Built from Scratch
One of the greatest entrepreneurial success stories of the past twenty years When a friend told Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank that 'you've just been hit in the ass by a golden horseshoe,' they thought he was crazy. After all, both had just been fired. What the friend, Ken Langone, meant was that they now had the opportunity to create the kind of wide-open warehouse store that would help spark a consumer revolution through low prices, excellent customer service, and wide availability of products. Built from Scratch is the story of how two incredibly determined and creative people--and their associates--built a business from nothing to 761 stores and $30 billion in sales in a mere twenty years. Built from Scratch tells many colorful stories associated with The Home Depot's founding and meteoric rise; shows that a company can be a tough, growth-oriented competitor and still maintain a high sense of responsibility to the community; and provides great lessons useful to people in any
Build Your Music Career From Scratch
A Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming a Successful Artist with tactical and strategic guidance. A how-to with personal anecdotes and experiences to reinforce the techniques and guidance.
From Scratch
From Scratch
From Scratch
One of the twentieth century's most important musical thinkers, James Tenney did pioneering work in multiple fields, including computer music, tuning theory, and algorithmic and computer-assisted composition. From Scratch arranges, edits, and revi...
From Scratch
One of the twentieth century's most important musical thinkers, James Tenney did pioneering work in multiple fields, including computer music, tuning theory, and algorithmic and computer-assisted composition. From Scratch arranges, edits, and revi...
From Scratch
Soon to be a limited Netflix series starring Zoe Saldana! This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and¿New York Times¿bestseller is "a captivating story of love lost and found" (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where on...
Starting from Scratch
Starting over isn't easy, but Ben is ready to live his life as the man he was always meant to be.Ben is transgender and back at university after hormone treatment and chest surgery. His new housemates have no idea about his history and Ben would prefer to keep it that way. He's starting from scratch and his life is finally on track, except in the romance department. The idea of dating guys as a guy is exhilarating but terrifying, because if Ben wants a boyfriend he'll have to disclose his secret.Sid is drawn to Ben from the moment they meet. He normally gets what he wants-in the short term at least. Ben's guarded at first, and Sid's not used to guys rejecting his advances. He eventually charms his way through Ben's defences and helps Ben on his journey of sexual awakening.It doesn't matter to Sid that Ben is trans. He's attracted to the whole person, and isn't worried about what is-or isn't-in Ben's pants. They're good together, and both of them are falling hard and fast, but Ben's
MCMC from Scratch
This textbook explains the fundamentals of Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC)¿ without assuming advanced knowledge of mathematics and programming. MCMC is¿ a powerful technique that can be used to integrate complicated functions or to handle¿ complic...
Kotlin from Scratch
Kotlin is a programming language that combines the best features of Python and Java into a single, easy-to-use language that's rapidly growing. Though Kotlin is primarily known for Android app development, this book establishes its broader credentials for general-purpose coding - complete with geeky, hands-on projects that will take you from total beginner to proficient Kotlin developer. After learning the basics of the language and integrating the JavaFX library to generate graphics and data visualizations, you'll apply your knowledge to over 30 math, science, and algorithmic challenges of increasing complexity. You'll model the motion of a pendulum, simulate the orbits of a binary star system, render enchanting fractals like the Mandelbrot set, implement ant colony optimization and other nature-inspired algorithms, and much more. Beyond the specifics of the Kotlin language, the book's many projects will teach you how to think methodically and use code to solve problems. You'll also
Love from Scratch
Rival interns with sizzling chemistry in and out of the kitchen? That's a recipe for love. 'Sweet and satisfying ' --Jenna Evans Welch, New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato This summer, Reese Camden is trading sweet tea and Southern hospitality for cold brew and crisp coastal air. She's landed her dream marketing internship at Friends of Flavor, a wildly popular cooking channel in Seattle. The only problem? Benny Beneventi, the relentlessly charming, backwards-baseball-cap-wearing culinary intern--and her main competition for the fall job. Reese's plan to keep work a No Feelings Zone crumbles like a day-old muffin when she and Benny are thrown together for a video shoot that goes viral, making them the internet's newest ship. Audiences are hungry for more, and their bosses at Friends of Flavor are happy to deliver. Soon Reese and Benny are in an all-out food war, churning homemade ice cream, twisting soft pretzels, breaking eggs in an omelet showdown--while hundreds of
Love from Scratch
Love from Scratch
Eliza, from Scratch
Eliza, from Scratch
Cities from Scratch
This collection of essays challenges long-entrenched ideas about the history, nature, and significance of the informal neighborhoods that house the vast majority of Latin America's urban poor. Until recently, scholars have mainly viewed these sett...
Life from Scratch
Her life's a mess. And so is her kitchen.Divorced, heartbroken and living in a lonely New York apartment with a tiny kitchen, Rachel Goldman realizes she doesn't even know how to cook the simplest meal for herself. Can learning to fry an egg help ...
Life from Scratch
From the television host, actress, and mother of three, a fabulous collection of season-by-season recipes, holiday hacks, birthday rituals, and date night ideas for creating wonderful family celebrations and cherished memories. Television personal...
Build a Robo Advisor with Python (From Scratch)
Build a Robo Advisor with Python (From Scratch)
Build Autonomous Mobile Robot from Scratch using ROS
Start from scratch and build a variety of features for autonomous mobile robots both in simulation and hardware. This book will show you how to simulate an autonomous mobile robot using ROS and then develop its hardware implementation.¿ You'll sta...
Building Your Own Home 18th Edition
Hundreds of thousands of us renovate, convert, extend and improve our homes each year, and one-third of all new detached homes are self-built. If you're looking to build your own home from scratch or work on your existing property, this is the one...
Office 365 From Scratch
"Office 365 from Scratch" is an introduction to apps and services included in the Office 365 Enterprise subscriptions and a description of how they work together. After a presentation of the platform, Peter Kalmström describes the most i...
Data Science from Scratch
Data science libraries, frameworks, modules, and toolkits are great for doing data science, but theyre also a good way to dive into the discipline without actually understanding data science. With this updated second edition, youll learn how many ...
Deep Learning from Scratch
With the resurgence of neural networks in the 2010s, deep learning has become essential for machine learning practitioners and even many software engineers. This book provides a comprehensive introduction for data scientists and software engineers...
Creating Sounds from Scratch
Creating Sounds from Scratch is a practical, in-depth resource on the most common forms of music synthesis. It includes historical context, an overview of concepts in sound and hearing, and practical training examples to help sound designers and e...
Jazz Piano from Scratch
Jazz Piano from Scratch
Write Songs from Scratch
The beginners guide to writing a hit song. This book helps you do it yourself, guiding you through all aspects of writing, whether you're starting with lyrics, tune, rhythm or chords. The accompanying CD shows you how its done, with eight sample s...
Statistical Thinking from Scratch
Researchers across the natural and social sciences find themselves navigating tremendous amounts of new data. Making sense of this flood of information requires more than the rote application of formulaic statistical methods. The premise of Statis...
Creating Sounds from Scratch
Creating Sounds from Scratch is a practical, in-depth resource on the most common forms of music synthesis. It includes historical context, an overview of concepts in sound and hearing, and practical training examples to help sound designers and e...
Medical Statistics from Scratch
Correctly understanding and using medical statistics is a key skill for all medical students and health professionals. In an informal and friendly style, Medical Statistics from Scratch provides a practical foundation for everyone whose first inte...
Data Science from Scratch
Data science libraries, frameworks, modules, and toolkits are great for doing data science, but they're also a good way to dive into the discipline without actually understanding data science. With this updated second edition, you'll learn how man...
Deep Learning from Scratch
With the resurgence of neural networks in the 2010s, deep learning has become essential for machine learning practitioners and even many software engineers. This book provides a comprehensive introduction for data scientists and software engineers...
ROS 2 from Scratch
A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to understanding the basics of robotics and creating your own robotics applications within days, not months Get With Your Book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader Free Key Features Build a strong founda...