General Computing in Computers & Nonfiction eBooks

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

Was $12.99 CAD Now $2.99 CAD

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
Actionable Gamification

Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards

by Yu-kai Chou ...

Learn all about implementing a good gamification design into your products, workplace, and lifestyleKey FeaturesExplore what makes a game fun and engagingGain insight into the Octalysis Framework and its applicationsDiscover the potential of the Core Drives of gamification through real-world scenariosBook DescriptionEffective gamification is a combination of game design, game dynamics, user ... Read more

$27.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn all about implementing a good gamification design into your products, workplace, and lifestyleKey FeaturesExplore what makes a game fun and engagingGain insight into the Octalysis Framework and its applicationsDiscover the potential of the Core Drives of gamification through real-world scenariosBook DescriptionEffective gamification is a combination of game design, game dynamics, user
... Read more
Leçons sur l'informatique

by Richard P. Feynman ...

Richard Feynman était un calculateur prodige. Dans le Projet Manhattan, il fut chargé du calcul à la main de l’énergie libérée par l’explosion d’une bombe atomique. Il connaissait mieux que personne les possibilités et les limites du calcul électronique. Dans ces leçons, il expose les bases de l’informatique : les machines de Türing, l’architecture des ordinateurs, la théorie du calcul ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Richard Feynman était un calculateur prodige. Dans le Projet Manhattan, il fut chargé du calcul à la main de l’énergie libérée par l’explosion d’une bombe atomique. Il connaissait mieux que personne les possibilités et les limites du calcul électronique. Dans ces leçons, il expose les bases de l’informatique : les machines de Türing, l’architecture des ordinateurs, la théorie du calcul
... Read more
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence

Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do

by Erik J. Larson ...

**“Exposes the vast gap between the actual science underlying AI and the dramatic claims being made for it.” —John Horgan“If you want to know about AI, read this book…It shows how a supposedly futuristic reverence for Artificial Intelligence retards progress when it denigrates our most irreplaceable resource for any future progress: our own human intelligence.” —Peter Thiel**Ever since Alan Turing ... Read more

$21.69 CAD

**“Exposes the vast gap between the actual science underlying AI and the dramatic claims being made for it.” —John Horgan“If you want to know about AI, read this book…It shows how a supposedly futuristic reverence for Artificial Intelligence retards progress when it denigrates our most irreplaceable resource for any future progress: our own human intelligence.” —Peter Thiel**Ever since Alan Turing
... Read more
Steve Jobs

by Walter Isaacson ...

Walter Isaacson’s “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Walter Isaacson’s “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality
... Read more
A Slackers Guide to Coding with Python: Ultimate Beginners Guide to Learning Python Quick

by Chris Y. Reynolds ...

Discover the Exciting World of Python ProgrammingWelcome, aspiring programmer, to the fascinating realm of Python programming! Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey through the captivating land of code? Do you aspire to master the power of Python and become a skilled coder? Look no further, this guide is here to lead you through a thrilling and engaging quest!This extraordinary book is ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover the Exciting World of Python ProgrammingWelcome, aspiring programmer, to the fascinating realm of Python programming! Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey through the captivating land of code? Do you aspire to master the power of Python and become a skilled coder? Look no further, this guide is here to lead you through a thrilling and engaging quest!This extraordinary book is
... Read more
Fermat’s Last Theorem

by Simon Singh ...

‘I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.’It was with these words, written in the 1630s, that Pierre de Fermat intrigued and infuriated the mathematics community. For over 350 years, proving Fermat’s Last Theorem was the most notorious unsolved mathematical problem, a puzzle whose basics most children could grasp but whose solution ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

‘I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.’It was with these words, written in the 1630s, that Pierre de Fermat intrigued and infuriated the mathematics community. For over 350 years, proving Fermat’s Last Theorem was the most notorious unsolved mathematical problem, a puzzle whose basics most children could grasp but whose solution
... Read more
Prediction Machines, Updated and Expanded

The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence

by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb ...

Named one of "The five best books to understand AI" by The EconomistThe impact AI will have is profound, but the economic framework for understanding it is surprisingly simple.Artificial intelligence seems to do the impossible, magically bringing machines to life—driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that AI brings can be paralyzing. How should companies ... Read more

$36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Named one of "The five best books to understand AI" by The EconomistThe impact AI will have is profound, but the economic framework for understanding it is surprisingly simple.Artificial intelligence seems to do the impossible, magically bringing machines to life—driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that AI brings can be paralyzing. How should companies
... Read more
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends

The Cyberweapons Arms Race

by Nicole Perlroth ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Bronze Medal, Arthur Ross Book Award (Council on Foreign Relations)"Written in the hot, propulsive prose of a spy thriller" (The New York Times), the untold story of the cyberweapons market-the most secretive, government-backed market on earth-and a terrifying first look at a new kind of ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Bronze Medal, Arthur Ross Book Award (Council on Foreign Relations)"Written in the hot, propulsive prose of a spy thriller" (The New York Times), the untold story of the cyberweapons market-the most secretive, government-backed market on earth-and a terrifying first look at a new kind of
... Read more
Power and Prediction

The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence

by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb ...

Disruption resulting from the proliferation of AI is coming. The authors of the bestselling Prediction Machines can help you prepare.Artificial intelligence (AI) has impacted many industries around the world—banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical technology, manufacturing, and retail. But it has only just begun its odyssey toward cheaper, better, and faster predictions that ... Read more

$33.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Disruption resulting from the proliferation of AI is coming. The authors of the bestselling Prediction Machines can help you prepare.Artificial intelligence (AI) has impacted many industries around the world—banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical technology, manufacturing, and retail. But it has only just begun its odyssey toward cheaper, better, and faster predictions that
... Read more
The Future of the Professions

How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts, Updated Edition

by Richard Susskind, Daniel Susskind ...

This book predicts the decline of today's professions and introduces the people and systems that will replace them. In an internet-enhanced society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers, accountants, architects, the clergy, consultants, lawyers, and many others, to work as they did in the 20th century. The Future of the Professions ... Read more

$11.89 CAD

This book predicts the decline of today's professions and introduces the people and systems that will replace them. In an internet-enhanced society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers, accountants, architects, the clergy, consultants, lawyers, and many others, to work as they did in the 20th century. The Future of the Professions
... Read more
The Art of Voice Acting

The Craft and Business of Performing for Voiceover

by James R. Alburger ...

Now in its seventh edition, The Art of Voice Actingcovers all aspects of the craft and business of performing voiceover.Starting with the basics of voice acting, every aspect of the craft and business of performing voiceover is explained in detail, including how to get started, performing techniques, setting up a personal recording space, voiceover demos, the basics of running a voiceover business ... Read more

$65.13 CAD

Now in its seventh edition, The Art of Voice Actingcovers all aspects of the craft and business of performing voiceover.Starting with the basics of voice acting, every aspect of the craft and business of performing voiceover is explained in detail, including how to get started, performing techniques, setting up a personal recording space, voiceover demos, the basics of running a voiceover business
... Read more
Inhuman Power

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Capitalism

by Nick Dyer-Witheford, Atle Mikkola Kjøsen, James Steinhoff ...

Series series Digital Barricades
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has seen major advances in recent years. While machines were always central to the Marxist analysis of capitalism, AI is a new kind of machine that Marx could not have anticipated. Contemporary machine-learning AI allows machines to increasingly approach human capacities for perception and reasoning in narrow domains.This book explores the relationship between Marxist ... Read more

$16.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has seen major advances in recent years. While machines were always central to the Marxist analysis of capitalism, AI is a new kind of machine that Marx could not have anticipated. Contemporary machine-learning AI allows machines to increasingly approach human capacities for perception and reasoning in narrow domains.This book explores the relationship between Marxist
... Read more
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
... Read more
OCA/OCP Java SE 8 Programmer Certification Bundle (Exams 1Z0-808 and 1Z0-809)

by Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates, Elisabeth Robson ...

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.Prepare for the Java SE 8 OCA and OCP Programmer exams with this money-saving, comprehensive study packageDesigned as a complete self-study program, this collection offers a variety of proven, exam-focused ... Read more

$92.29 CAD

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.Prepare for the Java SE 8 OCA and OCP Programmer exams with this money-saving, comprehensive study packageDesigned as a complete self-study program, this collection offers a variety of proven, exam-focused
... Read more
AI for Good

How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter

by Josh Tyrangiel ...

In contrast to the wave of noisy polemics around AI, AI For Good explores how, in practice, it can actually improve our lives and tells the stories of everyday citizens at the forefront of this new “AI entrepreneurship.”AI is often framed as a force of radical transformation, either catapulting us into a utopian future or dragging us toward existential ruin. But this book tells a different story. ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

In contrast to the wave of noisy polemics around AI, AI For Good explores how, in practice, it can actually improve our lives and tells the stories of everyday citizens at the forefront of this new “AI entrepreneurship.”AI is often framed as a force of radical transformation, either catapulting us into a utopian future or dragging us toward existential ruin. But this book tells a different story.
... Read more
The New Digital Age

Transforming Nations, Businesses, and Our Lives

by Eric Schmidt, Jared Cohen ...

In an unparalleled collaboration, two leading global thinkers in technology and foreign affairs give us their widely anticipated, transformational vision of the future: a world where everyone is connected—a world full of challenges and benefits that are ours to meet and to harness.Eric Schmidt is one of Silicon Valley’s great leaders, having taken Google from a small startup to one of the world’s ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

In an unparalleled collaboration, two leading global thinkers in technology and foreign affairs give us their widely anticipated, transformational vision of the future: a world where everyone is connected—a world full of challenges and benefits that are ours to meet and to harness.Eric Schmidt is one of Silicon Valley’s great leaders, having taken Google from a small startup to one of the world’s
... Read more
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
Windows 11 For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Alan Simpson ...

Take control of your Windows 11 experience, the easy wayWith millions of copies sold over 18 editions, Windows For Dummies is the all-time best selling tech reference—and there’s a reason. Windows 11 For Dummies, 2nd Edition brings you up to speed on the latest version of Windows, so you can make your PC operate the way you need it to with no guesswork. This straightforward and approachable ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Take control of your Windows 11 experience, the easy wayWith millions of copies sold over 18 editions, Windows For Dummies is the all-time best selling tech reference—and there’s a reason. Windows 11 For Dummies, 2nd Edition brings you up to speed on the latest version of Windows, so you can make your PC operate the way you need it to with no guesswork. This straightforward and approachable
... Read more
Alan Turing

The Contemporary Age, #9

by Santiago Machain ...

Series Book 9 - The Contemporary Age
The life of Alan Turing was much more than the story of a mathematical genius. This book traces his childhood, his precocious brilliance, his decisive role in World War II, the birth of modern computing, and his visionary ideas about artificial intelligence. At the same time, it reveals the man behind the myth: his quirks, his bonds, his wounds, his sensitivity, and the brutal injustice he ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The life of Alan Turing was much more than the story of a mathematical genius. This book traces his childhood, his precocious brilliance, his decisive role in World War II, the birth of modern computing, and his visionary ideas about artificial intelligence. At the same time, it reveals the man behind the myth: his quirks, his bonds, his wounds, his sensitivity, and the brutal injustice he
... Read more
Designing Video Games

A step-by-step guide to creating great games

by Stuart Maine ...

Teaches aspiring developers to create, design, and launch engaging games with practical guidance.Have you ever played a video game and wondered how it was made? Do you have an idea for a game but don’t know how to create it? Maybe you’re curious about the skills needed to land a job as a video games developer?This book breaks down the tools and techniques behind making games, providing practical ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Teaches aspiring developers to create, design, and launch engaging games with practical guidance.Have you ever played a video game and wondered how it was made? Do you have an idea for a game but don’t know how to create it? Maybe you’re curious about the skills needed to land a job as a video games developer?This book breaks down the tools and techniques behind making games, providing practical
... Read more
Minecraft: 140 Top Tips & Tricks Exposed!

by Jason Scotts ...

In Minecraft, you are, in almost all the senses of the word, free to do what you want, but learning how to survive and make the most out of the world you get dropped in could amplify the gaming experience and give you hours of fun. In the exciting new book, Minecraft: 140 Top Tips & Tricks Exposed! (2014 Edition), the 140 tips mentioned here will probably teach you a thing or two - from the basics ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

In Minecraft, you are, in almost all the senses of the word, free to do what you want, but learning how to survive and make the most out of the world you get dropped in could amplify the gaming experience and give you hours of fun. In the exciting new book, Minecraft: 140 Top Tips & Tricks Exposed! (2014 Edition), the 140 tips mentioned here will probably teach you a thing or two - from the basics
... Read more
Windows 8 For Dummies

by Andy Rathbone ...

The bestselling tech book of all time, now updated for Windows 8Microsoft Windows is the operating system that runs nearly 90 percent of the world's computers. Windows 8 will offer new interface updates, cloud-based services, and much more. This update of Andy Rathbone's bestselling Windows guide covers all the basics, plus the enhancements unique to Windows 8. Whether you're meeting Windows for ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

The bestselling tech book of all time, now updated for Windows 8Microsoft Windows is the operating system that runs nearly 90 percent of the world's computers. Windows 8 will offer new interface updates, cloud-based services, and much more. This update of Andy Rathbone's bestselling Windows guide covers all the basics, plus the enhancements unique to Windows 8. Whether you're meeting Windows for
... Read more
The History of Computing

A Very Short Introduction

by Doron Swade ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring This lively Very Short Introduction reviews the central events, machines, and people that feature in established accounts of the history of computing, critically examining received perceptions and providing a fresh look at the nature and development of the modern electronic computer. The book begins by discussing a widely accepted linear ... Read more

$7.19 CAD

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring This lively Very Short Introduction reviews the central events, machines, and people that feature in established accounts of the history of computing, critically examining received perceptions and providing a fresh look at the nature and development of the modern electronic computer. The book begins by discussing a widely accepted linear
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

General Computing eBooks

Show: