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Data Governance Handbook

A practical approach to building trust in data

by Wendy S. Batchelder ...

Build an actionable, business value driven case for data governance to obtain executive support and implement with excellence Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesDevelop a solid foundation in data governance and increase your confidence in data solutionsAlign data governance solutions with measurable business results and apply practical ... Read more

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Build an actionable, business value driven case for data governance to obtain executive support and implement with excellence Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesDevelop a solid foundation in data governance and increase your confidence in data solutionsAlign data governance solutions with measurable business results and apply practical
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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

$20.99 NZD

*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 AI Con

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

by Alex Hanna, Emily M. Bender ...

'The blizzard of excitement, misinformation and pure hype around AI has driven many of us to want an honest guide. If, like me, you’re one of those many, you need to read this book' BRIAN ENOIs AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to replace all our jobs? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than ... Read more

$23.99 NZD

'The blizzard of excitement, misinformation and pure hype around AI has driven many of us to want an honest guide. If, like me, you’re one of those many, you need to read this book' BRIAN ENOIs AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to replace all our jobs? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than
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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

$68.07 NZD

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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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

$20.99 NZD

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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Python for Data Analysis

Data Wrangling with pandas, NumPy, and Jupyter

by Wes McKinney ...

Get the definitive handbook for manipulating, processing, cleaning, and crunching datasets in Python. Updated for Python 3.10 and pandas 1.4, the third edition of this hands-on guide is packed with practical case studies that show you how to solve a broad set of data analysis problems effectively. You'll learn the latest versions of pandas, NumPy, and Jupyter in the process.Written by Wes McKinney ... Read more

$68.07 NZD

Get the definitive handbook for manipulating, processing, cleaning, and crunching datasets in Python. Updated for Python 3.10 and pandas 1.4, the third edition of this hands-on guide is packed with practical case studies that show you how to solve a broad set of data analysis problems effectively. You'll learn the latest versions of pandas, NumPy, and Jupyter in the process.Written by Wes McKinney
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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

$11.99 NZD

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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The Self-Taught Computer Scientist

The Beginner's Guide to Data Structures & Algorithms

by Cory Althoff ...

The follow-up to Cory Althoff's bestselling The Self-Taught Programmer, which inspired hundreds of thousands of professionals to learn to program outside of school!Fresh out of college and with just a year of self-study behind him, Cory Althoff was offered a dream first job as a software engineer for a well-known tech company, but he quickly found himself overwhelmed by the amount of things he ... Read more

$39.99 NZD

The follow-up to Cory Althoff's bestselling The Self-Taught Programmer, which inspired hundreds of thousands of professionals to learn to program outside of school!Fresh out of college and with just a year of self-study behind him, Cory Althoff was offered a dream first job as a software engineer for a well-known tech company, but he quickly found himself overwhelmed by the amount of things he
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The Ascent of Information

Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm

by Caleb Scharf ...

**“Full of fascinating insights drawn from an impressive range of disciplines, The Ascent of Information casts the familiar and the foreign in a dramatic new light.” —Brian Greene, author of The Elegant UniverseYour information has a life of its own, and it’s using you to get what it wants.**One of the most peculiar and possibly unique features of humans is the vast amount of information we carry ... Read more

$16.09 NZD

**“Full of fascinating insights drawn from an impressive range of disciplines, The Ascent of Information casts the familiar and the foreign in a dramatic new light.” —Brian Greene, author of The Elegant UniverseYour information has a life of its own, and it’s using you to get what it wants.**One of the most peculiar and possibly unique features of humans is the vast amount of information we carry
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Hands-On Programming with R

by Garrett Grolemund ...

Learn how to program by diving into the R language, and then use your newfound skills to solve practical data science problems. With this book, you’ll learn how to load data, assemble and disassemble data objects, navigate R’s environment system, write your own functions, and use all of R’s programming tools.RStudio Master Instructor Garrett Grolemund not only teaches you how to program, but also ... Read more

$36.99 NZD

Learn how to program by diving into the R language, and then use your newfound skills to solve practical data science problems. With this book, you’ll learn how to load data, assemble and disassemble data objects, navigate R’s environment system, write your own functions, and use all of R’s programming tools.RStudio Master Instructor Garrett Grolemund not only teaches you how to program, but also
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MongoDB: The Definitive Guide

Powerful and Scalable Data Storage

by Shannon Bradshaw, Eoin Brazil, Kristina Chodorow ...

Manage your data with a system designed to support modern application development. Updated for MongoDB 4.2, the third edition of this authoritative and accessible guide shows you the advantages of using document-oriented databases. You’ll learn how this secure, high-performance system enables flexible data models, high availability, and horizontal scalability.Authors Shannon Bradshaw, Eoin Brazil, ... Read more

$57.99 NZD

Manage your data with a system designed to support modern application development. Updated for MongoDB 4.2, the third edition of this authoritative and accessible guide shows you the advantages of using document-oriented databases. You’ll learn how this secure, high-performance system enables flexible data models, high availability, and horizontal scalability.Authors Shannon Bradshaw, Eoin Brazil,
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Behind Every Good Decision

How Anyone Can Use Business Analytics to Turn Data into Profitable Insight

by Piyanka Jain, Puneet Sharma ...

There is a misconception in business that the only data that matters is BIG data, and that elaborate tools and data scientists are required to extract any practical information. However, nothing could be further from the truth.If you feel that you can’t understand how to read, let alone implement, these complex software programs that crunch the data and spit out more data, that will no longer be a ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

There is a misconception in business that the only data that matters is BIG data, and that elaborate tools and data scientists are required to extract any practical information. However, nothing could be further from the truth.If you feel that you can’t understand how to read, let alone implement, these complex software programs that crunch the data and spit out more data, that will no longer be a
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Natural Language Processing with Transformers, Revised Edition

by Lewis Tunstall, Leandro von Werra, Thomas Wolf ...

Since their introduction in 2017, transformers have quickly become the dominant architecture for achieving state-of-the-art results on a variety of natural language processing tasks. If you're a data scientist or coder, this practical book -now revised in full color- shows you how to train and scale these large models using Hugging Face Transformers, a Python-based deep learning library ... Read more

$57.99 NZD

Since their introduction in 2017, transformers have quickly become the dominant architecture for achieving state-of-the-art results on a variety of natural language processing tasks. If you're a data scientist or coder, this practical book -now revised in full color- shows you how to train and scale these large models using Hugging Face Transformers, a Python-based deep learning library
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Efficient R Programming

A Practical Guide to Smarter Programming

by Colin Gillespie, Robin Lovelace ...

There are many excellent R resources for visualization, data science, and package development. Hundreds of scattered vignettes, web pages, and forums explain how to use R in particular domains. But little has been written on how to simply make R work effectively—until now. This hands-on book teaches novices and experienced R users how to write efficient R code.Drawing on years of experience ... Read more

$38.99 NZD

There are many excellent R resources for visualization, data science, and package development. Hundreds of scattered vignettes, web pages, and forums explain how to use R in particular domains. But little has been written on how to simply make R work effectively—until now. This hands-on book teaches novices and experienced R users how to write efficient R code.Drawing on years of experience
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Data Modeling with Microsoft Power BI

Self-Service and Enterprise Data Warehouse with Power BI

by Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen ...

Data modeling is the single most overlooked feature in Power BI Desktop, yet it's what sets Power BI apart from other tools on the market. This practical book serves as your fast-forward button for data modeling with Power BI, Analysis Services tabular, and SQL databases. It serves as a starting point for data modeling, as well as a handy refresher.Author Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen, founder of ... Read more

$64.39 NZD

Data modeling is the single most overlooked feature in Power BI Desktop, yet it's what sets Power BI apart from other tools on the market. This practical book serves as your fast-forward button for data modeling with Power BI, Analysis Services tabular, and SQL databases. It serves as a starting point for data modeling, as well as a handy refresher.Author Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen, founder of
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SQLite Database Programming for Xamarin: Cross-platform C# database development for iOS and Android using SQLite.XM

by Anthony Serpico ...

SQLite is the native database for iOS and Android applications. Xamarin is the development framework of choice for creating cross-platform mobile apps. Together, this powerful duo allows you to write a common, shared data persistence layer that works across OS's. This can greatly simplify your mobile development effort. However, you still need to learn to effectively use SQLite.That's where SQLite ... Read more

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SQLite is the native database for iOS and Android applications. Xamarin is the development framework of choice for creating cross-platform mobile apps. Together, this powerful duo allows you to write a common, shared data persistence layer that works across OS's. This can greatly simplify your mobile development effort. However, you still need to learn to effectively use SQLite.That's where SQLite
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Foundations for Architecting Data Solutions

Managing Successful Data Projects

by Ted Malaska, Jonathan Seidman ...

While many companies ponder implementation details such as distributed processing engines and algorithms for data analysis, this practical book takes a much wider view of big data development, starting with initial planning and moving diligently toward execution. Authors Ted Malaska and Jonathan Seidman guide you through the major components necessary to start, architect, and develop successful ... Read more

$47.99 NZD

While many companies ponder implementation details such as distributed processing engines and algorithms for data analysis, this practical book takes a much wider view of big data development, starting with initial planning and moving diligently toward execution. Authors Ted Malaska and Jonathan Seidman guide you through the major components necessary to start, architect, and develop successful
... Read more
Effective Data Analysis

Hard and soft skills to accelerate your career

by Mona Khalil ...

Learn the technical and soft skills you need to succeed in your career as a data analyst.You’ve learned how to use Python, R, SQL, and the statistical skills needed to get started as a data analyst—so, what’s next? Effective Data Analysis bridges the gap between foundational skills and real-world application. This book provides clear, actionable guidance on transforming business questions into ... Read more

$51.38 NZD

Learn the technical and soft skills you need to succeed in your career as a data analyst.You’ve learned how to use Python, R, SQL, and the statistical skills needed to get started as a data analyst—so, what’s next? Effective Data Analysis bridges the gap between foundational skills and real-world application. This book provides clear, actionable guidance on transforming business questions into
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Python Data Analysis

by Ivan Idris ...

This book is for programmers, scientists, and engineers who have knowledge of the Python language and know the basics of data science. It is for those who wish to learn different data analysis methods using Python and its libraries. This book contains all the basic ingredients you need to become an expert data analyst. ... Read more

$53.00 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is for programmers, scientists, and engineers who have knowledge of the Python language and know the basics of data science. It is for those who wish to learn different data analysis methods using Python and its libraries. This book contains all the basic ingredients you need to become an expert data analyst.
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Mindmasters

The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior

by Sandra Matz ...

A fascinating exploration of how algorithms penetrate the most intimate aspects of our psychology—from the pioneering expert on psychological targeting.There are more pieces of digital data than there are stars in the universe. This data helps us monitor our planet, decipher our genetic code, and take a deep dive into our psychology.As algorithms become increasingly adept at accessing the human ... Read more

$45.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

A fascinating exploration of how algorithms penetrate the most intimate aspects of our psychology—from the pioneering expert on psychological targeting.There are more pieces of digital data than there are stars in the universe. This data helps us monitor our planet, decipher our genetic code, and take a deep dive into our psychology.As algorithms become increasingly adept at accessing the human
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R Bioinformatics Cookbook

Use R and Bioconductor to perform RNAseq, genomics, data visualization, and bioinformatic analysis

by Dan MacLean ...

Over 60 recipes to model and handle real-life biological data using modern libraries from the R ecosystemKey FeaturesApply modern R packages to handle biological data using real-world examplesRepresent biological data with advanced visualizations suitable for research and publicationsHandle real-world problems in bioinformatics such as next-generation sequencing, metagenomics, and automating ... Read more

$76.58 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Over 60 recipes to model and handle real-life biological data using modern libraries from the R ecosystemKey FeaturesApply modern R packages to handle biological data using real-world examplesRepresent biological data with advanced visualizations suitable for research and publicationsHandle real-world problems in bioinformatics such as next-generation sequencing, metagenomics, and automating
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The Minimum You Need to Know to Be an OpenVMS Application Developer

by Roland Hughes ...

For years now the question has been surfacing in the OpenVMS community "Where are the pimply faced kids?" The other situation which seems to continually occur is a developer of one language suddenly finding themselves having to modify or maintain an appli ... Read more

$121.54 NZD

For years now the question has been surfacing in the OpenVMS community "Where are the pimply faced kids?" The other situation which seems to continually occur is a developer of one language suddenly finding themselves having to modify or maintain an appli
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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
... Read more
Queer Data Studies

by Rebecca Herzig, Banu Subramaniam ...

Series series Feminist Technosciences
Untangles how data shapes and is shaped by queer worldsData, perilous and powerful, is both a worldmaking and a dismantling force. The collection of data about queer lives and bodies, the consequences of data analysis for queer subjects, and considerations of privacy and consent often present ethical dilemmas even as queer data expands our understanding of who and what counts. The need for queer ... Read more

$51.28 NZD

Untangles how data shapes and is shaped by queer worldsData, perilous and powerful, is both a worldmaking and a dismantling force. The collection of data about queer lives and bodies, the consequences of data analysis for queer subjects, and considerations of privacy and consent often present ethical dilemmas even as queer data expands our understanding of who and what counts. The need for queer
... Read more

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