Michael Brein's Guide to Madrid by the Metro

Michael Brein's Guide to Madrid by the Metro
Author: Michael Brein, Ph.D.
Publisher: Michael Brein, Inc.
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2012-10-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1886590052

This is the ‘full’ expanded PDF version of MIchael Brein's Travel Guide to Madrid which includes an ultra-large, zoomable official map of Madrid's Metro system with embedded links to visitor attractions. This version of the Madrid guide is optimized for desktops and tablets. A 'lite' version ($3.99) for mobile devices is also available but without these special features of the 'full' expanded edition. Michael Brein’s Madrid Travel Guide helps you get to the city's top 50 visitor attractions easily and cheaply using Madrid’s excellent Metro system. From the Prado to the Puerta del Sol with this ultra simple guide you have all you need to discover and get to Madrid’s 50 top points of interest or Madrid’s top 10 "Must See" attractions if you have limited time. The guide also helps you find the nearest Metro station and which lines to take; see how to exit the station and walk to the attraction; note other nearby points of interest; view the attraction's location on the official Madrid Metro map; and get to attractions without needing wireless internet access. Michael Brein’s Madrid Travel Guide is compact, concise, and comprehensive and is so simple and convenient to use--it is really all you need on your mobile device to get to all of Madrid’s top sights. And since it's based on Michael Brein’s acclaimed travel guide series to sightseeing by public transportation, it's the simplest way to get around the world's big cities. Similar guides to London, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Chicago, Paris, and Washington, DC are also available, and others are planned.

Madrid Travel Guide

Madrid Travel Guide
Author: Michael Brein, Ph.D.
Publisher: Michael Brein, Inc.
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2013-10-02
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1886590338

Michael Breins Madrid Travel Guide helps you get to the city's top 50 points of interest easily and cheaply using Madrids excellent Metro system. From the Prado to the Puerta del Sol with this ultra simple guide you have all you need to discover and get to Madrids 50 top points of interest or Madrids top 10 "Must See" attractions if you have limited time. The guide also helps you find the nearest Metro station and which lines to take; see how to exit the station and walk to the attraction; note other nearby points of interest; view the attraction's location on the official Madrid Metro map; and get to attractions without needing wireless internet access. Michael Breins Madrid Travel Guide is compact, concise, and comprehensive and is so simple and convenient to use--it is really all you need on your iPad or other mobile device to get to all of Madrids top sights. And since it's based on Michael Breins acclaimed travel guide series to sightseeing by public transportation, it's the simplest way to get around the world's big cities. Similar guides to London, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Chicago, Paris, Washington, DC, and other cities are also available, and others are planned.

Travel Tales of Michael Brein: My Best 100

Travel Tales of Michael Brein: My Best 100
Author: Michael Brein, Ph.D.
Publisher: Michael Brein, Inc.
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2013-10-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1886590273

The best 100 personal travel tales of travel-adventurer, Dr Michael Brein, the world's first and only travel psychologist. Through harrowing close calls and hilarious misadventures in some of the world's most exotic cultures, Michael Brein examines the in-depth psychological netherworld behind travel. No one has written a travel book heretofore about the psychology of travel quite like this one. This is the expanded (full) edition of the lite version Travel Tales of Michael Brein: My Top 10. Michael Brein is the worlds first and only travel psychologist, who has created a unique series on the psychology of travel as told through the travel tales of more than 1,600 world travelers and adventurers he has interviewed over the last 30 years. My Best 100, the second book in the series, is a collection of Michaels 130 own best personal travel tales, including close calls and great escapes as well as his zaniest and funniest travel experiences. Michael explores his travels, revealing a rare in-depth psychological look at what happens to you when you travel to exotic, strange cultures. My Best 100 promises to be one of the most unusual travel books you will ever read! It might alternately have been named Confessions of a Travel Psychologist or maybe even Tales of the Last Travel Psychologist, since no one has heretofore written about the psychological netherworld of travel as Michael has. When you read Michaels collection of his own travel stories you may wonder if all this could possibly happen to one world traveler. It certainly did! After reading some of his hair-raising and hilarious tales you may further wonder if Michael should have been allowed to travel abroad at all, and if, instead, he should have been locked up in a padded cell with the key being thrown away! You decide! This is the expanded (full) edition of the lite version Travel Tales of Michael Brein: My Top 10.

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2009-07-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0309142393

Scores of talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science community, performing vitally important work. However, they are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound policies, and national support. It is clear that change and advancements, both systematic and scientific, are needed in a number of forensic science disciplines to ensure the reliability of work, establish enforceable standards, and promote best practices with consistent application. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward provides a detailed plan for addressing these needs and suggests the creation of a new government entity, the National Institute of Forensic Science, to establish and enforce standards within the forensic science community. The benefits of improving and regulating the forensic science disciplines are clear: assisting law enforcement officials, enhancing homeland security, and reducing the risk of wrongful conviction and exoneration. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States gives a full account of what is needed to advance the forensic science disciplines, including upgrading of systems and organizational structures, better training, widespread adoption of uniform and enforceable best practices, and mandatory certification and accreditation programs. While this book provides an essential call-to-action for congress and policy makers, it also serves as a vital tool for law enforcement agencies, criminal prosecutors and attorneys, and forensic science educators.

Washington, DC Travel Guide

Washington, DC Travel Guide
Author: Michael Brein, Ph.D.
Publisher: Michael Brein, Inc.
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2013-10-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1886590311

This is the updated ‘lite’ PDF or ePub version of MIchael Brein's Travel Guide to Washington, DC for mobile devices. A ‘full’ expanded edition ($7.99) is also available which includes an ultra-large, zoomable official map of the Washington, DC Metro system with embedded links to visitor attractions. This ‘lite’ version also includes the official DC Metro system map; however, it is not as zoomable as the one included in the ‘full’ edition and does not include embedded links. Michael Brein’s Washington, DC Travel Guide helps you get to the city's top 50 visitor attractions easily and cheaply using DC’s excellent Metro system. From the Washington Monument to the National Air and Space Museum with this ultra simple guide you have all you need to discover and get to DC’s 50 top points of interest or DC’s top 10 "Must See" attractions if you have limited time. The guide also helps you find the nearest Metro station and which lines to take; see how to exit the station and walk to the attraction; note other nearby points of interest; view the attraction's location on the official Washington DC Metro map; and get to attractions without needing wireless internet access. Michael Brein’s Washington, DC Travel Guide is compact, concise, and comprehensive and is so simple and convenient to use--it is really all you need on your mobile device to get to all of DC’s top sights. And since it's based on Michael Brein’s acclaimed travel guide series to sightseeing by public transportation, it's the simplest way to get around the world's big cities. Similar guides to London, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Chicago, Paris, and Madrid are also available, and others are planned.

Writing Interactive Music for Video Games

Writing Interactive Music for Video Games
Author: Michael Sweet
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2014-09-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0133563510

“This book is a must read for newcomers and experienced composers wanting to learn more about the art of video game composition.” —Chuck Doud, Director of Music, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios All You Need to Know to Create Great Video Game Music Written by the developer of Berklee School of Music’s pioneering game scoring program, this guide covers everything professional composers and music students need to know about composing interactive music for video games, and contains exclusive tools for interactive scoring—tools that were previously available only at Berklee. Drawing on twenty years of professional experience in the game industry, Michael Sweet helps you master the unique language of music storytelling in games. Next, he walks you through the entire music composition process, from initial conceptualization and creative direction through implementation. Inside, you’ll find dozens of examples that illustrate adaptive compositional techniques, from small downloadable games to multimillion dollar console titles. In addition, this guide covers the business side of video game composition, sharing crucial advice about contracts, pricing, sales, and marketing. Coverage includes Overcoming the unique challenges of writing for games Composing music that can adapt in real time to player actions Developing thematic ideas Using audio middleware to create advanced interactive scores Working effectively with game development teams Understanding the life of a video game composer Managing contracts, rights, estimating, and negotiation Finding work The companion website contains software tools to help you master interactive music concepts explored in this book, with additional resources and links to learn more about scoring for games. See Appendix A for details.

Seeing Like a State

Seeing Like a State
Author: James C. Scott
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2020-03-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0300252986

“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.”—John Gray, New York Times Book Review Hailed as “a magisterial critique of top-down social planning” by the New York Times, this essential work analyzes disasters from Russia to Tanzania to uncover why states so often fail—sometimes catastrophically—in grand efforts to engineer their society or their environment, and uncovers the conditions common to all such planning disasters. “Beautifully written, this book calls into sharp relief the nature of the world we now inhabit.”—New Yorker “A tour de force.”— Charles Tilly, Columbia University