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Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - ‎Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is as good a data storyteller as I have ever met."  -  Steven Levitt, co-author, FreakonomicsBig decisions are hard. We consult friends and family, make sense of confusing "expert" advice online, maybe we read a self-help book to guide us. In the end,...
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An Artist's Guide to Programming: A Graphical Introduction

Jim Parker
Format: Paperback

Learn to program with visual examples. Programs increase in complexity as you progress  - from drawing a circle to 3D graphics, animations, and simulations.A Graphical Introduction to Programming teaches computer programming with the aid of 100 example programs, each of which integrates...
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Algorithms For Dummies

John Paul Mueller - ‎For Dummies; 2nd edition
Format: 2nd Edition

Your secret weapon to understanding - and using! - one of the most powerful influences in the world todayFrom your Facebook News Feed to your most recent insurance premiums - even making toast! - algorithms play a role in virtually everything that happens in modern society and in your personal...
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic For Dummies

Rob Sylvan - For Dummies; 2nd edition
Format: 2nd Edition

Learn to make your digital photos *pop* with easy-to-follow help using AI-powered software from AdobeWith no prior photography or editing experience necessary, AdobePhotoshop Lightroom Classic For Dummies delivers a must-have walkthrough for taking your photos to the next level using Adobe's...
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

Cathy O'Neil - Crown
Format: Hardcover

We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives - where we go to school, whether we get a car loan, how much we pay for health insurance - are being made not by humans, but by mathematical models. In theory, this should lead to greater fairness: Everyone...
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Effective Software Testing: A developer's guide

Maurício Aniche - Manning
Format: Paperback

Go beyond basic testing! Great software testing makes the entire development process more efficient. This book reveals a systemic and effective approach that will help you customize your testing coverage and catch bugs in tricky corner cases.In Effective Software Testing you will learn...
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Chromebooks in easy steps: Ideal for Seniors

PHILIP KING - In Easy Steps Limited
Format: Paperback

Chromebooks in easy steps illustrates all the clever features of this versatile, budget-friendly alternative to a Windows laptop or MacBook. Covering all Chromebook models, it:   Demystifies what a Chromebook is and how it differs from other types of laptops and tablets. Shows how to get your...
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Radically Human: How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future

Paul R Daugherty - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover

Technology advances are making tech more . . . human. This changes everything you thought you knew about innovation and strategy.In their groundbreaking book, Human Machine, Accenture technology leaders Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson showed how leading organizations use the power...
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Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It

Kaitlyn Tiffany - MCD x FSG Originals
Format: Paperback

"Everything I Need I Get from You will fascinate aficionados, but even for someone who's never so much as logged on, it makes a rich and heartfelt explainer on the feelings and phenomena that thrive on the internet." -- Jenny Odell, author of How to Do NothingA thrilling...
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The Truth About Crypto: A Practical, Easy-to-Understand Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain, NFTs, and Other Digital Assets

Ric Edelman - ‎Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback

A straightforward, practical guide to the newest frontier in investment strategy - crypto - from #1 New York Times bestselling author and personal finance expert Ric Edelman.Blockchain and bitcoin are here to stay - and as the Bank of England stated, this new technology could "transform...
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