The Information
A History, a Theory, a Flood
Written by James Gleick
Format: Hardcover, 544 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Price: $35.00
James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: a revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality—the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world.
The story of information begins...
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The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design
Written by Flint Dille and John Zuur Platten
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2010
Price: $16.99
• Authors are top game designers
• Aspiring game writers and designers must have this complete bible
There are other books about creating video games out there.
Sure, they cover the basics. But
The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design goes way beyond the basics. The authors, top game designers, focus...
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Digital Art Revolution
Creating Fine Art with Photoshop
Written by Scott Ligon
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $29.99
There’s no question that applications like Photoshop have changed the art world forever. Master digital artists already use these tools to create masterpieces that stretch the limits of the imagination—but you don’t have to be a master to create your own digital art.
Whether you’re a beginner who’s never picked up...
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The Chip
How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution
Written by T.R. Reid
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.99
Barely fifty years ago a computer was a gargantuan, vastly expensive thing that only a handful of scientists had ever seen. The world’s brightest engineers were stymied in their quest to make these machines small and affordable until the solution finally came from two ingenious young Americans. Jack Kilby and Robert...
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What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Job-Hunting Online, Sixth Edition
Blogging, Career Sites, Gateways, Getting Interviews, Job Boards, Job Search Engines, Personal Websites, Posting Resumes, Research Sites, Social Networking
Written by Mark Emery Bolles and Richard N. Bolles
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $9.99
Before you start your Internet job-hunt, there are some things that you must know, like:
• Why are job sites like Monster and CareerBuilder so stunningly ineffective?
• What can you do to make sure your resumes survive the elimination process?
• How do you find the information that search engines like Google...
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Digital Art Revolution
Written by Scott Ligon
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 6, 2011
Price: $19.99
There’s no question that applications like Photoshop have changed the art world forever. Master digital artists already use these tools to create masterpieces that stretch the limits of the imagination—but you don’t have to be a master to create your own digital art.
Whether you’re a beginner who’s never picked up...
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The Chip
How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution
Written by T.R. Reid
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2001
Price: $16.00
Barely fifty years ago a computer was a gargantuan, vastly expensive thing that only a handful of scientists had ever seen. The world’s brightest engineers were stymied in their quest to make these machines small and affordable until the solution finally came from two ingenious young Americans. Jack Kilby and Robert...
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Also available as an
eBook.
Turing's Cathedral
The Origins of the Digital Universe
Written by George Dyson
Read by Arthur Morey
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $45.00
“It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New...
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Super Crunchers
Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart
Written by Ian Ayres
Read by James Lurie
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: August 28, 2007
Price: $14.98
Why would a casino try and stop you from losing? How can a mathematical formula find your future spouse? Would you know if a statistical analysis blackballed you from a job you wanted?
Today, number crunching affects your life in ways you might never imagine. In this lively and groundbreaking...
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Silicon Snake Oil
Second Thoughts on the Information Highway
Written by Clifford Stoll
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1996
Price: $14.95
In
Silicon Snake Oil, Clifford Stoll, the best-selling author of
The Cuckoo's Egg and one of the pioneers of the Internet, turns his attention to the much-heralded information highway, revealing that it is not all it's cracked up to be. Yes, the Internet provides access to plenty of services, but useful information...
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