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The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

by Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, James H. Fowler, PhD ...

Celebrated scientists Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler explain the amazing power of social networks and our profound influence on one another's lives.Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the ... Read more

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Celebrated scientists Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler explain the amazing power of social networks and our profound influence on one another's lives.Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the
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I Am Not a Robot

My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything

by Joanna Stern ...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWhat happens when intelligent machines aren’t just in our pockets but are also driving our cars, making our decisions, folding our laundry, and educating our kids?You’ve heard the hype: AI will make us healthier, give every child a personalized tutor, run our businesses more efficiently, return hours of free time to our overworked brains, and make discoveries ... Read more

$14.99 USD

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWhat happens when intelligent machines aren’t just in our pockets but are also driving our cars, making our decisions, folding our laundry, and educating our kids?You’ve heard the hype: AI will make us healthier, give every child a personalized tutor, run our businesses more efficiently, return hours of free time to our overworked brains, and make discoveries
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The Internet of Things: Do-It-Yourself at Home Projects for Arduino, Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone Black

by Donald Norris ...

Build and program projects that tap into the Internet of Things (IoT) using Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black!This innovative guide gets you started right away working with the most popular processing platforms, wireless communication technologies, the Cloud, and a variety of sensors. You’ll learn how to take advantage of the utility and versatility of the IoT and connect devices and ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Build and program projects that tap into the Internet of Things (IoT) using Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black!This innovative guide gets you started right away working with the most popular processing platforms, wireless communication technologies, the Cloud, and a variety of sensors. You’ll learn how to take advantage of the utility and versatility of the IoT and connect devices and
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The Official Raspberry Pi Handbook 2026

Astounding projects with Raspberry Pi computers

by The Makers of Raspberry Pi Official magazine ...

Dive into the world of Raspberry Pi with this huge book of tutorials, projects, guides, product reviews, and more from the pages of Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.With 200 pages full of high-tech DIY projects – from building robots to retro gaming handhelds – there's something for every maker in this full-color guidebook. No matter which Raspberry Pi model you have, you’ll find inspiration and ... Read more

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Dive into the world of Raspberry Pi with this huge book of tutorials, projects, guides, product reviews, and more from the pages of Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.With 200 pages full of high-tech DIY projects – from building robots to retro gaming handhelds – there's something for every maker in this full-color guidebook. No matter which Raspberry Pi model you have, you’ll find inspiration and
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Pulsewidth Modulated DC-to-DC Power Conversion

Circuits, Dynamics, Control, and DC Power Distribution Systems

by Byungcho Choi ...

ORGANIC REACTIONSCYCLIZATION REACTIONS OF NITROGEN-CENTERED RADICALSStuart W. McCombie, Béatrice Quiclet-Sire, and Samir Z. ZardTRANSITION-METAL-CATALYZED AMINOOXYGENATION OF ALKENESSherry R. Chemler, Dake Chen, Shuklendu D. Karyakarte, Jonathan M. Shikora, and Tomasz Wdowik ... Read more

$130.00 USD

ORGANIC REACTIONSCYCLIZATION REACTIONS OF NITROGEN-CENTERED RADICALSStuart W. McCombie, Béatrice Quiclet-Sire, and Samir Z. ZardTRANSITION-METAL-CATALYZED AMINOOXYGENATION OF ALKENESSherry R. Chemler, Dake Chen, Shuklendu D. Karyakarte, Jonathan M. Shikora, and Tomasz Wdowik
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Electric Power Systems

A Conceptual Introduction

by Alexandra von Meier ...

Discover the technology for producing and delivering electricity in this easily accessible introduction to power systemsElectric Power Systems underlie virtually every aspect of modern life. In the face of an unprecedented transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, it has never been more essential for engineers and other professionals from diverse disciplines to understand the electric grid and ... Read more

$119.00 USD

Discover the technology for producing and delivering electricity in this easily accessible introduction to power systemsElectric Power Systems underlie virtually every aspect of modern life. In the face of an unprecedented transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, it has never been more essential for engineers and other professionals from diverse disciplines to understand the electric grid and
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Apple

The First 50 Years

by David Pogue ...

This book lavishly illustrates the first 50 years of Apple**’**s history through stunning, full-color photographs.Instant New York Times BestsellerIn time for Apple’s 50th anniversary, CBS Sunday Morning correspondent David Pogue tells the iconic company’s entire life story: how it was born, nearly died, was born again under Steve Jobs, and became, under CEO Tim Cook, the most valuable company in ... Read more

$19.99 USD

This book lavishly illustrates the first 50 years of Apple**’**s history through stunning, full-color photographs.Instant New York Times BestsellerIn time for Apple’s 50th anniversary, CBS Sunday Morning correspondent David Pogue tells the iconic company’s entire life story: how it was born, nearly died, was born again under Steve Jobs, and became, under CEO Tim Cook, the most valuable company in
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Programmable Microcontrollers with Applications

MSP430 LaunchPad with CCS and Grace

by Cem Unsalan, H. Deniz Gurhan ...

MASTER THE MSP430 MICROCONTROLLER AND DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMExpand your electronics design skills to include the MSP430 family of ultra-low-power microprocessors with help from this practical guide. Programmable Microcontrollers with Applications: MSP430 LaunchPad with CCS and Grace thoroughly explains each concept and provides illustrated examples and projects. Find out how to configure the MSP430, ... Read more

$78.29 USD

MASTER THE MSP430 MICROCONTROLLER AND DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMExpand your electronics design skills to include the MSP430 family of ultra-low-power microprocessors with help from this practical guide. Programmable Microcontrollers with Applications: MSP430 LaunchPad with CCS and Grace thoroughly explains each concept and provides illustrated examples and projects. Find out how to configure the MSP430,
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Hacking Electronics: An Illustrated DIY Guide for Makers and Hobbyists

by Simon Monk ...

Bring your electronic inventions to life! "This full-color book is impressive...there are some really fun projects!" -GeekDad, Wired.com Who needs an electrical engineering degree? This intuitive guide shows how to wire, disassemble, tweak, and re-purpose everyday devices quickly and easily. Packed with full-color illustrations, photos, and diagrams, Hacking Electronics teaches by doing--each ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Bring your electronic inventions to life! "This full-color book is impressive...there are some really fun projects!" -GeekDad, Wired.com Who needs an electrical engineering degree? This intuitive guide shows how to wire, disassemble, tweak, and re-purpose everyday devices quickly and easily. Packed with full-color illustrations, photos, and diagrams, Hacking Electronics teaches by doing--each
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Handbook of Sound Studio Construction: Rooms for Recording and Listening

by Ken C. Pohlmann ...

Build first-class recording studios and listening spacesDesign and build your own audiophile-grade recording and playback environments using proven, cost-effective plans and techniques. Handbook of Sound Studio Construction: Rooms for Recording and Listening explains practical acoustical properties and describes how to engineer acoustically sensitive spaces, including music recording studios, ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Build first-class recording studios and listening spacesDesign and build your own audiophile-grade recording and playback environments using proven, cost-effective plans and techniques. Handbook of Sound Studio Construction: Rooms for Recording and Listening explains practical acoustical properties and describes how to engineer acoustically sensitive spaces, including music recording studios,
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Intuitive Guide to Fourier Analysis and Spectral Estimation

by Charan langton, Victor Levin ...

Fourier analysis comprises a set of fundamental concepts used in many scientific fields, including computer science, electrical engineering, physics, astronomy, geology and medical imaging. This book will deepen your understanding of Fourier transform and spectral analysis, making it easier to advance to more complex topics. With numerous examples, detailed explanations and plots, this book will ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Fourier analysis comprises a set of fundamental concepts used in many scientific fields, including computer science, electrical engineering, physics, astronomy, geology and medical imaging. This book will deepen your understanding of Fourier transform and spectral analysis, making it easier to advance to more complex topics. With numerous examples, detailed explanations and plots, this book will
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Handbook of Electronic Package Design

by Michael Pecht ...

Series series Mechanical Engineering
Both a handbook for practitioners and a text for use in teaching electronic packaging concepts, guidelines, and techniques. The treatment begins with an overview of the electronics design process and proceeds to examine the levels of electronic packaging and the fundamental issues in the development ... Read more

$610.00 USD

Both a handbook for practitioners and a text for use in teaching electronic packaging concepts, guidelines, and techniques. The treatment begins with an overview of the electronics design process and proceeds to examine the levels of electronic packaging and the fundamental issues in the development
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Remix

Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy

by Lawrence Lessig ...

The reigning authority on intellectual property in the Internet age, Lawrence Lessig spotlights the newest and possibly the most harmful culture — a war waged against those who create and consume art. America's copyright laws have ceased to perform their original, beneficial role: protecting artists' creations while allowing them to build on previous creative works. In fact, our system now ... Read more

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The reigning authority on intellectual property in the Internet age, Lawrence Lessig spotlights the newest and possibly the most harmful culture — a war waged against those who create and consume art. America's copyright laws have ceased to perform their original, beneficial role: protecting artists' creations while allowing them to build on previous creative works. In fact, our system now
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Getting Started with .NET Gadgeteer

Learn to Use This .NET Micro Framework-Powered Platform

by Simon Monk ...

Learn how to quickly build cool electronic gadgets with .NET Gadgeteer. With the easy-to-follow instructions in this guide, you’ll tackle five fascinating projects, using Microsoft’s rapid prototyping Gadgeteer platform. There’s no soldering involved—you simply plug in modules that make gadget-building quick and easy.Ideal for beginners, this book shows you how to work with modules and other ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Learn how to quickly build cool electronic gadgets with .NET Gadgeteer. With the easy-to-follow instructions in this guide, you’ll tackle five fascinating projects, using Microsoft’s rapid prototyping Gadgeteer platform. There’s no soldering involved—you simply plug in modules that make gadget-building quick and easy.Ideal for beginners, this book shows you how to work with modules and other
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Mobile Satellite Communications Handbook

by Roger Cochetti ...

With a Preface by noted satellite scientist Dr. Ahmad Ghais, the Second Edition reflects the expanded user base for this technology by updating information on historic, current, and planned commercial and military satellite systems and by expanding sections that explain the technology for non-technical professionals.The book begins with an introduction to satellite communications and goes on to ... Read more

$123.00 USD

With a Preface by noted satellite scientist Dr. Ahmad Ghais, the Second Edition reflects the expanded user base for this technology by updating information on historic, current, and planned commercial and military satellite systems and by expanding sections that explain the technology for non-technical professionals.The book begins with an introduction to satellite communications and goes on to
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Practical Antenna Handbook, Sixth Edition

by Joseph J. Carr, George W. Hippisley, Karl F. Warnick ...

The definitive antenna reference—thoroughly revised and expanded to cover the latest technologies!This fully updated handbook lays out complex antenna fundamentals in simple terms for ham and short wave radio hobbyists and electronics technicians. The book begins with quick explanations of present day antenna theories and practices before providing start-to-finish instruction on the fabrication ... Read more

$35.99 USD

The definitive antenna reference—thoroughly revised and expanded to cover the latest technologies!This fully updated handbook lays out complex antenna fundamentals in simple terms for ham and short wave radio hobbyists and electronics technicians. The book begins with quick explanations of present day antenna theories and practices before providing start-to-finish instruction on the fabrication
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Electrical Engineering 101

Everything You Should Have Learned in School...but Probably Didn't

by Darren Ashby ...

Electrical Engineering 101 covers the basic theory and practice of electronics, starting by answering the question "What is electricity?" It goes on to explain the fundamental principles and components, relating them constantly to real-world examples. Sections on tools and troubleshooting give engineers deeper understanding and the know-how to create and maintain their own electronic design ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Electrical Engineering 101 covers the basic theory and practice of electronics, starting by answering the question "What is electricity?" It goes on to explain the fundamental principles and components, relating them constantly to real-world examples. Sections on tools and troubleshooting give engineers deeper understanding and the know-how to create and maintain their own electronic design
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From Jack Kilby to Intel: A Journey through the History of Transistors

by Mark Spencer ...

Unlock the Secrets of the Tiny Device That Revolutionized Our WorldImagine a world without smartphones, laptops, or the internet. That was reality just a few decades ago before the invention of the transistor—a tiny device that has become the foundation of modern technology. From Jack Kilby to Intel: A Journey through the History of Transistors is for anyone fascinated by the story of how this ... Read more

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Unlock the Secrets of the Tiny Device That Revolutionized Our WorldImagine a world without smartphones, laptops, or the internet. That was reality just a few decades ago before the invention of the transistor—a tiny device that has become the foundation of modern technology. From Jack Kilby to Intel: A Journey through the History of Transistors is for anyone fascinated by the story of how this
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Electricity Markets

Theories and Applications

by Jeremy Lin, Fernando H. Magnago ...

Series series IEEE Press Series on Power and Energy Systems
A comprehensive resource that provides the basic concepts of electric power systems, microeconomics, and optimization techniquesElectricity Markets: Theories and Applications offers students and practitioners a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts of the economic theories, particularly microeconomic theories, as well as information on some advanced optimization methods of electricity ... Read more

$112.00 USD

A comprehensive resource that provides the basic concepts of electric power systems, microeconomics, and optimization techniquesElectricity Markets: Theories and Applications offers students and practitioners a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts of the economic theories, particularly microeconomic theories, as well as information on some advanced optimization methods of electricity
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The Innovators

How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

by Walter Isaacson ...

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a “riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving” (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the computer and the internet.What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a “riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving” (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the computer and the internet.What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities?
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The Chip

How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution

by T.R. Reid ...

Barely fifty years ago a computer was a gargantuan, vastly expensive thing that only a handful of scientists had ever seen. The world’s brightest engineers were stymied in their quest to make these machines small and affordable until the solution finally came from two ingenious young Americans. Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce hit upon the stunning discovery that would make possible the silicon ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Barely fifty years ago a computer was a gargantuan, vastly expensive thing that only a handful of scientists had ever seen. The world’s brightest engineers were stymied in their quest to make these machines small and affordable until the solution finally came from two ingenious young Americans. Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce hit upon the stunning discovery that would make possible the silicon
... Read more
A Mind at Play

How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age

by Jimmy Soni, Rob Goodman ...

Winner of the Neumann Prize for the History of Mathematics"We owe Claude Shannon a lot, and Soni & Goodman’s book takes a big first step in paying that debt." —San Francisco Review of Books"Soni and Goodman are at their best when they invoke the wonder an idea can instill. They summon the right level of awe while stopping short of hyperbole." —Financial Times"Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman make... ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Winner of the Neumann Prize for the History of Mathematics"We owe Claude Shannon a lot, and Soni & Goodman’s book takes a big first step in paying that debt." —San Francisco Review of Books"Soni and Goodman are at their best when they invoke the wonder an idea can instill. They summon the right level of awe while stopping short of hyperbole." —Financial Times"Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman make...
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Shooting Great Digital Photos For Dummies, Pocket Edition

by Mark Justice Hinton, Barbara Obermeier ...

Make your photos better than ever with these great tips!Photography is fun, and thebetter your photos, the morefun you'll have. This little bookis packed with advice to help you set up super shots, make the most of lighting, explore exposure, and sharpen your focus. Learn to take advantage of your camera's settings, and watch your confidence grow as your images improve.Open the book and find ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Make your photos better than ever with these great tips!Photography is fun, and thebetter your photos, the morefun you'll have. This little bookis packed with advice to help you set up super shots, make the most of lighting, explore exposure, and sharpen your focus. Learn to take advantage of your camera's settings, and watch your confidence grow as your images improve.Open the book and find
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Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition

by Paul Scherz, Simon Monk ...

A Fully-Updated, No-Nonsense Guide to ElectronicsAdvance your electronics knowledge and gain the skills necessary to develop and construct your own functioning gadgets. Written by a pair of experienced engineers and dedicated hobbyists, Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition, lays out the essentials and provides step-by-step instructions, schematics, and illustrations. Discover how to ... Read more

$33.89 USD

A Fully-Updated, No-Nonsense Guide to ElectronicsAdvance your electronics knowledge and gain the skills necessary to develop and construct your own functioning gadgets. Written by a pair of experienced engineers and dedicated hobbyists, Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition, lays out the essentials and provides step-by-step instructions, schematics, and illustrations. Discover how to
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