Shelley Powers

John Paxton

Adam D. Scott

Why reinvent the wheel every time you run into a problem with JavaScript? This cookbook is chock-full of code recipes that address common programming tasks as well as techniques for building components and apps that work in any browser. This cookbook provides adaptable code samples that you can easily add to almost any project. You'll get the job done faster and learn more about JavaScript in the process. You'll also learn how to take advantage of the latest features in ECMAScript 2015 and beyond, including the new JavaScript data structures, progressive web apps, generator functions, and more. Authors John Paxton, Adam Scott, and Shelley Powers provide recipes to help you use these features to build high-quality application interfaces. Create interactive web and desktop applications Work with JavaScript types, such as strings, numbers, and Booleans Improve your understanding of JavaScript functions, including arrow functions and generators Work with rich media in JavaScript, including audio, video, and SVGs Leverage the latest and greatest JavaScript libraries to rapidly prototype applications Use JavaScript anywhere with Node.js Access and manipulate remote data with REST, GraphQL, and Fetch Fully realize the capabilities of maps, sets, arrays, and iterables Perform asynchronous operations with Promises and async/await

Programming the Web

JavaScript Cookbook

This comprehensive reference book is for the geographer and general reader alike. Besides describing where places are, the entries deal, where relevant, with their economic or cultural significance and their historical background. The term place includes continents and oceans, great mountain ranges and rivers, provinces and countries, as well as small towns and villages, from ancient cities to the newest new town.

The Penguin Encyclopedia of Places

Sigfrid Henry Steinberg

Sir John Scott Keltie

Frederick Martin

Isaac Parker Anderson Renwick

Mortimer Epstein

The Statesman's Year-book

Designed for practitioners, students, and librarians, this accessible, easy-to-use dictionary provides definitions for over 4,000 abbreviations and acronyms, with numerous expanded entries providing both definition and further explanation. Wide-ranging in scope and up-to-date in coverage, topics include: * International and national institutions * Qualifications * Regulatory bodies * Trade unions and trade associations * Currencies * General abbreviations used in the financial world, and more This valuable resource is a vital addition for all ready-reference and business collections.

Dictionary of Financial Abbreviations

Barry Turner

Brian Hunter (Librarian)

Brian Hunter

Geoffrey Payton

A dictionary of names, places and titles, offering a selective guide to the names, titles and nicknames of Western culture, both ancient and modern.

The Penguin Dictionary of Proper Names

1985–1986

1986–1987

1988–1989

1987–1988

1989–1990

This reference work surveys the leaders of Russia and the Soviet Union- from Michael, the first Romanov tsar in 1613, through the creation and dissolution of the Soviet Union, to the present day President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. Chronologically arranged, these biographies paint a thorough yet succinct portrait of 30 leaders including discussion about the family and education of each ruler, important legislation, events, and wars under each leader's rule; and each leader's achievements and impact on Russia or the Soviet Union.

From the Romanov Dynasty to Vladimir Putin

Leaders of Russia and the Soviet Union

John Paxton

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