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Newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to use his final days at the LA Times to write the definitive murder story of his career. Focusing on the case of Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus and that the real killer is operating completely below police radar--and with perfect knowledge of any move against him.
2) Disclosure
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English
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The thriller that opened a new chapter in the sex wars. Thomas Sanders' world collapses in just 24 hours - he is passed over for promotion, his new woman boss comes on to him during a drink after work, then, the next morning, he learns that she has accused him of sexually harassing her. She demands his transfer, thereby threatening to cut him off from the millions he would have made when his high-tech company was floated on the stock market. What...
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HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014].
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English
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Steve Jobs's death raised one of the most pressing questions in the tech and business worlds: Could Apple stay great without its iconic leader? Many inside the company were eager to prove that Apple could be just as innovative as it had been under Jobs. Others were painfully aware of the immense challenge ahead.
5) Cutting edge
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Publisher
Covenant
Pub. Date
2001.
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English
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Cutting Edge follows Travis Edwards, a bright, young LDS programmer, and his wife, Lisa, as they move to Silicon Valley--an area where brainpower and computer power combine in fierce competition. It's the perfect job. A hot new company is in desperate need of his expertise--and they're willing to make it worth his while. But everything changes when Travis discovers that someone has been stealing sensitive files off of his computer, and the person...
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PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2011.
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English
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This documentary looks not only at how his talent, style and imagination have shaped all of our lives, but also at the influences that shaped and molded the man himself. Through interviews with the people who worked closely with him or chronicled his life, we gain unique insight into what made him tick. In a never before broadcast, exclusive interview, Steve Jobs expounds his own philosophy of life, and offers advice to us all on changing our own...
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Norton
Pub. Date
2006.
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English
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Before slim laptops that fit into briefcases, computers looked like strange, alien vending machines. But in "the most staggering burst of technical invention by a single person in high-tech history" (BusinessWeek) Steve Wozniak invented the first true personal computer. Wozniak teamed up with Steve Jobs, and Apple Computer was born, igniting the computer revolution and transforming the world. Here, thirty years later, the mischievous genius...
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HarperBusiness
Pub. Date
c1995.
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English
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In the fall of 1930, David Packard left his hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, to enroll at Stanford University, where he befriended another freshman, Bill Hewlett. After graduation, Hewlett and Packard decided to throw their lots in together. They tossed a coin to decide whose name should go first on the notice of incorporation, then cast about in search of products to sell.
Today, the one-car garage in Palo Alto that housed their first workshop is a...
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Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
[c2002]
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English
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Three part "irreverent" documentary of the personal computer industry and its creators.
Impressing their friends: Bob Cringely, Silicon Valley and some spectacularly successful nerds. Intel. The Altair 8800 and the Homebrew Computer Club. Enter Paul Allen and Bill Gates. Steve Jobs, at 25, worth $100 million. The imminent arrival of IBM. Computer nerds impressing their friends.
Riding the bear: IBM's decision, "buy not build" PC technology. The...
13) Mathematics in computing: an accessible guide to historical, foundational and application contexts
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Springer International Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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This illuminating textbook provides a concise review of the core concepts in mathematics essential to computer scientists. Emphasis is placed on the practical computing applications enabled by seemingly abstract mathematical ideas, presented within their historical context. The text spans a broad selection of key topics, ranging from the use of finite field theory to correct code and the role of number theory in cryptography, to the value of graph...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Steve Jobs changed our lives. By launching the iPod in 2001, he revolutionized our way of listening to music. Apples founder proved then once again that hes a genius at the edge of technology and innovation, 25 years after having commercialized the first home computers. Yet, before becoming a hero, Steve Jobs was the only one to believe in its success. He fought hard against serious competitors such as IBM but mostly against his famous rival, Bill...
15) Steve Jobs
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.
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English
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Academy Award®-winning director Alex Gibney pulls no punches in his portrait of Apple founder Steve Jobs and his legacy. This probing look at the life and aftermath of this iconoclast explores what accounted for the grief of so many when he died. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival** and the **San Francisco International Film Festival**.
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