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Effective Java [September 23, 2020]
Joshua Bloch
The Definitive Guide to Java Platform Best Practices–Updated for Java 7, 8, and 9 Java has changed dramatically since the previous edition of Effective Java was published shortly after the release of Java 6. This Jolt award-winning classic has now b...
Code Complete, 2nd Edition [September 23, 2020]
Steve Mcconnell
Widely considered one of the best practical guides to programming, Steve McConnell s original CODE COMPLETE has been helping developers write better software for more than a decade. Now this classic book has been fully updated and revised with leadin...
Who Gets What -- and Why: The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design [September 23, 2020]
Alvin E. Roth
A Nobel laureate reveals the often surprising rules that govern a vast array of activities -- both mundane and life-changing -- in which money may play little or no role. If you've ever sought a job or hired someone, applied to college or guided you...
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship [September 23, 2020]
Robert C. Martin
Even bad code can function. But if code isn’t clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Noted soft...
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Joanne Romanovich's Library) [September 23, 2020]
Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides
Capturing a wealth of experience about the design of object-oriented software, four top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. Previously undocumented, these 23 patterns allow design...
The Coddling of the American Mind [September 22, 2020]
Greg Lukianoff , Jonathan Haidt
A timely investigation into the campus assault on free speech and what it means for students, education, and our democracyIn September of 2015, Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff wrote a cover story for the Atlantic called "The Coddling of the America...
Sex Robots and Vegan Meat [September 22, 2020]
Jenny Kleeman
A timely investigation into the forces that are driving innovation in the three core areas of human experience: birth, food, and sex.In Sex Robots & Vegan Meat, award-winning journalist and documentary-maker Jenny Kleeman takes us on a journey in...
Go in Action [September 22, 2020]
Brian Ketelsen and Erik St. Martin and William Kennedy
Summary Go in Action introduces the Go language, guiding you from inquisitive developer to Go guru. The book begins by introducing the unique features and concepts of Go. Then, you'll get hands-on experience writing real-world applications includin...
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness [September 21, 2020]
Morgan Housel
Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money―investing, personal finance, and business decisions―is typically taught as a math-based field, ...
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich [September 16, 2020]
William L. Shirer
National Book Award Winner: The definitive account of Nazi Germany and “one of the most important works of history of our time” (The New York Times).   When the Third Reich fell, it fell swiftly. The Nazis had little time to destroy their memos, the...
Elements of Programming Interviews: The Insiders' Guide [September 5, 2020]
Adnan Aziz , Tsung-Hsien Lee , Amit Prakash
The core of EPI is a collection of over 300 problems with detailed solutions, including 100 figures, 250 tested programs, and 150 variants. The problems are representative of questions asked at the leading software companies.The book begins with a su...
Modern C [September 5, 2020]
Jens Gustedt
introduction and reference for modern C
Design Systems: A Practical Guide to Creating Design Languages for Digital Products [September 5, 2020]
Alla Kholmatova
Not all design systems are equally effective. Some can generate coherent user experiences, others produce confusing patchwork designs. Some inspire teams to contribute to them, while others are neglected. Some get better with time, more cohesive and...
An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management [September 2, 2020]
Will Larson
There's a saying that people don't leave companies, they leave managers. Management is a key part of any organization, yet the discipline is often self-taught and unstructured. Getting to the good solutions of complex management challenges can make ...
Kotlin in Action [September 2, 2020]
Dmitry Jemerov and Svetlana Isakova
Summary Kotlin in Action guides experienced Java developers from the language basics of Kotlin all the way through building applications to run on the JVM and Android devices. Foreword by Andrey Breslav, Lead Designer of Kotlin. Purchase of the pr...
Head First Kotlin: A Brain-Friendly Guide [September 2, 2020]
Dawn Griffiths and David Griffiths
What will you learn from this book? Head First Kotlin is a complete introduction to coding in Kotlin. This hands-on book helps you learn the Kotlin language with a unique method that goes beyond syntax and how-to manuals and teaches you how to think...
Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals [September 2, 2020]
Tyler Cowen
Growth is good. Through history, economic growth, in particular, has alleviated human misery, improved human happiness and opportunity, and lengthened human lives. Wealthier societies are more stable, offer better living standards, produce better me...
High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People [September 2, 2020]
Elad Gil
Well known technology executive and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high growth tech companies like Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Instacart, Coinbase, Stripe, and Square as they've grown from small companies into global brands. Across all of thes...
Irresistible [September 2, 2020]
Adam Alter
“One of the most mesmerizing and important books I’ve read in quite some time. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are controlling our lives and offers the tools we need to rescue our businesses, our families, and our sanity.” — Ad...
Essentials of Programming Languages [September 2, 2020]
Daniel P. Friedman, Mitchell Wand
What really happens when a program runs? Essentials of Programming Languages teaches the fundamental concepts of programming languages through numerous short programs, or "interpreters," that actually implement the features of a language. Nearly 300...
Puppyhood: How to Raise the Perfect Dog [August 29, 2020]
Cesar Millan
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel's *Dog Whisperer*, the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. **For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into thei...
Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel [August 29, 2020]
Tom Wainwright
Picking his way through Andean cocaine fields, Central American prisons, Colorado pot shops, and the online drug dens of the Dark Web, Tom Wainwright provides a fresh, innovative look into the drug trade and its 250 million customers. More than just...
How to Be Miserable [August 29, 2020]
Randy J. Paterson
Want to be miserable? It isn't as difficult as it sounds, and chances are, you're already doing it! Studies show that repeating specific behaviors can actually increase feelings of dissatisfaction, foster a lack of motivation, and detract from your q...
Accelerate [August 26, 2020]
Forsgren PhD
Accelerate your organization to win in the marketplace.How can we apply technology to drive business value? For years, we've been told that the performance of software delivery teams doesn't matter―that it can't provide a competitive advantage to our...
The Mom Test: How to Talk to Customers & Learn if Your Business Is a Good Idea When Everyone Is Lying to You [August 26, 2020]
Rob Fitzpatrick
The Mom Test is a quick, practical guide that will save you time, money, and heartbreak. They say you shouldn't ask your mom whether your business is a good idea, because she loves you and will lie to you. This is technically true, but it misses the...
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous [August 26, 2020]
Ocean Vuong
** Sunday Times Bestseller **Brilliant, heartbreaking and highly original, Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling.'A marvel' Marlon JamesThis is a letter from a son to a...
Empty Planet [August 26, 2020]
Darrell Bricker , John Ibbitson
An award-winning journalist and leading international social researcher make the provocative argument that the global population will soon decline—and that immigration will be the key to prospering in this new social, political, and economic la...
Talking to Humans: Success Starts With Understanding Your Customers [August 26, 2020]
Giff Constable , Frank Rimalovski , Tom Fishburne
Talking to Humans is a practical guide to the qualitative side of customer development, an indispensable skill for vetting and improving any new startup or innovation. This book will teach you how to structure and run effective customer interviews, ...
Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises [August 26, 2020]
Charles P. Kindleberger
The best known and most highly regarded book on financial crises Financial crises and speculative excess can be traced back to the very beginning of trade and commerce. Since its introduction in 1978, this book has charted and followed this volatile...
Trades, Quotes and Prices [August 26, 2020]
Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Julius Bonart, Jonathan Donier
The widespread availability of high-quality, high-frequency data has revolutionised the study of financial markets. By describing not only asset prices, but also market participants' actions and interactions, this wealth of information offers a new ...
Why Stock Markets Crash: Critical Events in Complex Financial Systems [August 26, 2020]
Didier Sornette
The scientific study of complex systems has transformed a wide range of disciplines in recent years, enabling researchers in both the natural and social sciences to model and predict phenomena as diverse as earthquakes, global warming, demographic p...
Market Microstructure in Practice [August 26, 2020]
Charles-Albert Lehalle, Sophie Laruelle
This book exposes and comments on the consequences of Reg NMS and MiFID on market microstructure. It covers changes in market design, electronic trading, and investor and trader behaviors. The emergence of high frequency trading and critical events ...
The Volatility Smile [August 26, 2020]
Emanuel Derman, Michael B. Miller
The Volatility Smile The Black-Scholes-Merton option model was the greatest innovation of 20th century finance, and remains the most widely applied theory in all of finance. Despite this success, the model is fundamentally at odds with the observed ...
Volatility Trading [August 26, 2020]
Euan Sinclair
In Volatility Trading , Sinclair offers you a quantitative model for measuring volatility in order to gain an edge in your everyday option trading endeavors. With an accessible, straightforward approach. He guides traders through the basics of optio...
Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events [August 26, 2020]
Robert J. Shiller
From Nobel Prize–winning economist and New York Times bestselling author Robert Shiller, a groundbreaking account of how stories help drive economic events―and why financial panics can spread like epidemic viruses In a world in which internet troll...
Systematic Trading: A unique new method for designing trading and investing systems [August 26, 2020]
Robert Carver
This is not just another book with yet another trading system. This is a complete guide to developing your own systems to help you make and execute trading and investing decisions. It is intended for everyone who wishes to systematise their financia...
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, Global Edition [August 26, 2020]
John C Hull
For graduate courses in business, economics, financial mathematics, and financial engineering; for advanced undergraduate courses with students who have good quantitative skills; and for practitioners involved in derivatives markets Practitioners re...
Python for Finance: Analyze Big Financial Data [August 26, 2020]
Yves Hilpisch
The financial industry has adopted Python at a tremendous rate recently, with some of the largest investment banks and hedge funds using it to build core trading and risk management systems. This hands-on guide helps both developers and quantitative...
Theory of Financial Risk and Derivative Pricing: From Statistical Physics to Risk Management [August 26, 2020]
Jean-Philippe Bouchaud and Marc Potters
Risk control and derivative pricing have become of major concern to financial institutions, and there is a real need for adequate statistical tools to measure and anticipate the amplitude of the potential moves of the financial markets. Summarising ...
Option Trading: Pricing and Volatility Strategies and Techniques [August 26, 2020]
Euan Sinclair
An A to Z options trading guide for the new millennium and the new economy Written by professional trader and quantitative analyst Euan Sinclair, Option Trading is a comprehensive guide to this discipline covering everything from historical backgrou...
Money Makers: Inside the New World of Finance and Business [August 26, 2020]
David Snider, Dr. Chris Howard
Money Makers illuminates the often secretive industries of the private sector that drive the modern economy. David Snider and Chris Howard draw on their interviews with top executives- such as Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase; David Rubenstein, Co...
Boom and Bust: Financial Cycles and Human Prosperity [August 26, 2020]
Alex J. Pollock
While the recent economic crisis was a painful period for many Americans, the panic surrounding the downturn was fueled by an incomplete understanding of economic history. Economic hysteria made for riveting journalism and effective political theate...
Basic Option Volatility Strategies: Understanding Popular Pricing Models [August 26, 2020]
Sheldon Natenberg
Now you can learn directly from Sheldon Natenberg! In this unique multimedia course, Natenberg will explain the most popular option pricing strategies. Follow along as this trading legend walks you through the calculations and key elements of option...
Elasticsearch: The Definitive Guide [August 25, 2020]
Clinton Gormley and Zachary Tong
Whether you need full-text search or real-time analytics of structured data—or both—the Elasticsearch distributed search engine is an ideal way to put your data to work. This practical guide not only shows you how to search, analyze, and explore dat...
Behold a Pale Horse [August 25, 2020]
Milton William Cooper
Behold [1]: Bill Cooper, former United States Naval Intelligence Briefing Team member, reveals information that remains hidden from the public eye. This information has been kept in topsecret government files since the 1940s. His audiences hear the ...
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