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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

$59.99 CAD

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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The Nature of Code

Simulating Natural Systems with JavaScript

by Daniel Shiffman ...

All aboard The Coding Train! This beginner-friendly creative coding tutorial is designed to grow your skills in a fun, hands-on way as you build simulations of real-world phenomena with “The Coding Train” YouTube star Daniel Shiffman.What if you could re-create the awe-inspiring flocking patterns of birds or the hypnotic dance of fireflies—with code? For over a decade, The Nature of Code has ... Read more

$35.19 CAD

All aboard The Coding Train! This beginner-friendly creative coding tutorial is designed to grow your skills in a fun, hands-on way as you build simulations of real-world phenomena with “The Coding Train” YouTube star Daniel Shiffman.What if you could re-create the awe-inspiring flocking patterns of birds or the hypnotic dance of fireflies—with code? For over a decade, The Nature of Code has
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Edge AI at Home: Run Local LLMs on Your Windows GPU

by CHIA‑HUNG CHEN, CHIA‑CHI SU, JIAN‑LONG SU, CHING‑YU LI, WEI‑YU SHEN, PENG‑HSUAN LEE, HSIANG‑LING CHIU, SHIH‑CHIEN HO, DING‑CHENG LU, Tony Chiu ...

Edge AI at Home: Run Local LLMs on Your Windows GPU is a practical, step-by-step handbook for anyone who wants to run powerful AI locally—right on a Windows GPU laptop or desktop—without relying on the cloud.Instead of getting stuck in theory, you'll follow clear, hands-on instructions to set up a local AI environment and start using it immediately for real work and creative projects. You'll learn ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Edge AI at Home: Run Local LLMs on Your Windows GPU is a practical, step-by-step handbook for anyone who wants to run powerful AI locally—right on a Windows GPU laptop or desktop—without relying on the cloud.Instead of getting stuck in theory, you'll follow clear, hands-on instructions to set up a local AI environment and start using it immediately for real work and creative projects. You'll learn
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The Microsoft Copilot Bible

[3 in 1] A Beginner's Guide to Harness AI in Office 365 to Automate Workflows, Generate Content, Analyze Data, and 10x Your Productivity

by James Holler ...

⭐ This Bundle Includes 4 COMPLETELY FREE EBOOKS! Find out how to download them inside the book ⭐NOW! Stop wasting hours buried in email threads, rewriting the same reports, chasing deadlines, or juggling documents across Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.97% of Microsoft 365 Users Are Still Doing It the Hard Way…According to recent surveys, the average office worker spends 3.... ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

⭐ This Bundle Includes 4 COMPLETELY FREE EBOOKS! Find out how to download them inside the book ⭐NOW! Stop wasting hours buried in email threads, rewriting the same reports, chasing deadlines, or juggling documents across Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.97% of Microsoft 365 Users Are Still Doing It the Hard Way…According to recent surveys, the average office worker spends 3....
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Designing Machine Learning Systems

An Iterative Process for Production-Ready Applications

by Chip Huyen ...

Machine learning systems are both complex and unique. Complex because they consist of many different components and involve many different stakeholders. Unique because they're data dependent, with data varying wildly from one use case to the next. In this book, you'll learn a holistic approach to designing ML systems that are reliable, scalable, maintainable, and adaptive to changing environments ... Read more

$57.59 CAD

Machine learning systems are both complex and unique. Complex because they consist of many different components and involve many different stakeholders. Unique because they're data dependent, with data varying wildly from one use case to the next. In this book, you'll learn a holistic approach to designing ML systems that are reliable, scalable, maintainable, and adaptive to changing environments
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Minecraft: Guide to PVP Minigames

by The Official Minecraft Team, Mojang AB ...

Series series Minecraft
The official Minecraft: Guide to PVP Minigames contains some of the best games for you to re-create and play with friends in your own world.When it comes to making your own fun in Minecraft, the player-versus-player minigame options are endless, and the only limit is your imagination.With insider info and tips from the experts at Mojang, this is the definitive guide to building and playing PVP ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

The official Minecraft: Guide to PVP Minigames contains some of the best games for you to re-create and play with friends in your own world.When it comes to making your own fun in Minecraft, the player-versus-player minigame options are endless, and the only limit is your imagination.With insider info and tips from the experts at Mojang, this is the definitive guide to building and playing PVP
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Darktable 5.4.0 User Guide

Simple Instructions for RAW Photo Editing, Exposure Control, Color Correction, and Professional Image Processing

by Grogan Carbone S. ...

DisclaimerThis book is an independent user guide created for educational and informational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to the Darktable Project or its developers. All product names, trademarks, logos, and brand names mentioned in this book remain the property of their respective owners and are used strictly for identification and ... Read more

$16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

DisclaimerThis book is an independent user guide created for educational and informational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to the Darktable Project or its developers. All product names, trademarks, logos, and brand names mentioned in this book remain the property of their respective owners and are used strictly for identification and
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Workflow

A Practical Guide to the Creative Process

by Doron Meir ...

A pro isn’t just a person who can do it well. It’s a person who can do it well every time, on demand and on deadline; which is why the key to being a professional creative is having a great creative process. Whether it’s writing a book, animating a shot, designing a game level or composing a soundtrack—ultimately, we’re all facing similar challenges. Since we share challenges, we can also share ... Read more

$90.92 CAD

A pro isn’t just a person who can do it well. It’s a person who can do it well every time, on demand and on deadline; which is why the key to being a professional creative is having a great creative process. Whether it’s writing a book, animating a shot, designing a game level or composing a soundtrack—ultimately, we’re all facing similar challenges. Since we share challenges, we can also share
... Read more
Final Cut Pro Cookbook

Develop pro editing skills with over 70 recipes for advanced creative effects and efficient workflows

by Mike Eddy ...

Follow Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Trainer Mike Eddy as he guides you from core editing to pro effects, real-world tips, and time-saving workflows using the latest version of Final Cut ProKey FeaturesOptimize your workflow and collaboration efficiency with time-saving organizational strategiesTroubleshoot common editing hurdles with the help of practical, workable solutionsEnhance your creative ... Read more

$40.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Follow Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Trainer Mike Eddy as he guides you from core editing to pro effects, real-world tips, and time-saving workflows using the latest version of Final Cut ProKey FeaturesOptimize your workflow and collaboration efficiency with time-saving organizational strategiesTroubleshoot common editing hurdles with the help of practical, workable solutionsEnhance your creative
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Microsoft Excel in easy steps

Illustrated using Excel in Microsoft 365

by Mike McGrath, Michael Price ...

Series series In Easy Steps
Microsoft Excel in easy steps guides you through the essential functions of Microsoft Excel – whether you are new to Excel and the spreadsheet concept, or just upgrading from an older version. This edition is illustrated using the most up-to-date version of Excel in Microsoft 365 at the time of printing.Microsoft Excel in easy steps starts with the basics then reveals the key clever features on ... Read more

$22.21 CAD

Microsoft Excel in easy steps guides you through the essential functions of Microsoft Excel – whether you are new to Excel and the spreadsheet concept, or just upgrading from an older version. This edition is illustrated using the most up-to-date version of Excel in Microsoft 365 at the time of printing.Microsoft Excel in easy steps starts with the basics then reveals the key clever features on
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Narrative Design for Writers: An Industry Guide to Writing for Video Games

by Edwin McRae ...

Do you want to turn your talent for writing into a narrative design career in the games industry?It's never been a better time to be a writer for video games. You're tapping into an industry that was worth more than $120 billion dollars in 2019, and it's still growing.And it's an industry that needs great storytellers.But there's a BIG difference between a great story and a great game story. ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you want to turn your talent for writing into a narrative design career in the games industry?It's never been a better time to be a writer for video games. You're tapping into an industry that was worth more than $120 billion dollars in 2019, and it's still growing.And it's an industry that needs great storytellers.But there's a BIG difference between a great story and a great game story.
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3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets: Volume 1

Model a Complete Game Environment and Export to Unity or Other Game Engines

by William Culbertson ...

A textbook for learning 3d modeling fundamentals, this step-by-step lesson book develops the readers modeling skills through a series of modeling exercises creating modules for a medieval castle environment. As the text introduces new modeling skills it additionally calls on the reader to perform repetitive tasks, reinforcing skills learned in the process. The content is presented as if the reader ... Read more

$115.35 CAD

A textbook for learning 3d modeling fundamentals, this step-by-step lesson book develops the readers modeling skills through a series of modeling exercises creating modules for a medieval castle environment. As the text introduces new modeling skills it additionally calls on the reader to perform repetitive tasks, reinforcing skills learned in the process. The content is presented as if the reader
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Minecraft: Blockopedia

Updated Edition

by The Official Minecraft Team, Mojang AB ...

Series series Minecraft
A completely updated version of the bestselling Minecraft: Blockopedia! Detailing each block found in the #1 game of all time, this is a must-have reference guide for all Minecrafters!This fully illustrated guide contains information on each of the blocks that make up the Minecraft world. It’s a beautiful and comprehensive reference tool for beginners and more experienced players alike, with ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

A completely updated version of the bestselling Minecraft: Blockopedia! Detailing each block found in the #1 game of all time, this is a must-have reference guide for all Minecrafters!This fully illustrated guide contains information on each of the blocks that make up the Minecraft world. It’s a beautiful and comprehensive reference tool for beginners and more experienced players alike, with
... Read more
Planning and Control Using Microsoft Project 365 and 2021

Including 2019, 2016 and 2013

by Paul E Harris ...

All scheduling software is difficult to learn for a number of reasons. None have the optimal settings when installed and templates, views and default options need to be adjusted to obtain the best possible performance. Usually the Help files do not connect the user to real life situations and do not explain the practical use of functions. Furthermore, there are many flicks and switches with ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

All scheduling software is difficult to learn for a number of reasons. None have the optimal settings when installed and templates, views and default options need to be adjusted to obtain the best possible performance. Usually the Help files do not connect the user to real life situations and do not explain the practical use of functions. Furthermore, there are many flicks and switches with
... Read more
Virtual Ascendance

Video Games and the Remaking of Reality

by Devin C. Griffiths ...

From school lunchrooms to the White House press room, video games are an integral part of our popular culture, and the industry behind them touches all aspects of our lives, gamer and non-gamer alike. Business and entertainment, health and medicine, politics and war, social interaction and education, all fall under its influence.Virtual Ascendance tells the story of a formerly fringe enterprise ... Read more

$37.79 CAD

From school lunchrooms to the White House press room, video games are an integral part of our popular culture, and the industry behind them touches all aspects of our lives, gamer and non-gamer alike. Business and entertainment, health and medicine, politics and war, social interaction and education, all fall under its influence.Virtual Ascendance tells the story of a formerly fringe enterprise
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Learning Processing

A Beginner's Guide to Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction

by Daniel Shiffman ...

Series series The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics
Learning Processing, Second Edition, is a friendly start-up guide to Processing, a free, open-source alternative to expensive software and daunting programming languages. Requiring no previous experience, this book is for the true programming beginner. It teaches the basic building blocks of programming needed to create cutting-edge graphics applications including interactive art, live video ... Read more

$44.79 CAD

Learning Processing, Second Edition, is a friendly start-up guide to Processing, a free, open-source alternative to expensive software and daunting programming languages. Requiring no previous experience, this book is for the true programming beginner. It teaches the basic building blocks of programming needed to create cutting-edge graphics applications including interactive art, live video
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Minecraft: Guide to Combat

by Mojang AB, The Official Minecraft Team ...

Series series Minecraft
Learn how to survive and thrive in Minecraft with this brand-new guide! With insider info and tips from the experts at game-creator Mojang on how to defeat mobs and defend your base, this is a must-have, fully illustrated guide to combat.Don your armor, pick up your sword and charge headfirst into Minecraft: Guide to Combat—the only book you need to take your game to the next level.Read how to ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Learn how to survive and thrive in Minecraft with this brand-new guide! With insider info and tips from the experts at game-creator Mojang on how to defeat mobs and defend your base, this is a must-have, fully illustrated guide to combat.Don your armor, pick up your sword and charge headfirst into Minecraft: Guide to Combat—the only book you need to take your game to the next level.Read how to
... Read more
AutoCAD 2015 For Beginners

by Kishore Topu ...

Learn AutoCAD by following step-by-step examplesAutoCAD 2015 For Beginners contains 515 pages of step-by-step instructions covering various commands and techniques of AutoCAD. If you are new to computer aided design, this book provides you with easy-to-follow instructions and real-world examples to learn AutoCAD. This edition includes examples related to manufacturing, architectural, and ... Read more

$31.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn AutoCAD by following step-by-step examplesAutoCAD 2015 For Beginners contains 515 pages of step-by-step instructions covering various commands and techniques of AutoCAD. If you are new to computer aided design, this book provides you with easy-to-follow instructions and real-world examples to learn AutoCAD. This edition includes examples related to manufacturing, architectural, and
... Read more
Minecraft: Guide to Survival

by The Official Minecraft Team, Mojang AB ...

Series series Minecraft
Learn how to survive and thrive. Previously published as Guide to Exploration, the revised and updated Guide to Survival has even more insider info and tips from the experts at game-creator Mojang, making this is the definitive, fully illustrated guide to survival in Minecraft.The mysterious world of Minecraft is just waiting to be explored. But danger lurks around every corner and survival can ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Learn how to survive and thrive. Previously published as Guide to Exploration, the revised and updated Guide to Survival has even more insider info and tips from the experts at game-creator Mojang, making this is the definitive, fully illustrated guide to survival in Minecraft.The mysterious world of Minecraft is just waiting to be explored. But danger lurks around every corner and survival can
... Read more
The Ultimate Unofficial Encyclopedia for Minecrafters

An A - Z Book of Tips and Tricks the Official Guides Don't Teach You

by Megan Miller ...

By New York Times bestselling author and Minecraft expert, Megan Miller, a full-color book full of practical advice that boys and girls will refer to again and again!Revised and Updated 2023 to include Update 1.18!NOT OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG.Minecraft is the one game that children, parents, and teaches all agree on. It’... ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

By New York Times bestselling author and Minecraft expert, Megan Miller, a full-color book full of practical advice that boys and girls will refer to again and again!Revised and Updated 2023 to include Update 1.18!NOT OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG.Minecraft is the one game that children, parents, and teaches all agree on. It’...
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Scrum - 6e éd.

Un outil convivial pour une agilité radicale

by Claude Aubry ...

Cet ouvrage s’adresse à tous ceux qui veulent faire de Scrum un outil convivial. Qu’ils soient débutants ou qu’ils possèdent une expérience agile, dans une équipe ou en tant que parties prenantes, ils y trouveront les ingrédients pour appliquer Scrum à leur contexte sans en dénaturer l’intention.La première partie explique l’écosystème Scrum constitué de l’équipe et ses différents acteurs (Product ... Read more

$52.99 CAD

Cet ouvrage s’adresse à tous ceux qui veulent faire de Scrum un outil convivial. Qu’ils soient débutants ou qu’ils possèdent une expérience agile, dans une équipe ou en tant que parties prenantes, ils y trouveront les ingrédients pour appliquer Scrum à leur contexte sans en dénaturer l’intention.La première partie explique l’écosystème Scrum constitué de l’équipe et ses différents acteurs (Product
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Les données administratives publiques dans l'espace numérique

by Pierre Desrochers ...

Cet ouvrage a pour objectif d’explorer les enjeux liés à la collecte et à l’utilisation des données administratives. Ces données, accumulées par les ministères et les organismes gouvernementaux lors de leurs activités quotidiennes, deviennent de plus en plus intéressantes à mesure que les outils statistiques et technologiques se développent et permettent leur exploitation. Les données ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Cet ouvrage a pour objectif d’explorer les enjeux liés à la collecte et à l’utilisation des données administratives. Ces données, accumulées par les ministères et les organismes gouvernementaux lors de leurs activités quotidiennes, deviennent de plus en plus intéressantes à mesure que les outils statistiques et technologiques se développent et permettent leur exploitation. Les données
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Minecraft: Guide to Redstone (2017 Edition)

by The Official Minecraft Team, Mojang AB ...

Series series Minecraft
Learn the art of redstone and become a master engineer with Minecraft: Guide to Redstone, then put theory into practice to construct intricate contraptions in Minecraft.Pick up the basics of the redstone components and their uses, discover how to make working circuits, and create incredibly complex builds using your new skills.With insider info and tips from the experts at Mojang, this is the ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Learn the art of redstone and become a master engineer with Minecraft: Guide to Redstone, then put theory into practice to construct intricate contraptions in Minecraft.Pick up the basics of the redstone components and their uses, discover how to make working circuits, and create incredibly complex builds using your new skills.With insider info and tips from the experts at Mojang, this is the
... Read more
Game Design for Free-to-Play Live Service

by Stanislav Stanković ...

Series series Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0)
"Game Design for Free to Play Live Service" is the ultimate guide to designing successful free-to-play mobile games. Based on a decade of experience at companies like Rovio, EA, and Supercell, the author provides practical advice on gameplay mechanics, monetization strategies, and player engagement. With case studies and expert insights, this book is essential reading for any game developer ... Read more

$70.99 CAD

"Game Design for Free to Play Live Service" is the ultimate guide to designing successful free-to-play mobile games. Based on a decade of experience at companies like Rovio, EA, and Supercell, the author provides practical advice on gameplay mechanics, monetization strategies, and player engagement. With case studies and expert insights, this book is essential reading for any game developer
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