Aliens Are Coming!: The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast
It was an ordinary night in October of 1938 until a news bulletin interrupted the dance music on "CBS radio-aliens were invading the United States!
Meghan McCarthy's hilarious "Aliens Are Coming! tells the true story of the Halloween radio prank that duped much of the country into believing that Martians had invaded. The book uses excerpts from the actual "War of the Worlds radio broadcast and includes information about the importance of radios in the 1930s (before the time of televisions and computers) as well as facts about Orson Welles and H. G. Wells, author of the novel on which the broadcast was based.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice by Anthony E. Boardman, ISBN 0130871788
- New: a chapter on applying cost-benefit analysis in developing countries has been added.
- New: the chapter on social discount rate has been completely rewritten.
- Many chapters have been revised and reorganized to make the presentation clearer and more effective.
- New: material on obtaining shadow prices from secondary sources and expanded discussion of the value of information.
- Provides a practical orientation and introduction to cost-benefit analysis through problem solving.
Camcorder > Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice by Anthony E. Boardman, ISBN 0130871788
Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice by Anthony E. Boardman, ISBN 0130871788
- New: a chapter on applying cost-benefit analysis in developing countries has been added.
- New: the chapter on social discount rate has been completely rewritten.
- Many chapters have been revised and reorganized to make the presentation clearer and more effective.
- New: material on obtaining shadow prices from secondary sources and expanded discussion of the value of information.
- Provides a practical orientation and introduction to cost-benefit analysis through problem solving.
Camcorder > Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice by Anthony E. Boardman, ISBN 0130871788
iLife '04: iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand with DVD
First Apple-certified guide to cover the digital lifestyle apps at the heart of Mac OS X: iLife 04! With the proliferation of digital devices, today's Mac owner is also likely to be a digital camera owner, a CD burner, a camcorder operator, and more--which makes it no surprise that for many of you Mac users, the iLife apps are what it's all about. Here to show you how to take their media projects to new creative heights is the only Apple-certified curriculum for the iLife suite, this self-paced learning tool takes you step-by-step through practical, real-word projects that teach every aspect of iLife--from creating funky tunes with GarageBand to putting those tunes to use in iPhoto slide shows, using them as background audio in iMovie projects, and getting them to play behind the titles of an iDVD project. An easy, accessible style paired with ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts guarantee that readers will make iLife their life in no time.
iLife '04: iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand with DVD
Camcorder > iLife '04: iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand with DVD