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The Art of Assembly Language
Name: The Art of Assembly Language :
Authors: Randall Hyde
Publisher: No Starch; 1 edition (September, 2003)
Pages: 928
ISBN: 1886411972
Description: THE ART OF ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE is a practical and comprehensive guide to assembly language. It presents assembly language from the high-level programmer's point of view, allowing the reader to start writing meaningful assembly language programs immediately. The CDROM includes the High Level Assembler (HLA) tool and the HLA Standard Library, all the source code from the book, plus over 50,000 lines of additional sample code, all well-documented and tested.
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The Protocols - TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1
Name: The Protocols : TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1
Authors: W. Richard Stevens
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co; 2 edition (December 31, 1993)
Pages: 600
ISBN: 0201633469
Description: TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols is an excellent text that provides encyclopedic coverage of the TCP/IP protocol suite. What sets this book apart from others on this subject is the fact that the author supplements all of the discussion with data collected via diagnostic programs; thus, it is possible to "watch" the protocols in action in a real situation. Also, the diagnostic tools involved are publicly available; the reader has the opportunity to play along at home. This offers the reader an unparalleled opportunity to really get a feel for the behavior of the protocols in day-to-day operation. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols features clear discussions and well-designed figures.
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The Hacker Ethic
Name: The Hacker Ethic :
Authors: Pekka Hinamen, Manuel Castells (Epilogue), Linus Torvalds
Publisher: Random House (January 30, 2001)
Pages: 256
ISBN: 0375505660
Description: Nearly a century ago, Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism articulated the animating spirit of the industrial age, the Protestant ethic. Now, Pekka Hinamen — together with Linus Torvalds and Manuel Castells — articulates how hackers* represent a new, opposing ethos for the information age. Underlying hackers' technical creations — such as the Internet and the personal computer, which have become symbols of our time — are the hacker values that produced them and that challenge us all. These values promoted passionate and freely rhythmed work; the belief that individuals can create great things by joining forces in imaginative ways; and the need to maintain our existing ethical ideals, such as privacy and equality, in our new, increasingly technologized society. The Hacker Ethic takes us on a journey through fundamental questions about life in the information age — a trip of constant surprises, after which out time and our lives can be seen from unexpected perspectives.
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The Design and Evaluation of Physical Protection Systems
Name: The Design and Evaluation of Physical Protection Systems
Authors: Mary Lynn Garcia
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (February 23, 2001)
Pages: 256
ISBN: 0750673672
Description: The Design and Evaluation of Physical Protection Systems guides the reader through the entire process of security system design and integration, illustrating how the various physical and electronic elements work together to form a comprehensive system. A great resource for both the security professional and student alike, the book is arranged in three major parts: 1) Determining the objectives, 2) Designing the system, 3) Evaluating the system
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The Privatization of Police in America
Name: The Privatization of Police in America : An Analysis and Case Study
Authors: James F. Pastor
Publisher: McFarland & Company (October 1, 2003)
Pages: 204
ISBN: 0786415746
Description: This book addresses the impact and implications of private policing on public streets, and begins with a look at private policing from conceptual, historical, economic, legal and functional perspectives. These approaches provide the background for the text, which focuses on a private policing patrol program in a community on the south side of Chicago. The text also demonstrates a number of substantive legal and public policy issues which directly or indirectly relate to the provision of security services; some people see the need for a "dual system" of policing—one for the wealthy and one for the poor—and others see the provision of private security as the primary protective resource in contemporary America. The author also examines how private policing is different from and similar to public policing.
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The Hacker Crackdown
Name: The Hacker Crackdown : Law And Disorder On The Electronic Frontier
Authors: Bruce Sterling
Publisher: Bantam; Reprint edition (November 1, 1993)
Pages: 336
ISBN: 055356370X
Description: Bruce Sterling's classic work highlights the 1990 assault on hackers, when law-enforcement officials successfully arrested scores of suspected illicit hackers and other computer-based law-breakers. These raids became symbolic of the debate between fighting serious computer crime and protecting civil liberties. However, The Hacker Crackdown is about far more than a series of police sting operations. It's a lively tour of three cyberspace subcultures--the hacker underworld, the realm of the cybercops, and the idealistic culture of the cybercivil libertarians.
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