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The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual
Use with ARRL s online Exam Review for Ham Radio. Welcome to Amateur Radio. Radio and Signals Fundamentals. Electricity, Components, and Circuits. Propagation, Antennas, and Feed Lines. Amateur Radio Equipment. Communicating With Other Hams. Licensing Regulations. Operating Regulations. Safety. As you complete each chapter of this book, use ARRL's online Exam Review for Ham Radio to help prepare you for exam day. Once you've finished this book, use the online service to take practice exams with the same number and variety of questions that you'll encounter on exam day.
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"Some of the other books that I see concentrate more on passing the test by learning the test questions than actually teaching the material."
"After the training material, there is an excellent glossary, the complete exam question pool (with correct answers indicated), as well as a supplementary chapter on choosing a ham radio. Excellent graphics -- lots of tables, charts, photographs, and line drawings. As much as I love my e-Ink Kindle, this is the sort of book that is better in paper and in a large format. Table of Contents for the course material -- Radio and Signals Fundamentals; Electricity, Components, and Circuits; Propagation, Antennas, and Feed Lines; Amateur Radio Equipment; Communicating With Other Hams; Licensing Regulations; Operating Regulations; and Safety."
"Even though you could simply memorize the questions from the FCC test bank, you'll be missing out on a great amount of information that's useful to the new ham operator."
"As a test preparation guide and desktop reference, its a good book to own."
"I'm new to this HAM radio but am confident that this will be the reference that stays on my shelf as I get my first license level."
"This is a nicely laid out book that takes you through all of the material for the license exam."
"My only issue with the electronic format is that the images could be more readable inline with the text. This results in needing to zoom almost every image, where most of them could be otherwise read inline with the text."
"This manual takes a complex and fascinating hobby and renders it boring."
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Thunderstruck
Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners; scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed; and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. [Signature] Reviewed by James L. SwansonIn this splendid, beautifully written followup to his blockbuster thriller, Devil in the White City , Erik Larson again unites the dual stories of two disparate men, one a genius and the other a killer. Late in the 19th century, Europe's most brilliant theoretical scientists raced to unlock the secret of wireless communication.Guglielmo Marconi, impatient, brash, relentless and in his early 20s, achieved the astonishing breakthrough in September 1895. An alchemist and peddler of preposterous patent medicines, he killed his wife, a woman Larson portrays lavishly as a gold-digging, selfish, stage-struck, flirtatious, inattentive, unfaithful clotheshorse. It alternates the story of Marconi's quest for the first wireless transatlantic communication amid scientific jealousies and controversies with the tale of a mild-mannered murderer caught as a result of the invention. The eccentric figures include the secretive Marconi and one of his rivals, physicist Oliver Lodge, who believed that he was first to make the discovery, but also insisted that the electromagnetic waves he studied were evidence of the paranormal. As he and his unsuspecting lover attempted to escape in disguise to Quebec on a luxury ocean liner, a Scotland Yard detective chased them on a faster boat. In an era when wireless has a whole new connotation, young adults interested in the history of scientific discovery will be enthralled with this fascinating account of Marconi and his colleagues' attempts to harness a new technology.
Reviews
"This one was a bit of a disappointment compared to his others, but only because it takes until the very last bit of the book to tie everything together."
"This Is another superbly researched and fascinating book by Erik Larson."
"In both works, the author exhibits his formidable talent for drawing material from primary sources to construct a readable narrative that "makes history come alive.""
"He takes historical events, does exhaustive research, and produces a well documented book that reads like a novel."
"I really enjoyed the intertwining story of Marconi and radio along with the capture of a murderer well done."
"As usual, Erik Larson presents two compelling stories in one powerful book."
"Read it."
"I became more interested in Marconi and his wireless than in the scoundrel at the center of the story."
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Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World
The second genera­tion—powered by blockchain technology—is bringing us the Internet of value: a new, distributed platform that can help us reshape the world of business and transform the old order of human affairs for the better. Though it’s the technology that drives bitcoin and other digital cur­rencies, the underlying framework has the potential to go far beyond these and record virtually everything of value to humankind, from birth and death certifi­cates to insurance claims and even votes. For example, forty-two (and counting) of the world’s biggest finan­cial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Credit Suisse, have formed a consortium to investigate the blockchain for speedier and more secure transactions. Read Blockchain Revolution to understand its profound implications.” —Marc Andreessen , cofounder, Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz “The Tapscotts have written the book, literally, on how to survive and thrive in this next wave of technology-driven disruption. Team Tapscott has stepped up and written the book we’ve been waiting for.” —Dan Schulman , CEO, Paypal “Occasionally a book comes along that changes the global discourse. Blockchains are at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution and the Tapscotts lucidly explain why and how to capture the opportunity and avoid the dangers.” —Klaus Schwab , founder and executive chairman, World Economic Forum “A carefully researched and beautifully written book. “Father and son duo, Don and Alex Tapscott, have impeccable timing.”– Forbes Magazine “The Tapscotts’ make the bulls’ case in clear and compelling terms.” – Fortune Magazine “ Blockchain Revolution is a highly readable introduction to a bamboozling but increasingly important field.”– The Guardian “This is all very new and still unfolding but I recommend that you read Blockchain Revolution …it really is time to get with the global revolution.” – The Huffington Post “The Tapscotts have done a masterful job explaining why this is, truly, another revolution.”– The National Post “The Tapscotts present a mind-expanding perspective – and their enthusiasm makes you a believer in the revolution.” – Thomson Reuters Editor’s Choice: "The definitive, must-read book on a new revolution.”– 800-CEO-READ “This 368-page page-turner offers the first comprehensive look at the future of this emerging digital ecosystem.”– Comstock’s Magazine “Bitcoin is just the beginning.
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"Given the audience this tome appears aimed at, a few paragraphs ("How this worldwide ledger works") seems a bit under-serving - particularly for such an avowedly history-changing paradigm. Demystification would help move blockchain out of the comfort zone of PhD's into the realm of the mere unwashed (in which this reviewer sits)."
"A decent overview of blockchain protocol, history and use cases."
"well written, researched."
"This is a great "vision" book for understanding what blockchain technologies (shared immutable ledgers, smart contracts, cryptocurrencies, etc.). The authors hold the distinct belief that if we just make data (like the kinds of data managed by big corporations and governments) transparent through a blockchain that it will presumably be put to good, beneficial use for society. While the book provides a broad look at how many areas of our lives can be impacted by blockchain, there is a strong tendency for the authors to misappropriate other (re)evolutionary trends in technology (like IoT) and claim they are significantly enhanced because of blockchain. While there are some elements of truth here, the benefits of many of them (like IoT) as they describe them are 99% achievable without a blockchain - they simply don't make their case that blockchain makes it better very well."
"It's nothing but a collection of arbitrary lists, allusions to things tangentially related to Blockchain technology, and opinions presented as fact."
"The only thing that comes close is Peter Lynch's _The Long Boom_ which captured the delusional gestalt of the DotCom heyday brilliantly yet still from within its rose colored champagne glasses. After the opening chapter, it turns into a rambling acid trip of delusional fantasies about exactly how blockchain will inevitably fix all the things wrong with society and the world. Blockchain isn't going to magically convince governments to change how they do business any more than the ability to post their correspondence, schedules, donations, and votes on the web did. Not because the miracles are likely, but because making a coherent case for the actual changes that blockchain will catalyze requires understanding the entire context of the conversation that has gone before. For a more grounded discussion, I highly recommend The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money Are Challenging the Global Economic Order by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey."
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Best Microwave Electrical Engineering

Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances
Automatic dishwashers Garbage disposers Electric water heaters Gas water heaters Top load automatic washers Front load automatic washers Automatic electric dryers Automatic gas dryers Electric ranges, cooktops, and ovens Gas ranges, cooktops, and ovens Microwave ovens Refrigerators Freezers Automatic ice makers Residential under-the-counter ice cube makers Room air conditioners Dehumidifiers. Eric Kleinert is a professional with more than 40 years of experience in commercial and domestic major appliances, refrigeration, and HVAC sales, service, and installation.
Reviews
"The best book out."
"Great."
"The most complete book I've encountered."
"Big book with a lot of diagrams, details and pictures."
"tells you nothing but theory basics which we already know, right''?"
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Best Radio & Wireless Engineering

Thunderstruck
Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners; scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed; and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. [Signature] Reviewed by James L. SwansonIn this splendid, beautifully written followup to his blockbuster thriller, Devil in the White City , Erik Larson again unites the dual stories of two disparate men, one a genius and the other a killer. Late in the 19th century, Europe's most brilliant theoretical scientists raced to unlock the secret of wireless communication.Guglielmo Marconi, impatient, brash, relentless and in his early 20s, achieved the astonishing breakthrough in September 1895. An alchemist and peddler of preposterous patent medicines, he killed his wife, a woman Larson portrays lavishly as a gold-digging, selfish, stage-struck, flirtatious, inattentive, unfaithful clotheshorse. It alternates the story of Marconi's quest for the first wireless transatlantic communication amid scientific jealousies and controversies with the tale of a mild-mannered murderer caught as a result of the invention. The eccentric figures include the secretive Marconi and one of his rivals, physicist Oliver Lodge, who believed that he was first to make the discovery, but also insisted that the electromagnetic waves he studied were evidence of the paranormal. As he and his unsuspecting lover attempted to escape in disguise to Quebec on a luxury ocean liner, a Scotland Yard detective chased them on a faster boat. In an era when wireless has a whole new connotation, young adults interested in the history of scientific discovery will be enthralled with this fascinating account of Marconi and his colleagues' attempts to harness a new technology.
Reviews
"This one was a bit of a disappointment compared to his others, but only because it takes until the very last bit of the book to tie everything together."
"This Is another superbly researched and fascinating book by Erik Larson."
"In both works, the author exhibits his formidable talent for drawing material from primary sources to construct a readable narrative that "makes history come alive.""
"He takes historical events, does exhaustive research, and produces a well documented book that reads like a novel."
"I really enjoyed the intertwining story of Marconi and radio along with the capture of a murderer well done."
"As usual, Erik Larson presents two compelling stories in one powerful book."
"Read it."
"I became more interested in Marconi and his wireless than in the scoundrel at the center of the story."
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Best Telephone Systems

The Appreneur Playbook: Game-Changing Mobile App Marketing Advice from the Pros
Wish you could focus on making a great app or game, release it on the app store, and watch the praise, downloads, and cash roll in? Within these pages is actionable, specific advice from the experts: successful app developers and entrepreneurs, mobile analysts, and mobile PR & marketing specialists.
Reviews
"I'd strongly recommend this book to anyone getting started with mobile apps."
"I still picked up some valuable points from the summit videos and I'm really happy to see those videos summarised in book form because it's a lot more usable and better written than my own notes."
"Highly recommended reading if you are interested in app development."
"This is a "must have" book for new developers entering the mobile apps industry."
"It's a super quick read and it'll make you start thinking about all the different aspects that go into app beyond the code."
"A very rich compilation of various appreneurs's experiences, smart suggestions and pitfall warnings."
"I missed some content from your The Appreneur Summit videos so this book is very good for understanding fully."
"I decided to have a look at the mobile app business from absolute 0 knowledge and without an iPhone either."
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Best Television & Video Engineering

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Originally published in 1985, Neil Postman’s groundbreaking polemic about the corrosive effects of television on our politics and public discourse has been hailed as a twenty-first-century book published in the twentieth century. “I can’t think of a more prophetic, more thoughtful, more necessary – and yes, more entertaining – book about media culture.” –Victor Navasky, National Book Award-winning author of The Art of Controversy “All I can say about Neil Postman’s brilliant Amusing Ourselves to Death is: Guilty As Charged.” –Matt Groening, Creator of The Simpsons “As a fervent evangelist of the age of Hollywood, I publicly opposed Neil Postman’s dark picture of our media-saturated future.
Reviews
""Amusing Ourselves to Death" is an amazingly written and well-argued book. Today, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have bite-sized debates where one side speaks for 1 minute and the other side gets a 30-second rebuttal. Clearly, the people then were different from the people now in terms of mainstream intelligence. The reason, Postman argues, is that the people in Dickens' era were children of "The Age of Typography," and the people today (us) are the children of "The Age of Show Business," or "The Age of Television." This book was written in 1985, but don't be fooled; it still wields enormous relevance today -- The chapter titled, "Peek-a-Boo-World" as well as the "Information-to-action-ratio" theory outlined in it are particularly pertinent regarding the modern-day use of the internet, especially with portable laptops, tablets, and cellphones."
"The coverage this book got after 2016 US primaries has further fueled the interest of those who are looking for gratification to find arguments that confirm to their views of the contemporary world. Under the influence of a biased yearning to find a way out of the 2016 US political landscape, this book is a panacea; it categorically puts the blame for this presumed gaffe on the evolution of show business in the coeval society. All that this book does is present an aha moment, something on the lines of ‘I knew it!’ Otherwise, any serious explorer of this topic should start with 1984 by George Orwell or Brave New World by Aldous Huxley instead of picking up this text."
"Others have sounded the alarm, Endangered Minds by educator Jane Healy, Phd, and more recently, Resetting Your Child's Brain by pediatric psychiatrist Victoria Dunckley, MD."
"Very informative in content, even for an older book."
"The type of media itself profoundly changes us apart from the content of the media."
"Love, love, love this book."
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Best Information Technology

Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
This emerging science can translate myriad phenomena—from the price of airline tickets to the text of millions of books—into searchable form, and uses our increasing computing power to unearth epiphanies that we never could have seen before. It also poses fresh threats, from the inevitable end of privacy as we know it to the prospect of being penalized for things we haven’t even done yet, based on big data’s ability to predict our future behavior. A. Kenn has written about technology and business from Europe, Asia, and the US for The Economist , and is well-connected to the data community. Viktor had researched the information economy as a professor at Harvard and now at Oxford, and his book Delete had been well received. As we wrote the book, we had to dig deep to find unheard stories about big data pioneers and interview them. It is tempting to say that it was predicting exploding manholes, tracking inflation in real time, or how big data saves the lives of premature babies. But the biggest surprise for us perhaps was the very diversity of the uses of big data, and how it already is changing people’s everyday world. Big data improves economic efficiency, but that’s only a very small part of the story. We realized when talking to dozens and dozens of big data pioneers that it improves health care, advances better education, and helps predict societal change—from urban sprawl to the spread of the flu. We are very concerned about what we call in our book “the dark side of big data.” However the real challenge is that the problem is not necessarily where we initially tend to think it is, such as surveillance and privacy. We thought hard to suggest concrete steps that can be taken to minimize and mitigate big data’s risk, and came up with a few ways to ensure transparency, guarantee human free will, and strike a better balance on privacy and the use of personal information. Academic Mayer-Schönberger and editor Cukier consider big data the new ability to crunch vast collections of information, analyze it instantly, and draw conclusions from it.
Reviews
"The examples are incredibly repetitive, and I'm not sure the authors collaborated on topics as several sections repeat in their entirety."
"They discuss how big data has enabled entrepreneurs to inform customers about the optimal time to buy flight tickets given that airlines vary their prices according to hidden methods that big data statistics has helped to make more sense of. The authors discuss datification which means the consolidation of data into a larger database that can then be used to give much more useful guidance to the population at large about phenomenon that required a look from above at all the data together. The authors move on to the more concrete and start to discuss the value of big data. The value in big data is of course, the data, but the utility of that data might be further midstream or downstream that others are better placed to harvest. They use an example of how big data statistics was used to substantially improve the ability to find overcrowded illegal slum housing as a concrete example of how we can use data to enhance our cities and improve governance and efficiency. Big Data is an excellent readable overview of how data has always been used to guide policy, how big data is being used today, what the value chain of the data industry looks like, what the risks are of big data and how big data can enhance the future."
"This is a an extremely important and interesting book."
"His examples are solid about how companies already begin to collect data and use it to make major decisions, but I would've liked to read more about how, specifically, that data was collected (some programs were mentioned), analyzed, and used (be extremely specific)."
"They make the same argument that many others have made, namely, that big data emphasizes "correlation" as opposed to "causation," and that that is indeed a paradigm shift (they don't use that terminology, but I think it is apropos) in the way that we think about the world. In particular, it poses significant changes to fields such as statistics, where "the whole" is going to be analyzed now instead of "a sample.""
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Best Internet Culture

CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Ninth Edition (Exams 220-901 & 220-902)
This bestselling on-the-job reference and test preparation guide has been fully revised for the new 2015 CompTIA exam objectives for exams 901 & 902 Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this self-study set has been thoroughly updated to cover 100% of the topics covered on the latest edition of the exam. He is author of Mike Meyers’ A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs and Mike Meyers’ Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks .
Reviews
"My method of study i chose to read this textbook cover to cover, taking all practice tests at the end of each chapter, along with the included practice exams on the disc. In addition to this text i went further to find online practice exams and Professor Messer videos on Youtube as free self studying material. The book covered the objectives and even went beyond which is why this makes a great on-the-job reference."
"Most importantly, I was looking for a book that could not only keep me engaged yet also provide the necessary educational materials. Presently I'm over a hundred or so pages in (the book is Bible thick) and have purposely slowed myself down at times to ensure lesson absorption but honestly could read this book like it was a spellbinding work of fanciful fiction. It really helps to have an actual, honest interest in the subject matter and there are times where you'll want access to several different operating systems."
"Just started, but it has been an easy to follow book so far."
"It's alright, the language the guy uses isn't 100% professional but VERY relatable with the youth."
"Will always keep current copies of Mike Meyers books in my library."
"Gives a CD in order for you to have a digital copy of the book as well as other helpful quizzes....I do not have a CD drive on my laptop, had to go out of my way to find someone with a CD drive just to place it on a thumb drive."
"this is an IT field essential."
"Came it great condition, book is a bible but it very entertaining and it's enjoyable."
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Best Imaging Systems Computer Engineering

Amazon Echo: 2017 Edition - User Guide and Manual - Learn It Live It Love It
Amazon Echo: The Ultimate Guide To Amazon Echo – 2017 Edition offers actionable information about this amazing voice-driven device! Amazon Echo: The Ultimate Guide To Amazon Echo – 2017 Edition explains how you can best use the Echo’s wealth of powerful features: Setting Up Your Echo for the First Time Interacting Verbally with Alexa Setting Up Pandora on Your Echo Connecting your Google Calendar to Your Echo Amazon Echo IFTTT Channel Advice Fun (and Sleepy time) Echo Activities for Kids! When you download Amazon Echo: The Ultimate Guide To Amazon Echo – 2017 Edition , you’ll find out how to engage with Alexa and maximize your use of her powerful skills.
Reviews
"This guide step by step explains every function of echo and does it much more than devices guide itself."
"I've had my Echo for two weeks and thought I had it figured out, pretty well."
"Good book to learn how to work with Amazon Echo."
"This book gave me a good summary of the Echo."
"There is a lot of outdated material, but it was cheap enough that I did get my money's worth."
"I ordered and started reading through this book before my Echo arrived."
"Without this book, you'll NEVER know all that this doohickey can do!!"
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