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Food Geographies / 1st Edition
Social, Political, and Ecological Connections
2022 || Paperback || Pascale Joassart-Marcelli || Rowman & Littlefield
This text introduces students to the main issues, theories, and methods related to the study of food from a geographic perspective. Concise and accessible, it provides an overview of key issues in the study of food and illustrates them with current examples from around the world. As the first textbook on this topic, it provides students with theoretical concepts and analytical approaches grounded in the subfields of geography, showcasing the integrative nature of the discipline and its unique...
Designing Human-Centric AI Experiences
Applied UX Design for Artificial Intelligence
2022 || Paperback || Akshay Kore || APress
User experience (UX) design practices have seen a fundamental shift as more and more software products incorporate machine learning (ML) components and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms at their core. This book will probe into UX design's role in making technologies inclusive and enabling user collaboration with AI. AI/ML-based systems have changed the way of traditional UX design.
Instead of programming a method to do a specific action, creators of these systems provide data and nurtur...
The Study of Language / 8th edition
2022 || Paperback || George Yule || Cambridge University Press
This bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Yule presents information in bite-sized sections, clearly explaining the major concepts in linguistics and all the key elements of language. This eighth edition has been revised and updated throughout, with major changes in the chapters on Origins, Phonetics, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, First and Second Language Acquisition ...
Hands-On Machine Learning / 3rd edition
with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent Systems
2022 || Paperback || Aurelien Geron || O'Reilly
Through a recent series of 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 best-selling book uses concrete examples, minimal theory, and production-ready Python frameworks--scikit-learn, Keras, and TensorFlow--to help you gain an intuitive understanding of the concepts and tools for building intelligent s...
Introduction to Algorithms / 4th edition
2022 || Hardcover || Thomas H. Cormen e.a. || MIT Press
A comprehensive update of the leading algorithms text, with new material on matchings in bipartite graphs, online algorithms, machine learning, and other topics.
Some books on algorithms are rigorous but incomplete; others cover masses of material but lack rigor. Introduction to Algorithms uniquely combines rigor and comprehensiveness. It covers a broad range of algorithms in depth, yet makes their design and analysis accessible to all levels of readers, with self-contained chapters and algor...
Moorish Spain
2022 || Paperback || Richard Fletcher || Orion Publishing Co
A clear, intelligently-written guide to a crucial period of Spanish history
Ethics for People Who Work in Tech
2022 || Paperback || Marc Steen || Taylor & Francis
This book is for people who work in the tech industry-computer and data scientists, software developers and engineers, designers, and people in business, marketing or management roles. It is also for people who are involved in the procurement and deployment of advanced applications, algorithms, and AI systems, and in policy making. Together, they create the digital products, services, and systems that shape our societies and daily lives.
The book's aim is to empower people to take responsibil...
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics / 6th edition
Learning about language
2022 || Paperback || New Zealand) Janet (Victoria University of Wellington Holmes e.a. || Taylor & Francis
Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various aspects of social identity. Divided into three parts, this book explains basic sociolinguistic concepts in the light of classic approaches, as well as introducing more recent research.
This sixth editi...
Artist Management for the Music Business
Manage Your Career in Music: Manage the Music Careers of Others
2022 || Paperback || Paul Allen || Taylor & Francis
Anyone managing an artists career needs to be well versed and have a savvy understanding of the moving parts of the music business. Learn how and why those moving parts "move," as well as how to manage and navigate a music-based career. Artist Management for the Music Business gives a comprehensive view of how to generate income through music and how to strategically plan for future growth.
The book is full of valuable practical insights. It includes interviews and case studies with examples ...