Best Open Source Projects To Learn From - April 2024

Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information

Completely Rewritten Sixth Edition Sheds New Light on Open Source Intelligence Collection and Analysis Author Michael Bazzell has been well known in government circles for his ability to locate personal information about any target through Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). In this book, he shares his methods in great detail. Each step of his process is explained throughout twenty-five chapters of specialized websites, software solutions, and creative search techniques. Over 250 resources are identified with narrative tutorials and screen captures. This book will serve as a reference guide for ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1984201573
• ASIN: 1984201573
• ISBN: 1984201573
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent Systems

Graphics in this book are printed in black and white.Through a series of recent breakthroughs, deep learning has boosted the entire field of machine learning. Now, even programmers who know close to nothing about this technology can use simple, efficient tools to implement programs capable of learning from data. This practical book shows you how.By using concrete examples, minimal theory, and two production-ready Python frameworks—scikit-learn and TensorFlow—author Aurélien Géron helps you gain an intuitive understanding of the concepts and tools for building intelligent systems. You’l... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1491962291
• ASIN: 1491962291
• ISBN: 1491962291
• Brand: O'Reilly Media
• Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media

Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming

• ASIN: 1593274076
• UPC: 689145740769
• ASIN: 1593274076
• ISBN: 1593274076
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: No Starch Press, Incorporated

Learning Python, 5th Edition

Get a comprehensive, in-depth introduction to the core Python language with this hands-on book. Based on author Mark Lutz’s popular training course, this updated fifth edition will help you quickly write efficient, high-quality code with Python. It’s an ideal way to begin, whether you’re new to programming or a professional developer versed in other languages.Complete with quizzes, exercises, and helpful illustrations, this easy-to-follow, self-paced tutorial gets you started with both Python 2.7 and 3.3— the latest releases in the 3.X and 2.X lines—plus all other releases in common ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1449355730
• ASIN: 1449355730
• ISBN: 1449355730
• Brand: O'Reilly Media
• Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media

Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming

Python’s simplicity lets you become productive quickly, but this often means you aren’t using everything it has to offer. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to write effective, idiomatic Python code by leveraging its best—and possibly most neglected—features. Author Luciano Ramalho takes you through Python’s core language features and libraries, and shows you how to make your code shorter, faster, and more readable at the same time.Many experienced programmers try to bend Python to fit patterns they learned from other languages, and never discover Python features outside of... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1491946008
• ASIN: 1491946008
• ISBN: 1491946008
• Brand: O Reilly Media
• Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media

Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics (The Open Yale Courses Series)

Professor R. Shankar, a well-known physicist and contagiously enthusiastic educator, was among the first to offer a course through the innovative Open Yale Course program. His popular online video lectures on introductory physics have been viewed over a million times. In this concise and self-contained book based on his online Yale course, Shankar explains the fundamental concepts of physics from Galileo’s and Newton’s discoveries to the twentieth-century’s revolutionary ideas on relativity and quantum mechanics.   The book begins at the simplest level, develops the basics, and reinforc... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0300192207
• ASIN: 0300192207
• ISBN: 0300192207
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Yale University Press

Introduction to Machine Learning with Python: A Guide for Data Scientists

Machine learning has become an integral part of many commercial applications and research projects, but this field is not exclusive to large companies with extensive research teams. If you use Python, even as a beginner, this book will teach you practical ways to build your own machine learning solutions. With all the data available today, machine learning applications are limited only by your imagination.You’ll learn the steps necessary to create a successful machine-learning application with Python and the scikit-learn library. Authors Andreas Müller and Sarah Guido focus on the practical... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1449369413
• ASIN: 1449369413
• ISBN: 1449369413
• Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media

Learning Agile: Understanding Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban

Learning Agile is a comprehensive guide to the most popular agile methods, written in a light and engaging style that makes it easy for you to learn.Agile has revolutionized the way teams approach software development, but with dozens of agile methodologies to choose from, the decision to "go agile" can be tricky. This practical book helps you sort it out, first by grounding you in agile's underlying principles, then by describing four specific--and well-used--agile methods: Scrum, extreme programming (XP), Lean, and Kanban.Each method focuses on a different area of development, but they all a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1449331920
• ASIN: 1449331920
• ISBN: 1449331920
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media

Python Cookbook, Third edition

If you need help writing programs in Python 3, or want to update older Python 2 code, this book is just the ticket. Packed with practical recipes written and tested with Python 3.3, this unique cookbook is for experienced Python programmers who want to focus on modern tools and idioms.Inside, you’ll find complete recipes for more than a dozen topics, covering the core Python language as well as tasks common to a wide variety of application domains. Each recipe contains code samples you can use in your projects right away, along with a discussion about how and why the solution works.Topics in... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1449340377
• ASIN: 1449340377
• ISBN: 1449340377
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media

The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully

Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most.Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. The Five Invitations is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves. As a renowned teacher of compassionate caregiving and the cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, Fr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250074657
• ASIN: 1250074657
• ISBN: 1250074657
• Brand: FLATIRON
• Manufacturer: Flatiron Books

Data Science from Scratch: First Principles with Python

Data science libraries, frameworks, modules, and toolkits are great for doing data science, but they’re also a good way to dive into the discipline without actually understanding data science. In this book, you’ll learn how many of the most fundamental data science tools and algorithms work by implementing them from scratch.If you have an aptitude for mathematics and some programming skills, author Joel Grus will help you get comfortable with the math and statistics at the core of data science, and with hacking skills you need to get started as a data scientist. Today’s messy glut of dat... [Read More]

• ASIN: 149190142X
• ASIN: 149190142X
• ISBN: 149190142X
• Brand: Oreilly Associates Inc
• Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media

Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python, 4E

Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python will teach you how to make computer games using the popular Python programming language—even if you’ve never programmed before!Begin by building classic games like Hangman, Guess the Number, and Tic-Tac-Toe, and then work your way up to more advanced games, like a text-based treasure hunting game and an animated collision-dodging game with sound effects. Along the way, you’ll learn key programming and math concepts that will help you take your game programming to the next level.Learn how to:–Combine loops, variables, and flow control statement... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1593277954
• ASIN: 1593277954
• ISBN: 1593277954
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: No Starch Press

Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way

The latest Scandinavian publishing phenomenon is not a Stieg Larsson–like thriller; it’s a book about chopping, stacking, and burning wood that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Norway and Sweden and has been a fixture on the bestseller lists there for more than a year. Norwegian Wood provides useful advice on the rustic hows and whys of taking care of your heating needs, but it’s also a thoughtful attempt to understand man’s age-old predilection for stacking wood and passion for open fires. An intriguing window into the exoticism of Scandinavian culture, the book also features enou... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1419717987
• ASIN: 1419717987
• ISBN: 1419717987
• Brand: ABRAMS IMAGE
• Manufacturer: Abrams Image

Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship

Social entrepreneurship is a revolution occurring around the world today. People from all walks of life are developing and implementing innovative, effective, and sustainable solutions in response to social and environmental challenges. These solutions include products, services, and interventions brought to market by new startups and existing organizations, both for-profit and non-profit. Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship summarizes the basic steps and tools needed to understand the challenge you are tackling, develop potential solutions, build a business model, measure, and grow your i... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1498717047
• ASIN: 1498717047
• ISBN: 9781498717045
• Manufacturer: CRC Press

Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!: A Beginner's Guide

It's all in the name: Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! is a hilarious, illustrated guide to this complex functional language. Packed with the author's original artwork, pop culture references, and most importantly, useful example code, this book teaches functional fundamentals in a way you never thought possible.You'll start with the kid stuff: basic syntax, recursion, types and type classes. Then once you've got the basics down, the real black belt master-class begins: you'll learn to use applicative functors, monads, zippers, and all the other mythical Haskell constructs you've only read ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1593272839
• UPC: 787721990369
• ASIN: 1593272839
• ISBN: 9781593272838
• Brand: No Starch Press
• Manufacturer: No Starch Press

Jesus, Life Coach : Learn from the Best

Jesus, Life Coach presents a faith-based coaching program with Jesus as the model. Delving into the principles Jesus used to transform those around him, the book offers proven strategies and countless applications for modern-day

• UPC: 26659549
• Rating: 5.0

The Only Guitar Book You'll Ever Need : From Tuning Your Instrument and Learning Chords to Reading Music and Writing Songs, Everything You Need to Play like the Best

Your one-stop guide to learning guitar!Whether you've been strumming the guitar since you were a kid or are just starting out, The Only Guitar Book You'll Ever Need will help you take your music to

• UPC: 29147276
• Rating: 5.0

Good Boss, Bad Boss : How to Be the Best... and Learn from the Worst

Now with a new chapter that focuses on what great bosses really do. Dr. Sutton reveals new insights that he's learned since the writing of Good Boss, Bad Boss. Sutton adds revelatory thoughts about such

• UPC: 16345164
• Rating: 3.0

What Dogs Teach Us... : Life's Lessons Learned from Our Best Friends

A colorful and charming little guide to life's lessons, from the unassuming viewpoint of our canine companions. 100+ color

• UPC: 695130
• Rating: 5.0

Open Sources : Voices from the Open Source Revolution

Freely available source code, with contributions from thousands of programmers around the world: this is the spirit of the software revolution known as Open Source. Now in "OpenSources" for the first time the leaders of

• UPC: 52923709
• Rating: 2.0

Independent Ed : What I Learned from My Career of Big Dreams, Little Movies, and the Twelve Best Days of My Life

The Grand Jury Prize-winning independent filmmaker and Hollywood actor traces his two decades in the movie industry and his professional collaborations with such fellow celebrities as Robert Redford, Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz.

• UPC: 45965404
• Rating: 4.4

From the Source: From the Source - Spain: Spain's Most Authentic Recipes from the People That Know Them Best - Hardcover

Lonely Planet presents 60 of Spain's most authentic dishes - direct from the kitchens where they were perfected. From family bakers to Michelin-starred chefs, Spain's best local cooks share their passion for food and their

• UPC: 52892341
• Rating: 4.0

Supporting English Learners in the Classroom : Best Practices for Distinguishing Language Acquisition from Learning Disabilities

9780807759530

• UPC: 237543699

Steve Jobs Book: Things You Should Learn from Steve Jobs, The Titan of Technology (Best Business Books Book 26) - eBook

When people ask, “How did Steve Jobs do it?”, they expect a straightforward answer, but as with the enigmatic man himself and the products he launched to the world, the answer to that question can

• UPC: 249492207

Best Way to Learn Spanish : Learn to Write and Speak Spanish from Scratch - eBook

This book aims to teach the Spanish language from scratch. It will cover all of the major grammar rules, moving slowly and offering exercises and plenty of examples. It's not all grammar though, as it

• UPC: 224488282