The history of science is all around us, if you know where to look. And if you’re a traveler who loves science, you’ll definitely want to check out at a timely new resource from O’Reilly, The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science & Technology Come Alive, by John Graham-Cumming. Arriving just in time for summer [...]
The wit and wisdom of the Twittersphere is captured in this hilarious, and occasionally poignant, collection of handpicked tweets — the first-ever book created exclusively using content from Twitter.com!
To demonstrate the real-time nature of Twitter during a recent lecture, New York Times “Circuits” columnist David Pogue turned from his PowerPoint presentation to his Twitter page and [...]
Do you know you shed skin more frequently than a snake? Or that no matter how much you diet or exercise, the number of fat cells you have rarely changes? Do you know how your immune system works? Or what your pancreas does? Or the myriad — and often simple — ways you can improve [...]
Noriko is just getting started as a junior reporter for the Asagake Times. She’ll get her chance at journalistic fame and glory, but she’ll only succeed with some mathematical guidance from Mr. Seki, her overbearing and analytical boss.
In The Manga Guide to Calculus, the fifth title in the highly-acclaimed Manga Guide series from No Starch [...]
Learn how to take pro-quality shots with your Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500 and get your digital photography questions answered with the latest book from O’Reilly. In The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion, expert author Ben Long delivers a one-stop digital photography guide through a series of practical, easy-to-follow lessons that are tailored specifically [...]
Friday, August 4, 1944 was the day that 15-year-old Anne Frank, her family, and others who had been hiding in a secret Amsterdam annex were betrayed (by a still-unknown source) and imprisoned by the Gestapo. Shipped off to concentration camps, only Anne’s father, Otto, survived the ordeal. His secretary, Miep Gies (who still lives and [...]
No mission is impossible when makers put their mind to it. Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 16 will help you get smart with a special section on spy tech.
Learn how to build and use tiny surveillance devices, and how to know if a spy is using them on you. From tiny video cameras to [...]
Desktop GIS explores the world of Open Source GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software and provides a guide to navigate the many options available. Discover what kind of GIS user you are and lay the foundation to evaluate the options and decide what software is best for you.
Desktop GIS examines the challenges associated with assembling and [...]
If you think computer security has improved in recent years, The Myths of Security will shake you out of your complacency. Longtime security professional John Viega, formerly Chief Security Architect at McAfee, reports on the sorry state of the industry and offers concrete suggestions for professionals and individuals confronting the issue.
Why is security so bad? [...]
Written over a seven-year period, from 1914 to 1921, James Joyce’s Ulysses has survived bowdlerization, legal action, and controversy. The novel deals with the events of one day in Dublin, 16th June 1904, now known as “Bloomsday.”
The principal characters are Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom, and his wife Molly. “Ulysses” has been labelled dirty, blasphemous, and [...]
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