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81) Loonshots: how to nurture the crazy ideas that win wars, cure diseases, and transform industries
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"'Loonshots is a brilliant and wonderfully entertaining book, an unstoppable read, full of surprises and rich with insight into how people create and nurture things that change the world. It's also an important book. Bahcall, a physicist and biotech entrepreneur, is unfolding the secrets behind successes everywhere.' --Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone and The Wild Trees What do James Bond and Lipitor have in common? Why do traffic jams appear...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In The Future Is Disabled, Leah Laksmi Piepzna-Samarasinha asks some provocative questions: What if, in the near future, the majority of people will be disabled - and what if that's not a bad thing? And what if disability justice and disabled wisdom are crucial to creating a future in which it's possible to survive fascism, climate change, and pandemics and to bring about liberation? Building on the work of their game-changing book Care Work: Dreaming...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Shelley Stone might be a little overwhelmed. She runs the company Conch, the manufacturer of a small wearable device that attaches to the user's ear and whispers helpful advice and prompts. She's married with two small children, Nova and Blazer, both of whom are learning Mandarin. She employs a cook, a nanny, a driver, and an assistant, she sets an alarm for 2AM conference calls, and occasionally takes a standing nap while waiting in line when she's...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Explains what SEO is and how you can start optimizing your website for search and achieve greater visibility and traffic.
In this course, author David Booth explains what search engine optimization (SEO) is and how you can start using it to increase your website's visibility to search engines and attract the right kind of traffic to the right kinds of pages on your site. Discover how to read a results page and find your ranking, and see how rankings...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Leverage Smart Objects, clipping masks, and slices, in Photoshop and make graphics that will look razor sharp on any screen size.
With so many different devices on the market, web designers are faced with the challenge of creating multiple versions of their graphics for phones and tablets. Let Chris Converse show you how to leverage Smart Objects, clipping masks, and slices in Adobe Photoshop and make graphics that will look razor sharp on any screen....
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Find out how to set up an online store with Shopify, the simple, secure solution for selling your physical and digital products.
Shopify is a one-stop solution for ecommerce, requiring no special software or skills. Find out how to set up an online store with Shopify in these tutorials with Morten Rand-Hendriksen. Learn to sign up for an account, configure tax and notification settings, set up payment processing and shipping options, and start adding...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Get up and running with RealFlow, the motion picture industry's standard tool for liquid simulations.
RealFlow is the motion picture industry's standard tool for liquid simulations. It's a standalone application that offers robust interoperability with most popular 3D programs. In this introductory course, you'll explore the powerful features of the RealFlow core application, and see how RealFlow is integrated into Maya and 3ds Max. You'll learn...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Get an overview of core motion graphics principles within the framework of an After Effects tool set.
Explore the core principles used to create motion graphics using a familiar tool—Adobe After Effects. In this course, instructor Ian Robinson explores everything from gathering inspiration to integrating traditional typography, transitional elements, animated textures, color, and more into motion graphics. Ian breaks down each of these key principles...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn to write embedded software in the top programming language paying attention to what matters most in this field: size and energy consumption.
From medical devices to a car’s dashboard to a video game controller, embedded systems are all around us. Learning to write embedded software in C will help you deliver applications that are small, efficient, and fast. In this course, instructor Eduardo Corpeño explains how C programming and the Internet...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Covers five of the most important new features in Photoshop CS5.
In five movies, author Deke McClelland covers five of the most important new features in Photoshop CS5 and shows how these powerful functions can be integrated into workflow immediately and efficiently. Photoshop CS5 Top 5 starts with the small stuff—the Straighten button, the Mini Bridge, and content-aware fill—then builds up to powerhouse features such as High Dynamic Range (HDR)...
Author
Publisher
Hellgate Press
Pub. Date
20211025
Language
English
Description
I had stepped out of the arena in 1995...and locked away the memories of a battle deep inside my heart. Eight years later, a small boy entered into my life and with him the key. The sights, the sounds, the questions of a child forced me to relive the battle...to understand it more clearly...and to unlock what I would ultimately share with others. This is a true story of my life as a Plebe at the United States Naval Academy. It is written as a series...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to build the life you want. Get tips for increasing your happiness, satisfaction, and odds of success.
What's the secret of successful and happy people? While there's no magic formula, there are small steps you can take to appreciably increase your satisfaction and odds of success—at work and in life. Join coach Chris Croft as he introduces his top tips for life mastery. Learn how goals help you build the life you want, how reducing what's...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Implement Amazon Web Services (AWS) securely. This course is designed for the system administrator who needs to configure AWS Identity and Access Management for users and groups and prepare for account audits.
Cloud computing isn't just for startups. Many of the world's leading companies, including GE and Dow Jones, run on the cloud, and they choose Amazon Web Services (AWS). If you're tasked with implementing AWS at your organization, big or small,...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the psychological reasons why good UI design works, so that you can build websites and apps that work the way your users think.
While user behavior may often seem random, there are psychological reasons behind the choices individuals make as they navigate a user interface. In this course, learn about the psychological reasons why good UI design works, so that you can build websites and apps that work the way your users think. Instructor...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to foster engagement and establish a sense of purpose in your employees by creating a culture of learning.
When you deliberately engage employees through learning, they’re 48% more likely to find purpose in their work. But learning and development need to be intentional—and continual—to succeed. This course explores the core mindsets, key questions, tested approaches, and building blocks to help you create or maintain and drive a...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Language
English
Description
Learn 12 techniques for how to work with data using Python. Review how to explore data, ingest data, visualize data, and more.
Modern work in data science requires skilled professionals versed in analysis workflows and using powerful tools. Python can play an integral role in nearly every aspect of working with data—from ingest, to querying, to extracting and visualizing. This course highlights twelve tips and tricks you can put into practice to...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Was a monstrous killer brought to justice or an innocent mother condemned? On an April night in 1989, three small children perished in a Los Angeles apartment fire. Their young mother, Jo Ann Parks, escaped unharmed, the sole survivor and only eyewitness. Though they at first believed the fire had been a tragic accident, forensic fire investigators soon uncovered evidence that Parks had sabotaged wiring, set several fires herself, and even barricaded...
Author
Series
Bloomsbury sigma volume 21
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Karin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother's funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist, she was eager to learn more about herself, her family and the interconnectedness of society using DNA research. After all, we're all related. And in a sense, we are all family. My European Family tells the story of Europe and its people through its genetic legacy, from the first wave of immigration to the present day,...
100) Come and see
Series
Criterion collection volume 1035
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Belarusian
Description
As Nazi forces encroach on his small village in Belorussia, teenage Flyora eagerly joins the Soviet resistance. Rather than the adventure and glory he envisioned, what he finds is a waking nightmare of unimaginable carnage and cruelty. Nearly blocked from being made by Soviet censors, who took seven years to approve its script, is perhaps the most visceral, impossible-to-forget antiwar film ever made.
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