books by David Wood

books by David Wood

books:

David Wood

James Elliott, Marc Loy, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002

Encyclopedic tome on Swing is a great reference
This extremely hefty book on Swing has just about everything in it. However, it is intended to be a reference on Swing, not a tutorial. The problem with the Java Swing API is that it is so large and unwieldy itself that it is difficult to write a complete and useful ...

Money and Schools
David C. Thompson, R. Craig Wood, ...

Eye on Education,, 2008

Island Life: Inspirational Interiors

India Hicks, David Flint Wood

Harry N. Abrams, 2004

A book to take you away from everyday life
I found this book an absolute dream. The pictures are superb and the text is so unpretentious and simple. I loved the way the family has created such a simple and beautiful house (or houses) unlike so many of the gaudy mansions of the rich that inhabit the Bahamas. I ...

Emerging European Union, The (4th Edition)

David M. Wood, Birol A. Yesilada

Longman, 2006

Great Introduction to the EU
The Emerging European Union provides an excellent overview of the various branches that make up the Union and how they came into existence. This is the standard textbook for studying the European Union so it covers the basic without going into exhaustive detail. It ...

Modern Criticism and Theory (3rd Edition)

David Lodge, Nigel Wood

Longman, 2008

Excellent Anthology of short essays and excerpts
This "Reader" is a collection of some of the most influential and famous essays, or exerpts of larger works, by critics of the past 100 years. The works that are anthologized include: Ferdinand de Saussure's "Nature of the Linguistic Sign," Gerard Genette's ...

How Apollo Flew to the Moon (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

W. David Woods

Praxis, 2008

Great book with a few quirks
First of all, I second all the wonderful things that folks have said about this book in the other reviews. It beautifully fills in the gaps as to what was actually going on, and explains in relatively simple terms how the systems work. An engineer or space enthusiast ...

Realism, Rationalism, Surrealism: Art Between the Wars (Modern Art Practices and Debates)
David Batchelor, Paul Wood, ...

Yale University Press, 1993

The book begins by considering responses by French artists to the World War I, showing how Purism, Dada, and early Surrealism are related to the ethos of post-war reconstruction. The authors then discuss the language of construction in places as dissimilar as France, Germany and the Soviet Union; the contrasting demands of the utility and ...

Spawn: Book Of The Dead (Toy Edition)
Steve Niles, David Hine, ...

Image Comics, 2008

Written by Steve Niles with additional content by David Hine, and with each character in the Spawn mythos beautifully rendered by renowned artist Ashley Wood, the highly anticipated Book of the Dead is the ultimate guide for Spawn fans!

Contemporary Logistics (9th Edition)

Paul R. MurphyJr., Donald Wood

Prentice Hall, 2007

Required reading for the new logistics professional
Anyone working in the logistics and delivery field must read this book and keep it in your library. The book is all-inclusive so you don't need lots of others. This may help justify the high price.

Around the World in 80 Rounds: Chasing a Golf Ball from Tierra del Fuego to the Land of the Midnight Sun

David Wood

St. Martin's Press, 2008

We all have a dream, David lived his!
Everyone has a dream but how many have the courage to make it happen? If you play golf, you'll enjoy reading about the different courses, golf and travel challenges and get David's glimpse into local cultures. If you don't play golf, it's still funny and inspiring. ...

John Wood: On the Edge of Clear Meaning
David Strauss, William Johnson, ...

Steidl & Partners, 2008

In his introductory essay to this monograph--featuring the diverse photo practice that has characterized John Wood's nearly 50-year career--David Levi Strauss states, "In photo-historical terms, Wood is thought of as one of those renegades who went against 'pure photography' by incorporating drawing, painting, collage and every other technique he ...

Raw Magic

Kate Wood

Rawcreation Limited, 2008

Magical and LUSH!
Kate Wood is a shinning star in the world of Raw Food. In this her fourth book she is concentrating on the use of superfoods in her recipes. This book is soooo lush in its color photography and whimsical nature I just cannot help smiling! I have not yet tried the ...

Unto A Good Land: A History Of The American People, Volume 2: From 1865
Jr. David Edwin Harrell, Edwin S. Gaustad, ...

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005

Completely Doomed

Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, ...

IDW Publishing, 2007

A THROWBACK TO 1970'S HORROR MAGS
The bronze age of comics is the most overlooked of the various comic book eras. It doesn't have the historical significance of the Golden Age, the panache of The Silver Age's rejuvenation of comic books, or the gritty realism of the Modern Age. But one thing that the ...

Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide (ADOLESCENT HEALTHCARE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE (NEINSTEIN))

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007

Excellent resource
This textbook on adolescent medicine is a comprehensive resource for the general pediatrician. It is thorough, yet written in a manner that is easy to understand for all practitioners dealing with adolescents. It is a book every general pediatrician should have on ...