My Ideal Bookshelf

My Ideal Bookshelf
Author: Thessaly La Force
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2012-11-13
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0316225002

The books that we choose to keep -- let alone read -- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. Contributors include Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers, among many others. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.

Seasons Coloring Book

Seasons Coloring Book
Author:
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1423648080

The fourth coloring book collection from Sweden’s coloring book sensation. Introducing the newest addition to Hanna Karlzon’s beloved coloring book collection: Seasons. This hardbound volume boasts 96 pages of Karlzon’s intricate designs, season by season. Dripping icicles segue to blossoming gardens; summer nights give way to strawberries, mushrooms, and playful frogs, waterside. Autumn winds bring fall fog, pumpkins and rain. Lanterns, evergreens, and beautiful ornaments bring us ‘round to winter once again.

The Nature of Customary Law

The Nature of Customary Law
Author: Amanda Perreau-Saussine
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2007-05-17
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1139463217

Some legal rules are not laid down by a legislator but grow instead from informal social practices. In contract law, for example, the customs of merchants are used by courts to interpret the provisions of business contracts; in tort law, customs of best practice are used by courts to define professional responsibility. Nowhere are customary rules of law more prominent than in international law. The customs defining the obligations of each State to other States and, to some extent, to its own citizens, are often treated as legally binding. However, unlike natural law and positive law, customary law has received very little scholarly analysis. To remedy this neglect, a distinguished group of philosophers, historians and lawyers has been assembled to assess the nature and significance of customary law. The book offers fresh insights on this neglected and misunderstood form of law.

Customs

Customs
Author: Solmaz Sharif
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2022-03-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1644451697

Winner of the 2023 CLMP Firecracker Award for Poetry Winner of the 2023 Northern California Book Award for Poetry Finalist for the 2023 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award Finalist for the 2022 L.A. Times Book Prize for Poetry Longlisted for the 2023 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award In Customs, Solmaz Sharif examines what it means to exist in the nowhere of the arrivals terminal, a continual series of checkpoints, officers, searches, and questionings that become a relentless experience of America. With resignation and austerity, these poems trace a pointed indoctrination to the customs of the nation-state and the English language, and the realities they impose upon the imagination, the paces they put us through. While Sharif critiques the culture of performed social skills and poetry itself—its foreclosures, affects, successes—she begins to write her way out to the other side of acceptability and toward freedom. Customs is a brilliant, excoriating new collection by a poet whose unfolding works are among the groundbreaking literature of our time.

Custom Nation

Custom Nation
Author: Anthony Flynn
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2012-11-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1937856119

Smart brands such as Chipotle, Zazzle, Nike, and Pandora are ditching the outdated 20th century model of a one-size-fits-all approach to providing products and services. From a Netflix movie night to a marriage courtesy of eHarmony, customization is changing every corner of American life and business. The New York Times bestseller Custom Nation is a practical how-to guide by someone who has built his business on the power of customization. YouBar founder Anthony Flynn and business journalist Emily Flynn Vencat explain how marketers, brand managers, and entrepreneurs across all industries can reinvigorate their businesses and increase profits. In Custom Nation, learn: • Why customization is key to today's businesses and what does and doesn't work • How to incorporate customization in new and established businesses to make your products stand out and sell • What strategies work for the most successful and profitable custom brands Drawing on firsthand interviews with the CEOs and founders of dozens of companies specializing in customization, Custom Nation reveals how customization can make any business stand apart and generate market share, increase profit margins, and develop customer loyalty.

Custom Bicycles

Custom Bicycles
Author: Christine Elliott
Publisher: Images Publishing
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2009
Genre: Design
ISBN: 186470313X

A unique study of the names and bikes of the world's most famous, innovative and legendary makers of contemporary bespoke bicycles.

Custom Knits

Custom Knits
Author: Wendy Bernard
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781584797135

The creator of the popular blog Knit and Tonic introduces twenty-five original designs for sweaters of all kinds, along with variations of each pattern that allow the knitter to make easy alterations to suit individual body type and style preferences, and offers detailed instructions for easy-to-understand techniques for customizing patterns and improvising along the way.

Managing Microsoft Exchange Server

Managing Microsoft Exchange Server
Author: Paul Robichaux
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 724
Release: 1999
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781565925458

Targeted at medium-sized installations and up, "Managing Microsoft Exchange Server" addresses the difficult problems these users face: Internet integration, storage management, cost of ownership, system security, and performance management. Going beyond the basics, it provides hands on advice about what one needs to know after getting a site up and running and facing issues of growth, optimization, or recovery planning.

Facelets

Facelets
Author: Robert Swarr
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2007-03-13
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0596529244

Curious about Facelets, but short on time for trying a new product? This short cut shows you how to start developing web pages quickly with Facelets, the new JavaServer Faces-based templating framework. This short cut begins with an explanation of what Facelets is, how it works, and what it will do for you. Then, it shows you how to install Facelets, and teaches you how to build Facelets templates, how to create UI components without writing a single line of Java code, how to create custom Facelets tags, how to integrate AJAX into a Facelets application, and more. Facelets unleashes the power and versatility of Faces by replacing the default JSP view handler with an xhtml template compiler. This short cut shows how Facelets lessens development time and improves code reusability. Are you ready to build a top-notch JSF user interface with Facelets? Power up your computer and let's go.