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Managing Information Risk and the Economics of Security

Managing Information Risk and the Economics of Security
Managing Information Risk and the Economics of Security by M. Eric Johnson
English | PDF | 2009 | 339 Pages | ISBN : 0387097619 | 6.8 MB
Security has been a human concern since the dawn of time. With the rise of the digital society, information security has rapidly grown to an area of serious study and ongoing research. While much research has focused on the technical aspects of computer security, far less attention has been given to the management issues of information risk and the economic concerns facing firms and nations. Managing Information Risk and the Economics of Security provides leading edge thinking on the security issues facing managers, policy makers, and individuals.

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Man on the Moon How a Photograph Made Anything Seem Possible

Man on the Moon How a Photograph Made Anything Seem Possible
Pamela Jain Dell, "Man on the Moon: How a Photograph Made Anything Seem Possible "
English | ISBN: 0756544475 | 2011 | 64 pages | EPUB | 26 MB
It is a bizarrely beautiful image: A man in a spacesuit stands isolated in an alien world. His companion, the photographer, and their landing craft are reflected in his visor. This photograph, taken by Neil Armstrong of fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin, is the most famous documentation of America's 1969 moon landing. But to people in every country on Earth, it represented and still does so much more. The man in the photograph was hundreds of thousands of miles away from his home planet. He had conquered another world. It was, as Armstrong said, a giant leap for mankind. The photo of this historic event remains one of the most powerful and inspiring representations of the achievements of humankind.

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Malady of the Mind Schizophrenia and the Path to Prevention

Malady of the Mind Schizophrenia and the Path to Prevention
Malady of the Mind: Schizophrenia and the Path to Prevention by Jeffrey A. Lieberman
English | February 21st, 2023 | ISBN: 1982136421 | 528 pages | True EPUB | 13.07 MB
Of the many myths and misconceptions that obscure our understanding of schizophrenia, the most pernicious is that there is no effective treatment or cure. Though that may have been true in the past, the current reality couldn't be more different: today's treatments have the potential to be game-changing-and often lifesaving.

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Making Connections in and Through Arts– Based Educational Research

Making Connections in and Through Arts– Based Educational Research
Making Connections in and Through Arts-Based Educational Research
English | 2023 | ISBN: 9811980276 | 486 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 63 MB
This book explores the connections made in and through arts-based educational research through four themes: socially engaged connections, cultural connections, personal and pedagogical connections, and making connections during the COVID-19 pandemic. It emerges from the 3rd bi-annual 2020 Artful Inquiry Research Group symposium on the theme of "connections". The symposium brought together artists, community members, teachers, students, and researchers through a virtual platform to examine the way(s) in which the arts can help connect people, ideas, and spaces/places in a pandemic reality.

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Made in Turkey Studies in Popular Music

Made in Turkey Studies in Popular Music
Ali C. Gedik, "Made in Turkey: Studies in Popular Music "
English | ISBN: 0367870053 | 2019 | 280 pages | EPUB, PDF | 4 MB + 3 MB
Made in Turkey: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of Turkish popular music. The volume consists of essays by leading scholars of Turkish music, and covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of popular music in Turkey. Each essay provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Turkish popular music. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music in Turkey, followed by essays that are organized into thematic sections: Histories, Politics, Ethnicities, and Genres.

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Machiavellism The Doctrine of Raison d'Etat and Its Place in Modern History

Machiavellism The Doctrine of Raison d'Etat and Its Place in Modern History
Machiavellism: The Doctrine of Raison d'Etat and Its Place in Modern History By Friedrich Meinecke (editor); Douglas Scott; Werner Stark
1997 | 487 Pages | ISBN: 1560009705 | PDF | 21 MB
Here is a study, by a recognized master in the field of intellectual history, of the challenge put by Machiavelli to the idea that there is a universal moral law governing human behavior. Should the political leader act according to the maxim of "my country right or wrong," or should elites follow the principle of "let justice be done?" Friederich Meinecke, an acknowledged founder of cultural history as a field, follows the discussion of this theme from Machiavelli through such major figures as Richelieu, Frederick the Great, and Hegel, and presents conclusions of enduring significance.

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MCAT Behavioral Sciences Review 2023– 2024 Online + Book (Kaplan Test Prep)

MCAT Behavioral Sciences Review 2023– 2024 Online + Book (Kaplan Test Prep)
MCAT Behavioral Sciences Review 2023-2024: Online + Book (Kaplan Test Prep) by Kaplan Test Prep
English | July 5, 2022 | ISBN: 1506282873 | 600 pages | PDF (Converted) | 28 Mb
Kaplan's MCAT Behavioral Sciences Review 2023-2024 offers an expert study plan, detailed subject review, and hundreds of online and in-book practice questions-all authored by the experts behind the MCAT prep course that has helped more people get into medical school than all other major courses combined.