Search Results: Titles starting with H from Infinity Books Japan

US: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc, 1992. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. "The best historical novels ever written." -Richard Snow, New York Times Bo ok Review Third in the series of Aubrey-Maturin adventures, this book is set among the strange sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent, and in the distant waters ploughed by the ships of the East India Company. Aubrey is on the defensive, pitting wits and seamanship against an enemy enjoying overwhelming local superiority. But somewhere in the Indian Ocean lies the prize that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams: the ships sent by Napoleon to attack the China Fleet.

New York: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. A highly collectible first edition/printing, tight clean copy, protected in a new brodart wrapper, no inscriptions, unclipped dustjacket, this is not an Ex-Lib or a BCE/BOMC edition. The third near-future naval techno-thriller from Robinson (Kilo Class; Nimitz Class) breaks neatly into two stories. The first is about a hijacked sub and its brief but effective reign of terror against American and European aircraft. Iraqi terrorist Benjamin Adnam, escaping death at the hands of his countrymen, travels to Iran and offers his services to the reigning Ayatollah, with plans for a twisted revenge. He will hijack a British submarine that is about to be sold to Brazil, fit it with a missile launcher and attack American aircraft in such a way that Iraq, not Iran, will be blamed. When the British sub vanishes, and even before three planes are shot out of the sky (including one carrying the American vice president), Adnam's… Read More

US: Random House Publishing Grou, 2009. Good. In a novel where ancient traditions conflict with reality and the pressures of modern life, a young European princess proves that simplicity, courage, and dignity win the day and forever alter her world. In blue jeans and a pullover, Princess Christianna is a young woman of her times: born in Europe, educated in America, worried about the future of the world she lives in, responsible beyond her years. Christianna is the only daughter of the Reigning Prince of a European nation that takes its royalty seriously-and her father has ironclad plans for Christianna's life, a burd en that is almost unbearable. Now, after four years at Berkeley, life in her father's palace cannot distr act Christianna from what she sees outside the kingdom-the suffering of chi ldren, the ravages of terrorism and disease. Determined to make a differenc e in the world, she persuades His Royal Highness, her father, to let her vo lunteer for the Red Cross in East Africa. And for… Read More

US: n/a. JP Oversized. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

US: MIT Press Ltd, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. How science fiction's most famous computer has influenced the research and design of intelligent machines. I became operational... in Urbana, Illinois, on January 12, 1997. Inspired by HAL's self-proclaimed birth date, HAL's Legacy reflects upon sc ience fiction's most famous computer and explores the relationship between science fantasy and technological fact. The informative, nontechnical chapt ers written especially for this book describe many of the areas of computer science critical to the design of intelligent machines, discuss whether sc ientists in the 1960s were accurate about the prospects for advancement in their fields, and look at how HAL has influenced scientific research. Contributions by leading scientists look at the technologies that would be critical if we were, as Arthur Clarke and Stanley Kubrick imagined thirty years ago, to try and build HAL in 1997: supercomputers, fault-tolerance and reliability, planning, artificial… Read More

Delacorte Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. With the rich threads of Evergreen , The Golden Cup and Tapestry , skillful storyteller Plain continues to weave her eventful saga of the Werners and their extended clan as they reaffirm their Jewish heritage during the storm y 1960s. Dark, sensitive Iris, daughter of the glowing, russet-haired Anna (by urbane banker Paul Werner--unbeknownst to Iris) is married to wealthy, improvident Dr. Theo Stern, whose European glamour excites other women. Iri s's jealousy goads her to play at her own romance with a sinister partner. Her four children are growing up, but rebel Steve balks at his bar mitzvah, already anticipating the anarchist/bomb expert he will be at college, radi calized by cynical professor Tim Powers, whom he doesn't know is his distan t cousin. When Paul's wife dies and his mistress leaves to fulfill her miss ion as a doctor in Israel, Paul hovers protectively over Iris's troubled fa mily. A violent quarrel between Iris and Theo… Read More

US: Harvard Business Review Pres, 2019. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. Make your career what you want it to be. Women regularly face unfair challenges in the workplace-from being passed o ver for promotion to being ignored in conversation. Unconscious bias and ne gative assumptions are working against them. As a woman, how can you break through these barriers and get what you want from your career? The HBR Guide for Women at Work will help you identify and overcome the fac tors that are holding you back. It provides practical tips and advice so yo u can face gender stereotypes head-on, make yourself visible when opportuni ties arise, and demonstrate your leadership skills. You'll learn to: Speak up in meetings in a way that ensures your ideas will be heard Wield influence by building the right relationships Advocate for yourself-and for what you want Align yourself… Read More

US: Harvard Business Review Pres, 2019. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. What will it take to create a more gender-balanced workplace? If you read nothing else on leadership and gender at work, read these 10 ar ticles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles i n the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you understand where gender equality is today-and how far we still have to go. This book will inspire you to: Better understand the path women must take to leadership Learn the root causes of the barriers that exist for women in the workplace Check your own gender biases and distinguish between confidence and compete nce in your colleagues Manage a more effective gender-diversity program Recognize the issues women face when speaking up about bias or harassment Help women reenter the workforce after taking… Read More

US: Harvard Business Review Pres, 2019. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. What will it take to create a more gender-balanced workplace? If you read nothing else on leadership and gender at work, read these 10 ar ticles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles i n the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you understand where gender equality is today-and how far we still have to go. This book will inspire you to: Better understand the path women must take to leadership Learn the root causes of the barriers that exist for women in the workplace Check your own gender biases and distinguish between confidence and compete nce in your colleagues Manage a more effective gender-diversity program Recognize the issues women face when speaking up about bias or harassment Help women reenter the workforce after taking… Read More

US: Harvard Business Review Pres, 2019. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The best entrepreneurs balance brilliant business ideas with a rigorous com mitment to serving their customers' needs. If you read nothing else on entrepreneurship and startups, read these 10 ar ticles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles i n the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you build your company for enduring success. Leading experts and practitioners such as Clayton Christensen, Marc Andrees sen, and Reid Hoffman provide the insights and advice that will inspire you to: Understand what makes entrepreneurial leaders tick Know what matters in a great business plan Adopt lean startup practices such as business model experimentation Be prepared for the race for scale in Silicon Valley Better understand the world of… Read More

US: Pocket, 1995. Very Good. Offering insight into the lives and habits of dogs, wolves, and dingoes, a collection of case stories illustrate basic philosophies for canine happine ss and their human-like emotions and relationships.

Harper & Row, Publishers. Paperback. Very Good. The most useful survey of Christian history for the student or general read er, fully updated by a team of respected scholars.

US: VIVA BOOKS. Paperback. Very Good.

Canada: COLES, 1971. Paperback. Very Good.

US: Taschen, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. For decades H.R. Giger (1940—2014) reigned as one of the leading exponents of fantastic art. After he studied interior and industrial design for eight years at the School of Commercial Art in Zurich, Switzerland, from 1962 ti ll 1970, he was soon gaining attention as an independent artist, with endea vors ranging from surrealistic dream landscapes created with a spray gun an d stencils, to album cover designs for famous pop stars, and sculptures. In addition, Giger's multi-faceted career includes designing two bars, locate d in Tokyo and Chur, as well as work on various film projects—his creation of the set design and title figure for Ridley Scott's filmAlien won him not only international fame but also an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects (1980). About the series: Each book in TASCHEN's Basic… Read More

US: Peachpit Press, 2002. Very Good+. Minimum wear, no markings throughout, NOT an ex-library book: As both the Web and the browsers used to navigate it mature, work-arounds t hat compensate for the myriad factors that affect Web page appearance no lo nger cut it. Users expect Web pages to look beautiful regardless--and with the Fifth Edition of this popular Visual QuickStart Guide, you can make you r Web pages comply. By following the generously illustrated, step-by-step i nstructions that are the hallmark of the Visual QuickStart series, you'll c reate beautiful code that works consistently across browser versions and pl atforms (including hand-held devices and cell phones) in no time. This updated edition includes a new section on foreign-language and multilingual Web sites as well as ample coverage on how the use of HTML is changing. What hasn't changed, however, is the book's popular format: Task-oriented, step-by-step instruction that builds on your growing knowledge. Info-packed appendixes, a… Read More

US: Diogenes Verlag, 1984. Paperback. Good. All books are shipped from Austria!

US: Bantam Books, 1992. Paperback. Good.

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1971. Good. An 87th precinct mystery.

US: Apple Tree Publishing Co., L., 1996. Very Good. Explores modern science as well as tradition and history and arrives at som e encouraging conclusions.