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Think of the Highlands as the backyard and backstop of the PhiladelphiaNew YorkHartford metroplex. A backyard that spans over three million acres across Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut, the Highlands serves as recreational open space for the metroplexs burgeoning human population. As backstop, Highlands watersheds provide a ready source of high-quality drinking water for over fifteen million people.

The Highlands is the first book to examine the natural and cultural landscape of this four-state region, showing how its distinctive and why its conservation is vital. Each chapter is written by a different leading researcher and specialist in that field, and introduces readers to another aspect of the Highlands: its geological foundations, its aquifers and watersheds, its forest ecology, its past iron industry.

In the 1800s, the Highlands were mined, cutover, and then largely abandoned. Given time, the forests regenerated, the land healed, and the waters cleared. Increasingly, however, the Highlands are under assault againpolluted runoff contaminating lakes and streams, invasive species choking out the local flora and fauna, exurban sprawl blighting the rural landscape, and climate change threatening the integrity of its ecosystems.

The Highlands makes a compelling case for land use planning and resource management strategies that could help ensure a sustainable future for the region, strategies that could in turn be applied to other landscapes threatened by urbanization across the country. The Highlands are a valuable resource. And now, so is The Highlands.

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History and Health Policy in the United States

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In our rapidly advancing scientific and technological world, many take great pride and comfort in believing that we are on the threshold of new ways of thinking, living, and understanding ourselves. But despite dramatic discoveries that appear in every way to herald the future, legacies still carry great weight. Even in swiftly developing fields such as health and medicine, most systems and policies embody a sequence of earlier ideas and preexisting patterns.In History and Health Policy in the United States, seventeen leading scholars of history, the history of medicine, bioethics, law, health policy, sociology, and organizational theory make the case for the usefulness of history in evaluating and formulating health policy today. In looking at issues as varied as the consumer economy, risk, and the plight of the uninsured, the contributors uncover the often unstated assumptions that shape the way we think about technology, the role of government, and contemporary medicine. They show how historical perspectives can help policymakers avoid the pitfalls of partisan, outdated, or merely fashionable approaches, as well as how knowledge of previous systems can offer alternatives when policy directions seem unclear.Together, the essays argue that it is only by knowing where we have been that we can begin to understand health services today or speculate on policies for tomorrow.

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Rosemary A. Stevens, Lawton R. Burns, Charles E. Rosenberg

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The Effects of the Death Penalty on Families of the Accused

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"Sharps book reemphasizes the tremendous costs of maintaining the death penaltycosts to real people and real families that ripple throughout generations to come."Saundra D. Westervelt, author of Shifting the Blame: How Victimization Became a Criminal Defense
"Everyone concerned with the effects of capital punishment must have this book."Margaret Vandiver, professor, department of criminology and criminal justice, University of Memphis

Murderers, particularly those sentenced to death, are considered by most to be unusually heinous, often sub-human, and entirely different from the rest of us. In Hidden Victims, sociologist Susan F. Sharp challenges this culturally ingrained perspective by reminding us that those individuals facing a death sentence, in addition to being murderers, are brothers or sisters, mothers or fathers, daughters or sons, relatives or friends. Through a series of vivid and in-depth interviews with families of the accused, she demonstrates how the exceptionally severe way in which we view those on death row trickles down to those with whom they are closely connected. Sharp shows how family members and friendsin effect, the indirect victims of the initial crimeexperience a profoundly complicated and socially isolating grief process.

Departing from a humanist perspective from which most accounts of victims are told, Sharp makes her case from a sociological standpoint that draws out the parallel experiences and coping mechanisms of these individuals. Chapters focus on responses to sentencing, the particular structure of grieving faced by this population, execution, aftermath, wrongful conviction, family formation after conviction, and the complex situation of individuals related to both the killer and the victim.

Powerful, poignant, and intelligently written, Hidden Victims challenges all of usregardless of which side of the death penalty you are onto understand the economic, social, and psychological repercussions that shape the lives of the often forgotten families of death row inmates.

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The 1970s were a complex, multilayered, and critical part of a long era of profound societal change and an essential component of the decade before-several of the most iconic events of "the sixties" occurred in the ten years that followed. The Hidden 1970s explores the distinctiveness of those years, a time when radicals tried to change the world as the world changed around them.This powerful collection is a compelling assessment of left-wing social movements in a period many have described as dominated by conservatism or confusion. Scholars examine critical and largely buried legacies of the 1970s. The decade of Nixon's fall and Reagan's rise also saw widespread indigenous militancy, prisoner uprisings, transnational campaigns for self-determination, pacifism, and queer theories of play as political action. Contributors focus on diverse topics, including the internationalization of Black Power and Native sovereignty, organizing for Puerto Rican independence among Latinos and whites, and women's self-defense. Essays and ideas trace the roots of struggles from the 1960s through the 1970s, providing fascinating insight into the myriad ways that radical social movements shaped American political culture in the 1970s and the many ways they continue to do so today.

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Dan Berger, Andrew Cornell, Matt Meyer, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Elizabeth Castle, Liz Samuels, Brian Behnken, James Tracy, Paul Magno, Michael Staudenmaier, Fanon Che Wilkins, Meg Starr, Victoria Law, Scott Rutherford, Benjamin Shepard, Dan Berger

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This landmark collection brings together a range of exciting new comparative work in the burgeoning field of hemispheric studies. Scholars working in the fields of Latin American studies, Asian American studies, American studies, American literature, African Diaspora studies, and comparative literature address the urgent question of how scholars might reframe disciplinary boundaries within the broad area of what is generally called American studies. The essays take as their starting points such questions as: What happens to American literary, political, historical, and cultural studies if we recognize the interdependency of nation-state developments throughout all the Americas? What happens if we recognize the nation as historically evolving and contingent rather than already formed? Finally, what happens if the "fixed" borders of a nation are recognized not only as historically produced political constructs but also as component parts of a deeper, more multilayered series of national and indigenous histories? With essays that examine stamps, cartoons, novels, film, art, music, travel documents, and governmental publications, Hemispheric American Studies seeks to excavate the complex cultural history of texts and discourses across the ever-changing and stratified geopolitical and cultural fields that collectively comprise the American hemisphere. This collection promises to chart new directions in American literary and cultural studies.

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It is estimated that more than 50 million Latinos live in the United States. This is projected to more than double by 2050. In Health Issues in Latino Males experts from public health, medicine, and sociology examine the issues affecting Latino men's health and recommend policies to overcome inequities and better serve this population. The book addresses sexual and reproductive health; alcohol, tobacco, and drug use; mental and physical health among those in the juvenile justice or prison systems; chronic diseases; HIV/AIDS; Alzheimer's and dementia; and health issues among war veterans. It discusses utilization, insurance coverage, and research programs, and includes an extensive appendix charting epidemiological data on Latino health.

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David R. Williams, Miguel Muñoz-Laboy, Anh-Luu Huynh-Hohnbaum, Nancy Harada, Clara Rodriguez, Olivia Carter-Pokras, Gabriela Betancourt, Andres Gil, Antonio Polo, William Vega, Hortensia Amaro, M. Biggs, Claire Brindis, Sandra Echeverria, David Espino, Valentine Villa, Lauren Ralph, Russell Homan, Olveen Carrasquillo, Luisa N. Borrell, Alexander Fischer, Mariano Kanamori, Sandra Arévalo, RubTn Rumbaut, Laia BTcares, Ana Diez-Roux, Margarita Alegrfa, Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Patricia Homan, Cynthia Alford, George Ayala, John Santelli, William Vega, Luisa N. Borrell, Marilyn Aguirre-Molina

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Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities, has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inquiry into bioethics, human rights, health care, and the uses of technology. It has also helped inspire medical practitioners to engage in deeper reflection about the human elements of their practice.In Health Humanities Reader, editors Therese Jones, Delese Wear, and Lester D. Friedman have assembled fifty-four leading scholars, educators, artists, and clinicians to survey the rich body of work that has already emerged from the fieldand to imagine fresh approaches to the health humanities in these original essays. The collections contributors reflect the extraordinary diversity of the field, including scholars from the disciplines of disability studies, history, literature, nursing, religion, narrative medicine, philosophy, bioethics, medicine, and the social sciences.  With warmth and humor, critical acumen and ethical insight, Health Humanities Reader truly humanizes the field of medicine. Its accessible language and broad scope offers something for everyone from the experienced medical professional to a reader interested in health and illness.

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Mark Vonnegut, Michael Rowe, Alan Bleakley, Rhonda L. Soricelli, Martha Stoddard Holmes, Lisa I. Iezzoni, Martha Montello, Rebecca Garden, Howard Brody, Arthur W. Frank, Anne Hudson Jones, Jeffrey P. Bishop, Catherine Belling, Erin Gentry Lamb, Gretchen A. Case, Sayantani DasGupta, Julie M. Aultman, David H. Flood, Shelley Wall, Martin F. Norden, Mark Clark, Jack Coulehan, Michael Sappol, Joseph N. Straus, Felicia Cohn, Rebecca Hester, Maren Grainger-Monsen, Marjorie Levine-Clark, Rafael Campo, Lisa Keränen, Benjamin Saxton, Jerald Winakur, Bradley Lewis, Ian Williams, Jay Baruch, John Lantos, Amy Haddad, Rosemarie Tong, Tod Chambers, Lucy Selman, Bernice Hausman, Alice Dreger, Susan M. Squier, Jonathan M. Metzl, Thomas R. Cole, Paul Root Wolpe, Allen Peterkin, E. Ann Kaplan, Raymond C. Barfield, Daniel Goldberg, Allison B. Kavey, Sander L. Gilman, Audrey Shafer, Jeff Nisker, Michael Blackie, Lester D. Friedman, Therese Jones, Delese Wear

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El Salvador's Popular Struggle for Health Rights from Civil War to Neoliberal Peace

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Incorporating investigative journalism and drawing on interviews with participants and leaders, Sandy Smith-Nonini examines the contested place of health and development in El Salvador over the last two decades. Healing the Body Politic recounts the dramatic story of radical health activism from its origins in liberation theology and guerrilla medicine during the third-world country's twelve-year civil war, through development of a remarkable "popular health system," administered by lay providers in a former war zone controlled by leftist rebels. This ethnography casts light on the conflicts between the conservative Ministry of Health and primary health advocates during the 1990s peace process--a time when the government sought to dismantle the effective peasant-run rural system. It offers a rare analysis of the White Marches of 2002u2003, when radicalized physicians rose to national leadership in a successful campaign against privatization of the social security health system. Healing the Body Politic contributes to the productive integration of medical and political anthropology by bringing the semiotics of health and the body to bear on cultural understandings of warfare, the state, and globalization.

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A Guide to Native Plants of the New York City Region

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It is no secret that with each new office park, strip mall, and housing development that slices through the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut landscape, more and more indigenous plant habitats are being destroyed. Concrete, after all, is not a friendly neighbor to vegetative life. Less common wisdom, however, holds that plants native to this region have been disappearing rapidly for a variety of reasons, and some of the causes can be avoided, even as construction projects continue to move in.

One of the most serious threats to indigenous plants is the introduction of invasive non-native species by landscapers after new developments are built. In this unique guide, ecologist Margaret B. Gargiullo presents a detailed look at the full scope of flora that is native to this region and available for propagation. Geared specifically for landscape architects, designers, land managers, and restorationists, this book offers practical advice on how to increase the amount of indigenous flora growing in the mepolitan area, and in some cases, to reintroduce plants that have completely disappeared.

More than one hundred line drawings of plants and their specific habitats, ranging from forests to beaches, help readers visualize the full potential for landscaping in the area. A separate entry for each plant also provides detailed information on size, flower color, blooming time, and its possible uses in wetland mitigation, erosion control, and natural area restoration. Some plants are also highlighted for their ability to thrive in areas that are typically considered inhospitable to greenery.

Easily searchable by plant type or habitat, this guide is an essential reference for everyone concerned with the region's natural plant life. Since most of the plants can also be grown well beyond the New York City metropolitan area, this book will also be useful for project managers doing restoration work in most of southern New England and the mid-Atlantic region, including Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.

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The Natural Origins of Girls' Organizations in America

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In the early years of the twentieth century, Americans began to recognize adolescence as a developmental phase distinct from both childhood and adulthood. This awareness, however, came fraught with anxiety about the debilitating effects of modern life on adolescents of both sexes. For boys, competitive sports as well as "primitive" outdoor activities offered by fledging organizations such as the Boy Scouts would enable them to combat the effeminacy of an overly civilized society. But for girls, the remedy wasn't quite so clear.Surprisingly, the "girl problem"?a crisis caused by the transition from a sheltered, family-centered Victorian childhood to modern adolescence where self-control and a strong democratic spirit were required of reliable citizens?was also solved by way of traditionally masculine, adventurous, outdoor activities, as practiced by the Girl Scouts, the Camp Fire Girls, and many other similar organizations.Susan A. Miller explores these girls' organizations that sprung up in the first half of the twentieth century from a socio-historical perspective, showing how the notions of uniform identity, civic duty, "primitive domesticity," and fitness shaped the formation of the modern girl.

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For courses in Introduction to Communication

Bring communication concepts to life through visuals that allow students to better make connections at a glance
DK Communication brings communication concepts and theory to life through visual examples and graphics that allow students to better make connections at a glance. Author Lisa Ford-Brown combines straightforward descriptions, student-friendly examples, and practical information with the foundational content that students need all presented within a compelling Dorling Kindersley design that facilitates an intuitive learning experience. Making the study of communication as dynamic, interactive, and engaging as communication itself, DK Communication equips students with the tools and confidence to be effective communicators in the classroom and beyond.

Also available with MyCommunicationLab
MyCommunicationLab for the Introduction to Communication course extends learning online to engage students and improve results. Media resources with assignments bring concepts to life, and offer students opportunities to practice applying what theyve learned. Please note: this version of MyCommunicationLab does not include an eText.

DK Communication is also available via REVELTM, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.

Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLabTM & MasteringTM does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab & Mastering, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyLab & Mastering, search for:
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Over 40 recipes for creating cloud-ready Java web applications with Spring MVC

About This Book

* Configure Spring MVC to build logic-less controllers that transparently support the most advanced web techniques
* Build an amazing social and financial application that applies microservices patterns on deployment, self-testability, interoperability, cloud architectures, and scalability
* Fast-paced, practical guide to learn how to set up Spring MVC to produce REST resources and templates as required by the latest front-end best practices 

Who This Book Is For

If you are an experienced Java developer, with prior experience in web technologies, and want to step up in your career and stay up-to-date or learn more about Spring Web scalability, this book is for you.

What You Will Learn

* Structure your project with Maven and create self-tested, domain-specific deployable web archives
* Generate templates for a responsive and powerful frontend with AngularJS and Bootstrap
* Build a high performance stateless RESTful and hypermedia application to support your multiple customer experiences
* Authenticate over REST with a BASIC authentication scheme and OAuth2; handle roles and permissions
* Document and publish your REST API using Swagger and Swagger UI
* Scale your Spring web application
* Communicate through WebSocket and STOMP messages
* Provide support to your application and efficiently maintain its business features with a relevant test stack

In Detail

Spring MVC is a lightweight application framework that comes with a great configuration by default. Being part of the Spring Framework, it naturally extended and supported it with an amazing set of recognizable annotations. External libraries can be plugged in and plugged out. It also possesses a request flow.
Complete support of REST web services makes the Spring architecture an extremely consistent choice to support your front-end needs and Internet transformations.
From the design of your Maven modules, you will achieve an Enterprise-standard for a stateless REST application based on Spring and Spring MVC with this book.
This guide is unique in its style as it features a massive overview of practical development techniques brought together from the Spring ecosystem, the new JEE standards, the JavaScript revolution and Internet of Things.
You will begin with the very first steps of Spring MVC's product design. Focused on deployment, viability, and maintainability, you will learn the use of Eclipse, Maven, and Git. You will walk through the separation of concerns driven by the microservices principles. Using Bootstrap and AngularJS, you will develop a responsive front-end, capable of interacting autonomously with a REST API.
Later in the book, you will setup the Java Persistence API (JPA) within Spring; learn how to configure your Entities to reflect your domain needs, and discover Spring Data repositories. You will analyze how Spring MVC responds to complex HTTP requests. You will implement Hypermedia and HATEOAS to guide your customer's stateless conversation with the product and see how a messaging-service based on WebSocket can be configured. Finally you will learn how to set up and organize different levels of automated-tests, including logging and monitoring.

Style and approach

A comprehensive, recipe-based guide to creating stunning Java apps with Spring MVC as a result of learning and implementing pro-level practices, techniques, and solutions.

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Unreal Engine 4 Game Development Essentials

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Master the basics of Unreal Engine 4 to build stunning video games

About This Book

* Get to grips with the user interface of Unreal Engine 4 and find out more about its various robust features
* Create dream video games with the help of the different tools Unreal Engine 4 offers
* Create video-games and fully utilize the power of Unreal Engine 4 to bring games to life through this step-by-step guide

Who This Book Is For

If you have a basic understanding of working on a 3D environment and you are interested in video game development, then this book is for you. A solid knowledge of C++ will come in handy.

What You Will Learn

* Download both the binary and source version of Unreal Engine 4 and get familiar with the UI
* Get to know more about the Material Editor and how it works
* Add a post process to the scene and alter it to get a unique look for your scene
* Acquaint yourself with the unique and exclusive feature of Unreal Engine 4Blueprints
* Find out more about Static and Dynamic lighting and the difference between various lights
* Use Matinee to create cut scenes
* Create a health bar for the player with the use of Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG)
* Get familiar with Cascade Particle Editor

In Detail

Unreal Engine 4 is a complete suite of game development tools that gives you power to develop your game and seamlessly deploy it to iOS and Android devices. It can be used for the development of simple 2D games or even stunning high-end visuals. Unreal Engine features a high degree of portability and is a tool used by many game developers today.

This book will introduce you to the most popular game development tool called Unreal Engine 4 with hands-on instructions for building stunning video games. You will begin by creating a new project or prototype by learning the essentials of Unreal Engine by getting familiar with the UI and Content Browser. Next, we'll import a sample asset from Autodesk 3ds max and learn more about Material Editor. After that we will learn more about Post Process. From there we will continue to learn more about Blueprints, Lights, UMG, C++ and more.

Style and approach

This step-by-step guide will help you gain practical knowledge about Unreal Engine through detailed descriptions of all the tools offered by Unreal Engine.

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ASP.NET jQuery Cookbook - Second Edition

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Over 60 recipes for writing client script in ASP.NET 4.6 applications using jQuery

About This Book

* This is a step-by-step guide to solve common problems in ASP.NET applications
* Easy-to-follow recipes to write client scripts effortlessly and quickly
* A hands-on approach that will show you how to interface jQuery with ASP.NET websites and MVC

Who This Book Is For

This book is for ASP.NET developers who want to use jQuery to write client scripts for cross-browser compatibility. The book assumes no prior knowledge of ASP.NET or jQuery, and every recipe is self-contained and explained in an easy-to-follow manner. Familiarity with Visual Studio and MS SQL Server is preferred, but not compulsory.

What You Will Learn

* Download and include jQuery in ASP.NET websites and MVC
* Use jQuery selectors with ASP.NET server controls
* Get to know about event handling and DOM traversal
* Deploy jQuery for visual effects and animations
* Develop AJAX-enabled ASP.NET applications
* Create your own plugins
* Solve common problems using less code and cut down your development time

In Detail

jQuery is a lightweight JavaScript library that has changed the landscape of client scripting in web applications. Developed by John Resig in 2006, it has taken the web by storm because of its cross-browser compatibility and the ability to get more done with less code. It has gained popularity with ASP.NET developers and is now distributed with Visual Studio and the NuGet package manager.
ASP.NET jQuery Cookbook explores the wide range of utilities that the jQuery library provides. It teaches you the nitty-gritty of plugging in these features in ASP.NET web applications. It covers every aspect of interfacing the library, right from downloading and including jQuery on web pages to selecting controls, handling events, and creating animations. This book also walks you through DOM traversal and manipulation in ASP.NET and then through visual effects and graphics in ASP.NET sites. It explores advanced features such as posting AJAX requests and writing plugins. It will provide you with all the information you need to use this library confidently with ASP.NET.

Style and approach

This book takes a hands-on, pragmatic approach to solving common problems in ASP.NET applications using jQuery. Every recipe has detailed steps with screen captures and code snippets. The necessary theoretical concepts are introduced as and when needed.

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Mastering Kali Linux Wireless Pentesting

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Test your wireless network's security and master advanced wireless penetration techniques using Kali Linux

About This Book

* Develop your skills using attacks such as wireless cracking, Man-in-the-Middle, and Denial of Service (DOS), as well as extracting sensitive information from wireless networks
* Perform advanced wireless assessment and penetration tests
* Use Embedded Platforms, Raspberry PI, and Android in wireless penetration testing with Kali Linux

Who This Book Is For

If you are an intermediate-level wireless security consultant in Kali Linux and want to be the go-to person for Kali Linux wireless security in your organisation, then this is the book for you. Basic understanding of the core Kali Linux concepts is expected.

What You Will Learn

* Fingerprint wireless networks with the various tools available in Kali Linux
* Learn various techniques to exploit wireless access points using CSRF
* Crack WPA/WPA2/WPS and crack wireless encryption using Rainbow tables more quickly
* Perform man-in-the-middle attack on wireless clients
* Understand client-side attacks, browser exploits, Java vulnerabilities, and social engineering
* Develop advanced sniffing and PCAP analysis skills to extract sensitive information such as DOC, XLS, and PDF documents from wireless networks
* Use Raspberry PI and OpenWrt to perform advanced wireless attacks
* Perform a DOS test using various techniques and tools

In Detail

Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It gives access to a large collection of security-related tools for professional security testing - some of the major ones being Nmap, Aircrack-ng, Wireshark, and Metasploit.
This book will take you on a journey where you will learn to master advanced tools and techniques to conduct wireless penetration testing with Kali Linux.
You will begin by gaining an understanding of setting up and optimizing your penetration testing environment for wireless assessments. Then, the book will take you through a typical assessment from reconnaissance, information gathering, and scanning the network through exploitation and data extraction from your target. You will get to know various ways to compromise the wireless network using browser exploits, vulnerabilities in firmware, web-based attacks, client-side exploits, and many other hacking methods. You will also discover how to crack wireless networks with speed, perform man-in-the-middle and DOS attacks, and use Raspberry Pi and Android to expand your assessment methodology.
By the end of this book, you will have mastered using Kali Linux for wireless security assessments and become a more effective penetration tester and consultant.

Style and approach

This book uses a step-by-step approach using real-world attack scenarios to help you master the wireless penetration testing techniques.

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Master Puppet for configuration management of your systems in an enterprise deployment

About This Book

* This book is an advanced guide to using and deploying Puppet 4 in your organization with a special focus on issues faced in larger enterprise deployments
* From an experienced author, learn to deal with scaling, performance, and multiple developers with the help of real-world examples
* This is the most up-to-date guide on Puppet, and covers the advanced concepts of Puppet 4

Who This Book Is For

This book is for those who have intermediate knowledge of Puppet and are looking to deploy it in their environment. Some idea how to write simple modules for configuration management with Puppet is a prerequisite for this book.

What You Will Learn

* Scale out your Puppet infrastructure using proxying techniques
* Automate your code promotion workflow using Git and r10k
* Solve real-world problems using public modules from the Puppet Forge
* Use Hiera to separate the data of your configuration from the code of your configuration
* Write your own custom facts in Ruby
* Extend Puppet with your own custom facts, modules, and types
* Use exported resources to orchestrate change between machines
* Debug a puppetserver using Java techniques

In Detail

Puppet is a configuration management system and a language. It was written for and by system administrators to manage large numbers of systems efficiently and prevent configuration drifts.
Mastering Puppet deals with the issues faced when scaling out Puppet to handle large numbers of nodes. It will show you how to fit Puppet into your enterprise and allow many developers to work on your Puppet code simultaneously. In addition, you will learn to write custom facts and roll your own modules to solve problems. Next, popular options for performing reporting and orchestration tasks will be introduced in this book. Moving over to troubleshooting techniques, which will be very useful. The concepts presented are useful to any size organization.
By the end of the book, you will know how to deal with problems of scale and exceptions in your code, automate workflows, and support multiple developers working simultaneously.

Style and approach

This book is a step-wise guide packed with examples to help you configure complex systems in Puppet.

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Get up and running with Magento 2 to create custom solutions, themes, and extensions effectively

About This Book

* Create unique solutions for Magento 2 by developing and implementing solutions, themes, and extensions
* Be proficient in the main functionalities, resources, and system structure of Magento 2
* Get to grips with this practical and hands-on guide to raise your web development skills to the next level

Who This Book Is For

If you are a PHP developer who wants to improve your skills in e-commerce development by creating themes and extensions for Magento 2, then this book is for you.

What You Will Learn

* Install and set up the Magento Ecosystem
* Choose the best options for Magento's Sell System features
* Work with Search Engine Optimization in Magento
* Create and customize themes for Magento
* Develop extensions for new Magento functionalities
* Package extensions to publish in the Magento Connect network
* Create Magento solutions for mobile devices
* Carry out performance adjustments to speed up your Magento system

In Detail

Magento is the e-commerce software and platform trusted by the world's leading brands. Used by thousands of merchants for their transactions worth billions, it provides the flexibility to customize the content and functionality of your website. By strengthening your fundamentals in Magento development, you can develop the best solutions and take advantage of the growing market.
This fast-paced tutorial will provide you with skills you need to successfully create themes, extensions, and solutions to Magento 2 projects.
This book begins by setting up Magento 2 before gradually moving onto setting the basic options of the Sell System. You will take advantage of Search Engine Optimization aspects, create design and customize theme layout, develop new extensions, and adjust the Magento System to achieve great performance. By sequentially working through the steps in each chapter, you will quickly explore all the features of Magento 2 to create a great solution.
With ample examples and a practical approach, this book will ensure your success with this astonishing e-commerce management system.

Style and approach

This book would be a fast-paced tutorial guide that uses hands-on examples to developing new solutions for Magento e-commerce system. Each topic is explained sequentially in the process of creating a Magento solution, along with detailed explanations of the basic and advanced features of Magento 2.

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Get up and running with machine learning with F# in a fun and functional way

About This Book

* Design algorithms in F# to tackle complex computing problems
* Be a proficient F# data scientist using this simple-to-follow guide
* Solve real-world, data-related problems with robust statistical models, built for a range of datasets

Who This Book Is For

If you are a C# or an F# developer who now wants to explore the area of machine learning, then this book is for you. Familiarity with theoretical concepts and notation of mathematics and statistics would be an added advantage.

What You Will Learn

* Use F# to find patterns through raw data
* Build a set of classification systems using Accord.NET, Weka, and F#
* Run machine learning jobs on the Cloud with MBrace
* Perform mathematical operations on matrices and vectors using Math.NET
* Use a recommender system for your own problem domain
* Identify tourist spots across the globe using inputs from the user with decision tree algorithms

In Detail

The F# functional programming language enables developers to write simple code to solve complex problems. With F#, developers create consistent and predictable programs that are easier to test and reuse, simpler to parallelize, and are less prone to bugs.
If you want to learn how to use F# to build machine learning systems, then this is the book you want.
Starting with an introduction to the several categories on machine learning, you will quickly learn to implement time-tested, supervised learning algorithms. You will gradually move on to solving problems on predicting housing pricing using Regression Analysis. You will then learn to use Accord.NET to implement SVM techniques and clustering. You will also learn to build a recommender system for your e-commerce site from scratch. Finally, you will dive into advanced topics such as implementing neural network algorithms while performing sentiment analysis on your data.

Style and approach

This book is a fast-paced tutorial guide that uses hands-on examples to explain real-world applications of machine learning. Using practical examples, the book will explore several machine learning techniques and also describe how you can use F# to build machine learning systems.

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The Sociology of Islam provides an accessible introduction to this emerging field of inquiry, teaching and debate. The study is located at the crucial intersection between a variety of disciplines in the social sciences and the humanities. It discusses the long-term dynamics of Islam as both a religion and as a social, political and cultural force.The volume focuses on ideas of knowledge, power and civility to provide students and readers with analytic and critical thinking frameworks for understanding the complex social facets of Islamic traditions and institutions. The study of the sociology of Islam improves the understanding of Islam as a diverse force that drives a variety of social and political arrangements. Delving into both conceptual questions and historical interpretations, The Sociology of Islam is a transdisciplinary, comparative resource for students, scholars, and policy makers seeking to understand Islamas complex changes throughout history and its impact on the modern world.

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Deadlock and Disillusionment: American Politics Since 1968 is an insightful consideration of the events people, and policy debates that have shaped and continue to influence, even control, the current political era.  Rejects conventional wisdom that the dominant force shaping recent American politics in the last half century has been the "rise of the Right" Considers the achievements and frustrations of each administration, from Nixon to Obama, in its assessment of contemporary U.S. politics Features authorship by an expert scholar in the field who takes a thematic rather than a partisan approach to recent American politics Offers a concise, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date synthesis of the literature in the field and concludes with a comprehensive bibliographical essay, an aid to student research