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Mariusz Kwiatkowski
Pełzacz to thriller, którego akcja rozgrywa się w Snow Hills, małym amerykańskim miasteczku położonym wśród gór i lasów. Ludzie żyją tu spokojnie i bezpiecznie. Nikt z nich nie zdaje sobie sprawy, że wkrótce do bram Snow Hills zapuka zło i zaczną się dziać w nim rzeczy przerażające. Wszystko będzie wyglądało inaczej, niż do tej pory. Dzień jest jasny i słoneczny, ale po nim przychodzi noc...
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Pembroke is a novel about the work and dynamics of a small town, in this case a small town in New England. Freeman treats each character individually and devotes a lot of time to their individuality, giving the events taking place in Pembroke a more authentic atmosphere. Through his characters, Freeman focuses on how a person can influence their own happiness.
Krzysztof Penderecki
Kiedy wysłał trzy utwory na Konkurs Młodych organizowany przez Związek Kompozytorów Polskich, zdobył wszystkie trzy nagrody. Jest jednym z najważniejszych kompozytorów XX wieku. Całe życie poświęcił muzyce, ale, jak twierdzi, jego największą miłością są... drzewa. Krzysztof Penderecki z okazji swoich 80. urodzin obdarowuje czytelników wyjątkowym prezentem: autobiografią, w której ukazuje się od bardziej prywatnej strony, dotychczas pozostającej w ukryciu. Oczywiście ci, którzy chcieliby prześledzić muzyczną drogę mistrza, również nie będą zawiedzeni, jednak ta książka to przede wszystkim Krzysztof Penderecki pośród rodziny, przyjaciół, w Lusławicach, wśród drzew i dźwięków. Jego babcia była Ormianką, a dziadek Niemcem. Ojciec i dziadek fascynowali się grecką literaturą i kulturą, dlatego Penderecki przyznaje się do wychowania w tradycji śródziemnomorskiej. Autor wspomina młodość: studia, przyjaźnie, pierwsze sukcesy, początek drogi do międzynarodowej sławy. Książka zawiera też odpowiedzi na wiele pytań, które odkryją, jaki jest Krzysztof Penderecki dla bliskich i przyjaciół, uczniów i kolegów, co myśli o swoim życiu i drodze, jaką przebył, komu zawdzięcza sukces, co najbardziej w życiu ceni, jak i kiedy wypoczywa, czy lubi spotkania z ludźmi, a kiedy potrzebuje samotności.
Edgar Wallace
There is a man in London I guess he is still in London, though I have not had news of him in months hell be useful to you, Penn, if you ever need help. And so begins this story. It is impossible not to be thrilled by Edgar Wallace. Penelope of the Polyantha is a crime novel by this pioneer of detective fiction. One of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Wallace was an immensely popular author, who created exciting thrillers spiced with tales of treacherous crooks and hard-boiled detectives. During the peak of his success during the 1920s, it was said that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. Many of his novels were made into films and TV dramas.
Penelope von der Polyantha. Roman
Edgar Wallace
Cynthia und Arthur Dorban lernen auf einer Zugfahrt durch Kanada die Protagonistin Penelope Pitt kennen und bieten ihr eine Stelle als Privatsekretärin auf ihrem Landsitz in England an. Die junge Penelope würde am liebsten aus dem kanadischen Edmonton, in dem sie aufwuchs, zurück in ihre Geburtsstadt London. Ein Traum wahr zu werden. Cynthia und Arthur Dorban leben auf einem Landsitz an der Südküste Englands. Durch Zufall entdeckt Penelope das gefährliche Geheimnis des Ehepaars und entgeht um Haaresbreite einem Mordanschlag. Sie entgeht nur knapp einem Anschlag. Sie flüchtet und rettet sich auf die Jacht Polyantha, wo auf sie noch mehr Rätsel und Gefahren warten. Auf der Jacht begegnet sie ihrem Schicksal...
Penetration Testing: A Survival Guide. A Survival Guide
Wolf Halton, Bo Weaver, Srinivasa Rao Kotipalli,...
The need for penetration testers has grown well over what the IT industry ever anticipated. Running just a vulnerability scanner is no longer an effective method to determine whether a business is truly secure. This learning path will help you develop the most effective penetration testing skills to protect your Windows, web applications, and Android devices. The first module focuses on the Windows platform, which is one of the most common OSes, and managing its security spawned the discipline of IT security. Kali Linux is the premier platform for testing and maintaining Windows security. Employs the most advanced tools and techniques to reproduce the methods used by sophisticated hackers. In this module first,you’ll be introduced to Kali's top ten tools and other useful reporting tools. Then, you will find your way around your target network and determine known vulnerabilities so you can exploit a system remotely. You’ll not only learn to penetrate in the machine, but will also learn to work with Windows privilege escalations.The second module will help you get to grips with the tools used in Kali Linux 2.0 that relate to web application hacking. You will get to know about scripting and input validation flaws, AJAX, and security issues related to AJAX. You will also use an automated technique called fuzzing so you can identify flaws in a web application. Finally, you’ll understand the web application vulnerabilities and the ways they can be exploited.In the last module, you’ll get started with Android security. Android, being the platform with the largest consumer base, is the obvious primary target for attackers. You’ll begin this journey with the absolute basics and will then slowly gear up to the concepts of Android rooting, application security assessments, malware, infecting APK files, and fuzzing. You’ll gain the skills necessary to perform Android application vulnerability assessments and to create an Android pentesting lab.This Learning Path is a blend of content from the following Packt products:• Kali Linux 2: Windows Penetration Testing by Wolf Halton and Bo Weaver• Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux, Second Edition by Juned Ahmed Ansari• Hacking Android by Srinivasa Rao Kotipalli and Mohammed A. Imran
David Okeyode, Karl Fosaaen
“If you’re looking for this book, you need it.” — 5* Amazon ReviewCurious about how safe Azure really is? Put your knowledge to work with this practical guide to penetration testing. This book offers a no-faff, hands-on approach to exploring Azure penetration testing methodologies, which will get up and running in no time with the help of real-world examples, scripts, and ready-to-use source code.As you learn about the Microsoft Azure platform and understand how hackers can attack resources hosted in the Azure cloud, you'll find out how to protect your environment by identifying vulnerabilities, along with extending your pentesting tools and capabilities. First, you’ll be taken through the prerequisites for pentesting Azure and shown how to set up a pentesting lab. You'll then simulate attacks on Azure assets such as web applications and virtual machines from anonymous and authenticated perspectives.In the later chapters, you'll learn about the opportunities for privilege escalation in Azure tenants and ways in which an attacker can create persistent access to an environment.By the end of this book, you'll be able to leverage your ethical hacking skills to identify and implement different tools and techniques to perform successful penetration tests on your own Azure infrastructure.
Penetration Testing Bootcamp. Quickly get up and running with pentesting techniques
Jason Beltrame
Penetration Testing Bootcamp delivers practical, learning modules in manageable chunks. Each chapter is delivered in a day, and each day builds your competency in Penetration Testing.This book will begin by taking you through the basics and show you how to set up and maintain the C&C Server. You will also understand how to scan for vulnerabilities and Metasploit, learn how to setup connectivity to a C&C server and maintain that connectivity for your intelligence gathering as well as offsite processing. Using TCPDump filters, you will gain understanding of the sniffing and spoofing traffic. This book will also teach you the importance of clearing up the tracks you leave behind after the penetration test and will show you how to build a report from all the data obtained from the penetration test.In totality, this book will equip you with instructions through rigorous tasks, practical callouts, and assignments to reinforce your understanding of penetration testing.