Nick: 3195 books
by Nick R B Tingley
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
How do you catch a killer who is already dead?
One year ago, the Bluebell Killer killed his last victim. He was shot and killed, leaving behind a legacy of twenty corpses and a name that people would fear for years to come…
A year later, a man is shot in the back of the head and...
Crime Dealers
10 Short Stories of Mystery & Suspense
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Friends murdering friends, family murdering family, lovers murdering lovers, and assassins murdering whomever they’re paid to… This collection of mystery and suspense stories by Derringer Award winner Nick Andreychuk has it all, along with thieves, dirty cops, toxic polluters, and other assorted crime dealers.
Books, Movies, Rhythm, Blues
Twenty Years of Writing About Film, Music and Books (an eBook original from Riverhead Books)
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013
A new collection of nonfiction writing on culture from the bestselling author of High Fidelity.
Books, Movies, Rhythm, Blues brings together the best of Nick Hornby's non-fiction pieces on film and tv, writers and painters and music, and including one exceptional fragment of autobiography....
by Nick Morley
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Linocut is used to stunning effect by artists, illustrators and designers because of its strong graphic qualities, accessibility and versatility. Whether you are printing by hand on your kitchen table or on a press in a print studio, this book gets you started and goes on to explore the myriad creative...
Superintelligence
Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains...
American Kingpin
The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The unbelievable true story of the man who built a billion-dollar online drug empire from his bedroom—and almost got away with it
In 2011, a twenty-six-year-old libertarian programmer named Ross Ulbricht launched the ultimate free market: the Silk Road, a clandestine...
AIQ
How People and Machines Are Smarter Together
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
“There comes a time in the life of a subject when someone steps up and writes the book about it. AIQ explores the fascinating history of the ideas that drive this technology of the future and demystifies the core concepts behind it; the result is a positive and entertaining look at the great potential...
It's Your Move
How to Play the Game and Win the Man You Want
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
MEN HAVE A GAME PLAN FOR PICKING UP WOMEN. NOW IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO MAKE YOUR MOVE.
In his popular Love Systems dating bootcamps, famed pickup artist and dating coach Nick Savoy has taught tens of thousands of men how to attract and seduce the women they desire. Now, after watching countless...
Florida in World War II
Floating Fortress
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2011
Few realize what a vital role World War II and Florida played in each other's history. The war helped Florida move past its southern conservative mentality and emerge as a sophisticated society, and thousands of military men were trained under Florida's sunny skies. Here are stories from some of the...
Ancient Mysteries
Discover the latest intriguiging, Scientifically sound explinations to Age-old puzzles
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
What was the Minotaur? Did a Welsh prince discover America? Did Robin Hood really exist? How does the Star of Bethlehem fit into the science of astronomy? Is the Vinland Map a fake? Can archaeologists use spirit messages to guide their work?
For centuries, philosophers, scientists, and charlatans...
by Nick Montfort
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
A book for anyone who wants to learn programming to explore and create, with exercises and projects to help the reader learn by doing.
This book introduces programming to readers with a background in the arts and humanities; there are no prerequisites, and no knowledge of computation is assumed....
Reader Magnets
Book Marketing for Authors, #1
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2014
Reader Magnets are what bring readers to YOU.
They're an irresistible force that draw readers in to your author platform - the promise of getting great value content and building a valuable connection. That's what it's all about, after all - making meaningful relationships with your audience...
I Live in the Future & Here's How It Works
Why Your World, Work, and Brain Are Being Creatively Disrupted
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
Are we driving off a digital cliff and heading for disaster, unable to focus, maintain concentration, or form the human bonds that make life worth living? Are media and business doomed and about to be replaced by amateur hour?
The world, as Nick Bilton—with tongue-in-cheek—shows, has been...
by Nick Lane
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
“Original and awe-inspiring . . . an exhilarating tour of some of the most profound and important ideas in biology.”—New Scientist
Where does DNA come from? What is consciousness? How did the eye evolve? Drawing on a treasure trove of new scientific knowledge, Nick Lane expertly reconstructs...