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Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide for Dynamic Times, 3rd Edition
Author Michael Allison , Jude Kaye
The bestselling guide to nonprofit planning, with proven, practical adviceStrategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations describes a proven method for creating an effective, organized, actionable strategy, tailored to the unique needs of the nonprofit organization. ....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Foundations of Shari'ah Governance of Islamic Banks
Author Azhar Hamid , Karim Ginena
A practical guide for robust sharī'ah governance of the Islamic banking industryDebate in the market on the extent of sharī'ah compliance of Islamic banks, their products, and activities has piqued stakeholders' interest. In Foundations of Sharī'ah Governance o....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC (2015)/Lightroom 6 Classroom in a Book®
Author John Evans , Katrin Straub
Serious digital photographers, amateur or pro, who seek the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC / Lightroom 6 choose Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC 2015 release / 6 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Pr....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Lance Kaplan , Tarek Abdelzaher , Dong Wang
Increasingly, human beings are sensors engaging directly with the mobile Internet. Individuals can now share real-time experiences at an unprecedented scale. Social Sensing: Building Reliable Systems on Unreliable Data looks at recent advances in the emerging field ....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Reporting Cookbook
Author Deepak Agarwal , Chhavi Aggarwal , Kamalakannan Elangovan
Over 90 recipes to help you resolve your new SSRS Reporting woes in Dynamics AX 2012 R3In DetailDynamics AX 2012 is a modern ERP solution from Microsoft that is targeted at mid- and high-level organizations. Reports play a very central role in an ERP system, being a....
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Fast Data Processing with Spark - Second Edition
Author Krishna Sankar , Holden Karau
Perform real-time analytics using Spark in a fast, distributed, and scalable wayIn DetailSpark is a framework used for writing fast, distributed programs. Spark solves similar problems as Hadoop MapReduce does, but with a fast in-memory approach and a clean function....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Twitter Power 3.0: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time
Author Joel Comm , Dave Taylor , Guy Kawasaki
Tweet your company to the top of the market with a tailored approach to TwitterTwitter Power 3.0 is the newly updated guide that shows smart businesses and entrepreneurs how to use Twitter to their advantage. This book is the best business leader's guide to Twitter....
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Cognitive Computing and Big Data Analytics
Author Adrian Bowles , Marcia Kaufman , Judith S. Hurwitz
A comprehensive guide to learning technologies that unlock the value in big dataCognitive Computing provides detailed guidance toward building a new class of systems that learn from experience and derive insights to unlock the value of big data. This book helps tec....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Kase on Technical Analysis Workbook, + Video Course
Author Cynthia A. Kase
Learn all you need to know about trading and forecasting with technical analysisKase on Technical Analysis is the ultimate guide to forecasting and trading technically, a comprehensive "all you need to know" review of the topics. Award-winning instructor, Cynthia A....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Author Paulo Leitão , Stamatis Karnouskos
Industrial Agents explains how multi-agent systems improve collaborative networks to offer dynamic service changes, customization, improved quality and reliability, and flexible infrastructure. Learn how these platforms can offer distributed intelligent management a....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Practical Business Analytics Using SAS: A Hands-on Guide
Author Shailendra Kadre , Venkat Reddy Konasani
Practical Business Analytics Using SAS: A Hands-on Guide shows SAS users and businesspeople how to analyze data effectively in real-life business scenarios. The book begins with an introduction to analytics, analytical tools, and SAS programming. The authors—both SA....
Release Date 2015/02 -
Author Matei Zaharia , Patrick Wendell , Andy Konwinski , Holden Karau
Data in all domains is getting bigger. How can you work with it efficiently? Recently updated for Spark 1.3, this book introduces Apache Spark, the open source cluster computing system that makes data analytics fast to write and fast to run. With Spark, you can tack....
Release Date 2015/02 -
Author Mr. Faizal Karbani
Mastering Islamic Finance will give practitioners an understanding of Islamic finance, from the basic techniques, through to advanced applications. Helping to demystify and clarify the differences with conventional banking, it will enable practitioners to develop S....
Release Date 2015/02 -
Currency Trading For Dummies, 3rd Edition
Author Brian Dolan , Kathleen Brooks
Your plain-English guide to currency tradingCurrency Trading For Dummies is a hands-on, user-friendly guide that explains how the foreign exchange (ForEx) market works and how you can become a part of it. Currency trading has many benefits, but it also has fast-cha....
Release Date 2015/02 -
Author Stanislav Kolyanskiy , Alexey Mironchenko , Alex Kasko
Over 80 recipes to build and extend your very own version of Java platform using OpenJDK projectIn DetailOpenJDK is one of the most widely used open source implementations of the Java platform. It is used to change, customize, and tune core application internals and....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Mastering Python Design Patterns
Author Sakis Kasampalis
Create various design patterns to master the art of solving problems using PythonIn DetailPython is an object-oriented, scripting language that is used in wide range of categories. In software engineering, a design pattern is a recommended solution to a software des....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Getting a Web Development Job For Dummies
Author Bud E. Smith , Kathleen Taylor
Craving a career in web dev? Chart your path with this helpful guideGetting a Web Development Job For Dummies provides a roadmap to one of the "hot jobs" in the booming world of tech. The web development field is large, and it encompasses many actual functions. This....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Communication Acoustics: An Introduction to Speech, Audio and Psychoacoustics
Author Matti Karjalainen , Ville Pulkki
In communication acoustics, the communication channel consists of a sound source, a channel (acoustic and/or electric) and finally the receiver: the human auditory system, a complex and intricate system that shapes the way sound is heard. Thus, when developing techn....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Cassandra Data Modeling and Analysis
Author C.Y. Kan
Design, build, and analyze your data intricately using CassandraIn DetailStarting with a quick introduction to Cassandra, this book flows through various aspects such as fundamental data modeling approaches, selection of data types, designing a data model, choosing ....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Author Sandeep Karanth
Go beyond the basics and master the next generation of Hadoop data processing platformsIn DetailHadoop is synonymous with Big Data processing. Its simple programming model, "code once and deploy at any scale" paradigm, and an ever-growing ecosystem makes Hadoop an a....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Programming for Musicians and Digital Artists: Creating music with ChucK
Author Ajay Kapur , Perry Cook , Spencer Salazar , and Ge Wang
SummaryProgramming for Musicians and Digital Artists: Creating Music with ChucK offers a complete introduction to programming in the open source music language ChucK. In it, you'll learn the basics of digital sound creation and manipulation while you discover the C....
Release Date 2014/12 -
A Beginner's Guide to Mobile Marketing
Author Molly Garris , Karen Mishra
This book is for marketers (from newbies to CMO level) who want to learn why and how to use mobile marketing to engage and convert consumers. A Beginner’s Guide to Mobile Marketing will teach you about the exploding opportunities that mobile marketing offers and w....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Using Galaxy Tab: An Android Tab
Author Marziah Karch
Learn to use your Galaxy Tab with ease, no jargon. Clear, concise, short and to the point... Using Galaxy Tab is the essential guide to getting around Samsung's flagship and best selling Android-based tablet and e-book reader. This book explores setting up your new....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Author Paul Newson , Kathryn Hurley , Marc Cohen
Learn how to run large-scale, data-intensive workloads with Compute Engine, Google’s cloud platform. Written by Google engineers, this tutorial walks you through the details of this Infrastructure as a Service by showing you how to develop a project with it from beg....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Author Gary Bradski , Adrian Kaehler
Learning OpenCV puts you in the middle of the rapidly expanding field of computer vision. Written by the creators of the free open source OpenCV library, this book introduces you to computer vision and demonstrates how you can quickly build applications that enable ....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Build and Program Your Own LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robots
Author Marziah Karch
Build and Program Your Own LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 RobotsAbsolutely no experience needed! Build and program amazing robots with the new LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3!With LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, you can do modern robotics without complex wiring or soldering! This step-by-step, f....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Author Hubert Kaeslin
Top-Down VLSI Design: From Architectures to Gate-Level Circuits and FPGAs represents a unique approach to learning digital design. Developed from more than 20 years teaching circuit design, Doctor Kaeslin’s approach follows the natural VLSI design flow and makes cir....
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Enhanced Networking on IBM z/VSE
Author Rene Trumpp , Don Stoever , Karsten Graul , Ingo Franzki , Jeffrey Barnard , Joerg Sc
The importance of modern computer networks is steadily growing as increasing amounts of data are exchanged over company intranets and the Internet. Understanding current networking technologies and communication protocols that are available for the IBM® mainframe an....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Creating Integrated IBM WebSphere Solutions using Application Lifecycle Management
Author Fabio Silva , Sergio Polastri , Leonardo Olivera , Sebastian Kapciak , Ernest Calala
This IBM® Redbooks® publication demonstrates, through a practical solution and step-by-step implementation instructions, how customers can use the IBM Rational® Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) portfolio to build and manage an integrated IBM WebSphere® Applica....
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Design and Analysis of Experiments by Douglas Montgomery: A Supplement for Using JMP
Author James Wisnowski , Andrew Karl , Heath Rushing
Big data: It's unstructured, it's coming at you fast, and there's lots of it. In fact, the majority of big data is text-oriented, thanks to the proliferation of online sources such as blogs, emails, and social media. However, having big data means little if you....
Release Date 2014/11