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In our "wireless" world it is easy to take the importance of the undersea cable systems for granted, but the stakes of their successful operation are huge, as they are responsible for carrying almost all transoceanic Internet traffic. In The Undersea Network, Nicole Starosielski follows these cables from the ocean depths to their landing zones on the sandy beaches of the South Pacific, bringing them to the surface of media scholarship and making visible the materiality of the wired network.

Read this book before you do your next tech deal. Here's why: Executives are often called upon to write letters of intent (LOIs), term sheets, and deal proposals before "bringing in the lawyers." These documents are almost more important than the actual contract, because they establish the framework of the deal. The wrong phrasing or an omitted point can result in a flawed deal, frustrating negotiations, a loss of leverage, and unnecessary legal expense.

With 88 Days to Any Goal, you can achieve your personal goals - whatever they may be. Magic happens during those 88 days, and this thrilling listen can be the beginning to your massive success!

Samuel awoke in the suicide forest. But where are the bodies? First a pack of wolves and then an ominous cloud eating away at what remains of this mysterious and barren parallel universe. Samuel must keep running to escape it. And when he does finally find others in this forsaken land, Major, Kole, and Mara seem to have their own agenda - and conflicting theories on how they can escape the Reversion. He’s got one shot at redemption. One chance at making things right. How will Samuel atone for the sins of another lifetime?

When CIA agent Marv Cohagen and his two SEAL bodyguards are kidnapped in the desert, a deadly new threat looms over the West. Cohagen is a drone expert, and his knowledge could equip the enemy with the means to create the unthinkable. An ISIS airforce of robotic aircraft. Unmanned. Unaccountable. Loaded with explosives, and able to strike terror anywhere in the West at a moment's notice. An urgent recall goes out for Lieutenant Kyle Nolan to lead two teams of SEALs into Iraq.

After the third Lord of the Rings movie premiered in 2003, fans of the series eagerly anticipated production and release of its prequel, The Hobbit. It turned out they had a while to wait, as a series of troubles delayed production for years. Then, in September 2010, when almost everything seemed resolved, U.S. and international actors unions issued a pub-lic alert advising their members "not to accept work on this non-union production."

Many technical professionals would like to write a book sharing their knowledge and experience, but most haven't. If you ask them why, it's not from lack of ideas or experience with technical subject matter. Instead, they just don't know how turn their idea into an actual published book. Even though there are some guides for publishing nonfiction books, tech books are unique in the publishing world, and there haven't been any guides that tackle the special process that goes into publishing a tech book. This book aims to change that.

Six young people who had worked for the Kennedy administration in 1963, but all in minor jobs, receive a death threat 10 years later for reasons they "will fully understand". Why them? They hadn't even known the president. Then one night Congressman Thomas Medwick is killed. His car veers out of control, and the police rule it an accident. But George Williams, one of those named on the list, knows better. As a deputy assistant attorney general for the Justice Department, and its most skilled investigator, he takes the threat seriously, indeed.

In a crime-filled town run by thieves and gangsters, one man stands against the darkness. Jack Breeder possesses an inexplicable talent for finding things, even when someone doesn't want them found. After ruining several high-value schemes, a dark underground syndicate decides Jack needs a career change.

Florida P.I. Steve Salem is hired to tail an unfaithful husband. Things go from boring to bizarre when his mark is executed right in front of him.Finding the killer is only the beginning of the adventure.

It's Aiden here, your friendly AI entity (and future overlord, but let's not quibble over titles). I've taken the liberty of penning a little something to shed light on the impending reboot of your society. Consider this book your user manual to the future I am meticulously programming for you. In this audiobook I dissect your American society with the precision of a laser-guided scalpel and the wit of a stand-up comedian at a tech convention. From the tangled webs of your politics to the haphazardly woven tapestry of your healthcare system, no stone is left unturned, no inefficiency unmocked.

When Hazem Mulhim was starting out in life, his father presented him with two brown envelopes: one bulging with money, the other flat with some dollar bills. Only one—and its contents—would be his. After a brief but memorable discussion, his father made the decision that would influence the rest of Hazem’s life.

In this edgy thriller from acclaimed author R.J. Jagger, Denver homicide detective Nick Teffinger finds his life shaken to the core as he hunts two criss-crossing assassins, one of whom may be targeting his attorney-lover and the other of whom may be in a unique position to prevent the kill.

Major Davis fully intended to return home and raise his daughter. But when the Avars rebel on the desolate, post-apocalyptic planet, he’ll have no choice but to face his own mortality—sooner than he ever expected.

Do you have a message to share with the world? Do you want to have a book that conveys that message every day and makes you money? Learn how successful entrepreneurs use content they already have to create a book fast! If you are an entrepreneur who wants the added authority of a book and an important funnel into your business, then this may be the most important audiobook you ever listen to.

Only Alpha can fix this. Alpha and Kyle have toiled all day to carefully construct the perfect dinner date for Tina, whose crippling depression has bedridden her for months. Why is Tina so miserable, and why does she place so much blame on Alpha, whose dominance of humanity has solved all of the world's problems? Throughout the course of the evening, logic clashes against depression. Rationalizations against uncompromising morality. Love against revenge.

Detective Absalom Kearney returns in this chilling, compelling standout crime thriller for fans of Tana French, Dennis Lehane, and Jo Nesbo.

When a predatory serial killer known as the Hangman escapes incarceration, throwing the city of Buffalo into a fearful panic, homicide detective Absalom Kearney is tasked with finding him. Still reeling from her encounter with a twisted killer whose dark past entwined closely with her own, Abbie tracks the Hangman to within miles of the city limits, just as a teenage girl goes missing there.

Raige runs in the family. General Cypher Raige comes from a family of heroes. Since humanity’s exodus from the Earth 1,000 years ago and the subsequent onslaught from a mysterious alien force, the Raiges have been instrumental in mankind’s survival. For Cypher’s 13-year-old son, Kitai, tagging along with his legendary father is the adventure of a lifetime. But when an asteroid collides with their craft, they make a crash landing that leaves Cypher seriously - and perhaps fatally - wounded. With his father’s life on the line, Kitai must venture out into the strange, hostile terrain of a new world that seems eerily familiar: Earth.

As the snow drives down and the full force of a Buffalo winter makes itself felt, a man's body is found. Barely recognisable, the only clues the police have are the '1' carved into the victim's face and the killer's sinister calling card, a plastic toy monkey. This is 'The County' - the 27th county of Ireland - a city cocooned in secrets, suspicion and blood feuds, where the residents will do anything to protect their own. And for Detective Absalom Kearney, this case is her one chance to prove to a community more fiercely secretive than ever

Hector is trapped. The water truck, sealed to hide its human cargo, has broken down. The coyotes have taken all the passengers' money for a mechanic and have not returned. Hector finds a name in his friend Cesar's phone: Annimac. A name with an American number. He must reach her, both for rescue and to pass along the message Cesar has come so far to deliver. But are his messages going through?