Subverter


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A year has passed since the Judgment… …and Merelin wonders if she will ever return to Arah Byen. Then the visions begin. Memories of a life and love she left behind begin to twist into something dark and terrible. Is it guilt that haunts her… …or is she foreseeing a terrifying future yet to come? Her role in Arah Byen is far from over, but nothing can prepare her for what she will find when she returns. She thought she had won peace for the world, but a new enemy lurks in the shadows and plots the overthrow of all that Merelin and Yatol fought for. With everything turned upside-down, Merelin must discover whose side she is really on—and who she can trust—before it is too late. But how can she know who to trust… …when she isn't even sure she can trust herself? You'll love this YA fantasy adventure, because every hero is someone's villain.




A Measure Short of War


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A fast-paced, gripping history of meddling, manipulation, and skulduggery among great power rivals In 2016, the United States was stunned by evidence of Russian meddling in the US presidential elections. But it shouldn't have been. Subversion--domestic interference to undermine or manipulate a rival--is as old as statecraft itself. The basic idea would have been familiar to Sun Tzu, Thucydides, Elizabeth I, or Bismarck. Russia's operation was just the latest episode, and there will be more to come. It came as a surprise in 2016 because the sole superpower had fallen asleep at the wheel. But what's really new? Have we entered a new age of vulnerability? To answer these questions, and to protect ourselves against future subversion, we need a clear-eyed understanding of what it is and how it works. In A Measure Short of War, Jill Kastner and William C. Wohlforth provide just that, taking the reader on a compelling ride through the history of subversion, exploring two thousand years of mischief and manipulation to illustrate subversion's allure, its operational possibilities, and the means for fighting back against it. With vivid examples from the ancient world, the great-power rivalries of the 19th century, epic Cold War struggles, and more, A Measure Short of War shows how prior technological revolutions opened up new avenues for subversion, and how some democracies have been fatally weakened by foreign subverters while others have artfully defended themselves--and their democratic principles. A primer on the history of subversive statecraft in great power rivalry, A Measure Short of War will leave readers smarter about foreign meddling, more prepared to debate national responses, and better able to navigate between the twin temptations of insouciance and overreaction.




Advances in Cryptology – ASIACRYPT 2017


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The three-volume set LNCS 10624, 10625, 10626 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2017, held in Hong Kong, China, in December 2017.The 65 revised full papers were carefully selected from 243 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on Post-Quantum Cryptography; Symmetric Key Cryptanalysis; Lattices; Homomorphic Encryptions; Access Control; Oblivious Protocols; Side Channel Analysis; Pairing-based Protocols; Quantum Algorithms; Elliptic Curves; Block Chains; Multi-Party Protocols; Operating Modes Security Proofs; Cryptographic Protocols; Foundations; Zero-Knowledge Proofs; and Symmetric Key Designs.




Information Security


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Motivation; Understanding and working security issues; Database security.




Security and Privacy


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Lend Me Your Ears


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William Safire's invaluable and immensely entertaining Lend Me Your Ears established itself instantly as a classic treasury of the greatest speeches in human history. Selected with the instincts of a great speechwriter and language maven, arranged by theme and occasion, each deftly introduced and placed in context, the more than two hundred speeches in this compilation demonstrate the enduring power of human eloquence to inspire, to uplift, and to motivate. For this expanded edition Safire has selected more than twenty new speeches by such figures as President Bill Clinton, Senator Robert Dole, General Colin Powell, Microsoft's Bill Gates, the Dalai Lama, Edward R. Murrow, Alistair Cooke, the Buddha, and the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. They prove that even in a digital age the most forceful medium of communication is still the human voice speaking directly to the mind, heart, and soul.







Essential 120000 English-Spanish Words Dictionary


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Learning a new language or a second language is not quick or easy. Especially the first few months, it requires a lot of time, a lot of patience, and commitment. The Essential 120,000 English-Spanish Words Dictionary is a great resource anywhere you go; it is an easy tool that has just the words you want and need! The entire dictionary is an alphabetical list of English words and their Spanish equivalent translations. It will be very useful for everyone (home, school, students, travel, interpreting and learning Spanish or English). The words you will learn will help you in any situation! Learning a new language or a second language allows you to connect with the country and culture you are working on through books, magazines, newspapers, movies, television, websites, and conversations. Best of all, learning languages is a passion that will help you in the future, and the skill will belong to you forever! Just remember one thing that learning never stops! Read, Read, Read! And Write, Write, Write! A thank you to my wonderful wife Beth (Griffo) Nguyen and my amazing sons Taylor Nguyen and Ashton Nguyen for all their love and support, without their emotional support and help, none of these educational language eBooks and audios would be possible. Aprender un nuevo idioma o un segundo idioma no es rápido ni fácil . Sobre todo los primeros meses , se requiere mucho tiempo , mucha paciencia y compromiso. El Diccionario Esencial 120.000 palabras Inglés -Español es un gran recurso donde quiera que vaya ; es una herramienta fácil que tiene sólo las palabras que usted quiere y necesita! El diccionario entero es una lista alfabética de las palabras en inglés y sus traducciones equivalentes españoles. Será muy útil para todo el mundo ( el hogar , la escuela , los estudiantes , los viajes , la interpretación y el aprendizaje del español o Inglés ) . Las palabras que usted aprenderá le ayudará en cualquier situación! Aprender un nuevo idioma o un segundo idioma le permite conectarse con el país y la cultura que se está trabajando a través de libros , revistas, periódicos , películas, televisión , sitios web, y conversaciones . Lo mejor de todo , el aprendizaje de idiomas es una pasión que le ayudará en el futuro , y la habilidad pertenecerán a ti para siempre ! Sólo recuerda una cosa que el aprendizaje nunca se detiene! Leer , leer, leer ! Y escribir, escribir , escribir ! Un agradecimiento a mi maravillosa esposa Bet ( Griffo ) Nguyen y mis hijos increíbles Taylor Nguyen y Nguyen Ashton por todo su amor y apoyo, sin su apoyo emocional y ayuda , ninguno de estos libros electrónicos lenguaje educativo y audios sería posible.




Love Letter To America


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Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov, was a former KGB officer and journalist who worked for the Novosti Press Agency and who ultimately defected from the Soviet Union to Canada. Yuri chose freedom. Writing as Tomas Schuman in Love Letter to America, Yuri describes Soviet genocidal Communism and explains how good it is to be free.