Adam: 4614 books
Building a Business of Politics
The Rise of Political Consulting and the Transformation of American Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Political races in the United States rely heavily on highly paid political consultants who carefully curate the images of politicians, advise candidates on polling and analytics, and shape voters' perceptions through marketing and advertising techniques. More than half of the $6 billion spent in the...
Deep Learning
A Practitioner's Approach
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Although interest in machine learning has reached a high point, lofty expectations often scuttle projects before they get very far. How can machine learning—especially deep neural networks—make a real difference in your organization? This hands-on guide not only provides the most practical information...
Privacy Rights
Moral and Legal Foundations
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
We all know that Google stores huge amounts of information about everyone who uses its search tools, that Amazon can recommend new books to us based on our past purchases, and that the U.S. government engaged in many data-mining activities during the Bush administration to acquire information about...
by Adam Aarons
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2010
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With hundreds of pages, 40 images, & dozens of up to date links, The No Bull MAME Arcade Builder's Guide is the ultimate resource for anyone thinking about building the arcade of their dreams.
The guide covers everything from initial concept & planning...
by Adam J. Schiffer
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
Media bias has been a hot-button issue for several decades and it features prominently in the post-2016 political conversation. Yet, it receives only spotty treatment in existing materials aimed at political communication or introductory American politics courses.
Evaluating Media Bias is a...
Ethics and Science
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Who owns your genes? What does climate science imply for policy? Do corporations conduct honest research? Should we teach intelligent design? Humans are creating a new world through science. The kind of world we are creating will not simply be decided by expanding scientific knowledge, but will depend...
by Adam Shostack, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2008
“It is about time that a book like The New School came along. The age of security as pure technology is long past, and modern practitioners need to understand the social and cognitive aspects of security if they are to be successful. Shostack and Stewart teach readers exactly what they need to know--I...
A Thousand Small Sanities
The Moral Adventure of Liberalism
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
The New York Times-bestselling author offers a stirring defense of liberalism against the dogmatisms of our time
Not since the early twentieth century has liberalism, and liberals, been under such relentless attack, from both right and left. The crisis of democracy in our era has produced a...
Vermont Prohibition
Teetotalers, Bootleggers & Corruption
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Vermont became the nation's second dry state in 1853. But some locals refused to comply, and inept law enforcement led to ineffective consequences. What was intended to increase wholesomeness forced a newly carved detour toward crime and corruption. Early laws, such as the Liquor Law of 1853, targeted...
Selling Our Souls
The Commodification of Hospital Care in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2014
Health care costs make up nearly a fifth of U.S. gross domestic product, but health care is a peculiar thing to buy and sell. Both a scarce resource and a basic need, it involves physical and emotional vulnerability and at the same time it operates as big business. Patients have little choice but...
The Vegetarian Crusade
The Rise of an American Reform Movement, 1817-1921
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2013
Vegetarianism has been practiced in the United States since the country's founding, yet the early years of the movement have been woefully misunderstood and understudied. Through the Civil War, the vegetarian movement focused on social and political reform, but by the late nineteenth century, the...
by Adam Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
The use of behavioural science to inform policy is one of the main developments in the social sciences over the last several decades. In this book, Adam Oliver offers an accessible introduction to the development of behavioural public policy, examining how behavioural economics might be used to inform...
The Bold Truth about Investing
Ten Commandments for Building Personal Wealth
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2012
In times of economic uncertainty, it is vital to not only protect your hard-earned assets,but also to stay attuned to new investment opportunities. Mutual funds guru Adam Bold has distilled a back-to-basics approach to personal finance into ten streamlined commandments. Delivered in his signature...
by Adam Freeman
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
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Discover Angular, the leading client-side web framework, from the point of view of an ASP.NET Core MVC developer. Best-selling author Adam Freeman brings...