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More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech - Paperback

$23.95

by Meredith Broussard (Author)"Broussard argues that the structural inequalities reproduced in algorithmic systems are no glitch. They are part of the system design. This book shows how everyday technologies embody racist, sexist, and ableist ideas; how they produce discriminatory and harmful outcomes; and how this can be challenged and changed."--Author BiographyMeredith Broussard is Associate Professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University and Research Director...

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD 2023) 11th edition - Paperback

$158.40

by Federal Highway Administration (Author)Traffic control devices (TCDs) are very critical for the safe and efficient transportation of people and goods. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), by setting minimum standards and providing guidance, ensures uniformity of traffic control devices across the nation. The use of uniform TCDs (messages, locations, sizes, shapes, and colors) helps reduce crashes and congestion, and improves the efficiency of the surface transportation sy...

On Desperate Ground: The Epic Story of Chosin Reservoir--The Greatest Battle of the Korean War - Paperback

$18.00

by Hampton Sides (Author)"Superb...A masterpiece of thorough research, deft pacing and arresting detail...This war story -- the fight to break out of a frozen hell near the Chosin Reservoir -- has been told many times before. But Sides tells it exceedingly well, with fresh research, gritty scenes and cinematic sweep."--Washington Post From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers and In the Kingdom of Ice, a chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on t...

The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants - Hardcover

$33.00

by Karen Bakker (Author)An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature's sounds The natural world teems with remarkable conversations, many beyond human hearing range. Scientists are using groundbreaking digital technologies to uncover these astonishing sounds, revealing vibrant communication among our fellow creatures across the Tree of Life. At once meditative and scientific, The Sounds of Life shares fascinating and surprising stories of nonhuman sound, interweaving insights from techn...

The Essential Guide to Passing the Water Resources and Environmental Civil PE Exam Written in the form of Questions: 160 CBT Questions Every PE Candid - Paperback

$108.00

by Jacob Petro (Author)This book contains 110 water resources and environmental depth questions along with 50 relevant breadth questions, making a total of 160 questions. Each solution is explained in detail, with theory explanations provided when necessary. Solutions are referenced in an easy-to-understand manner.The book earns its name as a Guide in the form of Questions because it takes you on a journey through learning water resources and environmental engineering via well thought out que...

Hooked - 30 Minute Expert Guide: Official Summary to NIR Eyal's Hooked - Paperback

$8.99

by Novato Press (Author)Learn how to create habit-forming products people love ... in 30 minutes. The official summary of Hooked is your essential guide to understanding how to drive customer engagement and innovate with confidence and clarity. In his bestselling book Hooked, author Nir Eyal distills years of research, consulting, and practical experience and provides a how-to guide for product development-a blueprint he searched for as start-up founder but never found. An essential tool for ...

Science and Engineering of Small Arms - Paperback

$93.96

by Prasanta Kumar Das (Author), Lalit Pratim Das (Author), Dev Pratim Das (Author)This book initiates with the story of the evolution of firearms to enable the reader to appreciate the sequence of the development of firearms. It discusses different classes of small arms, their mechanics, internal and external ballistics. Further, it covers the design idea of barrels and actions, various operating principles and relevant discussion on ammunition and propellants. The principle of quality in the...

Encyclopedia of Black Radio in the United States, 1921-1955 - Paperback

$71.91

by Ryan Ellett (Author) This volume profiles about 300 African American (and a few white) performers, organizations and series broadcast during radio's "Golden Age"--the years 1921 through 1955. Many of these personalities and programs are chronicled in more depth here than in any previous publication, while several are covered here for the first time. The entries reveal the rich diversity in radio programming created by black talent and intended for black audiences during a time that has oft...

Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future - Hardcover

$32.00

by Reid Hoffman (Author), Greg Beato (Author)Tech visionary Reid Hoffman shares his unique insider's perspective on an AI-powered future, making the case for its potential to unlock a world of possibilities. Superagency offers a roadmap for using AI inclusively and adaptively to improve our lives and create positive change. While acknowledging challenges like disinformation and potential job changes, the book focuses on AI's immense potential to increase individual agency and create better ou...

Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey - Hardcover

$29.95

by Fred Haise (Author), Bill Moore (Author), Gene Kranz (Foreword by)"The extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moon"--Author BiographyFRED HAISE served as a backup Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 before serving as the Lunar Module Pilot for the Apollo 13 mission. He worked with NASA for nine years after Apollo 13, serving on the backup crew for Apollo 16, commanding free flight test missions for the Space Shuttle program, and was ...

Running a Successful Construction Company - Paperback

$34.99

by David Gerstel (Author)You don't need an MBA to create and run a thriving residential construction business, but you do need a tight grip on the fundamentals of construction management and business organization. In this completely revised second edition, David Gerstel shows how to create accurate estimates, set up an office, shop for insurance and keep the books, how to find the right jobs, figure costs, make bids, write strong contracts and handle change orders. The new edition includes up...

Biodesign: The Process of Innovating Medical Technologies - Hardcover

$152.98

by Paul G. Yock (Author), Stefanos Zenios (Author), Josh Makower (Author)This step-by-step guide to medical technology innovation, now in full color, has been rewritten to reflect recent trends of industry globalization and value-conscious healthcare. Written by a team of medical, engineering, and business experts, the authors provide a comprehensive resource that leads students, researchers, and entrepreneurs through a proven process for the identification, invention, and implementation of n...

Auto Repair & Maintenance for Beginners - Paperback

$24.99

by Dave Stribling (Author)Your one-stop resource for basic car care and repair. Working on your vehicle can be intimidating with the complicated engines, sophisticated electrical systems and other high-tech components, but with this helpful guide by your side, you learn to fine-tune and identify common car problems and make your own repairs! In it, you get: Quick tips on jumping a battery, changing a tire, and replacing a headlight.Easy steps for checking and changing filters, spark plugs, be...

The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-To-Basics Guide - Hardcover

$40.00

by John Seymour (Author)The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the only book that teaches all the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops and keeping livestock, preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine, basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more. Our 2003 edition included 150 new full-color illustrations and a special section in which John Seymour, the father of the back to basics movement, explains the philoso...

Classical and Quantum Information Theory: An Introduction for the Telecom Scientist - Hardcover

$191.25

by Emmanuel Desurvire (Author)Information theory lies at the heart of modern technology, underpinning all communications, networking, and data storage systems. This book sets out, for the first time, a complete overview of both classical and quantum information theory. Throughout, the reader is introduced to key results without becoming lost in mathematical details. Opening chapters present the basic concepts and various applications of Shannon's entropy, moving on to the core features of qua...

The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner: What to Do & When to Do It in the Garden, Orchard, Barn, Pasture & Equipment Shed - Spiral

$18.95

by Ann Larkin Hansen (Author)This hardworking addition to the best-selling Backyard Homestead series offers expert advice on what tasks to do around your farm and when to do them -- no matter where on the planet you call home. Author Ann Larkin Hansen sets the priorities for each area of the farm, including the barn, garden, orchard, field, pasture, and woodlot. For every critical turn of the year (12 in all), Hansen provides an at-a-glance to-do list along with tips and a more in-depth discu...

Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control - Paperback

$18.00

by George Dyson (Author)Named one of WIRED's The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020 In Analogia, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution--and an unsettling vision of what comes next. In 1716, the philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz spent eight days taking the cure with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont in Saxony, trying to persuade the tsar to launch a voyage of discovery from Russia to A...

The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been - Hardcover

$35.00

by Jake Berman (Author), Jake Berman (Illustrator)A visual exploration of the transit histories of twenty-three US and Canadian cities. Every driver in North America shares one miserable, soul-sucking universal experience--being stuck in traffic. But things weren't always like this. Why is it that the mass transit systems of most cities in the United States and Canada are now utterly inadequate? The Lost Subways of North America offers a new way to consider this eternal question, with a stri...

The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm - Paperback

$19.00

by Lewis Dartnell (Author)How would you go about rebuilding a technological society from scratch? If our technological society collapsed tomorrow what would be the one book you would want to press into the hands of the postapocalyptic survivors? What crucial knowledge would they need to survive in the immediate aftermath and to rebuild civilization as quickly as possible? Human knowledge is collective, distributed across the population. It has built on itself for centuries, becoming vast and...

101 Things I Learned(r) in Engineering School - Hardcover

$18.99

by John Kuprenas (Author), Matthew Frederick (Author)Providing unique, accessible lessons on engineering, this title in the bestselling 101 Things I Learned(R) series is a perfect resource for students, recent graduates, general readers, and even seasoned professionals. An experienced civil engineer presents the physics and fundamentals underlying the many fields of engineering. Far from a dry, nuts-and-bolts exposition, 101 Things I Learned(R) in Engineering School uses real-world exampl...

Essential (Further) Elementary & Intermediate Nuclear Reactor Physics & Engineering Unzipped - Paperback

$73.33

by Adrian Carrington (Author)Of all subjects the physics, engineering and technology of nuclear reactors is perhaps one of the most esoteric yet it plays a highly important role in most of our lives; and soon, without doubt, will become even more so. Because it is generally unknown means that it is often feared but it shouldn't be. Books that broach this subject often do so from either a most basic approach, leaving the enquiring mind wanting for more, or more often are designed specifically ...

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition: Breed Selection, Facilities, Feeding, Health Care, Managing Layers & Meat Birds - Paperback

$24.95

by Gail Damerow (Author)Serious poultry farmers and backyard bird raisers have relied on this best-selling reference for more than 20 years. The fourth edition of Gail Damerow's comprehensive handbook is now completely revised and redesigned, making it more accessible and informative than ever. You'll get the most up-to-date details on shelter, food, health care, eggs, chicks, and meat, and recent research into chicken behavior and communication makes the sections on flock management truly au...

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by Sun-Tzu (Author), Thomas Cleary (Translator)A comprehensive collection of the most essential versions of The Art of War, the classic Chinese military treatise considered by many as the ultimate strategy guide Sun Tzu's Art of War, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict. It is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today. Now, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of Sun Tzu's ...

Electrical Installation Calculations: Basic - Paperback

$80.98

by Christopher Kitcher (Author)Now in its 10th edition, Electrical Installation Calculations: Basic has been updated to include any changes required to bring it in line with the 18th edition of the IET electrical wiring regulations (BS7671:2018). Electrical calculations required for exams can prove difficult to master, but for more than 40 years, this book series has proved very helpful to students and professional electrical engineers studying for electrical qualifications. It covers all the...

Tank: The Definitive Visual History of Armored Vehicles - Hardcover

$40.00

by DK (Author), Smithsonian Institution (Contribution by)Pivotal to modern warfare, tanks have dominated the battlefield for over a century. Get up close to more than 400 military colossuses with this definitive visual guide to armored vehicles. In 1916, the British built a vehicle that could pound the battlefield impervious to enemy fire, crushing obstacles and barbed wire in its path. The first tank, or "Mother" as it was known, had arrived. In Tank you can view it in detail, along with oth...

Nourishing Fats: Why We Need Animal Fats for Health and Happiness - Paperback

$24.99

by Sally Fallon Morell (Author)Bestselling author Sally Fallon Morell predicted the rise of bone broth, an old-fashioned remedy turned modern health craze, in her hit Nourishing Broth. Now, Sally explains the origins of, and science behind, the next movement in the wellness world--healthy fats. In the style of her beloved cult classics Nourishing Traditions and Nourishing Broth, Nourishing Fats supports and expands upon the growing scientific consensus that a diet rich in good fats is the ke...

The New Organic Grower, 3rd Edition: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener, 30th Anniversary Edition - Paperback

$29.95

by Eliot Coleman (Author)"Updated for its 30th anniversary edition; [This book] remains as relevant as ever."--New York Times Book Review Since its original publication in 1989, The New Organic Grower has been one of the most important farming books available, with pioneer Eliot Coleman leading the charge in the organic movement in the United States. Now fully illustrated and updated, this 30th Anniversary Edition is a must-have for any agricultural library. Eliot Coleman's books and innovati...

Integrated Forest Gardening: The Complete Guide to Polycultures and Plant Guilds in Permaculture Systems - Paperback

$45.00

by Wayne Weiseman (Author), Daniel Halsey (Author), Bryce Ruddock (Author)Permaculture is a movement that is coming into its own, and the concept of creating plant guilds in permaculture is at the forefront of every farmer's and gardener's practice. One of the essential practices of permaculture is to develop perennial agricultural systems that thrive over several decades without expensive and harmful inputs: perennial plant guilds, food forests, agroforestry, and mixed animal and woody speci...

The Essential Guide to Passing the Structural Civil PE Exam Written in the form of Questions: 160 CBT Questions Every PE Candidate Must Answer - Paperback

$108.00

by Jacob Petro (Author)The main objective of this book is to provide a comprehensive and a thorough coverage for the Structural Civil PE exam topics with the use of questions. This book is written in accordance with the latest (2024) NCEES exam specifications and design standards with the use of structured and well thought out questions. Questions that serve as an overall guide to help the reader understand and remember all the knowledge areas presented in the 2024 exam specifications, along ...

Bipolar General: My Forever War with Mental Illness - Hardcover

$29.16

by Gregg F. Martin (Author)Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin cut a striking figure in the Army: athletic, quick witted, devout, and studious, he was a natural leader. Thanks to his engineering and leadership knowhow, Martin was chosen to lead the thousands of combat engineers who paved the way for 100,000 Army troops to battle their way to Baghdad in 2003. Martin was astonishing to watch as he led this effort, his mind laser focused and body vibrating with energy. He made quick decisions, often anticipa...

Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement for Sport Pilot, Recreational Pilot, Remote Pilot, and Private Pilot (Faa-Ct-8080-2h) - Paperback

$12.99

by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Author)THE DEFINITIVE TOOL FOR AIRMAN KNOWLEDGE EXAM STUDY IN 2023, DEVELOPED BY FAA EXPERTS This testing supplement was designed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards Service and intended for use by Airman Knowledge Testing (AKT) administrators in the following knowledge areas: Sport Pilot: Airplane (ASEL and ASES), Gyroplane, Glider, Airship (LTA), Balloon, Weight-Shift Control (WSCS and WSCL), and Powered Parachute (PPL a...

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (2023): Faa-H-8083-25c - Paperback

$24.99

by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Author)THE ESSENTIAL FULL-COLOR HANDBOOK FOR PILOTS, IN A NEW 2023 EDITION! This official Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handbook provides basic knowledge essential for pilots on topics like decision-making, aerodynamics, flight controls, weather theory, airport operations, and more. Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of information that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training. W...