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The Business of Building a Better World
Author David Cooperrider , Audrey Selian , Jesper Brodin , Halla Tómasdóttir
Twenty-nine leading scholars and executives provide a visionary look at the future of business, propelling past damaging industrial-age values to uncover the key ingredients of humanistic, ecologically sustainable, and intergenerational prosperity.Through the exploration of robust cases and st....
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The Cactus and Snowflake at Work
Author Devora Zack
This hilarious and profound workplace guide proves the rigorously rational and the supremely sympathetic can meet in the middle and merge their strengths. Readers will discover how blending with their opposite opens the pathway to being their truest selves.The famed Myers-Briggs personality sc....
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Business Ethics, Seventh Edition, 7th Edition
Author Joseph W. Weiss
The seventh edition of this pragmatic guide to determining right and wrong in the workplace is updated with new case studies, exercises, and ancillary materials.Joseph Weiss's Business Ethics is a pragmatic, hands-on guide for determining right and wrong in the business world. To be socially ....
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Leading Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Author Rohini Anand
This book offers five proven principles so multinational companies can advance diversity, equity, and inclusion with a nuanced understanding of local contexts across countries and cultures. It's easy to fall into the trap of using a single-culture worldview when implementing global DEI in org....
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Conversations Worth Having, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
Now in a second edition, this classic book shows how to make conversations generative and productive rather than critical and destructive so people, organizations, and communities flourish. We know that conversations influence us, but we rarely stop to think about how much impact they have on .... -
Author Vivek Bharathan , David E. Simmen , George Wang
The Presto community has mushroomed since its origins at Facebook in 2012. But ramping up this distributed SQL query engine can be challenging even for the most experienced engineers. This practical book shows you how to begin Presto operations at your organization to der....
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Author Lorna Brown
From beginner to Jedi, this cookbook has a recipe for everyone, whether you're just learning how to create data visualizations or have already used Tableau for years. Author Lorna Brown provides more than 100 practical recipes to enhance the way you build Tableau dashboa....
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Author Cathy Tanimura
With the explosion of computing power, thanks to analytic databases and cloud data warehouses, SQL has become an even more powerful and flexible tool for the savvy analyst or data scientist. This practical book reveals hidden ways to get the most out of your SQL workflow.....
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Head First Android Development, 3rd Edition
Author Dawn Griffiths , David Griffiths
What will you learn from this book?If you have an idea for a killer Android app, this fully revised and updated edition will get you up and running in a jiffy. You’ll go beyond syntax and how-to manuals and learn how to think like a great Android developer. This hands-on ....
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Programming Android with Kotlin
Android development is so vast that mastering this mobile operating system can seem daunting--particularly now that Kotlin has become the official Android development language. This book helps Android developers make the transition from Java to Kotlin and shows them how Kotlin provides a true advant.... -
Mastering the Lightning Network
Launched in early 2018, the Lightning Network (LN) is rapidly growing in users and capacity. This second-layer payment protocol works on top of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to provide near-instantaneous transactions between two parties. With this practical guide, authors Andreas M. Antonopoulo.... -
Mastering Excel Through Projects: A Learn-by-Doing Approach from Payroll to Crypto to Data Analysis
Author Hong Zhou
Master Excel in less than two weeks with this unique project-based book! Let’s face it, we all master skills in our own way, but building a soup-to-nuts project is one of the best ways to make learning stick and get up to speed quickly. Whether you are just getting started with Excel or are an exper....
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Practical Docker with Python: Build, Release, and Distribute Your Python App with Docker
Author Sathyajith Bhat
Learn the fundamentals of containerization and get acquainted with Docker. This second edition builds upon the foundation of the first book by revising all the chapters, updating the commands, code, and examples to meet the changes in Docker. It also introduces a new chapter on setting up your appli....
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Beginning React and Firebase: Create Four Beginner-Friendly Projects Using React and Firebase
Author Nabendu Biswas
Use React with Firebase to build four beginner-friendly apps. A lot of React tutorials out there today only cover basic web apps, but with additional features the web apps included in this book can be converted into fully scaled startups. You will start with the basics: learn to deploy a React ap....
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Language Server Protocol and Implementation: Supporting Language-Smart Editing and Programming Tools
Author Nadeeshaan Gunasinghe , Nipuna Marcus
Understand the important aspects of implementing a production-grade language server in support of language-smart tools such as code editors and other programming utilities. This book shows you how to create a single implementation of a language server that can be used by multiple tools, enabli....
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Author Tshepo Chris Nokeri
Learn to develop and deploy dashboards as web apps using the Python programming language, and how to integrate algorithms into web apps.Author Tshepo Chris Nokeri begins by introducing you to the basics of constructing and styling static and interactive charts and tables before exploring the basics ....
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C and Python Applications : Embedding Python Code in C Programs, SQL Methods, and Python Sockets
Author Philip Joyce
Solve problems by embedding Python code in a C programs, SQL methods, Python sockets. This book uses rudimentary mathematics and basic programming to create practical Python applications for embedding. You'll start with an introduction to C and Python, assuming a fundamental unders....
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PowerShell Fast Track : Hacks for Non-Coders
Author Vikas Sukhija
Create complex scripts in PowerShell and learn how to connect them to cloud services like Azure and Azure AD. This book will help you learn PowerShell by providing small “cheat” snippets that you can combine to write efficient and effective scripts.PowerShell Fast Track starts with the basics of Pow....
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Implementing Always On VPN: Modern Mobility with Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows Server 2022
Author Richard M. Hicks
Implement and support Windows 10 Always On VPN, the successor to Microsoft's popular DirectAccess. This book teaches you everything you need to know to test and adopt the technology at your organization that is widely deployed around the world.The book starts with an introduction to Always On VPN a....
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Expert Oracle Database Architecture: Techniques and Solutions for High Performance and Productivity
Author Darl Kuhn , Thomas Kyte
Now in its fourth edition and covering Oracle Database 21c, this best-selling book continues to bring you some of the best thinking on how to apply Oracle Database to produce scalable applications that perform well and deliver correct results. Tom Kyte and Darl Kuhn share a simple philosophy: "you c....
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WebAssembly for Cloud: A Basic Guide for Wasm-Based Cloud Apps
Author Shashank Mohan Jain
Journey into the amazing world of WebAssembly (Wasm) and learn about how it can be applied on the cloud. This book is an introduction to Wasm aimed at professionals accustomed to working with cloud-related technologies such as Kubernetes and Istio service mesh. Author Shashank Jain begins with an....
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Author Joseph Thachil George
Deepen your understanding of blockchain technology and develop your own blockchain applications. This book provides a thorough review of distribution-based systems on blockchain technology, starting from the fundamental concepts that underlie it, all the way through the implementation of a blockchai....
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Spring REST: Building Java Microservices and Cloud Applications
Author Balaji Varanasi , Maxim Bartkov
Design and develop Java-based RESTful APIs using the latest versions of the Spring MVC and Spring Boot frameworks. This book walks you through the process of designing and building a REST application while delving into design principles and best practices for versioning, security, documentation, err....
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Author Hugo Filipe Oliveira Rocha
In the simplest terms, event-driven architectures are like onions; they are manageable as a single layer (like a monolith) but when you get into them, they begin to cascade apart and you quickly realize that there are many complex layers (distributed microservices architecture). And that’s when the ....
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Author Thomas Fenton , Patrick Kennedy
Gain foundational knowledge of ESXi technology and understand why it is such a dominant force in the datacenter. This book also looks beyond ESXi to other vSphere technologies, such as virtual machines (VMs), vMotion, and vCenter Server. Knowing how these technologies comple....
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NSX-T Logical Routing: Fortify Your Understanding to Amplify Your Success
Author Shashank Mohan
This book is a one-stop guide for IT professionals with a background in traditional and software-defined networks looking to expand or hone their skill set and has been developed through a combination of extensive research and testing in both development and production environments. It provides reli....
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Data-Driven Alexa Skills: Voice Access to Rich Data Sources for Enterprise Applications
Author Simon A. Kingaby
Design and build innovative, custom, data-driven Alexa skills for home or business. Working through several projects, this book teaches you how to build Alexa skills and integrate them with online APIs. If you have basic Python skills, this book will show you how to build data-driven Alexa skills. Y....
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Beginning IntelliJ IDEA: Integrated Development Environment for Java Programming
Author Ted Hagos
Get started quickly with IntelliJ, from installation to configuration to working with the source code and more. This tutorial will show you how to leverage IntelliJ’s tools to develop clean, efficient Java applications.Author Ted Hagos will first walk you through buidling your first Java application....
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Learn to Program with Assembly: Foundational Learning for New Programmers
Author Jonathan Bartlett
Many programmers have limited effectiveness because they don't have a deep understanding of how their computer actually works under the hood. In Learn to Program with Assembly, you will learn to program in assembly language - the language of the computer itself. Assembly language is ofte....
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