Athanassios Nikolaides, “Highway Engineering: Pavements, Materials and Control of Quality”
English | ISBN: 146657996X | 2015 | 924 pages | PDF | 57 MB
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Highway Engineering: Pavements, Materials and Control of Quality
WebGL Insights
Patrick Cozzi, “WebGL Insights”
English | ISBN: 1498716075 | 2015 | 416 pages | PDF | 20 MB
Given its ubiquity, plugin-free deployment, and ease of development, the adoption of WebGL is on the rise. Skilled WebGL developers provide organizations with the ability to develop and implement efficient and robust solutions―creating a growing demand for skilled WebGL developers.
Diving and Subaquatic Medicine, Fifth Edition
Diving and Subaquatic Medicine, Fifth Edition by Carl Edmonds and Michael Bennett
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1482260123 | 865 pages | PDF | 42,3 MB
Considered an essential resource by many in the field, Diving and Subaquatic Medicine remains the leading text on diving medicine, written to fulfil the requirements of any general physician wishing to advise their patients appropriately when a diving trip is planned, for those accompanying diving expeditions or when a doctor is required to assess and treat anyone who has been involved in a diving accident.
Handbook of Food Analysis, Third Edition – Two Volume Set
Handbook of Food Analysis, Third Edition – Two Volume Set by Leo M.L. Nollet, Fidel Toldra
2015 | ISBN: 1466556544 | English | 1568 pages | PDF | 43 MB
Updated to reflect changes in the industry during the last ten years, The Handbook of Food Analysis, Third Edition covers the new analysis systems, optimization of existing techniques, and automation and miniaturization methods. Under the editorial guidance of food science pioneer Leo M.L. Nollet and new editor Fidel Toldra, the chapters take an in-depth look at how to determine the chemical composition of foodstuffs at the level required to safeguard consumer health, well-being, and safety.
Fodor’s In Focus Turks & Caicos Island
Fodor’s, “Fodor’s In Focus Turks & Caicos Islands (Travel Guide)”
ISBN: 1101878525 | 2015 | EPUB | 160 pages | 12 MB
A favorite destination for American vacationers who are looking for a safe and comfortable beach getaway, the Turks & Caicos Islands offer some of the most beautiful water in the world. The pristine waters here have been known to divers for decades, but the islands also offer opportunities for snorkeling and deep-sea fishing for travelers who can pull themselves from the silky sands in front of their excellent resorts.
Efficient Learning Machines: Theories, Concepts, and Applications for Engineers and System Designers…
Efficient Learning Machines: Theories, Concepts, and Applications for Engineers and System Designers by Mariette Awad, Rahul Khanna
2015 | ISBN: 1430259892 | English | 268 pages | True PDF | 8 MB
Machine learning techniques provide cost-effective alternatives to traditional methods for extracting underlying relationships between information and data and for predicting future events by processing existing information to train models. Efficient Learning Machines explores the major topics of machine learning, including knowledge discovery, classifications, genetic algorithms, neural networking, kernel methods, and biologically-inspired techniques.
Pro Android Wearables: Building Apps for Smartwatches (True PDF)
Wallace Jackson, “Pro Android Wearables: Building Apps for Smartwatches”
English | ISBN: 1430265507 | 2015 | 580 pages | True PDF | 41 MB
Pro Android Wearables details how to design and build Android Wear apps for new and unique Android wearable device types, such as Google Android smartwatches, which use the new WatchFaces API, as well as health-monitoring features and other cool features such as altimeters and compasses. It’s time to take your Android 5 Wear application development skills and experience to the next level and get exposure to a whole new world of hardware.
Beginning Oracle PL/SQL, 2nd edition
Donald Bales, “Beginning Oracle PL/SQL, 2nd edition”
English | ISBN: 1484207386 | 2015 | 492 pages | PDF | 15 MB
Beginning Oracle PL/SQL gets you started in using the built-in language that every Oracle developer and database administrator must know. Oracle Database is chock-full of built-in application features that are free for the using, and PL/SQL is your ticket to learning about and using those features from your own code. With it, you can centralize business logic in the database, you can offload application logic, and you can automate database- and application-administration tasks.
Pro XAML with C#: From Design to Deployment on WPF, Windows Store, and Windows Phone
Buddy James, “Pro XAML with C#: From Design to Deployment on WPF, Windows Store, and Windows Phone”
English | ISBN: 1430267763 | 2015 | 296 pages | True PDF | 9 MB
Packed with real, usable code and expert insights, Pro XAML with C# shows you how to design and build compelling enterprise applications on WPF, Windows Store, or Windows Phone, or any combination of the three.
Machine Learning Projects for .NET Developers
Mathias Brandewinder, “Machine Learning Projects for .NET Developers”
English | ISBN: 1430267674 | 2015 | 300 pages | True PDF | 7 MB
Machine Learning Projects for .NET Developers shows you how to build smarter .NET applications that learn from data, using simple algorithms and techniques that can be applied to a wide range of real-world problems. You’ll code each project in the familiar setting of Visual Studio, while the machine learning logic uses F#, a language ideally suited to machine learning applications in .NET. If you’re new to F#, this book will give you everything you need to get started. If you’re already familiar with F#, this is your chance to put the language into action in an exciting new context.
Pro Android 5
Grant Allen, “Pro Android 5”
English | ISBN: 1430246804 | 2015 | 752 pages | True PDF | 9 MB
Pro Android 5 shows you how to build real-world and fun mobile apps using the Android 5 SDK. This book updates the best-selling Pro Android and covers everything from the fundamentals of building apps for smartphones, tablets, and embedded devices to advanced concepts such as custom components, multi-tasking, sensors/augmented reality, better accessories support and much more.
Practical jQuery
Ankur Kumar, “Practical jQuery”
English | ISBN: 1484207882 | 2015 | 320 pages | True PDF | 6 MB
Practical jQuery is your step-by-step guide to using jQuery in the real world, taking you from downloading jQuery all the way to extending it by writing your own plug-ins and testing the DOM using QUnit. jQuery is one of today’s most popular JavaScript web application development frameworks and libraries. While getting started with the tool is easy, sometimes it’s not as simple to completely realize the power and automation that it can bring to your development work-and that’s especially the case when you’re in the middle of a project, up against a deadline.
Beginning App Development with Parse and PhoneGap
Wilkins Fernandez, Stephan Alber, “Beginning App Development with Parse and PhoneGap”
English | ISBN: 1484202368 | 2015 | 300 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Beginning App Development with Parse and PhoneGap teaches you how to start app development with Parse and PhoneGap: free and open source software. Using the building block languages of the web–HTML, JavaScript, and CSS–you’ll be on your way to creating a fully working product with minimal effort as fast as possible. With over 25 years’ of combined experience, the authors make daunting tasks seem trivial. There is no book on the market that can take you from designer to developer faster.
Why Stocks Go Up and Down, 4E
William H. Pike CFA, Patrick C. Gregory CFA, “Why Stocks Go Up and Down, 4E”
English | ISBN: 0989298205 | 2013 | EPUB | 432 pages | 13,4 MB
Why Stocks Go Up and Down is an in depth introduction to stocks and bonds. It explains the basics of of financial statement analysis, cash flow generation, stock price valuation, and more. Commonly misunderstood terms such as “capitalize”, “equity,” and “diluted earnings” are explained clearly. Stock valuation methods including price/earnings ratio, price/cash flow ratio, and Enterprise Value / EBITDA are covered. The book is about fundamentals; it is not an investment system or “how to make a million dollars in the market”. The subtitle, “The Book You Need To Understand Other Investment Books” says it best. That subtitle is the result of comments received from readers over many years.
Research Methods in Health: Investigating Health and Health Services, 4 edition
Ann Bowling, “Research Methods in Health: Investigating Health and Health Services, 4 edition”
English | ISBN: 0335262740 | 2014 | 536 pages | PDF | 53 MB
This bestselling book provides an accessible introduction to the concepts and practicalities of research methods in health and health services. This new edition has been extensively re-worked and expanded and now includes expanded coverage of:
Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repairs (3rd edition)
Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repairs (3rd edition) By C. Calvin Jones
2013 | 228 Pages | ISBN: 097655304X | PDF | 112 MB
BBB3, or Big Blue Book of bicycle repair is now in its third edition, updated and expanded with new topics, components, tools, step-by-step procedures and photos.The third edition provides both novice and veteran mechanics with the information needed to perform nearly any repair, from trailside adjustments to complete overhauls. This is the perfect repair manual and reference guide for nearly any road, mountain or single-speed bike.
Making Robots Walk
Making Robots Walk by Christopher Lahr
English | 11 July 2015 | ASIN: B011GRNR8M | 292 Pages | True AZW3 (Kindle)/(EPUB/PDF conv) | 11.77 MB
MAKING ROBOTS WALK by Derek Frei Lahr is a how-to manual for designing and building two-legged walking robots. It examines the mathematical principles and formulas that underlie the construction of a robot that walks not like a machine but like an animal or a man. It also demonstrates with concrete examples. These examples come from Dr. Lahr’s own experiences building the robots that were three-peat Winners of the World Robo-Cup, competed twice in DARPA’s Robot Challenge and have twice graced the cover of Popular Science.
Fashionable Encounters: Perspectives and trends in textile and dress in the Early Modern Nordic Worl…
Fashionable Encounters: Perspectives and trends in textile and dress in the Early Modern Nordic World (Ancient Textiles) by Tove Engelhardt Mathiassen and Marie-Louise Nosch
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1782973826 | 256 pages | EPUB | 92 MB
At the heart of this anthology lies the world of fashion: a concept that pervades the realm of clothes and dress; appearances and fashionable manners; interior design; ideas and attitudes. Here sixteen papers focus on the Nordic world (Denmark, Norway, Sweden Finland, Iceland, the Faroe Isles and Greenland) within the time frame AD 1500-1850.
Swift for Beginners: Develop and Design
Boisy G. Pitre, “Swift for Beginners: Develop and Design”
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0134044703 | 304 pages | PDF | 13.2 MB
LEARNING A NEW PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE can be daunting. With Swift, Apple has lowered the barrier of entry for developing iOS and OS X apps by giving developers an innovative new programming language for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch.
Basic Financial Accounting, 4th edition
Basic Financial Accounting, 4th edition by W. Bosua and M. Schutte
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1485102782 | 112 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB
A serious need exists among students and others who have not previously come into contact with the basic principles of financial accounting. Basic financial accounting answers this need. The authors make no assumptions about the reader’s prior knowledge of financial accounting. Practical exercises at the end of each chapter allow the reader to test his or her own progress. Basic Financial Accounting is an ideal introductory or bridging text for students new to the subject, their lecturers, and for the general acquisition of the basic concepts of financial accounting. This book will also be very helpful as a revision tool for basic financial accounting concepts and principles. The fourth edition has been thoroughly revised to take into account the latest IFRS terminology. Additional activities have been added to each chapter, and an entirely new chapter has been added on value-added tax.
