Download or read book Little Brother Homeland written by Cory Doctorow and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cory Doctorow’s two New York Times-bestselling novels of youthful rebellion against the torture-and-surveillance state – now available in an e-book bundle “A wonderful, important book ... I’d recommend Little Brother over pretty much any book I’ve read this year.” –Neil Gaiman Little Brother Marcus Yallow is seventeen years old when he skips school and finds himself caught in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his friends are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison where they are brutally interrogated for days. When the DHS finally releases them, Marcus discovers that his city has become a police state. He knows that no one will believe him, which leaves him one option: to take down the DHS himself. Can one brilliant teenage hacker actually fight back? Maybe, but only if he’s very careful...and if he chooses his friends well. Homeland A few years after the events of Little Brother, California’s economy collapses and Marcus finds himself employed by a crusading politician who promises reform. Then his former nemesis, Masha, emerges with a thumbdrive containing WikiLeaks-style evidence of government wrongdoing. When Marcus witnesses Masha’s kidnapping by the same agents who detained and tortured him earlier, he has to decide whether to save her or leak the archive that will cost his employer the election and put thousands at risk. Surrounded by friends who consider him a hacker hero, stalked by people who look like they’re used to inflicting pain, Marcus has to act, and act fast. “As dead serious as Nineteen Eighty-Four, as potentially important a ‘novel of ideas,’ with a much more engaging central character and an apparently inexhaustible supply of information on everything from brewing coffee to sneaky surveillance and how to defeat it.” —The Wall Street Journal on Homeland At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book The Old Dad written by Vincent Capodicci, Jr. and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Old Dad By: Vincent Capodicci, Jr. The Old Dad is about having a child in your forties and the ups and downs that immediately come into one’s life, focusing on the good, bad, unbelievable, and plain humorous aspects of being a dad. Couples having children in their forties is becoming a regular occurrence. Older couples tend to have a majority of their lives established, allowing older couples to focus more on the child. The author has been serving his country in one capacity or another for more than twenty years and and has been actively involved with the War on Terror since day one. Having a child at this time of his life has helped him realize that he must continue his efforts to make the world a safer place for not only his family, but for other families as well. It put things in perspective. Readers may realize that having a child at any age is tough, and many people may not know that, for the most part, age is just a number and you get out of life what you put into it. Having a child is one of the best things that can happen in one’s life.

Download or read book Bygone Badass Broads written by Mackenzi Lee and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You’ll meet suffragettes who did jujitsu, women warriors who wore lipstick into battle and queens who put women in their rightful places—positions of power.” —Ms. Based on Mackenzi Lee’s popular weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features fifty-two remarkable and forgotten trailblazing women from all over the world. With tales of heroism and cunning, in-depth bios and witty storytelling, Bygone Badass Broads gives new life to these historic female pioneers. Starting in the fifth century BC and continuing to the present, the book takes a closer look at bold and inspiring women who dared to step outside the traditional gender roles of their time. Coupled with riveting illustrations and Lee’s humorous and conversational storytelling style, this book is an outright celebration of the badass women who paved the way for the rest of us. “The author of the first novel, warriors and rulers, scientists and war heroes. History abounds with tales of trailblazing women long forgotten—especially those who were nonwhite, non-Western, or not straight. Take a look at a dozen of the women in Bygone Badass Broads so you can begin to see what you missed in history class.” —The Boston Globe “Shar[es] the stories of fifty-two women in history who changed the game forever—even though you’ve probably never heard of them . . . If you’re looking for some inspiration this , you Women’s History Month just got it—fifty-two times over.” —Bustle “Lee admirably fulfills her stated goal of promoting lesser-known subjects who are awesome, accompanied by brightly colored, full-page artwork.” —School Library Journal

Download or read book Civil Engineer Because Badass Miracle Worker Isn t an Official Job Title Black Lined Journal Soft Cover Notebook for Civil Engineers Civil Engineeri written by Happy Cricket Press and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a great gift idea? Need a new journal in your life? This Unique and Funny Journal Notebook is sure to please and make the perfect Christmas or birthday present for men or women. 100 6" x 9" Lined Pages are provided for you to put your thoughts, hopes, experiences, likes, and dislikes. With a matte, full-color soft cover, this lined notebook is as practical as it is cool. And is the ideal size for lined journals for kids, journals for women to write in and makes an excellent birthday journal notebook gift. It could also be used as a diary to record all your creative self-expression such as poetry, short stories or self-help affirmations. Happy Cricket Press journals are perfect for: Birthday Gifts Christmas Gifts Co-worker/Boss Gifts Journals & Planners Doodle Diaries Homeschool Planners for Kids Food Diaries Sheet Music Creative Writing Notebooks Gifts for Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Cousins, Brother, Sister Retirement Gifts School Notebooks Graduation Gifts Thank You Gifts Teacher Gifts Inspirational Journals Mom Daughter Journal Journaling For Kids Blank Books & Journals Beer and Weight Loss Logs Keepsake Journals And much more........ Place your order today!

Download or read book Badass Teachers Unite written by Mark Naison and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Naison exposes how dominant Education Reform policies destabilize low income communities.

Download or read book O written by Zeina Hashem Beck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY LIT HUB AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY “O is so full of music and passion for life . . . Zeina Hashem Beck’s poems unfold the abundance of our world.” —Ilya Kaminsky, author of Deaf Republic From a “brilliant, absolutely essential voice” whose “poems feel like whole worlds” (Naomi Shihab Nye), a poetry collection considering the body physical, the body politic, and the body sacred Zeina Hashem Beck writes at the intersection of the divine and the profane, where she crafts elegant, candid poems that simultaneously exude a boundless curiosity and a deep knowingness. Formally electrifying—from lyrics and triptychs to ghazals and Zeina's own duets, in which English and Arabic echo and contradict each other—O explores the limits of language, notions of home and exile, and stirring visions of motherhood, memory, and faith.

Download or read book Vincent and Theo written by Deborah Heiligman and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printz Honor Book • YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner • SCBWI Golden Kite Winner • Cybils Senior High Nonfiction Award Winner From the author of National Book Award finalist Charles and Emma comes an incredible story of brotherly love. The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh shaped both brothers' lives. Confidant, champion, sympathizer, friend—Theo supported Vincent as he struggled to find his path in life. They shared everything, swapping stories of lovers and friends, successes and disappointments, dreams and ambitions. Meticulously researched, drawing on the 658 letters Vincent wrote to Theo during his lifetime, Deborah Heiligman weaves a tale of two lives intertwined and the extraordinary love of the Van Gogh brothers.

Download or read book The Art of Doing Science and Engineering written by Richard W. Hamming and published by Stripe Press. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking treatise by one of the great mathematicians of our time, who argues that highly effective thinking can be learned. What spurs on and inspires a great idea? Can we train ourselves to think in a way that will enable world-changing understandings and insights to emerge? Richard Hamming said we can, and first inspired a generation of engineers, scientists, and researchers in 1986 with "You and Your Research," an electrifying sermon on why some scientists do great work, why most don't, why he did, and why you should, too. The Art of Doing Science and Engineering is the full expression of what "You and Your Research" outlined. It's a book about thinking; more specifically, a style of thinking by which great ideas are conceived. The book is filled with stories of great people performing mighty deeds––but they are not meant to simply be admired. Instead, they are to be aspired to, learned from, and surpassed. Hamming consistently returns to Shannon’s information theory, Einstein’s relativity, Grace Hopper’s work on high-level programming, Kaiser’s work on digital fillers, and his own error-correcting codes. He also recounts a number of his spectacular failures as clear examples of what to avoid. Originally published in 1996 and adapted from a course that Hamming taught at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, this edition includes an all-new foreword by designer, engineer, and founder of Dynamicland Bret Victor, and more than 70 redrawn graphs and charts. The Art of Doing Science and Engineering is a reminder that a childlike capacity for learning and creativity are accessible to everyone. Hamming was as much a teacher as a scientist, and having spent a lifetime forming and confirming a theory of great people, he prepares the next generation for even greater greatness.

Download or read book Etta Place written by D. J. Herda and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pinkertons knew her as "Ethel,” "Ethal,” "Eva," and "Rita" before finally settling on "Etta" Place for their wanted posters. After Sundance introduced her to Robert Parker (Butch Cassidy), the three joined the rest of their Wild Bunch gang and set off on a spree of bank, stagecoach, and train robberies. With the law hot on their heels, they rode up to Robber’s Roost in southwestern Utah where they laid low until word reached local authorities of their whereabouts. On the run again, Place accompanied Longabaugh to New York City where on February 20, 1901, she sailed with Butch and Sundance, posing as Etta’s fictional brother "James Ryan," aboard the British ship, Herminius, for Buenos Aires. On December 19, 1904, Place, Longabaugh, Parker, and an unknown male robbed the Banco de la Nacion in Villa Mercedes, four hundred miles west of Buenos Aires. Pursued by armed federales, they crossed the Pampas and the Andes and returned to Chile, but Place had grown tired of life on the run and deeply lamented the loss of their ranch and the promise of stability it had held for her. In June 1906, Longabaugh accompanied her from Valparaiso, Chile, to San Francisco, where she kissed him goodbye for the last time before he returned to South America and infamy.

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Download or read book The Unwanteds written by Lisa McMann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a society that purges 13-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic.

Download or read book The Way Things Work Now written by David Macaulay and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the world of tomorrow. This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth. An illustrated survey of significant inventions closes the book, along with a glossary of technical terms, and an index. What possible link could there be between zippers and plows, dentist drills and windmills? Parking meters and meat grinders, jumbo jets and jackhammers, remote control and rockets, electric guitars and egg beaters? Macaulay explains them all.

Download or read book The Last Sky written by Jess Anastasi and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve years on the prison planet Erebus makes a man long for death. The worst part for Tannin Everette is that he was framed for murder. He's innocent. When the ship Imojenna lands for emergency repairs, Tannin risks everything to escape...only to find himself face to face with the captain's undeniably gorgeous sister. Zahli Sherron isn't planning on turning Tannin in. In fact, she actually believes him. Sure, he's sexy as every kind of sin, but he's no criminal—so she hides him. But no one escapes from Erebus and lives to tell about it. With every day that passes, Zahli further risks the lives of the entire crew...even as she falls in love with a man she can never have for herself. Previously released as Atrophy in December 2015 Each book in the Atrophy series is STANDALONE but it is best enjoyed in order. * The Last Sky * The Lost Stars * The Dark Moon * The Empty Night * The Final Dawn

Download or read book The Dating Plan written by Sara Desai and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Marie Claire Book Club Pick! Even with a step-by-step plan, these fake fiancés might accidentally fall for each other in this hilarious, heartfelt romantic comedy from the author of The Marriage Game. Daisy Patel is a software engineer who understands lists and logic better than bosses and boyfriends. With her life all planned out, and no interest in love, the one thing she can't give her family is the marriage they expect. Left with few options, she asks her childhood crush to be her decoy fiancé. Liam Murphy is a venture capitalist with something to prove. When he learns that his inheritance is contingent on being married, he realizes his best friend's little sister has the perfect solution to his problem. A marriage of convenience will get Daisy's matchmaking relatives off her back and fulfill the terms of his late grandfather's will. If only he hadn’t broken her tender teenage heart nine years ago… Sparks fly when Daisy and Liam go on a series of dates to legitimize their fake relationship. Too late, they realize that very little is convenient about their arrangement. History and chemistry aren't about to follow the rules of this engagement.

Download or read book Caught The Complete Montgomerys Series written by Lexy Harper and published by Ebonique Publishing. This book was released on with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE COMPLETE SIX-PART MONTGOMERYS SERIES Sebastian Montgomery has loved Loretta Vanderbilt since he was the age of five. An innocent act of beheading her favourite doll puts him in the dog house where he stays for the next twenty-two years. But now he has something she desperately wants and he intends to use it to finally get his hands on the delectable prima ballerina. Loretta has no intention of playing nice with the drop-dead gorgeous lawyer. She wants her property and she will use devious means to retrieve it. All she has to do is ensure that she doesn’t get Caught in the Act! When Chief Inspector Christopher Montgomery first tries to rescue Tamara Anderson from her abusive drug lord boyfriend, she rebuffs his offer. Then she reaches out to him in desperation and he takes decisive action to rid her of the obstacle in her life, once and for all. As grateful as Tamara is when Christopher comes to her aid, there are secrets she can’t share with him. She has to leave the UK fast and pray that she doesn’t get Caught on the Run! Michael Montgomery has wanted fuller-figured Elizabeth Abbot from the minute he was introduced to her on the first day of his new job. She’s already taken, so he decides to bide his time. But when she’s finally free, things don’t go as planned. His identical twin Matthew steps in before Michael can make a move. Elizabeth is delighted when Matthew suggests making his twin jealous. She will play along with one hard-bodied twin’s plan in order to get the other. She just has to ensure that she doesn’t get Caught Between Two Rocks! Maya Montgomery has been in love with Roger Llewellyn, her older brother Sebastian’s best friend since she was about fourteen. Roger has been Sebastian’s best friend for over sixteen. He knows that his friend would tear him limb from limb if he so much as looks at his beloved only sister. He decides that he needs to put some distance between him and moves to the USA. But four years later he’s back in the UK as Sebastian’s best man and realizes that the attraction between him and Maya is still as strong. Does he give into temptation, and risk incurring the wrath and losing the friendship of the Montgomery men? Or does he walk away from the woman he loves more than any other? He has to make the right choice because the last he needs is for them to be Caught Red-Handed. Matthew Montgomery has been always known as the playboy Montgomery. Natasha Johnson is a divorcee of ten years with a twelve-year-old daughter. After ridding herself of a controlling much-older husband, she’s not looking to tie herself down to anyone. When she meets six-years-younger Matthew, she decides that he would be a good candidate for one night of pleasure. She’s surprised by their passionate encounter. The trouble is that she has unresolved issued with her ex-husband and also doubts that Mr Matthew ‘Player’ Montgomery has any intention of being Caught at Last. Elaine Montgomery has been widowed for sixteen years and has no intention of starting a new relationship. Her five children and numerous grandchildren bring her all the joy she needs. That is until she has to return to Guyana after thirty-five years and runs into Douglas Langevine. He was her first love but he broke her heart by marrying someone else when his parents threatened to disinherit him. After years filled with bitterness and regret, Douglas seizes the chance to make amends to Elaine. He’s not going to miss his second chance at claiming her as his. He’s going to ensure that she’s Caught at Christmas!

Download or read book Caught at Last written by Lexy Harper and published by Ebonique Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE FIFTH IN THE SERIES OF SIX STANDALONE ROMANCES. Matthew Montgomery has been always known as the playboy Montgomery. His exploits have been vastly exaggerated by his brothers, but he’s enjoyed the idea of them thinking that he sleeps with anything in a skirt. Natasha Johnson is a divorcee of ten years with a twelve-year-old daughter. After ridding herself of a controlling much-older husband, she’s not looking to tie herself down to anyone. When she meets six-years-younger Matthew at the party to celebrate her cousin’s engagement to Matthew’s identical twin, she decides that he would be a good candidate for one night of pleasure. She’s surprised by their passionate encounter. The trouble is that she has unresolved issued with her ex-husband and also doubts that Mr Matthew ‘Player’ Montgomery has any intention of being Caught at Last!

Download or read book Nemesis Games written by James S. A. Corey and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Nemesis Games drives the crew of the Rocinante apart, and as they struggle to survive, the inner planets fall victim to an enemy's catastrophic plan. Now a Prime Original series. HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land rush in human history has begun. As wave after wave of colonists leave, the power structures of the old solar system begin to buckle. Ships are disappearing without a trace. Private armies are being secretly formed. The sole remaining protomolecule sample is stolen. Terrorist attacks previously considered impossible bring the inner planets to their knees. The sins of the past are returning to exact a terrible price. And as a new human order is struggling to be born in blood and fire, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante must struggle to survive and get back to the only home they have left. Nemesis Games is a breakneck science fiction adventure following the bestselling Cibola Burn. The Expanse Leviathan Wakes Caliban's War Abaddon's Gate Cibola Burn Nemesis Games Babylon's Ashes Persepolis Rising Tiamat's Wrath ​Leviathan Falls Memory's Legion The Expanse Short Fiction Drive The Butcher of Anderson Station Gods of Risk The Churn The Vital Abyss Strange Dogs Auberon The Sins of Our Fathers