Cryptography is a part of everyday life for almost all of us, though we may not realise we're using it. We are a far cry from the historical prediction that cryptography would only be used by militaries and governments. With vast quantities of sensitive information transferred online by individuals, companies, organizations, and nation states, cryptography is increasingly important to everyone, and most of us, often without realising, use it daily. Cryptography: A Very...

Before the convenience of the internet, accessing music wasn’t for the faint of heart: fans waited for their favourite songs to come on the radio so they could record them on cassette tapes, made sure they were home to watch genre-specific video programs, and spent endless hours—and part-time job money—at record and music merchandise stores; musicians worked relentlessly, creating demos in garages and playing gigs tirelessly, with the hopes of being famous. While it took a lot of time and ...

Victor Steele Taylor, a former president, is devastated when his close friend Olivia Young is brutally murdered, and his former Secretary of State, Owen, is indicted for the crime. As Henry struggles to come to terms with the shocking revelation, he reflects on the changes he observed in Owen after the death of his wife and his subsequent affair with Olivia. As the couple waits for news that could alter their lives forever, Victor wrestles with his regrets about not meeting his wife Natali...

AN ENEMY FROM THE PAST SPEEDS INTO THIS HIGH OCTANE RACE IN THE FUTURE! What's a driver without a car? In trouble, that's what. After demolishing their ride evading the eCops, Clutch and Cuda are on foot as Cuda's health gets worse. Then, things shift into a new gear when Kowalski calls in a villain from Clutch's past: The man known as FIREBIRD!

Litigating a Case in Tax Court is designed to cover every aspect of a United States Tax Court case from start to finish. Derived from a chapter in the classic Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS, it provides practitioners with detailed guidance and tips on the on the Tax Court process in an easy-to-read and easy-to-use print format. It guides the reader through the entire process, from choosing the U.S. Tax Court as the appropriate forum through to post-tr...

Oil and Gas Survival Guide, 2nd EditionI have worked for multiple companies and the stories told throughout this book are from my actual experiences or heard third hand from others on the job. The contents of Oil and Gas Survival Guide are intended to save lives and prevent expensive mistakes in the oil field. You can avoid an expensive or tragic mistake by learning from others and save your company a lot of money, and maybe someone's life. I hav...

This book is a clear and informative introduction to cryptography and data protection—subjects of considerable social and political importance. It explains what algorithms do, how they are used, the risks associated with using them, and why governments should be concerned. Important areas are highlighted, such as Stream Ciphers, block ciphers, public key algorithms, digital signatures, and applications such as e-commerce. This book highlights the explosive impact of cryptography on modern ...

In a world of subtle horrors, Elizabeth Mason is about to meet one monster she never counted on–herself. On the day of her 18th birthday Liz undergoes a strange metamorphosis which, for reasons unknown, causes her to transform into the monster called Crush! As if that wasn't enough, Liz soon has to deal with a deadly, ruthless agent tailing her–with teenage werewolves! At least she has her best friend, the vivacious Jen Tanaka, to count on. What at first seems to be a cur...

The Isles of Los Angeles 2089: Humanity is addicted to technology. Getting a virtual buzz is the only thing left to live for, and gangsters run it all. And who do these gangsters turn to when they need their rule enforced? Constables Led Dent and Debbie Decay are about to be given a job that will force them out of the familiar squalor of LA and into the last tech-less country on Earth: The Garden Nation of Tokyo. Presenting the full run of the smash hit TOKYO GHOST by RICK REMENDER and SEA...

Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics. In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to "attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian Faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it." In it, Chesterton presents an original view of Christian religion. He sees it as the answer to natural human needs, the "answer to a ridd...

Hard Times is unusual in several respects. It is by far the shortest of Dickens' novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written immediately before and after it. Also, unlike all but one of his other novels, Hard Times has neither a preface nor illustrations. Moreover, it is his only novel not to have scenes set in London. Instead the story is set in the fictitious Victorian industrial Coketown, a generic Northern English mill-town, in some ways similar to Manchester, though smalle...

This classic tale by Lewis Carroll has delighted children for generations. Alice falls down a rabbit hole and encounters a wide variety of strange and wonderful creatures in all manner of bizarre situations. Join Alice as she journeys through Wonderland, trying to make sense of what she finds there. This version is read dramatically, with different readers voicing the different characters.