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Building Apps for the Universal Windows Platform

Explore Windows 10 Native, IoT, HoloLens, and Xamarin

by Ayan Chatterjee ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Develop Windows 10 applications faster and more efficiently using the Universal Windows Platform. You will use Xamarin to create apps for macOS, iOS, and Android devices.Building Apps for the Universal Windows Platform is a complete guide covering PCs, tablets, phones, and other devices such as HoloLens. You will use Windows 10 to develop apps for desktop, mobile, holographic, wearable, and IoT ... Read more

$66.46 NZD

Develop Windows 10 applications faster and more efficiently using the Universal Windows Platform. You will use Xamarin to create apps for macOS, iOS, and Android devices.Building Apps for the Universal Windows Platform is a complete guide covering PCs, tablets, phones, and other devices such as HoloLens. You will use Windows 10 to develop apps for desktop, mobile, holographic, wearable, and IoT
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Disrupt With Impact

Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World

by Roger Spitz ...

WINNER: 2024 Foreword Indies Book of the Year - Bronze, Business & Economics; WINNER: 2024 Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA), Harvey Chute First Place Category Winner - Non-Fiction Business & Enterprise; WINNER: Readers' Favorite Book Awards 2025 - Bronze Medal in Non-Fiction Business; FINALIST: 2025 International Book Awards (IBA) - Business: General and Management & Leadership</e... ... Read more

$50.99 NZD

WINNER: 2024 Foreword Indies Book of the Year - Bronze, Business & Economics; WINNER: 2024 Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA), Harvey Chute First Place Category Winner - Non-Fiction Business & Enterprise; WINNER: Readers' Favorite Book Awards 2025 - Bronze Medal in Non-Fiction Business; FINALIST: 2025 International Book Awards (IBA) - Business: General and Management & Leadership</e...
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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

$61.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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Pyside GUI Application Development- Second Edition

Develop more dynamic and robust GUI applications using PySide, an open source cross-platform UI framework

by Gopinath Jaganmohan, Venkateshwaran Loganathan ...

Develop more dynamic and robust GUI applications using PySide, an open source cross-platform UI frameworkKey Features\[\*\]Designed for beginners to help you get started with GUI application development\[\*\]Develop your own applications by creating customized widgets and dialogs\[\*\]Written in a simple and elegant structure so you easily understand how to program various GUI componentsBook ... Read more

$42.42 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Develop more dynamic and robust GUI applications using PySide, an open source cross-platform UI frameworkKey Features\[\*\]Designed for beginners to help you get started with GUI application development\[\*\]Develop your own applications by creating customized widgets and dialogs\[\*\]Written in a simple and elegant structure so you easily understand how to program various GUI componentsBook
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Pro MERN Stack

Full Stack Web App Development with Mongo, Express, React, and Node

by Vasan Subramanian ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Assemble the complete stack required to build a modern web app using React: MongoDB (a NoSQL database) and Express (a framework for web application servers), which runs on Node (JavaScript on the server side), complement React very nicely. This book will also cover many other tools that go into building a complete web application: React Router, React-Bootstrap, Redux, Babel, and webpack.Though the ... Read more

$89.23 NZD

Assemble the complete stack required to build a modern web app using React: MongoDB (a NoSQL database) and Express (a framework for web application servers), which runs on Node (JavaScript on the server side), complement React very nicely. This book will also cover many other tools that go into building a complete web application: React Router, React-Bootstrap, Redux, Babel, and webpack.Though the
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American Traitor

by Brad Taylor ...

Series Book 15 - Taskforce
An enemy is dangerous. A traitor is lethal.They call them the Taskforce. Designed to operate outside the bounds of law, trained to exist on the ragged edge of human capability, their existence is as essential as it is illegal. Recruited from top operators in the intelligence spheres and led by ex-Special Forces Operator Pike Logan, they're a formidable unit. Prepared for anything.And they need to ... Read more

$9.99 NZD

An enemy is dangerous. A traitor is lethal.They call them the Taskforce. Designed to operate outside the bounds of law, trained to exist on the ragged edge of human capability, their existence is as essential as it is illegal. Recruited from top operators in the intelligence spheres and led by ex-Special Forces Operator Pike Logan, they're a formidable unit. Prepared for anything.And they need to
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WordPress For Beginners - How To Set Up A Self Hosted WordPress Blog

by Cyrus Jackson ...

NEW & UPDATED FOR 2018Would you love to learn how to set up a jaw-dropping, secure and professional WordPress blog? (Even if you're not a technical wizard)Then:***"WordPress For Beginners"*** is the most compact guide you'll ever need.WordPress is the biggest blogging platform on the planet powering big blogs like CNN, New York Times, Mashable …the list is endless.This speaks volume of its ... Read more

$5.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

NEW & UPDATED FOR 2018Would you love to learn how to set up a jaw-dropping, secure and professional WordPress blog? (Even if you're not a technical wizard)Then:***"WordPress For Beginners"*** is the most compact guide you'll ever need.WordPress is the biggest blogging platform on the planet powering big blogs like CNN, New York Times, Mashable …the list is endless.This speaks volume of its
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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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Escaping the Build Trap

How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value

by Melissa Perri ...

To stay competitive in today’s market, organizations need to adopt a culture of customer-centric practices that focus on outcomes rather than outputs. Companies that live and die by outputs often fall into the "build trap," cranking out features to meet their schedule rather than the customer’s needs.In this book, Melissa Perri explains how laying the foundation for great product management can ... Read more

$34.03 NZD

To stay competitive in today’s market, organizations need to adopt a culture of customer-centric practices that focus on outcomes rather than outputs. Companies that live and die by outputs often fall into the "build trap," cranking out features to meet their schedule rather than the customer’s needs.In this book, Melissa Perri explains how laying the foundation for great product management can
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The AI-Driven Leader

Harnessing AI to Make Faster, Smarter Decisions

by Geoff Woods ...

The difference between growing your business and going out of business is your ability to think strategically. The problem is, most leaders are stuck in the operational weeds, struggling to find the time to make better strategic decisions. This challenge is only heightened by the rise of AI. While you know AI is the future, current demands leave you with no time to explore its benefits. Meanwhile, ... Read more

$18.99 NZD

The difference between growing your business and going out of business is your ability to think strategically. The problem is, most leaders are stuck in the operational weeds, struggling to find the time to make better strategic decisions. This challenge is only heightened by the rise of AI. While you know AI is the future, current demands leave you with no time to explore its benefits. Meanwhile,
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The Age of AI

"THE BOOK WE ALL NEED"

by Henry A Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher ...

THE WAY HUMANS NAVIGATE THE WORLD IS ALTERING, FOREVER.THIS IS YOUR ESSENTIAL AI ROADMAP.AI is revolutionizing how we approach security, economics, order and even knowledge itself.It is changing how we experience reality, and our role within it.Three of our most accomplished and deep thinkers explore what this means for our present and our future, tackling the questions that will affect as all ... Read more

$13.99 NZD

THE WAY HUMANS NAVIGATE THE WORLD IS ALTERING, FOREVER.THIS IS YOUR ESSENTIAL AI ROADMAP.AI is revolutionizing how we approach security, economics, order and even knowledge itself.It is changing how we experience reality, and our role within it.Three of our most accomplished and deep thinkers explore what this means for our present and our future, tackling the questions that will affect as all
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The Irrational Bundle

by Dan Ariely ...

Dan Ariely's three New York Times bestselling books on his groundbreaking behavioral economics research, Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, are now available for the first time in a single volume.This ebook has been optimised for reading on colour screens. The majority of the text will appear the same across all devices, but there is one ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

Dan Ariely's three New York Times bestselling books on his groundbreaking behavioral economics research, Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, are now available for the first time in a single volume.This ebook has been optimised for reading on colour screens. The majority of the text will appear the same across all devices, but there is one
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Human Design

Discover the Person You Were Born to Be

by Chetan Parkyn ...

Introducing Human Design, the revolutionary system that reveals the personality ‘blueprint’ of who you were born to be. Using the precise details of your birth, it's more accurate than astrology. And by downloading the free software, you can map your own life chart, and those of your friends and family. You'll never read your horoscope again.Forget your sign, what’s your design?Would you like to ... Read more

$14.99 NZD

Introducing Human Design, the revolutionary system that reveals the personality ‘blueprint’ of who you were born to be. Using the precise details of your birth, it's more accurate than astrology. And by downloading the free software, you can map your own life chart, and those of your friends and family. You'll never read your horoscope again.Forget your sign, what’s your design?Would you like to
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Data Science for Business

What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking

by Foster Provost, Tom Fawcett ...

Written by renowned data science experts Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett, Data Science for Business introduces the fundamental principles of data science, and walks you through the "data-analytic thinking" necessary for extracting useful knowledge and business value from the data you collect. This guide also helps you understand the many data-mining techniques in use today.Based on an MBA course ... Read more

$32.99 NZD

Written by renowned data science experts Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett, Data Science for Business introduces the fundamental principles of data science, and walks you through the "data-analytic thinking" necessary for extracting useful knowledge and business value from the data you collect. This guide also helps you understand the many data-mining techniques in use today.Based on an MBA course
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Raspberry Pi :Raspberry Pi Guide On Python & Projects Programming In Easy Steps

by Jason Scotts ...

"Raspberry Pi Programming Guide" is a text that gives the reader a bit of insight into this form of technology. It is European based and is just making a debut in North America so many are curious about it and what exactly this technology can do. The aim that the author has with this text is to highlight the main functions of Raspberry Pi and how it can be beneficial to the consumer in the long ... Read more

$6.99 NZD

"Raspberry Pi Programming Guide" is a text that gives the reader a bit of insight into this form of technology. It is European based and is just making a debut in North America so many are curious about it and what exactly this technology can do. The aim that the author has with this text is to highlight the main functions of Raspberry Pi and how it can be beneficial to the consumer in the long
... Read more
Disruptive Possibilities: How Big Data Changes Everything

by Jeffrey Needham ...

Big data has more disruptive potential than any information technology developed in the past 40 years. As author Jeffrey Needham points out in this revealing book, big data can provide unprecedented visibility into the operational efficiency of enterprises and agencies.Disruptive Possibilities provides an historically-informed overview through a wide range of topics, from the evolution of ... Read more

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Big data has more disruptive potential than any information technology developed in the past 40 years. As author Jeffrey Needham points out in this revealing book, big data can provide unprecedented visibility into the operational efficiency of enterprises and agencies.Disruptive Possibilities provides an historically-informed overview through a wide range of topics, from the evolution of
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Information Architecture

For the Web and Beyond

by Louis Rosenfeld, Peter Morville, Jorge Arango ...

Information architecture (IA) is far more challenging—and necessary—than ever. With the glut of information available today, anything your organization wants to share should be easy to find, navigate, and understand. But the experience you provide has to be familiar and coherent across multiple interaction channels, from the Web to smartphones, smartwatches, and beyond.To guide you through this ... Read more

$44.99 NZD

Information architecture (IA) is far more challenging—and necessary—than ever. With the glut of information available today, anything your organization wants to share should be easy to find, navigate, and understand. But the experience you provide has to be familiar and coherent across multiple interaction channels, from the Web to smartphones, smartwatches, and beyond.To guide you through this
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Building a Plex Server with Raspberry Pi

by Brian Schell ...

If you're anything like me, you've collected a zillion media files over the years. Music, Photos, Movies, even entire series of TV shows. Yes, you can store them on your computer and watch them when you get the chance, but what if you want to watch them from your iPhone or tablet? What if you want to watch them when you aren't home, or even in the same city? What if you just want to hear podcasts ... Read more

$8.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you're anything like me, you've collected a zillion media files over the years. Music, Photos, Movies, even entire series of TV shows. Yes, you can store them on your computer and watch them when you get the chance, but what if you want to watch them from your iPhone or tablet? What if you want to watch them when you aren't home, or even in the same city? What if you just want to hear podcasts
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Theory of Fun for Game Design

by Raph Koster ...

Now in full color, the 10th anniversary edition of this classic book takes you deep into the influences that underlie modern video games, and examines the elements they share with traditional games such as checkers. At the heart of his exploration, veteran game designer Raph Koster takes a close look at the concept of fun and why it’s the most vital element in any game.Why do some games become ... Read more

$32.99 NZD

Now in full color, the 10th anniversary edition of this classic book takes you deep into the influences that underlie modern video games, and examines the elements they share with traditional games such as checkers. At the heart of his exploration, veteran game designer Raph Koster takes a close look at the concept of fun and why it’s the most vital element in any game.Why do some games become
... Read more
Mapping Experiences

A Complete Guide to Customer Alignment Through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams

by James Kalbach ...

Customers who have inconsistent experiences with products and services are understandably frustrated. But it's worse for organizations that can't pinpoint the causes of these problems because they're too focused on processes. This updated book shows your team how to use alignment diagrams to turn valuable customer observations into actionable insight. With this powerful technique, you can visually ... Read more

$38.63 NZD

Customers who have inconsistent experiences with products and services are understandably frustrated. But it's worse for organizations that can't pinpoint the causes of these problems because they're too focused on processes. This updated book shows your team how to use alignment diagrams to turn valuable customer observations into actionable insight. With this powerful technique, you can visually
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Crafting Interpreters

by Robert Nystrom ...

Despite using them every day, most software engineers know little about how programming languages are designed and implemented. For many, their only experience with that corner of computer science was a terrifying "compilers" class that they suffered through in undergrad and tried to blot from their memory as soon as they had scribbled their last NFA to DFA conversion on the final exam.That ... Read more

$66.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Despite using them every day, most software engineers know little about how programming languages are designed and implemented. For many, their only experience with that corner of computer science was a terrifying "compilers" class that they suffered through in undergrad and tried to blot from their memory as soon as they had scribbled their last NFA to DFA conversion on the final exam.That
... Read more
Designing for Behavior Change

Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics

by Stephen Wendel ...

Designers and managers hope their products become essential for users—integrated into their lives like Instagram, Lyft, and others have become. Such deep integration isn’t accidental: it’s a process of careful design and iterative learning, especially for technology companies. This guide shows you how to apply behavioral science—research that supports many products—to help your users achieve their ... Read more

$38.99 NZD

Designers and managers hope their products become essential for users—integrated into their lives like Instagram, Lyft, and others have become. Such deep integration isn’t accidental: it’s a process of careful design and iterative learning, especially for technology companies. This guide shows you how to apply behavioral science—research that supports many products—to help your users achieve their
... Read more
Knockout.js

Building Dynamic Client-Side Web Applications

by Jamie Munro ...

Use Knockout.js to design and build dynamic client-side web applications that are extremely responsive and easy to maintain. This example-driven book shows you how to use this lightweight JavaScript framework and its Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern. You’ll learn how to build your own data bindings, extend the framework with reusable functions, and work with a server to enhance your client-side ... Read more

$19.99 NZD

Use Knockout.js to design and build dynamic client-side web applications that are extremely responsive and easy to maintain. This example-driven book shows you how to use this lightweight JavaScript framework and its Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern. You’ll learn how to build your own data bindings, extend the framework with reusable functions, and work with a server to enhance your client-side
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How to Do Everything Samsung Galaxy Tab

by Guy Hart-Davis ...

Series series How to Do Everything
Get the most out of your Samsung GALAXY TabAt last--a tablet that puts the power of a full computer right in your hands! This hands-on guide shows you show to tap into your Galaxy Tab's full range of business productivity and entertainment features. How to Do Everything: Samsung GALAXY Tab teaches you how to connect to wireless networks, sync data with your PC or Mac, browse the Web, use e-mail, ... Read more

$53.23 NZD

Get the most out of your Samsung GALAXY TabAt last--a tablet that puts the power of a full computer right in your hands! This hands-on guide shows you show to tap into your Galaxy Tab's full range of business productivity and entertainment features. How to Do Everything: Samsung GALAXY Tab teaches you how to connect to wireless networks, sync data with your PC or Mac, browse the Web, use e-mail,
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