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In a town built on perfect love stories, Roland is about to rewrite the script. After years of playing the hometown hero, Roland never imagined that falling in love would be his most daring move yet. Story City, Iowa, may look like the set of a small-town romance movie—complete with fairy lights, friendly neighbors, and conveniently timed festivals—but beneath the charm lies gossip, judgment, and unspoken rules about what love is supposed to look like. When Roland takes Alex’s hand at the annual Moonlight Dance and makes their relationship public, he knows he’s stepping off the safe...

The brash Boston P.I. Carlotta Carlyle takes on a case for the Green and White Cab Company. The investigation will lead her into the mysterious shadowlands of computer technology, where she finds that information is cheap and privacy is a thing of the past.

As hardware engineers, we understand how stressful and struggling the hardware interview process can be. We also suffered the same pain as you might have when desiring to grow further or exploring new opportunities in the hardware industry. Unlike software engineers who are able to find countless online resources such as LeetCode, Stack Overflow, etc., hardware engineers can hardly find their counterparts. The golden information is here and there, but nowhere summarizes it in an organized way that can be easily followed. This series of books is intended to close the gap, by sharing our ...

Written with the verve of such works as The Big Short, The History of the Future, and The Spider Network, here is the fascinating, true story of the rise of Ethereum, the second-biggest digital asset in the world, the growth of cryptocurrency, and the future of the internet as we know it...

AI Hardware, Software, and Architectures Powering Modern Artificial Intelligence From GPUs and ASICs to CUDA, Accelerators, Compilers, and Runtimes Modern artificial intelligence is not powered by models alone—it is driven by a carefully engineered stack of hardware, software, and system architectures working together at scale. This book provides a clear, practical, and system-level view of how modern AI actually runs, from silicon to software. It explains how GPUs, ASICs, and emerging accelerators execute neural networks, how CUDA and alternative runtimes expose hardware capabilities, ...

Master the art of embedded systems — from hardware design to real-world IoT applications. This comprehensive guide teaches you how to design, program, and deploy microcontroller-based systems using ATtiny, ATmega, ESP32, and similar architectures. Combining theory with practical examples, this book walks you through each stage of embedded development — from circuit design and firmware creation to communication, optimization, and deployment. Through detailed schematics, code listings, and illustrated projects, you’ll learn how microcontrollers interact with sensors, displays, and ...

If you are trying to build real tech competence while balancing work, family, and everything else, you do not need a massive textbook. You need a clear path through the fundamentals, written in plain English, with enough structure to keep you moving forward even on the weeks when study time is scarce. Tech+ For Busy People is designed to help you develop the core knowledge that the CompTIA Tech+ exam expects, while also building the everyday understanding that makes entry-level technology work feel less mysterious. The goal is simple: turn scattered “I’ve heard of that” familiarity ...

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and Neal Ford—hands-on practitioners who have taught software architecture classes professionally for years—focus on architecture principles that apply across all technology stacks.

The Lean Product Playbook is a practical guide to building products that customers love. Whether you work at a start-up or a large, established company, we all know that building great products is hard. Most new products fail. This book helps improve your chances of building successful products through clear, step-by-step guidance and advice.

Newly updated for 2023! This book defines all modern tech terms and explains how the machines and devices that saturate our everyday life work exactly. But here's the important part: the explanations in this book are written simply and in a way that the average person can understand. With over 100 chapters, you'll remove the confusions associated with modern-day technology, and gain answers to questions you may not even know you had.

UPDATED FOR 2026 WITH NEW CONTENT AND WINDOWS 11 FEATURES. A Foundation in Computers & Software That's Easy to Understand. Take the mystery out of using a computer with Computers Made Easy: From Dummy to Geek — the ultimate beginner’s guide to understanding modern computing. Whether you’re new to technology or just want to sharpen your skills, this book gives you the confidence to use your computer efficiently and safely. Discover how to navigate Windows 10 and Windows 11, manage files, browse the web securely, and handle everyday tasks like email, cloud storage, and document creation...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books in years.” - #1 NYT Bestselling Author Peter Schweizer “Code Red is a must-read.” – Sen. Marsha Blackburn, TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI “Illuminating…alarming…essential.” –Michael Shellenberger...

A Step-by-Step Master Class in Indie Game Development, from the Creator of the Emmy® Winning Neverwinter Nights™ Honors for Don Daglow's From Dream to Delivery books: Winner, 2019 Independent Press Book Awards Winner, Kirkus Top 100 Indie Books of 2019 Finalist, 2020 Top Shelf Book Awards Finalist, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, Book Excellence Awards "Don Daglow has survived 40+ years creating games and always retained his positive attitude. Learn from the master." – Jeff Braun, ...

A conspiracy thriller where patriotism becomes treason A midnight raid on Camp Pendleton. The base commander, his wife, and a dozen Marines dead. Truckloads of military-grade weapons stolen. Enough firepower to start a war or end a government. Frank Kane is back and merciless as ever. But this time his assignment is not so clear… His body ruined by war, Frank is a map of scar tissue and broken bones. A man who sacrificed everything for his country only to be discarded when the fighting ended. Now that same country needs Frank for one final mission: stop Mitchel Walker, the former brother-...

Introducing "Mastering A+ Certification," the ultimate resource to empower your journey in the realm of IT. Crafted meticulously, this eBook serves as a comprehensive guide that covers an array of areas critical to a successful career in information technology. Beginning with a thoughtful introduction to IT and A+ Certification, this eBook opens up a world of in-depth knowledge about vital components of IT like the intricacies of computer hardware and the function of memory systems. The chapters dive into the enigmatic world of motherboards, processors, chipsets, and leave no stone unturned...

Conquer the Lock and Security Equipment Contractor Exam in Under 90 Minutes delivers a focused, technical review of the core knowledge used in professional lock and security work. This guide covers doors, frames, hardware, mechanical locks, electronic locking systems, access control components, and security containers in a clear, structured format designed for efficient learning. Content is organized to reflect how security systems function in real installations rather than abstract theory. The guide explains how mechanical and electronic components interact at the opening, from cylinders ...

A top cybersecurity journalist tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfare—one in which a digital attack can have the same destructive capability as a megaton bomb. “Immensely enjoyable...

This groundbreaking guide is the first comprehensive, hands-on textbook designed for engineers, vocational students, educators, and innovators who want to master the physical building blocks of humanoid robots. Unlike software-heavy AI books, this volume focuses on the body of AI—the skeletons, actuators, sensors, power systems, and modular parts that make humanoids move, perceive, and interact with the real world.

Unlock the skills of a professional penetration tester and discover how to identify and close the same security gaps hackers look for every day. Penetration PEN Testing Like a Pro gives you a complete, practical roadmap for mastering both software and hardware testing techniques. Inside, you’ll find 50 essential skills and workflows that cover everything from network scanning and wireless testing to web application security, social engineering, and cloud assessments. Each skill is explained in plain language, with step-by-step methods that make even advanced concepts clear and easy to ...

In Technologies of Tomorrow: Engineering the Future of Life, Matter, and Information, Bernd Riemann provides a definitive and rigorous analysis of the one hundred breakthroughs that are actively dismantling the boundaries between the biological, the physical, and the digital worlds. This is not a work of science fiction, but a technical roadmap for the next century of civilization. The complexity of modern innovation is categorized into three fundamental ontological domains: Part I: The Future of Life. The biological sciences have shifted from observation to predictive engineering. We now ...