A.M. Homes explores through this memoir what it means to her to be adopted. The Mistress's Daughter, an expansion of her 2004 personal essay in "The New Yorker", is also the story of what happened when, thirty years later, her birth parents came looking for her. [Biographies & Memoirs]
...A.M. Homes explores through this memoir what it means to her to be adopted. The Mistress's Daughter, an expansion of her 2004 personal essay in "The New Yorker", is also the story of what happened when, thirty years later, her birth parents came looking for her. [Biographies & Memoirs]
...Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and one of the world's leading researchers in cancer and AIDS, Dr. Groopman breaks down the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He explores why doctors err and shows when and how they can -- with our help -- avoid snap judgments, embrace uncertainty, communicate effectively, and deploy other skills that can profoundly impact our health. [Health & Medicine]
...Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and one of the world's leading researchers in cancer and AIDS, Dr. Groopman breaks down the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He explores why doctors err and shows when and how they can -- with our help -- avoid snap judgments, embrace uncertainty, communicate effectively, and deploy other skills that can profoundly impact our health. [Health & Medicine]
...Microformats: Empowering Your Markup for Web 2.0 by John Allsopp is an incredible resource for learning Microformats. I didn’t know what to expect with this book, as part of me wondered how someone could take over 300+ pages to talk about Microformats. Truth be told — this book was very in-depth from cover to cover. Microformats are still in their infancy, being just a few years old. However, as we see throughout this book — there are many big players who are staking ground in the value and use of Microformats. I recently read HTML Mastery which scratched the surface of the power of Microformats. I would consider this book The Official Guide To Microformats with all of the information available. Here is a brief glimpse of what is found in this resource:...
The Art and Science of CSS was a quick read (208 pages) and packed full of valuable code examples. Unlike other CSS books that teach you the specifics of CSS with vague examples (not vague in a bad way), this book teaches you specific examples and gives you extra resources. This book is somewhat of a cookbook of commonly used CSS methods. Each author brings their unique writing style to the table, and each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of design and its CSS and styling methods.