Computers & Information Technology

A human-centric guide to solving complex problems in engineering management, from sizing teams to handling technical debt. There's a saying that people don't leave companies, they leave managers. Management is a key part of any organization, yet the...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CMI MANAGEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDNetflix, Spotify, and Salesforce are just the tip of the iceberg for the subscription model. The real transformation--and the real opportunity--is just...

Based on unprecedented access to the corporation's archives, The Intel Trinity is the first full history of Intel Corporation-the essential company of the digital age- told through the lives of the three most important figures in the company's history:...

'This book has had an enormous impact' Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft'Spectacular. Mind-blowing in its expansiveness and profundity' Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple'Iconic' Clay Christensen, author of The Innovator's DilemmaCryptocurrencies are...

'An excitable, high-octane account' - IndependentIn October 2022, Elon Musk marched through Twitter's front doors after buying the digital giant for $44 billion. His takeover came with the promise of fundamental change, but nothing could prepare the...

Remove your doubts about AI and explore how this technology can be future-proofed using blockchain's smart contracts and tamper-evident ledgers. With this practical book, system architects, software engineers, and systems solution specialists will learn...

Ken Segall put the 'i' in iPad. Now he explains why simplicity is the secret of Apple's success in Insanely Simple.To Steve Jobs, Simplicity wasn't just a design principle. It was a religion and a weapon. The obsession with Simplicity is what separates...

Software startups make global headlines every day. As technology companies succeed and grow, so do their engineering departments. In your career, you'll may suddenly get the opportunity to lead teams: to become a manager. But this is often uncharted...

Understand Bitcoin, Blockchains, and Cryptocurrency"Antony helps us all clearly understand the mechanics of bitcoin and blockchain." Rob Findlay, Founder, Next Money#1 Best Seller in Investing Derivatives and Natural Resource Extraction Industry,...

'A tale of Machiavellian plots and coups d'etat, it's just all so gripping' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2THE ULTIMATE 21ST CENTURY BUSINESS STORYSince 2006, Twitter has grown from the accidental side project of a failing internet start-up, to a global icon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593716601Author Zoe SchifferFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

You've got your dream job--making video games. You have a great project, great designs, and clever controls. One morning, you get a call from your producer. Turns out that wall-jumping trick won't work because the artists don't have time to design a...

Two world-renowned strategists detail the seven leadership imperatives for transforming companies in the new digital era.Digital transformation is critical. But winning in today's world requires more than digitization. It requires understanding that...

Messy code is a nuisance. "Tidying" code, to make it more readable, requires breaking it up into manageable sections. In this practical guide, author Kent Beck, creator of Extreme Programming and pioneer of software patterns, suggests when and where you...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart-and the...

*REVISED AND UPDATED**SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK 2022**A TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARS 2022**A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BUSINESS BOOK 2022*'A fascinating study of the tech giant and its symbiotic relationship with the Chinese...

Invaluable stories and lessons that will help you tackle one of the most challenging jobs in technology and business - leading transformation In Digital Trailblazer: Essential Lessons to Jumpstart Transformation and Accelerate Your Technology Leadership,...

The Legacy Apocalypse is upon us and business, community, and political leaders at all levels need this timely and thoughtful book from a superstar in the field. Aging computer systems present complex technical challenges for organisations both large and...

Exam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: Computing ScienceFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: Summer 2018Get your best grade with the SQA endorsed guide to National 5 Computing Science.Fully updated to account for the removal of Unit Assessments...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525566045Author Gary MarcusFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and the Crossfire series. In Release Me, powerful multimillionaire Damien Stark made Southern belle Nikki Fairchild an unforgettable indecent proposal which she couldn't resist. Now their sensual, erotic, powerfully...

Intelligent algorithms are already well on their way to making white collar jobs obsolete: travel agents, data-analysts, and paralegals are currently in the firing line. In the near future, doctors, taxi-drivers and ironically even computer programmers...

“The most interesting book ever written about Google” (The Washington Post) delivers the inside story behind the most successful and admired technology company of our time, now updated with a new Afterword.Google is arguably the most important company in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544511252Author Nir KalderoFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Lioncrest PublishingPublisher Lioncrest PublishingWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

New York Times bestselling author of The Everything Store Brad Stone takes us deep inside the new Silicon Valley.Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or walking into a stranger's home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but...

This "inside account captures the energy-and the madness-of the software giant's race to develop a critical new program. . . . Gripping" (Fortune Magazine).Showstopper is the dramatic, inside story of the creation of Windows NT, told by Wall Street...

Recognizing how the lines between digital and traditional forms of entrepreneurship are blurring, this forward-thinking book combines digital technology and entrepreneurship perspectives to advance knowledge on this paradigm-shifting typology of...

Achieve rapid acceleration and transformation with the Value Flywheel Effect.Today, every business is a technology business; every leader is a technology leader. As we enter this new era, organizations must learn to harness technology to drive innovation...

A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech-all in one place.Generative AI, Web3, neurotech, reusable rockets to power the space economy-new technologies like these are reshaping organizations at the hybrid office, on factory floors, and in the C-suite...

Winner of the Canadian National Business Book Award 2016Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2015In 2009, BlackBerry controlled half of the US smartphone market. Today that number is less than one per cent. What went so...

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BUILDING AN APP-BASED BUSINESS 'A must read for anyone who wants to start a mobile app business' Riccardo Zacconi, founder and CEO King Digital (maker of Candy Crush Saga) 'A fascinating deep dive into the world of billion-dollar...

Written with the verve of such works as The Big Short, The History of the Future, and The Spider Network, here is the fascinating, true story of the rise of Ethereum, the second-biggest digital asset in the world, the growth of cryptocurrency, and the...

**A WALL STREET JOURNAL AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER**Explore the true potential and impact of business automation Digital transformation of the business landscape is well underway, and businesses are being reshaped faster than ever before. Agility and...

New York Times bestselling author Ben Mezrich pulls back the curtain on the most volatile, complex, and bizarre corporate takeover in history: Elon Musk's acquisition and subsequent occupation of Twitter.In October 2022, Elon Musk marched through...

Adrian Daub's What Tech Calls Thinking is a lively dismantling of the ideas that form the intellectual bedrock of Silicon Valley. Equally important to Silicon Valley's world-altering innovation are the language and ideas it uses to explain and justify...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593087749Author Michael DellFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

A front-line industry insider's look at the financial technology explosion The FINTECH Book is your primary guide to the financial technology revolution, and the disruption, innovation and opportunity therein. Written by prominent thought leaders in the...

'A fascinating book . . . Bhaskar is a reassuringly positive and often witty guide'Observer'A fascinating, must-read book covering a vast array of topics from the arts to the sciences, technology to policy. This is a brilliant and thought-provoking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615477091Author Robert RiefstahlFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Demonstrating to Win!Publisher Demonstrating to Win!Weight(grams)...

We are experiencing the greatest global shift in the world of work for a century. So, how do we make the most of this unique opportunity and radically redesign the way we work - forever?Professor Lynda Gratton is the global thought-leader on the future...