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Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition»rank: 7977by: Jon Erickson
: :Hacking is the art of creative problem solving, whether that means finding an unconventional solution to a difficult problem or exploiting holes in sloppy programming. Many people call themselves hackers, but few have the strong technical foundation needed to really push the envelope. Rather than merely showing how to run existing exploits, author Jon Erickson explains how arcane hacking techniques actually work. To share the art and science of hacking in a way that is accessible to everyone, Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition introduces the fundamentals of C programming from a hacker's perspective. The included LiveCD provides a complete Linux programming and debugging environment-all without modifying your current ... |
The Little Match Girl (Andersen Fairy Tales)»rank: 3851648by: Jon Erickson, Hans Christian Andersen
: :The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life. |
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The steadfast tin soldier (Quality time classics)»rank: 3851648by: Jon Erickson
: :When Fred Marcellino's first picture book--Puss in Boots--was published, its success was doubted. It was one of many of the same story. But Marcellino's version won a Caldecott Honor Medal and became a bestseller for an audience of all ages. Now Marcellino turns to Andersen's beloved story of the one-legged soldier and the paper ballerina he admires from afar. Full color. |
Ecological Economics: A Workbook For Problem-Based Learning»rank: 199101by: Joshua Farley, Jon Erickson, Herman E. Daly
: :Ecological economics addresses one of the fundamental flaws in conventional economics--its failure to consider biophysical and social reality in its analyses and equations. Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications is an introductory-level textbook that offers a pedagogically complete examination of this dynamic new field.As a workbook accompanying the text, this volume breaks new ground in applying the principles of ecological economics in a problem- or service-based learning setting. Both the textbook and this workbook are situated within a new interdisciplinary framework that embraces the linkages among economic growth, environmental degradation, and social inequity in an effort to guide policy in a way that respects fundamental human values. The workbook takes the ... |
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Environmental Geology: Facing the Challenges of Our Changing Earth (Living Earth)»rank: 921739by: Jon Erickson
: :Helping readers to understand the hopes and the hazards facing humankind by learning more about the causes and the consequences of environmental change, Environmental Geology is a valuable guide to an exciting and relatively new science that deals with the relationship between people and their geologic environment. Chapter by chapter, this volume details the many ways man-made and natural forces have brought about serious - and in some cases, irreversible - damage to the earth, including: - Climate Change: The Greenhouse Effect - Hydrologic Activity: Water Flow and Flooding - Coastal Processes: Seacoasts and Estuaries - Tectonic Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes - Desertification: Deserts and Droughts - Natural Resources: Depletion ... |
Rock Formations and Unusual Geological Structures: Exploring the Earth's Surface (The Changing Earth)»rank: 900215by: Jon Erickson
: :Helping readers to understand the hopes and the hazards facing humankind by learning more about the causes and the consequences of environmental change, Environmental Geology is a valuable guide to an exciting and relatively new science that deals with the relationship between people and their geologic environment. Chapter by chapter, this volume details the many ways man-made and natural forces have brought about serious - and in some cases, irreversible - damage to the earth, including: - Climate Change: The Greenhouse Effect - Hydrologic Activity: Water Flow and Flooding - Coastal Processes: Seacoasts and Estuaries - Tectonic Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes - Desertification: Deserts and Droughts - Natural Resources: Depletion ... |
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Marine Geology: Exploring the New Frontiers of the Ocean (The Living Earth)»rank: 950149by: Jon Erickson
: :This fully revised and expanded edition of Marine Geology closely examines the interrelationship between water and its life forms and geologic structures. It looks at several ideas for the origin of the Earth, continents and oceans, and how these processes fit into the origin of the universe. From gigantic submarine canyons to ocean volcanoes, this volume covers the entire realm of undersea landscapes and life forms. |
The Fate of the Object: From Modern Object to Postmodern Sign in Performance, Art, and Poetry»rank: 1115582by: Jon Erickson
: :The Fate of the Object traces the historical shift in focus from the 'difficult' essential object of modernist theater, art, and poetry to its transformation as a sign in a postmodern field of signs. In modern art, the central object had been the abstract painting; in theater, the body of the actor; in poetry, the sonic, visual and grammatical elements of the poem. Spanning several disciplinary boundaries, this ambitious and pioneering book examines how the very process of refinement to locate the essential modernist object dissolves the figure of that object into its signifying ground. Jon Erickson argues that this historical shift from modern object to postmodern sign reflects significant ... |
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An Introduction to Fossils and Minerals: Seeking Clues to the Earth's Past (Living Earth)»rank: 1330612by: Jon Erickson
: :'An Introduction to Fossils and Minerals' introduces the fascinating science of geology and how it reveals the history of the Earth as told by its rocks. The revised edition features: - A systematic treatment of Earth history |
CENTURY 21 Keyboarding & Information Processing: Book One, 150 Lessons»rank: 448081by: Jerry W. Robinson, Jack P. Hoggatt, Jon A. Shank, Lee R. Beaumont, T. James Crawford, Lawrence W. Erickson, Pat R. Graves
: :CENTURY 21 KEYBOARDING & INFORMATION PROCESSING--BOOK ONE gives appropriate attention to keying and formatting and lays a foundation for information processing. Emphasis moves from the simplest and most basic to the more complex and less often used. The amount of time and emphasis given to each facet of learning is carefully geared to the difficulty of the learning task and the level of skill required for the effective performance. |