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A #1 New York Times Bestseller, Anathem, a stunning work of philosophical science fiction, is perhaps the most brilliant literary invention to date from the incomparable Neal Stephenson, who rocked the world with Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, and The Baroque Cycle. Now he imagines an alternate universe where scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians live in seclusion behind ancient monastery walls until they are called back into the world to deal with a ...

In a world where privacy is dead and secrets are the most valuable currency, OFFLINE thrusts readers into a chilling near-future ruled not by governments but by a hidden digital empire—the Sovereign. This global network of power brokers uses predictive algorithms, biometric surveillance, and weaponized shame to control every individual. At the heart of the empire lies the Gilded Ledger, a dangerous digital archive where the world's most powerful trade their darkest secrets. Every handshake...

A No-Panic Guide to Switching to Linux - The Command Line, Software Alternatives, and Fixing What Breaks, for People Who've Never Left Windows

The Song That Stops the SpinWe are living in a world of noise.Endless content.Relentless voices.A digital whirlwind that spins faster than we can make sense of.But what if the problem isn't just what we're hearing— but the frequency we're living in?In A Tale of Two Swords, Leonard Sweet offers a groundbreaking vision of Scripture as a drama of sound, meaning, and resonance.At the gate of Eden, a flaming sword spins in every d...

This book is aimed at anybody who are looking to deepen their understanding of the command-line in Linux, the essential skills to use and manage the operating system. This book also an ideal reference for beginners to learn the common and basic Linux commands but it is also great for intermediate users.In this book, we use the Ubuntu to understand how Linux can be used, explore the Linux directory tree and work on the command-line to perform various tasks related to manage files and...

**The second novel from the "hottest science fiction writer in America" and New York Times–bestselling author of Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon ( Details).Meet Sangamon Taylor, a New Age Sam Spade who sports a wet suit instead of a trench coat and prefers Jolt from the can to Scotch on the rocks. He knows about chemical sludge the way he knows about evil—all too intimately. And the toxic trail he follows leads to some high and foul places....

New York Times BestsellerA New York Times Notable BookThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seveneves, Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon returns with a wildly inventive and entertaining science fiction thriller—Paradise Lost by way of Philip K. Dick—that unfolds in the near future, in parallel worlds.In his youth, Richard “Dodge” Forthrast founded Corporat...

From his triumphant debut with Snow Crash to the stunning success of his latest novel, Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson has quickly become the voice of a generation. In this now-classic political thriller, he and fellow author J. Frederick George tell a savagely witty, chillingly topical tale set in the tense moments of the Gulf War.When a foreign exchange student is found murdered at an Iowa University, Deputy Sheriff Clyde Banks finds that his inves...

A New York Times BestsellerFrom bestselling author Neal Stephenson and critically acclaimed historical and contemporary commercial novelist Nicole Galland comes a captivating and complex near-future thriller combining history, science, magic, mystery, intrigue, and adventure that questions the very foundations of the modern world.When Melisande Stokes, an expert in linguistics and languages, accidently meets military intelligence o...