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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
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Thomas L Friedman
In THE WORLD IS FLAT, the highly-regarded New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman advances the work on globalization that made his THE LEXUS AND THE OLIVE TREE a bestseller. Claiming that the world is now at an important historical point--as important as the changes brought by the discoveries by Columbus or by the Industrial Revolution- ...
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914
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David McCullough
Popular historian David McCullough tells the story of the building of the Panama Canal, which connected the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. He relates the engineering, the politics, and the human drama. THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS won a National Book Award in history.
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FE Review Manual: Rapid Preparation for the General Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
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Michael R Lindeburg
The FE exam, the first in the two-part engineering licensing process, is taken typically by upper-level students or recent graduates in April or October. This eight-hour exam is closed-book except for a handout provided in the examination room. The exam is divided into morning and afternoon sessions. The morning exam, with 120 multiple-choice ...
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Building Construction Illustrated
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Francis D K Ching
This is the classic visual guide to the basics of building construction, now with the most current information. For nearly three decades, "Building Construction Illustrated" has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction. This new edition of the revered classic remains as relevant as ever - providing the latest ...
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Book of five rings
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Musashi Miyamoto
The BOOK OF FIVE RINGS is a legendary Japanese text written in the 17th century by an undefeated samurai, Miyamoto Musashi. Like THE ART OF WAR, it contains a timeless philosophy that has been interpreted over many centuries and applied to many contexts (violent or not) that require strength, fortitude, and focus. This particular translation by ...
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Information Technology Project Management
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Kathy Schwalbe
This project management text focuses solely on Information Technology projects. It is both an academic text that treats project management from a research point of view, providing running cases and other strong pedagogical elements; and a practical text that provides hands-on projects at the end of each chapter using Microsoft Project, the tool of ...
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National Electrical Code: Nfpa 70
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National Fire Protection Association
A must-have for anyone involved in electrical design, installation, inspection, and safety, this edition of the National Electric Code (NEC) has been updated for enhanced usability in the field, making it ideal for handling on-the-job electrical situations safely and effectively.
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The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
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Simon Winchester
In sumptuous and illuminating detail, the bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman" and "Krakatoa" brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China.
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On Photography
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Susan Sontag
In her great classic work ON PHOTOGRAPHY (1977), without including a single photograph, Susan Sontag looks at the impact of photography on real life in the 20th century. Her thesis is that the universal presence of the photographic image in our lives as something we take for granted has made the photograph more real than what it represents, and ...
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Handbook of Technical Writing
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Gerald J Alred, Charles T Brusaw, Walter E Oliu
More than just a guide, the "Handbook of Technical Writing" places writing in a real-world context with quick access to hundreds of technical writing topics and scores of sample documents and visuals. Its dedicated author team - with decades of combined academic and professional experience - has created a comprehensive reference tool for students ...
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The Design of Everyday Things
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Donald A Norman
How and why some products are satisfying to use while others are maddening.
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The new way things work
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David Macaulay
Macaulay's enormously popular THE WAY THINGS WORK explains how a variety of mechanical items function through extremely detailed illustrations and helpful text. This updated version includes over 70 pages of new information. Color illustrations accompany the text.
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The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
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Ray Kurzweil, PhD
Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, the author of THE AGE OF SPIRITUAL MACHINES, provocatively argues that we are rapidly approaching the Singularity, a point in history in which advances in artificial intelligence, brain scanning, and nanotechnology will blur the division between humans and machines. When we are no longer limited by our current ...
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Quantitative chemical analysis
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Daniel C Harris
This text provides an introduction to modern chemical analysis. Experimental results and applications are included. This edition features: modern techniques, such as electrophoresis; real-life examples from the biological sciences, as well as industrial and environmental applications; and real laboratory chemistry and other lab topics, such as ...
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Technical Communication
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Mike Markel
Comprehensive and truly accessible, "Technical Communication "guides students through planning, drafting, and designing the documents that will matter in their professional lives. Known for his student-friendly voice and eye for technology trends, Mike Markel addresses the realities of the digital workplace through fresh samples and cases, ...
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Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology
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Neil Postman
In this witty, often terrifying work of cultural criticism, the author of Amusing Ourselves to Death chronicles our transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it--with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth.
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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water
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Marc Reisner
This is a history of the American West which recounts one of America's most impressive achievements - the creation of an Eden out of inhospitable desert. "Cadillac Desert" recounts this dramatic saga: from the earliest settlers lured by promises of paradise, to Jon Wesley Powell's advocacy of co-operative irrigation projects; from the ruthless ...
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Essentials of Business Communication
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Mary Ellen Guffey
This volume presents a three-in-one approach to business communication, covering text, practical workbook, and a self-teaching grammar/mechanics handbook. Basic writing skills are emphasized, and these are applied to a variety of memos, letters, reports, and resumes. This edition features increased coverage of contemporary business communication ...
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Modern Recording Techniques
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David Miles Huber, Robert E Runstein
We have entered an exciting age in audio production. Conventional limitations in recording have subsided or vanished entirely, making it possible to create and record your own music in ways that few ever dreamed possible. This expanded, up-to-date edition of "Modern Recording Techniques" can help guide you through the process of creating, ...
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The Art of Electronics
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Paul Horowitz
This is the thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the hugely successful The Art of Electronics. Widely accepted as the single authoritative text and reference on electronic circuit design, both analog and digital, the original edition sold over 125,000 copies worldwide and was translated into eight languages. The book revolutionized the ...
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Teach Yourself Electricity & Electronics
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Stan Gibilisco
Learn the how's and why's behind basic electricity, electronics, and communications without formal training. The best combination self-teaching guide, home reference, and classroom text on electricity and electronics has been updated to deliver the latest advances. Great for preparing for amateur and commercial licensing exams, this guide has been ...
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CompTIA A+ Certification Exam Guide
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Mike Meyers
This is the number-one "A+ Exam Guide". Completely revised and updated for all four new exams and reviewed and approved by CompTIA, this definitive volume covers everything you need to know to pass the A+ Essentials exam and A+ Exams 220-602, 220-603, and 220-604. Mike Meyers, the leading authority on A+ certification and training, has helped ...
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Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
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Clay Shirky
Shirky examines how technology is changing the way humans form groups and exist within them, and the resulting long-term economic and social effects. In this delightfully readable book, practically every page has an insight that will change the way you think about the new era of social media."--Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of "Wired" Magazine.
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Visual Explanations
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Edward R. Tufte, Bonnie Scranton (Illustrator), Dmitry Krasny (Illustrator)
Riveting ideas on presenting better information design. Few would disagree: Life in the information age can be overwhelming. Through computers, the Internet, the media, and even our daily newspapers, we are awash in a seemingly endless stream of charts, maps, infographics, diagrams, and data. "Visual Explanations," the latest book by Edward R. ...
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Beyond the hundredth meridian: John Wesley Powell and the second opening of the West.
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Wallace Earle Stegner
The author recounts the successes and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished ethnologist and geologist who explored the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and the homeland of Indian tribes of the American Southwest. "No library of western/southwestern materials can be without this book. . . ".-- Books of the Southwest.
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