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    Traffic
    Something I Said
    Doggerland
    Bear Moves
    Microsoft Windows Security Resource Kit
    Ben Smith
    • Ben Smith

      • 150 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Offering a concise yet thorough exploration of intermittent fasting, this guide provides practical insights and strategies for achieving real results in under 150 pages. It covers essential concepts, benefits, and tips, making it accessible for both beginners and those familiar with the practice. The focus is on delivering actionable information that empowers readers to incorporate intermittent fasting into their lifestyle effectively.

      Ben Smith
    • Explains how to plan and implement a security-management strategy, discussing topics such as permissions, security templates, TCP/IP settings, domain controllers, and certificate servers.

      Microsoft Windows Security Resource Kit
    • Bear Moves

      • 40 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      3.7(164)Add rating

      In a high-energy sequel to I Am Bear, the dance-loving star rolls out a variety of dance moves and inspires kids to try some of their own.Get up, get down,hit the ground . . .Bear's in a dancing mood, and his friend Bunny is happy to help out with the boom box. With moves like Furry Breaking, Running Bear (you run but don't go anywhere), and the classic back spin, who could blame observers who might want to bust a move of their own? Actor/rapper Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown) and artist Sav Akyuz team up again for a lively two-step with the multitalented Bear.

      Bear Moves
    • Doggerland

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.7(951)Add rating

      'The Road meets Waiting for Godot: powerful, unforgettable, unique' Melissa Harrison, author of At Hawthorn Time.Doggerland is a superbly gripping debut novel about loneliness and hope, nature and survival - set on an off-shore windfarm in the not-so-distant future. 'His father's breath had been loud in the small room. It had smelled smoky, or maybe more like dust. 'I'll get out,' he'd said. 'I'll come back for you, ok?' The boy remembered that; had always remembered it. And, for a time, he'd believed it too.' In the North Sea, far from what remains of the coastline, a wind farm stretches for thousands of acres. The Boy, who is no longer really a boy, and the Old Man, whose age is unguessable, are charged with its maintenance. They carry out their never-ending work as the waves roll, dragging strange shoals of flotsam through the turbine fields. Land is only a memory. So too is the Boy's father, who worked on the turbines before him, and disappeared. The boy has been sent by the Company to take his place, but the question of where he went and why is one for which the Old Man will give no answer. As the Old Man dredges the sea for lost things, the Boy sifts for the truth of his missing father. Until one day, from the limitless water, a plan for escape emerges...Doggerland is a haunting and beautifully compelling story of loneliness and hope, nature and survival.

      Doggerland
    • For thirteen-year-old Carmichael Taylor, life is one big joke – in a good way. He just can’t understand why no one else seems to find everything as funny as he does.When Car is filmed stumbling into performing a piece of hilarious stand-up at the school talent show – targeting his family, school and friends – the footage ends up creating international infamy. But with the promise of fame and fortune comes trouble, and it’s up to Car to decide what or who he’s willing to risk to chase his comedy dream.

      Something I Said
    • Traffic

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.7(1006)Add rating

      The origin story of the Age of Disinformation: the candid inside tale of two online media rivals, Jonah Peretti of HuffPost and BuzzFeed and Nick Denton of Gawker Media, whose delirious pursuit of attention at scale helped release the dark forces that would overtake the internet and American society.If attention is the new oil, Ben Smith’s Traffic is the story of the time between the first gusher and the impact of climate change. The curtain opens in Soho in the early 2000s, after the first dotcom crash but before Google, Apple, and Facebook exploded, when it seemed that New York City rather than Silicon Valley might become tech’s center of gravity. There, within a few square blocks, Nick Denton’s merry band of nihilists at his growing Gawker empire and Jonah Peretti’s sunnier crew at HuffPost and BuzzFeed were building the foundations of viral internet media. It was tech’s age of innocence: the old establishment might have been discredited by the Iraq War, but digital news would facilitate the spread of truth. After all, didn’t progressive activists online get Barack Obama elected?Ben Smith, who would go on to earn a controversial reputation as BuzzFeed’s editor-in-chief, was there to see it, and he chronicles it all with marvelous lucidity scored with dark wit, sparing no one—and certainly not himself. Smith tells a nuanced story: yes, Denton’s ideology of radical transparency was problematic, but at least he had an ideology. Jonah Peretti survived long after Denton’s Gawker perished because his focus on clicks was relentlessly content-agnostic. But unintended consequences began to snowball.Traffic explores one of the great ironies of our time: the internet, which was going to help the left remake the world in its image, has become the motive force of right populism. People like Steve Bannon and Andrew Breitbart and Gavin McInnes and Chris Poole, the creator of 4chan, all seemed like minor characters in the narrative in which Nick and Jonah and crew were the stars. By 2020, any reasonable observer might wonder if the opposite wasn’t the case. To understand how we got here, Traffic is essential and enthralling reading.

      Traffic
    • With funny word play and bold imagery, actor Ben Bailey Smith and artist Sav Akyuz introduce a trickster to remember.

      I Am Bear
    • Vanquished

      Be a {Wo}man - Volume 1

      • 122 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      The story resumes with the Wisteria Crew facing imminent peril as their airship descends in flames over the remnants of Castle Valiant. Tensions rise as they are targeted by the formidable Alfainian Lord Umbermane, intensifying the crew's struggle for survival. The narrative promises a blend of action and adventure as the mismatched characters confront their dire circumstances, setting the stage for an exciting continuation of their journey.

      Vanquished
    • Vanquished

      Be a {Wo}man: Volume 3

      • 110 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      In this volume, Valorie Valiant, the transgender princess of Valenguard, faces off against Tat in a thrilling sword fight. Meanwhile, Marium encounters her ghostly husband, leading to an intense duel. The narrative intertwines themes of identity and love, exploring the complexities of relationships and personal battles within a fantastical setting.

      Vanquished
    • Hero II

      The Rise of Peresus

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Set a year and a half after Saberen's battle against the sorcerer Sarnav, this installment of the Hero series blends fantasy elements with the dynamic action typical of anime and comic books. The narrative expands on Saberen's journey, introducing new challenges and characters while deepening the adventure and excitement.

      Hero II