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Fundamentals of Data Engineering

Plan and Build Robust Data Systems

by Joe Reis, Matt Housley ...

Data engineering has grown rapidly in the past decade, leaving many software engineers, data scientists, and analysts looking for a comprehensive view of this practice. With this practical book, you'll learn how to plan and build systems to serve the needs of your organization and customers by evaluating the best technologies available through the framework of the data engineering lifecycle ... Read more

$60.99 AUD

Data engineering has grown rapidly in the past decade, leaving many software engineers, data scientists, and analysts looking for a comprehensive view of this practice. With this practical book, you'll learn how to plan and build systems to serve the needs of your organization and customers by evaluating the best technologies available through the framework of the data engineering lifecycle
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Data Quality Fundamentals

A Practitioner's Guide to Building Trustworthy Data Pipelines

by Barr Moses, Lior Gavish, Molly Vorwerck ...

Do your product dashboards look funky? Are your quarterly reports stale? Is the data set you're using broken or just plain wrong? These problems affect almost every team, yet they're usually addressed on an ad hoc basis and in a reactive manner. If you answered yes to these questions, this book is for you.Many data engineering teams today face the "good pipelines, bad data" problem. It doesn't ... Read more

$60.99 AUD

Do your product dashboards look funky? Are your quarterly reports stale? Is the data set you're using broken or just plain wrong? These problems affect almost every team, yet they're usually addressed on an ad hoc basis and in a reactive manner. If you answered yes to these questions, this book is for you.Many data engineering teams today face the "good pipelines, bad data" problem. It doesn't
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The AI Con

How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want

by Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna ...

A smart, incisive take-down of so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing the real harm these technologies do to our jobs, health, society and environment, who stands to gain from them, and how to fight back.‘You need to read this book’ BRIAN ENO‘Written with absolute authority and incredible wit and verve’ KAREN HAOHave tech companies created artificial minds? Are they going to replace all our ... Read more

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A smart, incisive take-down of so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing the real harm these technologies do to our jobs, health, society and environment, who stands to gain from them, and how to fight back.‘You need to read this book’ BRIAN ENO‘Written with absolute authority and incredible wit and verve’ KAREN HAOHave tech companies created artificial minds? Are they going to replace all our
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Invisible Women

the Sunday Times number one bestseller exposing the gender bias women face every day

by Caroline Criado Perez ...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**A TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE 21st CENTURY**OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD***Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives in this groundbreaking gift of a book.'Nothing delights me more than a well-written and well-researched book that teaches you and never bores you' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie**'HELL YES. This is one of those books that has t... ... Read more

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*THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**A TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE 21st CENTURY**OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD***Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives in this groundbreaking gift of a book.'Nothing delights me more than a well-written and well-researched book that teaches you and never bores you' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie**'HELL YES. This is one of those books that has t...
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The Thinking Machine

Jensen Huang and Nvidia, the company shaping the future of AI

by Stephen Witt ...

WINNER OF THE FT SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025A SUNDAY TIMES, ECONOMIST AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Gripping and brilliantly told’ MUSTAFA SULEYMAN‘Highly entertaining’ GUARDIAN‘Excellent’ ECONOMIST'Riveting ... exceptional' RAY KURZWEIL‘Page-turning’ DAVID EPSTEIN<... ... Read more

Was $21.99 AUD Now $18.99 AUD

WINNER OF THE FT SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025A SUNDAY TIMES, ECONOMIST AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Gripping and brilliantly told’ MUSTAFA SULEYMAN‘Highly entertaining’ GUARDIAN‘Excellent’ ECONOMIST'Riveting ... exceptional' RAY KURZWEIL‘Page-turning’ DAVID EPSTEIN<...
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications

The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

by Martin Kleppmann, Chris Riccomini ...

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability need to be resolved. In addition, there's an overwhelming variety of systems, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, data warehouses, and data lakes. There are cloud services, on-premises services, and embedded databases. What ... Read more

$56.99 AUD

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability need to be resolved. In addition, there's an overwhelming variety of systems, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, data warehouses, and data lakes. There are cloud services, on-premises services, and embedded databases. What
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Microsoft Excel VBA Codes Are Fun, Simple, and Easy to Learn In One Hour or Less: VBA for Students, Parents, and Professionals (First Edition)

by Kenny L Keys ...

This book is the first of three books to come in a series that is dedicated to making VBA in Microsoft Excel less scary for regular, everyday people. I’m committed to providing tutorials in a way that will allow my books to be as easily understood as watching a cartoon on your television screen; this is why pictorial examples dominates this book; the images will follow me step by step in the ... Read more

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This book is the first of three books to come in a series that is dedicated to making VBA in Microsoft Excel less scary for regular, everyday people. I’m committed to providing tutorials in a way that will allow my books to be as easily understood as watching a cartoon on your television screen; this is why pictorial examples dominates this book; the images will follow me step by step in the
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The Model Thinker

What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You

by Scott E. Page ...

Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja.From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, ... Read more

$29.99 AUD

Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja.From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows,
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Real-Time Big Data Analytics: Emerging Architecture

by Mike Barlow ...

Five or six years ago, analysts working with big datasets made queries and got the results back overnight. The data world was revolutionized a few years ago when Hadoop and other tools made it possible to getthe results from queries in minutes. But the revolution continues. Analysts now demand sub-second, near real-time query results. Fortunately, we have the tools to deliver them. This report ... Read more

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Five or six years ago, analysts working with big datasets made queries and got the results back overnight. The data world was revolutionized a few years ago when Hadoop and other tools made it possible to getthe results from queries in minutes. But the revolution continues. Analysts now demand sub-second, near real-time query results. Fortunately, we have the tools to deliver them. This report
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Data Science from Scratch

First Principles with Python

by Joel Grus ...

Data science libraries, frameworks, modules, and toolkits are great for doing data science, but they’re also a good way to dive into the discipline without actually understanding data science. With this updated second edition, you’ll learn how many of the most fundamental data science tools and algorithms work by implementing them from scratch.If you have an aptitude for mathematics and some ... Read more

$51.99 AUD

Data science libraries, frameworks, modules, and toolkits are great for doing data science, but they’re also a good way to dive into the discipline without actually understanding data science. With this updated second edition, you’ll learn how many of the most fundamental data science tools and algorithms work by implementing them from scratch.If you have an aptitude for mathematics and some
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Database Internals

A Deep Dive into How Distributed Data Systems Work

by Alex Petrov ...

When it comes to choosing, using, and maintaining a database, understanding its internals is essential. But with so many distributed databases and tools available today, it’s often difficult to understand what each one offers and how they differ. With this practical guide, Alex Petrov guides developers through the concepts behind modern database and storage engine internals.Throughout the book, ... Read more

$51.99 AUD

When it comes to choosing, using, and maintaining a database, understanding its internals is essential. But with so many distributed databases and tools available today, it’s often difficult to understand what each one offers and how they differ. With this practical guide, Alex Petrov guides developers through the concepts behind modern database and storage engine internals.Throughout the book,
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MySQL Pocket Reference

SQL Functions and Utilities

by George Reese ...

To help you be more efficient in your work, this handy pocket reference gives you instant reminders on how to use important MySQL functions, especially in conjunction with key parts of the LAMP open source infrastructure. This powerful database system is so rich in features that no administrator or programmer can stay familiar with all of them. MySQL Pocket Reference is an ideal on-the-job ... Read more

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To help you be more efficient in your work, this handy pocket reference gives you instant reminders on how to use important MySQL functions, especially in conjunction with key parts of the LAMP open source infrastructure. This powerful database system is so rich in features that no administrator or programmer can stay familiar with all of them. MySQL Pocket Reference is an ideal on-the-job
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The Science of Racism

Everything you need to know but probably don't - yet

by Keon West ...

In this frank, funny and meticulous book, a leading social scientist lays out the striking facts we know about racism, how we have uncovered them, and how we can start to fix them.'Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving . . . and, sadly, utterly necessary for this time in history.' - Sathnam Sanghera, bestselling author of EmpirelandPolls show that if you ask the average person even the most ... Read more

$9.99 AUD

In this frank, funny and meticulous book, a leading social scientist lays out the striking facts we know about racism, how we have uncovered them, and how we can start to fix them.'Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving . . . and, sadly, utterly necessary for this time in history.' - Sathnam Sanghera, bestselling author of EmpirelandPolls show that if you ask the average person even the most
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Machine Learning For Beginners Guide Algorithms: Supervised & Unsupervsied Learning. Decision Tree & Random Forest Introduction

by Tristan Luminous ...

200+ pages of valuable content!Machines can LEARN?!?!Machine learning occurs primarily through the use of " algorithms" and other elaborate procedures.Whether you're a novice, intermediate or expert this book will teach you all the ins, outs and everything you need to know about machine learning.Note: Bonus chapters included inside!Instead of spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on ... Read more

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200+ pages of valuable content!Machines can LEARN?!?!Machine learning occurs primarily through the use of " algorithms" and other elaborate procedures.Whether you're a novice, intermediate or expert this book will teach you all the ins, outs and everything you need to know about machine learning.Note: Bonus chapters included inside!Instead of spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on
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Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow

by Aurélien Géron ...

Through a recent series of breakthroughs, deep learning has boosted the entire field of machine learning. Now, even programmers who know close to nothing about this technology can use simple, efficient tools to implement programs capable of learning from data. This bestselling book uses concrete examples, minimal theory, and production-ready Python frameworks (Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow) ... Read more

$68.99 AUD

Through a recent series of breakthroughs, deep learning has boosted the entire field of machine learning. Now, even programmers who know close to nothing about this technology can use simple, efficient tools to implement programs capable of learning from data. This bestselling book uses concrete examples, minimal theory, and production-ready Python frameworks (Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow)
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Integrating Excel and Access

Combining Applications to Solve Business Problems

by Michael Schmalz ...

In a corporate setting, the Microsoft Office Suite is an invaluable set of applications. One of Offices' biggest advantages is that its applications can work together to share information, produce reports, and so on. The problem is, there isn't much documentation on their cross-usage. Until now.Introducing Integrating Excel and Access, the unique reference that shows you how to combine the ... Read more

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In a corporate setting, the Microsoft Office Suite is an invaluable set of applications. One of Offices' biggest advantages is that its applications can work together to share information, produce reports, and so on. The problem is, there isn't much documentation on their cross-usage. Until now.Introducing Integrating Excel and Access, the unique reference that shows you how to combine the
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Storytelling with Data

Let's Practice!

by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic ...

Influence action through data!This is not a book. It is a one-of-a-kind immersive learning experience through which you can become—or teach others to be—a powerful data storyteller.Let’s practice! helps you build confidence and credibility to create graphs and visualizations that make sense and weave them into action-inspiring stories. Expanding upon best seller storytelling with data’s ... Read more

$45.99 AUD

Influence action through data!This is not a book. It is a one-of-a-kind immersive learning experience through which you can become—or teach others to be—a powerful data storyteller.Let’s practice! helps you build confidence and credibility to create graphs and visualizations that make sense and weave them into action-inspiring stories. Expanding upon best seller storytelling with data’s
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Communicating Data with Tableau

Designing, Developing, and Delivering Data Visualizations

by Ben Jones ...

Go beyond spreadsheets and tables and design a data presentation that really makes an impact. This practical guide shows you how to use Tableau Software to convert raw data into compelling data visualizations that provide insight or allow viewers to explore the data for themselves.Ideal for analysts, engineers, marketers, journalists, and researchers, this book describes the principles of ... Read more

$20.99 AUD

Go beyond spreadsheets and tables and design a data presentation that really makes an impact. This practical guide shows you how to use Tableau Software to convert raw data into compelling data visualizations that provide insight or allow viewers to explore the data for themselves.Ideal for analysts, engineers, marketers, journalists, and researchers, this book describes the principles of
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Construction Supply Chain Economics

by Kerry London ...

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This is the first comprehensive investigation of the industrial sourcing and procurement practices throughout sixty-eight construction industry supply channels across seven major commodity sectors at all levels. London presents real-world case studies to combine theory and practice to describe the economic structural and behavioural characteristics of sectors integral to the construction industry ... Read more

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This is the first comprehensive investigation of the industrial sourcing and procurement practices throughout sixty-eight construction industry supply channels across seven major commodity sectors at all levels. London presents real-world case studies to combine theory and practice to describe the economic structural and behavioural characteristics of sectors integral to the construction industry
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QlikView 11 for Developers

This book is smartly built around a practical case study – HighCloud Airlines – to help you gain an in-depth understanding of how to build applications for Business Intelligence using QlikView. A superb hands-on guide.

by Barry Harmsen, Miguel Angel Garcia ...

This book is smartly built around a practical case study ñ HighCloud Airlines ñ to help you gain an in-depth understanding of how to build applications for Business Intelligence using QlikView. A superb hands-on guide.Key FeaturesLearn to build applications for Business Intelligence while following a practical case -- HighCloud Airlines. Each chapter develops parts of the application and it ... Read more

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This book is smartly built around a practical case study ñ HighCloud Airlines ñ to help you gain an in-depth understanding of how to build applications for Business Intelligence using QlikView. A superb hands-on guide.Key FeaturesLearn to build applications for Business Intelligence while following a practical case -- HighCloud Airlines. Each chapter develops parts of the application and it
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R for Data Science

Import, Tidy, Transform, Visualize, and Model Data

by Hadley Wickham, Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, Garrett Grolemund ...

Use R to turn data into insight, knowledge, and understanding. With this practical book, aspiring data scientists will learn how to do data science with R and RStudio, along with the tidyverse—a collection of R packages designed to work together to make data science fast, fluent, and fun. Even if you have no programming experience, this updated edition will have you doing data science quickly.You ... Read more

$60.99 AUD

Use R to turn data into insight, knowledge, and understanding. With this practical book, aspiring data scientists will learn how to do data science with R and RStudio, along with the tidyverse—a collection of R packages designed to work together to make data science fast, fluent, and fun. Even if you have no programming experience, this updated edition will have you doing data science quickly.You
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R in a Nutshell

A Desktop Quick Reference

by Joseph Adler ...

If you’re considering R for statistical computing and data visualization, this book provides a quick and practical guide to just about everything you can do with the open source R language and software environment. You’ll learn how to write R functions and use R packages to help you prepare, visualize, and analyze data. Author Joseph Adler illustrates each process with a wealth of examples from ... Read more

$36.99 AUD

If you’re considering R for statistical computing and data visualization, this book provides a quick and practical guide to just about everything you can do with the open source R language and software environment. You’ll learn how to write R functions and use R packages to help you prepare, visualize, and analyze data. Author Joseph Adler illustrates each process with a wealth of examples from
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On Being a Data Skeptic

by Cathy O'Neil ...

"Data is here, it's growing, and it's powerful." Author Cathy O'Neil argues that the right approach to data is skeptical, not cynical––it understands that, while powerful, data science tools often fail. Data is nuanced, and "a really excellent skeptic puts the term 'science' into 'data science.'" The big data revolution shouldn't be dismissed as hype, but current data science tools and models ... Read more

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"Data is here, it's growing, and it's powerful." Author Cathy O'Neil argues that the right approach to data is skeptical, not cynical––it understands that, while powerful, data science tools often fail. Data is nuanced, and "a really excellent skeptic puts the term 'science' into 'data science.'" The big data revolution shouldn't be dismissed as hype, but current data science tools and models
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Planning for Big Data

by Edd Wilder-James ...

In an age where everything is measurable, understanding big data is an essential. From creating new data-driven products through to increasing operational efficiency, big data has the potential to make your organization both more competitive and more innovative.As this emerging field transitions from the bleeding edge to enterprise infrastructure, it's vital to understand not only the technologies ... Read more

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In an age where everything is measurable, understanding big data is an essential. From creating new data-driven products through to increasing operational efficiency, big data has the potential to make your organization both more competitive and more innovative.As this emerging field transitions from the bleeding edge to enterprise infrastructure, it's vital to understand not only the technologies
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