Books

The service provider landscape has changed rapidly over the past several years. Networking vendors are continuing to propose new standards, techniques, and procedures for overcoming new challenges while concurrently reducing costs and delivering new services. Cisco has recently updated the CCIE Service Provider track to reflect these changes; this book represents the author's personal journey in achieving that certification.

Unlock the power of DuckDB for modern geospatial analytics. This hands-on guide helps GIS professionals master efficient spatial data management, transforming massive real-world datasets into powerful insights using SQL, Python, and DuckDB’s spatial extension. Full-color print edition is available on Amazon.

Unlock the power of geospatial data with Python! This hands-on guide is designed for beginners and intermediate users eager to explore spatial analysis and interactive mapping using open-source tools. You'll learn how to work with real-world data through practical examples and build skills in Python programming, vector and raster analysis, web mapping, and cloud computing. Whether you're a student, researcher, GIS professional, or data scientist, this book will equip you with the tools to tackle geospatial challenges with confidence. Color-print copies are available through Amazon.

SolidJS is one of the fastest-growing reactive UI libraries—blazing fast, predictable, and simple to use. SolidJS: The Complete Guide takes you from first steps to production-ready applications, covering everything from signals, effects, and JSX rules to routing, SSR, and SolidStart. You’ll also master Solid Router for navigation and SolidStart for building full-stack apps, with plenty of real-world examples for hands-on practice. Whether you’re a beginner in reactive programming or a React developer curious about Solid’s unique approach, this book gives you the knowledge and techniques to write cleaner, more efficient code.

This book is an anthology of posts on people and project management from 2008 to 2010, when the author was a manager and was roaming between management training sessions. It started as a blog, Management Bits and Tips: Reflections on Software Engineering and Software Technical Support Management, which now survives as a Facebook page, ManagementBits. When the author returned to engineering after management in 2009, he wanted to publish a book with the original title, Management Bits: An Anthology from Reductionist Manager. Around 2015, he changed its title to Critique of Management Reason: Management Bits and Tips from Can't and added a few more bits as late as 2017.

Are you a VP or Head of Engineering considering the best quality engineering model for your company? Are you a director of Engineering tasked with rolling out a Quality Coach Model? Are you a test lead or software tester shifting to a quality coach role? The Quality Coach Handbook is your practical guide to shifting to a model where the whole team owns quality and in particular software engineers design, build, test and support software. Print version: Paperback and hardcover are available on Amazon. Use your country's Amazon site (e.g., Amazon.com.au for Australia) to minimise shipping time and cost.

Stop believing the myths. Start using AI effectively. This book reveals what AI actually is, what it can really do today, and how to integrate it into your work through practical, proven techniques.

In a world where AI is evolving from passive models to proactive, decision-making entities, Agentic AI redefines how technology works with us—and for us. This book, Emergence of Agentic AI: Architecting the Next Generation of Intelligent Systems, is your guide to navigating and shaping this shift. Whether you're a student aiming to break into AI, a software architect building intelligent workflows, or a C-suite leader driving innovation, this book bridges the gap between concept and execution. It distills cutting-edge ideas into actionable frameworks, demystifies the architecture behind autonomous agents, and offers real-world insights into building scalable, trustworthy systems. From foundational design to operational excellence and ethical AI, this is not just a book—it’s a blueprint for participating in and leading the agentic AI revolution.

The marketplace is more than a venue for profit, it is a field of influence, creativity, and stewardship. From the very beginning, God called humanity to participate in His work on earth. As Scripture declares:“…and God said to man, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, so that you subdue the earth and bring it under your control’” (Genesis 1:28, NIV).Business is not merely a secular endeavor. This verse reminds us that humans are designed to be productive, innovative, and responsible stewards of the resources God has entrusted to them. This book is designed to guide Christian entrepreneurs who aspire to build businesses that honor God while serving people effectively.

The demand for skilled data science practitioners in industry, academia, and government is rapidly growing. This book introduces concepts from probability, statistical inference, linear regression and machine learning and R programming skills. Throughout the book we demonstrate how these can help you tackle real-world data analysis challenges.

A complete foundation for Statistics, also serving as a foundation for Data Science. Leanpub revenue supports OpenIntro (US-based nonprofit) so we can provide free desk copies to teachers interested in using OpenIntro Statistics in the classroom and expand the project to support free textbooks in other subjects. More resources: openintro.org.

Every successful restaurant starts with a spark — a vision, a flavor, a dream that refuses to fade. The Restaurant Masterclass turns that spark into a powerful, unstoppable fire. This book pulls back the curtain on what truly makes food businesses rise while others crumble.From crafting menus that customers can’t resist to building teams that run like clockwork, you’ll learn the strategies used by top-performing brands and real restaurateurs who turned ambition into empires.If you’ve ever felt that your idea deserves more — more customers, more impact, more growth — this is your moment. This is your map. This is your chance to build a restaurant that doesn’t just open… it wins.Your dream is calling. Step forward and claim it.