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2) Steve Jobs
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Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 40
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
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This is the exclusive biography of Steve Jobs. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years - as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues - the author has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal...
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English
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Based on the popular cover story about Steve Jobs in Fast Company in May 2012, this is the behind the scenes account of how Steve Jobs arguably became the most famous and visionary CEO in history. Journalist Brent Schlender and editor Rick Tetzeli have interviewed friends, industry insiders, and the people who knew Jobs best throughout his evolution as a CEO and leader. In addition Schlender, who knew Jobs personally for 25 years, has over 100 hours...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Whether they’ve seen Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs movie, read Walter Isaacson’s biography, or just own an iPhone, this graphic novel retelling of the Apple innovator’s life will capture the imaginations of the legions of readers who live and breathe the technocentric world Jobs created.
Told through a combination of black-and-white illustrations and handwritten text, this fast-paced...
Told through a combination of black-and-white illustrations and handwritten text, this fast-paced...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
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Ruchi Sanghvi helped design Facebook features. She joined Facebook--then a small Silicon Valley startup company--after moving from India to the United States to study computer engineering. With her help, Facebook quickly became one of the largest social networking sites in the world.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1110L
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English
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"From the start, his path was never predictable. Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at birth, dropped out of college after one semester, and at the age of twenty, created Apple in his parents' garage with his friend Steve Wozniack. Then came the core and hallmark of his genius--his exacting moderation for perfection, his counterculture life approach, and his level of taste and style that pushed all boundaries. A devoted husband, father, and Buddhist,...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Richard and the guys struggle to find a backer as they face legal and financial woes. Meanwhile, an old enemy pays Richard a visit. Gavin's interference causes Pied Piper to struggle with securing their expansion. The verdict on Pied Piper's fate coincides with a startling real-life drama that makes their livestream immensely popular, and emotions run high as the gang tries to keep the company together.
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"Steve Jobs revolutionized the way we work, listen to music, watch movies, and communicate. By pushing boundaries and always thinking one step ahead, Jobs became an icon, equally as famous for his advanced ideas and design aesthetic as his sleek black turtlenecks. What inspired him? How did he do his job? What made him the man he was? Here is Steve Jobs--the innovator, the rebel, the genius--in an incisive biography of a man who changed the world."...
10) Grace Hopper
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
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Grace Hopper was one of the world's first computer programmers. Grace believed there was always more than one way to solve a problem. That belief inspired her lifelong work to bring computers to everyone. Grace asked the questions and helped solve the problems that transformed computers from giant machines that filled rooms to objects you can hold in your hand
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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While many guides exist to help software engineers learn cloud networking design and architecture concepts, and even prepare for cloud network certifications on AWS and Azure, far fewer resources are available covering the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification exam. Well, look no further! This self-paced guide book is designed to help engineers learn cloud networking best practices on GCP, and prepare for the...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Cyber-security engineer Elliot Anderson, along with the titular character and society, starts a revolution to change the world. Season four will pick up where the third season finale left off, delving into the pros and cons of Elliot hitting "send" on the email that could reverse Five/Nine.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
On October 5, 2011, the news of the death of technology innovator Steve Jobs rocked the world. The failing health of the Apple cofounder and Pixar CEO was no secret. Jobs had given up his role as Apple's CEO just a few months prior because of his struggle with pancreatic cancer. But his death still drew a huge reaction. From Apple employees and fans to political and business leaders, people honored Jobs's passing by reflecting on his prolific life...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
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Computers touch our lives everyday, in countless ways, but how do they know what to do? How do we communicate with them and they with each other? Language! Grace Hopper was a pioneer in computer programming, a woman whose scientific research led to computer-language tools and technology still in use today, and her biography is filled with trial and error.
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English
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Academy Award®-winning director Alex Gibney pulls no punches in his portrait of Apple founder Steve Jobs and his legacy. This probing look at the life and aftermath of this iconoclast explores what accounted for the grief of so many when he died. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival** and the **San Francisco International Film Festival**.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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If you enjoy working with computers, and simulation games such as The Sims are among your favorites, then a career as a virtual reality specialist might be for you. Read this book to find out more about these experts and the exciting virtual worlds they create.
18) Megan Smith
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
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"Megan Smith thinks anyone can be happy working in technology if they have the chance to try it! The former Chief Technology Officer of the United States shows how fun the field of technology can be, and how people of all backgrounds can adventure together to solve the world's problems"--Back cover.
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Nicknames like the "Mother of Modern Naval Computing" and "Grandma COBOL" described the impact mathematical genius Grace Hopper had on the computer's development. In 1942, the first electronic computer filled an entire room. One simple calculation took hours to finish. As the first woman to program the United States' first computer, Hopper earned herself another nickname, "Amazing Grace." With fascinating details and period photographs, this fascinating...
20) Steve Jobs
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
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"Engaging images accompany information about Steve Jobs. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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