A brand-new edition of the popular introductory textbook that explores how computer hardware, software, and networks work Computers are everywhere. Some are highly visible, in laptops, tablets, cell phones, and smart watches. But most are invisible, like those in appliances, cars, medical equipmen...

"...an excellent study of the effort involved in deriving the basic idea of what a Service feels it needs to field in order to carry out a mission and then how industry attempts to translate those ideas into hardware that can perform in the real world." ―The Journal of the Air Force Historical Fou...

The Everyday Blacksmith is your essential reference for learning how to make items you’ll use everyday: tools, hardware, utensils, decorative objects, and more. Get great techniques and tips for hand forging, and discover projects contributed by leading blacksmiths from around the world, each fea...

“#1 Amazon Bestselling 3D Printing Book” Many people know what 3D printing is, and others may have even seen one in action. However, few today know how to create 3D models, much less use their printer. Currently, understanding and utilizing the technology to design and manufacture products (as o...

# 2 Nationally Bestselling eBook. The 4th of July 1826. As Thomas Jefferson lies dying, he gives his part of his Jefferson Cipher to Edgar Allen Poe, with instructions to take the disks to West Point. In Massachusetts, John Adams entrusts his part of the Cipher to Colonel Thayer, the superintendent...

Starkly beautiful photos of abandoned and converted movie theaters ― with new essays by Peter Bogdanovich, Molly Haskell, Andrew Sarris, and Chester H. Liebs. The single-screen movie theaters that punctuated small-town America's main streets and city neighborhoods since the 1920s are all but gone....

Continuing the adventures of Old West heroine Breanna Baylor Brockman, Book Ten of the popular Angel of Mercy series incorporates several well-known historical 1860s outlaws. When eighteen-year-old Ginny Grayson moves to Missouri, she falls in love with hardware drummer Wesley Logan. But Logan's gam...

“Chain of Deceit Book 1” is a story that starts in the later years of World War II with mission to end World War II. The plan was to drop the first atomic bomb on Berlin. Moving the first untested atomic bomb across the Atlantic Ocean during a war was not going to be easy and had to remain compl...

Historical Boston coloring book comes with 24 one-sided, original, one of a kind, detailed pen and ink illustrations of famous Boston landmark buildings and locations! Historical buildings, cafes, restaurants, jazz clubs, stores and more. Each illustration is accompanied by a brief description of th...

Five thousand battle-hardened survivors, armed with America’s most awesome weaponry, must destroy millions of zombies so the rebuilding can begin! Bruce has saved thousands and forged them into an awesome fighting force. Now they must destroy forty million smart, fast, undead maniacs if they hope...

Misfit Toymakers is an intrigue of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of the Loves of his life, as Joshua Danz discovers, then navigates the waters of international commerce to make a place in the world for a life where terrorists, politicians, millionaires and thugs aren't trying to kill him. Through it...

Whether or not you use a computer, you probably use a telephone, electric power, and a bank. Although you may not be aware of their presence, networked computer systems are increasingly becoming an integral part of your daily life. Yet, if such systems perform poorly or don't work at all, then they ...

THIRD EDITION What do a young Registered Nurse, a Daughter of Liberty and an old rowhouse in Philadelphia have in common? -- A young man who just wanted to make a house into a home. A little bit of history, a little bit of mystery, a little bit of love and a lot of the Bicentennial in Philadelphia 1...