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Andrew ” bunnie ” Huang , Hacking The Xbox: An Introduction To Reverse Engineering

This hands on guide to hacking begins with step by step tutorials on hardware modifications that teach basic hacking techniques as well as essential reverse engineering skills The book progresses into a discussion of the Xbox security mechanisms and other advanced hacking topics with an emphasis on educating the readers on the important subjects of computer security and reverse engineering Hacking the Xbox includes numerous practical guides such as where to get hacking gear soldering techniques debugging tips and an Xbox hardware reference guide Hacking the Xbox also confronts the social and political issues facing today s hacker by looking forward and discussing the impact of today s legal challenges on legitimate reverse engineering activities The book includes a chapter written by the Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF about the rights and responsibilities of hackers and concludes by discussing the latest trends and vulnerabilities in secure PC platforms .

( Courtesy Of GoodReads, paperback 288 pages )

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Virginia Woolf, Carlyle’s House and Other Sketches

Carlyle’s House and Other Sketches marks the first publication of one of Virginia Woolf’s very earliest notebooks. Recently unearthed from a collection of private papers, it contains a series of six striking and semi-autobiographical sketches, each transcribed and edited by Dr. David Bradshaw. From the cold formality of London townhouses with their rows of austere portraits, to the dull chaos of the academic’s abode, and the eccentric spinster’s Hampstead home, Virginia Woolf paints a series of portraits of everyday life, capturing character and setting in exquisite detail. Experimental in style, and heralding the later masterpieces Mrs Dalloway and To the Lighthouse, this early notebook is quintessential Woolf.

( Courtesy of GoodReads, paperback 52 pages )

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LSD MYSELF & I EXPLOSIVE EXPERIENCE 23 DOSES OF NEW MIND DRUG CONSTANCE A. NEWLAND

This book is the true story of one woman’s experiences with LSD the new, experimental and dangerous mind drug that is exploding into use across America.LSD is odorless, colorless, tasteless–and potent. One ounce provides 300,000 average doses. One dose can send a user into a shimmering, color-drenched world of wonder…or into a self-contained prison of frenzy and fear.

( from the sleeve, paperback 256 pages )

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J.P. Donleavy ; The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B

The New York Times Book Review called The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B, J. P. Donleavy’s hilarious, bittersweet tale of a lost young man’s existential odyssey, a triumphant piece of writing, achieved with that total authority, total mastery which shows that a fine writer is fully extended… .” In the years before and after World War II, Balthazar B is the world’s last shy, elegant young man. Born to riches in Paris and raised by his governess, Balthazar is shipped off to a British boarding school, where he meets the noble but naughty Beefy. The duo matriculate to Trinity College, Dublin, where Balthazar reads zoology and Beefy prepares for holy orders, all the while sharing amorous adventures high and low, until their university careers come to an abrupt and decidedly unholy end. Written with trademark bravado and a healthy dose of sincerity, The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B is vintage Donleavy. ”

( Courtesy of New York Times , paperback 380 pages )