) (2nd Edition)»
Cisco Press | ISBN 158705261X | 2 edition (Oct 2006) | CHM | 30 Mb | 912 pages

Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT), Second Edition, is a Cisco®-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCVP IP telephony foundation learning. This book provides you with the knowledge needed to install, configure, and maintain a Cisco IP telephony solution. By reading this book, you will gain a thorough understanding of Cisco Unified CallManager version 4.1, the call routing and signaling component for the Cisco IP telephony solution.

Peter Wright, «Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition: From Novice to Professional»
Apress | ISBN 1590596226 | September 25, 2006 | PDF | 14.7 Mb | 544 pages

Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition is the affordable, accessible route to learning the .NET programming languages. Author Peter Wright proved his ability to teach Visual Basic to over 100,000 aspiring programmers during the 1990s with his line of best-sellers. Now that Microsoft is launching its new Express products, Wright is repeating his mission to teach you how to program, providing a friendly, clear message along the way.

Brian Marick, «Everyday Scripting with Ruby: For Teams, Testers, and You»
Pragmatic Bookshelf | ISBN 0977616614 | January 1, 2007 | PDF | 1.5 Mb | 200 pages

Are you a tester who spends more time manually creating complex test data than using it? A business analyst who seemingly went to college all those years so you can spend your days copying data from reports into spreadsheets? A programmer who can't finish each day's task without having to scan through version control system output, looking for the file you want?

Allen B. MacKenzie / Luiz A. DaSilva, «Game Theory for Wireless Engineers»
Morgan & Claypool | ISBN 1598290169 | 2006-05-05 | PDF | 1.4 Mb | 100 pages

Game theory is a field of applied mathematics that describes and analyzes interactive decision situations. It consists of a set of analytical tools that predict the outcome of complex interactions among rational entities, where rationality demands a strict adherence to a strategy based on perceived or measured results. This lecture introduces wireless engineers to game theory. In recent years there has been a great deal of interest in applying game theory to problems in wireless communications and networking