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Near Field Communications Technology and Applications - Hardcover

$82.62

by Mike Hendry (Author)Whether you are a developer, engineer, researcher or student, this practical guide gives you everything you need to know about NFC technology and its applications. You will learn what differentiates NFC from other short-range technologies such as contactless cards, RFID and Bluetooth, as well as discovering the opportunities it provides, from a fast and instinctive user interface with no infrastructure requirements to the world of Secure Elements, Trusted Service Manage...

How to Rebuild Honda B-Series Engines - Paperback

$41.42

by Jason Siu (Author)The photos in this edition are black and white. The first book of its kind, How to Rebuild the Honda B-Series Engine shows exactly how to rebuild the ever-popular Honda B-series engine. The book explains variations between the different B-series designations and elaborates upon the features that make this engine family such a tremendous and reliable design. Honda B-series engines are some of the most popular for enthusiasts to swap, and they came in many popular Honda and...

Market Power Politics: War, Institutions, and Strategic Delay in World Politics - Paperback

$68.38

by Stephen E. Gent (Author), Mark J. C. Crescenzi (Author)A new theory of market power politics that explains when and why states will delay cooperation or even fight wars in pursuit of this elusive goal.How are the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the Russian incursions into Ukraine and Georgia, and China's occupation of islands in the South China Sea related? All three of these important moments in modern history were driven by the motivation to capture market power. Whether it was oil for Iraq, n...

Introduction to Quantum Nanotechnology: A Problem Focused Approach - Paperback

$80.35

by Steel (Author)Quantum is rapidly emerging as a game-changer in technology. The end of Moore's Law for exponential growth is rapidly approaching and engineers and physicist alike are looking at moving past the classical limitations of modern technology and are exploring the new opportunities that quantumbehaviour creates in sensing, metrology, communications and information processing. This book serves as introduction to quantum theory with emphasis on dynamical behaviour and applications o...

Robot Ethics 2.0: From Autonomous Cars to Artificial Intelligence - Paperback

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by Patrick Lin (Editor), Ryan Jenkins (Editor), Keith Abney (Editor)The robot population is rising on Earth and other planets. (Mars is inhabited entirely by robots.) As robots slip into more domains of human life--from the operating room to the bedroom--they take on our morally important tasks and decisions, as well as create new risks from psychological to physical. This makes it all the more urgent to study their ethical, legal, and policy impacts. To help the robotics industry and broader...

Diary of a Pint-Sized Farmer: A Year of Keeping Sheep, Raising Kids, and Staying Sane - Hardcover

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by Sally Urwin (Author)Balancing life as a family-business entrepreneur, here's how one woman left a corporate career to become a farmer. Even though her feet don't quite reach the tractor pedals, this city-girl-turned-shepherd found happiness and love with one husband, two kids, grumpy rams, ewes and lambs, Mavis the Sheepdog, and a very fat pony. Ever dream of reinventing yourself and starting over? Sally Urwin did and this is her story--inspiring, touching, and often very, very funny. Once...

Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Definitive Interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy - Paperback

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by Miyamoto Musashi (Author), Stephen F. Kaufman (Author)This classic interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's famous Book of Five Rings is explicitly intended for the martial artist--as Miyamoto Musashi originally intended. It explains the underlying truths necessary for a full understanding of Musashi's message for warriors. The result is an enthralling book on military strategy that combines the instincts of the warrior with the philosophies of Zen Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism and Taoism...

The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World - Hardcover

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by Allison J. Pugh (Author)A timely and urgent argument for preserving the work that connects us in the age of automation With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and labor-saving technologies like self-checkouts and automated factories, the future of work has never been more uncertain, and even jobs requiring high levels of human interaction are no longer safe. The Last Human Job explores the human connections that underlie our work, arguing that what people do for each other in...

Happiness Effect: How Social Media Is Driving a Generation to Appear Perfect at Any Cost - Paperback

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by Donna Freitas (Author), Christian Smith (Foreword by)Sexting. Cyberbullying. Narcissism. Social media has become the dominant force in young people's lives, and each day seems to bring another shocking tale of private pictures getting into the wrong hands, or a lament that young people feel compelled to share their each and every thought with the entire world. Have smartphones and social media created a generation of self-obsessed egomaniacs? Absolutely not, Donna Freitas argues in this pr...

Make: Radio: Learn about Radio Through Electronics, Wireless Experiments, and Projects - Paperback

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by Fredrik Jansson (Author)Radio waves are all around us. They're used by cell phones, Wi-Fi routers, TV dishes, and even satellite networks to convey data on thousands of different frequencies. When we unlock a car door with the push of a button or stream music to wireless earbuds, that's radio. It's a simple yet dynamic technology that has been harnessed by creative experimenters for over a century--and now you can join the adventure! Author Fredrik Jansson demystifies the world of radio t...

Spatial Linear Models for Environmental Data - Hardcover

$178.20

by Dale L. Zimmerman (Author), Jay M. Ver Hoef (Author)Many applied researchers equate spatial statistics with prediction or mapping, but this book naturally extends linear models, which includes regression and ANOVA as pillars of applied statistics, to achieve a more comprehensive treatment of the analysis of spatially autocorrelated data.Author BiographyDale L. Zimmerman is Professor of Statistics at the University of Iowa, and Jay M. Ver Hoef is Senior Scientist and Statistician, Alaska Fi...

Analog Audio Amplifier Design - Paperback

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by John C. M. Lam (Author)Analog Audio Amplifier Design introduces all the fundamental principles of analog audio amplifiers, alongside practical circuit design techniques. Covering all the basics of amplifier operation and configuration, as well as high-end audio amplifiers, this is a comprehensive guide with design examples and exercises throughout. Author BiographyJohn C.M. Lam received a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington. He has been employed in the semicondu...

Measuring the Impact of the Built Environment on Health, Wellbeing, and Performance: Techniques, Methods, and Implications for Design Research - Hardcover

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by Altaf Engineer (Author), Aletheia Ida (Author), Wooyoung Jung (Author)This book reveals how subjective and objective data gathered by innovative methods of measurement give us the ability to quantify stress, health, performance and wellbeing outcomes in different built environments.Author BiographyAltaf Engineer is an architect and Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and University of Arizona Institute on Place, Wellbeing, and Performance (UA IPWP) - an interdisciplinary inst...

Yersinia Pestis. A Brief Overview on its History and Biology - Paperback

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by Alexandria Villa (Author)Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Biology - Diseases, Health, Nutrition, grade: 1, language: English, abstract: This essay explores the long history of Yersinia pestis, otherwise known as The Black Plague, The Black Death, or The Bubonic Plague. The essay explores the possible routs the bacterium took to end up being one of the most deadly diseases known to the history of man, also delving into topics like the bacterium's structure, function, its strengths, a...

Autómatas Programables. Simatic S7-1200 - Paperback

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by Florencio Jesús Cembranos Nistal (Author)La sociedad industrial actual necesita personal que pueda adaptarse r pidamente a los grandes avances cient fico-t cnicos en todos los campos del saber. La inform tica y la electr nica en todas sus facetas ya no son una herramienta novedosa sino la base para nuestro trabajo. Por ello, desde ingenieros hasta el personal de montaje y mantenimiento debe estar formado en estos campos.Con este libro se pretende dar al alumno una formaci n avanzada en el ...

Machine Learning, Revised and Updated Edition - Paperback

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by Ethem Alpaydin (Author)A concise overview of machine learning--computer programs that learn from data--the basis of such applications as voice recognition and driverless cars. Today, machine learning underlies a range of applications we use every day, from product recommendations to voice recognition--as well as some we don't yet use everyday, including driverless cars. It is the basis for a new approach to artificial intelligence that aims to program computers to use example data or past ...

The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design - Hardcover

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by Michael Kearns (Author), Aaron Roth (Author)Over the course of a generation, algorithms have gone from mathematical abstractions to powerful mediators of daily life. Algorithms have made our lives more efficient, more entertaining, and, sometimes, better informed. At the same time, complex algorithms are increasingly violating the basic rights of individual citizens. Allegedly anonymized datasets routinely leak our most sensitive personal information; statistical models for everything from...

Kawasaki Z1, Z/Kz900 & Z/Kz1000: Your Step-By-Step Colour Illustrated Guide to Compete Restoration. Covers Z1, Z1a, Z1b, Z/Kz900 & Z/Kz1000 Models 197 - Paperback

$70.00

by Chris Rooke (Author)This manual is for all owners, would-be owners and enthusiasts of the legendary Kawasaki Z1 900, Z/KZ900 and Z1000 motorcycle built between 1972 and 1980, and covers the complete restoration of a 1976 KZ900, from the sourcing of the bike to its completion as a fully-restored machine. Every area is covered, starting with advice on different models, spares availability, and where best to source a bike to restore. Every area of the restoration is then described in full det...

Cheapskate's Passive Solar Home Design for DIY Straw Bale or Green Building: Thrifty Ways to Barter and Find Cheap Used & Free Materials on a Frugal B - Paperback

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by Sharon Buydens (Author) Learn how to design a passive solar house on the cheap. For owner-builders, this book covers how to utilize the frugal buy-and-barter method to find used and free building materials to build your own green building or alternative construction home. Included are straw bale house examples that the author and another solar expert have built with up to 90% energy efficiency, and how to obtain that level of efficiency in your own home through passive solar design. Save b...

The Intelligent Workforce: How Humans & Machines Will Co-Create a Better Future - Hardcover

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by Tim Houlne (Author)There is a generational transformation in the workforce. But there is good news. Artificial intelligence and machine learning can help improve work processes, thus improving work experience and creating an environment that retains skilled workers. Number of Pages: 184 Dimensions: 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN Publication Date: September 03, 2024

Turning the Giant: Disrupting Your Industry with Persistent Innovation - Hardcover

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by John Berra (Author)Have you ever struggled with giants that stand in your way? Maybe you're building a business but fear the uncertainty you face. You know you need to innovate, but you're worried about the potential consequences of taking that next step. And like many leaders, you have a picture of success in your head, but you don't know how to get to where you want to go. If this is where you are, this book is for you.In Turning the Giant, John Berra shares his amazing life's journey th...

Failing Fast?: The Ten Secrets to Succeed Faster - Hardcover

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by Luv Tulsidas (Author)Imagine yourself standing at the finish line of your grandiose dream, after years of hard work and countless failures. That's how the journey to super success looks like for most people who believe in the "fail fast, fail often" principle.Now, let's envision an alternate reality where you stumbled upon a treasure trove of secrets that helped change the course of your life and allowed you to achieve your big dreams faster, without mindless hard work and painful failures...

Common Circuits: Hacking Alternative Technological Futures - Hardcover

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by Luis Felipe R. Murillo (Author)How hackers facilitate community technology projects that counter the monoculture of "big tech" and point us to brighter, innovative horizons. A digital world in relentless movement-from artificial intelligence to ubiquitous computing-has been captured and reinvented as a monoculture by Silicon Valley "big tech" and venture capital firms. Yet very little is discussed in the public sphere about existing alternatives. Based on long-term field research across Sa...

Mountain Battery: The Alps, Water, and Power in the Fossil Fuel Age - Paperback

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by Marc Landry (Author)By the end of the nineteenth century, Europeans had come to see the Alps as the ideal place to fashion an alternative to the era's dominant energy source: coal. After 1850, Alpine water increasingly became "white coal" a power source with the revolutionary economic potential of fossil fuel. In this book, Marc Landry shows how dam-building in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries transformed the Alps into Europe's "battery"--an energy landscape designed to store and pro...

Autodesk Revit 2025 Architecture - Paperback

$86.38

by Munir Hamad (Author)Covering all of the major techniques, this book uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the companion files to set up drawing exercises and projects and to see all of the book's figures. Revit 2025 Architecture includes over 50 "mini-workshops" that complete small projects from concept through actual plotting. Solving all of these workshops will help to master Revit Architecture from beginn...

An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis Second Edition: With Applications to Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, and Solid Mechanics - Paperback

$135.09

by J. N. Reddy (Author)The second edition of An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis has the same objective as the first edition, namely, to facilitate an easy and thorough understanding of the details that are involved in the theoretical formulation, finite element model development, and solutions of nonlinear problems. The book offers an easy-to-understand treatment of the subject of nonlinear finite element analysis, which includes element development from mathematical models ...

Falconry - aspects of care of the trained falcon and hawk: Including a step-by-step guide to building the 'weathering loft', foot care, beak care, foo - Paperback

$64.80

by Michael Davie (Author)Falconry - aspects of care of the trained falcon and hawk is a distillation of fifty years of falconry experience by leading falconer Michael Davie. This generously illustrated book concentrates on the daily care needed to maintain the trained hawk and falcon in good health, and includes planning for the new arrival by having suitable accommodation ready for the bird. The book provides a comprehensive construction guide to building the 'weathering loft' - a dual-purpo...

A Tactical Ethic: Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battlespace - Paperback

$36.67

by Dick Couch (Author)Following the success of his recent book on Navy SEALs in Iraq, The Sheriff of Ramadi, bestselling author and combat veteran Dick Couch now examines the importance of battlefield ethics in effectively combating terrorists without losing the battle for the hearts of the local population. A former SEAL who led one of the only successful POW rescue operations in Vietnam, Couch warns that the mistakes made in Vietnam forty years ago are being repeated in Iraq and Afghanistan...

Robots: What Everyone Needs to Know(r) - Hardcover

$126.54

by Phil Husbands (Author)Since the turn of the millennium a quiet revolution has been underway. Millions of autonomous robots with some level of intelligence are now in domestic use, mainly as vacuum cleaners. Driverless cars - which are nothing less than autonomous robots - are starting to appear on our streets. There is a huge effort underway in industry and universities to develop the next generation of more intelligent, autonomous, mobile robots. Accompanying these arrivals has been a ste...

Chemical Thermodynamics for Metals and Materials (with CD-ROM for Computer-Aided Learning) - Hardcover

$89.10

by Hae-Geon Lee (Author)A number of thermodynamic books claiming to be original in both presentation and approach have been published. However, thermodynamics is still a confusing subject for uninitiated students and an "easy-to-forget" one for graduate engineers. In order to solve these problems, this computer aided learning package -- textbook and CD-ROM -- takes a new approach.This package is unique and beneficial in that it simulates a classroom lecture: it actually writes important equat...

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by Daniel R. Headrick (Author)Today technology has created a world of dazzling progress, growing disparities of wealth and poverty, and looming threats to the environment. Technology: A World History offers an illuminating backdrop to our present moment--a brilliant history of invention around the globe. Historian Daniel R. Headrick ranges from the Stone Age and the beginnings of agriculture to the Industrial Revolution and the electronic revolution of the recent past. In tracing the growing ...

Visions of Technology: A Century of Vital Debate about Machines Systems and the Human World - Paperback

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by Richard Rhodes (Author)Technology was the blessing and the bane of the twentieth century. Human life span nearly doubled in the West, but in no century were more human beings killed by new technologies of war. Improvements in agriculture now feed increasing billions, but pesticides and chemicals threaten to poison the earth. Does technology improve us or diminish us? Enslave us or make us free? With this first-ever collection of the essential twentieth-century writings on technology, Pulit...