Automate your Linux system with Puppet, the popular configuration management framework. Through code samples and real-world examples, this concise introduction shows you how to use...
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From Publishers WeeklyAs a researcher for a popular historical novelist, Jeff Johnston finds himself immersed in the minutiae of the Civil War, tracking down the name of a general'...
Led Zeppelin, who bestrode the world of rock like a colossus, have continually grown in popularity and influence since their official winding up in 1980. They exasperated critic...
An Autodesk Official Training Guide to 3ds Max 20113ds Max is a popular 3D animation-and-effects software used in movies, visual effects, games, cartoons, short films, comme...
Product DescriptionEight years ago, Alton Brown set out to create a cooking show for a new generation. The result was "Good Eats", one of Food Network's most popular programmes. Fo...
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An unauthorized look at the philosophical issues raised by one of today's most popular television shows: House House is one of the top three television dramas on the air, pullin...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Not long before her fiftieth birthday, Mackenzie Phillips walked into Los Angeles International Airport. She was on her way to a reunion for *One Day at a Time*, ...
SUMMARY: Stephen King, whose first novel, Carrie, was published in 1974, the year before the last U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam, is the first hugely popular writer of the TV ge...