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Step into the future of artificial intelligence with Mastering Gemini AI, your definitive guide to Google's revolutionary multimodal AI platform. Laurence Svekis GDE and best-selling educator with over a million students worldwide, easy-to-follow resource designed to help readers unlock the full capabilities of Gemini—Google's cutting-edge family of large language models. What makes Gemini different? Unlike traditional AI models that work only with text, Gemini represents a major leap forward. It’s built from the ground up to understand and generate content across multiple formats: text...

Build Intelligent Google Workspace Tools with Gemini and Google Apps Script — No Prior AI Experience Required Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday work—but most explanations stop at theory, hype, or disconnected examples. Gemini with Google Apps Script is different. This book shows you, step by step, how to actually build AI-powered tools inside Google Workspace using Gemini and Apps Script—clearly, responsibly, and from the ground up. Whether you are an educator, administrator, analyst, or developer, this book teaches you how to integrate Gemini directly into ...

Generative AI is no longer optional. It’s writing emails, summarizing documents, helping people learn, brainstorm, plan, and create at unprecedented speed. But for many beginners, AI still feels confusing, overwhelming, or risky. Should you trust AI output? Are you using it correctly—or relying on it too much? How do you stay productive without losing your own thinking, creativity, or judgment? And how do you keep up with AI without chasing hype or feeling left behind? Learning to Work With Generative AI was written to answer those questions clearly, practically, and without technical ...

Unlock the Full Power of AI—One Prompt at a Time In a world where artificial intelligence is reshaping how we work, think, and create, the ability to write effective prompts is the new literacy. Mastering the Art of Prompting: Become a Prompt Engineering Expert is your definitive guide to communicating with AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot—whether you’re a student, teacher, entrepreneur, developer, or creative professional. This hands-on, results-driven book demystifies prompt engineering and equips you with practical techniques to get the most out of every ...

AI-Powered Apps in Google Workspace Build Production-Ready Assistants, Dashboards, and RAG Systems with Apps Script & Gemini Most books on AI teach you how to build demos. This book teaches you how to build real AI-powered applications. AI-Powered Apps in Google Workspace is a practical, systems-focused guide for developers, indie hackers, educators, and SaaS builders who want to embed artificial intelligence directly into Google Docs, Google Sheets, and web apps—without hallucinations, brittle prompts, or unreliable results. Instead of treating AI as magic, this book shows you how to ...

Vibe Coding with JavaScript How to Learn, Think, and Build Frontend Applications with AI Learning JavaScript today is harder than it should be. Between endless tutorials, framework-first approaches, and AI tools that generate code without explanation, many learners are left with code that “works” — but no real understanding of why it works or how to fix it when it breaks. Vibe Coding with JavaScript is different. This book teaches you how to think like a frontend developer, not just write syntax. It shows you how to build real applications using vanilla JavaScript, while using AI ...

Rethinking Learning with AI Using AI to Build Understanding, Retention, and Lifelong Learning Learning has never been more accessible—and yet, understanding has never felt more fragile. We live in a world of endless courses, videos, certifications, and content. Information is instant. Answers are everywhere. And still, learners struggle to retain what they study, apply what they learn, and sustain curiosity over time. This book argues that the problem is not learners. It’s how learning itself has been designed. Rethinking Learning with AI explores how artificial intelligence—used ...

How AI Really Works Understand the Technology — Not the Hype Artificial Intelligence feels intelligent. It explains, predicts, writes, and responds with confidence. But how does it actually work — and why does it so often sound right even when it’s wrong? How AI Really Works is a clear, concept-driven guide for anyone who wants to understand modern AI, not just use it. This book strips away the myths, metaphors, and hype to reveal what’s really happening beneath the surface of today’s AI systems. Instead of prompt tricks or tool tutorials, this book focuses on mental models — ...

Artificial intelligence is already changing education—but not by replacing teachers. Students now have instant access to explanations, examples, feedback, and polished writing. Assignments that once revealed understanding can be completed quickly with AI assistance. Traditional assessment feels less reliable. Academic integrity conversations feel more tense. And many educators are asking the same question: If answers are easy to generate, what does learning look like now? Rethinking Teaching in an AI World is a practical, human-centered guide for educators who want to teach with ...

Artificial intelligence has transformed how we access information — but it has also quietly changed how we learn. Answers are instant. Explanations sound confident. Productivity feels high. Yet many learners, educators, and professionals are discovering a growing problem: they’re moving faster, but understanding less, retaining less, and thinking less deeply. This book is not about shortcuts, hacks, or outsourcing your thinking to AI. It is about learning smarter, thinking deeper, and using AI as a powerful learning partner — not a replacement for intelligence. Whether you are a ...

Learning That Lasts Using AI Vibe Learning – A Practical Guide to Using AI Without Replacing Thinking Artificial intelligence has changed how we access information—but it has also quietly changed how we learn. Explanations are instant. Answers are fluent. Productivity looks high. Yet many learners are discovering an uncomfortable truth: they are moving faster while understanding less, retaining less, and becoming increasingly dependent on the very tools meant to help them grow. Learning That Lasts Using AI was written to solve that problem. This book is not about shortcuts, hacks, or ...

Ace Your JavaScript Interview: How to Showcase Your Skills and Land Your Dream Job JavaScript is essential to modern web development, powering interactive websites, dynamic applications, mobile apps, and backend services. Skilled JavaScript developers are in high demand, making interviews highly competitive. This comprehensive guide helps you master every aspect of JavaScript interviews, from technical coding challenges to behavioral questions and salary negotiations. You'll gain actionable insights, detailed explanations, and practical tips designed to elevate your interview performance. ...

Embark on a thrilling adventure to master the magic of web development! Are you ready to cast your first spells in the digital realm? Have you ever clicked a button on a website and wondered how it does that? Do you dream of building your own interactive web pages, but feel intimidated by cryptic code? Your quest begins here! Welcome to Scriptaria, a mystical land where the internet is a vast, enchanted forest, teeming with hidden pathways and endless possibilities. In this immersive guide, you'll step into the role of an aspiring Web Weaver, learning to harness the ancient power of ...

Modern JavaScript APIs A Hands-On Guide to Fetch, JSON, and Frontend Data Integration Modern web applications live and breathe through APIs. From dashboards and search tools to authentication systems and AI-powered interfaces, APIs are the backbone of the modern frontend. Yet many JavaScript developers struggle to understand how APIs actually work in real applications. This book fixes that. Modern JavaScript APIs is a hands-on, frontend-focused guide that teaches you how to confidently work with APIs using JavaScript — from the fundamentals of JSON and fetch, all the way to building ...

Practical AI with Google Apps Script: Build Responsible AI Tools Inside Google Workspace Artificial Intelligence is no longer experimental — it’s already embedded in how we work, teach, and collaborate. But most AI resources focus on flashy demos, abstract theory, or autonomous systems that simply don’t belong in real organizational environments. This book takes a different approach. Practical AI with Google Apps Script is a hands-on, system-level guide to building safe, trustworthy, and production-ready AI tools directly inside Google Workspace using Google Apps Script. Instead of ...

The Weird, the Subtle, and the Powerful in JavaScript A Deep Technical Guide to How the Language Really Works By Laurence Svekis JavaScript is everywhere—but understanding why it behaves the way it does remains one of the biggest challenges developers face. If you’ve ever been confused by this, surprised by type coercion, burned by equality checks, or frustrated by asynchronous code that doesn’t run when you expect, you’re not alone. JavaScript’s most powerful features are also its most misunderstood. This book exists to change that. The Weird, the Subtle, and the Powerful in ...

Vibe Learning: Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI How Instructors Can Guide, Design, and Protect Meaningful Learning in an AI World Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how people learn—whether instructors acknowledge it or not. Students are using AI to explain concepts, check understanding, explore ideas, and complete assignments. The real challenge for educators is no longer whether AI will be used, but how learning can remain meaningful, ethical, and human-centered in its presence. Vibe Learning: Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI offers a clear, practical, and ...

How AI Really Works From Words to Numbers: How Embeddings, Probability, and Prompts Create Intelligence Artificial Intelligence often feels mysterious, magical, or even unsettling. It writes fluently, answers complex questions, and responds as if it understands you. But beneath that smooth surface, AI works in a very different way than most people imagine. How AI Really Works is a plain-English guide to what is actually happening when you interact with modern generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot. This book removes the hype, fear, and confusion—and replaces them with clear ...

Vibe Learning: How We Learn – How AI Accelerates A Human-Centred Guide to Learning Better with AI Learning has never been faster — yet many people feel they understand less, retain less, and struggle to apply what they learn. This book explains why — and what to do about it. Vibe Learning: How We Learn – How AI Accelerates is not a guide to AI tools, shortcuts, or prompt tricks. It is a human-centred learning framework designed to help students, professionals, and lifelong learners learn better, deeper, and more effectively in the age of generative AI. At its core, this book answers...

Vibe Learning: A Revolution in How We Learn with AI Vibe Learning reimagines education by pairing human curiosity with the power of Artificial Intelligence. Instead of treating learning as passive memorization or grinding through content, this book shows you how to become an active co-creator of knowledge — with AI as your patient, adaptable partner. At its heart is the V.I.B.E. framework: ✅ Vision: Define clear, meaningful learning goals that give direction and purpose. Rather than just “I want to learn Python,” a Vibe Learner frames it as “I want to build a personal budgeting ...