false 15428 27486 038549517X 9780385495172 18 <![CDATA[The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167881458m/27486.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167881458s/27486.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27486.The_Mating_Mind_How_Sexual_Choice_Shaped_the_Evolution_of_Human_Nature 3.96 92 The Mating Mind marks the arrival of a prescient and provocative new science writer. Psychologist Geoffrey Miller offers the most convincing–and radical–explanation for how and why the human mind evolved.

Consciousness, morality, creativity, language, and art: these are the traits that make us human. Scientists have traditionally explained these qualities as merely a side effect of surplus brain size, but Miller argues that they were sexual attractors, not side effects. He bases his argument on Darwin’s theory of sexual selection, which until now has played second fiddle to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, and draws on ideas and research from a wide range of fields, including psychology, economics, history, and pop culture. Witty, powerfully argued, and continually thought-provoking, The Mating Mind is a landmark in our understanding of our own species.
]]> 15428 3.74 143 34 2000 6283340 0670020621 9780670020621 12 <![CDATA[Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6283340.Spent_Sex_Evolution_and_Consumer_Behavior 3.16 37 A leading evolutionary psychologist probes the hidden instincts behind our working, shopping, and spending

Evolutionary psychology-the compelling science of human nature-has clarified the prehistoric origins of human behavior and influenced many fields ranging from economics to personal relationships. In Spent Geoffrey Miller applies this revolutionary science's principles to a new domain: the sensual wonderland of marketing and status seeking that we call American consumer culture. Starting with the basic notion that the goods and services we buy unconsciously advertise our biological potential as mates and friends, Miller examines the hidden factors that dictate our choices in everything from lipstick to cars, from the magazines we read to the music we listen to. With humor and insight, Miller analyzes an array of product choices and deciphers what our decisions say about ourselves, giving us access to a new way of understanding-and improving-our behaviors. Like Freakonomics or The Tipping Point, Spent is a bold and revelatory book that illuminates the unseen logic behind the chaos of consumerism and suggests new ways we can become happier consumers and more responsible citizens.]]> 15428 3.74 143 34 2009 6283347 0 <![CDATA[The Black Glove]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6283347.The_Black_Glove 5.00 1 15428 3.74 143 34 1981 373655 0805857494 9780805857498 1 <![CDATA[Mating Intelligence: Sex, Relationships, and the Mind's Reproductive System]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/373655.Mating_Intelligence_Sex_Relationships_and_the_Mind_s_Reproductive_System 4.00 1 Human intelligence is sexually attractive, and strongly predicts the success of sexual relationships, but the behavioral sciences have usually ignored the interface between intelligence and mating. This is the first serious scholarly effort to explore that interface, by examining both universals and individual differences in human mating intelligence. Contributors include some of the most prominent evolutionary psychologists and promising new researchers in human intelligence, social psychology, intimate relationships, and sexuality.

David Buss’ Foreword and the opening chapter explore what ‘mating intelligence’ means, and why it is central to human cognition and sexuality. The book’s six sections then examine (1) our mating mechanisms—universal emotional and cognitive adaptations for mating intelligently—that guide mate search, mate choice, and courtship; (2) how mating intelligence strategically guides our choice of mating tactics and partners given different relationship goals, personality traits, forms of deception, and the existence of children; (3) the genetic and psychiatric causes of individual differences in mating intelligence; (4) how we use mental fitness indicators—forms of human intelligence such as creativity, humor, and emotional intelligence—to attract and retain sexual partners; (5) the ecological and social contexts of mating intelligence; (6) integrative models of mating intelligence that can guide future research.

Mating Intelligence is intended for researchers, advanced students, and courses in human sexuality, intimate relationships, intelligence research, behavior genetics, and evolutionary, personality, social, and clinical psychology.

]]> 15428 3.74 143 34 2007 6663358 1 <![CDATA[Spent]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6663358-spent 3.00 1 15428 3.74 143 34 2009 2018222 1584503467 9781584503460 0 <![CDATA[Software Testing Techniques: Finding the Defects that Matter (Programming Series)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2018222.Software_Testing_Techniques_Finding_the_Defects_that_Matter 3.00 1 Reliability and continuous availability have become crucial for computer software in the information economy. Well-publicized failures from both industry and government have underscored the need for mission-critical software to be thoroughly tested before being released into the marketplace. When it comes to industrial-strength reliability, no computer system is more renowned than the mainframe. But for years the actual approaches used to test mainframe software have been kept under wraps. What techniques are used? How do the teams in mainframe development labs test their systems to ensure they will deliver such extreme levels of robustness? How can these lessons be applied to other software projects?

Software Testing Techniques: Finding the Defects that Matter answers these questions and provides practical testing techniques for achieving robust reliability with any large-scale software project. Written in a friendly, accessible style, the book highlights areas such as devising attacks to validate data integrity, wreaking havoc to ensure recoverability, exploiting virtualized environments to improve test efficiency, the tug of war between finding defects and meeting schedules, and approaches for emulating customer environments to find the most critical defects. Focusing on real-life techniques illustrated through examples and case studies gleaned from the authors' experiences with large server testing and operation, software engineers will discover tried and true techniques that are used for testing multimillion-dollar commercial software products.

* Covers multiple phases of testing that are relevant to large-scale projects, with an emphasis on the system-wide testing that is critical to establishing the reliability of enterpriseclass software

* Provides practical testing techniques for achieving robust reliability with largescale software projects

* Focuses on real-world issues, problems, and solutions

* Emphasizes approaches for finding and removing the defects that matter most to customers

* Highlights techniques for devising attacks to validate data integrity, wreaking havoc to ensure recoverability, developing effective test programs, exploiting virtualized environments to improve test efficiency, and emulating customer environments to find the most critical defects

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Bank Mergers & Acquisitions is divided into three major sections: A general and theoretical background to the topic of bank mergers and acquisitions; the effect of bank mergers on efficiency and shareholders' wealth; and regulatory and legal issues associated with mergers of financial institutions. It brings together contributions from leading scholars and high-level practitioners in economics, finance and law.]]> 15428 3.74 143 34 1998 3687040 0902129066 9780902129061 0 <![CDATA[The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra;]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3687040.The_Bournemouth_Symphony_Orchestra_ 0.0 0 15428 3.74 143 34 1970 7103411 052113594X 9780521135948 0 <![CDATA[Pediatric Bioethics]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7103411-pediatric-bioethics 0.0 0 15428 3.74 143 34 2009 4460835 0670171662 9780670171668 0 <![CDATA[The Black Glove]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4460835.The_Black_Glove 0.0 0 15428 3.74 143 34 1981 5196147 0881678724 9780881678727 0 <![CDATA[Static Encephalopathies of Infancy and Childhood]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5196147.Static_Encephalopathies_of_Infancy_and_Childhood 0.0 0 15428 3.74 143 34 2159105 0.0 0 0 1992 4554858 0859586359 9780859586351 0 <![CDATA[Superior Force: The Conspiracy Behind the Escape of Goeben & Breslau]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4554858.Superior_Force_The_Conspiracy_Behind_the_Escape_of_Goeben_Breslau 0.0 0 15428 3.74 143 34 1996 4480462 0859586634 9780859586634 0 <![CDATA[Straits: British Policy Towards the Ottoman Empire and the Origins of the Dardanelles Campaign]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4480462.Straits_British_Policy_Towards_the_Ottoman_Empire_and_the_Origins_of_the_Dardanelles_Campaign 0.0 0 15428 3.74 143 34 1997 2248347 0521862213 9780521862219 0 <![CDATA[Extreme Prematurity: Practices, Bioethics and the Law]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2248347.Extreme_Prematurity_Practices_Bioethics_and_the_Law 0.0 0 15428 3.74 143 34 2006