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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Publisher Comments From the author of the bestselling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein, this is the exclusive biography of Steve Jobs. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years — as well as interviews with more... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover 
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Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today's Computers by John Maccormick Publisher Comments "It's been a long time since any book has given me the excitement I remember from reading Hawking and Feynman in my teens. This book does exactly that. It reminds me why I love computer science. MacCormick's explanations are easy to understand yet they... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga (Platform Studies) by Jimmy Maher Publisher Comments Long ago, in 1985, personal computers came in two general categories: the friendly, childish game machine used for fun (exemplified by Atari and Commodore products); and the boring, beige adult box used for business (exemplified by products from IBM... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy Publisher Comments The book addresses "geeky" owners of Canon consumer cameras who would like to explore the possibilities of their cameras, and eventually tweak them to do things way beyond their original specifications, such as - RAW file (or DNG) support in addition to... (read more) Your price: $21.99 New - Trade Paper
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Engines of the Mind: The Evolution of the Computer from the Mainframes to Microprocessors by Joel N Shurkin Publisher Comments When John Mauchly and Presper Eckert developed the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) at the University of Pennsylvania during World War II, their intention was to aid artillerymen in aiming their guns. Since then, in the past fifty... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Race for a New Game Machine: Creating the Chips Inside the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 by David Shippy Synopsis Follow the exciting inside story of the race to create the revolutionary chip that powers the next game consoles--Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3--by two leaders of the design team.... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $15.50 Used - Hardcover
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What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry by John Markoff Publisher Comments Most histories of the personal computer industry focus on technology or business. John Markoffandrsquo;s landmark book is about the culture and consciousness behind the first PCsandmdash;the culture being counterandndash; and the consciousness expanded,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Digital Wars: Apple, Google, Microsoft and the Battle for the Internet by Charles Arthur Publisher Comments Which of Apple, Google and Microsoft had an office with a "drawer of broken dreams" ---and what (real) objects lay inside it? When did Microsoft have the chance to catch Google in making money from search ---and who vetoed it? Why did Google test 40... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet by Katie Hafner Publisher Comments Twenty five years ago, it didn't exist. Today, twenty million people worldwide are surfing the Net. Where Wizards Stay Up Late is the exciting story of the pioneers responsible for creating the most talked about, most influential, and most far-reaching... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder Publisher Comments Computers have changed since 1981, when Tracy Kidder indelibly recorded the drama, comedy, and excitement of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market. What has changed little, however, is computer culture: the feverish pace of the... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Apple Confidential: The Real Story of Apple Computer, Inc. by Owen W Linzmayer Publisher Comments Journalist Owen Linzmayer explores Apple's tumultuous history, from its legendary founding, through a series of disastrous executive decisions, to its recent return to profitability. Backed by exhaustive research, the book debunks many of the myths and... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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History of Modern Computing by Paul E Ceruzzi Publisher Comments This engaging history covers modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the advent of the World Wide Web. The author concentrates on four key moments of transition: the transformation of the computer in the... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $14.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Eniac the Triumphs & Tragedies of The by Scott Mccartney Publisher Comments The untold story of the first computer--and the unsung lives of its two brilliant inventors.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Young and the Digital: What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media M Eans for Our Future by S Craig Watkins Publisher Comments In The Young and the Digital, S. Craig Watkins skillfully draws from more than 500 surveys and 350 in-depth interviews with young people, parents, and educators to understand how a digital lifestyle is affecting the ways youth learn, play, bond, and... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder Publisher Comments Computers have changed since 1981, when Tracy Kidder memorably recorded the drama, comedy, and excitement of one companys efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market. What has not changed is the feverish pace of the high-tech industry, the go-for... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Good, Spam, And Ugly by Steve Graham Publisher Comments Presents the often-humorous e-mail correspondence between the author and spammers.... (read more) List Price $11.00 Your price: $9.76 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post-Gates Era by Mary Jo Foley Publisher Comments "Mary Jo Foley is 'Ms. Microsoft.' She seems to know everyone and everything that's going on at 1 Microsoft Way in Redmond, WA." —Robert Scoble, A-list blogger and author of Naked Conversationsscobelizer.com "When I want to know what's going on... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism by Fred Turner Publisher Comments In the early 1960s, computers haunted the American popular imagination. Bleak tools of the cold war, they embodied the rigid organization and mechanical conformity that made the military-industrial complex possible. But by the 1990s, and the dawn of the... (read more) List Price $29.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture by John Battelle Publisher Comments How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture a The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek Bestseller a Finalist for the Goldman Sachs/FT Business Book of the Year Award What does the world want? According to John... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Opening the Xbox: Inside Microsoft's Plan to Unleash an Entertainment Revolution by Dean Takahashi Publisher Comments Inside Microsoft's Plan to Unleash an Entertainment Revolution The video game industry is expected to double in sales over the next five years. It has already eclipsed motion pictures to become one of the largest and fastest growing markets in history... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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