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Enterprise Java 2, J2EE 1.3 Complete is a one-of-a-kind book--valuable both for its broad content and its low price. Whether you are new to network programming with Java or need to upgrade solid skills to the next level, you'll get the "must have" information to become proficient with the world's most popular programming platform. With Enterprise Java 2, J2EE 1.3 Complete, you'll learn everything you need to know for developing large-scale web and network applications with Java. You'll begin by learning which components combine to form the enterprise platform, and then move on to basic development skills: Servlet programming, creating JavaServer Pages, and programming JavaBeans. You'll also learn database programming concepts and skills, and how to secure your network from malevolent intruders. You'll learn to use XML and its related technologies for seamless cross-platform data exchange. Finally, you'll learn advanced JavaBeans programming to create reusable software components. As a bonus, the last part of the book teaches you to program spiders and bots: Although not a part of J2EE, it's a fun topic that can come in handy for Internet developers who want to create agents to automatically retrieve and organize web content. Enterprise Java 2, J2EE 1.3 Complete introduces you to the work of some of Sybex's finest authors, so you'll know where to go to learn even more about Java. Inside: Java Web Applications An Introduction to J2EE The Basic Servlet API The Basic JSP API Servlet Web Applications Introducing JavaBeans Session Management Using Custom Tags Naming Services, Databases, and Security Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) Database Connectivity (JDBC) Advanced Database Programming Secure Web Applications XML, SOAP, and Messaging XML for Data Description Presenting XML with JSP Understanding XML Messaging A Survey of SOAP A SOAP Server Example Java Messaging Service (JMS) Remote Communications and Enterprise JavaBeans Persistence and Remote Method Invocation Java IDL and CORBA Connectivity EJB Architecture and Clients Session, Entity, and Message-Driven EJBs EJB Transactions and Security EJB Environment, Client, and Design Issues J2EE Connector Architecture Spiders and Bots Building a Spider Building a High-Volume Spider Building a Bot

Windows Me Complete is a one-of-a-kind computer book---valuable both for its expansive content and its low price. This book contains the essentials for using Windows Me, as well as comprehensive coverage of Internet basics. Let our expert authors get you up and running quickly -- you'll learn everything from navigating the Windows Me Desktop to how to set up a peer-to-peer network. With this book as your guide, you'll be using the newest Windows features, such as Windows Media Player, PC Health features and Movie Maker, in no time! Windows Me Complete also includes an extensive A -- Z reference that puts key information at your fingertips, and includes scores of hands-on instructions and visuals. Windows Me Complete introduces you to the work of some of Sybex's finest authors, so you'll know where to go to learn even more about Windows Me and your computer.

Tied up, tortured, and thrown into a world of chaos, get ready for the wildest ride of your life! With crushing debt, an aimless career, and a thirst for the high life punching down on him, failing scriptwriter Steven Hollis is handed a ticket out of his dead-end lifestyle… an offer he can’t refuse from the mob! Now all he has to do is kill the biggest exec in Hollywood! “A delightful throwback to the crime dramedies of the 1990s. If you had told me this was a lost Quentin Tarantino script adapted for comics, I’d be inclined to believe it. 4 out of 5." - Kabooooom

This book is an inside view and a passenger=seat to a ride through the life of a young man, rollin' through a life of sex, drugs, violence and money in one of the coolest cities in the nation..., How he treated, trained and managed his women, and what bonded them to him. It explores the relationships between other players in the game, and the street culture that made very rich men of some, and brought death and destruction to others. This book is Real - it's Raw, and it may change the way you see the world. About the Author Super Dave was born and raised in the south side of the cold streets of Chicago - an area called the Jeffry Manor - where pimpin' was a common aspiration for a young man with the skills, heart and necessary equipment and temperament. He was a player before it was called pimpin'. David could have become anything he wanted to, given the opportunity, but opportunity was in very short supply where he came up. This is the true account of Super Dave - the Rise of a young King of the Streets in Chicago.

A shocking biological discovery. A previously unknown predatory species. Evolving just like the dinosaurs. Now. Today. Being forced out of its world and into man's for a violent first encounter. Weaving science and thriller in a way not seen since Jurassic Park, Natural Selection introduces a phenomenally dangerous new species that is rapidly adapting in a way never before seen. A mystery. A chase. A vast expansive puzzle. A team of marine scientists is on the verge of making the most stunning discovery in the history of man. In their quest for answers, they engage a host of fascinating characters. The world's premier neurology expert. A specialist on animal teeth. Flight simulation wizards, evolution historians, deep sea geologists, and so many more. Along the way, the team of six men and women experience love, friendship, loyalty and betrayal. Together, they set off to exotic locales. Literally to the bottom of the ocean. To a vast and mysterious redwood forest. To an unknown complex of massive caves. When people start dying, the stakes are upped even further. Then the real hunt begins. . . . Loaded with astonishing action sequences, Natural Selection is that rare breed of thriller, filled with intricately layered research, real three-dimensional characters, and tornado pacing.