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We Were Illegal: Uncovering a Texas Family's Mythmaking and Migration
by null Jessica GoudeauAn award-winning author's deep exploration of pivotal moments in Texas history through multiple generations of her own family, and a ruthless reexamination of our national and personal mythsNew York Times Editor&’s ChoiceSeven generations of Jessica Goudeau&’s family have lived in Texas, and her family&’s legacy—a word she heard often growing up—was rooted in faith, right-living, and the hard work that built their great state. It wasn&’t until her aunt mentioned a stowaway ancestor and she began to dig more deeply into the story of the land she lives on today in suburban Austin, that Goudeau discovered her family&’s far more complicated role in Texas history: from a swindling land grant agent in the earliest days of Anglo settlement that brought slavery to Mexican land, up through her Texas Ranger great-uncle, who helped a sociopathic sheriff cover up mass murder. Tracking her ancestors&’ involvement in pivotal moments from before the Texas Revolution through today, We Were Illegal is at once an intimate and character-driven narrative and an insider&’s look at a state that prides itself on its history. It is an act of reckoning and recovery on a personal scale, as well as a reflection of the work we all must do to dismantle the whitewashed narratives that are passed down through families, communities, and textbooks. And it is a story filled with hope—by facing these hypocrisies and long-buried histories, Goudeau explores with us how to move past this fractured time, take accountability for our legacy, and learn to be better, more honest ancestors.
Murder Road
by null Simone St. JamesA young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deserted road in this terrifying new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases.July 1995. April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. They&’re looking for the small resort town where they plan to spend their honeymoon. When they spot what appears to a lone hitchhiker along the deserted road, they stop to help. But not long after the hitchiker gets into their car, they see the blood seeping from her jacket and a truck barreling down Atticus Line after them.When the hitchhiker dies at the local hospital, April and Eddie find themselves in the crosshairs of the Coldlake Falls police. Unexplained murders have been happening along Atticus Line for years and the cops finally have two witnesses who easily become their only suspects. As April and Eddie start to dig into the history of the town and that horrible stretch of road to clear their names, they soon learn that there is something supernatural at work, something that could not only tear the town and its dark secrets apart, but take April and Eddie down with it all.
Teen Depression Gone Viral: Why Kids Are More Vulnerable Than Ever and How You Can Protect Your Child's Health and Happiness
by Meredith E. GansnerWhat are the warning signs of depression in teens? When do social media and gaming habits cross the line into putting kids at risk? How can parents keep teens healthy and safe--without sledgehammering all their devices? This realistic, nonjudgmental guide from adolescent psychiatrist and parent Meredith E. Gansner provides the latest information about depression in teens, with a special focus on digital media use. Filled with vivid stories, the book helps you understand teen mental health problems and self-harm; find an accurate diagnosis; work with your child to develop healthier habits, aided by downloadable practical tools; and make informed treatment decisions. Dr. Gansner explores myths and facts about internet addiction, dangerous viral trends, and cyberbullying, and describes actionable steps for curbing them. Every chapter also identifies positive technology resources for both kids and parents, from supportive online communities to health-promoting sites and apps.
Things in Jars: A Novel
by Jess KiddIn this &“miraculous and thrilling&” (Diane Setterfield, #1 New York Times bestselling author) mystery for fans of The Essex Serpent and The Book of Speculation, Victorian London comes to life as an intrepid female sleuth wades through a murky world of collectors and criminals to recover a remarkable child.Bridie Devine—flame-haired, pipe-smoking detective extraordinaire—is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, and a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors in this age of discovery. Winding her way through the sooty streets of Victorian London, Bridie won&’t rest until she finds the young girl, even if it means unearthing secrets about her past that she&’d rather keep buried. Luckily, her search is aided by an enchanting cast of characters, including a seven-foot-tall housemaid; a melancholic, tattoo-covered ghost; and an avuncular apothecary. But secrets abound in this foggy underworld where nothing is quite what it seems. Blending darkness and light, Things in Jars is a stunning, &“richly woven tapestry of fantasy, folklore, and history&” (Booklist, starred review) that explores what it means to be human in inhumane times.
The Mist: The Mist (with Calendar, Facts & Trivia): The Mist (Stephen King Annual Ser. #Vol. 5)
by Stephen King#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King&’s terrifying novella about a town engulfed in a dense, mysterious mist as humanity makes its last stand against unholy destruction—originally published in the acclaimed short story collection Skeleton Crew and made into a TV series, as well as a feature film starring Thomas Jane and Marcia Gay Harden.In the wake of a summer storm, terror descends...David Drayton, his son Billy, and their neighbor Brent Norton join dozens of others and head to the local grocery store to replenish supplies following a freak storm. Once there, they become trapped by a strange mist that has enveloped the town. As the confinement takes its toll on their nerves, a religious zealot, Mrs. Carmody, begins to play on their fears to convince them that this is God&’s vengeance for their sins. She insists a sacrifice must be made and two groups—those for and those against—are aligned. Clearly, staying in the store may prove fatal, and the Draytons, along with store employee Ollie Weeks, Amanda Dumfries, Irene Reppler, and Dan Miller, attempt to make their escape. But what&’s out there may be worse than what they left behind. This exhilarating novella explores the horror in both the enemy you know—and the one you can only imagine.
Desperation: Roman
by Stephen King“The terror is relentless” (Publishers Weekly) in Stephen King’s #1 national bestseller about a little mining town, Desperation, that many will enter on their way to somewhere else. But getting out is not easy as it would seem…Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada, has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. And it is a place where several travelers are abducted by Collie Entragian, the maniacal police officer of Desperation. Entragian uses various ploys for the abductions, from an arrest for drug possession to “rescuing” a family from a nonexistent gunman. There’s something very wrong here, all right, and Entragian is only the surface of it. The secrets embedded in Desperation’s landscape, and the evil that infects the town like some viral hot zone, are both awesome and terrifying. But as one of the travelers, young David Carver, seems to know—though it scares him nearly to death to realize it—so are the forces summoned to combat them. “Stephen King’s knack for turning the stray junk of pop culture into sick, darkly engrossing thrills has rarely been this much in evidence as in Desperation” (Salon).
Dreamcatcher: A Novel (Shooting Script Ser. #Vol. 6069108)
by Stephen KingFrom master storyteller Stephen King comes his classic #1 New York Times bestseller about four friends who encounter evil in the Maine woods.Twenty-five years ago, in their haunted hometown of Derry, Maine, four boys bravely stood together and saved a mentally challenged child from vicious local bullies. It was something that fundamentally changed them, in ways they could never begin to understand. These lifelong friends—now with separate lives and separate problems—make it a point to reunite every year for a hunting trip deep in the snowy Maine woods. This time, though, chaos erupts when a stranger suddenly stumbles into their camp, freezing, deliriously mumbling about lights in the sky. And all too quickly, the four companions are plunged into a horrifying struggle for survival with an otherworldly threat and the forces that oppose it...where their only chance of survival is locked into their shared past—and the extraordinary element that bonds them all...
End of Watch: A Novel (The Bill Hodges Trilogy #3)
by Stephen KingNow an AT&T Audience Original Series The fabulously suspenseful and "smashing" (The New York Times Book Review) final novel in the Bill Hodges trilogy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers!For nearly six years, in Room 217 of the Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, Brady Hartsfield has been in a persistent vegetative state. A complete recovery seems unlikely for the insane perpetrator of the “Mercedes Massacre,” in which eight people were killed and many more maimed for life. But behind the vacant stare, Brady is very much awake and aware, having been pumped full of experimental drugs...scheming, biding his time as he trains himself to take full advantage of the deadly new powers that allow him to wreak unimaginable havoc without ever leaving his hospital room. Brady Hartsfield is about to embark on a new reign of terror against thousands of innocents, hell-bent on taking revenge against anyone who crossed his path—with retired police detective Bill Hodges at the very top of that long list....
Humanistic Psychotherapies: Handbook of Research and Practice
by Dr. David J. Cain PhD Kevin Keenan Shawn RubinThis thoroughly revised update to the first edition highlights cutting edge research on the effectiveness of various humanistic psychotherapy approaches. Illustrative case examples containing vivid client–therapist dialogue demonstrate how to apply humanistic principles in practice. Humanistic psychotherapy is based on more than 70 years of psychological research, but there has been a surge of literature since the first edition of Humanistic Psychotherapies. This extensively updated volume highlights the flourishing evidence base for humanistic approaches, demonstrating that they are equal to or more effective than other therapeutic approaches. In fact, cornerstones of humanistic practice, such as therapist empathy and authentic emotional expression and experience, are essential to promoting positive client outcomes for non-humanistic practitioners as well. In addition to a general review of research, the contributors focus on specific approaches, including person-centered therapy, gestalt therapy, focusing-oriented therapy, existential therapy, emotion-focused therapy, relationship enhancement therapy, and child-centered play therapy. Also discussed are important therapist factors and client variables that contribute to effective psychotherapy. New findings are translated into practical guidelines for clinicians. Numerous case examples with vivid client–therapist dialogues illustrate how humanistic principles and approaches can be applied in actual practice—not just with individuals, but also with couples, families, and children. The final chapter synthesizes the entire volume with a proposed model for optimal humanistic psychotherapeutic practice, based on 20 simple premises drawn from the best evidence available.
Learning and Operating Presto: Fast, Reliable SQL for Data Analytics and Lakehouses
by Angelica Lo Duca Tim Meehan Vivek Bharathan Ying SuThe Presto community has mushroomed since its origins at Facebook in 2012. But ramping up this open source distributed SQL query engine can be challenging even for the most experienced engineers. With this practical book, data engineers and architects, platform engineers, cloud engineers, and software engineers will learn how to use Presto operations at your organization to derive insights on datasets wherever they reside. Authors Angelica Lo Duca, Tim Meehan, Vivek Bharathan, and Ying Su explain what Presto is, where it came from, and how it differs from other data warehousing solutions. You'll discover why Facebook, Uber, Alibaba Cloud, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, Intel, and many more use Presto and how you can quickly deploy Presto in production. With this book, you will: Learn how to install and configure PrestoUse Presto with business intelligence toolsUnderstand how to connect Presto to a variety of data sourcesExtend Presto for real-time business insightLearn how to apply best practices and tuningGet troubleshooting tips for logs, error messages, and moreExplore Presto's architectural concepts and usage patternsUnderstand Presto security and administration
The AI Ladder: Accelerate Your Journey to AI
by Rob Thomas Paul ZikopoulosAI may be the greatest opportunity of our time, with the potential to add nearly $16 trillion to the global economy over the next decade. But so far, adoption has been much slower than anticipated, or so headlines may lead you to believe. With this practical guide, business leaders will discover where they are in their AI journey and learn the steps necessary to successfully scale AI throughout their organization.Authors Rob Thomas and Paul Zikopoulos from IBM introduce C-suite executives and business professionals to the AI Ladder—a unified, prescriptive approach to help them understand and accelerate the AI journey. Complete with real-world examples and real-life experiences, this book explores AI drivers, value, and opportunity, as well as the adoption challenges organizations face. Understand why you can’t have AI without an information architecture (IA)Appreciate how AI is as much a cultural change as it is a technological oneCollect data and make it simple and accessible, regardless of where it livesOrganize data to create a business-ready analytics foundationAnalyze data, and build and scale AI with trust and transparencyInfuse AI throughout your entire business and create intelligent workflows
Flow Architectures: The Future Of Streaming And Event-driven Integration
by James UrquhartSoftware development today is embracing events and streaming data, which optimizes not only how technology interacts but also how businesses integrate with one another to meet customer needs. This phenomenon, called flow, consists of patterns and standards that determine which activity and related data is communicated between parties over the internet.This book explores critical implications of that evolution: What happens when events and data streams help you discover new activity sources to enhance existing businesses or drive new markets? What technologies and architectural patterns can position your company for opportunities enabled by flow? James Urquhart, global field CTO at VMware, guides enterprise architects, software developers, and product managers through the process.Learn the benefits of flow dynamics when businesses, governments, and other institutions integrate via events and data streamsUnderstand the value chain for flow integration through Wardley mapping visualization and promise theory modelingWalk through basic concepts behind today's event-driven systems marketplaceLearn how today's integration patterns will influence the real-time events flow in the futureExplore why companies should architect and build software today to take advantage of flow in coming years
Building an Event-Driven Data Mesh: Patterns for Designing & Building Event-Driven Architectures
by Adam BellemareThe exponential growth of data combined with the need to derive real-time business value is a critical issue today. An event-driven data mesh can power real-time operational and analytical workloads, all from a single set of data product streams. With practical real-world examples, this book shows you how to successfully design and build an event-driven data mesh.Building an Event-Driven Data Mesh provides:Practical tips for iteratively building your own event-driven data mesh, including hurdles you'll experience, possible solutions, and how to obtain real value as soon as possibleSolutions to pitfalls you may encounter when moving your organization from monoliths to event-driven architecturesA clear understanding of how events relate to systems and other events in the same stream and across streamsA realistic look at event modeling options, such as fact, delta, and command type events, including how these choices will impact your data productsBest practices for handling events at scale, privacy, and regulatory complianceAdvice on asynchronous communication and handling eventual consistency
Mastering Apache Pulsar: Cloud Native Event Streaming at Scale
by Jowanza JosephEvery enterprise application creates data, including log messages, metrics, user activity, and outgoing messages. Learning how to move these items is almost as important as the data itself. If you're an application architect, developer, or production engineer new to Apache Pulsar, this practical guide shows you how to use this open source event streaming platform to handle real-time data feeds.Jowanza Joseph, staff software engineer at Finicity, explains how to deploy production Pulsar clusters, write reliable event streaming applications, and build scalable real-time data pipelines with this platform. Through detailed examples, you'll learn Pulsar's design principles, reliability guarantees, key APIs, and architecture details, including the replication protocol, the load manager, and the storage layer.This book helps you:Understand how event streaming fits in the big data ecosystemExplore Pulsar producers, consumers, and readers for writing and reading eventsBuild scalable data pipelines by connecting Pulsar with external systemsSimplify event-streaming application building with Pulsar FunctionsManage Pulsar to perform monitoring, tuning, and maintenance tasksUse Pulsar's operational measurements to secure a production clusterProcess event streams using Flink and query event streams using Presto
Robot Magic: Beginner Robotics for the Maker and Magician
by Mario MarcheseLearn robotics through magic, or enhance your magic with robotics! This book is a beginner's guide to creating robotics-infused magic, with a dedication to accessibility -- cardboard meets Arduino meets magic! All ages, backgrounds, and abilities will find clever, fun projects within these pages that challenge their creativity and explode their imagination.
UX for Lean Startups: Faster, Smarter User Experience Research and Design
by Laura Kleinp>Great user experiences (UX) are essential for products today, but designing one can be a lengthy and expensive process. With this practical, hands-on book, you’ll learn how to do it faster and smarter using Lean UX techniques. UX expert Laura Klein shows you what it takes to gather valuable input from customers, build something they’ll truly love, and reduce the time it takes to get your product to market.No prior experience in UX or design is necessary to get started. If you’re an entrepreneur or an innovator, this book puts you right to work with proven tips and tools for researching, identifying, and designing an intuitive, easy-to-use product.Determine whether people will buy your product before you build itListen to your customers throughout the product’s lifecycleUnderstand why you should design a test before you design a productGet nine tools that are critical to designing your productDiscern the difference between necessary features and nice-to-havesLearn how a Minimum Viable Product affects your UX decisionsUse A/B testing in conjunction with good UX practicesSpeed up your product development process without sacrificing quality
Head First Swift: A Learner's Guide to Programming with Swift
by Paris Buttfield-Addison Jon ManningWhat will you learn from this book?Swift is best known as Apple's programming language of choice for developing apps on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. But it's far more versatile than that. Open source Swift is also gaining ground as a language for systems programming and server-side code, and it runs on Linux and Windows. So where do you start? With Head First Swift, you'll explore from the ground up: from collecting and controlling data to reusing code, producing custom data types, and structuring programs and user interfaces with SwiftUI by building safe, protocol-driven code. With Swift under your belt, you'll be ready to build everything from mobile and web apps to games, frameworks, command-line tools, and beyond.What's so special about this book?If you've read a Head First book, you know what to expect--a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. If you haven't, you're in for a treat. With this book, you'll learn Swift through a multisensory experience that engages your mind rather than a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.
Woodworking for Young Makers: Fun and Easy Do-It-Yourself Projects
by Loyd Blankenship Lane BoydLearning to be a maker has never been more fun. Full-color cartoons and drawings lead you through the steps needed for making a wizard wand, a sanding block, a charging station for your phone or tablet, and a sturdy box with a hidden compartment. You'll learn how to choose and use the right tools, measure and cut properly, sand, glue, and finish your woodworking projects to make them look great.This is the perfect guide for young people who want to do woodworking at home, at school, or at a local makerspace. It teaches fundamental skills and unlocks creativity. No prior experience or knowledge of tools is required. Everything you need to know is explained in the text and cartoons.This easy-to-follow guide is suitable for all ages. It features:Lavish cartoons and line artStep-by-step instructions with full-color artProjects that are fun and usefulBasic skills, handy tips, and safety precautionsWoodworking is the most universally useful of crafts. In this book, young adults will learn to work successfully with standard hand tools found in any garage or basement workshop and in any school shop class. The skills learned here will unlock a lifetime of useful skills and satisfying accomplishments.
Getting Started with Soldering: A Hands-On Guide to Making Electrical and Mechanical Connections
by Marc De VinckGetting Started with Soldering not only teaches new makers and experimenters the core principles of soldering, it also functions as an excellent reference and resource for beginners and more advanced makers alike. The book guides readers through the fundamentals of soldering, explains the tools and materials, demonstrates proper techniques, and shows how to fix mistakes or broken connections. It even includes guidance on more advanced techniques such as surface-mount soldering for electronics. From choosing the right soldering iron to making perfect connections, readers will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to form a strong foundation for a lifetime of making.Soldering is a core concept in making, electronics prototyping, and home repairsThe many different types of soldering -- requiring different materials and tools -- are explained with easy-to-follow instructionsFull-color photographs and illustrations throughout create a visually engaging format for learningPricing and technical considerations help readers select the best tools for their budgets and needsTroubleshooting guidelines show how to repair solder connections that have failed from improper technique or from age
Data Visualization with Python and JavaScript: Scrape, Clean, Explore, and Transform Your Data
by Kyran DaleHow do you turn raw, unprocessed, or malformed data into dynamic, interactive web visualizations? In this practical book, author Kyran Dale shows data scientists and analysts--as well as Python and JavaScript developers--how to create the ideal toolchain for the job. By providing engaging examples and stressing hard-earned best practices, this guide teaches you how to leverage the power of best-of-breed Python and JavaScript libraries.Python provides accessible, powerful, and mature libraries for scraping, cleaning, and processing data. And while JavaScript is the best language when it comes to programming web visualizations, its data processing abilities can't compare with Python's. Together, these two languages are a perfect complement for creating a modern web-visualization toolchain. This book gets you started.You'll learn how to:Obtain data you need programmatically, using scraping tools or web APIs: Requests, Scrapy, Beautiful SoupClean and process data using Python's heavyweight data processing libraries within the NumPy ecosystem: Jupyter notebooks with pandas+Matplotlib+SeabornDeliver the data to a browser with static files or by using Flask, the lightweight Python server, and a RESTful APIPick up enough web development skills (HTML, CSS, JS) to get your visualized data on the webUse the data you've mined and refined to create web charts and visualizations with Plotly, D3, Leaflet, and other libraries
Foundations for Architecting Data Solutions: Managing Successful Data Projects
by Ted Malaska Jonathan SeidmanWhile many companies ponder implementation details such as distributed processing engines and algorithms for data analysis, this practical book takes a much wider view of big data development, starting with initial planning and moving diligently toward execution. Authors Ted Malaska and Jonathan Seidman guide you through the major components necessary to start, architect, and develop successful big data projects.Everyone from CIOs and COOs to lead architects and developers will explore a variety of big data architectures and applications, from massive data pipelines to web-scale applications. Each chapter addresses a piece of the software development life cycle and identifies patterns to maximize long-term success throughout the life of your project.Start the planning process by considering the key data project typesUse guidelines to evaluate and select data management solutionsReduce risk related to technology, your team, and vague requirementsExplore system interface design using APIs, REST, and pub/sub systemsChoose the right distributed storage system for your big data systemPlan and implement metadata collections for your data architectureUse data pipelines to ensure data integrity from source to final storageEvaluate the attributes of various engines for processing the data you collect
Continuous API Management: Making the Right Decisions in an Evolving Landscape
by Mehdi Medjaoui Erik Wilde Ronnie Mitra Mike AmundsenA lot of work is required to release an API, but the effort doesn't always pay off. Overplanning before an API matures is a wasted investment, while underplanning can lead to disaster. The second edition of this book provides maturity models for individual APIs and multi-API landscapes to help you invest the right human and company resources for the right maturity level at the right time.How do you balance the desire for agility and speed with the need for robust and scalable operations? Four experts show software architects, program directors, and product owners how to maximize the value of their APIs by managing them as products through a continuous lifecycle.Learn which API decisions you need to govern Design, deploy, and manage APIs using an API-as-a-product (AaaP) approachExamine 10 pillars that form the foundation of API product workLearn how the continuous improvement model governs changes throughout an API's lifetimeExplore the five stages of a complete API product lifecycleDelve into team roles needed to design, build, and maintain your APIsLearn how to manage APIs published by your organization
Applied Natural Language Processing in the Enterprise
by Ankur A. Patel Ajay Uppili ArasanipalaiNLP has exploded in popularity over the last few years. But while Google, Facebook, OpenAI, and others continue to release larger language models, many teams still struggle with building NLP applications that live up to the hype. This hands-on guide helps you get up to speed on the latest and most promising trends in NLP.With a basic understanding of machine learning and some Python experience, you'll learn how to build, train, and deploy models for real-world applications in your organization. Authors Ankur Patel and Ajay Uppili Arasanipalai guide you through the process using code and examples that highlight the best practices in modern NLP.Use state-of-the-art NLP models such as BERT and GPT-3 to solve NLP tasks such as named entity recognition, text classification, semantic search, and reading comprehensionTrain NLP models with performance comparable or superior to that of out-of-the-box systemsLearn about Transformer architecture and modern tricks like transfer learning that have taken the NLP world by stormBecome familiar with the tools of the trade, including spaCy, Hugging Face, and fast.aiBuild core parts of the NLP pipeline--including tokenizers, embeddings, and language models--from scratch using Python and PyTorchTake your models out of Jupyter notebooks and learn how to deploy, monitor, and maintain them in production
OpenShift for Developers: A Guide for Impatient Beginners
by Joshua Wood Brian TannousReady to build cloud native applications? Get a hands-on introduction to daily life as a developer crafting code on OpenShift, the open source container application platform from Red Hat. Creating and packaging your apps for deployment on modern distributed systems can be daunting. Too often, adding infrastructure value can complicate development. With this practical guide, you'll learn how to build, deploy, and manage a multitiered application on OpenShift.Authors Joshua Wood and Brian Tannous demonstrate how OpenShift speeds application development. With the Kubernetes container orchestrator at its core, OpenShift simplifies and automates the way you build, ship, and run code. You'll learn how to use OpenShift and the Quarkus Java framework to develop and deploy apps using proven enterprise technologies and practices that you can apply to code in any language.Learn the development cycles for building and deploying on OpenShift, and the tools that drive themUse OpenShift to build, deploy, and manage the ongoing lifecycle of an n-tier applicationCreate a continuous integration and deployment pipeline to turn your source code changes into production rolloutsAutomate scaling decisions with metrics and trigger lifecycle events with webhooks
Linux Cookbook: Essential Skills for Linux Users and System & Network Administrators (Linux Ser.)
by Carla SchroderThis handy cookbook teaches new-to-intermediate Linux users the essential skills necessary to manage a Linux system, using both graphical and command-line tools. Whether you run Linux in embedded, desktop, server, or cloud or virtual environments, the fundamental skills are the same. This book aims to get you up and running quickly, with copy-paste examples.Carla Schroder provides recipes that cover specific problems, with discussions that explain how each recipe works, as well as references for additional study.You'll learn how to:Use systemd, the new comprehensive service managerBuild simple or complex firewalls with firewalldSet up secure network connections for Linux systems and mobile devicesRescue nonbooting systemsReset lost passwords on Linux and WindowsUse dnsmasq to simplify managing your LAN name servicesManage users and groups and control access to filesProbe your computer hardware and monitor hardware healthManage the GRUB bootloader and multiboot Linux and WindowsKeep accurate time across your network with the newest toolsBuild an internet router/firewall on Raspberry PiManage filesystems and partitioning