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For undergraduate/graduate courses in Child Development, Lifespan Development, and Theories of Development. The result of extensive scholarship and consultation with leading scholars, this text introduces students to twenty-four theorists and compares and contrasts their theories on how we develop as individuals. Emphasizing the theories that build upon the developmental tradition established by Rousseau, this text also covers theories in the environmental/learning tradition.

By the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Economics, an essential and paradigm-altering framework for understanding economic development--for both rich and poor--in the twenty-first century.

Freedom, Sen argues, is both the end and most efficient means of sustaining economic life and the key to securing the general welfare of the world's entire population. Releasing the idea of individual freedom from association with any particular historical, intellectual, political, or religious tradition, Sen clearly demonstrates its current applicability and possibilities. In the new global economy, where, despite unprecedented increases in overall opulence, the contemporary world denies elementary freedoms to vast numbers--perhaps even the majority of people--he concludes, it is still possible to practically and optimistically restain a sense of social accountability. Development as Freedom is essential reading.

Just imagine this: a friend gives you a ring to look at. She tells you that it has been in her family for generations. Suddenly, your mind is filled with images. Births and marriages, lovers and deathbeds, infants and the aged. You describe the images and your friend looks at you in shock. Everything you said was part of her family history. How could you have known?

This wasn't luck. It was an actual skill called psychometry. And as with all skills, you can do exercises to improve it. Now you can learn how to enhance this ability and many others in William W. Hewitt's Psychic Development for Beginners.

Using more than 25 examples and 44 easy but potent mental exercises, you'll learn to develop all of your psychic abilities. Psychometry is just one of them. Other skills you'll learn include psychic healing, telepathy (mental communication with others), clairvoyance, communication with the spirit world, prophecy, astral travel and creative visualization.

Psychic abilities can be very practical, too. The book explains how to use your psychic abilities to develop a psychic alarm clock that can wake you up at any time you desire, keep you from falling asleep at the wrong time, or even help you find a parking place.

Season One: Winner of the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy its first year out, Arrested Development is the kind of sitcom that gives you hope for television. A mockumentary-style exploration of the beleaguered Bluth family, it's one of those idiosyncratic shows that doesn't rely on a laugh track or a studio audience; it's shot more like a TV drama, albeit with an omniscient narrator (executive producer Ron Howard) overseeing the proceedings. Holding the Bluths together just barely is son Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman), the only normal guy in a family that's chock full of nuts. Hardworking and sensible, Michael's certain he's going to be given control of his family's Enron-style corporation upon the retirement of his father (Jeffrey Tambor). The fact that he's passed over instead for his mother (Jessica Walter) is only a blip when compared to his father's immediate arrest for dubious accounting practices, and the resulting freeze on the family's previously limitless wealth.

Bereft of money, and even less family love, the Bluths have to band together in their moment of need--not easy when everyone's looking out for number 1. In addition to his scabrous parents, Michael has to contend with his lothario older brother (Will Arnett), his basically useless younger brother (Tony Hale), his greedy twin sister (Portia DeRossi), and her sexually ambiguous husband (David Cross). Michael's only comrade in sanity is his son George Michael (Michael Cera), but then again, the teenage boy harbors a secret crush on his cousin (Alia Shawkat). A peerless ensemble led by the brilliant Bateman (who ever knew he could be this good?), all the actors are pitch-perfect in their roles, delivering the dryly funny, sometimes absurdist dialogue with the speed and flair of classic farce. The unusual tone of Arrested Development takes a bit of getting used to--it's far different from anything you'll see on TV, even HBO--but once you buy in to the Bluths' innumerable dysfunctions, you'll be laughing your head off for hours.--Mark Englehart

Season Two: The axe of cancellation dangled perilously over Arrested Development during its second season, but the award-winning comedy fought against fate to deliver a hilarious if scattershot 18 episodes (reduced from the original show order of 22), and stayed alive for the beginning of a third season. Most likely, the creators and actors knew the clock was ticking down, so they didn't hesitate to throw their all into these manic, hilarious episodes, which have only the thinnest of plot arcs but an electrifying energy that makes them hard to resist. Some of the story antics were more of the same: good son Michael (Jason Bateman) tries to keep his company afloat, but is often foiled by older brother Gob (Will Arnett); the precarious marriage of Lindsay (Portia de Rossi) and Tobias (David Cross) undergoes a trial separation; and young George-Michael (Michael Cera) fights his attraction to his cousin Maeby (Alia Shawkat). Other show developments, though, were new and stunningly, uproariously bizarre: Buster (Tony Hale) joins the army, but later finds his hand bitten off by a seal (yes, a real seal), and Oscar (Jeffrey Tambor), the hippie brother of jailed George Sr. (also Tambor), rekindles an affair with sister-in-law Lucille (Jessica Walter), which may have resulted in Buster's conception years ago.

Jokes flew fast and furious, as did guest stars--Ben Stiller, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Christine Taylor, Thomas Jane, Ed Begley Jr., Ione Skye, and Zach Braff among them--making it hard to keep straight who was doing what and why. No matter, as each of the episodes was in and of itself was a perfect gem of comedy, strung together by sharp writing and fantastic performances. In addition to the regular cast, both Liza Minnelli, reprising her role as "Lucille Two," and Martin Short, as an, um, eccentric family friend, deserve special mention, with the episode both appeared in, "Ready, Aim, Marry Me," a frenetic exercise in slapstick farce. Typical examples of the show's offbeat humor were found in "Afternoon Delight," in which various members of the Bluth family discover the true meaning of the '70s ballad, "Meet the Veals," wherein the Bluths encounter the conservative parents of George Michael's girlfriend, and "Motherboy XXX," surrounding an unsettling mother-son traditional dance. The entire cast cohered perfectly through this season, and their give and take provided a perfect balance among the actors, all of whom were even better than the previous year. However, it's Bateman who should be singled out as the show's anchor, mixing dry sarcasm with impeccable comic timing. Despite plummeting ratings, Arrested Development didn't just keep its head above water, it swam with grace and hilarity. --Mark Englehart

Season Three: Arrested Development--one of the greatest comedies in the history of television--went out in a blaze of glory. The truncated final season packed more biting humor per minute than ever before. In only 13 episodes, dozens of intertwining storylines spun in all directions: In addition to the overarching story about the fractious infighting of the Bluth family and the family's housing development company being investigated for treason in Iraq (a plot arc that comes to a dazzlingly surreal conclusion), the put-upon "good son" Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman, Teen Wolf Too) pursues romance with a lovely British woman (Charlize Theron, Monster) who turns out to be woefully inappropriate; swaggering magician Gob (Will Arnett, Monster-In-Law) flees from his newly-discovered teenage son while still pandering for the affection of his self-absorbed father (Jeffrey Tambor, The Larry Sanders Show); flighty Lindsay (Portia de Rossi, Ally McBeal) and her sexually blurry husband Tobias (David Cross, Mr. Show) both get the hots for the family's new lawyer, Bob Loblaw (Scott Baio, Charles in Charge); and much, much more. It's difficult to describe what makes Arrested Development so brilliant. The ensemble is uniformly superb (Jessica Walter, as the family's boozing, scheming matriarch, is particularly devastating this season) and the surprising guest stars (including Andy Richter, James Lipton, Justine Bateman, and many others) are perfectly cast; the characters' abominable behavior defies conventional television notions of "likability", yet they only grow more endearing the more you watch; the humor embraces wild slapstick and sharp satire, often within a single scene; and the nimble documentary style allows for sly glancing references to jokes and scenes from long-past episodes, rewarding devoted fans. But the key is that, no matter how screwball Arrested Development becomes, the show offers a rich, textured, and wonderfully coherent world in which these characters feel genuine, a world completely unlike the flat, plastic simulacrum offered by the average sitcom. Arrested Development was true to itself to the end. Its followers will cherish it forever. --Bret Fetzer

Microsoft Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Developers 2008 Win32 English Not to Latam DVD DVD w/MSDN Premium Renewal

Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition provides developers with an advanced set of tools to identify inefficient, insecure, or poor-quality code, specify coding best practices, and automate software unit testing. These tools help team members write better-quality code, reduce security-related issues, and avoid bugs later in the development lifecycle.

Microsoft Visual Studio Team System is an integrated Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) solution comprising tools, processes, and guidance to help all members of a development team improve their skills and work effectively together.

Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition helps identify inefficient, insecure, and poor-quality code. It automates software unit testing and, with Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server, automates compliance with coding best practices. These tools help everyone on the team write better code, mitigate security risks, and deliver customer value in less time.

Identify the cause of failure
Immediately determine the cause of failed check-ins and obtain guidance fora ddressing the problems using new code correctness policies.

Address poor performance at the source
Discover the source of poor application performance and use integrated application profiling and tuning tools to diagnose, debug, and fix errors.

Automatically identify
Use the hotpath finder to automatically navigate to the code paths that are causing performance problems and gain guidance on how to fix and improve the efficiency of your code.

What's New in 2008

• Code Metrics: Identify complex and error-prone code.
• Custom code correctness policies: Communicate to a developer why the check-in policies failed and to provide guidance on how to pass the policy requirements.
• Hotpathing: Discover code paths that account for performance issues Performance baseline comparison: Compare performance baseline reports to identify the source of performance regressions.
• Code Analysis rules: Code Analysis is more accurate with new and improved rules.

Feature Highlights

• Static Code Analysis to improve code quality and security
• New Code Metrics to identify error-prone code
• Code Profiler to measure code performance and find performance bottlenecks
• Unit testing with code coverage to test code early and often and measure the effectiveness of your tests
• Check-in policies to ensure coding best practices

Microsoft's Solution for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
Building the right team and fostering a culture of continuous improvement is the foundation for success. You also need the right tools and processes in place for your team to do their best work. That's where Microsoft Visual Studio Team System can help.

Overcoming Application Development Challenges
Whether you're part of an application development team, or a business stakeholder who depends on IT for business-critical applications, you know first-hand some of the many challenges associated with application development. These challenges depend on the situation, but often include:

• Managing shifting business requirements throughout the project
• Communication gaps between project managers, developers and testers
• Adequately testing applications for quality and reliability
• Gaining visibility into project status to make trade-off decisions and to drive predictable project delivery
• Dealing with global development, regulatory and compliance challenges

These are not simple challenges to overcome; many are interrelated and involve multiple team members and stakeholders. By systematically improving capabilities across your team, you can achieve dramatic improvements in your project success rates, better mitigate risks and increase your overall impact to the business.

Visual Studio Team System can help your team overcome these challenges in the following ways:

Collaborate and Communicate
Most software development teams use a number of stand-alone tools to manage the application lifecycle. Specifications and requirements are stored on file shares or SharePoint sites; tasks assigned to developers are managed using e-mail; bugs are tracked with spreadsheets; and source code resides in one or more version-control systems. With important information in so many different places, it's hard for team members to work together effectively, resulting in additional effort and the potential for miscommunication.

Integrated Team Server
Visual Studio Team System facilitates teamwide communication and collaboration by providing a unified repository for all project data, along with the tools to define, enforce, and automate desired processes. At its heart is Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server, which supports source code and version control, work item tracking, automated builds and quality checks, and more. Configurable process templates tie all team activity together, with changes in status gathered automatically as part of everyday workflows. Automatic notifications keep team members informed of key events, such as a failed build. And with all information in one place and tied together, all efforts are traceable back to initial requirements and all stakeholders have deep, real-time visibility into project status and quality.

Support for All Disciplines
Team System Team Foundation Server was designed to meet the needs of all members of the extended development team, not just software developers. Business analysts and architects can manage scenarios, requirements, and design documents; project managers and development leads can assign, track, and report on project status; database professionals can manage database schemas and deployment scripts; and testers can manage regression and load tests, determine test coverage, and keep a close eye on quality trends. The Visual Studio Team Explorer client provides all team members with a single point of access to all project artifacts and data, while a prebuilt, customizable SharePoint portal extends the same information to remote team members and other project stakeholders.

Key Benefits
By bringing all project artifacts, data, and status together in one place, Visual Studio Team System enables more effective team communication and collaboration. Defined and consistently enforced processes, full traceability, and built-in status reporting help maximize individual productivity, at the same time helping to ensure that the efforts of each team member remain well defined and aligned with the team's overall priorities.

Ensure Quality, Early and Often
Quality is often neglected during most phases of the development process. Instead, it is measured near the end of the process, when code is handed off to be tested. This approach often results in extra work and a slipping schedule as features thought to be complete are pushed back to developers for rework. Even if code passes initial QA tests, performance and scalability issues can remain undetected until software is deployed into production.

A Quality-Centric Tool Set
Microsoft Visual Studio Team System provides tools for ensuring quality throughout all phases of the application lifecycle, helping teams to deliver high-quality software faster and with less rework. From tracking requirements during planning to performance and load testing of the completed application, Visual Studio Team System provides the tools needed to ensure all aspects of software quality.

Focus on Quality Throughout the Application Lifecycle
The focus on quality begins during the planning phase, before the first line of code is written, when work item tracking helps thoroughly map scenarios to requirements. As architects design a solution that meets those requirements, tools such as the Application Designer, Distributed System Designer, and Deployment Designer help ensure that the solution will deliver the necessary performance, scalability, and manageability.

During development, before code is checked in, static code-analysis tools help prevent coding errors and potential security issues, while performance profiling and hot-path analysis help avoid potential performance and scalability problems. Developers can easily create unit tests to validate application and database objects, using code coverage analysis tools to determine the completeness of those tests. Tools for examining code metrics can gauge the complexity and maintainability of code.

QA engineers can begin writing test cases and load tests early, mapping them to work items and managing all test activity with Visual Studio Team System. As requirements change, full traceability between work items helps them ensure that test coverage remains complete. Prior to production deployment, comprehensive load-testing tools help QA engineers validate the application's performance and scalability as a whole.

Key Benefits
Visual Studio Team System enables development teams to ensure quality throughout all phases of the application lifecycle, not just near the end. Such an approach helps minimize the rework-and-retest "churn" that typically occurs near the end of each development iteration, during which tradeoffs on quality versus schedules must often be madeÑin turn helping to increase software quality, reduce time-to-market, and decrease overall development costs.

Manage Team Workflow
Development teams deal with many different types of work items, such as scenarios, use cases, requirements, developer tasks, change requests, test passes, and bugs. However, most teams lack a good way to manage all those work items, define the relationships between them, and trace those relationships and the effects of status changes throughout the application lifecycle. Through such capabilities, teams can better gauge progress toward goals and ensure that resources are not being wasted on unnecessary work.

Detailed Work Plans
Work item tracking in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System provides an efficient way to manage and monitor the status of all project-related activity. All projects have detailed work plans, with initial work items generated automatically based on process templates. Each work item typically has a title; a description; a team member to whom the work is assigned; and a current state, such as proposed, active, resolved, or closed. Work items can also have links to other work items, attachments, and custom fields.

Full Visibility and Traceability
With relationships between work items clearly defined and changes in the status of work items collected automatically, a team's progress-to-goals remains visible at all times, even as work is handed off among team members. For example, a business analyst may break down scenarios into requirements, which a development lead divides into tasks for developers. As developers finish the tasks, source codeÐcontrol policies require them to associate their checked-in code with work items. Because those change sets are associated with each build, as a new build passes QA tests, all stakeholders can see that, for example, 60 percent of the work required to meet all project requirements is now complete.

Key Benefits
Work item tracking provides an efficient way to manage the efforts of all team members, with full traceability back to initial project goals and real-time visibility into team progress. Team members will know how their assigned tasks are related to project goals as a whole, and project managers and leads can ensure that no unnecessary work is assigned. And because all changes to work items are logged and fully auditable, those same capabilities can help address complex compliance and regulatory requirements.

Integrate Work Frequently
Another quality-related area where most teams see room for improvement is source code management and version control. One common issue is the integration of individual developer efforts into the official code base, which can result in the all-too-frequent "broken build"Ñand force QA resources to sit idle until the issues have been resolved and a new build is ready to test.

Comprehensive Version Control
Microsoft Visual Studio Team System helps solve these pains by providing a comprehensive, flexible, version-control system. This functionality is not a mere upgrade to Microsoft Visual SourceSafe version-control system; rather, the version-control capabilities of Visual Studio Team System Team Foundation Server were designed from the ground up to deliver the same scalability, performance, and reliability of its underlying data store, which is based on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database software. Built-in tools aid in the migration of source code and change history from Visual SourceSafe.

Some key version-control features in Visual Studio Team System Team Foundation Server include atomic check-ins, which help maintain the integrity of source-code files, and policies that require developers to perform unit tests or static code analysis prior to checking in code and to associate all checked-in code with work items. Support for "shelving" code enables developers to store work in process on the server without checking it in, and a new "get latest on edit" feature checks for new code on the server when a developer starts to edit a local copyÑjust in case someone else has made changes since the code was checked out.

Powerful Build Server
Version control in Visual Studio Team System is complemented by its Team Build features, including support for continuous integration builds every time someone checks in code. Unit tests and build verification tests can be run as part of the process, and if the build or tests fail, designated stakeholders are automatically notified. Flexible build definitions also help reduce the time spent managing scripts for "official" builds, providing the ability to easily automate compilation, unit tests, static code analysis, virtual server configuration, Web site or Web services configuration, application installation, database deployment, test-data generation, and load tests.

Key Benefits
The version-control and Team Build features in Visual Studio Team System help teams ensure quality by enabling them to easily and frequently integrate the work of individual team membersÑand validate that the combined efforts work as expected.

Use Familiar Tools
Many development teams want an integrated solution for application lifecycle management but also want to avoid the lost productivity associated with having to learn new tools.

Make Use of Existing Tools and Skill Sets
Microsoft Visual Studio Team System facilitates adoption by enabling team members to use tools that are already familiar to them. Project managers can design an itemized list of work items, assign those work items to developers, and track their completion using Microsoft Office Project Professional, or they can use Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet software to make global changes and quickly reassess priorities. Architects, software developers, development leads, database professionals, and testers can continue to use the Visual Studio integrated development environment, including Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition or any of the Visual Studio Team System 2008 editions. Remote team members and business stakeholders can use Visual Studio Team System Web Access to take advantage of all Visual Studio Team System features.

Key Benefits
Visual Studio Team System helps reduce "soft" adoption costs by integrating with the desktop applications that people already know and use. Instead of having to learn new tools, all team members can continue to use the tools that help them be the most productive.

Make Real-Time Decisions
Regardless of the maturity of their processes, many development teams lack full visibility into the application lifecycleÑand thus they are unable to easily answer questions such as "Does the application meet all requirements?" and "Are we on schedule?"

Business Intelligence for Development Teams
Powered by an integrated Microsoft SQL Server 2005Ðbased data warehouse, the business intelligence features in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System provide the information needed to make informed, real-time decisions with just a click on a link. And because SQL Server Reporting Services is the engine underlying Visual Studio Team System business intelligence, teams can just as easily customize existing reports as they can create new ones.

One highly useful out-of-the-box report is Remaining Work, which provides a comprehensive view of all remaining work items, enabling development leads and project managers to easily see progress, identify bottlenecks, and, if necessary, reallocate resources. Another useful prebuilt report is Quality Indicators, which provides a combined view of unit test success rates, code coverage by unit tests, code churn, and active bugsÑall tracked over time.

Key Benefits
Visual Studio Team System provides the information needed to make informed, real-time decisions on iteration planning, test coverage, bug trends, project schedules, resource allocation, and moreÑin turn helping development teams to deliver on time and on budget, and to ensure that projects meet all requirements. Project managers and development leads can be ready for team meetings in minutes instead of hours, saving everyone the effort of having to manually communicate status, and can answer questions posed by external stakeholders and upper management on the fly.

Drive Predictability
Most development teams recognize the value of consistent processes. However, they may not have such processes, know what they need, or know how to get started. Teams that have established processes may find that the processes are not consistently followed, or that adherence requires significant manual effort. Few teams have matured to the point that they can consistently and effortlessly follow established processes and, even if they have, must still deal with issues such as reorganization, new regulatory or compliance requirements, and bringing new team members up to speed.

Defined and Consistently Followed Processes
Visual Studio Team System includes integrated process templates to help teams deliver predictable results, continuously improve and adapt, and more effectively collaborate and communicate. The process templates are fully integrated with other Visual Studio Team System features, such as work item tracking and source code control, providing both the ability to define desired processes and the means for all team members to productively work within those processes.

Visual Studio Team System includes two out-of-the-box process templates: Microsoft Solutions Framework for Agile Software Development and Microsoft Solutions Framework for CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) Process Improvement. Each provides a set of predefined work items, HTML-based process guidance, a SharePoint portal, and a set of predefined reports. Templates for additional methodologies such as Scrum are available in the Visual Studio Team System Developer Center on MSDN, the Microsoft Developer Network.

Configurable and Adaptable Templates
Although prebuilt process templates can provide a strong head start, they're not hard-coded. Teams can tailor them to support their own processes or can define new templates from scratch. Either way, the Process Template Editor makes it easy to create new types of work items, specify content for a work item type, define which work items are automatically generated for a new project, and define the relationships between work item types. Teams also can customize process guidance, SharePoint portal layout, and reports.

Key Benefits
Visual Studio Team System can help development teams define, adopt, and enforce consistent processes. In turn, that improved predictability can help increase project velocity, accelerate development cycles, and facilitate more accurate estimation of those cycles, thereby helping teams to deliver results better, faster, and more consistently.

Are you a programmer looking for a new challenge? Does the thought of building your very own iPhone app make your heart race and your pulse quicken? If so, then Beginning iPhone Development is just the book for you.

Assuming only a minimal working knowledge of Objective-C, and written in a friendly, easy-to-follow style, Beginning iPhone Development offers a complete soup-to-nuts course in iPhone and iPod Touch programming.

The book starts with the basics, walking you through the process of downloading and installing Apple's free iPhone SDK, then stepping you though the creation of your first simple iPhone application. You'll move on from there, mastering all the iPhone interface elements that you've come to know and love, such as buttons, switches, pickers, toolbars, sliders, etc.

You'll master a variety of design patterns, from the simplest single view to complex hierarchical drill-downs. You'll master the art of table-building and learn how to save your data using the iPhone file system. You'll also learn how to save and retrieve your data using SQLite, iPhone's built-in database management system.

You'll learn how to draw using Quartz 2D and OpenGL ES. You'll add MultiTouch Gestural Support (pinches and swipes) to your applications, and work with the Camera, Photo Library, and Accelerometer. You'll master application preferences, learn how to localize your apps into other languages, and so much more.

Apple's iPhone SDK, this book, and your imagination are all you'll need to start building your very own best-selling iPhone applications.

You can discover more about this book, download source code, and find support forums at the book's companion site: www.iphonedevbook.com

Reviews

"People ask me again and again about how to get started in iPhone development, but I never had a very good answer for them until now. Dave and Jeff's book starts at the beginning in clear English, making sure you understand the fundamentals with many large illustrations. From there, they progress into key concepts such as the MVC pattern and ImageBuilder fundamentals. Additionally, I find myself flipping back to it as a reference guide—the plethora of code samples make it a must-have."

—Steve Demeter, Creator of "Trism" and owner of Demiforce LLC

"Beginning iPhone Development delivers a clear picture of the entire development process from registering as an iPhone developer through creation of complete applications. There is a wealth of examples illustrating each feature of the iPhone. The authors did an excellent job of demonstrating "best practice" coding methodology throughout the book. You would be hard pressed to find a better guide to creating software for the iPhone."

—Aaron Basil, iDev2.com

"Dave Mark has always been the king of Mac programming authors, and now he's proven to be the reigning king for books on iPhone development!

"Beginning iPhone Development is the definitive guide for iPhone development, and anyone aspiring to develop for the iPhone should get this invaluable reference."

—Brian Greenstone, President & CEO, Pangea Software, Inc.

"Jeff and Dave have done an exceptional job exploring the iPhone SDK. This book is far and away the single best resource for iPhone SDK development. Developers will latch on to this book and find it useful as they create the next great iPhone application. If you're a developer with an interest in this amazing new platform, this is a must buy."

—Chris Stewart, Founder, iPhoneDevSDK.com

"If you're planning on coding for the iPhone, start here. Dave and Jeff know their stuff and also know how to explain it. I was amazed how much stuff they cover, from Hello World through analyzing user gestures. Not only do they cover the fun stuff like playing with the camera, they cover real-world development issues like localization. I learned a huge amount from them"

—Mark Dalrymple, Co-founder, CocoaHeads, and Principal Author, Advanced Mac OS X Programming

"Starting with an overview of the technology, how to approach the device, the authors lead us straight into the heart of iPhone development. As you progress, you'll learn more about various layout engines and view managers, as well as the more meaty topics like accelerometer and GPS APIs. This book is a must-have for anyone interested in getting started quickly and efficiently with iPhone development!"

—Chris Pelsor, Manager, Tarantell:Hybrid

"All in all I was very surprised and pleased with the book. I've had the fortune of reading many technical books, and few do a great job of walking someone through the basics without making them feel like a dolt. It felt like every time I was stuck or unsure there was a tip, hint or paragraph which explained what was going on."

—Cory Foy, at Slashdot.org

Summary of Contents

1. Welcome to the Jungle
2. Appeasing the Tiki Gods
3. Handling Basic Interaction
4. More User Interface Fun
5. Autorotation and Autosizing
6. Multiview Applications
7. Tab Bars and Pickers
8. Introduction to Table Views
9. Navigation Controllers and Table Views
10. Application Settings and User Defaults
11. Basic Data Persistence
12. Drawing with Quartz and OpenGL
13. Taps, Touches, and Gestures
14. Where Am I? Finding Your Way with Core Location
15. Whee!
16. iPhone Camera and Photo Library
17. Application Localization
18. Where to Next?

About the Apress Beginning Series

The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry–level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start your journey by seeing what you need to know—but without needless theory and filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real–world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there—it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!

Muscular Development provides scientific information on sports, nutrition & training- written by doctors & specialists in the field. Each issue is packed with info on training regimens & nutritional supplements that will help you build a stronger, healthier body & perform at your best.

"Overseas aid" and "international development" are catch-all terms that cover a multitude of activities-and abuses. This guide explains what "development" actually is-and explores its political and economic roots. It shows what can happen in the name of development and argues for a more organic, social approach with those it seeks to serve as equal partners in the process.

Maggie Black has written books for the Oxford University Press, UNICEF, and Oxfam. She has worked as a consultant for UNICEF, Anti-Slavery International, and WaterAid, among others, and has written for the Guardian, The Economist, and BBC World Service.