FOX's musical drama Empire has been hailed as the savior of broadcast television, drawing 15 million viewers a week. A "hip-hopera" inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear and 1980s prime-time soap Dynasty, the series is at the forefront of a black popular culture Renaissance--yet has stirred controversy in the black community. Is Empire shifting paradigms or promoting pernicious stereotypes?Examining the evolution and potency of black images in popu...

Black celebrities in America have always walked a precarious line between their perceived status as spokespersons for their race and their own individual success--and between being "not black enough" for the black community or "too black" to appeal to a broader audience.Few know this tightrope walk better than Kanye West, who transformed hip-hop, pop and gospel music, redefined fashion, married the world's biggest reality TV star and ran for president, all while becoming one of onl...

With the emergence of popular culture phenomena such as reality television, blogging, and social networking sites, it is important to examine the representation of Black women and the potential implications of those images, messages, and roles. Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues provides such a comprehensive analysis. Using an array of theoretical frameworks and methodologies, this collection features cutting edge research from scholars interested in the relationsh...

Exploit and defend against the latest wireless network attacksLearn to exploit weaknesses in wireless network environments using the innovative techniques in this thoroughly updated guide. Inside, you’ll find concise technical overviews, the latest attack methods, and ready-to-deploy countermeasures. Find out how to leverage wireless eavesdropping, break encryption systems, deliver remote exploits, and manipulate 802.11 clients, and learn how attackers impersonate cellular networ...

The latest wireless security solutions Protect your wireless systems from crippling attacks using the detailed security information in this comprehensive volume. Thoroughly updated to cover today's established and emerging wireless technologies, Hacking Exposed Wireless , second edition reveals how attackers use readily available and custom tools to target, infiltrate, and hijack vulnerable systems. This book discusses the latest developments in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and DECT hacking,...

Psst! It's true! This is the best book on ROMANS you'll ever read!Marius butchered his enemies, Crassus stole, Clodius lied and Julius Caesar didn't care about anyone other than Julius Caesar. It's true: the Romans were gangsters.This book is full of cheating, stabbing, vomiting and general bad behaviour. There are severed heads on spears, messy massacres and streets flowing with blood. Find out who wore a purple-striped toga, who was crooked, who was mean and who was just ...

The regulation of innovation and the optimal design of legal institutions in an environment of uncertainty are two of the most important policy challenges of the twenty-first century. Innovation is critical to economic growth. Regulatory design decisions and, in particular, competition policy and intellectual property regimes can have profound consequences for economic growth. However, remarkably little is known about the relationship between innovation, competition and regulatory policy. ...

Until his father’s death, Noah Adams believed the large piece of land gifted to him on his twenty-first birthday is legally his. Suddenly he discovers a condition comes with the ‘gift’. For the land to become lawfully his, Noah must marry within four weeks or lose everything. With no local women available, he has few choices.Mary Stanton is impoverished and barely surviving. After deciding he can no longer support his spinster daughter, her father promises her to a lecherous man wh...

Used to living a life of privilege, Clarissa Reyes, a confirmed spinster, finds herself in a quandary after her parent’s sudden death. To save herself from being forced to marry an evil, but extremely wealthy man, Clarissa secretly becomes a proxy bride.Rancher, Jacob Adams agrees to marry Clarissa via proxy to help her out of an intolerable situation. When she turns up unannounced, it quickly becomes obvious she has no idea about ranch life, and Jacob starts to regret his hasty de...

More than a decade ago, Chance fell in love, but it wasn’t to be.Chance Devlin vividly recollects the day Laura arrived at Broken Arrow ranch, to take charge of three motherless boys.He could only admire her from afar, as her responsibilities were too great to allow any man into her life. Now, the boys are all grown up with families of their own.Is there any hope for him with Laura, or should he think about trying to get himself a Proxy Bri...

Forced to marry by proxy to keep his land, Seth Adams agrees to wait for several weeks to meet his bride until her sister has given birth. He is shocked when she arrives, bringing her young niece with her.Abigail Taggart has looked forward to her marriage, but little does she know what lays ahead.Will Seth accept Abigail’s explanation, or will he turn her away? And despite their difficult situation, can these two strangers make their marriage work?Author's Promi...

Floyd Adams' proxy bride arrived amidst chaos, mayhem, and gunfire.He knew nothing about the man who threatened to make Kathryn his own or take her life in the process. What Floyd did know was he would protect his bride, even if that meant putting his own life in danger. That was the cowboy way, after all.Kathryn Allen married Floyd by proxy to distance herself from a relentless pursuer. One who had already shown his true colors. What she hadn't counted on was bringing dang...