A historical-archaeological and linguistic commentary of Tacitus's
"Germania." Updated to include the findings of archaeological
investigation over the century, it serves to lift the veil that
shrouded the pre-history of the Germanic peoples and the process of
their expansion over central Europe.

Three of CouchDB's creators show you how to use this document-oriented database as a standalone application framework or with high-volume, distributed applications. With its simple model for storing, processing, and accessing data, CouchDB is ideal for web applications that handle huge amounts of loosely structured data. That alone would stretch the limits of a relational database, yet CouchDB offers an open source solution that's reliable, scales easily, and responds quickly.

CouchDB works with self-contained data that has loose or ad-hoc connections. It's a model that fits many...