For programmers, the perfect book is a source of reference, that provides examples and acts as a stepping-stone that raises you to the next level.

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"We hear about cheating happening more and more, at younger ages, " especially as younger children bring more mobile devices to school, says Dr. Anderman, who is co-editor of a reference book on academic cheating.

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When the words finally come, they often contain the answer to the original question along with a slew of related thoughts, and maybe a reference to a good book or two.

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The report gives a list of eight "Black Swan" scenarios -- a reference to Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book "Black Swan, " which posits that history is built on unforeseeable, surprise events.

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The reference book, featuring artwork by the top botanical illustrators and painters of the time, remains a valued reference even more than two centuries later.

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But it is an excellent reference book for anyone wanting a better understanding of economic developments in the last millennium.

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With a grammar and words to fill it, the reader is equipped for the business end of the book: reference.

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These "known unknowns" he dubbed "grey swans", in a reference to Nicholas Nassim Taleb's book "The Black Swan", about the nature of unpredictability.

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L. James's book, you will know that the Grey in question is one of the protagonists rather than a reference to a fashion lexicon.

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The project has also unveiled reference designs for a second generation machine, which will take the form of an e-book with twin touch screens.

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