Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn 2012. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng
Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn 2012. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng

Anke Napp - Heart's desires (2012)

Posted by Unknown On 10/1/13






Hollywood actor Vance van Sorel struggles with a failing marriage and a career that merely creeps along, when he is cast as a last minute replacement in the love story "Hearts' Desires". Internationally acclaimed director Alison Cartwright, who plans to make this movie the crowning project of her career, is not happy at all with the cast accompanying her to the set in South Africa. For Vance the return to his home country


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Helen Lacey - Marriage Under the Mistletoe

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Contemporary Romance
Silhouette Special Edition #2226 (2012)



Strong. Sensible. Dependable. That was Evie Dunn's type. Certainly not young, fearless gorgeous firefighter Scott Jones. She knew the wisest course was to keep her distance, but she couldn't resist the allure of a holiday fling. Now the widowed single mom found herself with an unexpected post-Christmas gift -- she was having Scott's baby!


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Janet Dailey - A Cowboy Under My Christmas Tree

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(2012)




The Sweetest Gifts…

Sam Bennett left a snowbound Colorado ranch for the glittering steel canyons of Manhattan -- temporarily. Hard work was never this much fun as he sets up Christmas trees all around town. And now that he’s met Nicole Young, a gorgeous window designer, four weeks won’t be enough to romance her the way he wants to…

Are The Ones You Don’t Expect


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Lynn Cahoon -The Bull Rider's Manager

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Contemporary Romance (2012)



Barb Carico’s life is all about business. Now that her best friend has tied the knot with her high school sweetheart and Barb’s new partner, she’s busier than ever. Managing Jesse Sullivan’s career and public persona can be a handful. Add in an aging mother who goes through home health nurses like candy, Barb’s hanging on the edge.


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Lynn Cahoon - The Bull Rider's Brother

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Contemporary Romance (2012)



Rodeo weekend is the start of the summer for the entire town of Shawnee, Idaho. On a girl's night out, Lizzie Hudson finds herself comparing her life as a single mom with her best friend's successful career when James Sullivan, the cowboy who got away, walks his Justin Ropers back into her life. Seeing him shakes Lizzie's world but James is in for an even more eventful weekend: he learns he has a son. James has enough on his plate trying to manage his brother's bull riding career.


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Sierra Falls Synopsis

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Sierra Falls Synopsis
A novel by Veronica Wolff (2012)
Book #1 in The Sierra Falls Series


IN LOVE AND WAR, SOMETHING GOTTA GIVE….
Sierra Falls, California, is one of those sleepy towns that people choose to leave. Sorrow Bailey chose to stay behind, but has always yearned for more...
Family is important to Sorrow. She gave up her dreams to run the struggling family lodge. Even her name is a family relic, though lately it feels like a curse that might determine her fate. Things look up when she discovers a collection of letters from her three-times great-grandmother and namesake, telling the story of a forbidden love affair.


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Caroline Anderson - The Valtieri Baby Sep. 2012

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Caroline Anderson - The Valtieri Baby Sep. 2012 

Wedding planner Anita della Rossa is an expert in arranging happy-ever-afters -- except her own, that is. Five years ago her childhood sweetheart Giovanni Valtieri ended their relationship abruptly, keeping his reasons as secret as the love he still feels for Anita.


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As Dead as it Gets (Bad Girls Don't Die Novels)

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Book Description

It's been three months since Alexis helplessly witnessed Lydia Small's violent death, and all she wants is for her life to return to normal.
But normal people don’t see decaying bodies haunting photographs. Normal people don’t have to deal with regular intrusions from Lydia’s angry ghost, sometimes escalating to terrifying attacks.
At first, it seems that Lydia wants revenge on Alexis alone. But a girl from school disappears one night, and Alexis spots one of Lydia’s signature yellow roses lying on the girl’s dresser the next day. Soon, it becomes clear that several of Alexis’s friends are in danger, and that she's the only person who can save them. But as she tries to intervene, Alexis realizes that her enemy is a much more powerful ghost than she's ever faced before... and that its fate is tied to hers in ways she couldn't possibly imagine.
Not even in her worst nightmares. 

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  • Hardcover: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Hyperion Book CH (May 15, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1423134729
  • ISBN-13: 978-1423134725
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 1.5 inches 
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From Bad to Cursed (Bad Girls Don't Die Novels)

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Alexis is the last girl you'd expect to sell her soul. She already has everything she needs--an adorable boyfriend, the perfect best friend, and a little sister who’s finally recovering after being possessed by an evil spirit, then institutionalized.
Alexis is thrilled when her sister joins a club; new friends are just what Kasey needs.  It’s strange, though, to see how fast the girls in The Sunshine Club go from dorky and antisocial to gorgeous and popular.  Soon Alexis learns that the girls have pledged an oath to a seemingly benevolent spirit named Aralt.  Worried that Kasey's in over her head again, Alexis and her best friend Megan decide to investigate by joining the club themselves.  At first, their connection with Aralt seems harmless.  Alexis trades in her pink hair and punky clothes for a mainstream look, and quickly finds herself reveling in her newfound elegance and success.
Instead of fighting off the supernatural, Alexis can hardly remember why she joined in the first place. Surely it wasn't to destroy Aralt...why would she hurt someone who has given her so much, and asked for so little in return?

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Hyperion Book CH; Reprint edition (May 1, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1423137779
  • ISBN-13: 978-1423137771
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches 
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One Night, So Pregnant!

Posted by Unknown On 31/12/12

One Night, So Pregnant! (Harlequin Presents Extra)
What to expect when you're unexpectedly expecting

Shock: Telling a gorgeous (almost) total stranger that he's going to be a dad is never easy!

Cravings: The instant chemistry that catapulted Tess Tremaine into the wildest night she's ever had isn't going to just go away -- and no one says no to Nate Graystone when he's determined to be involved…


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The Byrons of Braebourne Series by Tracy Anne Warren

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Requirements: Book 1 to Book 5
Overview: Tracy Anne Warren is the New York Times Bestselling author of six Regency historical romance novels, including The Wedding Trap and His Favorite Mistress. Her books have appeared on the USA Today Bestsellers' list and the Borders' Group List of Bestselling Single Title Romance Paperbacks. She has won numerous writing awards, including Romance Writers' of America's prestigious RITA® Award, the National Readers' Choice Award, the New Jersey Golden Leaf, the Golden Quill, and others.

All the Byrons are just as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" as their famous non-relation . . . but now the time has come for the eldest son to marry . . .
Edward Byron, Duke of Clybourne, has everything a man in Society needs . . . except a wife. Duty requires he wed, so he decides that a long-standing arranged marriage will do nicely. He knows his bride is beautiful, biddable, and bright enough to run his household and nursery. He expects his betrothed, Lady Claire Marsden, will be thrilled with his decision—unfortunately, she's not!
Claire has longed for Edward since she was sixteen, but how can he expect her to agree to his proposal when he barely knows her and doesn't love her? Nothing will convince her to accept a loveless marriage. And so she begins a battle of outrageous resistance, forcing Edward to learn that he must lose his heart in order to win his bride.
He Had to Marry Her
Everyone in London agrees the Byrons are just as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" as their poetic non-relation. But Lord Jack Byron is facing a predicament that is scandalous . . . even for him!
Marry a young woman because he lost a bet? Unreformed rake Lord Jack Byron would do anything to get out of it. But the rich merchant who holds his debt insists Jack lead his on-the-shelf daughter to the altar . . . and make her believe it's a love match. With no options, Jack agrees, thinking he'll be shackled to a closed-in spinster.
But Grace Danvers is no milk-and-water miss. When he first encounters her in a London bookstore, Jack is struck by her tempting sensuality and soon becomes determined to bed—and wed—her (in that order!). Yet though he plans to seduce her with his touch, he never dreams he'll also want to win her with his love.
London society knows the Byrons are "mad, bad, and dangerous" and every bit as fascinating as their poetic non-relation. Join the fun as New York Times bestselling author Tracy Anne Warren presents the first tale of this tempestuous family—famous for scandal and legendary at love . . .
Orphaned beauty Meg Amberley never planned to pose as Lord Cade Byron's fiancée. Caught in a snowstorm, she takes refuge at his estate. Stranded together, Meg soon finds herself falling under Cade's spell. When the roads clear, she intends to leave, but fate intervenes.
Haunted by his past, Cade Byron has buried himself in the country. Then Meg—with her lush curves—invades his house and his life. With her reputation compromised, he proposes a pretend engagement and a London season where she can find a husband.
But as their charade deepens, Cade can't let her go . . . vowing to tempt her with a kiss that just may lead to forever.
Everyone knows the Byron brothers are "mad, bad, and dangerous." But the devilishly desirable fourth son, Drake, is too scholarly to misbehave . . . or is he?
Lord Drake Byron has no time in
his busy life to worry about taking a wife.
He is more interested in the unbreakable
code he has developed to defeat Napoleon's
forces. Little does he know that the
irresistibly lovely new housekeeper he's
hired is really a French secret agent.
Sebastianne Dumont is not at all
who she seems to be. Forced to spy to save
her family, she embarks on a mission
that takes an even more dangerous turn
when she falls in love with the surprisingly tempting man she must ultimately
betray. And if she succeeds in her mission,
will she also break Lord Drake's heart,
while leaving her own behind?
To her surprise, Lady Mallory Byron finds herself walking down the aisle with the last man she ever expected to ask for her hand . . . Everyone knows the Byron brothers are "mad, bad and dangerous." Now their sister shockingly discovers she's the newest talk of the Ton when she marries the scandalous Earl of Gresham. Faced with a tragic loss, she'd sought comfort from him as a family friend. But soon consolation turned to passion, scandal—and a wedding! In the bridal bed, she finds pleasure beyond her wildest dreams. But can nights of wicked delight change friendship into true love?
Charming rakehell Adam, Earl of Gresham, has secretly loved Mallory for years. He lost her once to another man, but now he has a second chance to win her love—and plans to do so by any means necessary. Will Mallory's heart give him what he so dearly desires? Or is the past too much to overcome?

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Exquisite Acquisitions

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For Macy Tarlington, the only good part of seeing her legendary mother's possessions sold at auction is ogling Carter McCay, the tall Texan who buys the famous diamond ring. Even better is seeing him again when he rescues her from the paparazzi like a white knight in a Stetson.


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By Hook or By Crook [Kindle Edition]

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Heiress Ivy Smithson is determined to keep her flaky sister from making the worst mistake of her life: marrying the wrong man. Clearly, the guy is just after the family's money.To stop her, Ivy teams up with her father's gorgeous, wisecracking, and supremely difficult security consultant, ex-cop Joe Dunham. Ivy's way too uptight to be his style, but she's had his attention from the first -- maybe because Joe always pays attention where women are concerned.
Bickering all the way, off they go on a mission to Vegas to track down Ivy's sister and stop the wedding.When Ivy and Joe anger the wrong people, their lives get dangerous, but guns and gangsters aren't the only threat they face.
Ivy knows Joe isn't her type, so why does falling for the wrong guy feel very, very right?

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  • File Size: 450 KB
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: The Wild Rose Press; Champagne Rose 1st edition (December 27, 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B00AU5VJLY
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Twelve Minutes to Midnight [Kindle Edition]

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Penelope Tredwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old orphan heiress of the bestselling magazine, The Penny Dreadful. Her masterly tales of the macabre are gripping Victorian Britain, even if no one knows she's the real author. One day a letter she receives from the governor of the notorious Bedlam madhouse plunges her into an adventure more terrifying than anything she ever imagined - A thriller with a fast-paced cinematic style, Twelve Minutes to Midnight is an electrifying story from an exciting new author.

About The Author

Christopher Edge is the author of Twelve Minutes to Midnight. He grew up in Manchester where he spent most of his childhood in the local library dreaming up stories, but now lives in Gloucestershire where he spends most of his time in the local library dreaming up stories. Before becoming a writer, he worked as an English teacher, editor and publisher - any job that let him keep a book close to hand. 

Product Details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Nosy Crow (February 1, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0857630504
  • ISBN-13: 978-0857630506
  • Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 7.8 inches 
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[Learning English Daily] - Lesson: Les Miserables

Posted by Unknown On 29/12/12

Intro

One of the most popular musicals of all time is coming to the big screen. A brand new adaptation of Les Miserables, the classic tale of love, justice, and the French Revolution, will be in theaters soon. Based on the classic novel by Victor Hugo, the musical has all the elements of a romantic epic.
The thing about musicals, though, is that some people love them, and some people really hate them. Those who love them love the melodrama and the fantasy. Those who hate them usually hate them for the same reasons. Learn what Marni and Greta think in this movies English lesson.

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Marni: I have to say, there’s a new musical coming out, but I don’t think I can bring myself to see it, because…I don’t like musicals.
Greta: I have to say, I love Les Mis. I saw it on stage, I think I’ve probably seen it on stage two or three times, and I saw the movie that came out maybe six or seven years ago, and it was not that great, but it was not a musical. It was an adaptation of the book, and didn’t have any of the music in it.
Marni: OK. So this is a straightforward adaptation of the actual musical?
Greta: This one coming out in December is the musical.
Marni: Got it. Gosh, don’t you think, you know, musicals, they just get so melodramatic. They’re kinda corny.
Greta: I think it’s great. I think it’s a way for emotion and sentiment on a grand scale to come through.
Marni: OK.
Greta: Because we all have those feelings, but we don’t sing about them in real life.
Marni: This is true.
Greta: Mm hm.
Marni: Well, I had never thought about it that way. Who knows, maybe I’ll be persuaded to go see it.

Discussion

Marni has heard that a new movie version of Les Miserables, or Les Mis, as fans refer to it, is coming out. She doesn’t want to see it, though, because she doesn’t like musicals.
Greta loves Les Mis, though, and she likes musicals in general. Marni doesn’t get it. She just thinks that musicals are overly dramatic and corny.
Greta thinks that that’s kind of the point. Musicals provide a way for actors to express emotion in a grand way. Musicals allow big emotions to come out through dramatic performance and song.
That’s a new way to think about it, for Marni. Maybe she’ll try to see Les Mis, after all.
Do you like musicals? Why or why not? Will you try to go see the new movie of Les Miserables?

Grammar Point

Simple Future Tense
Marni says that maybe she will be persuaded to see Les Miserables. She uses the simple future tense.
Use the simple future tense to talk about things that will happen at a time later than now. One way to form the simple future, as Marni does, is to use will. Sometime in the future, someone might persuade Marni to see the musical film.
You can also form the simple future tense by using be going to, as in, “I am going to star in a musical when I grow up.”
How could you rephrase Marni’s sentence using “be going to”?

Quiz

  1. Why doesn’t Marni think she’s going to see Les Mis?
  2. How do you know that Greta likes Les Mis?
  3. Which doesn’t belong?
  4. Which is correct?
Answer Key 1:C 2:D 3:B 4:D

Vocabulary

Of all time: of all choices, of everything created in history
Ex: Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.

The big screen: the screen in a movie theater
Ex: I saw Star Wars on the big screen last year.

Adaptation: something that's been remade in a new form.
Ex: The movie Clueless is actually an modern adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Emma. 

Epic: a significant artistic piece, an enormous work of art or writing.
Ex: The story of the wanderings of the hero Odysseus after the Trojan War is based on Homer's epic from Greek Mythology. 

Melodramatic: overly emotional, exaggerated, or sentimental
Ex: I can't stand movies with melodramatic endings. I prefer subtle endings that are more like real-life. 

Coming out: become available to the public
Ex: When is the new Madonna video going to come out? I want to see it!
 

Bring yourself to: make yourself do something
Ex: With this rain, I just can't bring myself to go on a run.

Straightforward: simple, direct, undeviating, not complicated.
Ex: I'm pretty straightforward and honest when it comes to my relationships with people. I don't like to play games or make things complicated.

On a grand scale: elaborate, with a lot of time and money put into it.
Ex: I don't want to see my play performed in a local theater. I want to see it on a grand scale, on Broadway!

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Shift (The Protector Book 2) [Kindle Edition]

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As was the case with Merrick's debut Exiled, the sequel Shift is just as darkly exciting and magical with just a drop of romance.
- Secret Lives Of Fiction Lovers
If you love a more urban fantasy feel with a few trips to the underworld thrown in along the way and some kickass characters with non-stop action, then this book is a MUST READ.
- Stuck In Books
This novel hits the ground running and doesn't let up until the very end.
- A Book Vacation
Devastated by a terrible loss, Chase is trying to balance the life he’s been left with, a family he’s still getting to know, and power he never thought he’d have. He doesn’t understand why the Goddess has named him the Protector and granted him two gifts: the Mark, a tattoo that now covers his back, and the ring. But between getting interrogated by the Circle and psychic attacks from Riley, the Mark is the least of his concern. There’s a demon inside Rayna that’s fighting to be released, and it’s not her inner witch. It’s something else–a monster threatening to tear her apart.
As Chase struggles to control his magic, his enemies are closing in. Everyone has staked a claim on his ring, and destroying it may be his only chance to stop Riley. But Chase must decide if stopping him is worth risking the lives of everyone he cares about, or if protecting the ring will be enough to save his world.

About The Author

M.R. Merrick is a Canadian writer and author of Exiled & Shift, the first two installments in The Protector series. Having never travelled, he adventures to far off lands through his imagination and in between cups of coffee. As a music lover and proud breakfast enthusiast, he's usually found at the computer between a pair of headphones and in front of a large bowl of cereal.  

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  • File Size: 553 KB
  • Print Length: 350 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0987726242
  • Publisher: M.R. Merrick (January 29, 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0073APDSO
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Espresso in the Morning (Harlequin Superromance) [Kindle Edition]

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The last thing Claire Murphy wants is a man in her life. Things work best with just her and her son, Grey, a solid team of two. Yes, some days are chaotic, but she's confident Grey doesn't know why she needs that chaos—until he brings home the local café owner, Lucas Williams, to help. How could Grey? Having someone as good-looking as Lucas around doesn't feel right.
Or does it? It turns out there's more to Lucas than the ability to brew a great cup of coffee. And sure, she knows she's benefiting from his knowledge about recovering from trauma. But she also knows that she's falling for Lucas and she's not sure she's ready for that!

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Harlequin (November 27, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0373718233
  • ISBN-13: 978-0373718238
  • Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches 
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Moon Island (Vampire for Hire #7) [Kindle Edition]

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Six years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire.
Now in MOON ISLAND, Samantha Moon is hired to look into the mysterious drowning of a super-rich hotel tycoon. The death occurred exactly one year ago, at the family's annual retreat on a private island in the Pacific Northwest. Now, as the family gathers again, Samantha Moon is asked to find a ruthless killer - all while a massive storm bears down upon the small island. But there's another storm brewing upon Skull Island, a storm of the supernatural kind. Sam is about to come face-to-face with evil incarnate...a monster who will stop at nothing to possess her completely - mind, body and soul - and destroy all that she loves.

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  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B00AQ81JZG
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Java SE 7 Programming Essentials (Essentials (John Wiley))

Posted by Unknown On 28/12/12

Book Description

Learn core programming concepts and technologies on the leading software development language
This full-color book covers fundamental Java programming concepts and skills for those new to software development and programming. Taking a straightforward and direct approach,Java SE 7 Programming Essentials provides a solid foundational knowledge of programming topics. Each chapter begins with a list of topic areas, and author Michael Ernest provides clear and concise discussion of these core areas. The chapters contain review questions and suggested labs, so the reader can measure their understanding of the chapter topics.
    Covers topics such as working with Java data types, using operators and decision constructs, creating and using arrays, and much more
    Includes additional learning tutorials and tools
    Puts the focus on Oracle's new Oracle Certified Associate (OCA): Java SE 7 Programmer (1Z0-803) exam

About The Author

Michael Ernest is a technical consultant with over 16 years of experience writing and maintaining Java code. He writes Java-based courseware and contributes content for Oracle's certification exams, as well as leading seminars on Java EE, performance tuning, and adopting Java-based software. He has been a Sheriff on the popular help website coderanch.com since 2000. Ernest coauthored Sybex's The Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide, and has written several Sun Microsystems and Oracle courses.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (November 13, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118359100
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118359105
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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Pro JavaScript Performance: Monitoring and Visualization (Professional Apress)

Posted by Unknown On 27/12/12

Book Description

Performance is a hugely important area of web development. If your site runs slowly, users are going to leave, and the problem only grows as your site gets more popular. Pro JavaScript Performance gives you the tools you need to keep your sites smooth and responsive no matter how many users you have.
Best practices are changing or becoming redefined continually because of changes and optimizations at the interpreter level, and differences in system configuration, and network speeds.  This is exacerbated by the quickened release schedule that most browsers have adopted. Just as important as following best practices is the ability to measure your own performance, so that you can adjust as times change, and so that you can note the subtle nuances in your own code and define your own best practices by your own observations.
This book gives you the tools to observe and track the performance of your web applications over time from multiple perspectives, so that you are always aware of, and can fix, all aspects of your performance.
What you’ll learn
    Describes the different aspects of performance, and explores the tools for quantifying and improving performance
    Provides tactical solutions for creating tools to measure the performance of your own web applications
    Learn to apply performance best practices, and how to quantify your results
Who this book is for
Pro JavaScript Performance is written for advanced JavaScript users and web developers. You will need a strong understanding of JavaScript to get the most from this book.
Table of Contents
    What Is Performance?
    Tools and Technology to Measure and Impact Performance
    WPTRunner—Automated Performance Monitoring and Visualization with WebPagetest
    perfLogger—JavaScript Benchmarking and Logging
    Looking Forward, A Standard for Performance
    Web Performance Optimizations
    Runtime Performance
    Balancing Performance with Software Engineering Best Practices and Running in Production

From Author

From a piece I just wrote for UX Magazine that pretty accurately sums up my intention with this book:
Authoring an optimal experience for users is an integral part of development, but for many developers performance can be a moving target. Even when adhering to current best practices and delivering satisfactory site performance, changes to the ecosystem can upset the balance. These changes could be new features introduced, new browsers released to the market, shifting browser market share, or even new hardware/operating system releases (especially with the recent release of Windows 8/IE10).
How should developers react to these changes? Not by simply following convention, but by actively monitoring the performance of sites, running in-house performance tests, and proactively gathering site-specific metrics. Not everyone has the same user base--the best practices that work today may not be as relevant as user bases change or evolve.
By monitoring the performance of sites over time, developers can track how changes impact performance and react in real-time to these changes. If a framework for performance monitoring is established, developers can then take optimizations to the next level and run multivariate tests to see just how much improvement can be made, or pinpoint what focus areas return the most value for investment.
Simply monitoring is the first step, but learning to communicate findings to teams of developers and larger organizations presents another level of analytics. Using the R Language, developers can craft charts and data visualizations to make their findings immediately digestible no matter the experience level of their audiences.
The goal with Pro JavaScript Performance is to give readers the tools to do all of this. The book describes the different aspects of performance, and explores the tools for quantifying and improving performance. It also provides tactical solutions for creating tools to measure the performance of your own web applications. Finally the book shows how to use R to create data visualizations from logged performance data.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 220 pages
  • Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (October 31, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1430247495
  • ISBN-13: 978-1430247494
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.4 x 9.2 inches 
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