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Idyll (The Idyll Trilogy Book 1), by James Derry

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Hold on tight for a New-Adult Sci-Fi Adventure that's a cross between 'Firefly' and Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road!'Idyll is a rugged planet--a new, simpler start for some 10,000 settlers who have fled Mother Earth. But a strange 'plague' of contagious sleep has devastated their Settlement, sparked by a mysterious mantra called the Lullaby.After a three-year quarantine, Walt and Samuel Starboard set out from their ranch on a mission to cure their comatose mother and find their missing father. For days they ride through a blighted landscape: deserted cabins and gravestones and the ruins of towns destroyed by fire. Just when the brothers are about to give up, they stumble upon a second pair of survivors, two beautiful and determined sisters.Miriam and Virginia Bridge offer new hope, but they also present new problems. Stirrings of emotion and shifting priorities threaten to set the brothers against each other. Can Walt and Samuel overcome years of festering resentment, or will their rivalry tear them apart before they can reunite their broken family? And will any of them survive the revelation of who--or what--unleashed the Lullaby on their home world?EDITORIAL REVIEWS:***"...boy oh boy I never saw the big plot twist coming!! I still can't get over it, to be honest." -- powderandpage.wordpress.com***"I am so thoroughly impressed by how much I enjoyed this book." --hopelessbookaddict.wordpress.com

Idyll (The Idyll Trilogy Book 1), by James Derry

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Not so much a prediction as a warning By Peaceseeker James Derry is a superb writer. I gave “Line of Descent” five stars, and “Idyll” is another classic from him. This is one for particularly resilient fans of well-written dystopian novels: because for 74% of the book, horror is piled on “horror in a series of relentlessly awful days”. The protagonists are on a planet 13 light years from Earth, where the intrepid human settlers face insuperable obstacles in a heartaching struggle for survival. The detail is exquisite, the descriptions evocative and the characterisation complex. While reading it I kept hearing the final bars of Gustav Holst’s “Mars, the Bringer of War”: the strings scurrying frantically to find somewhere safe to hide, only to be obliterated by the ruthless hammer blows of the exterminating brass before the drawn out final chord signifies the total extinction of the human race.All is not what it seems, however, though it is for you to decide whether the new “reality” stumbled upon in the final quarter of the book is better or worse than the one that went before. "What a piece of work is a man": technological marvels may be accomplished in ensuing centuries, but the creature accomplishing them remains dedicated to the preservation of privilege by an elite minority. The tragedy resides in the fact that the majority’s struggle for survival entails backbreaking effort, the loss of innocence and the terrible waste of good.The best science fiction is not so much a prediction as a warning. Don’t expect too many moments of light relief, but confidently expect a well written depiction of a recurring human nightmare.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A great story that pulls you into a whole new world By Denise Gardner ** I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.**'Idyll' was one of those books that pulls you in and doesn't let go. It's definitely an adventure. The storyline was incredibly creative and very descriptive. I could picture each landscape and scenario. The way the story unfolded held quite a few surprises. I loved it. The characters were great. Walt and Samuel were complete opposites. They both had their own strengths and weaknesses. but they worked together as family. And then you have Miriam and Virginia. They were just as different siblings as the men. The sci-fi premise was well written and well thought out. A great add to your tbr list. Recommended read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Fascinating, Complex, and Very Human Story By Jay B. Cutts What a remarkable story! I was intrigued from the beginning and taken by surprise again and again as the story unfolded in strange and fascinating ways.This is science fiction and it takes place on another planet. All too often sci-fi writers - even the best - are overly fascinated with technology, astrophysics, and warfare. Surprise number one. This story, while it satisfied my fascination with alien landscapes, is about people! Guys. Girls. Guys and girls. Guys without girls. Girls without guys. Parents. This made the story very readable and very relatable.At the same time I really enjoyed the sci-fi aspect - the description of this alien world, its geography, its life forms, its offer of a new start. And I enjoyed the description of how the settlers were trying to create a simpler, healthier alternative to Mother Earth, now a distant and perhaps extinct memory.I'm easily bored with storylines that are too simple. This story enthralled me. The author is very inventive in his world building and storyline. What starts out sounding fairly simple and straightforward evolves into an explosion of surprises and intrigues, with disappointments, anger, heartbreaking choices and new hope.Complex stories sometimes fail to come together at the end, leaving me wondering what had actually happened. Not so Idyll. It took me a while to absorb all of the new information that came bursting out in the last part of the story but by the end I was very happy that it all fit together.Apparently the author hopes to write two more books in this series. You can sign me up for them. I am looking forward to finding out how humanities attempt to create a better world will work out. Not to mention whether "he" and "she" will get it together!

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Selasa, 27 Maret 2012

Murder Lies and Little Green Men: A Dreamland Junction Mystery, by Kendra Ashe

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Murder, mayhem and high strangeness continue in Dreamland Junction. There's a UFO festival coming to town, and that means lots of overtime for Kat Parker. Between working at the ET Landing Café, and uncovering all the government's deep dark secrets, also known as Black Projects, she barely has time to breathe. That's life in Dreamland Junction. But then the chaos changes from just bizarre, to downright scary. Someone is trying to kill her. Fortunately Kat knows how to handle killers, mostly anyway. What she might not be able to handle is the handsome stranger who keeps trying to save her life, and date her at the same time. Warning: Dreamland Junction is not your everyday town, and Kat Parker is not your everyday girl. She has a bad attitude, and a tendency to get herself into some bad situations that might be suitable only for adults. Get the beginning of Kat's story in Conspiracies and Stuff. You'll get a romantic mystery, as well as a taste of life in Dreamland Junction. Included with this book are several recipes from the ET Landing Café. Learn more about Kendra Ashe books at kendraashe.com where you can sign up for the Kendra Ashe Newsletter and get another free gift, exclusively for email subscribers. Other Books by Kendra Ashe Dreamland Junction Mysteries Conspiracies and Stuff Murder, Lies, and Little Green MenIzzy Cooper Mysteries Kissing the Werewolf Playing with Vampires Witches and WhatnotsThe Witch of Christmas Past

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A different kind of paranormal By Jenelle Oliver If you are getting a little bored with supes then you should read this book, but it is the second book of the series. So start with the first. The author has a nice way of taking you on the journey with her main character. From a complete nonbeliever of aliens even though she was born and raised in the town outside of the alleged area 51 to forcing the existence of them upon her. It has humor, romance, action and likable characters! All in all worth the money. Ms. Ashe has showed her versatility and imagination once again! I'm a fan!

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The various conspiracy theories surrounding ETs, an alien agenda ... By Texan felinophile The various conspiracy theories surrounding ETs, an alien agenda and Area 51 woven into the story are not new--didn't really engage me.

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NEW STORIES OF THE FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION. Original anthology of stories about near-future space exploration from top authors. Includes stories by Jack McDevitt, Michael F. Flynn, Sarah A. Hoyt, Ben Bova, Mike Resnick, and many more.In Mission: Tomorrow, science fiction writers imagine the future of space exploration with NASA no longer dominant. Will private companies rule the stars or will new governments take up the call? From Brazilians to Russians to Chinese, the characters in these stories deal with everything from strange encounters, to troubled satellites and space ships, to competition for funding and getting there first. Nineteen stories of what-if spanning the gamut from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, assembled by critically praised editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt.With stories by:Jack McDevitt Alex Shvartsman Lezli RobynRobert Silverberg Michael F. FlynnBrenda Cooper Michael Capobianco Sarah A. Hoyt Mike Resnick David D. LevineJames Gunnand moreAt the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).Bryan Thomas Schmidt is an author and Hugo-nominated editor of adult and children's speculative fiction. His debut science fiction novel The Worker Prince, received Honorable Mention on Barnes & Noble’s Year’s Best SF of 2011, and was followed by sequels The Returning and The Exodus. His childrens' books include 102 More Hilarious Dinosaur Jokes For Kids and Abraham Lincoln: Dinosaur Hunter—Land Of Legends. Schmidt has edited anthologies Space Battles: Full Throttle Space Tales #6, Beyond The Sun, Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera For a New Age, Mission: Tomorrow and, with Jennifer Brozek, coedited military high fantasy original anthology, Shattered Shields. Schmidt hosted #sffwrtcht (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writer's Chat) Wednesdays at nine p.m. ET on Twitter from December 2010 through early 2015. A book editor for WordFire Press, he has also edited freelance for clients including New York Times Bestsellers Angie Fox and Andy Weir, for whom he was the first editor on the hit novel, The Martian.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Entertaining collection of science fiction stories by a remarkable collection of writers By Louise Marley In this outstanding collection of stories, the narratives begin at the outer edge of the solar system and move inward through the fascinating and difficult landscape of planets and moons and asteroids. This is a group of some of today's best science fiction writers, imagining how humans might manage the exploration and even, in some cases, the development and monetization of space. In fact, the privatization of space exploration is a recurring theme in this anthology.All the stories are good, but a few stand out to this reader. Jack McDevitt's "Excalibur" is a terrific mystery with political overtones. Alex Shvartsman, in "The Race for Arcadia" , gave me goosebumps with its chilling tale of an approach to space travel I won't describe so as not to spoil it. I don't want to ruin your own chills! Aussie writer Lezli Robyn, in "A Walkabout Among the Stars", gives us a startling and alarming first contact tale."In Panic Town, on the Backward Moon," is an offering by Michael F. Flynn, a charmingly-written mystery in space, with good science fiction and a noir-style voice. Joleta Clegg gives us "The Ultimate Space Race", a nice change of pace from the hard-bitten sf style of most of the stories, and one that supports the suggestion of a number of these writers that there will be commercial aspects to the exploration of space--in her case, in the shape of a reality television show with lots and lots and lots of advertising.SF stalwart Michael Capobianco, in "Airtight", does a fine job of illuminating privatized space exploration. James Gunn, in "The Rabbit Hole", describes a weird and wonderful trip down a wormhole, a rabbit hole in space leading to a bizarre Wonderland. Sarah A. Hoyt's story, "On Edge", is the tale of three young nerds competing for a corporate prize who cause a world of trouble with their efforts.As a fan of character-driven fiction, two stories in this solid collection stand out for me: Jack Skillingstead's "Tribute" pursues the oft-visited them of privatized space exploration, but as I've always found with his work, the characters come alive, and the plot has a satisfying little revenge twist. The other story, Brenda Cooper's wonderful "Iron Pegasus" also features characters that come alive--but they're robots, charming beings struggling to find a way past the classic paradox of allowed robot behavior. I received an advance copy of this collection, and I'm glad I did. Kudos to editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt for the variety and inclusiveness of this anthology. Highly recommended.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Must-read anthology for lovers of space travel adventures! By Steve Pantazis This is a fantastic anthology comprised of extremely well-written short stories about space travel. It gives the reader a wide range of writing styles from top-grade authors, and includes stories that are serious, funny, fast-paced, futuristic, evocative and downright interesting. If you love space-faring adventures, this is a must read. Hugo-nominated editor, Bryan Thomas Schmidt did a fantastic job curating this collection of short stories, and the anthology is sure to garner considerable praise among notables in the sci-fi field. I loved it, and I know you will too!

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Tasty Concept, Enjoyable Reads By Mark Penny Maybe it's because I recently read Andy Weir's The Martian (edited by Schmidt), but I rather hoped that the stories in this anthology would be less whimsical and more suggestive of what we might do to actually get off our planetary backside and plant an outsole on the next step to the stars. However, if you embrace the whimsy, all the stories are good and some are excellent--and the question of how to proceed with the dream does get some attention.

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Minggu, 25 Maret 2012

Antique: Book 1- Beginnings, by Arielle Alia

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Virgil Thomas married Ethan, a man twenty-five years her junior. After she had their son Mark, she began to suspect that her husband is cheating on her. But before she can confront Ethan, he disappeared and she and their son Mark, are cursed by a demon. The curse turned Virgil into a beautiful twenty-year-old young woman. Her son meanwhile can only exist for eight hours each day. Virgil soon discovered that Ethan belonged to a clan of demon hunters. And to lift the curse and enable her son to live a normal life, she and her son must hunt down and kill the demon who cursed them.

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Loving every second of reading antique! I want to ... By Amazon Customer Loving every second of reading antique! I want to read the rest but i am waiting for the other books to be free. I am exited to read the second book of antique where i will again feel the exitement discovering new adventures on different world(the world where demons exist). Keep writing miss a! You dont know how you make me travel in the world of fantasy. To leave reality for a while.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The best Ms. A! By Leilani Ybera At first, I said to my self that I will only read this after the rest of the books will be available, but as usual, I really can't ignore my excitement. :-pCan't wait to read the rest of the books! A must-read! nothing but the best from Ms. A!

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great! Arielle Alia never fails to excite her readers By Josephine Solivas Great! Arielle Alia never fails to excite her readers... Can't wait for the other books to be released! *two thumbs up*

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Jumat, 23 Maret 2012

ROBOSAPIENS, by Gary Naiman

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A WOMAN AND HER ROBOT DEFY AN EMPIRE... It is tomorrow—Earth's nation-states are bankrupt and its eco-system has collapsed. A Consortium of twelve mega-corporations rules the planet. The starving masses are controlled by the Consortium's robot army and by "Manna", a life-sustaining foodstuff mined from the sea. But the threat of revolution is growing, driven by a network of renegade scientists determined to bring down the Consortium at all costs. With acts of terror increasing, the Consortium has ordered its top spy, Lucinda Montavi, to infiltrate the scientists. She will be assisted by "Gog", the most powerful robot ever built. Lucinda is unaware her assignment will expose the dark secret behind the Consortium, the scientists, and Manna ... but the greatest secret lies within the robot floating beside her. Gary Naiman has written thirteen novels. His background includes twenty years at Paramount Pictures where he worked with a team of computer scientists and creative artists developing the first CGI and Virtual reality apps. One of his books is being considered for a motion picture.

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Amazon Sales Rank: #1598542 in eBooks
Published on: 2015-10-12
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About the Author Gary Naiman has written twelve novels: Storm Rising, Heartland, The Warriors, The Battle, P.P.M., Omega, The Response, From the Void, White Tiger, Robo-Sapiens, From the Depths, and Vengeance is Mine. His background includes twenty years at Paramount Pictures and classified work in the chemical and weapons industries. One of his books is being considered for a motion picture.

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Sci-fi at its best. By Diana In Fruit of the Gods, Gary Naiman leads his readers into a dystopian world of the future where what remains of the human race starves. Robots have replaced the need for human labor—and consequently, for humans altogether. The profit-driven Consortium, Earth’s ruling corporate conglomerate, is burdened with harvesting algae from the Pacific Ocean floor and rationing the “Manna” to the impoverished masses. When this life-sustaining food supply is threatened by anarchists, the Consortium sends Lucinda Montavi to stop them.Lucinda has been a loyal spy, scientist, and warrior for the Consortium for as long as she can remember. Paired with Gog, a super-robot capable of rudimentary emotion, Lucinda’s assignment leads her down a road she never expected to travel, one filled with the frightening truth behind long-held secrets, about the Consortium…and herself.Fruit of the Gods is fast-paced with a strong, suspenseful plot and compelling characters, including several robots. Naiman’s world lays out with technological detail and realism that sci-fi aficionados will enjoy along with the human story of a woman’s awakening to the truth. A great read.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great read. Loved the obvious research. By JasonP Is it Science Fiction, or is it the nearly irrefutable fact that what was fiction has become fact? Naiman's "Fruit of the Gods" speaks to this question both effectively and with obvious great pains to honestly convey what he sees happening through the eyes of his main protagonist. It's as if I had just read some works by authors like Toffler or Kurtzweil, and now I see these visions taking life through the experiences of Lucinda Montavi, a.k.a. #0021, and her surreal (or are they?) challenges. I only wish Naiman had included yet more specific illustrations to highlight the depth of his obviously broad-based research. I could have easily read another fifty pages.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Read!! By Drumstick Well-written story of future shock. The premise is sound -- too much technology and corporate greed make for a dismal future. The two lead characters are the best part, one human, the other a robot. At times, the robot seems the more human. The corporate supremacy line has been used before, but not with the powerful robot subplot. I've read some of the author's other work and enjoy his use of foreshadowing. You never know what's lurking on the next page. The author's style is fast-paced with little digression. The conclusion is quite emotional. Great read for a flight home.

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Kamis, 22 Maret 2012

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Ok, you know you need a degree to get where you want to be in life. But these days, it’s tougher than ever to succeed in college. Getting into a good school is hard enough, but that’s only the beginning - you still have to fight to get into classes, compete for a spot in programs and majors, and figure out a whole new world of college policies and procedures...all that before you even crack open your first textbook!

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Amazon Sales Rank: #3045697 in Books
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Rabu, 21 Maret 2012

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Amazon Sales Rank: #1617111 in Books
Published on: 2015-06-29
Original language: English
Dimensions: 9.00" h x .56" w x 6.00" l,
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246 pages

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Patrick Drake was always attracted to learn a foreign language. "I love traveling and knowing more people and expand my social skills, so for me, studying a foreign language such as French, Spanish, etc. improved my communicating skills." he said. Since 2005, Patrick has become a fluent speaker of nine languages. His experience and his skills were translated to a new method for learning foreign languages: The CityGuideMethod® for learning foreign languages easy, fast & fun”. Patrick's books were designed for any traveler to learn the foreign language while enjoying the life and culture. With his learning guides, you would only spend 15 minutes a day to learn basic grammar and vocabulary, while learning how to navigate through the City and be informed about the best destinations in the most romantic places in the world. Thousands of students all around the world have been successful with the CityGuideMethod® for learning foreign languages easy, fast & fun.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great Primer for Beginning French! By Cole Fournier Bought this for my daughter's Kobo, as she's heading to Paris for a school trip, and knows even less french than me. Read it to see if it was worth the buck, and was pleasantly surprised to find that not only does it teach you some basics of the french language and how to speak it, it also contains a bunch of helpful links to things to see and do and places to eat in the city.It's way more helpful than a regular old French-English dictionary or phrase book, and for this price, I doubt you can get much better than what it's offering. You're probably going to have to have a basic understanding of how to read phonetics, but other than that, it seems like a great old school way to pick up some french.

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A practical guide for today’s chief data officers to define and manage data governance programs The relatively new role of chief data officer (CDO) has been created to address the issue of managing a company’s data as a strategic asset, but the problem is that there is no universally accepted “playbook” for this role. Magnifying the challenge is the rapidly increasing volume and complexity of data, as well as regulatory compliance as it relates to data. In this book, Sunil Soares provides a practical guide for today’s chief data officers to manage data as an asset while delivering the trusted data required to power business initiatives, from the tactical to the transformative. The guide describes the relationship between the CDO and the data governance team, whose task is the formulation of policy to optimize, secure, and leverage information as an enterprise asset by aligning the objectives of multiple functions. Soares provides unique insight into the role of the CDO and presents a blueprint for implementing data governance successfully within the context of the position. With practical advice CDOs need, this book helps establish new data governance practices or mature existing practices.

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About the Author Sunil Soares is the founder and managing partner of Information Asset, a consulting firm that specializes in data governance, and is a former director of information governance at IBM. He is the author of Big Data Governance; Data Governance Tools: Evaluation Criteria, Big Data Governance, and Alignment with Enterprise Data Management; The IBM Data Governance Unified Process; IBM InfoSphere: A Platform for Big Data Governance and Process Data Governance; and Selling Information Governance to the Business. He lives in Harrington Park, New Jersey.

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Selasa, 20 Maret 2012

OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) Essentials, by Amar Kapadia, Kris Rajana, Sreedhar Varma

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Design, implement, and successfully manage your cloud storage using OpenStack Swift

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Learn the fundamentals of cloud architecture and improve usability of your Cloud storage using OpenStack Swift
Perform basic data transfers and access-control list management using REST APIs
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If you are an IT administrator and you want to enter the world of cloud storage using OpenStack Swift, then this book is ideal for you. Basic knowledge of Linux and server technology is beneficial to get the most out of the book.

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Learn the intricacies of cloud storage and discover the new features of Swift
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OpenStack is a rapidly growing open source cloud software; and Swift is one such project. Swift allows users to build cloud storage with the help of inexpensive commodity hardware. With the latest OpenStack Juno release, developers and experts have access to hundreds of new features to build robust cloud infrastructures.

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Amazon Sales Rank: #1522600 in Books
Published on: 2015-06-30
Released on: 2015-05-30
Original language: English
Number of items: 1
Dimensions: 9.25" h x .40" w x 7.50" l, .68 pounds
Binding: Paperback
130 pages

OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) Essentials, by Amar Kapadia, Kris Rajana, Sreedhar Varma

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Amar Kapadia

Amar Kapadia is a storage technologist and blogger based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently the senior director of product marketing for Mirantis, the #1 pure-play OpenStack company. Prior to Mirantis, he was the senior director of strategy for EVault's Long-Term Storage Service, a public cloud storage offering based on OpenStack Swift. He has over 20 years of experience in storage, server, and I/O technologies at Emulex, Philips, and HP. Amar's current passion is in cloud and object storage technologies. He holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. When not working on OpenStack Swift, Amar can be found working on technologies such as Kubernetes, MongoDB, PHP, or jQuery. His blogs can be found at www.buildcloudstorage.com.

Kris Rajana

Kris Rajana is a technologist and serial entrepreneur, passionate about building globally distributed teams to deliver innovative infrastructure solutions. His areas of interest include data infrastructure and fast-emerging open source cloud storage technologies, such as OpenStack, Cloud Foundry, Dockers/Containers, and big data. As the CEO of Vedams and Biarca (an offshoot of Vedams), he takes immense pride in his team and its development, which leads to excellence in execution. Kris has over 20 years of experience in managing engineering teams in fields such as space, aviation, storage at BFGoodrich Aerospace, Snap Appliance (currently Overland Storage), Adaptec, Xyratex, and Sullego. His current passion is DevOps, and he likes to leverage leading open source cloud technologies to make enterprises more agile, speed up the development and deployment of modern enterprise applications, and make IT operations more efficient. Kris earned his doctorate in engineering science from Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the board of the Pratham Bay Area Chapter. Along with the Vedams team, he is a sponsor of an urban learning center in Hyderabad. He is a student and sevak of the San Jose Chinmaya mission.

Sreedhar Varma

Sreedhar Varma has more than 15 years of experience in the storage industry, and has worked on various storage technologies such as SCSI, SAS, SATA, FC HBA drivers (Adaptec, Emulex, Qlogic, Promise, and so on), RAID, storage stacks of various operating systems, and system software for fault-tolerant and high-availability systems. He has good experience with SAN, NAS, and iSCSI networks; various storage arrays (Dothill, IBM, EMC, Netapp, Oracle Pillar, and so on); object storage implementations (Swift and Ceph); and software development using the corresponding REST APIs. Sreedhar is currently working for Vedams software providing storage engineering services. In the past, he has worked for Stratus Technologies, Compaq, Digital Equipment Corp, and IBM. He has a master's degree in computer science from the University of Massachusetts.

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is an excellent book to learn and get up to speed on ... By Frank Wang This is an excellent book to learn and get up to speed on OpenStack Swift. While some knowledge of cloud storage, open source, and script programming will help to guide through the book easier, this book offers some overview in cloud storage before diving in on Swift. While the book has dedicated a chapter to describe the Swift architecture, the real value is in the hands-on approach. The book provides real examples to illustrate how to prepare, install, use, tune, monitor and manage the Swift. If you follow thorough and understand the details, it will prepare you well in diving into OpenStack Swift. Even if your job does not require the deep-dive, this book will allow you to have a good grasp on what OpenStack Object Storage is about. As a bonus, this book has dedicated a chapter on how to setup Swift on top of Docker. This will be very helpful to those who are already familiar with Docker. Overall this is a must-read book for those who want to gain a working knowledge of Swift.

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Minggu, 18 Maret 2012

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Original language: English
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Sabtu, 17 Maret 2012

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Jumat, 16 Maret 2012

Teach Your Herding Breed to Be a Great Companion Dog, from Obsessive to Outstanding,

Teach Your Herding Breed to Be a Great Companion Dog, from Obsessive to Outstanding, by Dawn Antoniak-mitchell

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Help! He s herding the neighborhood kids!!Herding breed dogs such as Border Collies, Corgis, and Australian Shepherds have incredibly strong instinctive behaviors to do the work they were bred for controlling various kinds of livestock. These behaviors manifest themselves in modern herding breed dogs kept as companions or family pets in a number of ways. These include chasing cars and bicyclists, herding kids, nipping at vulnerable heels, barking incessantly, and acting as the fun police in dog parks. All behaviors that are entirely appropriate and necessary when dealing with sheep or cattle, not so great in a suburban neighborhood. Fortunately, these instincts can be redirected in a number of ways that keep these energetic dogs busy and happy as well as out of trouble. That is why so many of these dogs can be taught to excel in agility and obedience trials, love to retrieve, and make great running companions. In her latest book, author Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell offers solutions to solving and preventing problem behaviors associated with herding breeds living in the modern world. And no, even though your Border Collie or Corgi might love it, you don t need to buy a farm!

Teach Your Herding Breed to Be a Great Companion Dog, from Obsessive to Outstanding, by Dawn Antoniak-mitchell

Amazon Sales Rank: #84462 in Books
Published on: 2015-06-03
Original language: English
Number of items: 1
Dimensions: 9.90" h x .60" w x 6.90" l, .0 pounds
Binding: Paperback
180 pages

Teach Your Herding Breed to Be a Great Companion Dog, from Obsessive to Outstanding, by Dawn Antoniak-mitchell

Review As the owner of two obsessive but outstanding herding dogs, I found myself nodding along in agreement with this book from start to finish. Dawn offers tips to allow a handler to work with, rather than against a dog s herding instincts and her easy-to-read writing style and the depth of information she shares makes this book a must read for anyone who works or lives with herding dogs. --Nicole Larocco-Skeehan, CPDT-KA and member of the Board of Directors, CCPDTA super resource that explains how instinctive behaviors impact dogs in their every day activities. I especially like the training tips very clear and helpful explanations to manage problems often brought out by a variety of herding instincts. --Lynn Leach, owner of Downriver Stock Dog Training and creator of the popular All Breed Herding DVD seriesA wonderful mix of training information, management suggestions, psychology, and commonsense advice for herding dog owners. Easy to read and filled with gems of information for all dog owners like eliminating annoying barking! I highly recommend this book for trainers and owners of any breed of dog. --Gail Tamases Fisher, CDBC and author of The Thinking Dog

About the Author Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell is the author of Terrier-Centric Training, and From Birdbrained to Brilliant. She is the owner of BonaFide Dog Academy in Omaha, Nebraska.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Must-read for anyone who lives with a herding breed dog ... By AvidReader Must-read for anyone who lives with a herding breed dog. The mysteries of why your dog behaves the way (s)he does is explained, and suggestions for helping your companion fit into the family without conflict are given.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Read this book before you get a herding dog. It may save his life. By Edward Wright A few nights ago, I sat down to watch a movie while I ate a nice piece of grilled salmon. As I sat down, I realized that the dog's food dish was empty. So, I walked back to the garage to refill the dish, leaving my salmon perched precariously on the edge of the coffee table, with my eight-month-old Aussie puppy just inches away. Of course, you can guess what I found when I got back.My puppy was sitting at attention, alertly guarding the salmon against intruders in my absence.What? You didn't guess that?Yes, I trust her enough to turn my back and leave the room, with a mouth-watering piece of meat within easy reach. I know she won't take it, as long as I tell her "Not for doggies!" Of course, it took us a while to get to that point. It was quite different when she was three months old.I don't know many owners who would trust a mature dog that way, let alone a puppy. Aussies really are exceptional. Unfortunately, however, a large number of Aussies end up in shelters every year. The same is true of other herding breeds. Why is that? Because most owners are not prepared to deal with these remarkable dogs. They mistakenly assume that a highly intelligent dog will require less training. In fact, the opposite is true. Like a child prodigy, a herding dog will require much more training and attention, or he will become bored and cause problems. Books such as this one are essential reading for anyone who's contemplating getting a herding dog.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Herding Breed By mary in manitowoc A very good read. It contains a lot of common sense for training all breeds.

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Lady of Devices: A steampunk adventure novel (Magnificent Devices) (Volume 1), by Shelley Adina

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Book One of the Magnificent Devices series. London, 1889. Victoria is Queen. Charles Darwin’s son is Prime Minister. And steam is the power that runs the world. At 17, Claire Trevelyan, daughter of Viscount St. Ives, was expected to do nothing more than pour an elegant cup of tea, sew a fine seam, and catch a rich husband. Unfortunately, Claire’s talents lie not in the ballroom, but in the chemistry lab, where things have a regrettable habit of blowing up. When her father gambles the estate on the combustion engine and loses, Claire finds herself down and out on the mean streets of London. But being a young woman of resources and intellect, she turns fortune on its head. It’s not long before a new leader rises in the underworld, known only as the Lady of Devices. When she meets Andrew Malvern, a member of the Royal Society of Engineers, she realizes her talents may encompass more than the invention of explosive devices. They may help her realize her dreams and his . . . but sometimes the closest friendships can trigger the greatest betrayals . . . “Adina is a literary master in her field.” —BookLoons.com “An immensely fun series with some excellent anti-sexist messages, a wonderful main character (one of my favourites in the genre) and a great sense of Victorian style and language that’s both fun and beautiful to read.” —Fangs for the Fantasy: The latest in urban fantasy from a social justice perspective

Lady of Devices: A steampunk adventure novel (Magnificent Devices) (Volume 1), by Shelley Adina

Amazon Sales Rank: #383981 in Books
Published on: 2015-10-12
Original language: English
Dimensions: 8.00" h x .65" w x 5.25" l,
Binding: Paperback
258 pages

Lady of Devices: A steampunk adventure novel (Magnificent Devices) (Volume 1), by Shelley Adina

About the Author RITA Award® winning author and Christy finalist Shelley Adina wrote her first novel when she was 13. The literary publisher to whom it was sent rejected it, but he did say she knew how to tell a story. That was enough to keep her going through the rest of her adolescence, a career, a move to another country, an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction, and countless manuscript pages. Shelley is the author of twenty-four novels published by Harlequin, Time/Warner, and Hachette Book Group, and several more published by Moonshell Books, Inc., her own independent press. Shelley is a world traveler who loves to imagine what might have been. Between books, she loves playing the piano and Celtic harp, making period costumes, quilting, and spoiling her flock of rescued chickens.

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166 of 179 people found the following review helpful. ok, could have been great By Candice or Tim Ball So the writing is good, the character development believable, and the world building is detailed. Then why, am I saying this is just an o.k. book? Because the author stretched out what could have been a great book into 3 going on four lousy parts. Seems like every YA author's editor is advising their authors to stretch out books to be the next Twilight. Problem is the cliff hangers are ridiculous, things like "oh I really need to have a conversation with so and so, oh wait he's gone!" O.k. everybody wait another 6 months for the next book. I think so far all the events in the series have happened over a period of months at best. It's a shame, because like I said, this book has so many good points. But the constant stretching at all costs causes the writing to deteriorate significantly, especially by the 3rd book. This author could have had one great book, something that people would have taken seriously. And the world she built is so detailed, a series developed about each of the supporting characters would have been welcomed. Instead, by the time you reach the 3rd book, it's apparent that what ever greatness this once had, it is now only forgettable drivel. Not something you would ever re-read or pass along to any friend you actually like.

65 of 71 people found the following review helpful. Lady of Devices is a steampunk treat! By Novel Chatter Poor Lady Claire, seventeen and not giving a fig about presenting herself into Victorian society, she's such a frustration to her dear mother, but Claire could not possibly care less about the plans that her mother has for her future. Claire's more interested in blowing things up in the chemistry labs and learning to drive the family's Landau. Lady Claire longs to attend University to study engineering. She's certain that the future will be in steam driven engines and various other devices. When Claire's father dies, and his company goes bankrupt, the family comes to realize that their cushy live is now over. With Claire's mother and baby brother, the current heir apparent, fleeing to the country, that leaves Claire in charge of selling their London home and letting their servants go.When a mob of angry investors in Claire's father's now worthless company decide to riot and burn the family home, Lady Claire is forced to flee the streets of London in the family Landau. And that's where Claire's adventure begins for real. Accosted in Jack, the Ripper's Whitechapel area of London, Claire's relieved of her belongings and her beloved Landau. She's left unconscious on the street. That is, until a crew of young street urchins find her. What comes next is a wonderful story of trust, friendship and help the comes from the most unexpected places.Shelley Adina's opened the door to a Victorian Steampunk world that fascinates us in today's 21st Century. "Lady of Devices", the first of Adina's trilogy in the Magnificent Devices series, is full of wonderful characters from the Lords and Ladies to the charmingly drawn young gang of hoodlums that Claire falls in with. Adina manages to lure us into the steampunk era with joy and excitement. Her plotline is strong and the cast of characters are well interwoven, it's Adina's vivid descriptions of Victorian London that make you turn the pages.This may have been written for the YA audience, but it's certainly something I will follow and recommend. Adina manages to not only tell an engaging story, she also ever so sneakily weaves in some lessons in honestly, morality and what it's like to be a true and trusted friend.I liked it and look forward to reading the next book in Adina's Magnificent Devices series."Lady of Devices" gets 4 out of 5 stars from me.This book is from my own library, I happily purchased it in Kindle form with my own pennies. You should too!

62 of 68 people found the following review helpful. Shockingly good By Ian Beck I admit it; I'd been avoiding this book. Ever since I devoured Lindsay Buroker's fantastic Emperor's Edge books Amazon has been inundating me with recommendations for steampunk (which is silly; Emperor's Edge peripherally involves steam power, sure, but it is not really steampunk). And I'm not a huge fan of steampunk. Particularly steampunk by authors like Cherie Priest and Gail Carriger.Finally, though, I gave in and downloaded the sample, and am I ever glad I did. I tore through this and its sequel Her Own Devices in the space of an evening (practically made myself late for an appointment, but finished just in time), and have spent the bulk of my time since recommending it to everyone I meet. I admit; the grocery store attendant looked at me pretty oddly.The basics: Claire Trevelyan at 17 has the perfect life for her time period. She's the daughter of a powerful British noble in the latter days of Victorian England, steam power and sundry standard steampunk inventions are really taking off, and the worst problem she has is figuring how to convince her mother to let her apply to study engineering instead of making the socially appropriate marriage that is expected of her. But then tragedy strikes; her father, having foolishly invested almost all of their fortune in the non-starter technology of combustion engines (*snork*), loses virtually everything. Her family is forced into exile to their country estates, and through a series of unfortunate events Lady Claire finds herself on the streets.And then things really kick into gear. Lady of Devices and its sequel are non-stop. If Lady Claire is not educating a local street gang on why you should never underestimate a lady with chemical bombs, she's politely insulting peeresses. She's a fascinating and fun character, and there's a little bit of everything over the course of the book; a smattering of romance, ridiculously improbable science, action, posh parties, desperate straights, and several points where I laughed out loud in sheer appreciation of Lady Claire's audacity or spunk.I'm usually very leery to read fantasy set in Victorian England because it almost inevitably deals solely with the inanities and claustrophobias of life in the upper echelon of society while completely ignoring the human suffering that was running rampant through the majority of the populace. The Devices books so far have done a lovely job of offering both, thanks to Lady Claire. It is also exceedingly refreshing to find a female lead who is willing to fight for her rights as a person; so many female fantasy leads these days end up disappointing me. Sure they're willing to engage in violence or other actions that have historically only been appropriate for men, but in the end they're just fine sacrificing their personal power over to Mr. Hunky Werewolf/Vampire/whatever that happens down the pipe. Lady Claire is far more interesting; she's a Victorian lady to her core thanks to her upbringing, is reticent to commit violence, values many "female" things like children and domesticity, and yet is constantly driven by her iron-clad intention to preserve her personal autonomy and power while she seeks the knowledge and mental stimulation that she has always craved but largely been denied.I really cannot recommend these novels enough. I will be keeping a close eye on Shelley Adina's work from here on out.

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