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I Am the Storm

Inspiring Stories of People Who Fight Against Overwhelming Odds

by Janice Dean ...

New York Times bestselling author Janice Dean shares the journeys and lessons she’s learned from everyday heroes taking on long odds.After her acclaimed memoir, Mostly Sunny, Janice Dean figured she was done trying to survive or bring down awful men. Then she found herself taking on Governor Andrew Cuomo on social media and then at rallies. What at first seemed like a futile fight ended with Cuomo ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

New York Times bestselling author Janice Dean shares the journeys and lessons she’s learned from everyday heroes taking on long odds.After her acclaimed memoir, Mostly Sunny, Janice Dean figured she was done trying to survive or bring down awful men. Then she found herself taking on Governor Andrew Cuomo on social media and then at rallies. What at first seemed like a futile fight ended with Cuomo
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Programming with STM32: Getting Started with the Nucleo Board and C/C++

by Donald Norris ...

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.Create your own STM32 programs with ease!Get up and running programming the STM32 line of microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics using the hands-on information contained in this easy-to-follow guide. Written by ... Read more

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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.Create your own STM32 programs with ease!Get up and running programming the STM32 line of microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics using the hands-on information contained in this easy-to-follow guide. Written by
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Statistical Signal Processing for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology

Edited by Karim G. Oweiss ...

This is a uniquely comprehensive reference that summarizes the state of the art of signal processing theory and techniques for solving emerging problems in neuroscience, and which clearly presents new theory, algorithms, software and hardware tools that are specifically tailored to the nature of the neurobiological environment. It gives a broad overview of the basic principles, theories and ... Read more

$118.39 CAD

This is a uniquely comprehensive reference that summarizes the state of the art of signal processing theory and techniques for solving emerging problems in neuroscience, and which clearly presents new theory, algorithms, software and hardware tools that are specifically tailored to the nature of the neurobiological environment. It gives a broad overview of the basic principles, theories and
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Gulf Pump Guides: Progressing Cavity Pumps, Downhole Pumps and Mudmotors

by Lev Nelik, Jim Brennan ...

Written by one of the world's foremost authorities on pumps, this first volume in Gulf Publishing Company's Gulf Pump Guides series covers the design, application and troubleshooting for progressing cavity pumps, downhole pumps and mudmotors. There is no other volume offering a more comprehensive, easy-to-understand and hands-on coverage of these types of pumps. As they become more and more widely ... Read more

$79.99 CAD

Written by one of the world's foremost authorities on pumps, this first volume in Gulf Publishing Company's Gulf Pump Guides series covers the design, application and troubleshooting for progressing cavity pumps, downhole pumps and mudmotors. There is no other volume offering a more comprehensive, easy-to-understand and hands-on coverage of these types of pumps. As they become more and more widely
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Hacking Wireless Access Points

Cracking, Tracking, and Signal Jacking

by Jennifer Kurtz ...

Hacking Wireless Access Points: Cracking, Tracking, and Signal Jacking provides readers with a deeper understanding of the hacking threats that exist with mobile phones, laptops, routers, and navigation systems. In addition, applications for Bluetooth and near field communication (NFC) technology continue to multiply, with athletic shoes, heart rate monitors, fitness sensors, cameras, printers, ... Read more

$44.79 CAD

Hacking Wireless Access Points: Cracking, Tracking, and Signal Jacking provides readers with a deeper understanding of the hacking threats that exist with mobile phones, laptops, routers, and navigation systems. In addition, applications for Bluetooth and near field communication (NFC) technology continue to multiply, with athletic shoes, heart rate monitors, fitness sensors, cameras, printers,
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Hyperspectral Imaging for Food Quality Analysis and Control

Edited by Da-Wen Sun ...

Based on the integration of computer vision and spectrscopy techniques, hyperspectral imaging is a novel technology for obtaining both spatial and spectral information on a product. Used for nearly 20 years in the aerospace and military industries, more recently hyperspectral imaging has emerged and matured into one of the most powerful and rapidly growing methods of non-destructive food quality ... Read more

$141.59 CAD

Based on the integration of computer vision and spectrscopy techniques, hyperspectral imaging is a novel technology for obtaining both spatial and spectral information on a product. Used for nearly 20 years in the aerospace and military industries, more recently hyperspectral imaging has emerged and matured into one of the most powerful and rapidly growing methods of non-destructive food quality
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Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook

by Meherwan P. Boyce ...

Written by one of the field's most well known experts, the Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook has long been the standard for engineers involved in the design, selection, maintenance and operation of gas turbines. With far reaching, comprehensive coverage across a range of topics from design specifications to maintenance troubleshooting, this one-stop resource provides newcomers to the industry with ... Read more

$132.79 CAD

Written by one of the field's most well known experts, the Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook has long been the standard for engineers involved in the design, selection, maintenance and operation of gas turbines. With far reaching, comprehensive coverage across a range of topics from design specifications to maintenance troubleshooting, this one-stop resource provides newcomers to the industry with
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The Color of North

The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life

by Shahir S. Rizk, Maggie M. Fink ...

An awe-inspiring journey into the world of proteins—how they shape life, and their remarkable potential to heal our bodies and our planet.Each fall, a robin begins the long trek north from Gibraltar to her summer home in Central Europe. Nestled deep in her optic nerve, a tiny protein turns a lone electron into a compass, allowing her to see north in colors we can only dream of perceiving.Taking us ... Read more

$31.59 CAD

An awe-inspiring journey into the world of proteins—how they shape life, and their remarkable potential to heal our bodies and our planet.Each fall, a robin begins the long trek north from Gibraltar to her summer home in Central Europe. Nestled deep in her optic nerve, a tiny protein turns a lone electron into a compass, allowing her to see north in colors we can only dream of perceiving.Taking us
... Read more
The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics

by O. C. Zienkiewicz, R. L. Taylor ...

Series series The Finite Element Method
The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics is the key text and reference for engineers, researchers and senior students dealing with the analysis and modeling of structures, from large civil engineering projects such as dams to aircraft structures and small engineered components. This edition brings a thorough update and rearrangement of the book's content, including new chapters ... Read more

$132.79 CAD

The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics is the key text and reference for engineers, researchers and senior students dealing with the analysis and modeling of structures, from large civil engineering projects such as dams to aircraft structures and small engineered components. This edition brings a thorough update and rearrangement of the book's content, including new chapters
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Spaceflight

A Concise History

by Michael J. Neufeld ...

Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
A concise history of spaceflight, from military rocketry through Sputnik, Apollo, robots in space, space culture, and human spaceflight today.Spaceflight is one of the greatest human achievements of the twentieth century. The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first satellite, in 1957; less than twelve years later, the American Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon. In this volume of the MIT Press ... Read more

$20.79 CAD

A concise history of spaceflight, from military rocketry through Sputnik, Apollo, robots in space, space culture, and human spaceflight today.Spaceflight is one of the greatest human achievements of the twentieth century. The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first satellite, in 1957; less than twelve years later, the American Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon. In this volume of the MIT Press
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Art du charbonnier

Manière de faire le charbon de bois

by Henri-Louis Duhamel Du Monceau ...

L'Art du charbonnier, œuvre emblématique d'Henri-Louis Duhamel Du Monceau, s'inscrit dans le contexte des Lumières, où la science et l'observation empirique prévalent. Ce traité exhaustif explore les méthodes de production du charbon de bois, révélant jouissance et rigueur dans son style littéraire. À travers une approche méthodologique, Duhamel présente non seulement la technique de carbonisation ... Read more

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L'Art du charbonnier, œuvre emblématique d'Henri-Louis Duhamel Du Monceau, s'inscrit dans le contexte des Lumières, où la science et l'observation empirique prévalent. Ce traité exhaustif explore les méthodes de production du charbon de bois, révélant jouissance et rigueur dans son style littéraire. À travers une approche méthodologique, Duhamel présente non seulement la technique de carbonisation
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For Fun and Profit

A History of the Free and Open Source Software Revolution

by Christopher Tozzi ...

Series series History of Computing
The free and open source software movement, from its origins in hacker culture, through the development of GNU and Linux, to its commercial use today.In the 1980s, there was a revolution with far-reaching consequences—a revolution to restore software freedom. In the early 1980s, after decades of making source code available with programs, most programmers ceased sharing code freely. A band of ... Read more

$36.79 CAD

The free and open source software movement, from its origins in hacker culture, through the development of GNU and Linux, to its commercial use today.In the 1980s, there was a revolution with far-reaching consequences—a revolution to restore software freedom. In the early 1980s, after decades of making source code available with programs, most programmers ceased sharing code freely. A band of
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Technology and Society, second edition

Building Our Sociotechnical Future

Edited by Deborah G. Johnson, Jameson M. Wetmore ...

Series series Inside Technology
Writings by thinkers ranging from Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain to Bruno Latour that focus on the interconnections of technology, society, and values.Technological change does not happen in a vacuum; decisions about which technologies to develop, fund, market, and use engage ideas about values as well as calculations of costs and benefits. In order to influence the development of technology for the ... Read more

$58.39 CAD

Writings by thinkers ranging from Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain to Bruno Latour that focus on the interconnections of technology, society, and values.Technological change does not happen in a vacuum; decisions about which technologies to develop, fund, market, and use engage ideas about values as well as calculations of costs and benefits. In order to influence the development of technology for the
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Acoustics: Sound Fields, Transducers and Vibration

by Leo Beranek, Tim Mellow ...

Acoustics: Sound Fields, Transducers and Vibration, Second Edition guides readers through the basics of sound fields, the laws governing sound generation, radiation, and propagation, and general terminology. Specific sections cover microphones (electromagnetic, electrostatic, and ribbon), earphones, and horns, loudspeaker enclosures, baffles and transmission lines, miniature applications (e.g. ... Read more

$110.39 CAD

Acoustics: Sound Fields, Transducers and Vibration, Second Edition guides readers through the basics of sound fields, the laws governing sound generation, radiation, and propagation, and general terminology. Specific sections cover microphones (electromagnetic, electrostatic, and ribbon), earphones, and horns, loudspeaker enclosures, baffles and transmission lines, miniature applications (e.g.
... Read more
Programming the Intel Edison: Getting Started with Processing and Python

by Donald Norris ...

Learn To Easily Create Robotic, IoT, and Wearable Electronic Gadgets!Get up-and-running building cutting-edge Edison devices with help from this DIY guide. Programming the Intel Edison: Getting Started with Processing and Python lays out the Edison’s powerful features and teaches the basics of Internet-enabled embedded programming. Discover how to set up components, connect your PC or Mac, build ... Read more

$20.39 CAD

Learn To Easily Create Robotic, IoT, and Wearable Electronic Gadgets!Get up-and-running building cutting-edge Edison devices with help from this DIY guide. Programming the Intel Edison: Getting Started with Processing and Python lays out the Edison’s powerful features and teaches the basics of Internet-enabled embedded programming. Discover how to set up components, connect your PC or Mac, build
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The Philosopher of Palo Alto

Mark Weiser, Xerox PARC, and the Original Internet of Things

by John Tinnell ...

A compelling biography of Mark Weiser, a pioneering innovator whose legacy looms over the tech industry's quest to connect everything—and who hoped for something better.When developers and critics trace the roots of today's Internet of Things—our smart gadgets and smart cities—they may single out the same creative source: Mark Weiser (1952–99), the first chief technology officer at Xerox PARC and ... Read more

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A compelling biography of Mark Weiser, a pioneering innovator whose legacy looms over the tech industry's quest to connect everything—and who hoped for something better.When developers and critics trace the roots of today's Internet of Things—our smart gadgets and smart cities—they may single out the same creative source: Mark Weiser (1952–99), the first chief technology officer at Xerox PARC and
... Read more
Human-Centered AI

A Multidisciplinary Perspective for Policy-Makers, Auditors, and Users

Edited by Catherine Régis, Jean-Louis Denis, Maria Luciana Axente, Atsuo Kishimoto ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Series
Artificial intelligence (AI) permeates our lives in a growing number of ways. Relying solely on traditional, technology-driven approaches won't suffice to develop and deploy that technology in a way that truly enhances human experience. A new concept is desperately needed to reach that goal. That concept is Human-Centered AI (HCAI).With 29 captivating chapters, this book delves deep into the realm ... Read more

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Artificial intelligence (AI) permeates our lives in a growing number of ways. Relying solely on traditional, technology-driven approaches won't suffice to develop and deploy that technology in a way that truly enhances human experience. A new concept is desperately needed to reach that goal. That concept is Human-Centered AI (HCAI).With 29 captivating chapters, this book delves deep into the realm
... Read more
iBauhaus

The iPhone as the Embodiment of Bauhaus Ideals and Design

by Nicholas Fox Weber ...

A rich, wide-ranging meditation on the iPhone as direct descendant of the 1930s Bauhaus, one of the twentieth century's most influential schools of art and design (summed up in Mies van der Rohe's dictum, "less is more") whose principle aim was to connect art and industry. From one of the leading authorities on the Bauhaus and modernism.Nicholas Fox Weber, in this deft, entertaining, and brilliant ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

A rich, wide-ranging meditation on the iPhone as direct descendant of the 1930s Bauhaus, one of the twentieth century's most influential schools of art and design (summed up in Mies van der Rohe's dictum, "less is more") whose principle aim was to connect art and industry. From one of the leading authorities on the Bauhaus and modernism.Nicholas Fox Weber, in this deft, entertaining, and brilliant
... Read more
The Grouting Handbook

A Step-by-Step Guide for Foundation Design and Machinery Installation

by Donald M. Harrison ...

Minimize loss of revenue and the downtime of critical assets by avoiding foundation cracking, poor bonds, and initial alignment changes. After their successful introduction as a maintenance material, machinery grouts are now being used for equipment placement in new construction. While certainly suitable for both markets and applications, a successful installation depends on proper grout selection ... Read more

$79.99 CAD

Minimize loss of revenue and the downtime of critical assets by avoiding foundation cracking, poor bonds, and initial alignment changes. After their successful introduction as a maintenance material, machinery grouts are now being used for equipment placement in new construction. While certainly suitable for both markets and applications, a successful installation depends on proper grout selection
... Read more
Demystifying Climate Models

A Users Guide to Earth System Models

by Andrew Gettelman, Richard B. Rood ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book demystifies the models we use to simulate present and future climates, allowing readers to better understand how to use climate model results. In order to predict the future trajectory of the Earth’s climate, climate-system simulation models are necessary. When and how do we trust climate model predictions? The book offers a framework for answering this question. It provides readers with ... Read more

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This book demystifies the models we use to simulate present and future climates, allowing readers to better understand how to use climate model results. In order to predict the future trajectory of the Earth’s climate, climate-system simulation models are necessary. When and how do we trust climate model predictions? The book offers a framework for answering this question. It provides readers with
... Read more
Prepping For Survival

Disaster Emergency Preparedness for Disaster Survival

by Spencer Daly ...

Prepping For Survival: Disaster Emergency Preparedness for Disaster Survival You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist or a hardcore survivalist to understand the importance of being prepared for an emergency situation. As recent events like Hurricane Sandy have shown us all, disaster can strike anywhere and whether or not you live in an area which is especially prone to natural disasters, it ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Prepping For Survival: Disaster Emergency Preparedness for Disaster Survival You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist or a hardcore survivalist to understand the importance of being prepared for an emergency situation. As recent events like Hurricane Sandy have shown us all, disaster can strike anywhere and whether or not you live in an area which is especially prone to natural disasters, it
... Read more
The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages

Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts

by Edward Grant ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in the History of Science
Contrary to prevailing opinion, the roots of modern science were planted in the ancient and medieval worlds long before the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. Indeed, that revolution would have been inconceivable without the cumulative antecedent efforts of three great civilisations: Greek, Islamic, and Latin. With the scientific riches it derived by translation from Greco-Islamic ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Contrary to prevailing opinion, the roots of modern science were planted in the ancient and medieval worlds long before the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. Indeed, that revolution would have been inconceivable without the cumulative antecedent efforts of three great civilisations: Greek, Islamic, and Latin. With the scientific riches it derived by translation from Greco-Islamic
... Read more
Modern App Development with Python and Flet

Build Cross-Platform Android, iOS, Web and Desktop Applications Quickly and Easily

by Williams Asiedu ...

Python is one of the most popular programming languages in the world, widely used in fields such as artificial intelligence, data science, automation, and web development. However, for many years Python lacked a modern, unified toolkit for building beautiful cross-platform applications for mobile, desktop, and the web.Enter Flet - a powerful UI framework built on the rendering engine of Flutter. ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Python is one of the most popular programming languages in the world, widely used in fields such as artificial intelligence, data science, automation, and web development. However, for many years Python lacked a modern, unified toolkit for building beautiful cross-platform applications for mobile, desktop, and the web.Enter Flet - a powerful UI framework built on the rendering engine of Flutter.
... Read more
An Introduction to the Engineering of Fast Nuclear Reactors

by Anthony M. Judd ...

An invaluable resource for both graduate-level engineering students and practising nuclear engineers who want to expand their knowledge of fast nuclear reactors, the reactors of the future. This book is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to all aspects of fast reactor engineering. It covers topics including neutron physics; neutron flux spectra; flux distribution; Doppler and coolant ... Read more

$102.99 CAD

An invaluable resource for both graduate-level engineering students and practising nuclear engineers who want to expand their knowledge of fast nuclear reactors, the reactors of the future. This book is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to all aspects of fast reactor engineering. It covers topics including neutron physics; neutron flux spectra; flux distribution; Doppler and coolant
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I Am the Storm

Programming with STM32: Getting Started with the Nucleo Board and C/C++

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Gulf Pump Guides: Progressing Cavity Pumps, Downhole Pumps and Mudmotors

Hacking Wireless Access Points

Hyperspectral Imaging for Food Quality Analysis and Control

Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook

The Color of North

The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics

Spaceflight

Art du charbonnier

For Fun and Profit

Technology and Society, second edition

Acoustics: Sound Fields, Transducers and Vibration

Programming the Intel Edison: Getting Started with Processing and Python

The Philosopher of Palo Alto

Human-Centered AI

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The Grouting Handbook

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The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages

Modern App Development with Python and Flet

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