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The Computer: A Very Short Introduction
The Computer: A Very Short Introduction

What is the basic nature of the modern computer? How does it work? How has it been possible to squeeze so much power into increasingly smaller machines? What will the next generations of computers look like? In this Very Short Introduction, Darrel Ince looks at the basic concepts behind all computers, the changes in hardware and...

Design: A Very Short Introduction
Design: A Very Short Introduction

John Heskett wants to transform the way we think about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal, and the car we drive to work in, to the medical equipment used to save lives. Design combines "need" and "desire" in the form of a practical object that can also...

Art History: A Very Short Introduction
Art History: A Very Short Introduction

This clear and concise new introduction examines all the major debates and issues in the field of art history, using a wide range of well-known examples. Dana Arnold also examines the many different ways of writing about art, and the changing boundaries of the subject of art history.

Other topics covered include the canon of
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Information: A Very Short Introduction
Information: A Very Short Introduction

We live in a society that is awash with information, but few of us really understand what information is. In this Very Short Introduction, one of the world's leading authorities on the philosophy of information and on information ethics, Luciano Floridi, offers an illuminating exploration of information as it relates to both...

UNIX & Shell Programming
UNIX & Shell Programming

Beginning with the description of operating system in general the book discusses features that made Unix the most suitable operating system of its time. An overview of file management in Unix and commonly used Unix commands is then provided. Further, it delves into the detailed description of file system and compression techniques, processes...

Computer Fundamentals and Programming in C
Computer Fundamentals and Programming in C

It provides a thorough understanding of the subject and its applications. The book begins with an introduction to the basic features of a digital computer, number systems and binary arithmetic, Boolean algebra and logic gates, software, operating systems, and the internet. A major part of the book provides a detailed coverage of programming...

The Cybersecurity Dilemma: Hacking, Trust and Fear Between Nations
The Cybersecurity Dilemma: Hacking, Trust and Fear Between Nations
Why do nations break into one another's most important computer networks? There is an obvious answer: to steal valuable information or to attack. But this isn't the full story. This book draws on often-overlooked documents leaked by Edward Snowden, real-world case studies of cyber operations, and policymaker perspectives to show that...
S Programming (Statistics and Computing)
S Programming (Statistics and Computing)

S is a high-level language for manipulating, analysing and displaying data. It forms the basis of two highly acclaimed and widely used data analysis software systems, the commercial S-PLUS® and the Open Source R. This book provides an in-depth guide to writing software in the S language under either or both of those systems. It...

S Programming (Statistics and Computing)
S Programming (Statistics and Computing)

S is a high-level language for manipulating, analysing and displaying data. It forms the basis of two highly acclaimed and widely used data analysis software systems, the commercial S-PLUS® and the Open Source R. This book provides an in-depth guide to writing software in the S language under either or both of those systems. It...

Architects of Intelligence: The truth about AI from the people building it
Architects of Intelligence: The truth about AI from the people building it

Financial Times Best Books of the Year 2018

TechRepublic Top Books Every Techie Should Read

Book Description

How will AI evolve and what major innovations are on the horizon? What will its impact be on the job market, economy, and society? What is the path toward human-level...

Between the Ottomans and the Entente: The First World War in the Syrian and Lebanese Diaspora, 1908-1925
Between the Ottomans and the Entente: The First World War in the Syrian and Lebanese Diaspora, 1908-1925
Since 2011 over 5.6 million Syrians have fled to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and beyond, and another 6.6 million are internally displaced. The contemporary flight of Syrian refugees comes one century after the region's formative experience with massive upheaval, displacement, and geopolitical intervention: the First World War.
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The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature: Five Hundred Years of Literary Homecomings (Biblical Refigurations)
The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature: Five Hundred Years of Literary Homecomings (Biblical Refigurations)
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the best-known stories in the Bible. It has captured the imagination of commentators, preachers and writers. Alison M. Jack explores the reconfiguring of the character of the Prodigal Son and his family in literature in English. She considers diverse
literary periods and genres in which the
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