Robert Long: 23 books

  “In the Java world, security is not viewed as an add-on a feature. It is a pervasive way of thinking. Those who forget to think in a secure mindset end up in trouble. But just because the facilities are there doesn’t mean that security is assured automatically. A set of standard practices...

This book describes the digitally intensive time-domain architectures and techniques applied to millimeter-wave frequency synthesis, with the objective of improving performance and reducing the cost of implementation. Coverage includes system architecture, system level modeling, critical building...

The status of many carnivore populations is of growing concern to scientists and conservationists, making the need for data pertaining to carnivore distribution, abundance, and habitat use ever more pressing. Recdevelopments in “noninvasive” research techniques—those that minimize disturbance...

Protestantism, at its best, grounds both its religious and its social critique in the faith of the prophets and the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as understood and lived by the church. Its teachings and desired practice stand in start contrast to complacent religion that seems to be at ease with...

“A must-read for all Java developers. . . . Every developer has a responsibility to author code that is free of significant security vulnerabilities. This book provides realistic guidance to help Java developers implement desired functionality with security, reliability, and maintainability goals...

These new and delightful fables expand on the themes that Aesop wrote about and now concern the issues, vices, and virtues of this century. These new 45 fables, which involve animals, insects, people, and objects, touch on a variety of social, moral and even political themes that are particularly relevant...

Sie sind gefährlich, sie sind prickelnd, und manchmal können sie das Leben von jetzt auf gleich völlig verändern: Seitensprünge sind etwas Verbotenes, Verschwiegenes, Aufregendes! Erzählt wird von Ehen und Partnerschaften, die vor modernen Herausforderungen stehen und im besten Falle an ihnen...

Rick Spears is a man of many skills and interests. An avid outdoorsman who loves camping, hunting, and writing, he has challenged himself to the ultimate adventure: a solo trek into the Alaskan wilderness, the home of countless predators who will have no fear of him. In the past, he had traveled in...

DANGER ON THE AMAZON leads Rick and his friends from Alaska to Hawaii, and then to the Amazon River in Brazil. Here the canoeing begins at a tributary running from the mountains. Swift waters with dangerous rocks and whirlpools challenge the canoers. Uncivilized natives, hostile to strangers are encountered....