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The Brain Electric: The Dramatic High-Tech Race to Merge Minds and Machines

Malcolm Gay - Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Format: Print book

Leading neuroscience researchers are racing to unlock the secrets of the mind. On the cusp of decoding brain signals that govern motor skills, they are developing miraculous technologies that will enable paraplegics and wounded soldiers to move prosthetic limbs and will give all of us the power...
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The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data

Kevin Mitnick - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

Be online without leaving a trace.Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and your identity literally stolen. Big companies and big governments want to know and exploit what you do, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand.In this explosive yet practical book, Kevin...
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iPhone For Dummies

Bob LeVitus - For Dummies; 8 edition
Format: Print book

The perennial bestseller on having fun with your iPhone - updated for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus! Finding it hard to put your iPhone down, but still havent figured out how to make the most of its capabilities Packed with fun instructions, tips, and advice, iPhone For Dummies makes it easy...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 8.1

Paul McFedries - Visual
Format: Paperback

A practical guide for visual learners eager to get started with Windows 8.1 If you learn more quickly when you can see how things are done, this Visual guide is the easiest way to get up and running on Windows 8.1. It covers more than 150 essential Windows tasks, using full-color screen...
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"Is This Thing On?": A Friendly Guide to Everything Digital for Newbies, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming

Abby Stokes - Workman Publishing
Format: Paperback

Like a personal trainer for the digital age, Abby Stokes is the hand-holding, motivating expert that newbies - specifically older newbies - turn to when they want to become digitally literate. And her book, Is This Thing On?, with over 230,000 in print through previous editions, is as smart,...
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3D Printing For Dummies

Richard Horne - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

The bestselling book on 3D printing 3D printing is one of the coolest inventions we've seen in our lifetime, and now you can join the ranks of businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists who use it to do everything from printing foods and candles to replacement parts for older technologies...
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A World Without "Whom": The Essential Guide to Language in the BuzzFeed Age

EMMY J FAVILLA - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

A World Without "Whom" is Eats, Shoots & Leaves for the internet age, and BuzzFeed global copy chief Emmy Favilla is the witty go-to style guru of webspeak. As language evolves faster than ever before, what is the future of "correct" writing? When Favilla was tasked...
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Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS & HTML5: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites

Robin Nixon - O'Reilly Media; 3 edition
Format: Book

The 3rd edition of the best-selling introduction to using PHP & MySQL to create dynamic, interactive websites - also includes coverage of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5. Learn how to build interactive, data-driven websites--even if you don't have any previous programming experience. If you know...
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Statistics for Big Data For Dummies

Alan Anderson - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Print book

The fast and easy way to make sense of statistics for big data Does the subject of data analysis make you dizzy? Youve come to the right place! Statistics For Big Data For Dummies breaks this often-overwhelming subject down into easily digestible parts, offering new and aspiring data analysts...
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Windows 8.1 in Easy Steps: Special Edition

Michael Price - In Easy Steps Limited; Special edition
Format: Paperback

Windows 8.1 in easy steps - Special Edition is a comprehensive, yet concise guide that will walk you through Windows 8.1 basics, so that you will be up and running in no time. Building from Windows 8.1 in easy steps and Windows 8.1 for Seniors in easy steps, this book guides you through...
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