General Computing in Computers & Nonfiction eBooks

README

A Bookish History of Computing from Electronic Brains to Everything Machines

by W. Patrick Mccray ...

The essential role that the oldest literary technology—books—played in making computers popular and pervasive.In README, historian Patrick McCray argues that in order for computers to become ubiquitous, people first had to become interested in them, learn about them, and take the machines seriously. A powerful catalyst for this transformation was, ironically, one of the oldest information ... Read more

$25.99 USD

The essential role that the oldest literary technology—books—played in making computers popular and pervasive.In README, historian Patrick McCray argues that in order for computers to become ubiquitous, people first had to become interested in them, learn about them, and take the machines seriously. A powerful catalyst for this transformation was, ironically, one of the oldest information
... Read more
Deep Learning with PyTorch, Second Edition

Training and applying deep learning and generative AI models

by Luca Antiga, Eli Stevens, Howard Huang, Thomas Viehmann ...

PyTorch core developer Howard Huang updates the bestselling original Deep Learning with PyTorch with new insights into the transformers architecture and generative AI models.Instantly familiar to anyone who knows PyData tools like NumPy, PyTorch simplifies deep learning without sacrificing advanced features. In this book you’ll learn how to create your own neural network and deep learning systems ... Read more

$43.99 USD

PyTorch core developer Howard Huang updates the bestselling original Deep Learning with PyTorch with new insights into the transformers architecture and generative AI models.Instantly familiar to anyone who knows PyData tools like NumPy, PyTorch simplifies deep learning without sacrificing advanced features. In this book you’ll learn how to create your own neural network and deep learning systems
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Deep Learning with Python, Third Edition

by Francois Chollet, Matthew Watson ...

The bestselling book on Python deep learning, now covering generative AI, Keras 3, PyTorch, and JAX!Deep Learning with Python, Third Edition puts the power of deep learning in your hands. This new edition includes the latest Keras and TensorFlow features, generative AI models, and added coverage of PyTorch and JAX. Learn directly from the creator of Keras and step confidently into the world of ... Read more

$68.99 USD

The bestselling book on Python deep learning, now covering generative AI, Keras 3, PyTorch, and JAX!Deep Learning with Python, Third Edition puts the power of deep learning in your hands. This new edition includes the latest Keras and TensorFlow features, generative AI models, and added coverage of PyTorch and JAX. Learn directly from the creator of Keras and step confidently into the world of
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide With 500 Practice Test Questions

Foundational (CLF-C02) Exam

by Ben Piper, David Clinton ...

Series series Sybex Study Guide
Distinguish yourself by becoming a certified AWS Cloud PractitionerIn the newly revised second edition of AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide: Foundational (CLF-C02) Exam, a team of veteran IT professionals and educators delivers an up-to-date and easy-to-follow introduction to Amazon’s industry-leading cloud technology and the introductory certification exam that demonstrates your ... Read more

$33.00 USD

Distinguish yourself by becoming a certified AWS Cloud PractitionerIn the newly revised second edition of AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide: Foundational (CLF-C02) Exam, a team of veteran IT professionals and educators delivers an up-to-date and easy-to-follow introduction to Amazon’s industry-leading cloud technology and the introductory certification exam that demonstrates your
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Gambling Man

The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son

by Lionel Barber ...

The former editor of the Financial Times delivers, “with literary flair and stunning revelations” (Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize winner), the unputdownable first Western biography of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, financial disruptor and personification of the 21st century’s addiction to instant wealth.As Wall Street swooned and boomed through the last decade, our livelihoods have—now more than ever ... Read more

$14.99 USD

The former editor of the Financial Times delivers, “with literary flair and stunning revelations” (Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize winner), the unputdownable first Western biography of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, financial disruptor and personification of the 21st century’s addiction to instant wealth.As Wall Street swooned and boomed through the last decade, our livelihoods have—now more than ever
... Read more
AI Engineering

Building Applications with Foundation Models

by Chip Huyen ...

Recent breakthroughs in AI have not only increased demand for AI products, they've also lowered the barriers to entry for those who want to build AI products. The model-as-a-service approach has transformed AI from an esoteric discipline into a powerful development tool that anyone can use. Everyone, including those with minimal or no prior AI experience, can now leverage AI models to build ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Recent breakthroughs in AI have not only increased demand for AI products, they've also lowered the barriers to entry for those who want to build AI products. The model-as-a-service approach has transformed AI from an esoteric discipline into a powerful development tool that anyone can use. Everyone, including those with minimal or no prior AI experience, can now leverage AI models to build
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Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

by Linus Torvalds, David Diamond ...

Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the Internet -- for free. Today Torvalds is an international folk hero. And his creation LINUX is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as IBM. Now, in a ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the Internet -- for free. Today Torvalds is an international folk hero. And his creation LINUX is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as IBM. Now, in a
... Read more
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics

by David M. Howard, Jamie Angus ...

The acoustics of a space can have a real impact on the sounds you create and capture. Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, Fifth Edition provides supportive tools and exercises to help you understand how music sounds and behaves in different spaces, whether during a performance or a recording, when planning a control room or listening space, and how it is perceived by performers, listeners, and ... Read more

$94.99 USD

The acoustics of a space can have a real impact on the sounds you create and capture. Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, Fifth Edition provides supportive tools and exercises to help you understand how music sounds and behaves in different spaces, whether during a performance or a recording, when planning a control room or listening space, and how it is perceived by performers, listeners, and
... Read more
Brought to You By

How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy

by Amy Westervelt ...

Recommended by BILL McKIBBEN on the EZRA KLEIN SHOW"A book that every citizen needs to read." -JILL ABRAMSON, author of Merchants of TruthA gripping account of the corporate propaganda that has invaded our media, our democracy, and now the very nature of truth itself-from investigative reporter and Drilled podcast host Amy Westervelt.Whether it's the tobacco industry lying about the... ... Read more

$17.29 USD

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Recommended by BILL McKIBBEN on the EZRA KLEIN SHOW"A book that every citizen needs to read." -JILL ABRAMSON, author of Merchants of TruthA gripping account of the corporate propaganda that has invaded our media, our democracy, and now the very nature of truth itself-from investigative reporter and Drilled podcast host Amy Westervelt.Whether it's the tobacco industry lying about the...
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Mastering the Data Paradox

Key to Winning in the AI Age

by Nitin Seth ...

There are two remarkable phenomena that are unfolding almost simultaneously. The first is the emergence of a data-first world, where data has become a central driving force, shaping industries and fueling innovation. The second is the dawn of the AI age, propelled by the advent of Generative AI, that has created the possibility to leverage the data of the world for the first time. The convergence ... Read more

$4.99 USD

There are two remarkable phenomena that are unfolding almost simultaneously. The first is the emergence of a data-first world, where data has become a central driving force, shaping industries and fueling innovation. The second is the dawn of the AI age, propelled by the advent of Generative AI, that has created the possibility to leverage the data of the world for the first time. The convergence
... Read more
In Pursuit of the Unknown

17 Equations That Changed the World

by Ian Stewart ...

The seventeen equations that form the basis for life as we know it.Most people are familiar with history's great equations: Newton's Law of Gravity, for instance, or Einstein's theory of relativity. But the way these mathematical breakthroughs have contributed to human progress is seldom appreciated. In In Pursuit of the Unknown, celebrated mathematician Ian Stewart untangles the roots of our most ... Read more

$13.99 USD

The seventeen equations that form the basis for life as we know it.Most people are familiar with history's great equations: Newton's Law of Gravity, for instance, or Einstein's theory of relativity. But the way these mathematical breakthroughs have contributed to human progress is seldom appreciated. In In Pursuit of the Unknown, celebrated mathematician Ian Stewart untangles the roots of our most
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Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson ...

**The #1 New York Times and global bestseller from Walter Isaacson—the acclaimed author of Steve Jobs, Einstein: His Life and World, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci—is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating, controversial innovator of modern times. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Elon Musk as he executed his vision for electric vehicles at Tesla, space exploration with ... Read more

$16.99 USD

**The #1 New York Times and global bestseller from Walter Isaacson—the acclaimed author of Steve Jobs, Einstein: His Life and World, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci—is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating, controversial innovator of modern times. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Elon Musk as he executed his vision for electric vehicles at Tesla, space exploration with
... Read more
The Soul of A New Machine

by Tracy Kidder ...

Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not
... Read more
Digital Accessibility Ethics

Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech

Edited by Lainey Feingold, Reginé Gilbert, Chancey Fleet ...

Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech is a practical guide with an urgent goal: to help end tech exclusion of 1.3 billion people across the world with disabilities.This book introduces the first Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework – an action-oriented, three-part tool designed to influence, change, and disrupt patterns of exclusion with values, actions, and ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech is a practical guide with an urgent goal: to help end tech exclusion of 1.3 billion people across the world with disabilities.This book introduces the first Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework – an action-oriented, three-part tool designed to influence, change, and disrupt patterns of exclusion with values, actions, and
... Read more
Causal Inference in Python

Applying Causal Inference in the Tech Industry

by Matheus Facure ...

How many buyers will an additional dollar of online marketing bring in? Which customers will only buy when given a discount coupon? How do you establish an optimal pricing strategy? The best way to determine how the levers at our disposal affect the business metrics we want to drive is through causal inference.In this book, author Matheus Facure, senior data scientist at Nubank, explains the ... Read more

$48.99 USD

How many buyers will an additional dollar of online marketing bring in? Which customers will only buy when given a discount coupon? How do you establish an optimal pricing strategy? The best way to determine how the levers at our disposal affect the business metrics we want to drive is through causal inference.In this book, author Matheus Facure, senior data scientist at Nubank, explains the
... Read more
HTML5 and CSS3 All-in-One For Dummies

by Andy Harris ...

A new edition of a bestseller covers the latest advances in web development!HTML5 and CSS3 are essential tools for creating dynamic websites and boast updates and enhanced features that can make your websites even more effective and unique. This friendly, all-in-one guide covers everything you need to know about each of these technologies and their latest versions so that you can use them together ... Read more

$27.00 USD

A new edition of a bestseller covers the latest advances in web development!HTML5 and CSS3 are essential tools for creating dynamic websites and boast updates and enhanced features that can make your websites even more effective and unique. This friendly, all-in-one guide covers everything you need to know about each of these technologies and their latest versions so that you can use them together
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Computational Thinking

by Peter J. Denning, Matti Tedre ...

Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
This pocket-sized introduction to computational thinking and problem-solving traces its genealogy centuries before the digital computer.A few decades into the digital era, scientists discovered that thinking in terms of computation made possible an entirely new way of organizing scientific investigation. Eventually, every field had a computational branch: computational physics, computational ... Read more

$13.99 USD

This pocket-sized introduction to computational thinking and problem-solving traces its genealogy centuries before the digital computer.A few decades into the digital era, scientists discovered that thinking in terms of computation made possible an entirely new way of organizing scientific investigation. Eventually, every field had a computational branch: computational physics, computational
... Read more
Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch)

by Sebastian Raschka ...

Series series From Scratch
How to implement LLM attention mechanisms and GPT-style transformers.In Build a Large Language Model (from Scratch) bestselling author Sebastian Raschka guides you step by step through creating your own LLM. Each stage is explained with clear text, diagrams, and examples. You’ll go from the initial design and creation, to pretraining on a general corpus, and on to fine-tuning for specific tasks ... Read more

$49.99 USD

How to implement LLM attention mechanisms and GPT-style transformers.In Build a Large Language Model (from Scratch) bestselling author Sebastian Raschka guides you step by step through creating your own LLM. Each stage is explained with clear text, diagrams, and examples. You’ll go from the initial design and creation, to pretraining on a general corpus, and on to fine-tuning for specific tasks
... Read more
CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Study Guide, Second Edition (Exam CV0-002)

by Scott Wilson, Eric A. Vanderburg ...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The best fully integrated study system availableSave 10% on any CompTIA exam voucher! Coupon code insideWith hundreds of practice exam questions, CompTIA Cloud+® Certification Study Guide, Second Edition covers ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The best fully integrated study system availableSave 10% on any CompTIA exam voucher! Coupon code insideWith hundreds of practice exam questions, CompTIA Cloud+® Certification Study Guide, Second Edition covers
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Site Reliability Engineering

How Google Runs Production Systems

by Niall Richard Murphy, Betsy Beyer, Chris Jones, Jennifer Petoff ...

The overwhelming majority of a software systemâ??s lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large-scale computing systems?In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Googleâ??s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire ... Read more

$36.99 USD

The overwhelming majority of a software systemâ??s lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large-scale computing systems?In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Googleâ??s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire
... Read more
Introduction to Computer Science Unlocking the World of Technology

by Benjamin Fredeman Britz ...

"Introduction to Computer Science: Unlocking the World of Technology" is a comprehensive guide that introduces the exciting field of computer science to school students. This book covers a wide range of topics, starting with the basics of computer science and its history, and then delving into the fundamentals of computing, programming languages, software development, data structures and ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Introduction to Computer Science: Unlocking the World of Technology" is a comprehensive guide that introduces the exciting field of computer science to school students. This book covers a wide range of topics, starting with the basics of computer science and its history, and then delving into the fundamentals of computing, programming languages, software development, data structures and
... Read more
ISC2 CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Study Guide

by Mike Chapple, James Michael Stewart, Darril Gibson ...

Series series Sybex Study Guide
CISSP Study Guide - fully updated for the 2024 CISSP Body of KnowledgeISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Official Study Guide, 10th Edition has been completely updated based on the latest 2024 CISSP Detailed Content Outline. This bestselling Sybex Study Guide covers 100% of the CISSP objectives. You'll prepare smarter and faster with Sybex thanks to expert content, ... Read more

$59.00 USD

CISSP Study Guide - fully updated for the 2024 CISSP Body of KnowledgeISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Official Study Guide, 10th Edition has been completely updated based on the latest 2024 CISSP Detailed Content Outline. This bestselling Sybex Study Guide covers 100% of the CISSP objectives. You'll prepare smarter and faster with Sybex thanks to expert content,
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Learning eBPF

Programming the Linux Kernel for Enhanced Observability, Networking, and Security

by Liz Rice ...

What is eBPF? With this revolutionary technology, you can write custom code that dynamically changes the way the kernel behaves. It's an extraordinary platform for building a whole new generation of security, observability, and networking tools.This practical book is ideal for developers, system administrators, operators, and students who are curious about eBPF and want to know how it works. ... Read more

$34.99 USD

What is eBPF? With this revolutionary technology, you can write custom code that dynamically changes the way the kernel behaves. It's an extraordinary platform for building a whole new generation of security, observability, and networking tools.This practical book is ideal for developers, system administrators, operators, and students who are curious about eBPF and want to know how it works.
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MMOs from the Inside Out

The History, Design, Fun, and Art of Massively-multiplayer Online Role-playing Games

by Richard A. Bartle ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This is an astonishing collection of ideas, information, and instruction from one of the true pioneers of Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games. MMOs from the Inside Out: The History, Design, Fun, and Art of Massively-Multiplayer Role-playing Games speaks to the designers and players of MMOs, taking it as axiomatic that such games are inspirational and boundless forces for good. The aim ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This is an astonishing collection of ideas, information, and instruction from one of the true pioneers of Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games. MMOs from the Inside Out: The History, Design, Fun, and Art of Massively-Multiplayer Role-playing Games speaks to the designers and players of MMOs, taking it as axiomatic that such games are inspirational and boundless forces for good. The aim
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