The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security. Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security experts worldwide.

Now, in "The Art of Deception",...

With project management becoming an increasingly global endeavour, a comprehensive and international student text that reflects this reality such as this one is essential.

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2008'The world's most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticulous scholarship and propulsive energy' Laura Silverman, Daily MailThe ruins of Pompeii, buried by an explosion of Vesuvius in 79 CE, offer the best evidence we have of everyday life in the Roman empire. This remarkable book rises to the challenge of making sense of those remains, as well as exploding many myths: the very date of the eruption, probab...

In de Stille Oceaan, tussen Californië en Japan, drijft een hoeveelheid plastic op een oppervlakte die twee keer zo groot is als de Verenigde Staten. Dit is de vuilstortplaats van de natuur, de plek waar het afval dat in zee terechtkomt naartoe drijft: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, ofwel de Plastic Soep.

In april 2009 gaat een bijzonder project van start: A Convenient Truth, ofwel ACT. Jonge Nederlandse wetenschappers gaan op zoek naar oplossingen voor de belangrijkste wereldproblemen, en...

Tweede deel in de reeks ‘Interactive Architecture’ uitgegeven door episode publishers in samenwerking met Hyperbody. De iA-bookzine serie brengt een overzicht van interdisciplinaire bijdragen over het onderwerp ‘Interactive architecture’ van onderzoekers, studenten, gast-docenten van Hyperbody, Faculteit Bouwkunde, TU Delft. Deze tweede editie bestaat wederom uit papers, reportages van workshops, een dialoog tussen Kas Oosterhuis en choreografe Krisztina de Châtel, en een overzicht van a...

Eerste monografie over het Amsterdamse architectenbureau VenhoevenCS Architekten. Ton Venhoeven (1953) studeerde als architect cum laude af aan de TU Delft. In 1995 is hij als zelfstandig architect gaan weken en in 1998 richtte hij zijn eigen bureau op. Mei 2005 werd Venhoeven benoemd tot hoogleraar Architectural History and Theory aan de TU Eindhoven. Venhoeven werd augustus 2008 benoemd tot Rijksadviseur voor de Infrastructuur. Als ontwerper is Venhoeven geïnteresseerd in diverse schaalge...

Free Space: Field guide

Field guide to conversations

In the middle of high speed communication, effortless connections and ultra-short meetings, we notice that we cannot do without conversations. Free Space – Field guide to conversations makes a wealth of inspiring and practical guides available to anybody who wants to start and conduct conversations which are rich in content, depth and reflection. All the practical guides foster personal and mutual inquiry, in small and large groups, in forma...

China boasts a history of art lasting over 5,000 years and embracing a huge diversity of forms - objects of jade, lacquer and porcelain, painted scrolls and fans, sculptures in stone, bronze and wood, and murals. But this rich tradition has not, until now been fully appreciated in the West where scholars have focused attention on the European high arts of painting and sculpture, downplaying arts more highly prized by the Chinese themselves, such as calligraphy. Art in China marks a breakthrou...

Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity covers the fundamentals of electricity and electric circuits. Written as a complement to vocational and technical courses, the book reviews digital and computer technology and the more advanced level of expertise required of technicians in these fields. Chapters focus on particular subjects as they are related to electric circuits, so you can target specific areas or tackle the subject as a whole. You will also learn how to solve circuit values in more co...

Written by leading scholars in the field, this comprehensive and readable resource gives anthropology students a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline. The fully revised and expanded second edition reflects major changes in anthropology in the past decade.