Product Description: This book highlights current research in optical interconnect technologies and architectures. Particular emphasis is given to the ways photonic components are assembled into architectures to address the needs of data-intensive on-chip communication.

This lively and engaging book is an adaptation of the bestselling introductory social work book available in Australia. This edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect wider changes that have characterized social work training and practice in recent years. It offers readers an essential grounding in the knowledge, values, and skills needed for successful completion of their degree.

One of America's great sportswriters follows the journey to stardom of a promising young high school basketball player as, already sporting a multi-million-dollar sneaker deal, he prepares to make the jump directly to the NBA. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Product Description: The Twilight of the Day is a powerful story of human triumph in the face of impossible odds. It is a story of hope; a story of one man's resolute faith in God and country when lesser men would have succumbed. Navy Captain James Vincent Trader endured years of relentless torment as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese...read more