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The Glass Cage: Automation and Us

Nicholas Carr · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In The Glass Cage, best-selling author Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, as he explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure and reveals something we already...
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Nolo's Patents for Beginners: Quick & Legal

David Pressman Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback

A brilliantly clear and up-to-date patent guide Patent law is changing, and this bestselling primer on patent law has up-to-date information on the America Invents Act, the most important change to American patent law in two centuries. Packed with detailed information, Nolo's Patents...
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College-Prep Homeschooling: Your Complete Guide to Homeschooling through High School

Chandra Byers , · Mapletree Publishing Co.; 1 edition

Chandra Byers is a homeschooling mother of six, and David Byers has a Ph.D. in education and teaches education at the college level. Their oldest is now attending college on a scholarship, after having been homeschooled all her life. With their combination of experience and expertise, they...
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Profit From Your Idea: How to Make Smart Licensing Deals

Richard Stim Attorney · NOLO; Eighth Edition edition

Youve invented a great product and its time for the next step. However, if you present an invention to a prospective buyer or licensee, its no secret that your idea can be stolen. How can you draft an agreement that protects your interests? Turn to Profit From Your Idea to help you create,...
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Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference

Richard Stim · NOLO; Thirteenth Edition edition

Whether you're an inventor, designer, writer or programmer, you need to understand the language of intellectual property law. Otherwise, you can't intelligently deal with intellectual property issues such as: . who owns creative works or valuable information . how owners can protect...
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What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know

E.D. Hirsch Jr. · Random House Publishing Group
Pages: 403
Format: Paperback

Help your child exceed the Common Core standards with the revised and updated What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know Designed for use by parents and teachers, this groundbreaking first volume in the Core Knowledge Series provides kindergartners with the fundamentals they need to prepare...
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What Stays in Vegas: The World of Personal Data—Lifeblood of Big Business—and the End of Privacy as We Know It

Adam Tanner · PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

The greatest threat to privacy today is not the NSA, but good-old American companies. Internet giants, leading retailers, and other firms are voraciously gathering data with little oversight from anyone.In Las Vegas, no company knows the value of data better than Caesars Entertainment....
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Make: Getting Started with BeagleBone: Linux-Powered Electronic Projects With Python and JavaScript

Matt Richardson · Make
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback

Many people think of Linux as a computer operating system, running on users' desktops and powering servers. But Linux can also be found inside many consumer electronics devices. Whether they're the brains of a cell phone, cable box, or exercise bike, embedded Linux systems blur...
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