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The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984

Doubleday, 2019

"Rich and compelling. . .Lynskey’s account of the reach of 1984 is revelatory.”
--George Packer, The Atlantic

An authoritative, wide-ranging, and incredibly timely history of 1984--its literary sources, its composition by Orwell, its deep and lasting effect on...

Eclipse for Dummies

For Dummies, 2004

That’s what New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia said back in 1934. Not
many people understood the meaning or the impact of Mayor LaGuardia’s
statement, because he said it in Latin. (“E finita la cuccagna,” said the mayor.)
But today, most people agree with the spirit of LaGuardia’s proclamation....

Manufacturing Advantage: War, the State, and the Origins of American Industry, 1776–1848 (Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia)

The Johns Hopkins University, 2019

How manufacturing textiles and guns transformed the United States from colonial dependent to military power.

In 1783, the Revolutionary War drew to a close, but America was still threatened by enemies at home and abroad. The emerging nation faced tax rebellions, Indian warfare, and hostilities with France and...

Diagrammatic Reasoning in AI

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

This book is really the end product of over a decade of work, on and off, on diagrammatic reasoning in artificial intelligence (AI). In developing this book, I drew inspiration from a variety of sources: two experimental studies, the development of two prototype systems, an extensive literature review and analysis in AI,...

BlackBerry Pearl For Dummies (Computer/Tech)

For Dummies, 2007

Manage your contacts, appointments, e-mail, and media

Find out how to do a string of things with your BlackBerry Pearl!

It's a fact — your BlackBerry Pearl can do almost anything except bake a pie — but you can use it to e-mail a recipe!

This friendly...

eBay Listings That Sell For Dummies (Computer/Tech)

For Dummies, 2006

Discover the tricks top sellers use to grab attention

Create your own unique eBay selling pages with time-tested techniques

So you know your way around eBay, but you're not getting the highest bids for your items? Maybe your listings need a makeover! Here are all the...

Network+ Exam Prep 2 (Exam Prep N10-003)

Que, 2005

Attention Network+ Candidates: Stop spending valuable study time sorting through confusing study aids. Network + Exam Prep 2 is the ultimate self-study guide for the Network + exam. Featuring exercises, self-assessments, study strategies, exam tips and notes, this comprehensive guide will help you understand the concepts behind...

Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks

Louisiana State University Press, 2008

On the evening of February 2, 1864, Confederate Commander John Taylor Wood led 250 sailors in two launches and twelve boats to capture the USS Underwriter, a side-wheel steam gunboat anchored on the Neuse River near New Bern, North Carolina. During the ensuing fifteen-minute battle, nine Union crewmen lost their lives, twenty were wounded,...

Knowledge in Formation: A Computational Theory of Interpretation (Cognitive Technologies)

Springer, 2011

With knowledge representation we face more or less the same problem as Augustine (354–430) when thinking about time: if nobody asks what it is, it seems clear enough, but being asked it proves to be very difficult to provide an answer.

At the beginning of our research we thought that a solution for the problem of...

Faster Smarter A+ Certification

Microsoft Press, 2003

Take the next step in your career by earning your CompTIA A+ certification the faster, smarter way. This innovative, high-energy guide makes the most of your study time by teaching exactly what you need for the A+ Core Hardware and Operating Systems Technologies exams. You get focused, no-fluff coverage of exam objectives—plus Test Smart...

Magic Is Dead: My Journey into the World's Most Secretive Society of Magicians

Dey Street Books, 2019

In the vein of Neil Strauss’ The Game and Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein comes the fascinating story of one man’s colorful, mysterious, and personal journey into the world of magic, and his unlikely invitation into an underground secret society of revolutionary magicians from...

Information Technology for Counterterrorism: Immediate Actions and Futures Possibilities

National Academy Press, 2003

Immediately following the events of September 11, 2001, the National Academies (including the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council) offered its services to the nation to formulate a scientific and technological response to the challenges posed by emerging...

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