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Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change

Leonard Mlodinow · Pantheon Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Tap into the hidden power of your brain. "Elastic is a book that will help you survive the whirlwind." - Daniel H. Pink, author of When and A Whole New Mind Are you worried the pace of the modern world is going to leave you behind? Do you feel like your head is going to explode...
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Close Encounters with Humankind: A Paleoanthropologist Investigates Our Evolving Species

Sang-Hee Lee · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

In this captivating bestseller, Korea's first paleoanthropologist offers fresh insights into humanity's dawn and evolution.What can fossilized teeth tell us about the life expectancy of our ancient ancestors? How did farming play a problematic role in the history of human evolution?...
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The Leader's Bookshelf

James Stavridis · Naval Institute Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

For the last several years Adm. James Stavridis and his co-author, R. Manning Ancell, have surveyed over two hundred active and retired four-star military officers about their reading habits and favorite books, asking each for a list of titles that strongly influenced their leadership skills...
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macOS Mojave For Dummies

Bob LeVitus · For Dummies
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback

Pro tips for macOS from "Dr. Mac"Your shiny new iMac or trusty old MacBook both rely on macOS to help you get things done. It helps to have an equally reliable guidebook to steer you through the tasks and steps that make macOS run efficiently.This fun and friendly guide provides...
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Ubuntu Unleashed 2019 Edition: Covering 18.04, 18.10, 19.04

MATTHEW HELMKE · Sams Publishing
Pages: 832
Format: Paperback

Ubuntu Unleashed 2019 Edition is filled with unique and advanced information for everyone who wants to make the most of the Ubuntu Linux operating system. This new edition has been thoroughly updated by a long-time Ubuntu community leader to reflect the exciting new Ubuntu release. Former...
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World Book Encyclopedia 2017, 22 Volume Set

World Book · World Book, Inc.
Pages: 14000
Format: Hardcover

Encyclopedia with 22 volumes.
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Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew

Michael Leinbach · Arcade Publishing
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Timed to release for the 15th Anniversary of the Columbia space shuttle disaster, this is the epic true story of one of the most dramatic, unforgettable adventures of our time.On February 1, 2003, Columbia disintegrated on reentry before the nation's eyes, and all seven astronauts aboard...
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The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect

Judea Pearl · Basic Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

How the study of causality revolutionized science and the world"Correlation is not causation." This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, instigated by Judea Pearl...
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An Intelligent Career: Taking Ownership of Your Work and Your Life

Michael B. Arthur · Oxford University Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Written by three career experts, An Intelligent Career is a playbook for the modern knowledge worker, providing a complete guide that will allow workers to take a composite, dynamic view of a life's work in the 21st century."Knowledge work" is fundamental in today's economy....
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HTML5 in easy steps

Mike McGrath · In Easy Steps Limited
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Covers the new HTML5.1 W3C Recommendation. The first edition of this book was written in 2011 based upon the latest W3C Candidate Recommendation of the HTML5 specification. That is to say, the unfinished specification. In fact, HTML5.0 was not finalised until the full W3C Recommendation...
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