New Releases by Michael Morrison

Sams Teach Yourself Wireless Java with J2ME in 21 Days captures the growing beginner and hobbyist market interested in building wireless applications.

Tracing the sectionalization of American politics in the 1840s and 1850s, Michael Morrison offers a comprehensive study of how slavery and territorial expansion intersected as causes of the Civil War. Specifically, he argues that the common heritage of the American Revolution bound Americans together until disputes over the extension of slavery into the territories led northerners and southerners to increasingly divergent understandings of the Revolution’s legacy. Manifest Destiny promised the literal enlargement of freedom through the extension of American institutions all the way to the Pacific. At each step — from John Tyler’s attempt to annex Texas in 1844, to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, to the opening shots of the Civil War — the issue of slavery had to be confronted. Morrison shows that the Revolution was the common prism through which northerners and southerners viewed these events and that the factor that ultimately made consensus impossible was slavery itself. By 1861, no nationally accepted solution to the dilemma of slavery in the territories had emerged, no political party existed as a national entity, and politicians from both North and South had come to believe that those on the other side had subverted the American political tradition.

CD-ROM contains: source code referenced in the book.

North America''s most popular sports almanac returns with new facts, new records, and more fun than ever before. Like its hugely successful predecessors, this new volume combines essays from great sportswriters and top ESPN personalities, easily accessed facts, in-depth statistics from ESPN''s Inside the Numbers team, hundreds of photographs, and thousands of charts and tables. It reviews the year''s top ten highlights of each sport, reflects every notable change in the sports world over the past year, and gives a full recap of the World Series and major competitions for professional and amateur alike. With more than 950 fact-filled pages, this extraordinary fusion between two trusted sports resources is as entertaining as it is informative. It''s the perfect gift for the sports fan who always knows the latest scores and can never have enough information.

Learn to take maximum advantage of WSH to automate routine tasks, create powerful macros how to manage user in remote locations. This book not only teaches how to implement WSH successfully with either JScript or VB Script, it also provides dozens of useful script examples that the reader will be able to apply immediately.

ESPN has taken the original Information Please Sports Almanac, known for its thorough stats, compelling facts, and commentary, and added ESPN''s unique voice, point of view, and contributions of network personalities. Taking on the witty "quick-hits" tone ESPN is famous for, the new ESPN almanac includes "Inside the Numbers" statistics, expanded quotes, rule changes, ESPN coverage of the top 40 stories and personalities of the year--with continued annual coverage of college, pro, international and Olympic Sports, bizarre sports occurrences, Hall of Fame awards, Who''s Who, parks and arenas, business and media, plus much, much more.

Special hardcover edition of the best, most complete tutorial and reference guide to Java language.. Detailed coverage of the hottest Java 1.1 features including using the Java AWT, developing database applications with JDBC, and creating reusable JavaBeans components..

This comprehensive guide and reference contains all readers need to know about professional-level programming with Java. The CD includes Sun''s JDK and other Java development tools and applets, the book''s reference section, and two electronic books on Java.

REA''s MAXnotes for William Shakespeare''s Richard II The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Richard II and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.

In one volume here is everything you need to conduct fieldwork in archaeology. The Archaeologist''s Field Handbook is designed for every kind of archaeological practice, from simple site recordings to professional consultancies and anyone who wants to record heritage sites responsibly.This hands-on manual provides step-by-step instructions on how to undertake and successfully complete fieldwork in all fields of archaeology, from Indigenous to historical to landscape work. Charts, checklists, graphs, maps and diagrams clearly illustrate how to design, fund, research, map, record, interpret, photograph and write up your fieldwork.This second edition is updated throughout and incorporates strategies for digital data capture, improved methods, recent legislation and more affordable technologies for surveying and photography. The Archaeologist''s Field Handbook remains the ultimate resource for consultants, teachers, students, community groups and anyone involved in heritage fieldwork.''An essential aid for beginners and professionals.'' - Emeritus Professor John Mulvaney''This volume has become the standard for archaeological field training ... A must for students, professionals and community groups.'' - Martin Gibbs, Professor of Archaeology, University of New England''It is absolutely the ''go to'' field manual for archaeologists whatever their level within the profession.'' - Jane Balme, Associate Professor of Archaeology, University of Western Australia

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. Sams Teach Yourself HTML & CSS in 24 Hours is a well-organized, clearly written, and generously illustrated tutorial that teaches beginners how to quickly and efficiently create high-quality web pages using the latest HTML and CSS standards. With a practical focus on the most commonly used components of HTML and CSS, the book''s 24 one-hour lessons carefully guide the reader through each step involved in creating, enhancing, and maintaining web sites of a va.