Essential Skills for the Agile Developer – A Guide to Better Programming and Design, Alan Shalloway, – 2012
Essential Skills for the Agile Developer
High Voltage
High Voltage – The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry, Jim Motavalli, – 2011
Electric car enthusiasts will want to read this book, as will anyone interested in the future of transportation. Hard cover, very readable, 200 pages.
The Weekend Navigator
The Weekend Navigator – Simple Boat Navigation with GPS and Electronics, Robert Sweet, – 2012
Boat owners will find this useful. There have been big improvements in boat navigation systems, and this book shows you how to use them. Large format, 250 pages.
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson, (- 2011)
The life and times of the driving force and visionary of Apple. Hardcover, 600 pages.
Python Testing
Python Testing – Beginner’s Guide : An Easy and Convenient Approach to Testing your Python Projects, Daniel Arbuckle, – 2010
Programmers will want to read this very practical book. 200 pages.
Brain Bugs
Brain Bugs – How the Brain’s Flaws Shape Our Lives, Dean Buonomano, – 2011
If you want to understand how the brain works, this book will get you a bit ahead. Written by a professor but very readable. Hardcover, 250 pages.
Google Secrets
Google Secrets – Do What You Never Thought Possible with Google, Yvette Davis, – 2012
This is a user guide for the many Google services. 400 pages.
Contents:
Part I Customizing Your Google Experience
Starting Strong: Google Account and Profile Secrets
Customizing Your Google Experience with iGoogle
Increasing Your Knowledge with Google Reader
Part II Google Search Secrets
Using Your Words: Natural Language Searches
Refining Your Search
Staying Close with Local Search
Learning More with Informational Searches
Using Multimedia Search to Find Entertainment
Customizing Search to Your Needs
Part III Google Gmail Secrets
Harnessing the Power of a Gmail Account
Managing Messages
Part IV Secrets for Sharing Content with Google Applications
Getting Your Message Out with Blogger
Managing Your Blog
Getting More from YouTube
Getting the Picture with Picasa and Picnik
Part V Google Social and Collaboration App Secrets
Google Talk Secrets
Staying Connected with Google Voice
Catching the Buzz: Google Buzz
Socializing with Orkut
Expanding Knowledge on the Web with Knol
Getting Involved in Google Groups
Part VI Google Productivity Apps Secrets
Creating More with Google Docs
Designing Better Presentations
Calculating Answers with Spreadsheet
Demystifying Google Forms and Drawing
Scheduling Better with Google Calendar
Navigating Better with Google Maps
Part VII Google Website Secrets
Building Your Home on the Web with Google Sites
Improving Your Website with Google’s Apps
Implementing Google Analytics
Using Google Analytics for eCommerce
Integrating Google Analytics with AdWords
Tweaking Google Analytics
Part VIII Android Secrets
Getting More Done with Android
Creating Android Apps
The Market Research Toolbox
The Market Research Toolbox – A Concise Guide for Beginners, third edition, Edward McQuarrie, – 2012
Managers and MBA students will want to read this book. Traditional market research books would discuss products like Proctor Gamble’s soaps, but this book looks at technology products from companies like Cisco. This new edition has major updates related to the web. 250 pages.
Game Programming for Teens
Game Programming for Teens, Maneesh Sethi, – 2009
This book teaches programming using Basic and the BlitzMax IDE.
Contents:
Getting to Know BASIC
Loops, Functions, Arrays, and Types
The Style Factor
Beginning Graphics
Page Flipping and Pixel Plotting
Basic Image Programming
Animation
Collision Detection
Handling Input
Sounds and Music
Artificial Intelligence
The Final Frontier: Invaderz!!!
MacRuby
MacRuby – The Definitive Guide, Matt Aimonetti, – 2011
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