Computer Science

The digital realm of algorithms, networks, and elegant code comes alive through expert guides to both foundational concepts and cutting-edge innovations. Whether exploring the philosophical implications of complexity theory or mastering practical skills in web development and software engineering, these books illuminate the invisible architecture that powers our modern world.

Computer Science Book Summaries

Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age

by Miles Young • 2019

Digital is a channel, not a discipline. The advertising laws that built Ogilvy still apply.

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📱 Digital Marketing 📊 Advertising Strategy 🏗️ Brand Building 💡 Meaning Creation 🧠 Consumer Psychology

Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age

Digital is a channel, not a discipline. The advertising laws that built Ogilvy still apply.

by Miles Young 2019 288 pages

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268 ratings

📱 Digital Marketing 📊 Advertising Strategy 🏗️ Brand Building 💡 Meaning Creation 🧠 Consumer Psychology

Surviving AI

by Calum Chace • 2015

Superintelligence is coming. It could be the greatest thing or the last thing we ever build.

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🎯 Ai Alignment ☢️ Existential Risk 🧠 Superintelligence 💥 Singularity 💼 Future Of Work

Surviving AI

Superintelligence is coming. It could be the greatest thing or the last thing we ever build.

by Calum Chace 2015 303 pages

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🎯 Ai Alignment ☢️ Existential Risk 🧠 Superintelligence 💥 Singularity 💼 Future Of Work

Google It

by Anna Crowley Redding • 2018

Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.

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🏢 Tech Company History 🌉 Silicon Valley Startups 🌐 Internet History 📖 Corporate Biography 🧮 Algorithmic Thinking

Google It

Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.

by Anna Crowley Redding 2018 272 pages

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🏢 Tech Company History 🌉 Silicon Valley Startups 🌐 Internet History 📖 Corporate Biography 🧮 Algorithmic Thinking

Dependency Injection in .NET

by Mark Seemann • 2011

When .NET classes build their own dependencies, the codebase calcifies. Patterns to undo it.

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🧱 Object-Oriented Design 🧩 Design Patterns 📐 Solid Principles 🏗️ Modular Architecture 🧪 Code Testability

Dependency Injection in .NET

When .NET classes build their own dependencies, the codebase calcifies. Patterns to undo it.

by Mark Seemann 2011 584 pages

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🧱 Object-Oriented Design 🧩 Design Patterns 📐 Solid Principles 🏗️ Modular Architecture 🧪 Code Testability

Cryptocurrencies simply explained - by Co-Founder Dr. Julian Hosp

by Julian Hosp • 2017

Crypto demystified: what it is, how it works, and what it means for your money.

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🪙 Cryptocurrency ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 📈 Crypto Investing 💳 Fintech 💡 Tech Explained

Cryptocurrencies simply explained - by Co-Founder Dr. Julian Hosp

Crypto demystified: what it is, how it works, and what it means for your money.

by Julian Hosp 2017 176 pages

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441 ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 📈 Crypto Investing 💳 Fintech 💡 Tech Explained

Keras Reinforcement Learning Projects

by Giuseppe Ciaburro • 2018

Nine Keras projects that bring reinforcement learning from theory to working self-learning agents.

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🤖 Reinforcement Learning 🧠 Deep Learning 🔗 Neural Networks 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🕹️ Game Playing Ai

Keras Reinforcement Learning Projects

Nine Keras projects that bring reinforcement learning from theory to working self-learning agents.

by Giuseppe Ciaburro 2018 288 pages

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1 ratings

🤖 Reinforcement Learning 🧠 Deep Learning 🔗 Neural Networks 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🕹️ Game Playing Ai

Cognitive Surplus

by Clay Shirky • 2010

Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.

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🏭 Peer Production 🎬 Participatory Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🤝 Collective Action 💻 Open Source Culture

Cognitive Surplus

Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.

by Clay Shirky 2010 258 pages

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🏭 Peer Production 🎬 Participatory Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🤝 Collective Action 💻 Open Source Culture

Head First SQL

by Lynn Beighley • 2007

Excel, SQL, and the predictive powers that turn a report puller into a company’s oracle.

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📊 Data Analytics Careers 🗄️ Relational Databases 🔮 Predictive Modeling 🏢 Data Warehousing 📑 Excel For Business

Head First SQL

Excel, SQL, and the predictive powers that turn a report puller into a company’s oracle.

by Lynn Beighley 2007 607 pages

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📊 Data Analytics Careers 🗄️ Relational Databases 🔮 Predictive Modeling 🏢 Data Warehousing 📑 Excel For Business

Think Like a UX Researcher

by David Travis • 2019

Observation beats opinion. How to run UX research that actually drives business decisions.

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🧪 Design Research 🔍 Usability Testing 👁️ Behavioral Observation 🤲 Human-Centered Design 🔄 Iterative Design

Think Like a UX Researcher

Observation beats opinion. How to run UX research that actually drives business decisions.

by David Travis 2019 294 pages

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329 ratings

🧪 Design Research 🔍 Usability Testing 👁️ Behavioral Observation 🤲 Human-Centered Design 🔄 Iterative Design

The Programmer's Brain

by Felienne Hermans • 2021

Syntax slips overnight; complex code confuses you. The cognitive fix no programming class taught.

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📖 Code Comprehension 🧠 Cognitive Load 🧩 Mental Models ⏳ Spaced Repetition 🐛 Debugging Strategies

The Programmer's Brain

Syntax slips overnight; complex code confuses you. The cognitive fix no programming class taught.

by Felienne Hermans 2021 256 pages

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416 ratings

📖 Code Comprehension 🧠 Cognitive Load 🧩 Mental Models ⏳ Spaced Repetition 🐛 Debugging Strategies

Thinking Better

by Marcus du Sautoy • 2021

Mathematical shortcuts that save time, solve problems, and show you what everyone else overlooks.

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🧮 Mathematical Thinking 🧠 Mental Shortcuts 🔍 Pattern Recognition ⚙️ Optimization 👁️ Visual Thinking

Thinking Better

Mathematical shortcuts that save time, solve problems, and show you what everyone else overlooks.

by Marcus du Sautoy 2021 336 pages

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🧮 Mathematical Thinking 🧠 Mental Shortcuts 🔍 Pattern Recognition ⚙️ Optimization 👁️ Visual Thinking

Radical Technologies

by Adam Greenfield • 2017

Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.

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⚡ Tech Criticism 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Ethics Of Technology 🤖 Automation Anxiety 🖨️ Digital Fabrication

Radical Technologies

Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.

by Adam Greenfield 2017 368 pages

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⚡ Tech Criticism 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Ethics Of Technology 🤖 Automation Anxiety 🖨️ Digital Fabrication

Introduction to Machine Learning with Python

by Andreas C. Müller • 2015

Build models that generalize, not just memorize: a Python data scientist's guide.

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🤖 Applied Machine Learning 📊 Data Science 🏷️ Supervised Learning 🐍 Scikit-Learn 🔧 Feature Engineering

Introduction to Machine Learning with Python

Build models that generalize, not just memorize: a Python data scientist's guide.

by Andreas C. Müller 2015 400 pages

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🤖 Applied Machine Learning 📊 Data Science 🏷️ Supervised Learning 🐍 Scikit-Learn 🔧 Feature Engineering

Functional Programming in Java

by Venkat Subramaniam • 2013

Cleaner code, less boilerplate, effortless parallelism: the Java 8 lambda and streams playbook.

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🧱 Java Development 🔧 Functional Programming ☕ Modern Java 📖 Code Readability 🎨 Design Patterns

Functional Programming in Java

Cleaner code, less boilerplate, effortless parallelism: the Java 8 lambda and streams playbook.

by Venkat Subramaniam 2013 196 pages

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226 ratings

🧱 Java Development 🔧 Functional Programming ☕ Modern Java 📖 Code Readability 🎨 Design Patterns

How Computers Really Work

by Matthew Justice • 2020

From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.

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🏗️ Computer Architecture ⚡ Digital Electronics 🧱 Abstraction Layers 💻 Computing Fundamentals 🔧 How Things Work

How Computers Really Work

From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.

by Matthew Justice 2020 392 pages

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160 ratings

🏗️ Computer Architecture ⚡ Digital Electronics 🧱 Abstraction Layers 💻 Computing Fundamentals 🔧 How Things Work

Automate This

by Christopher Steiner • 2012

Algorithms took Wall Street. Now they compose music, allocate kidneys, and profile personalities.

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📈 Algorithmic Trading 🤖 Automation And Society 💻 Computational Thinking 🏛️ Wall Street History 🔮 Future Of Work

Automate This

Algorithms took Wall Street. Now they compose music, allocate kidneys, and profile personalities.

by Christopher Steiner 2012 256 pages

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📈 Algorithmic Trading 🤖 Automation And Society 💻 Computational Thinking 🏛️ Wall Street History 🔮 Future Of Work

Real World AI

by Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger • 2021

Bring AI into a real business without bias, drift, and wasted millions: the practical playbook.

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🏢 Enterprise Ai 🎯 Ai Strategy ⚖️ Responsible Ai 📊 Data Governance ⚙️ Mlops

Real World AI

Bring AI into a real business without bias, drift, and wasted millions: the practical playbook.

by Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger 2021 145 pages

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88 ratings

🏢 Enterprise Ai 🎯 Ai Strategy ⚖️ Responsible Ai 📊 Data Governance ⚙️ Mlops

Apprenticeship Patterns

by Dave Hoover • 2009

Promotion pulls coders away from code. The patterns for staying in the craft while still advancing.

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🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧑‍🏭 Apprenticeship Model 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🗺️ Pattern Languages 🔄 Feedback Loops

Apprenticeship Patterns

Promotion pulls coders away from code. The patterns for staying in the craft while still advancing.

by Dave Hoover 2009 165 pages

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🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧑‍🏭 Apprenticeship Model 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🗺️ Pattern Languages 🔄 Feedback Loops

Artificial Intelligence

by Margaret A. Boden • 2018

What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.

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🧠 Artificial Intelligence 🔬 Cognitive Science 💭 Philosophy Of Mind ⚡ The Singularity ⚖️ Ethics Of Ai

Artificial Intelligence

What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.

by Margaret A. Boden 2018 164 pages

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🧠 Artificial Intelligence 🔬 Cognitive Science 💭 Philosophy Of Mind ⚡ The Singularity ⚖️ Ethics Of Ai

REST API Design Rulebook

by Mark Masse • 2011

Why most REST APIs fail, and the rules for URIs, methods, and caching that fix them.

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🔧 Api Design 🏛️ Rest Architecture 🌐 Http Protocol 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧩 Design Patterns

REST API Design Rulebook

Why most REST APIs fail, and the rules for URIs, methods, and caching that fix them.

by Mark Masse 2011 112 pages

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294 ratings

🔧 Api Design 🏛️ Rest Architecture 🌐 Http Protocol 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧩 Design Patterns

What To Do When Machines Do Everything

by Malcolm Frank • 2017

12% of jobs vanish, 75% transform. AI's future is a build-out, not a takeover.

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⚙️ Digital Transformation 🏭 Industry 4.0 🤖 Ai In Business 🧑‍💻 Future Of Work 📊 Automation Economics

What To Do When Machines Do Everything

12% of jobs vanish, 75% transform. AI's future is a build-out, not a takeover.

by Malcolm Frank 2017 225 pages

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⚙️ Digital Transformation 🏭 Industry 4.0 🤖 Ai In Business 🧑‍💻 Future Of Work 📊 Automation Economics

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

by Evi Nemeth • 2010

Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.

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🖥️ System Administration 🐚 Shell Scripting 🌐 Network Administration 🔒 Security Hardening ⚙️ Configuration Management

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.

by Evi Nemeth 2010 1327 pages

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🖥️ System Administration 🐚 Shell Scripting 🌐 Network Administration 🔒 Security Hardening ⚙️ Configuration Management

Computer Hacking Beginners Guide

by Alan T. Norman • 2016

Land your first hack: Kali, Wi-Fi, social engineering, and the mental map to break in safely.

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🛡️ Ethical Hacking 🔒 Cybersecurity Basics 🐉 Kali Linux 🎭 Social Engineering 📶 Wi-Fi Security

Computer Hacking Beginners Guide

Land your first hack: Kali, Wi-Fi, social engineering, and the mental map to break in safely.

by Alan T. Norman 2016 167 pages

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224 ratings

🛡️ Ethical Hacking 🔒 Cybersecurity Basics 🐉 Kali Linux 🎭 Social Engineering 📶 Wi-Fi Security

Usability Engineering

by Jakob Nielsen • 1993

Usability is engineering, not art. Five dimensions, ten heuristics, one rule: test with real users.

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🎯 User-Centered Design 🧪 Usability Testing 🔍 Heuristic Evaluation 🔄 Iterative Design 👤 Human Factors

Usability Engineering

Usability is engineering, not art. Five dimensions, ten heuristics, one rule: test with real users.

by Jakob Nielsen 1993 384 pages

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277 ratings

🎯 User-Centered Design 🧪 Usability Testing 🔍 Heuristic Evaluation 🔄 Iterative Design 👤 Human Factors

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends

by Nicole Perlroth • 2021

Inside the hidden bazaar where governments and criminals buy the keys to your digital life.

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🧨 Zero-Day Exploits 💣 Cyberwarfare 🏁 Digital Arms Race 👁️ Surveillance State 🕵️ Digital Espionage

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends

Inside the hidden bazaar where governments and criminals buy the keys to your digital life.

by Nicole Perlroth 2021 505 pages

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11k+ ratings

🧨 Zero-Day Exploits 💣 Cyberwarfare 🏁 Digital Arms Race 👁️ Surveillance State 🕵️ Digital Espionage

The Internet of Money, Volume Three

by Andreas M. Antonopoulos • 2019

Money without gatekeepers means financial privacy is no longer a favor, but a feature.

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🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔗 Decentralization 🔒 Financial Privacy 📂 Open-Source Ethos 👤 Cypherpunk Ideals

The Internet of Money, Volume Three

Money without gatekeepers means financial privacy is no longer a favor, but a feature.

by Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2019 162 pages

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357 ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔗 Decentralization 🔒 Financial Privacy 📂 Open-Source Ethos 👤 Cypherpunk Ideals

Web Scalability for Startup Engineers

by Artur Ejsmont • 2015

The startup engineer's guide to scaling: design principles that prevent the need for more hardware.

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🔍 Web Scalability 🚀 Startup Engineering 🏗️ Software Architecture 📈 Scalable System Design 🗄️ Database Scaling

Web Scalability for Startup Engineers

The startup engineer's guide to scaling: design principles that prevent the need for more hardware.

by Artur Ejsmont 2015 416 pages

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343 ratings

🔍 Web Scalability 🚀 Startup Engineering 🏗️ Software Architecture 📈 Scalable System Design 🗄️ Database Scaling

Reinventing Discovery

by Michael Nielsen • 2011

Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.

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🔓 Open Science 🔭 Citizen Science 🧠 Collective Intelligence 📊 Open Data 📢 Science Communication

Reinventing Discovery

Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.

by Michael Nielsen 2011 272 pages

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🔓 Open Science 🔭 Citizen Science 🧠 Collective Intelligence 📊 Open Data 📢 Science Communication

Python for Kids

by Jason R. Briggs • 2012

Start with a turtle that draws, end with a game you built yourself. Python for kids.

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🐍 Python Programming 🧒 Coding For Children 🐢 Turtle Graphics 🎮 Game Development 💻 Young Programmers

Python for Kids

Start with a turtle that draws, end with a game you built yourself. Python for kids.

by Jason R. Briggs 2012 345 pages

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🐍 Python Programming 🧒 Coding For Children 🐢 Turtle Graphics 🎮 Game Development 💻 Young Programmers

Network Warrior

by Gary A. Donahue • 2007

Spanning tree, auto-negotiation, EtherChannel: the real networking knowledge certification skipped.

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🖥️ Computer Networking 🔄 Routing And Switching ⚙️ Network Administration 🌐 Real World Networking 🏢 Cisco Networking

Network Warrior

Spanning tree, auto-negotiation, EtherChannel: the real networking knowledge certification skipped.

by Gary A. Donahue 2007 576 pages

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433 ratings

🖥️ Computer Networking 🔄 Routing And Switching ⚙️ Network Administration 🌐 Real World Networking 🏢 Cisco Networking

Hypermedia Systems

by Carson Gross • 2023

HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.

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🏗️ Web Architecture 🔗 REST Architecture 📡 Hypermedia Design 🖥️ Server-Side Rendering 📋 Declarative UIs

Hypermedia Systems

HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.

by Carson Gross 2023 548 pages

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225 ratings

🏗️ Web Architecture 🔗 REST Architecture 📡 Hypermedia Design 🖥️ Server-Side Rendering 📋 Declarative UIs

On Intelligence

by Jeff Hawkins • 2004

The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.

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🧠 Predictive Processing 🤖 Brain Inspired Ai 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 💾 Memory And Learning 🧬 Neuroscience Of Intelligence

On Intelligence

The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.

by Jeff Hawkins 2004 261 pages

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🧠 Predictive Processing 🤖 Brain Inspired Ai 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 💾 Memory And Learning 🧬 Neuroscience Of Intelligence

The Demon in the Machine

by Paul C.W. Davies • 2020

Life runs on information, not chemistry. Molecular demons manage it with near-perfect efficiency.

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🧬 Origin Of Life 📡 Information Theory 🧪 Molecular Biology 🔀 Complexity Science ⚛️ Quantum Biology

The Demon in the Machine

Life runs on information, not chemistry. Molecular demons manage it with near-perfect efficiency.

by Paul C.W. Davies 2020 320 pages

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🧬 Origin Of Life 📡 Information Theory 🧪 Molecular Biology 🔀 Complexity Science ⚛️ Quantum Biology

The Big Switch

by Nicholas Carr • 2008

What electrification did to factories, cloud computing is doing to business, labor, and your mind.

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⚡ History Of Technology ☁️ Cloud Computing 🔄 Digital Transformation 💰 Winner-Take-All Economics 👁️ Attention Economy

The Big Switch

What electrification did to factories, cloud computing is doing to business, labor, and your mind.

by Nicholas Carr 2008 224 pages

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⚡ History Of Technology ☁️ Cloud Computing 🔄 Digital Transformation 💰 Winner-Take-All Economics 👁️ Attention Economy

Cryptography

by Keith M. Martin • 2020

Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?

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🔒 Digital Security 🔐 Encryption 👁️ Digital Privacy 📐 Applied Mathematics 📡 Surveillance

Cryptography

Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?

by Keith M. Martin 2020 316 pages

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174 ratings

🔒 Digital Security 🔐 Encryption 👁️ Digital Privacy 📐 Applied Mathematics 📡 Surveillance

Data And Computer Communications

by William Stallings • 1985

How signals become packets, and packets become the Internet: the classic text.

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🌐 Computer Networking 📡 Data Communications 📜 Protocol Architecture 🔗 Internet Protocols 🗂️ TCP/IP Model

Data And Computer Communications

How signals become packets, and packets become the Internet: the classic text.

by William Stallings 1985 878 pages

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292 ratings

🌐 Computer Networking 📡 Data Communications 📜 Protocol Architecture 🔗 Internet Protocols 🗂️ TCP/IP Model

Blockchain Basics

by Daniel Drescher • 2017

No code, no hype: a step-by-step mental model of how blockchain actually works.

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🔗 Blockchain Technology 🪙 Cryptocurrency Basics 🔑 Cryptographic Fundamentals 🌐 Distributed Systems 🤝 Digital Trust

Blockchain Basics

No code, no hype: a step-by-step mental model of how blockchain actually works.

by Daniel Drescher 2017 255 pages

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🔗 Blockchain Technology 🪙 Cryptocurrency Basics 🔑 Cryptographic Fundamentals 🌐 Distributed Systems 🤝 Digital Trust

Machine Learning For Absolute Beginners

by Oliver Theobald • 2017

How machine learning algorithms think, from regression to neural networks, no math required.

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🧠 Machine Learning 🧹 Data Preparation ⚖️ Model Evaluation 🏷️ Supervised Learning 🌳 Decision Trees

Machine Learning For Absolute Beginners

How machine learning algorithms think, from regression to neural networks, no math required.

by Oliver Theobald 2017 168 pages

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🧠 Machine Learning 🧹 Data Preparation ⚖️ Model Evaluation 🏷️ Supervised Learning 🌳 Decision Trees

The Google Resume

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell • 2011

Land the offer at Apple, Microsoft, or Google: the inside moves from resume to negotiation.

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🔍 Tech Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🤝 Networking For Jobs 🧑‍💻 Technical Interviews 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Google Resume

Land the offer at Apple, Microsoft, or Google: the inside moves from resume to negotiation.

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 2011 288 pages

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🔍 Tech Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🤝 Networking For Jobs 🧑‍💻 Technical Interviews 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Algorithm Design Manual

by Steven S. Skiena • 1997

The first step is modeling, not coding. A practical manual and its 75-problem catalog show how.

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🧩 Algorithm Design 🗃️ Data Structures 🕸️ Graph Algorithms 🔢 Dynamic Programming 🛠️ Practical Algorithms

The Algorithm Design Manual

The first step is modeling, not coding. A practical manual and its 75-problem catalog show how.

by Steven S. Skiena 1997 486 pages

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🧩 Algorithm Design 🗃️ Data Structures 🕸️ Graph Algorithms 🔢 Dynamic Programming 🛠️ Practical Algorithms

The Joy of Search

by Daniel M. Russell • 2019

A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.

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🔍 Information Literacy 🔎 Search Skills 📊 Data Verification ✅ Source Evaluation 🧩 Lateral Thinking

The Joy of Search

A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.

by Daniel M. Russell 2019 336 pages

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175 ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 🔎 Search Skills 📊 Data Verification ✅ Source Evaluation 🧩 Lateral Thinking

High Performance Web Sites

by Steve Souders • 2007

The browser, not the backend, eats your load time. The engineering rules that win it back.

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🚀 Web Performance ⚙️ Performance Engineering 📡 HTTP Optimization 💾 Caching Strategies 🌐 Content Delivery Networks

High Performance Web Sites

The browser, not the backend, eats your load time. The engineering rules that win it back.

by Steve Souders 2007 168 pages

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🚀 Web Performance ⚙️ Performance Engineering 📡 HTTP Optimization 💾 Caching Strategies 🌐 Content Delivery Networks

Violent Python

by T.J. O'Connor • 2012

Python for security: build your own port scanners, wireless sniffers, and social engineering bots.

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🕵️ Penetration Testing 🔍 Digital Forensics 🐍 Python For Security 📶 Wireless Security 🌐 Network Analysis

Violent Python

Python for security: build your own port scanners, wireless sniffers, and social engineering bots.

by T.J. O'Connor 2012 288 pages

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500+ ratings

🕵️ Penetration Testing 🔍 Digital Forensics 🐍 Python For Security 📶 Wireless Security 🌐 Network Analysis

A Brief History of Intelligence

by Max Solomon Bennett • 2023

Five evolutionary breakthroughs built your brain. Each one reveals what AI is still missing.

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🧠 Evolutionary Biology 🧩 Cognitive Science 🦎 Brain Evolution 🤔 Theory Of Mind 🗣️ Language Evolution

A Brief History of Intelligence

Five evolutionary breakthroughs built your brain. Each one reveals what AI is still missing.

by Max Solomon Bennett 2023 432 pages

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🧠 Evolutionary Biology 🧩 Cognitive Science 🦎 Brain Evolution 🤔 Theory Of Mind 🗣️ Language Evolution

Network Security Essentials

by William Stallings • 1999

The structured approach to network security: from cryptographic foundations to firewall perimeters.

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🔒 Network Security 🛡️ Information Security 🔐 Applied Cryptography 🎯 Threat Modeling 🧱 Perimeter Defense

Network Security Essentials

The structured approach to network security: from cryptographic foundations to firewall perimeters.

by William Stallings 1999 411 pages

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🔒 Network Security 🛡️ Information Security 🔐 Applied Cryptography 🎯 Threat Modeling 🧱 Perimeter Defense

Introducing Microsoft Power BI

by Alberto Ferrari • 2016

Connect spreadsheets and databases to build live dashboards, then share them through Office apps.

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📊 Business Intelligence 📈 Data Analytics 🖥️ Microsoft Bi Tools 📉 Data Visualization 🎛️ Dashboard Design

Introducing Microsoft Power BI

Connect spreadsheets and databases to build live dashboards, then share them through Office apps.

by Alberto Ferrari 2016 306 pages

3.97

202 ratings

📊 Business Intelligence 📈 Data Analytics 🖥️ Microsoft Bi Tools 📉 Data Visualization 🎛️ Dashboard Design

Linked

by Albert-László Barabási • 2002

A few critical hubs hold most networks together. Target them, and the whole system collapses.

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🕸️ Network Science 🧩 Complex Systems 🌊 Emergence 📉 Power Laws 🔄 Network Effects

Linked

A few critical hubs hold most networks together. Target them, and the whole system collapses.

by Albert-László Barabási 2002 288 pages

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🕸️ Network Science 🧩 Complex Systems 🌊 Emergence 📉 Power Laws 🔄 Network Effects

The Internet of Things

by Samuel Greengard • 2015

Connecting everything to the internet could add $33 trillion to the economy, and expose everything.

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🌐 Internet Of Things 🏭 Industry 4.0 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔒 Data Privacy 🏙️ Smart Cities

The Internet of Things

Connecting everything to the internet could add $33 trillion to the economy, and expose everything.

by Samuel Greengard 2015 232 pages

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500+ ratings

🌐 Internet Of Things 🏭 Industry 4.0 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔒 Data Privacy 🏙️ Smart Cities

The Intel Trinity

by Michael S. Malone • 2014

Intel was built by three founders who rarely got along. Their friction shaped the modern world.

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🌉 Silicon Valley History 💾 Semiconductor Industry 🏢 Corporate Histories 🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship 🤝 Founder Dynamics

The Intel Trinity

Intel was built by three founders who rarely got along. Their friction shaped the modern world.

by Michael S. Malone 2014 560 pages

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🌉 Silicon Valley History 💾 Semiconductor Industry 🏢 Corporate Histories 🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship 🤝 Founder Dynamics

Design Systems Handbook

by DesignBetter.co • 2019

A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.

3.92

153

🧱 Design Systems 🧩 Component Libraries 🏛️ Design Governance 📖 Design Documentation ♿ Accessibility In Design

Design Systems Handbook

A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.

by DesignBetter.co 2019

3.92

153 ratings

🧱 Design Systems 🧩 Component Libraries 🏛️ Design Governance 📖 Design Documentation ♿ Accessibility In Design

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