Today’s first Featured New Release is The Girl in the Glass: A McCabe and Savage Thriller ($2.99 Kindle), by James Hayman [Witness Impulse / HarperCollins].
Book Description
Two identical women.
Two identical murders. Two lives brutally cut short
108 years apart
June 1904.
Aimée Garnier Whitby, a beautiful French artist and wife of one of Maine’s richest and most powerful men, is found near death on the Whitby family’s private summer island, the letter “A” mysteriously carved into her chest.
June 2012.
Veronica Aimée Whitby, the eighteen-year-old descendant and virtual double of the first Aimée, becomes the victim of a near perfect copycat murder. With another beautiful, promising young Whitby woman slain, the media begin to swarm and pressure builds for Mike McCabe and Maggie Savage to bring the killer quickly to justice. But the key to solving Aimée’s death just might have been buried with her beautiful ancestor.
The latest McCabe and Savage thriller from USA Today bestselling author James Hayman is a crackling, twisty novel of suspense, perfect for fans of J.A. Jance and John Sandford.
Today’s second Featured New Release is Buddhism for Dudes: A Jarhead’s Field Guide to Mindfulness ($10.89 Kindle), by Gerry Stribling [Wisdom Publications / Simon and Schuster].
Book Description
A tough former Marine leads Buddhist basic training for the average Joe.
In Buddhism for Dudes, Gerry “Strib” Stribling, former Marine and all-around good guy, answers questions on life and living with a healthy dose of Buddhist wisdom for the regular guy. Strib takes a good look at who the Buddha was, meditation, karma, and more. With good humor and without sentimentalism, he explains these down-to-earth insights in everyday language. Showing how Buddhism boldly approaches life’s problems head on, unflinching and alert—like a soldier in a forward listening post in the dark of night—Strib emphasizes the Buddhist call to moral action for the good of oneself and others.
About the Author
Gerry Stribling was born into a military family and served in the marine Corps in the 1960s and early 1970s. Since 1991 he has worked as a case manager for disabled, impoverished, homeless and criminal populations. He is the author of Confessions of a Buddhist Gunslinger. Stribling and his wife make their home in Louisville, Kentucky.
Today’s third Featured New Release is How Software Works: The Magic Behind Encryption, CGI, Search Engines, and Other Everyday Technologies ($19.12 Kindle), by V. Anton Spraul [No Starch Press].
Book Description
We use software every day to perform all kinds of magical, powerful tasks. It’s the force behind stunning CGI graphics, safe online shopping, and speedy Google searches. Software drives the modern world, but its inner workings remain a mystery to many.
How Software Works explains how computers perform common-yet-amazing tasks that we take for granted every day. Inside you’ll learn:
- How data is encrypted
- How passwords are used and protected
- How computer graphics are created
- How video is compressed for streaming and storage
- How data is searched (and found) in huge databases
- How programs can work together on the same problem without conflict
- How data travels over the Internet
How Software Works breaks down these processes with patient explanations and intuitive diagrams so that anyone can understand-no technical background is required, and you won’t be reading through any code. In plain English, you’ll examine the intricate logic behind the technologies you constantly use but never understood.
If you’ve ever wondered what really goes on behind your computer screen, How Software Works will give you fascinating look into the software all around you.
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