A life-changing gift of a book: What if you tried to stop doing everything, so you could finally get round to what counts?**The instant Sunday Times bestseller**Rejecting the futile modern obsession with 'getting everything done,' Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing rather than denying their limitations.Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contempor...

Develop a solid understanding of the important command-line tools and utilities in LinuxKey FeaturesDelve into the fundamentals of LinuxExplore and work with virtualization, command lines, and Bash shell scriptsUse special file permission flags such as setuid and setgidBook DescriptionLinux is a Unix-like operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. Fundamentals of ...

This book was about the nature and our world is changing because of pollution and how we can help.

The man’s hands were bound. From a branch overhead dangled a lariat, the end in the hands of two burly men. Someone was raising a hand as a signal when Sudden stepped forward, guns drawn. ‘Mebbe one of you will tell me what’s goin’ on?’ he suggested. ‘We’re stringing up a cattle thief,’ a broken-nosed man snarled. ‘Ain’t that plain enough?’ ‘What’s your name?’ Sudden asked quietly. ‘Lanty,’ the man replied. ‘What’s that to you?’ Sudden grinned, a cold and mirthless grin. ‘...

The second book in the chronology has James Green finding a mission in life..and confronting men whose mission in life is to exterminate him.Sudden.

New York Times and USA Today BestsellerAfter leaving high school, with a hard-won diploma and the title of most likely to break hearts, Alexander “Nix” Pierce has left his wild, out of control years mostly behind him. A small inheritance from his grandfather has given him the funds to open up his tattoo shop, Freefall, and he has started to pull his life together. Aside from trying to keep his best friend, Dray, from killing himself in the fight r...

*** A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR ***“Excellent…immensely well-researched and playful. Smith has written something special.” -- Patrick Galbraith, The Times"Imaginative and engaging" -- Country LifeAcclaimed travel writer Oliver Smith sets out to radically reframe our idea of 'pilgrimage' in Britain by retracing sacred travel made across time, from murmurs of ritual journeys in the depths of Ice Age to ...

The First Quarter-Century of Steam Locomotives in North America: Remaining Relics and Operable Replicas with a Catalog of Locomotive Models in the U. S. National Museum (United States National Museum Bulletin 210) is a comprehensive and meticulously researched volume that chronicles the pioneering era of steam locomotive development in North America, spanning from the early 19th century through the mid-1800s. Authored by John H. White, Jr., this authoritative work delves into the technolog...

A pioneer in the field of basketball analytics, Dean Oliver introduced a framework to understand basketball through the use of statistics in his book Basketball on Paper. In his follow-up, Basketball beyond Paper, Oliver lays out both the technical and personal aspects of his twenty-year experience in the NBA as he helped build the analytics that changed the game. He also looks at the people and technology that pushed those analytics forward.Oliver tells stories o...

'A masterpiece' – The New York TimesIf a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self – himself – he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it.In this extraordinary book, Dr. Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients struggling to adapt to often bizarre worlds of neurological disorder. Here are people who can no longer recognize everyday objects or those ...

EthanFinding out my ex-fiance is the best man at my cousin's wedding is the cherry on top of my problems.I can't turn up alone, so finding a fake boyfriend is the only option.My relationship with Jacob isn't supposed to be real, but he gets me in a way nobody ever has and now I'm questioning everything.After nearly two decades in the NHL, retirement is nearing and I have no idea who I am outside of hockey.I need to focus on winning o...

Aimed at those with some experience of painting in watercolour but helpful for beginners too, the book provides a comprehensive masterclass in the art of landscape painting. Readers will be taken on a journey, developing a rich understanding of the landscape as an inspirational subject, through the steps required to capture it in watercolour, to designing paintings and adopting strategies and structures that will deliver consistent results. The book concludes with advice and guidance on ho...