Essential Neurosurgery provides a comprehensive introduction to neurosurgery for junior surgical trainees and medical students. The book concentrates on the principles of neurosurgical diagnosis and management of the more common central nervous system problems, including an understanding of neurology and the pathological basis of neurological disease. There is also coverage of neurosurgical techniques and postoperative patient management.

This new edition brings the text fully up to date and includes many of the biological and technological advances made in the field of...

Macromedia Dreamweaver 4.0 provides an exciting environment for creating and managing web pages and web sites. Fiaz Hussain gives a quick, but effective, introduction to the various key components and tools making up the development studio. Using a hands-on approach, with plenty of animated illustrations, Essential Dreamweaver 4.0 fast
- shows the simple and valuable steps necessary to design, develop, evaluate and publish a web site;
- explains the essential components of building a web-site, through hand-coding HTML or JavaScript, or via the Visual Editor, or by means...

How to create dynamic web environments using the PHP language and the MySQL database
If you are familiar with the syntax for C, C++ and Java, then PHP will seem very familiar. Once you have got up to speed with this HTML embedded scripting language, you will soon be creating dynamic HTML database-enabled web pages quickly and easily.
This quick and practical introduction explains:
- how PHP works and what a dynamic web page is;
- the software development environment;
- the syntax and features of the language;
- how PHP can be integrated with MySQL databases;
-...

Visual Basic .NET is part of the Visual Studio .NET family of products in addition to Visual C++ and the new programming language Visual C#. While the syntax and style of Visual Basic .NET is very similar to earlier versions of Visual Basic this version has many important improvements, which will ensure that Visual Basic remains as Microsoft's most popular Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for application development. Whether you want to develop applications for Windows or for the World Wide Web (WWW) Visual Basic .NET is an excellent tool for producing reliable, professional...

Headings 34 Line breaks 35 Inserting lines 36 Colours and Fonts: 37 Settingthebackground colour 38 Settingthetextcolour 38 Setting thefont 39 Lists 39 Nesting lists 41 Definition lists 42 5. CREATING LINKS 45 Introduction 46 WhatisaURL? 46 The protocol identifier 47 The Web server 47 The folder and filename 47 The aelement 48 Absolute and relative URLs 48 Absolute URLs 48 Relative URLs 49 Server relative URLs 51 Linkswithinadocument 51 Email links 52 6. CREATING AND USING TABLES 53 Introduction 54 Creating tables 54 Formatting tables 57 Formattingcells 62 The align and valign attributes 62...

How to create dynamic web environments using the ASP .NET framework The ASP .NET framework enables the development of dynamic web pages, which can interface to various database systems. Using the Visual Basic .NET language you will be able to begin to create your own web systems with ease. This quick and practical introduction explains: how to setup an ASP.NET development environment, and where to find the various software components.- the syntax and features of the language.- web-based user interaction using ASP .NET forms.- pre-defined ASP .NET objects.- how ASP .NET can interface with...

Macromedia Director 8.5 provides an exciting environment for composing interactive, attractive and media rich movies suitable for the web. Starting with an introduction to the development environment, Fiaz Hussain presents a quick and effective guide to the powerful components that make up Macromedia Director 8.5.

Using a hands-on approach, with plenty of illustrations, Essential Director 8.5 fast
- Introduces the panels, windows and tools required for producing attractive and informative movies
- Explains the role of casts and sprites in making appealing...

From That's All Right to Way Down via Heartbreak Hotel, Jailhouse Rock, Mystery Train, Little Sister and American Trilogy among many others, Essential Elvis cuts through the myth and mess of the life and career of the 20th-century's first and greatest rock 'n' roll star. Peter Silverton investigates and celebrates the stories and the people behind the greatest recordings of Elvis' career. Part biography, part personal history and full of hip-shaking thrills, Essential Elvis will have you reaching for the music, the original sound of rock 'n' roll.

This book is essential reading for every MGB enthusiast. The mechanical aspects and the restoration of these vehicles have been written about before, but the so often maligned electrical systems has never been comprehensively covered.

For those new to vehicle electrical systems, MGB Electrical Systems provides a simple primer using mechanical analogies. Each system in the car has its own chapter, and feature simple, uncluttered circuit diagrams where each wire is visible and accurately colored.

More than a how-to-do guide, the book also explains the "why" of...

With the rhythm of their mechanical soul, and powerful twin heartbeat, Ducatis are motorcycles for true lovers of voluptuous Italian style and character.
If you're passionate about your Ducati, wish to know your motorcycle in real depth, and keep it in perfect shape with the loving care she'll only receive from you, this is your book.
This is a comprehensive service manual for you, and your Ducati, that will help you to perform all maintenance & repair operations in your own home workshop. From basic servicing to the most complex repair and adjustment operations, everything is...