So, you have a conspiracy going and need to pass messages along without worrying that someone will intercept them. Congratulations, you've stumbled across the right book. Whether your personal solution is a Vigenere, a Vic, or a One Time Pad, you'll find an easy guide on creating your own encryption scheme right here. No need for a computer, except for the device you're reading this on. This can all be done in your favorite notebook, with a PENCIL!

A new scientific framework for enabling all people to thrive across their full life course.Why do some people thrive while others languish? And what would it take to change that? In Thriving, Christopher Forrest and Neal Halfon argue that the answer lies not in individual effort nor biology alone, but in the relationships between people and the ecosystems humans create, inhabit, and transform together.Written by two physician-scientists with over s...

During the National Hockey League lockout in early 2005, Toronto-based sports journalist David Timmins has little to write about until baseball player Jose Canseco releases his book on steroid abuse, and Timmins boss sends him on a steroid scandal of his own to spring training in Florida. He receives a romantic surprise on the plane ride; absorbs a career shock on the Ides of March; requires his sisters New York condo couch for a night; spends Easter in a rural Ontario town he has never be...

The ultimate guide to cryptography, updated from an author team of the world's top cryptography experts.Cryptography is vital to keeping information safe, in an era when the formula to do so becomes more and more challenging. Written by a team of world-renowned cryptography experts, this essential guide is the definitive introduction to all major areas of cryptography: message security, key negotiation, and key management. You'll learn how to think like a cryptogra...

While cracking a code might seem like something few of us would encounter in our daily lives, it is actually far more prevalent than we may realize. Anyone who has had personal information taken because of a hacked email account can understand the need for cryptography and the importance of encryption—essentially the need to code information to keep it safe. This detailed volume examines the logic and science behind various ciphers, their real world uses, how codes can be broken, and the u...

Learn To Make Strong Passwords You Can Remember - Learn how to make strong memorable passwords using the password sandwich. - Learn to create an ingredient list then use it to assemble different passwords for different sites. - Learn a way to have unique passwords that regularly change for all your sites. It doesn't matter if you have a dozen or a hundred site passwords to remember. - Learn how to secure the devices you use. You will learn how to use your computers / devices in ways that...

In this "intriguing, insightful and extremely educational" novel, the world's most famous hacker teaches you easy cloaking and counter-measures for citizens and consumers in the age of Big Brother and Big Data (Frank W. Abagnale).Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world's biggest companies -- and no matter how fast the authorities were, Mitnick was faster, sprinting through phone switche...

The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum CryptographyFrom the best-selling author of Fermat’s Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man’s urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions.As in Fermat’s Last Theorem, Simon Singh brings life to an anstonishing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles that reveals man’s continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others...

Learn Excel VBA with this concise book on Excel VBA for beginners. Learn Excel VBA in the shortest time with this book that zooms in straight on the most important concepts with EXAMPLES! Soon, you can develop your own Excel VBA financial/quantitative models, reports, macros and much more! We cover Variables, Functions, If-Else conditions, loops, built in functions and much more. Book also comes in handy whenever you need quick reference to worksheet functions eg. sum(), average() etc. whenev...

"I love old-school baseball,and I also love the way people who've spent a lifetime in the game talk about the game. I tried to combine those things in a story of suspense. People have asked me for years when I was going to write a baseball story. Ask no more; this is it." --Stephen King Even the most diehard baseball fans don't know the true story of William "Blockade Billy" Blakely. He may have been the greatest player the game has ever seen, but today no one remembers his name. He was th...

Following up on "Android Programming Made Easy For Beginners: Tutorial Book For Android Designers * New 2013" the author published "Android Development For Intermediate To Advanced Programmers: Tutorial Guide" as the next step in the learning process for android programming.The need was seen for this book as more and more technological advancements are being made and more and more devices are equipped with android technology.This is a must have tutorial guide for any individ...

Excel Programming through VBA: A Complete Macro Driven Excel 2010 ApplicationAfter completing this EBook you will have a complete, macro driven, Excel application. The original version is Excel 2010, but the code and functionality is designed to work on previous versions; in addition to the 2013 version. All source code and Excel sheets are downloadable from the author's web site.We will cover the following subjects.Using the Match statementCreating a user inte...