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3301) Jeff Bezos and Amazon
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This title introduces readers to Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com.
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Evaluating Online Teaching is the first comprehensive book to outline strategies for effectively measuring the quality of online teaching, providing the tools and guidance that faculty members and administrators need. The authors address challenges that colleges and universities face in creating effective online teacher evaluations, including organizational structure, institutional governance, faculty and administrator attitudes, and possible budget...
3305) Amazon echo show 8
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"Amazon echo show 8 has an 8" HD touchscreen, adaptive color, and stereo speakers to bring entertainment to life. Make video calls with the built-in 13MP camera that uses auto-framing to keep you centered. Glance at your calendars and reminders. Get daily recipe ideas and cook along hands-free with step-by-step instructions. Use your voice to set timers, update lists, and see news or traffic updates. Look in when you're away with the built-in camera....
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"Set in South Korea in the near future. A young fighter has a fiercely competitive relationship with her brother. In her effort to top his internet popularity, she gets more than she bargained for. Phanta embarks on a sci-fi psychedelic journey into an underground drug cult in hopes of becoming the new member of a popular K-pop group."--Provided by publisher.
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El libro parte de la base de que los tiempos en los que había que "venderle" algo a alguien ya ha pasado, se acabó, esa idea no funciona. El problema no es del vendedor. Lo que los compradores necesitan de los vendedores es saber cuál es el objetivo de la venta. Y ¿cuál es el objetivo de la venta? Es muy simple: hacer que te quieran comprar. Para transmitir mejor este concepto y que se entienda y se pueda aplicar fácilmente, el autor recurre...
3308) Taking down backpage
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"For almost a decade, Backpage.com was the world's largest sex trafficking operation. Seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, in 800 cities throughout the world, Backpage ran thousands of listings advertising the sale of vulnerable young people for sex. Reaping a cut off every transaction, the owners of the website raked in millions of dollars. But many of the people in the advertisements were children, as young as twelve, and forced into the...
3309) Connect: a novel
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"In a world run by computers, hackers have power--and awkward, homeschooled Colt is among the best. But when Colt secretly submits his mother Naomi's breakthrough research to a biotech conference, and it is immediately shut down, mother and son are forced to go on the run. Now Colt is coding for his life. As the military, and Colt's father, hunt them through a Las Vegas of self-driving cars and surveillance drones, Naomi has to decide how far she...
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Are libraries extinct? In these times of economic downturn and digital availability, what could provide libraries with a reason for being? In order to provide a vital presence on Facebook and Google+, you must provide a true sense of connection with the library's friends.
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"Competitive video and computer game play is nothing new: the documentary King of Kong memorably portrays a Donkey Kong player's attempts to achieve the all-time highest score; the television show Starcade (1982--1984) featured competitions among arcade game players; and first-person shooter games of the 1990s became multiplayer through network play. A new development in the world of digital gaming, however, is the emergence of professional computer...
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Birthday girl: Internet love connections and mail-order brides rarely ever work out, and John should have known. Having never been lucky in love and tired of waiting for the perfect woman to come along, John decides to take his chances and orders a mail-order bride from Russia. At first, things seem perfect even though Nadia doesn't speak much English. But when Nadia's 'cousins' unexpectedly arrive to celebrate her birthday, John is drawn into their...
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"The Squad Jam is heating up, and Llenn's in big trouble! She's pinned down, outgunned, and outnumbered, but only one team stands in her way. With nothing left to lose, she takes the fight to them and charges in, shifting to close-quarters combat! Will LM be able to overcome the odds and win it all?"--Amazon..
3319) The long game
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Back cover: "Adalyn Reyes ma idealnie zaplanowany każdy dzień: wstaje o świcie, jedzie do siedziby drużyny piłkarskiej Płomienie Miami, ciężko pracuje, wraca do domu. Kiedy nagranie jej starcia z maskotką drużyny wycieka do internetu i staje się wiralem, ta rutyna się kończy. Właściciel klubu nie zwalnia Adalyn, tylko daje jej nowe zadanie--by odzyskać dobre imię, ma odbudować drużynę Zielonych Wojowniczek. Sęk w tym, że klub...
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Juggling languages mid-application can radically slow down a full-stack web project. The MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node) uses JavaScript end to end, maximizing developer productivity and minimizing context switching. And you'll love the results! MEAN apps are fast, powerful, and beautiful. "Getting MEAN, second edition" teaches you how to develop full-stack web applications using the MEAN stack. Practical from the very beginning,...