Hell Week Seven Days to Be Your Best Self (Erik Bertrand Larssen)

Hardcover: 224 pages

Publisher: Gallery Books (June 14, 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1476783365

ISBN-13: 978-1476783369

From world-renowned mental trainer Erik Bertrand Larssen, whose clients include Olympic athletes and Fortune 500 CEOs, Hell Week is a military-inspired yet accessible guide to making the critical changes necessary for long-term professional and personal success and overall lifestyle improvements.

Norway native Erik Bertrand Larssen is many things: a veteran paratrooper who served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Afghanistan; a successful entrepreneur; and a critically acclaimed performance consultant. He has helped catapult the success of countless high-achievers, including Microsoft, Boston Consulting Group, and Statoil ASA executives and Olympic medalist Martin Johnsrud Sundby and top golfer Suzann Pettersen. His life-altering and revered method improves performance by getting people to push themselves past the brink of self-imposed limitations.

Central to his technique is the commitment to live and experience just one week as your best self. It’s this week, Larssen says, that will be the catalyst to making the most of the rest of your life. Offering accessible tools and pragmatic, inspirational advice including how to incorporate exercise into your daily routine, Larssen’s game-changing Hell Week shows you how to apply his principles to everyday life, leading to lasting improvement, personal and professional success, and most importantly, a new way of living to a higher standard. Hell Week will resonate with and inspire you to be the best you can be and make everlasting positive changes in all aspects of your life.

Since She Went Away (David Bell)

                                                              Paperback: 432 pages

Publisher: NAL (21 June 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 045147421X

ISBN-13: 978-0451474216

Three months earlier, Jenna Barton was supposed to meet her lifelong best friend Celia. But when Jenna arrived late, she found that Celia had disappeared—and hasn’t been seen again. Jenna has blamed herself for her friend’s disappearance every single day since then.

The only piece of evidence is a lone diamond earring found where Celia and Jenna were planning to meet, leading the national media to dub Celia “The Diamond Mom.” And even though Jenna has obsessively surfed message boards devoted to missing persons cases, she is no closer to finding any answers—or easing her guilt.

But when her son’s new girlfriend—who suddenly arrived in town without a past—disappears, a stricken Jenna begins to unwind the tangled truth behind Celia’s tragedy. And as long-buried secrets finally come to light, she discovers how completely lives can be shattered by a few simple lies.

Learning Network Programming with Java

• Author: Richard M Reese
• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Packt Publishing - ebooks Account (December 22, 2015)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1785885472
• ISBN-13: 978-1785885471

Key Features

• Learn to deliver superior server-to-server communication through the networking channels
• Gain expertise of the networking features of your own applications to support various network architectures such as client/server and peer-to-peer
• Explore the issues that impact scalability, affect security, and allow applications to work in a heterogeneous environment

Book Description

Network-aware applications are becoming more prevalent and play an ever-increasing role in the world today. Connecting and using an Internet-based service is a frequent requirement for many applications. Java provides numerous classes that have evolved over the years to meet evolving network needs. These range from low-level socket and IP-based approaches to those encapsulated in software services.

This book explores how Java supports networks, starting with the basics and then advancing to more complex topics. An overview of each relevant network technology is presented followed by detailed examples of how to use Java to support these technologies.

We start with the basics of networking and then explore how Java supports the development of client/server and peer-to-peer applications. The NIO packages are examined as well as multitasking and how network applications can address practical issues such as security.

A discussion on networking concepts will put many network issues into perspective and let you focus on the appropriate technology for the problem at hand. The examples used will provide a good starting point to develop similar capabilities for many of your network needs.

What you will learn

• Connect to other applications using sockets
• Use channels and buffers to enhance communication between applications
• Access network services and develop client/server applications
• Explore the critical elements of peer-to-peer applications and current technologies available
• Use UDP to perform multicasting
• Address scalability through the use of core and advanced threading techniques
• Incorporate techniques into an application to make it more secure
• Configure and address interoperability issues to enable your applications to work in a heterogeneous environment

About the Author

Richard M Reese has worked in both industry and academia. For 17 years, he worked in the telephone and aerospace industries, serving in several capacities, including research and development, software development, supervision, and training. He currently teaches at Tarleton State University, where he has the opportunity to apply his years of industry experience to enhance his teaching.

Richard has written several Java books and a C Pointer book. He uses a concise and easy-to-follow approach to topics at hand. His Java books have addressed EJB 3.1, updates to Java 7 and 8, certification, functional programming, jMonkeyEngine, and natural language processing.

Brute Force (Matt Curtin)

• Print Length: 292 pages
• Publisher: Springer New York; 1 edition (October 25, 2007)
• Publication Date: October 25, 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387201092
• ISBN-13: 978-0387201092

In the 1960s, it became increasingly clear that more and more information was going to be stored on computers, not on pieces of paper. With these changes in technology and the ways it was used came a need to protect both the systems and the information. For the next ten years, encryption systems of varying strengths were developed, but none proved to be rigorous enough. In 1973, the NBS put out an open call for a new, stronger encryption system that would become the new federal standard. Several years later, IBM responded with a system called Lucifer that came to simply be known as DES (data encryption standard). The strength of an encryption system is best measured by the attacks it is able to withstand, and because DES was the federal standard, many tried to test its limits. (It should also be noted that a number of cryptographers and computer scientists told the NSA that DES was not nearly strong enough and would be easily hacked.) Rogue hackers, usually out to steal as much information as possible, tried to break DES. A number of 'white hat' hackers also tested the system and reported on their successes. Still others attacked DES because they believed it had outlived its effectiveness and was becoming increasingly vulnerable. The sum total of these efforts to use all of the possible keys to break DES over time made for a brute force attack. In 1996, the supposedly uncrackable DES was broken. In this captivating and intriguing book, Matt Curtin charts DES’s rise and fall and chronicles the efforts of those who were determined to master it.

Secret of the Gargoyles (Gargoyle Guardian Chronicles Book 3)

• Print Length: 196 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Mind Your Muse Books (June 22 2016)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B01FPX3VYS

In her brief career as a gargoyle healer, Mika Stillwater has faced some daunting challenges, but none have stumped her--until now. A strange sickness infects a handful of gargoyles in Terra Haven, rendering them comatose and paralyzed. Worse, the cure she seeks is shrouded in the gargoyles' mysterious culture and the secret they guard with their lives.

Gaining the gargoyles' trust is only the first step. To save the sick gargoyles, Mika must embark on a perilous mission into the heart of deadly wild magic to a place no human has ever survived...

The captivating conclusion to the Gargoyle Guardian Chronicles trilogy, Secret of the Gargoyles will charm readers of all ages, especially those who love extraordinary magic and endearing gargoyles.

Unsouled (Cradle Book 1)

• Print Length: 261 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Hidden Gnome Publishing (June 13 2016)
• Author: Will Wight
• Language: English
• ASIN: B01H1CYBS6

Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world. 

Lindon is Unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan. 

When faced with a looming fate he cannot ignore, he must defy his family's rules...and forge his own Path.

Liberty's Last Stand

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• File Size: 1897 KB
• Print Length: 544 pages
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing (June 13 2016)
• Author: Stephen Coonts
• Language: English
• ASIN: B01B6SEL5E

The president of the United States stands on an outdoor stage, flanked by powerful members of his administration and party. Television crews are preparing for broadcast. High above the stage, on a nearby rooftop, a decorated sniper adjusts the scope on his rifle.

Afterwards, America will never be the same.

Jake Grafton and Tommy Carmellini suddenly find themselves on the wrong side of the law when a public act of violence throws the country into chaos just before a presidential election. After martial law is declared and rioting begins, Grafton and Carmellini must risk everything to unravel a massive conspiracy and help a new resistance movement rise up against an unimaginable enemy…

The Beer Geek Handbook: Living a Life Ruled by Beer

• Author: Patrick Dawson
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (May 3, 2016)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 161212531X
• ISBN-13: 978-1612125312

Does the beer buyer at the liquor store ask your advice? Do you understand the difference between a turbid and a single infusion mash? Do you travel with a tulip glass handy? Have you even eaten ramen just to afford a vintage Cantillon gueuze? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may be a Beer Geek and in need of this hilarious guide. Patrick Dawson provides everything you need to fully live a life ruled by beer, from the Ten Beer Geek Commandments and the Beer Geek Hall of Fame to guidance on what to drink, how and where to drink it, how to gracefully correct an uninformed bartender, where to buy “geek goods,” how to flawlessly execute a beer tasting, how to plan the ultimate beer-centric vacation, and much more. Includes quizzes to help you determine your level of geekery, as well as witty illustrations by Greg Kletsel.

The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction

• Author: Neil Gaiman
• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow (31 May 2016)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062262262
• ISBN-13: 978-0062262264

An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his bestselling fiction. Now, The View from the Cheap Seats brings together for the first time ever more than sixty pieces of his outstanding nonfiction. Analytical yet playful, erudite yet accessible, this cornucopia explores a broad range of interests and topics, including (but not limited to): authors past and present; music; storytelling; comics; bookshops; travel; fairy tales; America; inspiration; libraries; ghosts; and the title piece, at turns touching and self-deprecating, which recounts the author’s experiences at the 2010 Academy Awards in Hollywood.

Insightful, incisive, witty, and wise, The View from the Cheap Seats explores the issues and subjects that matter most to Neil Gaiman—offering a glimpse into the head and heart of one of the most acclaimed, beloved, and influential artists of our time.

Java: Graphical User Interfaces An Introduction to Java Programming

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• Author: David Etheridge
• Paperback: 101 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 978-8776814960

 The three books in the Java series aim to give the learner a deep understanding of the Standard Edition (SE) Application Programming Interface (API) of the Java programming language. The series begins with an introduction to the basic concepts of Java objects and concludes with an exploration of the development of Java programmes that employ a graphical user interface to the business logic of a Java application.

Introduction to Complex Numbers YouTube Workbook

• Author: Christopher C. Tisdell
• Paperback: 76 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 978-8740311105

 This ebook makes learning "complex" numbers easy through an interactive, fun and personalized approach. Features include: live YouTube video streams and closed captions that translate to 90 languages!

Complex numbers "break all the rules" of traditional mathematics by allowing us to take a square root of a negative number. This "radical" approach has fundamentally changed the capabilities of science and engineering to enhance our world through such applications as: signal processing, control theory, electromagnetism, fluid dynamics, quantum mechanics, cartography, and vibration analysis. A particularly beautiful connection between art and complex numbers lies in fractals, such as the Mandelbrot set.

Database Design and Implementation

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• Author: Howard Gould
• Paperback: 164 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 978-8740310467

This book uses a simple step by step approach to explain the essential relational database design modelling techniques, and shows how Oracle SQL can be used to implement a database. There are numerous practical exercises with feedback.

Key topics include conceptual modelling using the crow’s feet notation and the Unified Modelling Language (UML), logical and physical modelling, normalisation, the structured query language (SQL) and simple application development using APEX forms and reports.

Object Oriented Programming using Java

• Author: Simon Kendal
• Paperback: 116 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-13:  978-8776815011

 This book will explain the Object Oriented approach to programming and through the use of small exercises, for which feedback is provided, develop some practical skills as well. At the end of the book one larger case study will be used to illustrate the application of the techniques. This will culminate in the development of a complete Java program which can be downloaded with this book. Topics covered include : Abstraction, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Object Oriented Software Analysis and Design, The Unified Modelling Language (UML) , Agile Programming and Test Driven Development.

Mathematics for Computer Scientists 2nd Edition

• Author: Gareth J. Janacek , Mark Lemmon Close
• Paperback: 153 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 978-8776814267

 In this book you find the basic mathematics that is needed by computer scientists. The author will help you to understand the meaning and function of mathematical concepts. The best way to learn it, is by doing it, the exercises in this book will help you do just that.

Topics as Elementary logic, factorization, plotting functions and matrices are explained.

This free eBook can be read in combination with and in some cases instead of the following textbooks:

• Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists 1st edition, by Scot Drysdale, Clifford Stein, Robert Drysdale & Kenneth Bogart
• Comprehensive Mathematics for Computer Scientists 1 2nd edition, by Guerino Mazzola, Jody Weissmann & Gerard Milmeister
• Mathematical Programming for Operations Researchers and Computer Scientists 1st edition, by Holzman

An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

• Author: Steave Bark
• Paperback: 75 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-13:  978-8740300161

This is the first in a series of books on Adobe Photoshop. Together, they will give the reader a good foundation in some of the major features of this ground breaking and industry changing program. They will cover general topics that will satisfy users from varying industries. However, there are also a number of industry specific “need to know” items, to help users to work effectively.

Learning Photoshop can be a daunting experience. It’s a large and complicated program that may take several years to truly master. These books are designed to place your feet firmly on the path to understanding and will guide you to the knowledge that will enable you to progress into a fast and productive Photoshop user.

Automation and Robotics

• Author: Dr. Miltiadis A. Boboulos
• Paperback: 127 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 978-8776816964

 In this book for the optimisation of assembly conveyor lines we are dealing with series part production featured by a medium complexity degree and a medium number of individual components and assembly technique alternatives. Modern production techniques for medium to large series products or mass production usually involve assembly conveyor lines. The aim is to have monotonous and similar in type operations or such causing fatigue, stress and production traumas, gradually replaced by automated assembly cycles, means and techniques. Assembly alternatives involving automation, and mechanisation, programmable and adaptive control have been in addition analyzed.

Excel 2010 Introduction: Part I

• Author:  Stephen Moffat
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-13:  978-8776818043

Excel 2010 is a powerful spreadsheet application that allows users to produce tables containing calculations and graphs. These can range from simple formulas through to complex functions and mathematical models.

After reading this eBook you will be able to understand the differences between Excel 2010 formulas and functions. Further you will learn how to use simple functions and formulas, like addition, subtraction and multiplications.

Structured Programming with C++

• Author: Kjell Bäckman
• Paperback: 141 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 978-8740300994
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 Structured Programming with C++ is intended as course material for the course Structured Programming with C/C++ at university level. It can also be used as self-learning material.

Each chapter contains theoretical parts and programming examples. At the end of each chapter there is a bunch of exercises for your practice. At the end of the book you will find solutions to the exercises.
The purpose of the book is primarily to teach how to ”think programming” and secondarily to teach C++ code. Therefore, I will emphasize how to focus on the problem solution and prepare the coding

Microsoft Office Excel 2007

• Author: Torben Lage Frandsen
• Paperback: 141 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 978-8776816759

 Nothing is difficult once you have learned it. That applies to Microsoft Office Excel 2007 as well, and once you have learned it, you will be able to do things you never dreamed of! In this Excel 2007 ebook you will learn how to use formulas, tables and charts. Furthermore, chapters in this ebook focus on how to do calculations, how to format and how to use Excel 2007 functions.

The Pursuit of Pearls: A Novel (Clara Vine)

• Author: Jane Thynne
• Series: Clara Vine (Book 2)
• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (May 3, 2016)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553393863
• ISBN-13: 978-0553393866

Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Charles Todd, Robert Harris, and Susan Elia MacNeal, here is the next thrilling historical novel featuring Clara Vine, the British actress and special agent who glides through the upper echelons of Nazi society, covertly gathering key intelligence—and placing herself in mortal peril.

In the spring of 1939, the drums of war beat throughout Europe, but nowhere more ferociously than in Berlin. The film studio where Clara Vine works is churning out movies, but each day that she stays in Germany is more dangerous than the last. Spying on the private life of the Third Reich, passing secrets to contacts in British intelligence, falling into a passionate affair—any of these risky moves could get Clara shot. So she is wholly shaken when someone close to her is murdered instead. The victim is Lottie Franke, an aspiring costume designer and student at the prestigious Faith and Beauty finishing school that trains young women to become the wives of the Nazi elite. While the press considers Lottie’s death in the Grunewald forest the act of a lone madman, Clara uncovers deeper threads, tangled lines that seem to reach into the darkest depths of the Reich—and to a precious discovery that Hitler and his ruthless cohorts would kill for.

Previously published in the U.K. as Faith and Beauty

Praise for Jane Thynne’s first Clara Vine novel, The Scent of Secrets

“A brilliant tale of spies and secrets, of intense psychological drama, of edgy climax and one extraordinary heroine.”—Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of A Hundred Summers

“A compelling story of love and betrayal in Hitler’s Berlin . . . Peppered with real-life characters, this series offers a fascinating glimpse of the extraordinary world of the Nazi wives.”—Daisy Goodwin, author of The American Heiress

“An alluring blend of thrills, suspense, historic detail, and seduction.”—Susan Elia MacNeal, author of the Maggie Hope series

“An extraordinary, absorbing read with an array of characters so real you’re there with them as war looms, and a pace that sweeps you from page to page. This is indeed a winner!”—Charles Todd, author of Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries