The authors have structured this edition around the concept of architecture influence cycles. Each cycle shows how architecture influences, and is influenced by, a particular context in which architecture plays a critical role.

New and improved in this second edition: Coverage of architectural styles such as service-oriented architectures, multi-tier architectures, and data models Guidance for documentation in an Agile development environment Deeper treatment of ...

A hunter and gatherer of information and lore on the Burren, the author ferrets out little-known facts and weaves them together to create these carefully distilled essays.

This book excavates the depths of creative purpose and meaning-making and the extent to which artist autonomy and authenticity in art is a struggle against psychological conditioning, controlling cultural institutions and markets, key to ...

The Rough Guide to Ireland will guide you through Ireland with reliable information and a clearly explained background about everything from world-renowned pubs, historical sights, spectacular landscapes, pulsating nightlife, traditional ...

《Software Architecture in Practice》是一本實用且經過驗證的現代軟體架構權威指南，第四版加入了關於行動性、雲端、能源管理、DevOps、量子計算的內容，以及十一篇新章節。本書徹底解 ...

Paul Clements took to the road in search of the county tops, armed with his own rules of the road, 'Forsake all 21st century Celtic superhighways in favour of boreens'.

This is represented by an admixture of utopian literature, manifestos and lifestyles which challenge normality and attempt to reinvent society, as practiced for example, by radicals in bohemian enclaves or youth subcultures.

Laced with wry humour and endless curiosity, this is a distinctive mix of travel writing, social history and nature.

This book uses cultural and psycho-social analysis to examine the beat writer Charles Bukowski and his literature, focusing on representations of the anti-hero rebel and outsider.