Kelly Campbell: 16 books

According to the NY Times, more than 80% of Americans feel that they have a book inside them. However, despite this overwhelming statistic, most people will never make the leap to writing a book. I think this is a travesty, but it is unfortunately true. There are so many reasons why a “would-be” writer might live their entire life without putting pen to paper.

Tasked with sorting through her great-grandmother's research into family history, 19-year old Linn reads a will from 1762 that starts her wondering about how her ancestors lived. Home from her freshman year at a prestigious college, she tries to cope with a near-rape she fended off, and with decisions...

Four breathtakingly romantic tales of a Regency Christmas from four bestselling romance authors. Down through the years, enchantment touches a tall gray house in Grosvenor Square. The legend of Lady Winterson’s Christmas ball promises true love and happiness to one lucky couple. Who will...

This compact history traces the computer industry from 1950s mainframes, through establishment of standards beginning in 1965, to personal computing in the 1980s and the Internet’s explosive growth since 1995. Martin Campbell-Kelly and Daniel Garcia-Swartz describe a steady trend toward miniaturization and explain its consequences.

The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field. Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...

Le retour du dessin animé culte... en comics ! Jerrica Benton, alias « Jem », est la fille du patron de la maison de disque Starlight Music. À la mort de son père, elle hérite de la moitié de la société ainsi que d’une pension pour orpheline, qu’elle tient avec sa sœur Kimber...

Computer: A History of the Information Machine traces the history of the computer and shows how business and government were the first to explore its unlimited, information-processing potential. Old-fashioned entrepreneurship combined with scientific know-how inspired now famous computer engineers...

Secret wartime projects in code-breaking, radar and ballistics produced a wealth of ideas and technologies that kick-started the development of digital computers. Alan Turing took an early lead on the theory side, along with fellow mathematicians on both sides of the Atlantic. This is the story of...

A business history of the software industry from the days of custom programming to the age of mass-market software and video games.

Le retour du dessin animé culte... en comics ! Jerrica et ses sœurs font maintenant face à leur plus grand défi : le succès ! Mais les Misfits n’ont pas l’intention de laisser ces débutantes marcher sur leurs plates-bandes et décident de faire appel à un nouveau manager. En coulisses,...

Roads have been around for centuries, allowing mankind a convenient path to arrive at their destination—be it a lengthy vacation getaway with family or merely to their own inviting home after an exhausting day at work. These roadway treks can bring with them a lifetime of memories. But not...

Since the publication of the first edition of this classic text, the major reforms in social work education resulted in the National Occupational Standards Framework (NOSF), which requires all social workers to demonstrate competence in a number of key areas. This practical text book covers...

This book covers the way computing was handled before the arrival of electronic computers. It discusses manual information processing and early technologies. The book describes the development of software technology, the professionalization of programming, and the emergence of a software industry.