Engineering Career

Become an Android app developer in the comfort of your own home! Really? A book that actually teaches you how to create mobile apps without expensive training? Yes - it's easier than you think. You really can write apps - with the help of this amazing book! In Android: Programming and App Development for Beginners by Samuel Shields, you'll be taken through a step-by-step process on how to get started and create your first Android application.

Have you ever wished your website could do more than show visitors information about your company and its products or services? Or, do you have a great idea for a startup, but don't know how to turn your concept into a great website? In Building a Successful Web App, entrepreneur and veteran web developer Paul J. Scott walks you step-by-step through the process of coming up with a great web app concept, choosing the right programming team, and turning your vision into a reality.

Artificial intelligence has become an inherent part of our everyday life. This book empowers you with the tools to discover and learn AI systems and languages to understand how they work and benefit today’s world, to let go of the fear that AI will outsmart the human race. This book is a practical guide for all who want to understand how AI is changing the world they live in today. Are you ready to discover the AI secrets that will give you an upper hand on this rapidly developing industry?

Richard Rashke leads us through the myriad of charges and countercharges, theories and facts, and reaches conclusions based solely on the evidence in hand. Originally published in 1981, his audiobook offers a vivid, edgy picture of the tensions that racked this country in the 1970s. However, the volume is not only an important historical document. Complex, fascinating characters populate this compelling insider's view of the nuclear industry.

Today's tech unicorns develop software differently. They've developed a way of working that lets them scale like an enterprise while working like a startup. These techniques can be learned. This book takes you behind the scenes and shows you how companies like Google, Facebook, and Spotify do it. Leverage their insights, so your teams can work better together, ship higher-quality product faster, innovate more quickly, and compete with the unicorns.

The Untold Story of Steve Jobs's Wilderness Years—and the Creation of a Legend In 1985, Steve Jobs—the brilliant, volatile founder of Apple Computer—walked out of his company's headquarters, driven from the very corporation he had created. What happened next would transform not only his...

Finding the right position in cybersecurity is challenging. Being successful in the profession takes a lot of work. And becoming a cybersecurity leader responsible for a security team is even more difficult. In Navigating the Cybersecurity Career Path, decorated chief information security officer Helen Patton delivers a practical and insightful discussion designed to assist aspiring cybersecurity professionals entering the industry and help those already in the industry advance their careers and lead their first security teams.

How many meteorologists have ever gone viral for doing something positive? Not many, but Alan Sealls did! He was proclaimed “Best Weatherman Ever” by ‘the Internet’ in 2017 for his concise, coherent, enlightening and informative forecasts of Hurricane Irma, viewed millions of times around the world.

Everyday struggles grow heavier: navigating endless specification options, ensuring fire safety compliance without overdoing it, or harmonising structures and services while staying true to your design vision. And then there’s the unrelenting pressure to innovate while keeping projects on budget and clients happy. This book is your shortcut to clarity and confidence in a complex world.

Wenn Europas Autobauer überleben wollen, müssen sie sich radikal umstrukturieren - sowohl mental als auch real. Ex-Audi-Vorstand Peter Mertens ist überzeugt: Zukunftsfähig sind nur die Unternehmen, die mehr Nachhaltigkeit wagen, die sich stark machen für mehr europäische Souveränität in der globalen Automotive Industrie und sich öffnen für Kooperationen innerhalb und außerhalb der Branche. Dabei ist ein Zusammenschluss von Wirtschaft, Politik und Wissenschaft ebenso nötig wie ein neues Verständnis dessen, was ein Auto überhaupt ist.

Grassroots Rising is a passionate call to action for the global body politic, providing practical solutions for how to survive - and thrive - in catastrophic times. Author Ronnie Cummins aims to educate and inspire citizens worldwide to organize and become active participants in preventing ecological collapse. This audiobook offers a blueprint for building and supercharging a grassroots regeneration movement based on consumer activism, farmer innovation, political change, and regenerative finance.

As climate change becomes an international crisis, more and more industries are looking for a sound model for creating successful environmentally friendly companies, and a new generation of young leaders are eager for inspiration and guidance on creating sustainable businesses. Mid-Course Correction Revisited advocates why we need to create prototypical green companies and a new economy - not based on non-renewable resources, but on renewable energy, aggressive recycling, innovative technology, and sustainable business practices.

As human beings, we are fascinated by what makes us tick. We know that nature gave us certain biological appetites to ensure our survival, among those the need for water, food, sex, and love, but meeting these alone is not enough to ensure happiness. Scientists, and now managers, are realizing that people have a biological need to experience social rewards like praise, the thrill of innovation, and the satisfaction of acquiring new skills.

Dynasties of the Sea is the first audiobook to examine one of the most powerful forces in global trade and economic development: world shipping and the magnates who drive the industry. Operating from Monaco to Hong Kong, London to Athens, Singapore to Oslo, shipowners and their financiers have changed the world in every way.

In diesem dringenden, maßgeblichen Hörbuch legt Bill Gates einen weitreichenden, praktischen - und zugänglichen - Plan dafür vor, wie die Welt die Treibhausgasemissionen rechtzeitig auf Null senken kann, um eine Klimakatastrophe zu verhindern. Seit einem Jahrzehnt untersucht Bill Gates die Ursachen und Auswirkungen des Klimawandels. Mithilfe von Experten aus Physik, Chemie, Biologie, Ingenieurwesen, Politikwissenschaft und Finanzwesen hat er sich auf das konzentriert, was getan werden muss, um die unserem Planeten bevorstehende Umweltkatastrophe zu verhindern.

La travesía de Uber es la primera mirada al interior del imperio global de Uber. El periodista veterano Adam Lashinsky, autor del bestseller Inside Apple, rastrea los orígenes de las ambiciones masivas de Kalanick en sus raíces humildes, y explora los inicios oscuros de Uber y el paseo salvaje de su rápido crecimiento y expansión en diferentes industrias. A través de entrevistas exclusivas con Kalanick, el autor nos brinda una mirada única de esta polémica empresa multimillonaria.

Der leichte Weg zum JavaScript-Experten! JavaScript ist die wichtigste clientseitige Programmiersprache zur Erstellung moderner dynamischer Webseiten, und zudem überaus einfach zu erlernen. Mit diesem Hörbuch lernen Sie das Programmieren mit JavaScript verständlich und praxisorientiert, ohne dass dabei Vorkenntnisse vonnöten wären.

Here’s how you can engineer your career in just 13 simple steps! When it comes to landing your dream engineering job, you cannot afford to be unprepared. Remember, this next job interview might be that crucial first step towards your ultimate goal: A successful career in engineering. That’s exactly why you need a plan that will help you avoid common pitfalls, promote your skills, and sell yourself as the perfect candidate. Discover the complete guide to landing a job in engineering.

Without a strong grasp of performance metrics, a company can have no clear, quantitative indication of its performance improvement. Six Sigma Business Scorecard offers a unique approach to measuring performance. Listeners will learn how to track their improvements in operations and financials - and make critical adjustments if such improvements are not up to expectations - using Six Sigma. This much-needed second edition of Six Sigma Business Scorecard delivers an innovative Execution Map allowing you to implement, reap, and quantify the many advantages of Six Sigma.

As executives build and nurture their organization's strategic agility in today's turbulent, uncertain business environment, the ability to lead strategic change has become more critical than ever. The Strategic Project Leader, Second Edition will help project managers lead with confidence in temporary, ambiguous team structures that execute risk-laden work in an increasingly agile project environment. The book provides practical guidance to help you move from project manager to service-based project leader.