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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
It was supposed to be a fresh start, a chance to rebuild their
lives, but fate has other ideas. Their new home holds dark secrets,
secrets that are meant to stay that way. Chris and Mel Suter have
been having marital problems long before the night of the accident,
now they find themselves fighting to keep their marriage, sanity
and lives intact as they uncover the truth about their new home as
danger closes in on them.
In all six of its volumes The Broadview Anthology of British
Literature presents British literature in a truly distinctive
light. Fully grounded in sound literary and historical scholarship,
the anthology takes a fresh approach to many canonical authors, and
includes a wide selection of work by lesser-known writers. The
anthology also provides wide-ranging coverage of the worldwide
connections of British literature, and it pays attention throughout
to issues of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation. It
includes comprehensive introductions to each period, providing in
each case an overview of the historical and cultural as well as the
literary background. It features accessible and engaging headnotes
for all authors, extensive explanatory annotations, and an
unparalleled number of illustrations and contextual materials.
Innovative, authoritative and comprehensive, The Broadview
Anthology of British Literature has established itself as a leader
in the field. The full anthology comprises six bound volumes,
together with an extensive website component; the latter has been
edited, annotated, and designed according to the same high
standards as the bound book component of the anthology, and is
accessible by using the passcode obtained with the purchase of one
or more of the bound volumes. For the third edition of this volume
a considerable number of changes have been made. Newly prepared,
for example, is a substantial selection from Baldassare
Castiglione's The Courtier, presented in Thomas Hoby's influential
early modern English translation. Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy
is another major addition. Also new to the anthology are excerpts
from Thomas Dekker's plague pamphlets. We have considerably
expanded our representation of Elizabeth I's writings and speeches,
as well as providing several more cantos from Edmund Spenser's
Faerie Queene and adding selections from Sir Philip Sidney's
Arcadia. We have broadened our coverage, too, to include
substantial selections of Irish, Gaelic Scottish, and Welsh
literature. (Perhaps most notable of the numerous authors in this
section are two extraordinary Welsh poets, Dafydd ap Gwilym and
Gwerful Mechain.) Mary Sidney Herbert's writings now appear in the
bound book instead of on the companion website. Margaret Cavendish,
previously included in volume 3 of the full anthology, will now
also be included in this volume; we have added a number of her
poems, with an emphasis on those with scientific themes. The
edition features two new Contexts sections: a sampling of "Tudor
and Stuart Humor," and a section on "Levellers, Diggers, Ranters,
and Covenanters." New materials on emblem books and on manuscript
culture have also been added to the "Culture: A Portfolio" contexts
section. There are many additions the website component as
well-including Thomas Deloney's Jack of Newbury also published as a
stand-alone BABL edition). We are also expanding our online
selection of transatlantic material, with the inclusion of writings
by John Smith, William Bradford, and Anne Bradstreet.
The urban poor suffer many problems beyond pressing financial
concerns, including those involving housing, health, and family
relationships. Social welfare agencies struggle to cope with the
enormity of need presented by individuals and families. The
providers frequently lack a framework to guide their priorities and
the delivery of services. This volume, based on the authors' close
and extensive collaboration with New York's Lower East Family
Union, affords a substantive, insightful, and effective approach
not only to defining the services needed but also to the delivery
thereof. It also examines the cognitive and emotional states which
the clients bring as they seek help. Means are provided for
establishing priority of needs, assessing the value of preventive
services, and formulating family-specific service responses.
Potential family dissolution and implicit child welfare concerns
are viewed as especially critical and receives extensive
constructive discussion.
Stressed, poverty-level families often approach helping agencies
in a nearly exhausted condition. The needs of such clients can only
be answered, and the last straw avoided, if the agencies are
structured to identify the most immediate needs and to supply the
understanding, supportive relationship, and the requisite practical
assistance. This book, with its extensive base of experience,
guides the process wisely. It offers informed hope that the awful
conditions of the urban poor can be ameliorated through better
planned and effective service delivery, and caring
interventions.
Collaboration among individuals - from users to developers - is
central to modern software engineering. It takes many forms: joint
activity to solve common problems, negotiation to resolve
conflicts, creation of shared definitions, and both social and
technical perspectives impacting all software development activity.
The difficulties of collaboration are also well documented. The
grand challenge is not only to ensure that developers in a team
deliver effectively as individuals, but that the whole team
delivers more than just the sum of its parts.
The editors of this book have assembled an impressive selection
of authors, who have contributed to an authoritative body of work
tackling a wide range of issues in the field of collaborative
software engineering. The resulting volume is divided into four
parts, preceded by a general editorial chapter providing a more
detailed review of the domain of collaborative software
engineering. Part 1 is on "Characterizing Collaborative Software
Engineering," Part 2 examines various "Tools and Techniques," Part
3 addresses organizational issues, and finally Part 4 contains four
examples of "Emerging Issues in Collaborative Software
Engineering."
As a result, this book delivers a comprehensive state-of-the-art
overview and empirical results for researchers in academia and
industry in areas like software process management, empirical
software engineering, and global software development.
Practitioners working in this area will also appreciate the
detailed descriptions and reports which can often be used as
guidelines to improve their daily work.
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