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 Net Smart: How to Thrive Online by Howard Rheingold Language: English | 2012 | ISBN: 0262017458 | 336 pages | PDF | 16,9 MB Like it or not, knowing how to make use of online tools without being overloaded with too much information is an essential ingredient to personal success in the twenty-first century.  Net Loss: Internet Prophets, Private Profits, and the Costs to Community by Nathan Newman Language: English | 2002 | ISBN: 0271022043 | 416 pages | PDF | 1,4 MB How has the Internet been changing our lives, and how did these changes come about? Nathan Newman seeks the answers to these questions by studying the emergence of the Internet economy in Silicon Valley and the transformation of power relations it has brought about in our new information age. Net Loss is his effort to understand why technological innovation and growth have been accompanied by increasing economic inequality and a sense of political powerlessness among large sectors of the population.  Natural Hazards and Disasters by Donald Hyndman, David Hyndman Language: English | 2008 | ISBN: 0495738611, 0495316679 | 555 pages | PDF | 66,7 MB Written by a father-son team of prominent geologists, Donald and David Hyndman, NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS, Second Edition, emphasizes Earth, the atmosphere, and the hazardous natural processes and events that dramatically alter them. In teaching introductory environmental and physical geology courses, the authors found that topics involving natural hazards are among the most interesting for students like you. They also realized that employing natural hazards as a thematic focus and context motivates their students to learn basic scientific concepts. You begin each chapter by reading about the underlying geological processes as well as the key terms that describe them. Next, you explore the impact these processes have on humans (as well as the impact that humans have on the processes). Finally, the authors analyze strategies for mitigating these hazards' physical and financial harm, and present prospects for the future. With over 900 images and illustrations, this second edition will certainly catch and retain your attention.  Nations and Government: Comparative Politics in Regional Perspective by Thomas M. Magstadt Language: English | 2010 | ISBN: 0495915289 | 656 pages | PDF | 6,15 MB With a unique regional organization and conceptual approach, NATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS: COMPARATIVE POLITICS IN REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE helps students understand national governments more fully by putting them into a larger regional context. This text documents the changes brought on by the post-Soviet era and the age of globalization, while charting the progress of emerging markets and democracies around the world. This new edition looks closely at the impact of the global recession, providing up-to-date analysis of national policy responses. It also details the continuing rise of Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with case-study coverage of each country.  Nagios: System and Network Monitoring by Wolfgang Barth Language: English | 2006 | ISBN: 1593270704 | 464 pages | PDF | 6,2 MB Nagios: System and Network Monitoring shows how to configure and use Nagios, an open source system and network monitoring tool.  Mycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms by Eugenia Bone Language: English | 2013 | ISBN: 1609619870 | 368 pages | EPUB | 7,05 MB An incredibly versatile cooking ingredient containing an abundance of vitamins, minerals, and possibly cancer-fighting properties, mushrooms are among the most expensive and sought-after foods on the planet. Yet when it comes to fungi, culinary uses are only the tip of the iceberg. Throughout history fungus has been prized for its diverse properties-medicinal, ecological, even recreational-and has spawned its own quirky subculture dedicated to exploring the weird biology and celebrating the unique role it plays on earth. In Mycophilia, accomplished food writer and cookbook author Eugenia Bone examines the role of fungi as exotic delicacy, curative, poison, and hallucinogen, and ultimately discovers that a greater understanding of fungi is key to facing many challenges of the 21st century.  MySpace for Musicians by Frances Vincent Language: English | 2007 | ISBN: 1598633597 | 364 pages | PDF | 19,6 MB With over 85 million users, and adding an estimated 270,000 each day, MySpace is one of the most popular destinations on the Internet.  MySQL for Python by Albert Lukaszewski Language: English | 2010 | ISBN: 1849510180 | 440 pages | PDF | 2 MB This is a practical, tutorial-style book that includes many examples to demonstrate the full potential of MySQL for Python. Every chapter starts with an explanation of the various areas for using MySQL for Python and ends with work on a sample application using the programming calls just learned. All complicated concepts are broken down to be very easy to understand. Everything in the book is designed to help you learn and use MySQL for Python to address your programming needs in the fastest way possible. This book is meant for intermediate users of Python who want hassle-free access to their MySQL database through Python. If you are a Python programmer who wants database-support in your Python applications, then this book is for you. This book is a must-read for every focused user of the MySQL for Python library who wants real-world applications using this powerful combination of Python and MySQL.  My iPad by Gary Rosenzweig Language: English | 2010 | ISBN: 0789744716 | 352 pages | PDF | 16,8 MB Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iPad photos that show you exactly what to do.  Museums (English/Chinese Edition) by Xiaolu Li Language: English, Chinese | 2011 | ISBN: 7538165886 | 256 pages | PDF | 61,1 MB This book selected 50 world-top museums, including history museums, art museums, science museums, etc. |
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