Product Description: The second book in the Pat Gallegher Mystery Series. Gallegher tries to solve the murder of his friend Hotshot Spano, and protect the young stepdaughter of a Vietnamese gang member. Hot action and cool jazz in New Orleans' French Quarter!

Product Description: Published in 1995, Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software has elicited a great deal of praise from the press and readers. The 23 patterns contained in the book have become an essential resource for anyone developing reusable software designs...read more

Product Description: * Capturing a wealth of experience about the design of object-oriented software, four top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. Previously undocumented, these 23 patterns allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)