Real-world strategies for uncovering potential and capitalizing on opportunity Innovation is worth little unless it generates lasting success, and gaining measurable results from new ideas requires more than creative risk-taking.[...]

Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature. Recent hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis show that society often does poorly. Sometimes nature surprises us, when an earthquake, hurricane, or flood is bigger or has greater effects than expected from detai[...]

This book is a test-first exploration of software architecture in JavaScript. We will describe several patterns and practices, each time explaining what they are supposed to do by writing unit tests. Then, we will write the code to pass the tests. In this way, developers will not only learn techniqu[...]

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"Subversives" traces the F[...]

Is the universe actually a giant quantum computer? According to Seth Lloyd--professor of quantum-mechanical engineering at MIT and originator of the first technologically feasible design for a working quantum computer--the answer is yes. This book illuminates the professional and personal paths that[...]

A tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. For millions of years, humans have joined tribes, be they religious, ethnic, political, or even musical (think of the Deadheads). It's our nature. Now the Internet has eliminated the barriers of [...]

Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 provide a collection of tools and services you can use to improve user and team productivity, make information sharing more effective, and facilitate business decisionmaking processes. In order to get the most out of SharePoint 2010, yo[...]

Kids will be left astounded by this book of crazy optical illusions, and they'll be amazed as they learn the science behind how our brain and eyes work to together to fool us all the time. The fun begins with an engaging look at the biology behind the brain and eyes, complete with cool diagrams and [...]

WHO DECIDES WHICH FACTS ARE TRUE? In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist with a history of self-promotion, published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized hold of the story and, in the process, helped to launch one [...]

In this workshop, Seth Apter takes the viewer step-by-step through a variety of mixed-media texture-making, distressing and layering techniques applicable for the art journal. 95 minutes of premier workshop instruction. Includes surprising techniques for the viewer such as sanding rub-ons, incorpora[...]

"e;Dr. Seth captures with candor and compassion of one of the most challenging barriers to creating healthy relationships [and] offers hands-on exercises designed to educate readers and set them free from relationship dramas."e;-Lori Gottlieb, New York Times Bestselling Author of Marry Him: [...]

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED? Camille: A young girl wakes cold and alone on the side of a mountain, with no memory of how she got there - and no idea that she died four years' ago. When she arrives back home, her family are both thrilled and terrified. How can such a miracle be real? [...]