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Safe City: From Law Enforcement to Neighborhood Watches

Robert Hessel · Morgan James Publishing
Pages: 164
Format: Paperback

It's a basic human right to feel and be safe in your community -- where you live, work and play. But, few people know or understand everything it takes to make this possible. Safe City details the concerted effort and integration of new technology it takes to make communities safer...
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Help Your Kids with Computer Science

INC DORLING KINDERSLEY · DK
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

A clear, visual guide to the technical, societal, and cultural aspects of computers and social media, using step-by-step diagrams and graphics to explore how kids can get the most from computers while staying safe.Covering everything from data to digital life, from computer coding to cyber...
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

Shoshana Zuboff · PublicAffairs
Pages: 704
Format: Hardcover

The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior.Shoshana Zuboff's interdisciplinary breadth and depth...
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DNA Is Not Destiny: The Remarkable, Completely Misunderstood Relationship between You and Your Genes

Steven J Heine · W W Norton
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

One of the world's leading cultural psychologists debunks the hype surrounding DNA testing and puts to rest our mistaken anxieties about our genes.Do you fear what might be lurking in your DNA?Well, now you can find out, and you most likely will. Scientists expect one billion people to have...
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Office 365 All-in-One For Dummies

Peter Weverka · For Dummies
Pages: 800
Format: Paperback

The deepest reference on Microsoft's productivity service Office 365 offers the same productivity power as past versions of Microsoft Office along with tools designed to boost collaboration in the workplace and instant access to the latest Office updates without buying a whole new software...
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Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies

PAUL MCFEDRIES · For Dummies
Pages: 768
Format: Paperback

Speak the languages that power the web With more high-paying web development jobs opening every day, people with coding and web/app building skills are having no problems finding employment. If you're a would-be developer looking to gain the know-how to build the interfaces, databases,...
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Creating Web Animations: Bringing Your UIs to Life

Kirupa Chinnathambi · O'Reilly Media
Pages: 210
Format: Paperback

Thanks to faster browsers, better web standards support, and more powerful devices, the web now defines the next generation of user interfaces that are fun, practical, fluid, and memorable. The key? Animation. But learning how to create animations is hard, and existing learning material...
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Linux for makers : understanding the operating system that runs raspberry pi and other maker sbcs

Aaron Newcomb · O'Reilly Media
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Linux is a powerful open-source operating system that has been around for many years and is widely used for running servers and websites. But most students and Makers encounter it for the first time when they are working on projects with their Raspberry Pi or similar single-board computers...
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Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram For Seniors For Dummies

Marsha Collier · For Dummies
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback

Enjoy the top social media sites with ease and security Done correctly, social media is a way to connect friends, family, and the world while still maintaining security and privacy. Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram For Seniors For Dummies, 3rd Edition offers advice on how to enjoy the three...
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To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death

Mark O'Connell · Doubleday
Pages: 241
Format: Hardcover

"This gonzo-journalistic exploration of the Silicon Valley techno-utopians' pursuit of escaping mortality is a breezy romp full of colorful characters." - New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) Transhumanism is a movement pushing the limits of our bodies - our capabilities,...
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Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis

Iris Kerin Orbuch · Harper Wave
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From two of the world's leading experts in endometriosis comes an essential, first-of-its kind book that unwraps the mystery of the disease and gives women the tools they need to reclaim their lives from it. Approximately one out of every 10 women has endometriosis, an inflammatory disease...
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iPhone for Seniors in easy steps: Covers iOS 10

Nick Vandome · In Easy Steps
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

In full-color and straightforward, jargon-free language, iPhone for Seniors in easy steps, 3rd edition gives you all the information you need to get up and running with your new iPhone and quickly feel you are in control of it. You will learn how to make and receive phone calls, text with...
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Excel 2019 For Dummies

Greg Harvey · For Dummies
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

The bestselling Excel book on the market - now in a new edition covering the latest version of Excel!Excel is the spreadsheet and data analysis tool of choice for people across the globe who utilize the Microsoft Office suite to make their work and personal lives easier. It is estimated...
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My iPhone

Brad Miser · Que Publishing
Pages: 704
Format: Paperback

Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iPhone images that show you exactly what to do. Help when you run into iPhone problems or limitations. Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your iPhone. Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your iPhone...
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The Happiness Effect: How Social Media is Driving a Generation to Appear Perfect at Any Cost

Donna Freitas · Oxford University Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

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...
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