The First Men in the Moon is the last in a series of “scientific romances” begun by Wells with The Time Machine. In the opinion of many, it is also the last in a series of pessimistic and anti-utopian
Online social media have transformed the face of human interaction in the 21st century. Wikis, blogs, online groups and forums, podcasts, virtual worlds, and social tagging are but a few of the applic
SummaryMahout in Action is a hands-on introduction to machine learning with Apache Mahout. Following real-world examples, the book presents practical use cases and then illustrates how Mahout can be a
Machine learning builds models of the world using training data from the application domain and prior knowledge about the problem. The models are later applied to future data in order to estimate the
What happens when a friendless physics professor in his mid-thirties, still a virgin, travels back to December 1941 in a time machine he has invented. His goal is to become a national hero by destroyi
There is a volcano in Bali, the Agung, called The Morning of the World by the locals. And that's where Yoko meets up with her cousin Monya-who couldn't resist the temptation to use her time machine ag
New mission! New armor! New Iron Man! Lt. Col. James Rhodes is War Machine, the single most advanced one-man weapon of conventional combat. But wars aren't fought the way they used to be - and when
SummarySpring Batch in Action is an in-depth guide to writing batch applications using Spring Batch. Written for developers who have basic knowledge of Java and the Spring lightweight container, the b
Before the passage of the Hindu Widow's Re-marriage Act of 1856, Hindu tradition required a woman to live as a virtual outcast after her husband's death. Widows were expected to shave their heads, dis
Everyone can fart – everyone except Harvey. An amusing story complete with free fart machine!Young Harvey’s life is pretty good except for one thing … no matter how hard he tries, he just can’t fart.
In the real world the dynamic behavior of a real machine presents either unforeseen or limiting phenomena: both are undesired, and can be therefore be classified as parasitic phenomena — unwante
"Digital media technologies like the Internet create and host the social networks, virtual worlds, online communities, and media texts where it was once thought that we would all be the same, anonymou
Go behind the mask of one of the greatest villains of all time!"More machine than man now . . ."Featuring never-before-seen cross-sections of Darth Vader's suit, this book dissects the galaxy's most f
Join Francine Segan on a virtual tour of Italy with more than 125 recipes for cookies, cakes, pastries, frozen confections, and more. Favorites such as Cannoli and Zuppa Inglese are featured along wit
Teggs's arch-enemy, General Loki, has stolen a time machine. The astrosaurs trail him to Earth in the distant past, before the dinosaurs took of into space. Soon they uncover a terrifying plot to murd
The ribosome is a macromolecular machine that synthesizes proteins with a high degree of speed and accuracy. Our present understanding of its structure, function and dynamics is the result of six deca
The first people to fly did so in hot-air balloons. Some 120 years later, theWright brothers’ heavier-than-air flying machine made powered, controlled flight possible. Ever since, aviators have aspire
Graphic tools and visual solutions for team building and developmentVisual Teams uses visual tools and methods to help teams—both face-to-face and virtual—reach high performance in today's work enviro
To help you navigate the large number of new data tools available, this guide describes 60 of the most recent innovations, from NoSQL databases and MapReduce approaches to machine learning and visuali
In a Steampunk Asian like world, there are those who gain the powers over specific elements such as wind, fire and things that aren't really elements like machine and death. These people are called El
A body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting machine The world?s worst private detective The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mys
A body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting machine The world?s worst private detective The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mys
The fitness industry has become an unregulated misinformation machine. It is commonplace for well-built "gurus,” who lack any formal education, to be given a platform to promote a supplement, product,
A riveting novel about the remarkable life-and many loves-of author H. G. Wells. H. G. Wells, author of The Time Machine and War of the Worlds, was one of the twentieth century's most prophetic and
Card-Jitsu is a popular virtual card game on Club Penguin where penguins compete in order to achieve their ninja belt and receive access to secret "ninjas-only" rooms on the site. This in-depth "Card-
As a young Democratic lawyer, Franklin L. Kury defeated the senior Republican in the House, and the patronage machine that supported him, to go on to be a leader in the enactment of significant reform
As a young Democratic lawyer, Franklin L. Kury defeated the senior Republican in the House, and the patronage machine that supported him, to go on to be a leader in the enactment of significant reform
The year is 2054, and life has been reduced to a data feed. The fusing of virtual reality and cybernetics has ushered in the era of the surrogate, a new technology that lets users interact with the w
Apache Tomcat is the most popular open-source de-facto Java Web application server, standard for today's Web developers using JSP/Servlets.Apache Tomcat 7 covers details on installation and administra
Monitoring and diagnosis of electrical machine faults is a scientific and economic issue which is motivated by objectives for reliability and serviceability in electrical drives.This book provides a s
A hair-cutting machine, a used gum receptacle, jumping shoes, and more of the strangest inventions ever!A hat that can tip itself. A suitcase that turns into a bathtub. A pair of protective eyeglasses
How do you make cheese from pantry staples? Or create an oven smoker from scratch in just two minutes? Or make ice cream without a machine? In Home Made, Yvette van Boven shows you how, complete with
Sets out to track down the mythical beast that is a Bugatti Veyron. This title traces the genesis of this machine through Bugatti's long and glorious early days and then through its more turbulent mod
Winky Cherry introduces sewing to young seamsters?from simple stitches and doll making to understanding and using a sewing machine?in this series. Guides feature clever rhymes and simple instructions,
Winky Cherry introduces sewing to young seamsters?from simple stitches and doll making to understanding and using a sewing machine?in this series. Guides feature clever rhymes and simple instructions,
The focus from most Virtual Reality (VR) systems lies mainly on the visual immersion of the user. But the emphasis only on the visual perception is insufficient for some applications as the user is li
Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, the Newton Boys, the Santa Claus Bank Robbers. . . . During the era of gangsters and organized crime, Texas hosted its fair share of guns and gambling, moonshine a
SummaryAgile ALM is a guide for Java developers who want to integrate flexible agile practices and lightweight tooling along all phases of the software development process. The book introduces a new v
While Lila Black embarks on a new existence as a shape-shifting machine connected to the massive Signal dataset, part-demon elf rock star Zal explores his shadow-form abilities and Teazle the demon pu
Today on almost every desk in every office sits a computer. Eighty years ago,desktops were equipped with a nonelectronic data processing machine: a card file. In Paper Machines,Markus Krajewski traces
