Shell scripts are an efficient way to interact with your machine and manage your files and system operations. With just a few lines of code, your computer will do exactly what you want it to do. But you can also use shell scripts for many other essential (and not-so-essential) tasks.This second edition of Wicked Cool Shell Scripts offers a collection of useful, customizable, and fun shell scripts for solving common problems and personalizing your computing environment. Eac...

It's been four years since Dave Harlow's wife, Helen, passed away. Since then, he has renewed his passion for researching his family roots. He uses his magnifying glass to stare into each and every one of the hundreds of family pictures --- the old housing, clothes, and hairstyles. From horse-drawn carriages to old cars, this was a time gone by.He is now focused on the picture of a family of nine. His great-great-great-grandfather and grandmother, along with their children, standin...

North American Survivors explores seven species of mammals that existed in the North American continent, lived through the last Ice Age, and endured to the present. It reveals the ancestral origins of the animals, the opinions that humans held towards them, and the way they affected the biodiversity in the environment in which they live.North American Survivors considers the way these animals survived so that humans may learn and integrate the animals' resilience ...

Think your Mac is powerful now? This practical guide shows you how to get much more from your system by tapping into Unix, the robust operating system concealed beneath OS X’s beautiful user interface. OS X puts more than a thousand Unix commands at your fingertips—for finding and managing files, remotely accessing your Mac from other computers, and using freely downloadable open source applications.If you’re an experienced Mac user, this updated edition teaches you all the basic c...

Defining momentswe all have them. All of us can look back and remember moments when events occurred and decisions were made that drastically altered the course of our lives. Defining moments shape our perception of the world, and they become major forces in defining who we are and what we are capable of. They become the scales by which we measure our worth. Our reality is anchored in our interpretation of those moments, and how we respond to them often determines how we respond in life.

Paul: Rising Through the Storm is a powerful true story of endurance, healing, and transformation.Paul's childhood was scarred by pain and experiences no child should ever have to endure. Yet, rather than allowing his past to define him, Paul embarks on a courageous journey of self-discovery and recovery-one that tests the limits of his spirit and reshapes his destiny.Through the raw and often turbulent process of therapy and reflection

FROM THE GRIM REALITIES OF A POVERTY-STRICKEN CHILDHOOD in Dublin's inner city to an unexpected rise to fame, Smelly Kid is the raw and gripping memoir of Andy Lee. Abandoned by his father, orphaned by twelve, and left to navigate a world that seemed determined to cast him aside, Andy's early years were a relentless struggle for survival. Homeless and hungry, he battled against the odds, finding solace in the rare kindness of strangers and the rebellious spirit that refused to let him sink...

“More often than not we forget we're on a journey of our own choosing. This excellent book gives us a compass for finding joy, meaning, and fulfillment on our own terms.”— Jonas Koffler, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Hustle: The Power to Charge Your Life with Money, Meaning, and MomentumThe universe is full of wonder and wisdom… and so are you.All around us—in nature and deep within our hearts—exis...

Don’t you hate it when you sit down to work, and suddenly you cannot focus? Or when you crack open your textbook finally and you just cannot focus on the words? How about when you start cleaning your house or doing some other household task, and your mind leaps around, causing you to forget what you were supposed to be doing originally? Your lack of productivity is probably just because you are distracted. You need to learn how to regain focus. You also need to limit the sources of distrac...

A story-loving gargoyle springs to life to save his beloved library—and reminds a community that books are where the magic beginsHigh above a grand library in France, the stone gargoyles come alive each night—but while the others roar and romp, the littlest gargoyle, Grayson, would rather read. When he overhears that fewer visitors are coming and the library may close, Grayson knows he must act. Turning to the stories he loves for inspiration, he hatches a clever p...

Exclusive interviews and career overviews of key comics creators taken from the pages of the Judge Dredd Megazine. In this third collection Dave Gibbons, Simon Fraser, Kevin O'Neill, Jesus Redondo, David Roach, John Hicklenton, John Cooper and Dave Taylor discuss their work in comics, 2000 AD and many other titles in great detail.

Change is Accelerating.Managing a chamber of commerce and providing leadership in a community have never been more challenging. Navigating complexity is certainly more than showing up at a picnic and tossing a horseshoe, hoping to get a ringer. It takes intelligence, strategy, and focus to win prosperity.In Horseshoes vs. Chess, veteran chamber executive and former mayor Dave Adkisson shares the insights he gained from more than 40 years observin...