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Mapping with Altitude: Designing 3D Maps

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Report copyright infringementby Nathan C. Shephard (Author)Add an extra dimension to your maps.You live in a 3D world--your maps need to be 3D, too. Representing and reviewing data on maps in 3D lets you explore complex spatial relationships in new ways, allowing you to identify patterns and potential problems more effectively. But creating digital 3D maps that are accurate, intuitive, engaging, and easily navigable can seem daunting, even to experienced cartographers.Mapping with Altitude: D...

City Steps of Pittsburgh: A History & Guide

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Report copyright infringementby Laura Zurowski (Author), Matthew Jacob (Author), Charles Succop (Author)Exploring Pittsburgh's Ups and DownsIn Pittsburgh, the elevation varies wildly, fluctuating 660 feet from highest to lowest points throughout the area and making it one of the hilliest cities in the United States. Throughout this unruly and physically challenging landscape, the city's first mass transportation system was built - a steadily expanding network of public stairways, locally ref...

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Report copyright infringementby Kris Butler (Author)A fascinating exploration of the history of alcohol in Victorian Britain via the "drink maps" that were made to promote sobriety. What is a "drink map"? It may sound like a pub guide, yet it refers to a type of late nineteenth-century British map designed to shock and shame people into drinking less. This book explores how drink maps were published in cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, London, and Norwich to fight increasingly rampant al...

Simply Emerging Technology: For Complete Beginners

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Report copyright infringementby DK (Author)Sometimes, less really is more. This powerful guide summarizes the big questions; you could even learn the basics of emerging technology on your next lunch break. Simply Emerging Technology is the perfect introduction to the fast-changing world of technology for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge. This Technology book includes: - Jargon-free text and visuals combined to make technology truly accessible- Clear chapters are broken u...

Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Online

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Report copyright infringementby Craig Carpenter (Author), Jian Lange (Author), Bern Szukalski (Author)Explore the endless possibilities of interactive web mapping with Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Online.Back JacketMaking interactive web maps has never been easier. Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Online guides beginners step-by-step through the process of creating maps that simplify location data and unlock spatial insights. In just a few clicks, you'll publish professional web maps ...

The Early Days of ESPN: 300 Daydreams and Nightmares

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Fox (Author)The tales of early ESPN people who gambled their careers while critics carped that "all-sports television will never work" are full of guile, luck, fear, fun, and unbridled optimism. As ESPN's founding executive producer, Peter Fox was privy to some spectacular professional efforts by a cadre of Connecticut locals who made the dream real. The first 300 days of the fledgling network were filled with mayhem, on-air gaffes, and the slowest instan...

Spanning the Gilded Age: James Eads and the Great Steel Bridge

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Report copyright infringementby John K. Brown (Author)The fascinating history of the St. Louis Bridge, the first steel structure in the world.Winner of the 2025 Captain Donald T. Wright Award for Maritime Journalism and Literature by the Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways LibraryIn Spanning the Gilded Age, John K. Brown tells the daring, improbable story of the construction of the St. Louis Bridge, known popularly as the Eads Bridge. Completed in 1874, it was the first structure of any ...

The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas S. Mullaney (Author)The fascinating, untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionized the world of computing. A standard QWERTY keyboard has a few dozen keys. How can Chinese--a language with tens of thousands of characters and no alphabet--be input on such a device? In The Chinese Computer, Thomas S. Mullaney sets out to resolve this paradox, and in doing so, discovers that the key to this seemingly impossible...

Raising Ducks for Beginners and Beyond: The Guide to Breeds, Ponds, Nutrition, and All Things Duck

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Report copyright infringementby Kristine Ellis (Author)Raise healthy, happy ducks, and enjoy a steady supply of rich, creamy, and delicious fresh eggs with this approachable guide. Raising ducks is not difficult, but it does require time, effort, and knowledge. Duck-fluencer Kristine Ellis (@dunkin.ducks) has the information, advice, and encouragement you need for duck-keeping success. Through her social media channels, Kristine shares many different aspects of her experience with raising duc...

6g: Sustainable Development for Rural and Remote Communities

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Report copyright infringementby Sudhir Dixit (Author), Vimal Bhatia (Author), Sanjram Premjit Khanganba (Author)Back JacketThe book covers a variety of feasible technology options, both wired and wireless, to enable 6G connectivity in rural and remote regions. Along with the enabling technology options, the book also covers important aspects such as human-computer interaction, business models for the local operator ecosystem, regulatory and right-of-way policies, security and privacy, and fut...

Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back

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Report copyright infringementby Ulises A. Mejias (Author), Nick Couldry (Author)A compelling argument that the extractive practices of today's tech giants are the continuation of colonialism--and a crucial guide to collective resistance. Large technology companies like Meta, Amazon, and Alphabet have unprecedented access to our daily lives, collecting information when we check our email, count our steps, shop online, and commute to and from work. Current events are concerning--both the chang...

How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Wiggins (Author), Matthew L. Jones (Author)From facial recognition--capable of checking people into flights or identifying undocumented residents--to automated decision systems that inform who gets loans and who receives bail, each of us moves through a world determined by data-empowered algorithms. But these technologies didn't just appear: they are part of a history that goes back centuries, from the census enshrined in the US Constitution to the birth ...

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

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Report copyright infringementby Meredith Broussard (Author)When technology reinforces inequality, it's not just a glitch--it's a signal that we need to redesign our systems to create a more equitable world. The word "glitch" implies an incidental error, as easy to patch up as it is to identify. But what if racism, sexism, and ableism aren't just bugs in mostly functional machinery--what if they're coded into the system itself? In the vein of heavy hitters such as Safiya Umoja Noble, Cathy O'N...

The Secret Life of Data: Navigating Hype and Uncertainty in the Age of Algorithmic Surveillance

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Report copyright infringementby Aram Sinnreich (Author), Jesse Gilbert (Author)How data surveillance, digital forensics, and generative AI pose new long-term threats and opportunities--and how we can use them to make better decisions in the face of technological uncertainty. In The Secret Life of Data, Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert explore the many unpredictable, and often surprising, ways in which data surveillance, AI, and the constant presence of algorithms impact our culture and societ...

Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age

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Report copyright infringementby Frank H. McCourt (Author), Michael J. Casey (With)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The internet as we know it is broken. Here's how we can seize back control of our lives from the corporate algorithms and create a better internet--before it's too late. "In the spirit of Thomas Paine's Revolution-era Common Sense, this manifesto challenges us to create new digital architectures to safeguard democracy."--Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk It ...

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Report copyright infringementby Alexander Weygers (Author)Teach yourself the lost arts of blacksmithing, tool design, and tool repair. Design, forge, and fix your own tools, hardware, and household accessories with master craftsman and teacher Alexander G. Weygers. The Complete Modern Blacksmith contains clear, step-by-step instructions and hundreds of the author's own detailed drawings, bringing scores of time-honored techniques to modern artisans - experienced craftsmen and beginners alik...

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Report copyright infringementby Pete Evanow (Author), Shelby Hall (Foreword by)From the first drawings in the early 1960s to today's uber-popular new Bronco, get the full story of Ford's legendary SUV in this stunningly illustrated volume. When Ford introduced the Bronco for the 1966 model year, its intent was to get a slice of the off-road and outdoor enthusiast utility market then owned by the popular Jeep CJ and International Harvester Scout. What Ford couldn't know at the time was that i...

Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Technology, and Practice - Hardcover

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by Konrad Mertens (Author)A comprehensive tutorial on photovoltaic technology now fully updated to include solar storage and the latest methods for on-site plant measurements Starting with the basic principles of solar energy, this fully updated, practical text explains the fundamentals of semiconductor physics and the structure and functioning of the solar cell. It describes the latest measurement techniques for solar modules, and the planning and operation of grid-connected and off-grid PV ...

Digital Lethargy: Dispatches from an Age of Disconnection

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Report copyright infringementby Tung-Hui Hu (Author)The exhaustion, disappointment, and listlessness experienced under digital capitalism, explored through works by contemporary artists, writers, and performers. Sometimes, interacting with digital platforms, we want to be passive--in those moments of dissociation when we scroll mindlessly rather than connecting with anyone, for example, or when our only response is a shrugging "lol." Despite encouragement by these platforms to "be yourself," ...

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Report copyright infringementby Damon Murray (Editor), Stephen Sorrell (Editor), Olesya Turkina (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Celebrating the dogs that conquered the final frontier, in ephemera and collectiblesThis book is dedicated to the Soviet Space Dogs, who played a crucial part in the Soviet Space program. These homeless dogs, plucked from the streets of Moscow, were selected because they fitted the program's criteria: weighing no more than 15 pounds, measuring no more than 14 inches in le...

Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties: The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher--Te

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Report copyright infringementby Foster Hirsch (Author)A fascinating look at Hollywood's most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system--set against the boom of the post-World War II years, the Cold War, and the atomic age--and the movies that reflected the seismic shifts "The definitive book on 1950s Hollywood." --Booklist "Lavish. . . insightful, rich, expansive, penetrating." --Kirkus Hollywood in the 1950s was a period when the film industry both set conventions and broke norms ...

Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization

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Report copyright infringementby Coco Krumme (Author)How optimization took over the world and the urgent case for a new approach Optimization is the driving principle of our modern world. We now can manufacture, transport, and organize things more cheaply and faster than ever. Optimized models underlie everything from airline schedules to dating site matches. We strive for efficiency in our daily lives, obsessed with productivity and optimal performance. How did a mathematical concept take on...

Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter

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Report copyright infringementby Zoë Schiffer (Author)"Schiffer offers a detailed look under the smoke-filled hood... deploying a crisp, matter-of-fact style to excellent effect." -- The New York Times "A sharp and deeply sourced fly-on-the-wall account... packed with original reporting." -- Financial Times Before he conceived of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk flexed his control and influence during his unprecedented, $44 billion buyout of Twitter. This is the stunni...

Code to Joy: Why Everyone Should Learn a Little Programming

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Report copyright infringementby Michael L. Littman (Author)How we can get more joy from our machines by telling them what our hearts desire. In this informative, accessible, and very funny book, Michael L. Littman inspires readers to learn how to tell machines what to do for us. Rather than give in to the fear that computers will steal our jobs, spy on us and control what we buy and whom we vote for, we can improve our relationship with them just by learning basic programming skills. Our devi...

Feeding the Future: Restoring the Planet and Healing Ourselves

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Report copyright infringementby Nicole Negowetti (Author)A radical reframing of the current global food system to address injustices and existential threatsThe global food system stands at a critical juncture. Food production is among the largest causes of global environmental change and accelerating climate change. The resulting loss of biodiversity and the harmful effects on water and land use have put human life at risk. To date, proposed solutions have downplayed the stakes and ignored th...

Hi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design

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Report copyright infringementby Gideon Schwartz (Author)A beyond-cool look at the world of high-end audio design for passionate collectors, obsessive audiophiles, and design fansAt a time when sales of vinyl records have hit a 25-year high, and analog technologies are providing the kind of extraordinary audio experiences that our increasingly digital world has started to remove, Hi-Fi is essential reading. This unique book explores just how, when, and why the world fell in love with the look,...

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Helicopters: A Guide to Over 80 Years of Rotorcraft, from the First Types Deployed in World War II to the Spe

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Report copyright infringementby Francis Crosby (Author)A guide to over 80 years of rotorcraft, from the first types deployed in World War II to the specialized aircraft in service today. This fully up-to-date reference book provides an authoritative overview of the military helicopter. It begins with a detailed history, from the ideas of Leonardo da Vinci through to the tilt-rotor aircraft that have operated with coalition forces in Afghanistan. The book continues with an A-Z directory coveri...

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Report copyright infringementby Laura Forlano (Author), Danya Glabau (Author)A concise introduction to cyborg theory that examines the way in which technology is situated, political, and embodied. This introduction to cyborg theory provides a critical vantage point for analyzing the claims around emerging technologies like automation, robots, and AI. Cyborg analyzes and reframes popular and scholarly conversations about cyborgs from the perspective of feminist cyborg theory. Drawing on their ...

The World Encyclopedia of Naval Aircraft: A History of Shipborne Fighters, Bombers, Helicopters and Flying Boats

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Report copyright infringementby Francis Crosby (Author)A History of Shipborne Fighters, Bombers, Helicopters and Flying Boats This meticulously researched and newly updated book charts the complete history of naval aviation, from pioneering days when biplanes were catapulted from converted destroyers through to the high-performance jets patrolling the world's seas today. The first part of the book focuses on significant technological advances, including carrier evolution, 21st-century aircra...

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Report copyright infringementby Riccardo Manenti (Author), Mario Motta (Author)This book provides an introduction to quantum information science, the science at the basis of the new quantum revolution of this century. It teaches the reader to build and program a quantum computer and leverage its potential. Aimed at quantum physicists and computer scientists, the book covers several topics, including quantum algorithms, quantum chemistry, and quantum engineering of superconducting qubits. Writ...

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Report copyright infringementby Douglas Rushkoff (Author) Team Human is a manifesto--a fiery distillation of preeminent digital theorist Douglas Rushkoff's most urgent thoughts on civilization and human nature. In one hundred lean and incisive statements, he argues that we are essentially social creatures, and that we achieve our greatest aspirations when we work together--not as individuals. Yet today society is threatened by a vast antihuman infrastructure that undermines our ability to con...

For the Love of Farming: Farmer Will's Guide to Life in the Fields

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Report copyright infringementby Farmer Will (Author)"The Steve Irwin of Farm Animals" You fell in love with Farmer Will for his hilarious, informative - and insanely cute - TikTok vids. How would you like to visit his farm, meet his animals and escape to the world of this loveable TikToker and champion of modern farming? Farmer Will - otherwise known as Will Young - is the eccentric lamb-tending, dancing farmer who's rocked TikTok since exploding onto the Internet in 2020. His first TikTok...