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Bits to Bitcoin

How Our Digital Stuff Works

By: Mark Stuart Day

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Bits to Bitcoin

How Our Digital Stuff Works

By: Mark Stuart Day

An accessible guide to our digital infrastructure, explaining the basics of operating systems, networks, security, and other topics for the general reader. Most of us feel at home in front of a computer; we own smartphones, tablets, and laptops; we look things up online and check social media to see what our friends are doing. But we may be a bit fuzzy about how any of this really works. In Bits to Bitcoin, Mark Stuart Day offers an accessible guide to our digital infrastructure, explaining the basics of operating systems, networks, security, and related topics for the general reader. He takes the reader from a single process to multiple processes that interact with each other; he explores processes that fail and processes that overcome failures; and he examines processes that attack each other or defend themselves against attacks. Day tells us that steps are digital but ramps are analog; that computation is about “doing something with stuff” and that both the “stuff” and the “doing” can be digital. He explains timesharing, deadlock, and thrashing; virtual memory and virtual machines; packets and networks; resources and servers; secret keys and public keys; Moore's law and Thompson's hack. He describes how building in redundancy guards against failure and how endpoints communicate across the Internet. He explains why programs crash or have other bugs, why they are attacked by viruses, and why those problems are hard to fix. Finally, after examining secrets, trust, and cheating, he explains the mechanisms that allow the Bitcoin system to record money transfers accurately while fending off attacks.

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369

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MIT Press

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0262551071

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9780262551076

Figural Conquistadors

Rewriting the New World's Discovery and Conquest in Mexican and River Plate Novels of the 1980s and 1990s

By: Mark A. Hernández

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Figural Conquistadors

Rewriting the New World's Discovery and Conquest in Mexican and River Plate Novels of the 1980s and 1990s

By: Mark A. Hernández

He demonstrates how these novelists use major and marginal figures to reflect upon the ways that institutional powers invoke episodes from the discovery and conquest to legitimate the present, and also to critique the recent historical past, especially in the case of Uruguay and Argentina, which endured military dictatorships in the 1970s and 1980s."--Jacket.

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Bucknell University Press

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083875645X

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9780838756454

Bits to Bitcoin

How Our Digital Stuff Works

By: Mark Stuart Day

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MIT Press

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0262346508

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Days Like Grass

By: Mark Warrington

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Days Like Grass

By: Mark Warrington

Competitive gardener Edy Baldy has always had a complicated relationship with her family, but when her father dies, she must face her estranged siblings. Fearing the reunion will be awkward and straining, she relies on her faith to get her through the ordeal.

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102

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WestBow Press

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1664286616

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9781664286610

35 Days to Gettysburg

By: Mark Nesbitt

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35 Days to Gettysburg

By: Mark Nesbitt

En route to battle, a Confederate soldier and a Union soldier both make daily entries in small, leather-bound diaries. Historian Mark Nesbitt places their writings into the context of the Civil War.

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226

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Stackpole Books

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0811725782

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9780811725781

Around the World in 80 Days

By: Mark Brown

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Around the World in 80 Days

By: Mark Brown

Cast: 4m., 1w., may be expanded to up to 39 actors. Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashedly slapstick! Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race! Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant as they race to beat the clock! Phileas Fogg has agreed to an outrageous wager that puts his fortune and his life at risk. With his resourceful servant Passepartout, Fogg sets out to circle the globe in an unheard-of 80 days. But his every step is dogged by a detective who thinks he's a robber on the run. Danger, romance, and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show as five actors portraying 39 characters traverse seven continents in Mark Brown's new adaptation of one of the great adventures of all time. Single set. Approximate running time: 2 hours."--Publisher's website.

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118

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Dramatic Publishing

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1583423931

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9781583423936

Rough Riders

Theodore Roosevelt, His Cowboy Regiment, and the Immortal Charge Up San Juan Hill

By: Mark Lee Gardner

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Rough Riders

Theodore Roosevelt, His Cowboy Regiment, and the Immortal Charge Up San Juan Hill

By: Mark Lee Gardner

THE AWARD-WINNING, NEW DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THE ROUGH RIDERS "Thrilling. ... A CLASSIC." —True West WINNER: Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award; New Mexico-Arizona Book Award; and Colorado Book Award The now-legendary Rough Riders were a volunteer regiment recruited in 1898 to help drive the Spaniards out of Cuba. Drawn from America’s southwestern territories and led by the irrepressible Theodore Roosevelt, these men included not only cowboys and other Westerners, but also several Ivy Leaguers and clubmen, many of them friends of “TR.” Roosevelt and his men quickly came to symbolize American ruggedness, daring, and individualism. He led them to victory in the famed Battle of San Juan Hill, which made TR a national hero and cemented the Rough Riders’ iconic place in history. Now Mark Lee Gardner synthesizes previously unknown primary accounts—private letters, diaries, and period newspaper reports from public and private archives across the country—to breathe fresh life into the Rough Riders and pay tribute to their daring feats and indomitable leader.

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190

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HarperCollins

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0062312103

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9780062312105

The Internship Bible

By: Mark Oldman,Princeton Review (Firm)

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The Internship Bible

By: Mark Oldman,Princeton Review (Firm)

The Biggest, Most Up-to-Date Source of Internship Information Available Anywhere No other book offers you so many chances to launch a distinguished career with a successful internship. Whether you want to help IBM researchers develop new technology, conduct tours at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or accompany a writer from "Rolling Stone" on assignment, you'll find everything you need to know to do it. Researched and Written by The Internship Informants(TM) Mark Oldman and Samer Hamadeh have turned investigating internships into a full-time job. They've surveyed and interviewed hundreds of interns, internship coordinators, and career placement counselors to locate prime opportunities across the country. They are the only nationally recognized experts on internships and the founders of Vault Inc., a leading authority and resource for career information. All the Information You Need This annually updated guide gives you the most current information on more than 100,000 internships. You can conduct a complete internship search by using the comprehensive information in these pages. You'll find opportunities with the nation's most prominent companies. Included throughout the book are special sections that give you professional advice on letter writing and interviewing, as well as exclusive interviews with famous former interns like Jodie Foster and George Stephanopoulos.

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Princeton Review

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0375763074

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9780375763076

Professional Pilot's Career Guide

By: Robert Mark

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Professional Pilot's Career Guide

By: Robert Mark

Find the Best-Paying and Most-Fulfilling Jobs in Professional Piloting A valuable employment tool, the Professional Pilot Career Guide provides a complete sourcebook of professional flying opportunities. This updated guide contains detailed coverage of pilot ratings and practical test standards-plus goal-achieving tips on job hunting, networking, regional airlines, the majors, and more. Written by career pilot and aviation-industry expert Robert P. Mark, this vital reference offers a real-world look at what it's like to fly for the airlines, corporations, or charter companies, together with guidance on pay, benefits, types of aircraft, and future prospects. Packed with illustrations, Professional Pilot Career Guide features: Full coverage of aviation training-where to get it and how to finance it The latest airline, corporate, and charter employment opportunities 200 common interview questions-and the 10 most frequent interview mistakes Current information on the best-paying flying jobs Valuable advice on PC-based job search techniques Indepth pilot interviews Essential internet resources Inside This Cutting-Edge Employment Resource for Today's Pilots • Your Career Starts Here • Flight Training • Ratings • Where Are the Jobs? • The Regional Airlines • The Majors • Business Aviation • The Pilot and the PC

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071485538

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Book's by Mark Stuart Day

Bits to Bitcoin

Bits to Bitcoin

Figural Conquistadors

Figural Conquistadors

Bits to Bitcoin

Bits to Bitcoin

Days Like Grass

Days Like Grass

35 Days to Gettysburg

35 Days to Gettysburg

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Rough Riders

Rough Riders

The Internship Bible

The Internship Bible

Professional Pilot's Career Guide

Professional Pilot's Career Guide

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