Chet: Strength Beyond Our Own


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At fourteen, David Saunders’ father walks out of his life, leaving him to look after his mother and younger sister. Still reeling from his father’s betrayal, a devastating accident snatches away David’s mentor and the guidance he needs to grow into manhood. With nothing but Chet, an old ’64 Chevy pickup that he doesn’t even know how to drive, David and his family must hold things together in the face of the most brutal Idaho winter to come along in the last hundred years. With everything stacked against them, does Chet possess enough magic to bring about one more miracle? Publisher's note: Strength Beyond Our Own is the second in the Chet series of inspirational fiction books. This heart warming story shares Christian values in a coming of age setting that is suitable for adult and young adult readers alike. Larry Murray is a successful author who prides himself on writing values based novels that timelessly connect with people across generations. The Chet series is published by Sandy Cedars Publishing and is available as eBook and print editions.




For the Strength of Youth


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OUR DEAR YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN, we have great confidence in you. You are beloved sons and daughters of God and He is mindful of you. You have come to earth at a time of great opportunities and also of great challenges. The standards in this booklet will help you with the important choices you are making now and will yet make in the future. We promise that as you keep the covenants you have made and these standards, you will be blessed with the companionship of the Holy Ghost, your faith and testimony will grow stronger, and you will enjoy increasing happiness.




Chet: Whispers From the Past


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30 years ago Charles Tucker lost everything that made life worth living. A brutal car accident killed his son. A short time later painful cancer took his wife. The arrival of the Saunders family casts Charles’ life into turmoil, tearing open unhealed wounds. Without his help the Saunders’ financial troubles threaten to destroy them, but helping them risks destroying everything Charles spent a lifetime building. Over all the turmoil looms Chet, the battered old ‘64 Chevy pickup that carried Charles’ son to his death. For 29 years Charles blamed the old pickup for his devastating losses, locking Chet away in an old barn. The most intriguing mysteries refuse to stay locked up. Solving this one promises an enchanting adventure for the whole family. Publisher's note: Whispers From the Past is the first in the Chet series of inspirational fiction books. This heart warming story shares Christian values in a coming of age setting that is suitable for adult and young adult readers alike. Larry Murray is a successful author who prides himself on writing values based novels that timelessly connect with people across generations. The Chet series is published by Sandy Cedars Publishing and is available as eBook and print editions.




Chet: The Emergence Collection


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It should have been easy, all Charles Tucker wanted to do was buy a much needed truck. Charles’ search for the right pickup results in a bizarre wager, plunging Charles and the salesman into a faceoff that changes his life—and the life of his family—forever. The Emergence Collection chronicles the life of an ordinary man and his decidedly unusual ’64 Chevy pickup truck. From Out of Nowhere jumps forty years into the past, exploring how Chet came to join Charles and Emily’s family, and the heartbreaking consequences that no one could have possibly foreseen. Whispers From the Past confronts the universal human trials of loss and grief, and the realization that life doesn’t end when we lose everything that’s important to us, even though it feels like it should. Trapped in the agony of his past, Charles has locked the instrument of his loss in an old barn, in a vain attempt to close the most painful chapter of his life. In a heartwarming journey of self discovery, Charles learns to trust, share, and love, allowing strangers to become his friends. In the process, he faces his demons and learns that even the instrument of our wounding can help us heal. Strength Beyond Our Own continues the story of Charles and the Saunders family, exploring the devastation wrought when someone we love chooses the path of selfishness. At fourteen, David Saunders’ father walks out of his life, leaving him to look after his mother and younger sister. Still reeling from his father’s betrayal, a devastating accident snatches away David’s mentor and the guidance he needs to grow into manhood. With nothing but Chet, an old ’64 Chevy pickup that he doesn’t even know how to drive, David and his family must hold things together in the face of the most brutal Idaho winter to come along in the last hundred years. With everything stacked against them, does Chet possess enough magic to bring about one more miracle? Publisher's note: The Emergence Collection consists of the prequel novella From Out of Nowhere, and the first two full length novels in the enchanting Chet series of inspirational fiction books. This heartwarming series shares Christian values in a family setting that is suitable for adult and young adult readers alike. The collection contains over 367,000 words, equaling more than 1,100 pages. Grab your copy now and save 40% off the individual book price.




How to Cheat at Securing Linux


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Linux servers now account for 33% of all networks servers running worldwide (Source: IDC). The top 3 market share holders in the network server space (IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell) all use Linux as their standard operating system. This book teaches Linux system administrators how to protect their servers from malicious threats.As with any technologies, increased usage results in increased attention from malicious hackers. For years a myth existed that Windows was inherently less secure than Linux, because there were significantly more attacks against Windows machines than Linux. This was a fallacy. There were more attacks against Windows machines because there were simply so many more Windows machines to attack. Now, the numbers tell the exact opposite story. Linux servers account for 1/3 of all servers worldwide, but in 2005 there were 3 times as many high-severity security vulnerabilities discovered on Linux servers (Source: IDC).This book covers Open Source security, implementing an intrusion detection system, unearthing Rootkits, defending against malware, creating Virtual Private Networks, and much more.The Perfect Reference for the Multitasked SysAdmin* Discover Why "Measure Twice, Cut Once" Applies to Securing Linux* Complete Coverage of Hardening the Operating System, Implementing an Intrusion Detection System, and Defending Databases* Short on Theory, History, and Technical Data that Is Not Helpful in Performing Your Job




Chet: From Out of Nowhere


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Charles Tucker is a young farmer with big dreams and a growing dairy he hopes to leave to his son. Cal Ellis has been selling cars longer than Charles has been alive. Charles wants more truck than he can afford, and Cal must sell a very special pickup before it costs him his job. Cal and Charles face off in a high-stakes contest on a narrow country road. Settling their wager sets off events Charles could never have imagined, events that will change his life forever. Publisher's note: From Out of Nowhere is the prequel novella to the enchanting Chet series of inspirational fiction books. This heart warming story shares Christian values in a family setting that is suitable for adult and young adult readers alike. Larry Murray is a successful author who prides himself on writing values based novels that timelessly connect with people across generations. The Chet series is published by Sandy Cedars Publishing and is available in eBook and print editions.




Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God


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Pastor Brian Zahnd began "to question the theology of a wrathful God who delights in punishing sinners, and has started to explore the real nature of Jesus and His Father. The book isn’t only an interesting look at the context of some modern theological ideas; it’s also offers some profound insight into God’s love and eternal plan." —Relevant Magazine (Named one of the Top 10 Books of 2017) God is wrath? Or God is Love? In his famous sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Puritan revivalist Jonathan Edwards shaped predominating American theology with a vision of God as angry, violent, and retributive. Three centuries later, Brian Zahnd was both mesmerized and terrified by Edwards’s wrathful God. Haunted by fear that crippled his relationship with God, Zahnd spent years praying for a divine experience of hell. What Zahnd experienced instead was the Father’s love—revealed perfectly through Jesus Christ—for all prodigal sons and daughters. In Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, Zahnd asks important questions like: Is seeing God primarily as wrathful towards sinners true or biblical? Is fearing God a normal expected behavior? And where might the natural implications of this theological framework lead us? Thoughtfully wrestling with subjects like Old Testament genocide, the crucifixion of Jesus, eternal punishment in hell, and the final judgment in Revelation, Zanhd maintains that the summit of divine revelation for sinners is not God is wrath, but God is love.




Séance for a Vampire


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While investigating the drowning and mysterious re-appearance of a young girl, Sherlock Holmes and his faithful assistant, Watson, find themselves entangled with a medium and a vengeful vampire. When Holmes mysteriously disappears, Watson calls for help from the Prince of Vampires. From the quiet English countryside to the nightlife of St. Petersburg the investigators track the origins of a century old crime.




Chet: Hidden in the Heart


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After months of heartbreaking effort, things are finally starting to turn around for the Saunders clan. Their friend Charles is on the mend, their fledgling business is finally starting to take off, and the constant threat of foreclosure is no longer hanging over their heads. How will they cope when they find out everything they've been through has been nothing but a warm-up for the heartbreaking devastation that's about to sweep down on them? Chet, the old ‘64 Chevy pickup that has saved them before, reveals a new power that could save them again. That, or perhaps destroy everything that's most important to them. Publisher's note: “Hidden in the Heart” is the third book in the Chet series of inspirational fiction books. This heartwarming story shares good old-fashioned values in a timeless narrative that connects with people across all generations. Larry Murray is a successful author who prides himself on writing values based novels that timelessly connect with people across generations. The Chet series is published by Sandy Cedars Publishing and is available in eBook and print editions.




Beyond the Fairway


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Beyond The Fairway is a guide for getting to the heart of golf and self by measuring a not by the score, but by the overall experience. Going against conventional approaches to golf, disproving that a straight fairway drive is golf's ultimate thrill, golfer and author Jeff Wallach steers his cart into the rough and even dangerous terrain where golf becomes an adventure into the unknown, into the greater mysteries of life, love, friendship, endurance, being a son, and being a man. Each chapter presents the unique physical and spiritual challenges of exotic and exclusive courses around the world from Scotland, Africa, and Thailand to Oregon, Alaska, and Nepal. The book gives an insider's often humorous, sometimes irreverent perspective on the sacred sites and rites of golf, and pros from around the world provide practical tips and insights into the game.