Dang-Khoa's bookshelf: read en-US Sun, 04 May 2025 21:54:18 -0700 60 Dang-Khoa's bookshelf: read 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg How to be a modern scientist 30127110 100 Jeffrey Leek Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.12 How to be a modern scientist
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading]]> 41878914 How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.

You are told about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them � from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading, you learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. You are taught the different reading techniques for reading practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science.

Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests whereby you can measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension and speed.

This is a more recently published edition of ISBN 9780671212094. An earlier edition with the same ISBN can be found here.

]]> 442 Mortimer J. Adler 0671212095 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 3.98 1940 How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine and Healthcare]]> 45153486 Required reading in many medical and healthcare institutions,ĚýHow to Read a PaperĚýis a clear and wide-ranging introduction to evidence-based medicine and healthcare, helping readers to understand its central principles, critically evaluate published data, and implement the results in practical settings. Author Trisha Greenhalgh guides readers through each fundamental step of inquiry, from searching the literature to assessing methodological quality and appraising statistics.

How to Read a PaperĚýaddresses the common criticisms of evidence-based healthcare, dispelling many of its myths and misconceptions, while providing a pragmatic framework for testing the validity of healthcare literature. Now in its sixth edition, this informative text includes new and expanded discussions of study bias, political interference in published reports, medical statistics, big data and more.

Offers user-friendly guidance on evidence-based healthcare that is applicable to both experienced and novice readers Authored by an internationally recognised practitioner and researcher in evidence-based healthcare and primary care Includes updated references, additional figures, improved checklists and more

How to Read a PaperĚýis an ideal resource for healthcare students, practitioners and anyone seeking an accessible introduction to evidence-based healthcare.

]]> 272 Trisha Greenhalgh 1119484723 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.25 1999 How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine and Healthcare
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]]> <![CDATA[Fluent Forever (Revised Edition): How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It]]> 22304017 At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently.Ěý He didn’t learn them in school -- who does? -- rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources. In Fluent Forever Wyner reveals what he’s discovered.Ěý ĚýThe greatest challenge to learning a foreign language is the challenge of memory; there are just too many words and too many rules. For every new word we learn, we seem to forget two old ones, and as a result, fluency can seem out of reach.ĚýFluent ForeverĚýtackles this challenge head-on. With empathy for the language-challenged and abundant humor, Wyner deconstructs the learning process, revealing how to build a foreign language in your mind from the ground up.ĚýĚýStarting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds intoĚýfamiliarĚýsounds. You'll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, usingĚýtricks from opera singers and actors.ĚýNext, you'llĚýbegin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery, rather than translations, which will enable you toĚýthinkĚýin a foreign language.Ěý And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you'll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month inĚýminutesĚýevery day. Soon, you'll gain the ability to learn grammar and more difficult abstract words--without the tedious drills and exercises of language classes and grammar books. ĚýThis is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learnĚýa foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.]]> 387 Gabriel Wyner 038534810X Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.19 2014 Fluent Forever (Revised Edition): How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
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]]> The Silmarillion 7332 386 J.R.R. Tolkien 0618391118 Dang-Khoa 0 currently-reading 3.99 1977 The Silmarillion
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]]> <![CDATA[C++ Crash Course: A Fast-Paced Introduction]]> 41730473
C++ is one of the most widely used languages for real-world software. In the hands of a knowledgeable programmer, C++ can produce small, efficient, and readable code that any programmer would be proud of.

Designed for intermediate to advanced programmers, C++ Crash Course cuts through the weeds to get you straight to the core of C++17, the most modern revision of the ISO standard. Part 1 covers the core of the C++ language, where you'll learn about everything from types and functions, to the object life cycle and expressions. Part 2 introduces you to the C++ Standard Library and Boost Libraries, where you'll learn about all of the high-quality, fully-featured facilities available to you. You'll cover special utility classes, data structures, and algorithms, and learn how to manipulate file systems and build high-performance programs that communicate over networks.

You'll learn all the major features of modern C++,

With well over 500 code samples and nearly 100 exercises, C++ Crash Course is sure to help you build a strong C++ foundation.]]> 792 Josh Lospinoso 1593278888 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.23 C++ Crash Course: A Fast-Paced Introduction
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]]> <![CDATA[Learn C++ by Example: Covers versions 11 to 23 (Bookcamp)]]> 198014939
In C++ Bookcamp you�


C++ Bookcamp introduces you to the most important features of modern C++ coding by guiding you through eight hands-on projects. The book carefully coaches you through all the major language changes since C++ 11. Each new feature you learn comes with a fun project or minigame, from writing a Guess The Number game to racing your way out of a paper bag. It’s a great way to build effective skills, whether you’re a C++ beginner or you’re just upgrading to the newer versions of the language.

About the technology

C++ is used for everything from financial modeling to video games. C++ 11, 17, and 20 have all introduced exciting features that can increase your coding efficiency. This book introduces these features by putting them to use in real projects. Along the way, you’ll get up to speed with frequently used data structures, algorithms, and various parts of the standard library.

About the book

C++ Bookcamp develops your skills with modern C++ through small projects and games. You’ll put each new feature into action by building something fun. Learn about vectors and ranges by generating Pascal’s triangle, use the C++ random library to write a Number Guess game, create a countdown timer with the chrono library, and much much more! The Bookcamp won’t keep you waiting around with unnecessary details of dozens of new standards. You’ll go at a rapid pace throughout, discovering the helpful resources you need to be a best-in-class C++ programmer.

About the reader

For readers who know the basics of C++, whether they’re beginners or out-of-practice veterans.

About the author

Frances Buontempo has many years of C++ experience. She has given talks on C++ and is an editor of ACCU’s Overload magazine.]]> 248 Frances Buontempo 1633438333 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.50 Learn C++ by Example: Covers versions 11 to 23 (Bookcamp)
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]]> <![CDATA[Algorithmic Thinking: A Problem-Based Introduction]]> 52555533
Algorithmic Thinking will teach you how to solve challenging programming problems and design your own algorithms. Daniel Zingaro, a master teacher, draws his examples from world-class programming competitions like USACO and IOI. You'll learn how to classify problems, choose data structures, and identify appropriate algorithms. You'll also learn how your choice of data structure, whether a hash table, heap, or tree, can affect runtime and speed up your algorithms; and how to adopt powerful strategies like recursion, dynamic programming, and binary search to solve challenging problems.

Line-by-line breakdowns of the code will teach you how to use algorithms and data structures

Each problem in this book is available on a programming-judge website. You'll find the site's URL and problem ID in the description. What's better than a free correctness check?]]> 408 Daniel Zingaro 1718500807 Dang-Khoa 0 algorithms, currently-reading 4.46 Algorithmic Thinking: A Problem-Based Introduction
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]]> <![CDATA[C++ Memory Management: Write leaner and safer C++ code using proven memory-management techniques]]> 228157769 Harness the power of C++ to build smaller, faster, safer, and more predictable programs using the latest techniques and best practices to optimize performance and ensure reliability in your software development projects

Key FeaturesUse contemporary C++ features to enhance code safety and reliabilityDevelop a deeper understanding of memory management mechanisms in C++Write programs that adapt to the constraints of your chosen architecture or platformPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionC++ programmers often face challenges in allocating and managing memory efficiently, especially given the diverse needs of real-time systems, embedded systems, games, and conventional desktop applications. This book offers a targeted approach to address the unique memory constraints of each domain.

Written by an ISO C++ Standards Committee member, Patrice Roy, this guide covers fundamental concepts of object lifetime and memory organization to help you write simpler and safer programs. You’ll learn how to control memory allocation mechanisms, create custom containers and allocators, and adapt allocation operators to suit your specific requirements, making your programs smaller, faster, safer, and more predictable.

Starting with core principles of memory management, this book introduces modern facilities that simplify your work and then dives into memory management mechanics, building solutions for specific application needs, and measuring their impact on your program’s behavior.

By the end of this book, you’ll be able to write secure programs that handle memory optimally for your application domain. You will also have a strong grasp of both high-level abstractions for safer programs and low-level abstractions that allow detailed customization.

What you will learnMaster the C++ object model to write more efficient and maintainable codeAutomate resource management to reduce manual errors and improve safetyCustomize memory allocation operators to optimize performance for specific applicationsDevelop your own smart pointers to manage dynamic memory with greater controlAdapt allocation behavior to meet the unique needs of different data typesCreate safe and fast containers to ensure optimal data handling in your programsUtilize standard allocators to streamline memory management in your containersWho this book is forThis book is for programmers who find C++ memory management challenging yet want to master it. It’s ideal for those seeking greater control over memory allocation to make their programs smaller, faster, and safer. Whether you're a seasoned C++ developer or transitioning from other languages, you'll gain insights into how C++ can enhance your programming. It’s especially valuable if you’re working in constrained environments, like embedded systems or game development. Prior experience with programming concepts, such as generic and concurrent programming, is helpful.

Table of ContentsObjects, Pointers, and ReferencesThings to Be Careful WithCasts and cv-qualificationsUsing DestructorsUsing Standard Smart PointersWriting Smart PointersOverloading Memory Allocation OperatorsWriting a NaĂŻve Leak DetectorAtypical Allocation MechanismsArena-Based M]]> 436 Patrice Roy 1805128248 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 0.0 C++ Memory Management: Write leaner and safer C++ code using proven memory-management techniques
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]]> AI-Powered Search 223393598 Apply cutting-edge machine learning techniques—from crowdsourced relevance and knowledge graph learning, to Large Language Models (LLMs)—to enhance the accuracy and relevance of your search results.

Delivering effective search is one of the biggest challenges you can face as an engineer. AI-Powered Search is an in-depth guide to building intelligent search systems you can be proud of. It covers the critical tools you need to automate ongoing relevance improvements within your search applications.

Inside you’ll learn modern, data-science-driven search techniques

� Semantic search using dense vector embeddings from foundation models
� Retrieval augmented generation (RAG)
� Question answering and summarization combining search and LLMs
� Fine-tuning transformer-based LLMs
� Personalized search based on user signals and vector embeddings
� Collecting user behavioral signals and building signals boosting models
� Semantic knowledge graphs for domain-specific learning
� Semantic query parsing, query-sense disambiguation, and query intent classification
� Implementing machine-learned ranking models (Learning to Rank)
� Building click models to automate machine-learned ranking
� Generative search, hybrid search, multimodal search, and the search frontier

AI-Powered Search will help you build the kind of highly intelligent search applications demanded by modern users. Whether you’re enhancing your existing search engine or building from scratch, you’ll learn how to deliver an AI-powered service that can continuously learn from every content update, user interaction, and the hidden semantic relationships in your content. You’ll learn both how to enhance your AI systems with search and how to integrate large language models (LLMs) and other foundation models to massively accelerate the capabilities of your search technology.

Foreword by Grant Ingersoll.

About the technology

Modern search is more than keyword matching. Much, much more. Search that learns from user interactions, interprets intent, and takes advantage of AI tools like large language models (LLMs) can deliver highly targeted and relevant results. This book shows you how to up your search game using state-of-the-art AI algorithms, techniques, and tools.

About the book

AI-Powered Search teaches you to create a search that understands natural language and improves automatically the more it is used. As you work through dozens of interesting and relevant examples, you’ll learn powerful AI-based techniques like semantic search on embeddings, question answering powered by LLMs, real-time personalization, and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).

What's inside

� Sparse lexical and embedding-based semantic search
� Question answering, RAG, and summarization using LLMs
� Personalized search and signals boosting models
� Learning to Rank, multimodal, and hybrid search

About the reader

For software developers and data scientists familiar with the basics of search engine technology.

About the author

Trey Grainger is the Founder of Searchkernel and former Chief Algorithms Officer and SVP of Engineering at Lucidworks.]]> 965 Trey Grainger Dang-Khoa 0 currently-reading 4.00 AI-Powered Search
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]]> <![CDATA[Amazon Web Services in Action, Third Edition: An in-depth guide to AWS]]> 60828856

Thousands of developers have chosen Amazon Web Services in An in-depth guide to AWS to help them succeed with the AWS cloud. Readers love this all-practical handbook for its complete introduction to computing, storage, and networking, along with best practices for all core AWS services. This revised third edition features new chapters on containerization, along with a variety of AWS innovations. You’ll also learn how automating your infrastructure with IAC is a game changer for your cloud deployment, delivering a massive boost to efficiency and quality.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Technology

Amazon Web Services, the leading cloud computing platform, offers customers APIs for on-demand access to computing services. Rich in examples and best practices of how to use AWS, this Manning bestseller is now released in its third, revised, and improved edition.

About the Book

In Amazon Web Services in Action, Third An in-depth guide to AWS , the Wittig brothers give you a comprehensive, practical introduction to deploying and managing applications on the AWS cloud platform. With a sharp focus on the most important AWS tasks and services, they will save you hours of unproductive time. You’ll learn hands-on as you complete real-world projects like hosting a WordPress site, setting up a private cloud, and deploying an app on containers.

What’s Inside


About the Reader

Written for mid-level developers, DevOps or platform engineers, architects, and system administrators.

About the Author

Andreas Wittig and Michael Wittig are software engineers and consultants focused on AWS. Together, they migrated the first bank in Germany to AWS in 2013.

Table of Contents

PART 1 - GETTING STARTED
1 What is Amazon Web Services?
2 A simple WordPress in 15 minutes
PART 2 - BUILDING VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONSISTING OF COMPUTERS AND NETWORKING
3 Using virtual EC2
4 Programming your The command line, SDKs, and CloudFormation
5 Securing your IAM, security groups, and VPC
6 Automating operational tasks with Lambda
PART 3 - STORING DATA IN THE CLOUD
7 Storing your S3
8 Storing data on hard EBS and instance store
9 Sharing data volumes between EFS
10 Using a relational database RDS
11 Caching data in Amazon ElastiCache and MemoryDB
12 Programming for the NoSQL database DynamoDB
PART 4 - ARCHITECTING ON AWS
13 Achieving high Availability zones, autoscaling, and CloudWatch
14 Decoupling your Elastic Load Balancing and Simple Queue
Service
15 Automating CodeDeploy, CloudFormation, and Packer
16 Designing for fault tolerance
17 Scaling up and Autoscaling and CloudWatch
18 Building modern architectures for the ECS, Fargate, and App Runner]]> 552 Andreas Wittig 163343916X Dang-Khoa 0 currently-reading 3.96 Amazon Web Services in Action, Third Edition: An in-depth guide to AWS
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]]> <![CDATA[The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)]]> 48019 208 Peter F. Drucker 0060833459 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.07 1966 The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal]]> 68985
This groundbreaking New York Times bestseller has helped hundreds of thousands of people at work and at home balance stress and recovery and sustain high performance despite crushing workloads and 24/7 demands on their time.

We live in digital time. Our pace is rushed, rapid-fire, and relentless. Facing crushing workloads, we try to cram as much as possible into every day. We're wired up, but we're melting down. Time management is no longer a viable solution. As bestselling authors Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz demonstrate in this groundbreaking book, managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance. The Power of Full Engagement is a highly practical, scientifically based approach to managing your energy more skillfully both on and off the job by laying out the key training principles and provides a powerful, step-by-step program that will help you

* Mobilize four key sources of energy
* Balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal
* Expand capacity in the same systematic way that elite athletes do
* Create highly specific, positive energy management rituals to make lasting changes

Above all, this book provides a life-changing road map to becoming more fully engaged on and off the job, meaning physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused, and spiritually aligned.]]> 222 Jim Loehr 0743226755 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 3.98 2003 The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal
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]]> <![CDATA[The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease]]> 17736859 A landmark book of popular science—a lucid, engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years and of how the increasing disparity between the jumble of adaptations in our Stone Age bodies and the modern world is fueling the paradox of greater longevity but more chronic disease.Ěý
Ěý
In a book that illuminates, as never before, the evolutionary story of the human body, Daniel Lieberman deftly examines the major transformations that contributed key adaptations to the body: the advent of bipedalism; the shift to a non-fruit-based diet; the rise of hunting and gathering and our superlative endurance athletic abilities; the development of a very large brain; and the incipience of modern cultural abilities.ĚýHe elucidates how cultural evolution differs from biological evolution, and how it further transformed our bodies during the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. Lieberman illuminates how these ongoing changes have brought many benefits, but also have created novel conditions to which our bodies are not entirely adapted, resulting in a growing incidence of obesity and new but avoidable diseases, including type-2 diabetes. He proposes that many of these chronic illnesses persist and in some cases are intensifying because of "dysevolution," a pernicious dynamic whereby only the symptoms rather than the causes of these maladies are treated. And finally—provocatively—he advocates the use of evolutionary information to help nudge, push, and sometimes oblige us to create a more salubrious environment.

(With charts and line drawings throughout.)


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 480 Daniel E. Lieberman 0307907414 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.26 2013 The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease
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]]> <![CDATA[Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding]]> 49358915
“Strikes a perfect balance of scholarship, wit, and enthusiasm.� —Bill Bryson, New York Times best-selling author of The Body

� If we are born to walk and run, why do most of us take it easy whenever possible?
� Does running ruin your knees?
� Should we do weights, cardio, or high-intensity training?
� Is sitting really the new smoking?
� Can you lose weight by walking?
� And how do we make sense of the conflicting, anxiety-inducing information about rest, physical activity, and exercise with which we are bombarded?

In this myth-busting book, Daniel Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and a pioneering researcher on the evolution of human physical activity, tells the story of how we never evolved to exercise—to do voluntary physical activity for the sake of health. Using his own research and experiences throughout the world, Lieberman recounts without jargon how and why humans evolved to walk, run, dig, and do other necessary and rewarding physical activities while avoiding needless exertion.

Exercised is entertaining and enlightening but also constructive. As our increasingly sedentary lifestyles have contributed to skyrocketing rates of obesity and diseases such as diabetes, Lieberman audaciously argues that to become more active we need to do more than medicalize and commodify exercise.

Drawing on insights from evolutionary biology and anthropology, Lieberman suggests how we can make exercise more enjoyable, rather than shaming and blaming people for avoiding it. He also tackles the question of whether you can exercise too much, even as he explains why exercise can reduce our vulnerability to the diseases mostly likely to make us sick and kill us.]]> 464 Daniel E. Lieberman 1524746983 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.15 2021 Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
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]]> <![CDATA[The Magic of Manifesting Money: 15 Advanced Manifestation Techniques to Attract Wealth, Success, and Abundance Without Hard Work (Law of Attraction Book 2)]]> 55177271 Are you always stressed or worried about how and when money will come?
Have you read a ton of "how to manifest money" books and still not getting results?
If you answered 'Yes' to either of these two questions, then keep on reading.
When you are young, society tells you that in order to succeed, you hard work, suffering, and sacrifice.
This kind of thinking keeps you stuck living paycheck to paycheck and trading your time for dollars. And as a result, with the never-ending anxiety that comes with the rat race.
This all-to-familiar feeling doesn't have to be your reality.
And moving away from it doesn't have to be difficult either.
A specific set of laws make up the entire universe. When you master these laws, you master your reality , no matter how bad the economy gets or your life seems to be.
Mastering these laws is the missing key to getting rid of all your struggles around money .
This means more time with your loved ones, getting promoted at work, growing your business, and even buying your dream house. More importantly, it means having freedom in all areas of life.
" Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect. " - Mark Twain
In The Magic of Manifesting Money , you will
and much, much more!
Free The Manifestor Masterlist . The most powerful daily habits to maximize your manifesting abilities. Now, even if you don't have a dollar to your name, are unemployed, or failed at every money-making opportunity out there, the principles taught in this book will guarantee your money manifestation story.
Do not live life on a hamster wheel. Make the shift now.
Financial freedom and abundance can be easy, sustainable, and right within your reach.
Scroll up and click on "Buy now with 1-Click" if you want to effortlessly manifest more money in your life.]]> 110 Ryuu Shinohara Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.54 The Magic of Manifesting Money: 15 Advanced Manifestation Techniques to Attract Wealth, Success, and Abundance Without Hard Work (Law of Attraction Book 2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)]]> 68494 710 China Miéville 0345459407 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 3.98 2000 Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism]]> 223436601 An explosive memoir charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people who made them.

From trips on private jets and encounters with world leaders to shocking accounts of misogyny and double standards behind the scenes, this searing memoir exposes both the personal and the political fallout when unfettered power and a rotten company culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative where a few people carelessly hold the world in their hands, this eye-opening memoir reveals what really goes on among the global elite.

Sarah Wynn-Williams tells the wrenching but fun story of Facebook, mapping its rise from stumbling encounters with juntas to Mark Zuckerberg’s reaction when he learned of Facebook’s role in Trump’s election. She experiences the challenges and humiliations of working motherhood within a pressure cooker of a workplace, all while Sheryl Sandberg urges her and others to “lean in.�

Careless People is a deeply personal account of why and how things have gone so horribly wrong in the past decade—told in a sharp, candid, and utterly disarming voice. A deep, unflinching look at the role that social media has assumed in our lives, Careless People reveals the truth about the leaders of Facebook: how the more power they grasp, the less responsible they become and the consequences this has for all of us.]]> 382 Sarah Wynn-Williams 1250391237 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.29 2025 Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
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]]> <![CDATA[Programming Massively Parallel Processors: A Hands-on Approach]]> 61667312 Programming Massively Parallel A Hands-on Approach shows both students and professionals alike the basic concepts of parallel programming and GPU architecture. Concise, intuitive, and practical, it is based on years of road-testing in the authors' own parallel computing courses. Various techniques for constructing and optimizing parallel programs are explored in detail, while case studies demonstrate the development process, which begins with computational thinking and ends with effective and efficient parallel programs. The new edition includes updated coverage of CUDA, including the newer libraries such as CuDNN. New chapters on frequently used parallel patterns have been added, and case studies have been updated to reflect current industry practices.

Parallel Patterns Introduces new chapters on frequently used parallel patterns (stencil, reduction, sorting) and major improvements to previous chapters (convolution, histogram, sparse matrices, graph traversal, deep learning) Ampere Includes a new chapter focused on GPU architecture and draws examples from recent architecture generations, including Ampere Systematic Approach Incorporates major improvements to abstract discussions of problem decomposition strategies and performance considerations, with a new optimization checklist]]> 543 David B. Kirk 0323984630 Dang-Khoa 0 4.64 2010 Programming Massively Parallel Processors: A Hands-on Approach
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]]> <![CDATA[Modern JavaScript for the Impatient]]> 54831417 Exploit the Power of Modern JavaScript and Avoid the Pitfalls JavaScript was originally designed for small-scale programming in web browsers, but modern JavaScript is radically different. Nowadays, JavaScript programmers actively embrace functional, object-oriented, and asynchronous programming, while deprecating error-prone concepts from the past. Modern JavaScript for the Impatient is a complete yet concise guide to JavaScript E6 and beyond. Rather than first requiring you to learn and transition from older versions, it helps you quickly get productive with today’s far more powerful versions and rapidly move from languages such as Java, C#, C, or C++. Bestselling programming author Cay S. Horstmann covers all you need to know, provided in small chunks organized for quick access and easy understanding. Horstmann’s practical insights and sample code help you take advantage of all that’s new, avoid common pitfalls and obsolete features, and make the most of modern JavaScript’s robust toolchains and frameworks. Quickly master modern JavaScript’s implementation of fundamental programming constructs Avoid legacy techniques that create unnecessary complexity and risk Make the most of functional, object-oriented, and asynchronous techniques Use modules to efficiently organize and run complex programs Write more powerful, flexible, and concise programs with metaprogramming Extend JavaScript’s power via JavaScript libraries, frameworks, and platforms Whether you’re just getting started with JavaScript or you’re an experienced developer, this guide will help you write tomorrow’s most robust, efficient, and secure JavaScript code. Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details. Ěý]]> 352 Cay S. Horstmann 0136502156 Dang-Khoa 0 currently-reading 4.32 Modern JavaScript for the Impatient
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]]> <![CDATA[Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming]]> 8910666
JavaScript is the language of the Web, and it's at the heart of every modern website from the lowliest personal blog to the mighty Google Apps. Though it's simple for beginners to pick up and play with, JavaScript is not a toy—it's a flexible and complex language, capable of much more than the showy tricks most programmers use it for.

Eloquent JavaScript goes beyond the cut-and-paste scripts of the recipe books and teaches you to write code that's elegant and effective. You'll start with the basics of programming, and learn to use variables, control structures, functions, and data structures. Then you'll dive into the real JavaScript artistry: higher-order functions, closures, and object-oriented programming.

Along the way you'll learn to:


Master basic programming techniques and best practices Harness the power of functional and object-oriented programming Use regular expressions to quickly parse and manipulate strings Gracefully deal with errors and browser incompatibilities Handle browser events and alter the DOM structure Most importantly, Eloquent JavaScript will teach you to express yourself in code with precision and beauty. After all, great programming is an art, not a science—so why settle for a killer app when you can create a masterpiece?]]> 224 Marijn Haverbeke 1593272820 Dang-Khoa 0 programming, did-not-finish 4.15 2010 Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming
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]]> The Histories 1362
Here is the historian, investigating and judging what he has seen, heard, and read, and seeking out the true causes and consequences of the great deeds of the past. In his History , the war between the Greeks and Persians, the origins of their enmity, and all the more general features of the civilizations of the world of his day are seen as a unity and expressed as the vision of one man who as a child lived through the last of the great acts in this universal drama.

In Grene's remarkable translation and commentary, we see the historian as a storyteller, combining through his own narration the skeletal "historical" facts and the imaginative reality toward which his story reaches. Herodotus emerges in all his charm and complexity as a writer and the first historian in the Western tradition, perhaps unique in the way he has seen the interrelation of fact and fantasy.]]> 784 Herodotus 0140449086 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 3.98 -430 The Histories
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]]> <![CDATA[Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, Vol. 1]]> 844349
Nausicaa took Miyazaki 12 years to create, in part because he worked with few or no assistants, doing both the writing and drawing using a meticulously detailed style that critics have compared to the work of the French artist Moebius.]]> 264 Hayao Miyazaki 1569310963 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.51 Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, Vol. 1
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]]> Distributed Systems 82368309 683 Maarten van Steen 9081540637 Dang-Khoa 0 4.33 2001 Distributed Systems
author: Maarten van Steen
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average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[MongoDB: The Definitive Guide: Powerful and Scalable Data Storage]]> 32758030
Authors Shannon Bradshaw, Eoin Brazil, and Kristina Chodorow provide guidance for database developers, advanced configuration for system administrators, and use cases for a variety of projects. NoSQL newcomers and experienced MongoDB users will find updates on querying, indexing, aggregation, transactions, replica sets, ops management, sharding and data administration, durability, monitoring, and security.

In six parts, this book shows you how to:


Work with MongoDB, perform write operations, find documents, and create complex queries
Index collections, aggregate data, and use transactions for your application
Configure a local replica set and learn how replication interacts with your application
Set up cluster components and choose a shard key for a variety of applications
Explore aspects of application administration and configure authentication and authorization
Use stats when monitoring, back up and restore deployments, and use system settings when deploying MongoDB]]> 511 Shannon Bradshaw 1491954469 Dang-Khoa 0 currently-reading 4.07 2010 MongoDB: The Definitive Guide: Powerful and Scalable Data Storage
author: Shannon Bradshaw
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]]> <![CDATA[The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)]]> 301538 The Darkness That Comes Before is a history of this great holy war, and like all histories, the survivors write its conclusion.]]> 608 R. Scott Bakker 1585676772 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 3.82 2003 The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
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name: Dang-Khoa
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]]> <![CDATA[Microservice APIs: Using Python, Flask, FastAPI, OpenAPI and more]]> 58882045
In Microservice APIs , you'll

Microservice APIs teaches you practical techniques for designing robust microservices with APIs that are easy to understand, consume, and maintain. You'll benefit from author José Haro Peralta's years of experience experimenting with microservices architecture, dodging pitfalls and learning from mistakes he's made. Inside you'll find strategies for delivering successful API integrations, implementing services with clear boundaries, managing cloud deployments, and handling microservices security. Written in a framework-agnostic manner, its universal principles can easily be applied to your favorite stack and toolset.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the technology
Clean, clear APIs are essential to the success of microservice applications. Well-designed APIs enable reliable integrations between services and help simplify maintenance, scaling, and redesigns. This book teaches you the patterns, protocols, and strategies you need to design, build, and deploy effective REST and GraphQL microservices APIs.

About the book
Microservice APIs gathers proven techniques for creating and building easy-to-consume APIs for microservices applications. Rich with proven advice and Python-based examples, this practical book focuses on implementation over philosophy. You'll learn how to build robust microservice APIs, test and protect them, and deploy them to the cloud following principles and patterns that work in any language.

What's inside

About the reader
For developers familiar with the basics of web development. Examples are in Python.

About the author
José Haro Peralta is a consultant, author, and instructor. He's also the founder of microapis.io.

Table of Contents
PART 1 INTRODUCING MICROSERVICE APIS
1 What are microservice APIs?
2 A basic API implementation
3 Designing microservices

PART 2 DESIGNING AND BUILDING REST APIS
4 Principles of REST API design
5 Documenting REST APIs with OpenAPI
6 Building REST APIs with Python
7 Service implementation patterns for microservices

PART 3 DESIGNING AND BUILDING GRAPHQL APIS
8 Designing GraphQL APIs
9 Consuming GraphQL APIs
10 Building GraphQL APIs with Python

PART 4 SECURING, TESTING, AND DEPLOYING MICROSERVICE APIS
11 API authorization and authentication
12 Testing and validating APIs
13 Dockerizing microservice APIs
14 Deploying microservice APIs with Kubernetes]]> 440 Jose Haro Peralta 1617298417 Dang-Khoa 0 4.24 Microservice APIs: Using Python, Flask, FastAPI, OpenAPI and more
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]]> Data Science on AWS 55769407
The AWS data science stack unifies data science, data engineering, and application development to help you level up your skills beyond your current role. Authors Antje Barth and Chris Fregly show you how to build your own ML pipelines from existing APIs, submit them to the cloud, and integrate results into your application in minutes instead of days.]]> 521 Chris Fregly 1492079391 Dang-Khoa 0 currently-reading 3.75 Data Science on AWS
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]]> <![CDATA["Looks Good To Me": Constructive code reviews]]> 213877808 352 Adrienne Braganza 1633438120 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 3.83 "Looks Good To Me": Constructive code reviews
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]]> <![CDATA[Machine Learning Design Patterns: Solutions to Common Challenges in Data Preparation, Model Building, and MLOps]]> 55275019
The authors, three Google Cloud engineers, describe 30 patterns for data and problem representation, operationalization, repeatability, reproducibility, flexibility, explainability, and fairness. Each pattern includes a description of the problem, a variety of potential solutions, and recommendations for choosing the most appropriate remedy for your situation.

You’ll learn how to:

Identify and mitigate common challenges when training, evaluating, and deploying ML models
Represent data for different ML model types, including embeddings, feature crosses, and more
Choose the right model type for specific problems
Build a robust training loop that uses checkpoints, distribution strategy, and hyperparameter tuning
Deploy scalable ML systems that you can retrain and update to reflect new data
Interpret model predictions for stakeholders and ensure that models are treating users fairly]]> 400 Valliappa Lakshmanan 1098115783 Dang-Khoa 0 currently-reading 4.14 Machine Learning Design Patterns: Solutions to Common Challenges in Data Preparation, Model Building, and MLOps
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]]> <![CDATA[Effective Data Science Infrastructure: How to make data scientists productive]]> 58882049
In Effective Data Science Infrastructure you will learn how

Design data science infrastructure that boosts productivity
Handle compute and orchestration in the cloud
Deploy machine learning to production
Monitor and manage performance and results
Combine cloud-based tools into a cohesive data science environment
Develop reproducible data science projects using Metaflow, Conda, and Docker
Architect complex applications for multiple teams and large datasets
Customize and grow data science infrastructure

Effective Data Science How to make data scientists more productive is a hands-on guide to assembling infrastructure for data science and machine learning applications. It reveals the processes used at Netflix and other data-driven companies to manage their cutting edge data infrastructure. In it, you’ll master scalable techniques for data storage, computation, experiment tracking, and orchestration that are relevant to companies of all shapes and sizes. You’ll learn how you can make data scientists more productive with your existing cloud infrastructure, a stack of open source software, and idiomatic Python.

The author is donating proceeds from this book to charities that support women and underrepresented groups in data science.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the technology
Growing data science projects from prototype to production requires reliable infrastructure. Using the powerful new techniques and tooling in this book, you can stand up an infrastructure stack that will scale with any organization, from startups to the largest enterprises.

About the book
Effective Data Science Infrastructure teaches you to build data pipelines and project workflows that will supercharge data scientists and their projects. Based on state-of-the-art tools and concepts that power data operations of Netflix, this book introduces a customizable cloud-based approach to model development and MLOps that you can easily adapt to your company’s specific needs. As you roll out these practical processes, your teams will produce better and faster results when applying data science and machine learning to a wide array of business problems.

What's inside

Handle compute and orchestration in the cloud
Combine cloud-based tools into a cohesive data science environment
Develop reproducible data science projects using Metaflow, AWS, and the Python data ecosystem
Architect complex applications that require large datasets and models, and a team of data scientists

About the reader
For infrastructure engineers and engineering-minded data scientists who are familiar with Python.

About the author
At Netflix, Ville Tuulos designed and built Metaflow, a full-stack framework for data science. Currently, he is the CEO of a startup focusing on data science infrastructure.

Table of Contents
1 Introducing data science infrastructure
2 The toolchain of data science
3 Introducing Metaflow
4 Scaling with the compute layer
5 Practicing scalability and performance
6 Going to production
7 Processing data
8 Using and operating models
9 Machine learning with the full stack]]> 352 Ville Tuulos 1617299197 Dang-Khoa 0 currently-reading 4.39 Effective Data Science Infrastructure: How to make data scientists productive
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]]> Mastering Regular Expressions 583628
"There isn't a better (or more useful) book available on regular expressions."

--Zak Greant, Managing Director, eZ Systems "A real tour-de-force of a book which not only covers the mechanics of regexes in extraordinary detail but also talks about efficiency and the use of regexes in Perl, Java, and .NET...If you use regular expressions as part of your professional work (even if you already have a good book on whatever language you're programming in) I would strongly recommend this book to you."

--Dr. Chris Brown, Linux Format "The author does an outstanding job leading the reader from regex novice to master. The book is extremely easy to read and chock full of useful and relevant examples...Regular expressions are valuable tools that every developer should have in their toolbox. Mastering Regular Expressions is the definitive guide to the subject, and an outstanding resource that belongs on every programmer's bookshelf. Ten out of Ten Horseshoes."

--Jason Menard, Java Ranch]]> 542 Jeffrey E.F. Friedl 0596528124 Dang-Khoa 0 did-not-finish Maybe the best I get from the book is lookaround, lazy quantifier and Perl coolness. ]]> 4.15 1997 Mastering Regular Expressions
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Chapter 4 is dragged for too long and becomes unbearable. I am no longer interested in what it was telling ...
Maybe the best I get from the book is lookaround, lazy quantifier and Perl coolness.
]]> <![CDATA[Introduction to Information Retrieval]]> 3278309 506 Christopher D. Manning 0521865719 Dang-Khoa 0 4.22 2008 Introduction to Information Retrieval
author: Christopher D. Manning
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average rating: 4.22
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]]> <![CDATA[Speech and Language Processing: An Introduction to Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics and Speech Recognition]]> 908047
- UNIFIED AND COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE FIELD
Covers the fundamental algorithms of each field, whether proposed for spoken or written language, whether logical or statistical in origin.
- EMPHASIS ON WEB AND OTHER PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Gives readers an understanding of how language-related algorithms can be applied to important real-world problems.
- EMPHASIS ON SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION
Offers a description of how systems are evaluated with each problem domain.
- EMPERICIST/STATISTICAL/MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE PROCESSING
Covers all the new statistical approaches, while still completely covering the earlier more structured and rule-based methods.]]> 934 Dan Jurafsky 0130950696 Dang-Khoa 0 currently-reading 4.28 2000 Speech and Language Processing: An Introduction to Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics and Speech Recognition
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average rating: 4.28
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]]> <![CDATA[Machine Learning: A Probabilistic Perspective]]> 15857489
Today's Web-enabled deluge of electronic data calls for automated methods of data analysis. Machine learning provides these, developing methods that can automatically detect patterns in data and then use the uncovered patterns to predict future data. This textbook offers a comprehensive and self-contained introduction to the field of machine learning, based on a unified, probabilistic approach.

The coverage combines breadth and depth, offering necessary background material on such topics as probability, optimization, and linear algebra as well as discussion of recent developments in the field, including conditional random fields, L1 regularization, and deep learning. The book is written in an informal, accessible style, complete with pseudo-code for the most important algorithms. All topics are copiously illustrated with color images and worked examples drawn from such application domains as biology, text processing, computer vision, and robotics. Rather than providing a cookbook of different heuristic methods, the book stresses a principled model-based approach, often using the language of graphical models to specify models in a concise and intuitive way. Almost all the models described have been implemented in a MATLAB software package—PMTK (probabilistic modeling toolkit)—that is freely available online. The book is suitable for upper-level undergraduates with an introductory-level college math background and beginning graduate students.]]> 1104 Kevin P. Murphy 0262018020 Dang-Khoa 0 4.37 Machine Learning: A Probabilistic Perspective
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]]> <![CDATA[Introduction To The Design & Analysis Of Algorithms]]> 6458029 562 Anany V. Levitin 0321364139 Dang-Khoa 0 not-gonna-read 4.00 2002 Introduction To The Design & Analysis Of Algorithms
author: Anany V. Levitin
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers]]> 31823677
From the

“For the last two years, I’ve interviewed more than 200 world-class performers for my podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. The guests range from super celebs (Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.) and athletes (icons of powerlifting, gymnastics, surfing, etc.) to legendary Special Operations commanders and black-market biochemists. For most of my guests, it’s the first time they’ve agreed to a two-to-three-hour interview. This unusual depth has helped make The Tim Ferriss Show the first business/interview podcast to pass 100 million downloads.

“This book contains the distilled tools, tactics, and â€inside baseballâ€� you won’t find anywhere else. It also includes new tips from past guests, and life lessons from new â€guestsâ€� you haven’t met.

“What makes the show different is a relentless focus on actionable details. This is reflected in the questions. For What do these people do in the first sixty minutes of each morning? What do their workout routines look like, and why? What books have they gifted most to other people? What are the biggest wastes of time for novices in their field? What supplements do they take on a daily basis?

“I don’t view myself as an interviewer. I view myself as an experimenter. If I can’t test something and replicate results in the messy reality of everyday life, I’m not interested.

“Everything within these pages has been vetted, explored, and applied to my own life in some fashion. I’ve used dozens of the tactics and philosophies in high-stakes negotiations, high-risk environments, or large business dealings. The lessons have made me millions of dollars and saved me years of wasted effort and frustration.

“I created this book, my ultimate notebook of high-leverage tools, for myself. It’s changed my life, and I hope the same for you.”]]> 827 Timothy Ferriss Dang-Khoa 0 self-help, not-gonna-read 4.08 2016 Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
author: Timothy Ferriss
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]]> <![CDATA[The Anatomy of a High-Performance Microprocessor: A Systems Perspective]]> 3862546 546 Bruce Shriver 0818684003 Dang-Khoa 0 4.29 1998 The Anatomy of a High-Performance Microprocessor: A Systems Perspective
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name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1998
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]]> <![CDATA[Is Parallel Programming Hard, And, If So, What Can You Do About It?]]> 15710583 346 Paul McKenney Dang-Khoa 0 4.72 2014 Is Parallel Programming Hard, And, If So, What Can You Do About It?
author: Paul McKenney
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.72
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]]> <![CDATA[Queueing Systems, Volume 1: Theory]]> 2298875 Presents and develops methods from queueing theory in mathematical language and in sufficient depth so that the student may apply the methods to many modern engineering problems and conduct creative research. Step-by-step development of results with careful explanation, and lists of important results make it useful as a handbook and a text.

]]> 417 Leonard Kleinrock 0471491101 Dang-Khoa 0 4.46 Queueing Systems, Volume 1: Theory
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]]> Modern C 25097722 Modern C, author Jens Gustedt teaches you the skills and features you need to write relevant programs in this tried-and-true language, including Linux and Windows, device drivers, web servers and browsers, smartphones, and much more!

Modern C teaches you to take your C programming skills to new heights, whether you're just starting out with C or have more extensive experience. Organized by level, this comprehensive guide lets you jump in where it suits you best while still reaping the maximum benefits.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.]]> 222 Jens Gustedt Dang-Khoa 0 3.71 Modern C
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average rating: 3.71
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]]> <![CDATA[UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API]]> 239240 1152 W. Richard Stevens 0131411551 Dang-Khoa 0 4.35 2000 UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API
author: W. Richard Stevens
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2000
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]]> <![CDATA[Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture (The Pearson Service Technology Series from Thomas Erl)]]> 17133059
In Cloud Concepts, Technology & Architecture , Thomas Erl, one of the world’s top-selling IT authors, teams up with cloud computing experts and researchers to break down proven and mature cloud computing technologies and practices into a series of well-defined concepts, models, technology mechanisms, and technology architectures, all from an industry-centric and vendor-neutral point of view. In doing so, the book establishes concrete, academic coverage with a focus on structure, clarity, and well-defined building blocks for mainstream cloud computing platforms and solutions.

Subsequent to technology-centric coverage, the book proceeds to establish business-centric models and metrics that allow for the financial assessment of cloud-based IT resources and their comparison to those hosted on traditional IT enterprise premises. Also provided are templates and formulas for calculating SLA-related quality-of-service values and numerous explorations of the SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS delivery models.

With more than 260 figures, 29 architectural models, and 20 mechanisms, this indispensable guide provides a comprehensive education of cloud computing essentials that will never leave your side.]]> 528 Thomas Erl 0133387526 Dang-Khoa 0 3.71 2013 Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture (The Pearson Service Technology Series from Thomas Erl)
author: Thomas Erl
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2013
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]]> <![CDATA[Explorations in Monte Carlo Methods (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)]]> 7552086 256 Ronald W. Shonkwiler 038787836X Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.08 2009 Explorations in Monte Carlo Methods (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)
author: Ronald W. Shonkwiler
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2009
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]]> <![CDATA[The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)]]> 45245
But now something has gone catastrophically wrong. On a primitive colony planet a renegade criminal's chance encounter with an utterly alien entity unleashes the most primal of all our fears. An extinct race which inhabited the galaxy aeons ago called it "The Reality Dysfunction." It is the nightmare which has prowled beside us since the beginning of history.]]> 1223 Peter F. Hamilton 0330340328 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.13 1996 The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)
author: Peter F. Hamilton
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1)]]> 6043781 The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher.
For over a century, humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over, and now the races are fighting once again. The only good elf, it seems, is a dead elf.

Geralt of Rivia, the cunning assassin known as The Witcher, has been waiting for the birth of a prophesied child. This child has the power to change the world - for good, or for evil.

As the threat of war hangs over the land and the child is hunted for her extraordinary powers, it will become Geralt's responsibility to protect them all - and the Witcher never accepts defeat.

The Witcher returns in this sequel to The Last Wish, as the inhabitants of his world become embroiled in a state of total war.]]> 398 Andrzej Sapkowski Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.05 1994 Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1)
author: Andrzej Sapkowski
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1994
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1)]]> 36454667 Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, merging the best of space opera and epic fantasy.

It was not his war.
On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started down a path that could only end in fire. The galaxy remembers him as a the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky. They remember him as a the devil who destroyed a sun, casually annihilating four billion human lives—even the Emperor himself—against Imperial orders.
But Hadrian was not a hero. He was not a monster. He was not even a soldier.
Fleeing his father and a future as a torturer, Hadrian finds himself stranded on a strange, backwater world. Forced to fight as a gladiator and into the intrigues of a foreign planetary court, he will find himself fight a war he did not start, for an Empire he does not love, against an enemy he will never understand.]]> 753 Christopher Ruocchio 0756413028 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.01 2018 Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1)
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average rating: 4.01
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]]> Game Scripting Mastery 1602674 1272 Alex Varanese 1931841578 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 3.70 2002 Game Scripting Mastery
author: Alex Varanese
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 3.70
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rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[C Interfaces and Implementations: Techniques for Creating Reusable Software]]> 475432 544 David R. Hanson 0201498413 Dang-Khoa 0 4.16 1996 C Interfaces and Implementations: Techniques for Creating Reusable Software
author: David R. Hanson
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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]]> The GNU Make Book 25332237
The GNU Make Book demystifies GNU make and shows you how to use its best features. You'll find a fast, thorough rundown of the basics of variables, rules, targets, and makefiles. Learn how to fix wastefully long build times and other common problems, and gain insight into more advanced capabilities, such as complex pattern rules. With this utterly pragmatic manual and cookbook, you'll make rapid progress toward becoming a more effective user.

You'll also learn how to:

Master user-defined functions, variables, and path handling
Weigh the pitfalls and advantages of GNU make parallelization
Handle automatic dependency generation, rebuilding, and non-recursive make
Modify the GNU make source and take advantage of the GNU Make Standard Library
Create makefile assertions and debug makefiles
GNU make is known for being tricky to use, but it doesn't have to be. Seasoned users and newbies alike will find The GNU Make Book to be an indispensable guide to this indispensable tool.]]> 256 John Graham-Cumming 1593276494 Dang-Khoa 3 3.39 2015 The GNU Make Book
author: John Graham-Cumming
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 3.39
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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The book provides a collections of advanced tips/tricks to manage large-scale makefile(s) so this book is definitely not for beginners (although the section about pitfalls is relatable to all levels). I imagine this book is a good reference for someone (maybe SRE) who needs to maintain large codebases, but to me, not so much.
]]> <![CDATA[Computer Vision: Models, Learning, and Inference]]> 15792261 600 Simon J.D. Prince 1107011795 Dang-Khoa 0 4.47 2012 Computer Vision: Models, Learning, and Inference
author: Simon J.D. Prince
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]]> <![CDATA[Information Theory: A Tutorial Introduction]]> 23057894
Download chapter 1 from
]]> 243 James V. Stone 0956372856 Dang-Khoa 0 did-not-finish 4.05 2015 Information Theory: A Tutorial Introduction
author: James V. Stone
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]]> Linear Algebra: Step by Step 18725439 617 Kuldeep Singh 1299999271 Dang-Khoa 0 4.40 2013 Linear Algebra: Step by Step
author: Kuldeep Singh
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average rating: 4.40
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]]> Dive into Deep Learning 55624521
In just the past five years, deep learning has taken the world by surprise, driving rapid progress in fields as diverse as computer vision, natural language processing, automatic speech recognition, reinforcement learning, and statistical modeling. With these advances in hand, we can now build cars that drive themselves with more autonomy than ever before (and less autonomy than some companies might have you believe), smart reply systems that automatically draft the most mundane emails, helping people dig out from oppressively large inboxes, and software agents that dominate the worldʼs best humans at board games like Go, a feat once thought to be decades away. Already, these tools exert ever-wider impacts on industry and society, changing the way movies are made, diseases are diagnosed, and playing a growing role in basic sciences—from astrophysics to biology.]]> 979 Aston Zhang Dang-Khoa 0 4.40 Dive into Deep Learning
author: Aston Zhang
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]]> <![CDATA[Robust Python: Write Clean and Maintainable Code]]> 58218460 378 Patrick Viafore 1098100662 Dang-Khoa 3 python-language, to-read 4.22 Robust Python: Write Clean and Maintainable Code
author: Patrick Viafore
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.22
book published:
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture]]> 70156 533 Martin Fowler 0321127420 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read, software-engineering 4.12 2002 Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
author: Martin Fowler
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> API Design for C++ 10675945 472 Martin Reddy 0123850037 Dang-Khoa 0 4.08 1996 API Design for C++
author: Martin Reddy
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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]]> Recursion via Pascal 8692060 204 J.S. Rohl 0521269342 Dang-Khoa 0 algorithms, to-read 4.67 1984 Recursion via Pascal
author: J.S. Rohl
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.67
book published: 1984
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Search Engines: Information Retrieval in Practice]]> 6571987 552 Bruce Croft 0136072240 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read, search-and-rec 3.78 2009 Search Engines: Information Retrieval in Practice
author: Bruce Croft
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2009
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]]> <![CDATA[An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R (Springer Texts in Statistics)]]> 17397466 426 Gareth James 1461471370 Dang-Khoa 0 4.59 2013 An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R (Springer Texts in Statistics)
author: Gareth James
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.59
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Understanding Distributed Systems: What every developer should know about large distributed applications]]> 56977420
That is why I decided to write a book to teach the fundamentals of distributed systems so that you don’t have to spend countless hours scratching your head to understand how everything fits together. This is the guide I wished existed when I first started out, and it's based on my experience building large distributed systems that scale to millions of requests per second and billions of devices.

If you develop the back-end of web or mobile applications (or would like to!), this book is for you. When building distributed systems, you need to be familiar with the network stack, data consistency models, scalability and reliability patterns, and much more. Although you can build applications without knowing any of that, you will end up spending hours debugging and re-designing their architecture, learning lessons that you could have acquired in a much faster and less painful way.]]> 234 Roberto Vitillo Dang-Khoa 0 4.36 Understanding Distributed Systems: What every developer should know about large distributed applications
author: Roberto Vitillo
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]]> <![CDATA[All the Mathematics You Missed: But Need to Know for Graduate School]]> 967329 376 Thomas A. Garrity 0521797071 Dang-Khoa 0 4.15 2001 All the Mathematics You Missed: But Need to Know for Graduate School
author: Thomas A. Garrity
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.15
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]]> <![CDATA[Hands-On Programming with R: Write Your Own Functions and Simulations]]> 23446803
RStudio Master Instructor Garrett Grolemund not only teaches you how to program, but also shows you how to get more from R than just visualizing and modeling data. You’ll gain valuable programming skills and support your work as a data scientist at the same time.

Work hands-on with three practical data analysis projects based on casino gamesStore, retrieve, and change data values in your computer’s memoryWrite programs and simulations that outperform those written by typical R usersUse R programming tools such as if else statements, for loops, and S3 classesLearn how to write lightning-fast vectorized R codeTake advantage of R’s package system and debugging toolsPractice and apply R programming concepts as you learn them]]> 387 Garrett Grolemund 1449359078 Dang-Khoa 0 4.47 2013 Hands-On Programming with R: Write Your Own Functions and Simulations
author: Garrett Grolemund
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.47
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]]> <![CDATA[Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures]]> 58153482 459 Neal Ford 1492086894 Dang-Khoa 0 4.25 2021 Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures
author: Neal Ford
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average rating: 4.25
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]]> <![CDATA[Deep Learning from Scratch: Building with Python from First Principles]]> 45007863 250 Seth Weidman 1492041416 Dang-Khoa 0 3.94 Deep Learning from Scratch: Building with Python from First Principles
author: Seth Weidman
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> Statistics in Plain English 55919971 322 Timothy C. Urdan 0367342839 Dang-Khoa 0 4.25 2001 Statistics in Plain English
author: Timothy C. Urdan
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average rating: 4.25
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]]> <![CDATA[Mining of Massive Datasets, Third Edition]]> 57213071 565 Jure Leskovec Dang-Khoa 0 3.86 2011 Mining of Massive Datasets, Third Edition
author: Jure Leskovec
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2011
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]]> <![CDATA[Linear Algebra and Learning from Data]]> 43541181 446 Gilbert Strang 0692196382 Dang-Khoa 0 4.36 Linear Algebra and Learning from Data
author: Gilbert Strang
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]]> Practical Recommender Systems 28510003 432 Kim Falk Dang-Khoa 0 4.18 2019 Practical Recommender Systems
author: Kim Falk
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2019
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]]> <![CDATA[Introduction to Data Mining (2nd Edition) (What's New in Computer Science) by Pang-Ning Tan, Pearson]]> 58699861
Available here:
















Introduction to Data Mining (2nd Edition) (What's New in Computer Science) PDF by Pang-Ning Tan
Read Introduction to Data Mining (2nd Edition) (What's New in Computer Science) PDF from Pearson,Pang-Ning Tan
Download Pang-Ning Tan’s PDF E-book Introduction to Data Mining (2nd Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)]]> Pang-Ning Tan Dang-Khoa 0 did-not-finish, textbooks 5.00 Introduction to Data Mining (2nd Edition) (What's New in Computer Science) by Pang-Ning Tan, Pearson
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]]> <![CDATA[Batman: The World Batman Day Special Edition (2021) #1]]> 58823095 29 Brian Azzarello Dang-Khoa 0 did-not-finish, comics 3.79 2021 Batman: The World Batman Day Special Edition (2021) #1
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average rating: 3.79
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]]> <![CDATA[Recommender Systems: The Textbook]]> 28474669 519 Charu C. Aggarwal 3319296574 Dang-Khoa 0 did-not-finish 4.32 Recommender Systems: The Textbook
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]]> <![CDATA[Patterns of Distributed Systems (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))]]> 201919155
More and more enterprises today are dependent on cloud services from providers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and GCP. They also use products, such as Kafka and Kubernetes, or databases, such as YugabyteDB, Cassandra, MongoDB, and Neo4j, that are distributed by nature. Because these distributed systems are inherently stateful systems, enterprise architects and developers need to be prepared for all the things that can and will go wrong when data is stored on multiple servers--from process crashes to network delays and unsynchronized clocks.

Patterns of Distributed Systems describes a set of patterns that have been observed in mainstream open-source distributed systems. Studying the common problems and the solutions that are embodied by the patterns in this guide will give you a better understanding of how these systems work, as well as a solid foundation in distributed system design principles.

Featuring real-world code examples from systems like Kafka and Kubernetes, these patterns and solutions will prepare you to confidently traverse open-source codebases and understand implementations you encounter "in the wild."

Review the building blocks of consensus algorithms, like Paxos and Raft, for ensuring replica consistency in distributed systems Understand the use of logical timestamps in databases, a fundamental concept for data versioning Explore commonly used partitioning schemes, with an in-depth look at intricacies of two-phase-commit protocol Analyze mechanisms used in implementing cluster coordination tasks, such as group membership, failure detection, and enabling robust cluster coordination Learn techniques for establishing effective network communication between cluster nodes. Along with enterprise architects and data architects, software developers working with cloud services such as Amazon S3, Amazon EKS, and Azure CosmosDB or GCP Cloud Spanner will find this set of patterns to be indispensable.

Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.]]> 0 Unmesh joshi 013822210X Dang-Khoa 0 0.0 Patterns of Distributed Systems (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))
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]]> <![CDATA[The Little Book of Deep Learning]]> 174612914 168 François Fleuret Dang-Khoa 0 4.34 The Little Book of Deep Learning
author: François Fleuret
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]]> <![CDATA[Causal Inference in Statistics: A Primer]]> 27164550 160 Judea Pearl 1119186862 Dang-Khoa 0 4.01 2016 Causal Inference in Statistics: A Primer
author: Judea Pearl
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average rating: 4.01
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]]> <![CDATA[Data-Intensive Text Processing with MapReduce (Synthesis Lectures on Human Language Technologies, 7)]]> 8346166 178 Jimmy Lin 1608453421 Dang-Khoa 0 4.13 2010 Data-Intensive Text Processing with MapReduce (Synthesis Lectures on Human Language Technologies, 7)
author: Jimmy Lin
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2010
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]]> <![CDATA[Learning Spark: Lightning-Fast Data Analytics]]> 50204673
Updated to include Spark 3.0, this second edition shows data engineers and data scientists why structure and unification in Spark matters. Specifically, this book explains how to perform simple and complex data analytics and employ machine learning algorithms. Through step-by-step walk-throughs, code snippets, and notebooks, you'll be able to:

Learn Python, SQL, Scala, or Java high-level Structured APIs
Understand Spark operations and SQL Engine
Inspect, tune, and debug Spark operations with Spark configurations and Spark UI
Connect to data sources: JSON, Parquet, CSV, Avro, ORC, Hive, S3, or Kafka
Perform analytics on batch and streaming data using Structured Streaming
Build reliable data pipelines with open source Delta Lake and Spark
Develop machine learning pipelines with MLlib and productionize models using MLflow]]> 300 Jules S. Damji 1492050040 Dang-Khoa 0 4.31 Learning Spark: Lightning-Fast Data Analytics
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]]> <![CDATA[Bayesian Methods for Hackers: Probabilistic Programming and Bayesian Inference (Addison-Wesley Data and Analytics)]]> 22535757 256 Cameron Davidson-Pilon 0133902838 Dang-Khoa 0 4.01 2014 Bayesian Methods for Hackers: Probabilistic Programming and Bayesian Inference (Addison-Wesley Data and Analytics)
author: Cameron Davidson-Pilon
name: Dang-Khoa
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[Probabilistic Graphical Models: Principles and Applications (Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)]]> 27804569
The book covers the fundamentals for each of the main classes of PGMs, including representation, inference and learning principles, and reviews real-world applications for each type of model. These applications are drawn from a broad range of disciplines, highlighting the many uses of Bayesian classifiers, hidden Markov models, Bayesian networks, dynamic and temporal Bayesian networks, Markov random fields, influence diagrams, and Markov decision processes.



Topics and features: presents a unified framework encompassing all of the main classes of PGMs; explores the fundamental aspects of representation, inference and learning for each technique; describes the practical application of the different techniques; examines the latest developments in the field, covering multidimensional Bayesian classifiers, relational graphical models and causal models; provides exercises, suggestions for further reading, and ideas for research or programming projects at the end of each chapter; suggests possible course outlines for instructors in the preface.



This classroom-tested work is suitable as a textbook for an advanced undergraduate or a graduate course in probabilistic graphical models for students of computer science, engineering, and physics. Professionals wishing to apply probabilistic graphical models in their own field, or interested in the basis of these techniques, will also find the book to be an invaluable reference.]]> 277 Luis Enrique Sucar 1447166981 Dang-Khoa 0 4.00 2015 Probabilistic Graphical Models: Principles and Applications (Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)
author: Luis Enrique Sucar
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms]]> 201357 642 David J.C. MacKay 0521642981 Dang-Khoa 0 4.52 2002 Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms
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average rating: 4.52
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]]> <![CDATA[Probabilistic Machine Learning: An Introduction (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning series)]]> 58064710
This book offers a detailed and up-to-date introduction to machine learning (including deep learning) through the unifying lens of probabilistic modeling and Bayesian decision theory. The book covers mathematical background (including linear algebra and optimization), basic supervised learning (including linear and logistic regression and deep neural networks), as well as more advanced topics (including transfer learning and unsupervised learning). End-of-chapter exercises allow students to apply what they have learned, and an appendix covers notation.

Probabilistic Machine Learning grew out of the author's 2012 book, Machine Learning: A Probabilistic Perspective. More than just a simple update, this is a completely new book that reflects the dramatic developments in the field since 2012, most notably deep learning. In addition, the new book is accompanied by online Python code, using libraries such as scikit-learn, JAX, PyTorch, and Tensorflow, which can be used to reproduce nearly all the figures; this code can be run inside a web browser using cloud-based notebooks, and provides a practical complement to the theoretical topics discussed in the book. This introductory text will be followed by a sequel that covers more advanced topics, taking the same probabilistic approach.]]> 864 Kevin P. Murphy 0262046822 Dang-Khoa 0 4.54 Probabilistic Machine Learning: An Introduction (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning series)
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]]> <![CDATA[Introduction to Probability (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science)]]> 56842787
The authors present the material in an accessible style and motivate concepts using real-world examples. Throughout, they use stories to uncover connections between the fundamental distributions in statistics and conditioning to reduce complicated problems to manageable pieces.

The book includes many intuitive explanations, diagrams, and practice problems. Each chapter ends with a section showing how to perform relevant simulations and calculations in R, a free statistical software environment.

The second edition adds many new examples, exercises, and explanations, to deepen understanding of the ideas, clarify subtle concepts, and respond to feedback from many students and readers. New supplementary online resources have been developed, including animations and interactive visualizations, and the book has been updated to dovetail with these resources.

Supplementary material is available on Joseph Blitzstein’s website www stat110 net. The supplements include:
Solutions to selected exercises
Additional practice problems
Handouts including review material and sample exams Animations and interactive visualizations created in connection with the edX online version of Stat 110.
Links to lecture videos available on ITunes U and YouTube There is also a complete instructor's solutions manual available to instructors who require the book for a course.]]> 634 Joseph K. Blitzstein Dang-Khoa 0 4.33 2014 Introduction to Probability (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Student’s Guide to Bayesian Statistics]]> 39784111
Without sacrificing technical integrity for the sake of simplicity, the author draws upon accessible, student-friendly language to provide approachable instruction perfectly aimed at statistics and Bayesian newcomers. Through a logical structure that introduces and builds upon key concepts in a gradual way and slowly acclimatizes students to using R and Stan software, the book

An introduction to probability and Bayesian inference Understanding Bayes' rule Nuts and bolts of Bayesian analytic methods Computational Bayes and real-world Bayesian analysis Regression analysis and hierarchical methods This unique guide will help students develop the statistical confidence and skills to put the Bayesian formula into practice, from the basic concepts of statistical inference to complex applications of analyses.]]> 517 Ben Lambert 1526418266 Dang-Khoa 0 4.54 A Student’s Guide to Bayesian Statistics
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]]> <![CDATA[Bayesian Reasoning and Machine Learning]]> 10144695 735 David Barber 0521518148 Dang-Khoa 0 4.08 2012 Bayesian Reasoning and Machine Learning
author: David Barber
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average rating: 4.08
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[Learn Enough Command Line to Be Dangerous]]> 29006058 85 Michael Hartl Dang-Khoa 2 4.21 Learn Enough Command Line to Be Dangerous
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]]> <![CDATA[Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design]]> 8449713 492 Scott Rogers 047068867X Dang-Khoa 0 to-read, game-design-and-dev 4.06 2010 Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design
author: Scott Rogers
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)]]> 176698 688 Katie Salen TekinbaĹź 0262240459 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read, game-design-and-dev 3.99 2003 Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> <![CDATA[Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture]]> 233221 Homo Ludens, the classic evaluation of play that has become a "must-read" for those in game design, Dutch philosopher Johan Huizinga defines play as the central activity in flourishing societies. Like civilization, play requires structure and participants willing to create within limits. Starting with Plato, Huizinga traces the contribution of Homo Ludens, or "Man the player" through Medieval Times, the Renaissance, and into our modern civilization. Huizinga defines play against a rich theoretical background, using cross-cultural examples from the humanities, business, and politics. Homo Ludens defines play for generations to come.

"A happier age than ours once made bold to call our species by the name of Homo Sapiens. In the course of time we have come to realize that we are not so reasonable after all as the Eighteenth Century with its worship of reason and naive optimism, though us; "hence moder fashion inclines to designate our species asHomo Faber Man the Maker. But though faber may not be quite so dubious as sapiens it is, as a name specific of the human being, even less appropriate, seeing that many animals too are makers. There is a third function, howver, applicable to both human and animal life, and just as important as reasoning and making--namely, playing. it seems to me that next to Homo Faber, and perhaps on the same level as Homo Sapiens, Homo Ludens, Man the Player, deserves a place in our nomenclature. "--from the Foreward, by Johan Huizinga]]> 220 Johan Huizinga 0807046817 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read, game-design-and-dev 4.01 1938 Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture
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]]> <![CDATA[Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games]]> 2966354 Master the craft of game design so you can create that elusive combination of challenge, competition, and interaction that players seek. This design workshop begins with an examination of the fundamental elements of game design; then puts you to work in prototyping, playtesting and redesigning your own games with exercises that teach essential design skills.

Workshop exercises require no background in programming or artwork, releasing you from the intricacies of electronic game production, so you can develop a working understanding of the essentials of game design.

Features:
* A design methodology used in the USC Interactive Media program, a cutting edge program funded in part of Electronic Arts.
* Hands-on exercises demonstrate key concepts, and the design methodology
* Insights from top industry game designers, including Noah Falstein, American McGee, Peter Molyneux

]]> 496 Tracy Fullerton 0240809742 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read, game-design-and-dev 4.06 2008 Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[Game Feel (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books)]]> 3385050 Game Feel exposes feel as a hidden language in game design that no one has fully articulated yet. The language could be compared to the building blocks of music (time signatures, chord progressions, verse)—no matter the instruments, style or time period—these building blocks come into play. Feel and sensation are similar building blocks where game design is concerned. They create the meta-sensation of involvement with a game.

The understanding of how game designers create feel, and affect feel are only partially understood by most in the field and tends to be overlooked as a method or course of study, yet a game's feel is central to a game's success. This book brings the subject of feel to light by consolidating existing theories into a cohesive book.

The book covers topics like the role of sound, ancillary indicators, the importance of metaphor, how people perceive things, and a brief history of feel in games.

The associated web site contains a playset with ready-made tools to design feel in games, six key components to creating virtual sensation. There's a play palette too, so the designer can first experience the importance of that component by altering variables and feeling the results. The playset allows the reader to experience each of the sensations described in the book, and then allows them to apply them to their own projects. Creating game feel without having to program, essentially. The final version of the playset will have enough flexibility that the reader will be able to use it as a companion to the exercises in the book, working through each one to create the feel described.]]> 376 Steve Swink 0123743281 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read, game-design-and-dev 3.91 2008 Game Feel (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books)
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]]> <![CDATA[Designing Games: A Guide to Engineering Experiences]]> 16144499 413 Tynan Sylvester 1449337937 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read, game-design-and-dev 4.44 2013 Designing Games: A Guide to Engineering Experiences
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]]> <![CDATA[A Game Design Vocabulary: Exploring the Foundational Principles Behind Good Game Design (Game Design/Usability)]]> 16269919 The problem is language. We still dont know how to talk about game design. We cant share our visions. We forget what works (and doesnt). We dont learn from history. Its too hard to improve.
The breakthrough starts here. A Game Design Vocabulary gives us the complete game design framework we desperately needwhether we create games, study them, review them, or build businesses on them.
Craft amazing experiences. Anna Anthropy and Naomi Clark share foundational principles, examples, and exercises that help you create great player experiences…complement intuition with design discipline…and craft games that succeed brilliantly on every level.]]> 211 Anna Anthropy 0321886925 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read, game-design-and-dev 3.83 2013 A Game Design Vocabulary: Exploring the Foundational Principles Behind Good Game Design (Game Design/Usability)
author: Anna Anthropy
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average rating: 3.83
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]]> <![CDATA[The Feynman Lectures on Physics]]> 5546 Tips on Physics—the four previously unpublished lectures that Feynman gave to students preparing for exams at the end of his course. Thus, this 4-volume set is the complete and definitive edition of The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Packaged in a specially designed slipcase, this 4-volume set provides the ultimate legacy of Feynman's extraordinary contribution to students, teachers, researches, and lay readers around the world.]]> 1552 Richard P. Feynman 0805390456 Dang-Khoa 0 4.61 1964 The Feynman Lectures on Physics
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average rating: 4.61
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]]> <![CDATA[The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet]]> 55145261 A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays in the first ever work of non-fiction from #1 internationally bestselling author John Green

The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Halley's Comet to Penguins of Madagascar - on a five-star scale.

Complex and rich with detail, the Anthropocene's reviews have been praised as 'observations that double as exercises in memoiristic empathy', with over 10 million lifetime downloads. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully curated collection about the shared human experience; it includes beloved essays along with six all-new pieces exclusive to the book.]]> 304 John Green 0525555218 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read, nonfiction 4.37 2021 The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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]]> <![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach]]> 27543 1080 Stuart Russell 0137903952 Dang-Khoa 2 Not recommended ... 4.20 1994 Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
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Not recommended ...
]]> <![CDATA[Practical Julia: A Hands-On Introduction for Scientific Minds]]> 61822027
The Julia programming language is acclaimed in scientific circles for its unparalleled ease, interactivity, and speed. Practical Julia is a comprehensive introduction to the language, making it accessible even if you’re new to programming.

Dive in with a thorough guide to Julia’s syntax, data types, and best practices, then transition to craft solutions for challenges in physics, statistics, biology, mathematics, scientific machine learning, and more. Whether you’re solving computational problems, visualizing data, writing simulations, or developing specialized tools, Practical Julia will show you how.

As you work through the book, you�

� Use comprehensions and generators, higher-level functions, array initialization and manipulation, and perform operations on Unicode text
� Create new syntax and generate code with metaprogramming and macros, and control the error system to manipulate program execution
� Visualize everything from mathematical constructs and experimental designs to algorithm flowcharts
� Elevate performance using Julia’s unique type system with multiple dispatch
� Delve into scientific packages tailored for diverse fields like fluid dynamics, agent-based modeling, and image processing

Whether your interest is in scientific research, statistics, mathematics, or just the fun of programming with Julia, Practical Julia will have you writing high-performance code that can do real work in no time.

Online Ready-to-run code samples, illustrations, and supplemental animations available at .]]> 528 Lee Phillips 1718502761 Dang-Khoa 0 4.00 Practical Julia: A Hands-On Introduction for Scientific Minds
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]]> <![CDATA[Learning Network Programming with Java]]> 28560445
This book explores how Java supports networks, starting with the basics and then advancing to more complex topics. An overview of each relevant network technology is presented followed by detailed examples of how to use Java to support these technologies.

We start with the basics of networking and then explore how Java supports the development of client/server and peer-to-peer applications. The NIO packages are examined as well as multitasking and how network applications can address practical issues such as security.

A discussion on networking concepts will put many network issues into perspective and let you focus on the appropriate technology for the problem at hand. The examples used will provide a good starting point to develop similar capabilities for many of your network needs.

What you will learnConnect to other applications using socketsUse channels and buffers to enhance communication between applicationsAccess network services and develop client/server applicationsExplore the critical elements of peer-to-peer applications and current technologies availableUse UDP to perform multicastingAddress scalability through the use of core and advanced threading techniquesIncorporate techniques into an application to make it more secureConfigure and address interoperability issues to enable your applications to work in a heterogeneous environmentAbout the AuthorRichard M Reese has worked in both industry and academia. For 17 years, he worked in the telephone and aerospace industries, serving in several capacities, including research and development, software development, supervision, and training. He currently teaches at Tarleton State University, where he has the opportunity to apply his years of industry experience to enhance his teaching.

Richard has written several Java books and a C Pointer book. He uses a concise and easy-to-follow approach to topics at hand. His Java books have addressed EJB 3.1, updates to Java 7 and 8, certification, functional programming, jMonkeyEngine, and natural language processing.

Table of ContentsGetting Started with Network ProgrammingNetwork AddressingNIO Support for NetworkingClient/Server DevelopmentPeer-to-Peer NetworksUDP and MulticastingNetwork ScalabilityNetwork SecurityNetwork Interoperability]]> 294 Richard Reese Dang-Khoa 0 programming, did-not-finish 4.33 Learning Network Programming with Java
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]]> <![CDATA[The Anvil of Ice (The Winter of the World, #1)]]> 487818 0 Michael Scott Rohan 0517075288 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.75 1986 The Anvil of Ice (The Winter of the World, #1)
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average rating: 4.75
book published: 1986
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]]> <![CDATA[Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)]]> 55399 Vast legions of gods, mages, humans, dragons and all manner of creatures play out the fate of the Malazan Empire in this first book in a major epic fantasy series from Steven Erikson.

The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins.

For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his squad of Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail, surviving cadre mage of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the many dead. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, yet holds out. It is to this ancient citadel that Laseen turns her predatory gaze.

However, it would appear that the Empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister, shadowbound forces are gathering as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand...

Conceived and written on a panoramic scale, Gardens of the Moon is epic fantasy of the highest order--an enthralling adventure by an outstanding new voice.]]> 666 Steven Erikson 0765348780 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 3.91 1999 Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> <![CDATA[Power and Performance: Software Analysis and Optimization]]> 25722404
Provides expert perspective from a key member of Intel’s optimization team on how processors and memory systems influence performance Presents ideas to improve architectures running mobile, desktop, or enterprise platforms Demonstrates best practices for designing experiments and benchmarking throughout the software lifecycle Explains the importance of profiling and measurement to determine the source of performance issues]]> 274 Jim Kukunas 0128008148 Dang-Khoa 0 to-read 4.00 2015 Power and Performance: Software Analysis and Optimization
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book published: 2015
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