“james turnbull”

Hardening is the process of protecting a system and its applications against unknown threats. "Hardening Linux" explains the main steps that any Network or Systems Administrator needs to take, to protect his computers that run on Linux. This book discusses security of mail servers, Web servers, and ... More

After reading this book, I now have a clear understanding of how Nagios works, how to implement it across all types of networked equipment, and even how to shut it off during my week of on-call. I give this book a 10/10. -- Joe Topjian, Adminspotting.net "Pro Nagios 2.0" explains how to install and ... More

Competent system administrators know their success hinges upon being able to perform often tedious tasks with rigor and punctuality. Such metrics are often achieved only by instituting a considerable degree of automation, something that has become even more crucial as IT environments continue to sca... More

This book brings you the hole-in-the wall gems that you'd never stumble onto on your own, but which the cameras did. Just as you thought the world had been fully explored -- here are the most amazing sights on planet earth that no guidebook takes you near. This selection of the weirdest and most unu... More

"Pragmatism, Feminism, and Democracy" is James Livingston's virtuoso reflection on the period between 1890 and 1930, a primal scene of American history during which a wave of intellectual currents came together--and fell apart--to reorient society. Tying in critical insights on corporate capitalism... More

The perceptions and attitudes that exist today between the East and the West had their origins in former times and earlier civilizations but have been exacerbated by modern day acts of aggression and subjugation. This seemingly unending conflict is now wreaking havoc on a good part of the western wo... More

This book is a comprehensive survey of urbanization in South Asia during the last 5000 years. Divided into clear accessible chapters, the book: explores ancient cities, including the Harappan or Sindhu/Sarasvati Civilization, the 'second' urbanization beginning in the Ganga River basin of northern I... More

From brave commanders and fierce warrior monks, to wandering swordsmen and fearless daughters, the mysterious world of the samurai is revealed in this book. The adventures of Japan's finest samurai are brought to life, from Minamoto Yoshitsune's victory on a mountainside to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's sea ... More