Frank Carlson Library

Following up his hit 505 Unbelievably Stupid Web Pages, Dan Crowley again takes on the Web's weirdest and wildest in 505 Weirdest Online Stores. This is the ultimate guide to the Internet's strangest stores, where you can spend your time and money in pursuit of dehydrated water, duct tape fashion and a corporate hairball. For all those who love eBay but are tired of products that have actual uses, check out these sites: The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation...

By now, many know that MBA programs are too expensive and offer little benefit compared to the huge cost. Not only are they a waste of money, they also require a huge amount of time investment. Are you someone looking to get an MBA education, but don't want to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to get it? Are you looking to save time by getting a "real life MBA" in as little as a weeks time? Are you looking to get a "real life MBA" from the comfort...

"When Elle and Holly switch places, will they find all they want for Christmas? Elle is a social media star with the #DreamLife...or so it seems. Determined to shake up her content and gain new followers, she's on a mission: Can she find a British fan to swap houses with for the holidays? Holly loves everything about Christmas. But after a mortifying mistletoe disaster with her ex, her perfect plans unravel like a bad Christmas sweater. Can Holly...

"It's Christmas season and veterinarian Kate Turner is definitely not feeling jolly. She's overworked, unappreciated, dealing with two dissatisfied clients AND a complicated personal life. Then, both dissatisfied clients pass away within two weeks of each other. Coincidence, right? But when Kate's ex-boyfriend, Jeremy, is mugged and robbed after they have a heated argument in the hospital parking lot, all the coincidences seem to point to something...

The Innovators is Walter Isaacson's revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is also a history of the digital revolution and a guide to how innovation really happens. What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did some succeed and others fail? Isaacson begins with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron's daughter,...

Explore IoT Architecture, Design, and its Implementation KEY FEATURES ● Comprehensive overview of frameworks, protocols, networks, security, and privacy of IoT.● Covers innovative IoT use cases and industry-wide application areas.● Includes case studies to demonstrate IoT principles and practices. DESCRIPTION Internet of Things (IoT) A Quick Start Guide explains the architecture, design, and implementation of IoT. The book charts a path where...

This is the handbook you need now to survive on Twitter... Twitter: Surviving Change includes the latest on the "auto-suggest" issue that led many users to believe they were shadow-banned during the past two years. If you have experienced a decrease in Interactions, a declining number of Impressions, difficulty posting and/or replying, a temporary lockout, less sales and web traffic from Twitter referrals, or you just have a feeling that something...

Nancy is elated to be in the school play, but when her embarrassing performance is posted on YouTube, she must overcome her shame and embrace her infamy.

Steve Case, co-founder of America Online (AOL) and one of America's most accomplished entrepreneurs, shares a roadmap for how anyone can succeed in a world of rapidly changing technology. We are entering, he explains, a new paradigm called the "Third Wave" of the Internet. The first wave saw AOL and other companies lay the foundation for consumers to connect to the Internet. The second wave saw companies like Google and Facebook build on top of the...

"A year into her dream job at a cutthroat Silicon Valley startup, Cassie finds herself trapped in a corporate nightmare. Between the long hours, toxic bosses, and unethical projects, she also struggles to reconcile the glittering promise of a city where obscene wealth lives alongside abject poverty. Ivy League grads complain about the snack selection from a conference room with a view of houseless people bathing in the bay. Startup burnouts leap into...