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Web Scalability for Startup Engineers by Artur Ejsmont
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPublisher'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.Design and build scalable web applications quicklyThis is an invaluable roadmap for meeting the rapid demand to deliver scalable applications in a startup environment... -
Aws Solutions Architect Associate Sg by Joe Baron, Hisham Baz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsValidate your AWS skills. This is your opportunity to take the next step in your career by expanding and validating your skills on the AWS cloud... -
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter... -
C Programming Language by Ritchie Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsClassic, bestselling introduction that teaches the language and illustrates useful algorithms, data structures and programming techniques... -
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In Trump Time: A Journal of America's Plague Year by Peter Navarro
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIN TRUMP TIME, A Journal of America’s Plague Year, tells the story of a President who worked night and day for the American people, who built the strongest economy in modern history, who would deliver a life-saving suite of vaccines to the American people literally at warp speed, but who would ultimately lose the 2020 election... -
The DevOps Handbook, Second Edition: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, & Security in Technology Organizations by Gene Kim, Jez Humble
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis award-winning and bestselling business handbook for digital transformation is now fully updated and expanded with the latest research and new case studies!Over the last five years, The DevOps Handbook has been the definitive guide for taking the successes laid out in the bestselling The Phoenix Project and applying them in any organization... -
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust: Slavery and the Rise of European Capitalism by John Henrik Clarke
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOriginally published by A & B Books, Brooklyn, New York... -
Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better by Jennifer Pahlka
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“The book I wish every policymaker would read... -
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms by Donald Ervin Knuth
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe bible of all fundamental algorithms and the work that taught many of today's software developers most of what they know about computer programming. -Byte, September 1995 I can't begin to tell you how many pleasurable hours of study and recreation they have afforded me! I have pored over them in cars, restaurants, at work, at home.. -
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler, Kent Beck
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAs the application of object technology—particularly the Java programming language—has become commonplace, a new problem has emerged to confront the software development community. Significant numbers of poorly designed programs have been created by less-experienced developers, resulting in applications that are inefficient and hard to maintain and extend... -
How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between by Bent Flyvbjerg, Dan Gardner
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe secrets to successfully planning and delivering projects on any scale—from home renovation to space exploration—by the world’s leading expert on megaprojects “This book is important, timely, instructive, and entertaining. What more could you ask for?”—Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize–winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow “Over-budget and over-schedule is an inevitability... -
Code Complete by Steve McConnell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWidely considered one of the best practical guides to programming, Steve McConnell's original CODE COMPLETE has been helping developers write better software for more than a decade. Now this classic book has been fully updated and revised with leading-edge practices--and hundreds of new code samples--illustrating the art and science of software construction... -
Inventing Bitcoin: The Technology Behind The First Truly Scarce and Decentralized Money Explained by Yan Pritzker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBitcoin may well be the greatest invention of our time, and most people have no idea what it is, or how it works. Walking through its invention step by step, this short two hour read is critical before you invest.No technical expertise required! Read it, then share it with your loved ones.“It was much quicker and easier to understand than I expected [.. -
One Vote Away: How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History by Ted Cruz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings** WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER ** USA TODAY BESTSELLER ** PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BESTSELLER ** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **With a simple majority on the Supreme Court, the left would have the power to curtail or even abolish the freedoms that have made America a beacon to the world. We are one vote away from losing our most precious constitutional rights... -
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Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases by Paul A. Offit
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMaurice Hilleman's mother died a day after he was born and his twin sister stillborn. As an adult, he said that he felt he had escaped an appointment with death. He made it his life's work to see that others could do the same... -
Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! by Miran Lipovača
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLearn You a Haskell for Great Good! is a fun, illustrated guide to learning Haskell, a functional programming language that's growing in popularity. Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! introduces programmers familiar with imperative languages (such as C++, Java, or Python) to the unique aspects of functional programming... -
Rita Mulcahy's PMP Exam Prep: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam by Rita Mulcahy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis book has been FULLY updated to reflect PMI's new Exam Content Outline, for any and all PMP exams delivered on or after August 31st of 2011. Can you imagine valuing a book so much that you send the author a Thank You letter? Hundreds of thousands of project managers know and understand why PMP Exam Prep is a worldwide best-seller... -
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners by Al Sweigart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf you've ever spent hours renaming files or updating hundreds of spreadsheet cells, you know how tedious tasks like these can be. But what if you could have your computer do them for you?In "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python," you'll learn how to use Python to write programs that do in minutes what would take you hours to do by hand no prior programming experience required... -
Power And Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDisruption resulting from the proliferation of AI is coming. The authors of the bestselling Prediction Machines describe what you can do to prepare.Banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical technology, retail. Artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into many industries around the world... -
Java Script: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMost programming languages contain good and bad parts, but JavaScript has more than its share of the bad, having been developed and released in a hurry before it could be refined... -
Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair by C. Calvin Jones
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair is a comprehensive manual of over 130 bicycle repairs and maintenance procedures. It is written by Calvin Jones, one of the top bicycle mechanics in the country, and published by Park Tool, the world's leading manufacturer of bicycle tools... -
The Art of Computer Programming: Volume 3: Sorting and Searching by Donald Ervin Knuth
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe bible of all fundamental algorithms and the work that taught many of today's software developers most of what they know about computer programming. -Byte, September 1995 I can't begin to tell you how many pleasurable hours of study and recreation they have afforded me! I have pored over them in cars, restaurants, at work, at home.. -
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms by Donald Ervin Knuth
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe bible of all fundamental algorithms and the work that taught many of today's software developers most of what they know about computer programming. -Byte, September 1995 I can't begin to tell you how many pleasurable hours of study and recreation they have afforded me! I have pored over them in cars, restaurants, at work, at home.. -
Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places by Jeff Speck
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNearly every US city would like to be more walkable—for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment—yet few are taking the proper steps to get there. The goals are often clear, but the path is seldom easy. Jeff Speck’s follow-up to his bestselling Walkable City is the resource that cities and citizens need to usher in an era of renewed street life... -
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma, Ralph Johnson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCapturing 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... -
Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit by Steven Higashide
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsImagine a bus system that is fast, frequent, and reliable—what would that change about your city? Buses can and should be the cornerstone of urban transportation. They offer affordable mobility and can connect citizens with every aspect of their lives. But in the US, they have long been an afterthought in budgeting and planning... -
The Internet of Money Volume Two by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Internet of Money Volume Two is the spectacular sequel to the cult classic and best seller The Internet of Money Volume One by Andreas M. Antonopoulos... -
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDesign for the Real World has, since its first appearance twenty-five years ago, become a classic. Translated into twenty-three languages, it is one of the world's most widely read books on design... -
How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores, and a People-Powered Future! by Danny Caine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a company's workers are literally dying on the job, when their business model relies on preying on local businesses and even their own vendors, when their CEO is the richest person in the world while their workers make low wages with impossible quotas.. -
The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War by Robert J. Gordon
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces...
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