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Copyright Handbook, The: What Every Writer Needs to Know

Stephen Fishman J.D. · NOLO
Pages: 472
Format: Paperback

What copyright law protects... . and doesn't No writers like to see their hard work or creativity copied by others - or to be accused of copying. Fortunately, The Copyright Handbook provides everything you need to protect yourself Find information and forms to help you: register your work...
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More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing

Diane Ravitch · Haymarket Books
Format: Book

For too long so-called education reformers, mostly billionaires, politicians, and others with little or no background in teaching, have gotten away with using standardized testing to punish our nations youth and educators. Now, across the country, students are walking out, parents are opting...
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Mindless: Why Smarter Machines are Making Dumber Humans

Simon Head · Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

We live in the age of Computer Business Systems (CBSs) - the highly complex, computer-intensive management programs on which large organizations increasingly rely. In Mindless, Simon Head argues that these systems have come to trump human expertise, dictating the goals and strategies of a wide...
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3D Printing: Build Your Own 3D Printer and Print Your Own 3D Objects

James F Kelly · Que
Pages: 182
Format: Paperback

Want something? Print it-with your own 3D printer! Right now, you can print practically any 3D object you can imagine-from toys to gadgets to replacement parts, and beyond! All you need is a 3D printer ... and they're simpler and cheaper than you ever imagined. This full-color,...
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 349
Format: Paperback

#1 New York Times Bestseller | Named one of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times * The Washington Post * The Boston Globe * The Seattle Times * Esquire * Time Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Nonfiction | Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction | Winner of a Books...
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Raspberry Pi Cookbook

Simon Monk · O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA
Pages: 393
Format: Paperback

The world of Raspberry Pi is evolving quickly, with many new interface boards and software libraries becoming available all the time. In this cookbook, prolific hacker and author Simon Monk provides more than 200 practical recipes for running this tiny low-cost computer with Linux, programming...
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3D Printing with Autodesk: Create and Print 3D Objects with 123D, AutoCAD and Inventor

John Biehler · Que Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Book

3D Printing with Autodesk   Create and Print 3D Objects with 123D, AutoCAD, and Inventor   Create amazing 3D-printable objects fast with Autodesk 123D! Imagine it. Then print it! Autodesk 123D gives you all the tools you need and its free. This easy, full-color guide will help...
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The Perfection of the Paper Clip: Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery Obsession

James Ward · Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

This wonderfully quirky book will change the way you look at your desk forever with stories of accidental genius, bitter rivalries, and an appreciation for everyday objects, like the humble but perfectly designed paper clip and the utilitarian, irreplaceable pencil.How many of humanity's...
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Make: Sensors: A Hands-On Primer for Monitoring the Real World with Arduino and Raspberry Pi

Tero Karvinen · O'Reilly & Associates
Pages: 377
Format: Paperback

Make: Sensors is the definitive introduction and guide to the sometimes-tricky world of using sensors to monitor the physical world. With dozens of projects and experiments for you to build, this book shows you how to build sensor projects with both Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Use Arduino...
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The Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust

Mary Randolph · NOLO; Sixth Edition edition
Format: Book

The step-by-step guide to serving as an executor. If you need to wrap up the affairs of a loved one who has died, you may feel overwhelmed - especially when you're grieving. But you can do it, and this book will show you how. A roadmap to follow. The Executor's Guide will lead...
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The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter

Greg Toppo · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

What if schools, from the wealthiest suburban nursery school to the grittiest urban high school, thrummed with the sounds of deep immersion? More and more people believe that can happen - with the aid of video games. Greg Toppo's The Game Believes in You presents the story of a small...
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Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up

Philip N. Howard · Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

Should we fear or welcome the internet’s evolution? The “internet of things” is the rapidly growing network of everyday objects—eyeglasses, cars, thermostats—made smart with sensors and internet addresses. Soon we will live in a pervasive yet invisible network...
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Make: Wearable Electronics: Design, prototype, and wear your own interactive garments

Kate Hartman · Maker Media, Inc; 1 edition
Format: Print book

What if your clothing could change color to complement your skin tone, respond to your racing heartbeat, or connect you with a loved one from afar? Welcome to the world of shoes that can dynamically shift your height, jackets that display when the next bus is coming, and neckties that can nudge...
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2018

EDITORS OF THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC. · Old Farmer's Almanac
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2017: Special Anniversary Edition

Old Farmer's Almanac · Old Farmer's Almanac
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

What is 225 years old yet always of the moment? The Old Farmer's Almanac! America's oldest continuously published periodical, beloved by generations for being "useful, with a pleasant degree of humor," celebrates its unique history with a special edition and more readers...
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