The first Demystified guide to take the mystery out of investing, Investing Demystified provides independent investors with hands-on explanations of basic investing topics without needless detours. Built around the no-nonsense model that has made Demystified one of McGraw-Hill's most popular series, this helpful and practical self-teaching guide...
Mobile robots require the ability to make decisions such as "go through the hedges" or "go around the brick wall." Mobile Robot Navigation with Intelligent Infrared Image Interpretation describes in detail an alternative to GPS navigation: a physics-based adaptive Bayesian pattern classification model that uses a...
This comprehensive guide to home improvement includes the top 100 home improvement projects, all in full, step-by-step instruction, and all from the trusted experts at BLACK+DECKER.
Boasting 560 pages of hardworking, how-to instructions and photos, this is quite possibly the only home remodeling you, or any...
Boring, boring, boring. Isn’t this what immediately comes to mind when one
sees books on foundational concepts of information security? Monotonous
coverage of theory, dry details of history, brief yet inadequate coverage of every
topic known to man, even though you know that you’ll never be hired by the
NSA as a...
An insightful examination of the skills needed to be a proactive investor and find diverse investment opportunities in the emerging economy
There is no little league on Wall Street and no white belts. Here or abroad, you are put in immediately with the black belts – the best and the brightest. Think like an amateur and they...
Learn what it takes to succeed in the the most in-demand tech job
Harvard Business Review calls it the sexiest tech job of the 21st century. Data scientists are in demand, and this unique book shows you exactly what employers want and the skill set that separates the quality data scientist from other talented IT...
Electronic equipment 'on the blink'? Don't junk it or pay sky-high repair costs - fix it yourself! Here's a guide to understanding and repairing electronics equipment written for people who would ordinarily 'call the shop'. With this fully illustrated, simple-to-use guide, you will get a grasp of the workings of the...
Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution is a fascinating look at the raging debate that is its namesake. Filled with writings from the central players--from Linux creator Linus Torvalds to Perl creator Larry Wall--the book convinces the reader of the overwhelming merits of freeing up the many iterations of software's source...
"The great rewards of investing in the best small-cap companies are matched only by the risks of investing in the worst. Ian Wyatt is one of the few who not only shows you how to find the hidden gems, but also how to avoid the flea-ridden dogs. His new book is a must-read for all...
The foreign-exchange market is often referred to as the Slaughterhouse where novice traders go to get 'chopped up'. It is one of egos and money, where millions of dollars are won and lost every day and phones are routinely thrown across hectic trading desks. This palpable excitement has led to the explosion of the retail FX market,...
Computer Vision is fast becoming an important technology and is used in Mars robots, national security systems, automated factories, driver-less cars, and medical image analysis to new forms of human-computer interaction. OpenCV is the most common library for computer vision, providing hundreds of complex and fast algorithms. But it has a...
