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|  | Smart Wiring Your Baby's Brain by Winifred Conkling
Description not available.Drawing on the latest scientific research into the workings of the human brain, a parent's guide to childhood development explains how to create a nurturing environment to promote learning, encourage movement and motor development, enhance emotional health and a child's sense of personal identity, and select the proper toys and food choices at each stage. Original. 20,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Winifred Conkling
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Five C's of Cinematography by Joseph V. Mascelli
The Five C's of Cinematography is one of the three most important books on cinematic technique ever published -- American Cinematographer Mr. Mascelli provides the attentive reader with the equivalent of a complete course in filmmaking. -- New York Times The Five C's is the most widely respected book on cinematography ever published. With the aid of hundreds of photographs and diagrams, it clearly and concisely presents al of the essential concepts and techniques of motion picture camera work. Used copies of this timeless, long-out-of-print volume, which was first published in 1965, have been fetching hundreds of dollars per copy from students and teachers of cinematography and filmmaking. Now it is published for the first time in a paperback edition. The five C's, and some of the related subjects this book covers, are: Camera Angles -- Objective, Subjective, Point-of-View, Subject Size, Subject Angle, Camera Height Continuity -- Cinematic Time and Space, Filming Action, Master Scenes, Screen Direction, Transitional Devices Cutting -- Types of Editing, Cross-Cutting, Cutting on Action Close-ups -- Over-the-Shoulder, Cut-in, Cutaway Composition -- Compositional Rules, Compositional Language, Types of Balance, Attracting or Switching the Center of Interest. AUTHOR: Joseph V. Mascelli
PUBLISHER: Silman-James Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Professional & Technical
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 | Computer Forensics by Jay G. Heiser
Computer forensics is any form of thorough and organized computer security investigation that seeks to determine what sequence of events occurred when a misuse or crime is suspected. Now, two leading investigators present the first complete guide to the field: investigative methods, tracking, evidence collecting, reporting, tools, legal issues, and more. With this practical book, any computer or legal professional can master the key skills of the professional computer forensics expert. The authors introduce the basic processes of computer forensics, evidence collection and analysis, demonstrating how to interpret clues inside mail messages and news postings, on hard drives and other computer storage media. The book contains forensics-oriented introductions to cryptography and encryption, digital signatures and time stamping, finding hidden data, handling hostile code, and contending with other hacker tools and robots. The final chapter provides an overview of the criminal justice process as it relates to computer security investigations -- including topics such as affidavits, subpoenas, warrants, and the chain of custody. For computer security professionals, system and network administrators, and law enforcement officials and consultants concerned with computer crime and investigations. AUTHOR: Jay G. Heiser
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Police Brutality by Jill Nelson
This anthology of essays by journalists, academics, and other social commentators includes contributions from Ishmael Reed, Patricia Williams, Stanley Crouch, and Derrick Bell, among others. Often citing specific cases, the authors search for context, evaluate the role of perceptions and patterns, and underscore the need for improved police-community relations. AUTHOR: Jill Nelson
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Parents Wanted by Dan Murphy, George Harrar
Andy, a 12-year-old foster child who suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder, is taken in by the Sizeracy family. Although he wants to make a good impression on the Sizeracys, Andy's misbehavior seems to worsen rather than improve. Will Andy be able to convince the Sizeracys to adopt him permanently or will his actions ruin his chances of settling in with a normal family? AUTHOR: Dan Murphy, George Harrar
PUBLISHER: Milkweed Editions
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Suddenly by Colin McNaughton
A young pig is unaware that he is being followed by a big hungry wolf. But every time the wolf reaches out to grab him, the piglet suddenly changes directions. In this picture book, Preston the pig never knows the danger he is in, but he still manages to make it home to his loving mother. AUTHOR: Colin McNaughton
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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