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Developers and programmers are amongst the highest paid professions in the world, and according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs for software and app developers will increase by a shocking 24 percent in the next few years. In 2019, the tech industry posted 4.6 million job openings in the US job market, and their direct economic output was estimated at 1.9 trillion dollars.

Shortlisted for the Zócalo Book Prize Named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker and The New Republic “Consistently entertaining and often downright funny.” —The New Yorker “Wry and revelatory.” —The New York Times "A romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft...

One of Michiko Kakutani's (New York Times) top ten books of 2016 A funny thing happened on the way to the digital utopia. We've begun to fall back in love with the very analog goods and ideas the tech gurus insisted that we no longer needed. Businesses that once looked outdated, from film...

When it comes to choosing, using, and maintaining a database, understanding its internals is essential. But with so many distributed databases and tools available today, it's often difficult to understand what each one offers. With this practical guide, Alex Petrov guides developers through the concepts behind modern database and storage engine internals.

It has never been easier for organizations to gather, store, and process data. Use of data science is driven by the rise of big data and social media, the development of high-performance computing, and the emergence of such powerful methods for data analysis and modeling as deep learning. Data science encompasses a set of principles, problem definitions, algorithms, and processes for extracting non-obvious and useful patterns from large datasets.

How can effective project management transform not just outcomes but entire organizations? In a world of constant change, mastering project management is more crucial than ever. This guide explores key principles from the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) to Agile methodologies, helping professionals lead projects with confidence. Covering core concepts like the triple constraint—scope, time, and cost—and the impact of stakeholder engagement, it reveals how communication and collaboration drive project success.

On 25 December 1943, the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital war supplies to the Soviet Union. But British naval intelligence knew of the Scharnhorst's mission before she sailed and the vulnerable convoy was protected by a large Royal Naval force, including the battleship Duke of York. In effect the Scharnhorst was sailing into a trap. One of the most compelling naval dramas of the Second World War had begun.

In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job. Nothing Like It in the World gives...

Kaffee kennt doch jeder. Denkt man. Doch auf dieser Reise gehen plötzlich Mund und Ohren auf...

Kreativität ist einer der wichtigsten Faktoren, die den Menschen vom Tier unterscheidet. Das menschliche Gehirn ist in der Lage, Funktionen abzurufen, zu denen das tierische Hirn nicht in der Lage ist. Besonders kreative Menschen können diese Funktionen in ungleich stärkerem Maße nutzen als andere. Der Frankfurter Hirnforscher Wolf Singer hat mit einigen seiner Fachkollegen diese Funktionen unter die Lupe genommen.

Der Umweltjournalist Andreas Schlumberger versammelt 50 einfache Dinge, die Sie tun können, um die Welt zu retten und zeigt, dass es viele - oft überraschend einfache - Möglichkeiten gibt, den eigenen Alltag umweltverträglicher zu gestalten. Nahezu unbekannt ist: Bei unzähligen Tipps lässt sich sogar Geld sparen! Ob Ernährung, Haushalt oder Mobilität - überall verstecken sich Ausgabequellen, die der Umwelt schaden und das Portemonnaie belasten. Sie lassen sich clever umgehen, ohne Komfortverzicht und ohne am bisherigen Lebensstil zu rütteln.

The National Book Award–winning epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal, a first-rate drama of the bold and brilliant engineering feat that transformed global trade routes and shaped modern American history, as told by Pulitzer Prize–winning author and master historian David...

Das perfekte Buch für alle Halter einer französischen Bulldogge: Alle wichtigen Informationen und Tipps für die angemessene Förderung und Erziehung Ihres treuen Vierbeiners. Französische Bulldoggen sind treue sowie liebevolle Hunde. Gleichzeitig erobern sie unser Herz durch ihre Verspieltheit und dadurch, dass sie immer wieder für eine Überraschung gut sind. Mit ihnen wird kein Tag wie der andere und vor allem kehrt niemals Langeweile zu Hause ein.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on America’s power grid is not only possible but likely, that it would be devastating, and that the United States is shockingly unprepared. “Fascinating, frightening, and beyond timely.”—Anderson Cooper Imagine a...

Mike Busch on Engines expands the iconoclastic philosophy of his groundbreaking first book Manifesto to the design, operation, condition monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting of piston aircraft engines.

Mehr Hülsenfrüchte statt Fleisch für ein verlängertes Leben, fettarmes Essen als Schutz vor Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen, viel frisches Obst und Gemüse und dazu der neue Trend fermentierte Lebensmittel: Die Empfehlungen zu gesunder Ernährung sind so bunt wie eine Speisekarte, und nicht jeder Ratschlag lässt sich mit Studienergebnissen belegen, wie diese Ausgabe von Spektrum Kompakt zeigt.

How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford’s outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engaging and superbly researched biography. The real Henry Ford was a tangle of contradictions. He set...

Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry". This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's death, it is still regarded as a conceptual diamond of unsurpassed beauty. Called Euler's identity, or God's equation, it includes just five numbers but represents an astonishing revelation of hidden connections.

In our age of accelerating progress in so many fields, it’s easy to lose sight of the underlying innovation that makes the data analytics revolution possible. These 24 lectures introduce you to the key concepts, methods, and accomplishments of this versatile approach to problem solving. You need no expertise in mathematics to follow this exciting story. Tim Chartier, professor of mathematics and computer science, explains the basic computational techniques used in data analytics, but his focus is on how these ideas are applied and the amazing results they achieve.

Joey Dunlop's story is one of towering triumphs and desperate tragedies in almost equal measure. Born poor—dirt poor—with no running water, no electricity, he was the definition of the everyman hero, earning the title 'King of the Roads' in what must be considered one of the world's most extreme sports—motorcycle road racing. And as well as being voted Northern Ireland's greatest ever sportsman, he remains the most loved and most successful road racer of all time.