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The CloudNetX PrepCast is an exam-focused audio course designed to teach you how to think like a network architect operating in modern hybrid environments. Rather than memorizing protocols or vendor features in isolation, this course trains you to interpret scenario-based questions, identify constraints, and select designs that balance security, availability, performance, and cost the way the CloudNetX exam expects. Each episode builds practical architectural reasoning skills, covering topics such as routing intent, segmentation strategy, identity-driven access, cloud interconnects, resilience...

Eerily Beloved, we are gathered here to explore the backdrop that gave us the iconic imagery of Twilight and the X-Files that some twisted few exploit for darker narratives. Each week, join host Madeline, and a rotating door of guests, as they dive into creepy cryptids, sasquatch sightings, paranormal places, and true crime cases that make the pacific northwest region, and its beautifully vast landscape, infamous.

In The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire, seasoned defense analyst Edward N. Luttwak reveals how the Romans were able to combine military strength, diplomacy, and fortifications to effectively respond to changing threats. Rome's secret was not ceaseless fighting, but comprehensive strategies that unified force, diplomacy, and an immense infrastructure of roads, forts, walls, and barriers. Finally, as barbarians began to penetrate the empire, Rome filed large armies in a strategy of "defense-in-depth," allowing invaders to pierce Rome's borders.

After a black witch pitched a hissy fit in Hollis Apothecary, Rue got stuck cleaning up his mess. That was the easy part. Repairing the damage he inflicted on Camber and Arden? That makes Rue wish she could bring him back to life just to kill him again. Slower this time. While Rue is setting her new life back to rights, Clay and Asa are off working a case, but it soon becomes clear that they'll need her help to catch the vicious creature preying on locals in a small Tennessee town.

In 1999, an elite interdisciplinary team headed by Nobel laureate Andrew Danicek gathered in California to carry out a ground-breaking time-travel experiment. While the rest of the world remained unaware, Julius Caesar was successfully transported from the last day of his life to a specially-constructed covert facility. Four days of conversation with historians and Latin scholars were planned, followed by Caesar’s return to the moment from which he was extracted.

In the realm of Isodoro, just two things stand between Alliance lands and the spears and muskets of the orcish hordes: the wizards of the Order and constant infighting amongst the orcs themselves. In the Alliance capital, young Wit has just been promoted from apprentice to full wizard - and saddled with the very unglamorous task of traveling to a distant iron mine to inspect it for fraud. Worse yet, he's partnered with Wa'llach, a drunken dwarven prisoner who's killed more people than most plagues. Yet those skills are about to become very handy.

The entity had slept for some 90 years and recognized nothing of his old stamping ground in the London Docklands. He hungered for what he had sought all his life: female flesh. Inside a block of flats he found plenty to satisfy his need.

Famous for its unflagging narrative power, fine organization, and irresistibly persuasive arguments, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has earned a permanent place of honor in historical literature. Gibbon's elegantly detached erudition is seasoned with an ironic wit, and remarkably little of his work is outdated.

Ebenezer Le Page, cantankerous, opinionated and charming, is one of the most compelling literary creations of the late 20th century. Eighty years old, Ebenezer has lived his whole life on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a stony speck of a place caught between England and France yet a world away from either. Ebenezer himself is fiercely independent, but as he reaches the end of his life he is determined to tell his own story and the story of those he has known.

Jorge Edwards fue el primer escritor latinoamericano en notar que algo iba irremediablemente mal en la Revolución cubana. Las ilusiones románticas de la primera etapa, que despertaron la esperanza de las masas latinoamericanas y de los intelectuales de izquierda a nivel mundial, comenzaban a resquebrajarse. En Persona non grata el autor narra con agudeza su experiencia en La Habana como representante del gobierno de Salvador Allende, adonde llegó en 1971 con la misión de reanudar las relaciones diplomáticas entre ambos países.

When British twenty-somethings Ruth and Adam are offered the chance to spend the summer housesitting in New York, they can’t say no. Young, in love and on the cusp of professional success, they feel as if luck is finally on their side. So the moment that Eden turns up on the doorstep, drenched from a summer storm, it seems only right to share a bit of that good fortune. Beautiful and charismatic, Eden claims to be a friend of the homeowners, who told her she could stay whenever she was in New York. They know you’re not supposed to talk to strangers....

Heathenry is one of the fastest growing polytheistic religious movements in the United States today. In A Modern Guide to Heathenry, listeners will have the opportunity to explore the sacred stories of the various heathen gods like Odin, Frigga, Freya, and Thor, and will be granted a look into the devotional practices of modern votaries.

Author Edward White explores the Hitchcock phenomenon - what defines it, how it was invented, what it reveals about the man at its core, and how its legacy continues to shape our cultural world. Illuminating different aspects of Hitchcock's life and work, the book's 12 chapters reveal something fundamental about the man he was and the mythological creature he has become, presenting not just the life Hitchcock lived, but also the various versions of himself that he projected and those projected on his behalf.

When a woman's body is found in the grounds of a ruined priory, Detective Imogen Evans realises she is dealing with a serial killer - a killer whose victims appear to die in a state of bliss, eyes open, smiles forever frozen on their faces.

Soon Eafin is thrust into a great many unseen perils, frightful encounters, and life threatening events, all of which become his most challenging quest. But he must overcome the most frightful of obstacles: Thorekin, Wretchsouls, and the Valley of Shadowed Death. Eafin cannot fail to recover the Ancient Secret too long lost.

When the old woman who raised him in a remote village is murdered, Kriss Lemarc finds himself alone on a planet where he'll always be an outsider. His only link to his long-dead, unknown parents is the touchlyre they bequeathed him, a strange instrument that not only plays music but pours his innermost feelings into the minds of his listeners.

Winds of Change (and a whisper) is a collection of 20 short stories by Edward P.G.Field. The collection begins with a few tales, some satirical, responding to winds of change blowing through North America. Satire is not always amusing; but whether we laugh or wince, hopefully there is fresh perspective—a gentle whisper.

Join Edward Lamplough as he vividly recounts 22 epic battles that unfolded in Yorkshire, traversing various time periods and political landscapes. Experience the rich tapestry of history through these compelling narratives. - Summary by lightcrystal

In Zanoni, we meet a timeless Rosicrucian brother who faces an impossible dilemma to love is to risk losing his precious gift of immortality. His heart, however, is captured by the enchanting Viola Pisani, a promising opera singer from Naples and the daughter of a misunderstood Italian violinist. Complicating matters is Glyndon, an English gentleman also in love with Viola, who struggles with indecision and ultimately turns to the pursuit of the occult instead of proposing. Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous French Revolution in 1789, Zanoni, who has lived since the days of the ...

Immerse yourself in the gripping tales of legendary siege battles from around the globe. Written in 1908, this collection captures the daring exploits and resourcefulness of both besiegers and the besieged. While some language reflects the norms of the early 20th century, these lively narratives offer a fascinating glimpse into the art of war. Summary by David Wales.