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Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America's First Cyber Spy

Eric O'Neill · Crown
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A cybersecurity expert and former FBI "ghost" tells the thrilling story of how he helped take down notorious FBI mole Robert Hanssen, the first Russian cyber spy.Eric O'Neill was only twenty-six when he was tapped for the case of a lifetime: a one-on-one undercover investigation...
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Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now

ALAN RUSBRIDGER · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

An urgent account of the revolution that has upended the news business, written by one of the most accomplished journalists of our timeTechnology has radically altered the news landscape. Once-powerful newspapers have lost their clout or been purchased by owners with particular agendas....
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My iPhone for Seniors

Brad Miser · Que Publishing
Pages: 744
Format: Paperback

Even though the iPhone is amazingly easy-to-use for such a powerful device, it can be intimidating for people who aren't used to it - this is especially true for seniors. In My iPhone for Seniors, the highly successful approach of My iPhone is tailored to meet the specific interests,...
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iPhone: The Missing Manual: The book that should have been in the box

DAVID POGUE · O'Reilly Media
Pages: 650
Format: Paperback

iOS 11 for the iPhone includes a host of exciting new features, including a revamped Control Center and all-new powers for some of your favorite apps - Siri, AirPlay 2, Maps, Photos, and Maps. You can even send payment via iMessages and type with one hand!And the best way to learn all of these...
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Java: The Complete Reference, Ninth Edition

Herbert Schildt · McGraw-Hill/Osborne
Pages: 1312
Format:  Book : English : Ninth edition

The Definitive Java Programming Guide Fully updated for Java SE 8, Java: The Complete Reference, Ninth Edition explains how to develop, compile, debug, and run Java programs. Bestselling programming author Herb Schildt covers the entire Java language, including its syntax, keywords, and fundamental...
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iPad For Seniors For Dummies

Nancy Muir · John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pages: 390
Format: Paperback

Discover all the incredible things your iPad can do! So you have an iPad and you're excited to use it, but where do you begin? With this fun and friendly guide, of course! Veteran For Dummies author Nancy Muir walks you through using your iPad for e-mail, video, travel, navigation,...
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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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Short Circuits: Crafting e-Puppets with DIY Electronics

Kylie A Peppler · The MIT Press,
Pages: 347
Format: Print book

Short Circuits offers students opportunities to undertake physical computing projects, providing tools and methods for creating electronic puppets. Students learn how to incorporate microprocessors into everyday materials and use them to enhance...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY macOS High Sierra

McFedries · Visual
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Take a guided tour of macOS High Sierra and discover just how much your Mac can do Teach Yourself VISUALLY macOS High Sierra is the perfect introduction to Apple's operating system. With clear, step-by-step instructions and plenty of rich visuals, it walks you through the new macOS...
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The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters

Tom Nichols · Oxford University Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

People are now exposed to more information than ever before, provided both by technology and by increasing access to every level of education. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed...
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Hadoop For Dummies

Dirk deRoos · For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Let Hadoop For Dummies help harness the power of your data and rein in the information overloadBig data has become big business, and companies and organizations of all sizes are struggling to find ways to retrieve valuable information from their massive data sets with becoming overwhelmed....
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How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone

Brian McCullough · Liveright
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Tech-guru Brian McCullough delivers a rollicking history of the internet, why it exploded, and how it changed everything.The internet was never intended for you, opines Brian McCullough in this lively narrative of an era that utterly transformed everything we thought we knew about technology....
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Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It

Marc Goodman · Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLEROne of the world's leading authorities on global security, Marc Goodman takes readers deep into the digital underground to expose the alarming ways criminals, corporations, and even countries are using new and emerging technologies against...
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Heart of the Machine: Our Future in a World of Artificial Emotional Intelligence

Richard Yonck · Arcade Publishing
Pages: 328
Format: Print book

For Readers of Ray Kurzweil and Michio Kaku, a New Look at the Cutting Edge of Artificial IntelligenceImagine a robotic stuffed animal that can read and respond to a child's emotional state, a commercial that can recognize and change based on a customer's facial expression, or a company...
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