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We are living in an era where a vast amount of information is created every second of every day. Meaningful information is the most valuable asset a person, an organization or a country can have. Relevant knowledge can be used to increase revenues, negotiate a better deal, or even win an election. But there are always questions of “how” and “where” to harvest useful knowledge from extensive information. This book offers its readers a way to use machine learning and data mining techniques to acquire worthwhile knowledge from a colossal amount of information. There are many examples that make this book easy to read and follow. Since, the author is an active researcher in the field, readers of this book will receive current techniques in the field of data mining. This is a book for a person who wants to learn how to extract fruitful knowledge from social media and the Internet.

Delivering IT projects on time and within budget while maintaining privacy, security, and accountability is one of the major public challenges of our time. The Handbook of Public Information Systems, Second Edition addresses all aspects of public IT projects while emphasizing a common theme: technology is too important to leave to the technocrats.

The author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Don't Know Much About History" presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that has shaped the nation's destiny and character.