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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers

Hyperion, 1999

An affectionate if impressionistic portrayal of one of the century's greatest and strangest mathematicians. Though little known among nonmathematicians, Erdos, who died in 1996 at age 83, was a legend among his colleagues. According to Hoffman (Archimedes' Revenge, 1988), the Hungarian was so devoted to mathematics that he went without...

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days (Recipes: a Problem-Solution Ap)

Apress, 2008

Sprinters apparently reach their highest speed right out of the blocks, and spend the rest of the race slowing down. The winners slow down the least. It’s that way with most startups too. The earliest phase is usually the most productive. That’s when they have the really big ideas. Imagine what Apple was like when 100 percent of its...

Troubleshooting Switching Power Converters: A Hands-on Guide

Newnes, 2007

A few weeks ago, I found myself groping for some sorely needed inspiration. I was even questioning the very need for a book on this particular subject. So despite spending five years in the general vicinity of the legend behind it, I fi nally went and bought myself the “other” book—Troubleshooting Analog Circuits by Robert Pease....

Internet Core Protocols: The Definitive Guide

O'Reilly, 2000

For network administrators, support professionals, and system designers, intimate knowledge of the network protocols that are the foundation of the Internet is crucial. Internet Core Protocols: The Definitive Guide is a superb summary of the nitty-gritty details of the most important Net standards.

This book assumes you have a working...

Serverless Single Page Apps: Fast, Scalable, and Available

Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2016

Don't waste your time building an application server. See how to build low-cost, low-maintenance, highly available, serverless single page web applications that scale into the millions of users at the click of a button. Quickly build reliable, well-tested single page apps that stay up and running 24/7 using Amazon Web Services. Avoid...

Why: A Guide to Finding and Using Causes

O'Reilly, 2015

Can drinking coffee help people live longer? What makes a stock’s price go up? Why did you get the flu? Causal questions like these arise on a regular basis, but most people likely have not thought deeply about how to answer them.

This book helps you think about causality in a structured way: What is a cause, what...

The Lazy Way to Success: How to Do Nothing and Accomplish Everything

Soma Press, 2003

Can you think of a more compelling book title than this? How about the subtitle: How to do nothing and accomplish anything? Pretty strong stuff.

The author has built two multimillion dollar businesses, and brings that credibility to the table, but insists that he is lazy. Here are his three major premises:

* Success is...

Wireless Hacking: Projects for Wi-Fi Enthusiasts

Syngress Publishing, 2004

Welcome to the world of “wireless magic.” 802.11 (Wi-Fi) wireless LANs have exploded onto the scene with an excitement not seen since the introduction of the Internet itself. Getting rid of the wires means getting rid of the hassle.With Wi-Fi, you can roam through your favorite coffee shop, boardroom or living room, all the while...

Mission Critical Windows 2000 Server Administration

Syngress Publishing, 2000

To put it in terms understandable to the many former English majors who now manage Windows networks: if Everyman were a system administrator, he'd run Windows 2000 Server. It supports pretty much any business requirement, yet it's user-friendly enough that anyone can learn to be an administrator with a bit of study. Mission Critical! Windows...

Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies

O'Reilly, 2014

Mastering Bitcoin is essential reading for everyone interested in learning about bitcoin basics, the technical operation of bitcoin, or if you're building the next great bitcoin killer app or business. From using a bitcoin wallet to buy a cup of coffee, to running a bitcoin marketplace with hundreds of thousands of transactions, or...

ASP.NET Cookbook

O'Reilly, 2004

This new book provides a wealth of solutions to problems commonly encountered when developing ASP.NET web applications in the popular problem-solution-discussion Cookbook format. For every problem, there's a worked-out solution or recipe a short, focused piece of code that web developers can insert directly into their applications. This...

Photo Retouching with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook

O'Reilly, 2004

Photo Retouching with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook is at once eye candy, artistic inspiration, and incomparable technical guidance for intermediate-to-advanced digital imaging professionals, graphic artists, photographers, and just about anyone involved in creating digital images or animations. A visual splendor, this full-color book...

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