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Lightning Beneath the Sea

The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age

by James M. Tabor ...

The thrilling story of the nineteenth century’s Apollo moonshot: an Atlantic-spanning telegraph cable that created the global village and changed the world.In 1854, the American entrepreneur Cyrus Field set out to lay a 2,000-mile telegraph cable across the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Nothing like it had ever been attempted. Field knew nothing about telegraphy, electricity, ships, or oceans, and ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

The thrilling story of the nineteenth century’s Apollo moonshot: an Atlantic-spanning telegraph cable that created the global village and changed the world.In 1854, the American entrepreneur Cyrus Field set out to lay a 2,000-mile telegraph cable across the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Nothing like it had ever been attempted. Field knew nothing about telegraphy, electricity, ships, or oceans, and
... Read more
Handbook of Big Data Technologies

Edited by Albert Y. Zomaya, Sherif Sakr ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This handbook offers comprehensive coverage of recent advancements in Big Data technologies and related paradigms. Chapters are authored by international leading experts in the field, and have been reviewed and revised for maximum reader value. The volume consists of twenty-five chapters organized into four main parts. Part one covers the fundamental concepts of Big Data technologies including ... Read more

$498.99 CAD

This handbook offers comprehensive coverage of recent advancements in Big Data technologies and related paradigms. Chapters are authored by international leading experts in the field, and have been reviewed and revised for maximum reader value. The volume consists of twenty-five chapters organized into four main parts. Part one covers the fundamental concepts of Big Data technologies including
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The Mobile DJ Handbook

How to Start & Run a Profitable Mobile Disc Jockey Service

by Stacy Zemon ...

The Mobile DJ Handbook, Second Edition continues to be an excellent guide for novice and experienced DJs looking to build a successful career as the owner-operator of a mobile disc jockey service. Complete with practical tips, expert advice, and creative strategies, this book serves as the perfect guide on how to market and sell your services as well as develop and expand your business.This book ... Read more

$56.33 CAD

The Mobile DJ Handbook, Second Edition continues to be an excellent guide for novice and experienced DJs looking to build a successful career as the owner-operator of a mobile disc jockey service. Complete with practical tips, expert advice, and creative strategies, this book serves as the perfect guide on how to market and sell your services as well as develop and expand your business.This book
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Logic Pro 9

Audio and Music Production

by Mark Cousins, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer ...

First published in 2010. From initial track laying through to mixing, sound design, and mastering Mark Cousins and Russ Hepworth- Sawyer bring you Logic Pro 9. By Highlighting the relevant parts of each application they take you through every step of the music creation and production process giving you all the tips, tutorials and tricks that pros use to create perfect recordings. The book has full ... Read more

$86.56 CAD

First published in 2010. From initial track laying through to mixing, sound design, and mastering Mark Cousins and Russ Hepworth- Sawyer bring you Logic Pro 9. By Highlighting the relevant parts of each application they take you through every step of the music creation and production process giving you all the tips, tutorials and tricks that pros use to create perfect recordings. The book has full
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Global Warming and Climate Change Demystified

by Jerry Silver ...

Series series Demystified
A non-heated discussion on global warming and climate changeInterested in getting to the core of the reasons for the Earth's changing climate? Want an accurate reading on the science behind global warming? Here's your gauge! This easy-to-follow guide offers a temperate view of this hot topic.Global Warming & Climate Change Demystified starts by looking at scientific data gathered from weather ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

A non-heated discussion on global warming and climate changeInterested in getting to the core of the reasons for the Earth's changing climate? Want an accurate reading on the science behind global warming? Here's your gauge! This easy-to-follow guide offers a temperate view of this hot topic.Global Warming & Climate Change Demystified starts by looking at scientific data gathered from weather
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Blockchain Revolution

How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World

by Don Tapscott, Alex Tapscott ...

The technology likely to have the greatest impact on the future of the world economy has arrived, and it’s not self-driving cars, solar energy, or artificial intelligence.It’s called the blockchain.The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. The second generation—powered by blockchain technology—is bringing us the Internet of value: a new, distributed ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The technology likely to have the greatest impact on the future of the world economy has arrived, and it’s not self-driving cars, solar energy, or artificial intelligence.It’s called the blockchain.The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. The second generation—powered by blockchain technology—is bringing us the Internet of value: a new, distributed
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SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL

Most important topic in switching

by Mulayam Singh ...

Spanning tree protocol is a link management protocol which provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network because loops are deadly to network. In STP environment, switches exchanges bridge protocol data unit between each other. By exchanging BPDU (bridge protocol data unit) switch itself select a root bridge based on low priority or low mac address of switch. By default ... Read more

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Spanning tree protocol is a link management protocol which provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network because loops are deadly to network. In STP environment, switches exchanges bridge protocol data unit between each other. By exchanging BPDU (bridge protocol data unit) switch itself select a root bridge based on low priority or low mac address of switch. By default
... Read more
50 Green Projects for the Evil Genius

by Jamil Shariff ...

Series series Evil Genius
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.50 Ways to Be a Green Evil Genius!Who knew being environmentally conscious would ever be considered evil? With 50 Green Projects for the Evil Genius, you'll have wicked fun while reducing your impact on the ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.50 Ways to Be a Green Evil Genius!Who knew being environmentally conscious would ever be considered evil? With 50 Green Projects for the Evil Genius, you'll have wicked fun while reducing your impact on the
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The Filter Bubble

How the New Personalized Web Is Changing What We Read and How We Think

by Eli Pariser ...

An eye-opening account of how the hidden rise of personalization on the Internet is controlling-and limiting-the information we consume.In December 2009, Google began customizing its search results for each user. Instead of giving you the most broadly popular result, Google now tries to predict what you are most likely to click on. According to MoveOn.org board president Eli Pariser, Google's ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

An eye-opening account of how the hidden rise of personalization on the Internet is controlling-and limiting-the information we consume.In December 2009, Google began customizing its search results for each user. Instead of giving you the most broadly popular result, Google now tries to predict what you are most likely to click on. According to MoveOn.org board president Eli Pariser, Google's
... Read more
Here Comes Everybody

The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

by Clay Shirky ...

**“A fascinating survey of the digital age . . . An eye-opening paean to possibility.” —The Boston Globe“Mr. Shirky writes cleanly and convincingly about the intersection of technological innovation and social change.” —New York ObserverAn extraordinary exploration of how technology can empower social and political organizers**For the first time in history, the tools for cooperating on a global ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

**“A fascinating survey of the digital age . . . An eye-opening paean to possibility.” —The Boston Globe“Mr. Shirky writes cleanly and convincingly about the intersection of technological innovation and social change.” —New York ObserverAn extraordinary exploration of how technology can empower social and political organizers**For the first time in history, the tools for cooperating on a global
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Wikinomics

How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything

by Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams ...

The acclaimed bestseller that's teaching the world about the power of mass collaboration.Translated into more than twenty languages and named one of the best business books of the year by reviewers around the world, Wikinomics has become essential reading for business people everywhere. It explains how mass collaboration is happening not just at Web sites like Wikipedia and YouTube, but at ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The acclaimed bestseller that's teaching the world about the power of mass collaboration.Translated into more than twenty languages and named one of the best business books of the year by reviewers around the world, Wikinomics has become essential reading for business people everywhere. It explains how mass collaboration is happening not just at Web sites like Wikipedia and YouTube, but at
... Read more
Cognitive Surplus

How Technology Makes Consumers into Collaborators

by Clay Shirky ...

The author of the breakout hit Here Comes Everybody reveals how new technology is changing us for the better.In his bestselling Here Comes Everybody, Internet guru Clay Shirky provided readers with a much-needed primer for the digital age. Now, with Cognitive Surplus, he reveals how new digital technology is unleashing a torrent of creative production that will transform our world. For the first ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

The author of the breakout hit Here Comes Everybody reveals how new technology is changing us for the better.In his bestselling Here Comes Everybody, Internet guru Clay Shirky provided readers with a much-needed primer for the digital age. Now, with Cognitive Surplus, he reveals how new digital technology is unleashing a torrent of creative production that will transform our world. For the first
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The Atlas of AI

Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence

by Kate Crawford ...

The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy and freedomWhat happens when artificial intelligence saturates political life and depletes the planet? How is AI shaping our understanding of ourselves and our societies? In this book Kate Crawford reveals how this planetary network is fueling a shift toward undemocratic governance and increased inequality. ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy and freedomWhat happens when artificial intelligence saturates political life and depletes the planet? How is AI shaping our understanding of ourselves and our societies? In this book Kate Crawford reveals how this planetary network is fueling a shift toward undemocratic governance and increased inequality.
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Arduino + Android Projects for the Evil Genius: Control Arduino with Your Smartphone or Tablet

by Simon Monk ...

Series series Evil Genius
TEAM ARDUINO UP WITH ANDROID FOR SOME MISCHIEVOUS FUN!Filled with practical, do-it-yourself gadgets, Arduino + Android Projects for the Evil Genius shows you how to create Arduino devices and control them with Android smartphones and tablets. Easy-to-find equipment and components are used for all the projects in the book.This wickedly inventive guide covers the Android Open Application Development ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

TEAM ARDUINO UP WITH ANDROID FOR SOME MISCHIEVOUS FUN!Filled with practical, do-it-yourself gadgets, Arduino + Android Projects for the Evil Genius shows you how to create Arduino devices and control them with Android smartphones and tablets. Easy-to-find equipment and components are used for all the projects in the book.This wickedly inventive guide covers the Android Open Application Development
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HF Antennas

Book One An Introduction

by Claude Jollet ...

Series Book 1 - Amateur Radio HF Antennas
What stands between you, the amateur radio operator, and all the other amateur radio operators in the world?Antennas. Yours, theirs…and propagation conditions between.In other words, you can have the most advanced transceiver, coupled with the most powerful amplifier on the market, if you know too little about how antenna systems work and about radio wave propagation, you risk spending your time ... Read more

$0.99 CAD

What stands between you, the amateur radio operator, and all the other amateur radio operators in the world?Antennas. Yours, theirs…and propagation conditions between.In other words, you can have the most advanced transceiver, coupled with the most powerful amplifier on the market, if you know too little about how antenna systems work and about radio wave propagation, you risk spending your time
... Read more
Macrowikinomics

by Don Tapscott ...

In their 2007 bestseller, Wikinomics, Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams taught the world how mass collaboration was changing the way businesses communicate, compete, and succeed in the new global marketplace. But much has changed in three years, and the principles of wikinomics are now more powerful than ever.In this new age of networked intelligence, businesses and communities are bypassing ... Read more

Was $12.99 CAD Now $9.99 CAD

In their 2007 bestseller, Wikinomics, Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams taught the world how mass collaboration was changing the way businesses communicate, compete, and succeed in the new global marketplace. But much has changed in three years, and the principles of wikinomics are now more powerful than ever.In this new age of networked intelligence, businesses and communities are bypassing
... Read more
Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts

by Thomas Willeford ...

Unleash Your Inner Mechanical MastermindWelcome to the wondrous world of Thomas Willeford, aka Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone, in which he shares his closely guarded secrets of Steampunkery. Filled with do-it-yourself projects, Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts shows you how to build exquisite, ingenious contraptions on a budget.Learn from ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Unleash Your Inner Mechanical MastermindWelcome to the wondrous world of Thomas Willeford, aka Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone, in which he shares his closely guarded secrets of Steampunkery. Filled with do-it-yourself projects, Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts shows you how to build exquisite, ingenious contraptions on a budget.Learn from
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Amateur Radio HF Antennas

VE2DPE's Four-Book Collection

by Claude Jollet ...

Series series Amateur Radio HF Antennas
The contents of this book are mostly aimed at the amateur radio beginner and aspiring ones. Therefore, this book provides answers to basic questions like: What is the best HF antenna for my needs and location? What type of stand-alone antenna tuner should I use and which should I avoid? How can I hide my HF antenna from the neighbors and still get acceptable performance from it? What about ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The contents of this book are mostly aimed at the amateur radio beginner and aspiring ones. Therefore, this book provides answers to basic questions like: What is the best HF antenna for my needs and location? What type of stand-alone antenna tuner should I use and which should I avoid? How can I hide my HF antenna from the neighbors and still get acceptable performance from it? What about
... Read more
Probability Demystified 2/E

by Allan Bluman ...

Series series Demystified
Stack the odds in your favor for mastering probabilityDon't leave your knowledge of probability to chance. Instead, turn to Probability Demystified, Second Edition, for learning fundamental concepts and theories step-by-step.This practical guide eases you into the subject of probability using familiar items such as coins, cards, and dice. As you progress, you will master concepts such as addition ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Stack the odds in your favor for mastering probabilityDon't leave your knowledge of probability to chance. Instead, turn to Probability Demystified, Second Edition, for learning fundamental concepts and theories step-by-step.This practical guide eases you into the subject of probability using familiar items such as coins, cards, and dice. As you progress, you will master concepts such as addition
... Read more
HF Antennas For Limited Space

by Claude Jollet ...

Series Book 2 - Amateur Radio HF Antennas
What additional challenge is there to HF communications besides:Overcoming often adverse propagation conditions;Establishing solid contacts in the cacophony of pileups when conditions are good;Acquiring the necessary operating skills?Finding space to install a large HF antenna, that's what!This e-book, with its many illustrations, will supply some of the most viable HF antenna solutions for ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

What additional challenge is there to HF communications besides:Overcoming often adverse propagation conditions;Establishing solid contacts in the cacophony of pileups when conditions are good;Acquiring the necessary operating skills?Finding space to install a large HF antenna, that's what!This e-book, with its many illustrations, will supply some of the most viable HF antenna solutions for
... Read more
Codes and Ciphers - A History of Cryptography

by Alexander D'Agapeyeff ...

This vintage book contains Alexander D’Agapeyeff’s famous 1939 work, Codes and Ciphers - A History of Cryptography.Cryptography is the employment of codes and ciphers to protect secrets, and it has a long and interesting history. This fantastic volume offers a detailed history of cryptography from ancient times to modernity, written by the Russian-born English cryptographer, Alexander D'Agapeyeff ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This vintage book contains Alexander D’Agapeyeff’s famous 1939 work, Codes and Ciphers - A History of Cryptography.Cryptography is the employment of codes and ciphers to protect secrets, and it has a long and interesting history. This fantastic volume offers a detailed history of cryptography from ancient times to modernity, written by the Russian-born English cryptographer, Alexander D'Agapeyeff
... Read more
Mastering Amazon Alexa - The Ultimate User Guide To Amazon Alexa 2nd Generation with Latest Updates

by Adidas Wilson ...

Mastering Amazon AlexaTable of ContentsIntroductionSetting up Amazon Alexa EchoAlexa AppMake Alexa Your Fun TimeGoogle Home or Amazon EchoAlexa SkillsHow Amazon's Echo can Help Control Your HomeHow You Can Control Your Privacy on Google Home and Amazon EchoThings to Do with Your Amazon EchoAmazon's Echo Second GenerationHow to Set Up Your Alexa Calling on... ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Mastering Amazon AlexaTable of ContentsIntroductionSetting up Amazon Alexa EchoAlexa AppMake Alexa Your Fun TimeGoogle Home or Amazon EchoAlexa SkillsHow Amazon's Echo can Help Control Your HomeHow You Can Control Your Privacy on Google Home and Amazon EchoThings to Do with Your Amazon EchoAmazon's Echo Second GenerationHow to Set Up Your Alexa Calling on...
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Electric Motor Maintenance and Troubleshooting, 2nd Edition

by Augie Hand ...

A fully up-to-date, hands-on guide to electric motorsKeep electric motors running at peak performance! Electric Motor Maintenance and Troubleshooting, Second Edition explains in detail how all types of AC and DC motors work. Essential for anyone who needs to buy, install, troubleshoot, maintain, or repair small to industrial-size electric motors, this practical guide contains new information on ... Read more

$63.99 CAD

A fully up-to-date, hands-on guide to electric motorsKeep electric motors running at peak performance! Electric Motor Maintenance and Troubleshooting, Second Edition explains in detail how all types of AC and DC motors work. Essential for anyone who needs to buy, install, troubleshoot, maintain, or repair small to industrial-size electric motors, this practical guide contains new information on
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Medical Terminology Demystified

by Dale Layman ...

Series series Demystified
There’s no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjectsMedical Terminology Demystified covers all the basic terms of disease and injury, abnormal anatomy and physiology, surgical techniques, drugs, and other therapies--in the context of real, practical health issues. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

There’s no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjectsMedical Terminology Demystified covers all the basic terms of disease and injury, abnormal anatomy and physiology, surgical techniques, drugs, and other therapies--in the context of real, practical health issues. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of
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