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The Weed Runners: Travels with the Outlaw Capitalists of America's Medical Marijuana Trade

Chicago Review Press, 2013

Make no mistake: the US government’s hundred-year-old war on marijuana isn’t over. Some 20 million Americans have been arrested on marijuana charges so far. The American marijuana industry remains underground, where modern-day moonshiners who view themselves as...

Running Linux, Fourth Edition

O'Reilly, 2002

This is a book about Linux, a free, open source operating system that's changing the world of
computing. In this book, we show how you can completely change the way you work with
computers by exploring a powerful and free operating system. Linux goes against
the traditional computing mainstream, being developed by a loosely organized...

Hack I.T.: Security Through Penetration Testing

Addison Wesley, 2002

Penetration testing--in which professional, "white hat" hackers attempt to break through an organization's security defenses--has become a key defense weapon in today's information systems security arsenal. Through penetration testing, I.T. and security professionals can take action to prevent true "black hat" hackers from...

Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who are Bringing Down the Internet

PublicAffairs, 2010

WHEN I FIRST MET BARRETT LYON in 2004, I was covering Internet security for the Los Angeles Times from an office in San Francisco. His story was so good—and met a journalistic need so deep—that I had a hard time believing it was true.

For more than a year, I had been grappling with an onslaught of urgent but...

Laptop Music Power!: The Comprehensive Guide

Course Technology PTR, 2005

This book is meant to be both an introduction to using computers in live music performance, as well as an advanced practical guide to this growing area of modern music. More and more musicians and bands working in a wide variety of different musical styles are using computers and software as part of their live performance rigs...

Managing knowledge in the construction industry (Spon Research)

Taylor & Francis, 2009

Knowledge management presents a new way of understanding organizations and companies, and is especially suited to sophisticated and highly technical firms and operations such as those in the construction industry.

This new book draws on hard data from three separate research programs in Sweden and shows how the concept of knowledge can...

The Best of Verity Stob: Highlights of Verity Stob's Famous Columns from .EXE, Dr. Dobb's Journal, and The Register

Apress, 2005

Verity Stob is the comedienne of the programming world. She has been writing satirical chronicles of techie life since 1988. Her column first appeared in the legendary .EXE Magazine, then Dr. Dobbs' Journal, and it now graces The Register.

For the first time, the very best of Stob's...

Encyclopedia of Creation Myths

ABC Clio, 1994

A myth is a narrative projection of a given cultural group's sense of its sacred past and its significant relationship with the deeper powers of the surrounding world and universe. A myth is a projection of an aspect of a culture's soul. In its complex but revealing symbolism, a myth is to a culture what a dream is to an...

All Yesterdays' Parties: The Velvet Underground in Print, 1966-1971

Da Capo Press, 2006

The Velvet Underground, among the most influential bands of all time, are credited with creating a streetwise, pre-punk sensibility that has become inseparable from the popular image of downtown New York. "Discovered" by Andy Warhol in 1966, the VU - with their original line-up of Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Mo...

Australia For Dummies (Dummies Travel)

For Dummies, 2008

From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef to glorious, sophisticated cities like Sydney, this guide helps you find the Australian adventures and attractions that are right for you, whether you’d like to cuddle a koala, explore a shipwreck, swim with whale sharks, or climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It gives you the scoop on:

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American History Through Literature - 1820-1870

Charles Scribner's Sons, 2005

This A-Z, cross-referenced and illustrated title provides a unique overview of the critical period that spans the early national era through the Civil War, and which witnessed the birth of a truly American literature. The set features more than 250 survey entries. Subjects include: political topics (Manifest Destiny, Underground Railroad); ideas in...

Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet

No Starch Press, 2003

This offbeat, non-technical book looks at what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself. This edition also covers rootkits, spyware, web bugs, identity theft, hacktivism, wireless hacking (wardriving), biometrics, and firewalls.

WARNING: This book is not to be used for hacking into government computers, shutting...

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