Richard Stevens Books

TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, Second Edition, is a detailed and visual guide to today?s TCP/IP protocol suite. Fully updated for the newest innovations, it demonstrates each protocol in action through realistic examples from modern Linux, Windows, and Mac OS environments. There?s no better way to discover why TCP/IP works as it does, how it reacts to common conditions, and how to apply it in your own applications and networks. Building on the late W. Richard Stevens? classic first edition, author Kevin R. Fall adds his cutting-edge experience as a leader in TCP/IP protocol research, updating the book to fully reflect the latest protocols and best practices. He first introduces TCP/IP?s core goals and architectural concepts, showing how they can robustly connect diverse networks and support multiple services running concurrently.

Presents a comprehensive guide to every form of IPC, including message passing, synchronization, shared memory, & Remote Procedure Calls (RPC). Text contains extensive new source code - all carefully optimized & available on the Web. Unix (Computer file).

This is THE guide to UNIX network programming APIs. Whether you write Web servers, client/server applications, or any other network software, you need to understand networking APIS-especially sockets in greater detail than ever before. You need UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1, Third Edition. In this book, the Authors offer unprecedented, start-to-finish guidance on making the most of sockets, the de facto standard for UNIX network programming with APIs - as well as extensive coverage of the X/Open Transport Interface (XTI).

Set against the backdrop of friendship and war, this narrative explores the complexities of love, hatred, survival, and loss. It unfolds across two distinct worlds over a span of seven hundred years, intertwining various historical events and dimensions. The story delves into the deep connections between characters as they navigate the challenges posed by their tumultuous environments, offering a rich tapestry of experiences that transcend time and space.

Provides a tutorial on the system call interface and the important functions found in the ANSI C library. The author describes more than 200 system calls and functions. He offers examples teaching you how to create a database library, a PostScript printer driver, a modem dialer, and a program that runs other programs under a pseudo terminal.

Finally, programmers that need to truly understand the TCP/IP protocol suite have a resource to turn to, TCP/IP Illustrated. Instead of merely describing the RFC's, bestselling author Rich Stevens takes an innovative "visual" approach which, combined with his writing style, results in an accessible "understandable" guide to TCP/IP.

The book explores three critical crises affecting American judicial statesmanship, focusing on the challenges faced by the judiciary in maintaining its integrity and independence. It delves into the interplay between law and politics, examining how external pressures and societal changes impact judicial decision-making. Through insightful analysis, the author highlights the consequences of these crises on democracy and the rule of law, offering a thought-provoking perspective on the future of the American legal system.

In a grim setting where ancient powers have sealed the land and evil prevails, nature suffers under the weight of corruption. Survival is uncertain as monsters, daemons, and undead creatures roam freely. The story unfolds in a world dominated by powerful beings who exploit the weak, with dark secrets lurking beneath the surface. As heroes are nearly nonexistent, the quest for hidden truths about the Banes becomes a perilous journey through a defiled and tortured realm.

A beautifully written exposition of Freud's ideas and how they emerged from the zeitgeist of the age, Stevens offers students and general readers a stimulating and uniquely balanced assessment of Freud's work. He also examines its implications for society and for understanding the person. The best and most readable introduction to Freud available.