One of the most ambitious works of Renaissance biography, Andre Thevet's two-volume Vrais pourtraits gave Europeans unique insights into the New World. Portraits from the age of Exploration - each biography chosen for its interest to modern readers - is the first translation of Thevet's work into English and the first to feature reproductions of the original copper-engraved portraits of each subject. The selections, twelve chapters from Thevet's original work, describe the exploits of six famous European explorers and six Native American chiefs. The explorers are Columbus, Magellan, Cortes, Pizarro, Albuquerque, and Vespucci; the chiefs are Montezuma, Atahualpa, Nacol-absou (King of the Promontory of the Cannibals), Paracoussi Satoriona (King of the Platte), and Quoniambec. The biographies of Native Americans represented a first in European literature. Thevet's information came from written and oral sources, from his own experience as a colonist in Brazil, and from other eyewitness accounts. Roger Schlesinger's annotations and introduction link Thevet's work to the body of sixteenth-century exploration literature, and Edward Benson's translation negotiates Thevet's verbal flourishes with skill. The book provides a unique insight into the European mentality of the Age of Exploration. It will be of interest to historians, anthropologists, geographers, those specializing in foreign languages, and readers who enjoy biographies.

Portraits from the Age of Exploration: Selections from Andre Thevet's *Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres*

History

Schlesinger, Roger

THÉVET, André

Benson, Edward

Americas

University of Illinois Press

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This book is also available as part of the 4-book JavaScript and Ajax Wrox Box (ISBN: 0470227818). This 4-book set includes: <ul>
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Professional Rich Internet Applications: AJAX and Beyond

Computers & Technology

Moore, Dana

Budd, Raymond

Programming Languages

Wrox Pr Inc

Wrox's 4-book value set on everything related to JavaScript web development contains more than 2400 pages for professional web developers. The 4 books included are:  Professional JavaScript for Web Developers (ISBN: 0764579088) Professional Ajax 2nd edition (ISBN: 0470109491) Professional Web 2.0 Programming (ISBN: 0470087889) Professional Rich Internet Applications: Ajax and Beyond (ISBN: 0470082801)  Professional JavaScript for Web Developers: JavaScript is an important feature of every major browser because it enables enhanced user interaction on both Web sites and Web applications. You'll gain a clear understanding of the components that make up a JavaScript implementation, plus you'll examine critical areas including events, regular expressions, and browser detection techniques so you can build dynamic user interfaces. You'll learn how to extend the language to meet your specific requirements as well as create seamless client-server communication without intermediaries such as Java or hidden frames. What you will learn from this book: ECMAScript basics, object-oriented programming techniques, and important Document Object Model (DOM) concepts; Methods for handling events to tie JavaScript to a Web user interface; Techniques for validating data, sorting tables, and dealing with errors; How to communicate between JavaScript and browser plugins; All about security issues, optimization, and intellectual property protections Professional Ajax 2nd Edition provides a developer-level tutorial of Ajax techniques, patterns, and use cases.  The book is written for Web application developers looking to enhance the usability of their web sites and web applications and intermediate JavaScript developers looking to further understand the language. Readers should have familiarity with XML, XSLT, Web Services, PHP or C#, HTML, CSS. This book is not aimed at beginners without a basic understanding of the aforementioned technologies. Also, a good understanding of JavaScript is important to understanding this book. Some of the topics covered here include: Ajax Libraries including the Yahoo! Connection Manager, Prototype, and jQuery; Request Management with Priority Queues and the RequestManager Object; Comet push-based web systems and HTTP streaming; Maps and Mashups with Geocoding, Google Maps API and Yahoo! Maps API; Ajax Debugging with FireBug and Microsoft Fiddler; ASP.NET AJAX Extensions; the range of request brokers (including the hidden frame technique, iframes, and XMLHttp) and explains when one should be used over another; different Ajax techniques and patterns for executing client-server communication; Ajax patterns including predictive fetch, page preloading, submission throttling, incremental field and form validation, periodic refresh, multi-stage download and more; JSON and creating an autosuggest textbox example; web site widgets for a news ticker, weather information, web search, and site search; Ajax Frameworks JSpan, DWR, and Ajax.NET Professional; and two case studies Professional Web 2.0 Programming: Web 2.0 architecture opens up an incredible number of options for flexible web design, creative reuse, and easier updates. Along with covering the key languages and techniques of Web 2.0, this unique book introduces you to all of the technologies that make up Web 2.0 at a professional level. You'll find code for several example applications built with popular frameworks that you'll be able to utilize. What you will learn from this book: How Web 2.0 applications are developed; New ways to get the major client-side technologies to work together; The new class of emerging tools; All about HTTP and URIs, XML, syndication, microformats, and Web Services; Techniques for implementing and maintaining your URI space; Steps for building mashups to aggregate information from multiple sources; Methods for enhancing security in your applications Professional Rich Internet Applications: AJAX and Beyond: This book will show you how to take AJAX and Ruby on Rails to the next level by combining numerous cutting-edge technologies in order to develop full-fledged web applications. It explores a number of frameworks and in-browser APIs while providing code for your own implementations. You'll gain a thorough understanding of the underlying design principles behind professional Rich Internet Application (RIA) development and the various tools that are available to accomplish your design goals. You'll break down an application into client-side and server-side technologies. What you will learn from this book: How to develop RIAs in Java, Ruby, and Python; Tips for enhancing your productivity and debugging your application; Techniques for solving common issues in web applications when building a RIA; All about the higher-level themes and development packages that build on top of RIA technologies; How to develop, deploy, and control third-party access to your RIA

JavaScript and Ajax Wrox Box: Professional JavaScript for Web Developers, Professional Ajax, Pro Web 2.0, Pro Rich Internet Applications

Ayers, Danny

Zakas, Nicholas C.

McPeak, Jeremy

Fawcett, Joe

Van Der Vlist, Eric

Vernet, Alessandro

Bruchez, Erik

Web Development & Design

Wrox

In the UK, the Information and Consultation Regulations are due to come into force on April 6, 2005. They will give employees new rights to be consulted about important decisions that affect their jobs in organizations with 150 or more employees. This special bulletin looks in detail at the position of companies with and without pre-existing information and consultation agreements, compliance and enforcement, and restrictions on contracting out. It also considers the circumstances in which employers may restrict or withhold confidential information or documents, together with the protection afforded to employees from dismissal and selection for redundancy for taking action in connection with rights under the regulations.

Information And Consultation Of Employees Regulations: A Special Bulletin

Business

Jordans Pub

Has God called you to preach, teach, plant a church, open a business, run for public office or start a ministry within a church? The tips and strategies written in this "2022 Chasing the Vision" will inspire and motivate you to chase after the vision God has given you by pursuing the path of becoming a Visionary, an Ambassador or Torch Bearer while overcoming the trials, tricks and tribulations of Satan.

2022: Chasing the Vision

Self-Help

Workbook Press

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