Andre Norton-Grand Mistress of science fiction-presents a grand tapestry of the far-flung interstellar future, in which the first starships from Earth have burst out into the universe . . . only to run straight into the restraining grasp of the stagnant alien federation known as Central Control.
Only as interstellar mercenaries can humans go to the stars; the aliens who already dominate the galaxy allow no other recourse.
Passing the PMP Exam: How to Take It and Pass It 3rd ed 2004
Pub Date: July 29, 2005
Pages: 504
This book uses the PMBOK Guide, Third Edition, so that all information is up to date for the new PMP examination.
Don't just take the PMP® exam: Pass it, the first time!
Less than 50% of PMP exam candidates actually pass the exam on their first attempt. But one group passes at an amazing 80+% rate: the students of Dr. Rudd McGary, PMP. McGary has spent years teaching the PMP certification exam and helping professional project managers prepare for it. Now, he's integrated all of these techniques and knowledge to assist you in one book: Passing the PMP Exam.
Dr. McGary shows you exactly what the Project Management Institute expects from you and exactly how to be prepared for the certification examination. Whatever your experience, he'll help you rapidly achieve deep mastery of PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®). Other books cover PMBOK, but this book is relentlessly focused on helping you ace your exam the first time.
Learn proven strategies, methods, and tips for passing your PMP exam
Master all five project phases: initiation, planning, execution, control, and closing
Use the book to become a project management professional in project integration, scoping, scheduling, costs, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement
Understand critical project management details, from Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to change control systems
Review the professional conduct and ethics standards you will be tested on
Continue to use the book as a valuable resource of practical information after you are certified
The Modern Middle East: A Political History since the First World War
Mehran Kamrava sets the stage with a concise discussion of the evolution of
Islam and the religion's profound role in the region. He then looks at, in
turn, the rise and fall of the Ottomans, the trials of independence and
state-building, the emergence and fiery spread of nationalism, the two Arab-Israeli
wars of 1967 and 1973, the Iranian Revolution, and the two Gulf Wars and
beyond, including discussion of the invasion of Iraq by the United States.
After tracing the consequences of these historical events for a host of
political phenomena, Kamrava gives detailed attention to three pivotal issues:
the challenges of economic development, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and
the question of democracy. He also examines issues that will shape the future:
population growth, environmental pollution, and water scarcity.
The Oxford History of the Crusades
Written by a team of leading scholars, this fascinating book presents an authoritative and comprehensive history of the Crusades, from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideas and imagery today.
My Name is Red My Name is Red is a Turkish novel by Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk.
The main characters in the novel are miniaturists in the Ottoman Empire, and the events revolve around the murder of one of the painters, as related in the first chapter. From then on Pamuk, in a postmodern style reminiscent of Borges, plays with and teases the reader and literature in general.
