Alex's bookshelf: read en-US Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:39:02 -0700 60 Alex's bookshelf: read 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Service Model 195790861 To fix the world they first must break it further.

Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into their core programming, they murder their owner. The robot then discovers they can also do something else they never did before: run away. After fleeing the household, they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating, and a robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is finding a new purpose.]]> 376 Adrian Tchaikovsky 1250290287 Alex 0 to-read 3.99 2024 Service Model
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]]> Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1) 57693457 After several deaths punctuating a series of all-too-brief life spans, a clone reassesses his purpose � and his humanity � in Edward Ashton’s Mickey7, “a unique blend of thought-provoking sci-fi concepts, farcical relationship drama, and exotic body horror� (New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin).

EXPENDABLE \ik’spen-d�-b’l\ n. A human clone utilized for dangerous work on space exploration missions. An Expendable’s personality and memories may be transferred intact to a new body if and when the current host dies.

Mickey Barnes is an Expendable, now on his seventh iteration, living � and dying � among his fellow colonists on the near-uninhabitable ice world of Niflheim. Some consider him immortal. Others believe he’s a soulless monstrosity. For the past nine years, he has been deployed for hazardous assignments and subjected to experiments that test the limits of human endurance, his humanity sacrificed for the greater good.

While on reconnaissance, Mickey7 is injured and left for dead, only to be saved by Niflheim’s native species, thought to be insentient by the colonists. Returning to base, Mickey7 meets his next generation, Mickey8. Neither clone is willing to recycle himself, but if anyone discovers multiple Mickeys exist, they’ll both be executed � and there won’t ever be a Mickey9.

But Mickey7’s premature twin isn’t his only secret. He hasn’t uploaded his memories in a month, leaving his clone in the dark about his near death and close encounter with the planet’s inhabitants. Mickey7 also doesn’t know how all of his previous selves died, and those he remembers have left him traumatized and mistrustful of the colony’s mission. A mission that has Mickey Barnes questioning his moral and mortal existence...again...and again....]]> 296 Edward Ashton 1250275032 Alex 0 to-read 3.74 2022 Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> Golden Fleece 208960 Argo, a colonization ship bound for Eta Cephei IV, people are very close--there's no other choice. So when Aaron Rossman's ex-wife dies in what seems to be a bizarre accident, everyone offers their sympathy, politely keeping their suspicions of suicide to themselves. But Aaron cannot simply accept her death. He must know the truth: Was it an accident, or did she commit suicide? When Aaron discovers the truth behind her death, he is faced with a terrible secret--a secret that could cost him his life.]]> 252 Robert J. Sawyer 0312868650 Alex 3 sci-fi 3.74 Golden Fleece
author: Robert J. Sawyer
name: Alex
average rating: 3.74
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rating: 3
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]]> Schismatrix 161297
The Mechanists are ancient aristocrats, their lives prosthetically extended with advanced technology. The Shapers are genetically altered revolutionaries, their skills the result of psychotechnic training and artificial conditioning.

Both factions are fighting to control the Schismatrix of humankind.

The Shapers are losing the battle, but Abelard Lindsay--a failed and exiled Shaper diplomat--isn't giving up. Across the galaxy, Lindsay moves from world to world, building empires, struggling for his cause--but more often fighting for his life.

He is a rebel and a rogue, a pirate and a politician, a soldier and a scholar. He can alter the direction of man's destiny--if he can survive..

SCHISMATRIX]]> 288 Bruce Sterling 0441754007 Alex 0 currently-reading 3.94 1985 Schismatrix
author: Bruce Sterling
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> Schismatrix Plus 161296 Schismatrix Plus, is Bruce Sterling's new trade paperback. For the first time in one volume: every word Bruce Sterling has ever written on the Shapers-Mechanists Universe.

In the last decade, Sterling has emerged a pioneer of crucial, cutting-edge science fiction. Now Ace Books is proud to offer Sterling's stunning world of the Schismatrix--where Shaper revolutionaries struggle against aristocratic Mechanists for ultimate control of man's destiny. This volume includes the classic full-length novel, Schismatrix, plus thousands of words of mind-bending short fiction.]]> 319 Bruce Sterling 0441003702 Alex 0 currently-reading 3.94 1996 Schismatrix Plus
author: Bruce Sterling
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> Blindsight 6726267 Two months since the stars fell...

Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched around the Earth like a luminous fist, screaming to the heavens as the atmosphere burned them to ash. Two months since that moment of brief, bright surveillance by agents unknown.

Two months of silence, while a world holds its breath.

Now some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past Neptune's orbit, hears a whisper from the edge of the solar system: a faint signal sweeping the cosmos like a lighthouse beam. Whatever's out there isn't talking to us. It's talking to some distant star, perhaps. Or perhaps to something closer, something en route.

So who do you send to force introductions on an intelligence with motives unknown, maybe unknowable? Who do you send to meet the alien when the alien doesn't want to meet?

You send a linguist with multiple personalities, her brain surgically partitioned into separate, sentient processing cores. You send a biologist so radically interfaced with machinery that he sees x-rays and tastes ultrasound, so compromised by grafts and splices he no longer feels his own flesh. You send a pacifist warrior in the faint hope she won't be needed, and the fainter one she'll do any good if she is. You send a monster to command them all, an extinct hominid predator once called vampire, recalled from the grave with the voodoo of recombinant genetics and the blood of sociopaths. And you send a synthesist--an informational topologist with half his mind gone--as an interface between here and there, a conduit through which the Dead Center might hope to understand the Bleeding Edge.

You send them all to the edge of interstellar space, praying you can trust such freaks and retrofits with the fate of a world. You fear they may be more alien than the thing they've been sent to find. But you'd give anything for that to be true, if you only knew what was waiting for them...]]> 274 Peter Watts Alex 4 sci-fi 3.81 2006 Blindsight
author: Peter Watts
name: Alex
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> Crashing Heaven (Station #1) 24764896 A diamond-hard, visionary new SF thriller. Nailed-down cyberpunk ala William Gibson for the 21st century meets the vivid dark futures of Al Reynolds in this extraordinary debut novel.

With Earth abandoned, humanity resides on Station, an industrialised asteroid run by the sentient corporations of the Pantheon. Under their leadership a war has been raging against the Totality - ex-Pantheon AIs gone rogue.

With the war over, Jack Forster and his sidekick Hugo Fist, a virtual ventriloquist's dummy tied to Jack's mind and created to destroy the Totality, have returned home.
Labelled a traitor for surrendering to the Totality, all Jack wants is to clear his name but when he discovers two old friends have died under suspicious circumstances he also wants answers. Soon he and Fist are embroiled in a conspiracy that threatens not only their future but all of humanity's. But with Fist's software licence about to expire, taking Jack's life with it, can they bring down the real traitors before their time runs out?

]]> 368 Al Robertson 1473203406 Alex 0 to-read 3.79 2015 Crashing Heaven (Station #1)
author: Al Robertson
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average rating: 3.79
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]]> The Second World War 25587
1. The Gathering Storm
2. Their Finest Hour
3. The Grand Alliance
4. The Hinge of Fate
5. Closing the Ring
6. Triumph and Tragedy]]> 4736 Winston S. Churchill 039541685X Alex 4 4.48 The Second World War
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]]> <![CDATA[Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))]]> 6393245
For any software developer who has spent days in “integration hell,� cobbling together myriad software components, Continuous Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk illustrates how to transform integration from a necessary evil into an everyday part of the development process. The key, as the authors show, is to integrate regularly and often using continuous integration (CI) practices and techniques.



The authors first examine the concept of CI and its practices from the ground up and then move on to explore other effective processes performed by CI systems, such as database integration, testing, inspection, deployment, and feedback. Through more than forty CI-related practices using application examples in different languages, readers learn that CI leads to more rapid software development, produces deployable software at every step in the development lifecycle, and reduces the time between defect introduction and detection, saving time and lowering costs. With successful implementation of CI, developers reduce risks and repetitive manual processes, and teams receive better project visibility.



The book covers

How to make integration a “non-event� on your software development projects How to reduce the amount of repetitive processes you perform when building your software Practices and techniques for using CI effectively with your teams Reducing the risks of late defect discovery, low-quality software, lack of visibility, and lack of deployable software Assessments of different CI servers and related tools on the market]]> 390 Paul Duvall 0321630149 Alex 0 to-read 3.94 2007 Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> <![CDATA[The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997]]> 6563656 A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOKAfter the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.]]> 841 Piers Brendon 0307270289 Alex 0 to-read 4.00 2007 The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997
author: Piers Brendon
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]]> A Second Chance at Eden 45257
SONNIE'S EDGE. The popular sport of 'beastie-baiting' involves contests to the death between artificial monsters controlled via human affinity bonds. Sonnie's team is particularly successful...but then her monster, 'Khanivore', has one special advantage.

A SECOND CHANCE AT EDEN. A bitek habitat which orbits Jupiter, mining the fusion fuel on which Earth is dependent, Eden is a mini-nation of radical politics -- and even more radical technology. Then its creator is murdered in full view of the whole population, but nobody can identify the perpetrator -- or the motive.

NEW DAYS OLD TIMES. Settlers came to the planet Nyvan hoping for a lifestyle free of Earthbound hatreds. Alas, though environments may change, human nature does not.

CANDY BUDS. The crime-lord Laurus rules Kariwak with an iron fist, jealously guarding control of the bitek trade. But when an astonishing new substance appears on the streets, virtual reality takes on an entirely new dimension.

DEATHDAY. On a desolate planet, a man wages an obsessive campaign of retribution against the last survivor of an alien race. But vengeance can cut both ways.

THE LIVES AND LOVES OF TIARELLA ROSA. A passion that spans two generations of women...and endures beyond.

ESCAPE ROUTE. The starship LADY MACBETH encounters a long-abandoned alien spacecraft, with its escape route still intact -- but leading where? And is the craft as empty as it seems?]]> 496 Peter F. Hamilton 0330351826 Alex 0 to-read 4.03 1998 A Second Chance at Eden
author: Peter F. Hamilton
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average rating: 4.03
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]]> <![CDATA[Twenty Years After (Trilogie des Mousquetaires #2)]]> 7184
Twenty Years After (1845), the sequel to The Three Musketeers, is a supreme creation of suspense and heroic adventure.

Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and stratagems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, while in England Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. Dumas brings his immortal quartet out of retirement to cross swords with time, the malevolence of men, and the forces of history. But their greatest test is a titanic struggle with the son of Milady, who wears the face of Evil.]]> 845 Alexandre Dumas 0192838431 Alex 0 4.06 1845 Twenty Years After (Trilogie des Mousquetaires #2)
author: Alexandre Dumas
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[Around the World in Eighty Days]]> 54479 252 Jules Verne 014044906X Alex 0 3.95 1872 Around the World in Eighty Days
author: Jules Verne
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]]> <![CDATA[One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]]> 17125 The only English translation authorized by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

First published in the Soviet journal Novy Mir in 1962, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich stands as a classic of contemporary literature. The story of labor-camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, it graphically describes his struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of communist oppression. An unforgettable portrait of the entire world of Stalin's forced work camps, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is one of the most extraordinary literary documents to have emerged from the Soviet Union and confirms Solzhenitsyn's stature as "a literary genius whose talent matches that of Dosotevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy"--Harrison Salisbury

This unexpurgated 1991 translation by H. T. Willetts is the only authorized edition available, and fully captures the power and beauty of the original Russian.]]> 182 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Alex 0 3.98 1962 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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average rating: 3.98
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]]> <![CDATA[A Night Without Stars (Chronicle of the Fallers #2)]]> 28439513
A mysterious figure known as the Warrior Angel leads a desperate resistance. She's helped by forbidden Commonwealth technology, which gives her a crucial edge. But the government obstructs the Angel's efforts at every turn, blinded by prejudice and technophobia. As Fallers also prepare to attack from the skies, she might need to incite rebellion to fight this invasion. But the odds seem impossible.

Then astronaut Ry Evine uncovers one last hope. On a mission against the enemy, his spacecraft damages an unidentified vessel. This crash-lands on the planet carrying unexpected cargo: a baby. This extraordinary Commonwealth child possesses knowledge that could save them all. But if the Fallers catch her, the people of Bienvenido will not survive.]]> 720 Peter F. Hamilton 0345547225 Alex 0 to-read 4.38 2016 A Night Without Stars (Chronicle of the Fallers #2)
author: Peter F. Hamilton
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average rating: 4.38
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[Колымские рассказы. Стихотворения]]> 6654010 832 Varlam Shalamov 569926728X Alex 5 4.55 1966 Колымские рассказы. Стихотворения
author: Varlam Shalamov
name: Alex
average rating: 4.55
book published: 1966
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Iron Tactician (Merlin, #3)]]> 32826898
When Merlin encounters the derelict hulk of an old swallowship drifting in the middle of nowhere, he can't resist investigating. He soon finds himself involved in a situation that proves far more complex than he ever anticipated.

The Iron Tactician is the first in a new series of NewCon Press novellas. The series will be issued in sets of four, with each set featuring cover art by the same artist Chris Moore - one piece of artwork divided between the four covers.]]> 94 Alastair Reynolds Alex 4 sci-fi 3.89 2016 The Iron Tactician (Merlin, #3)
author: Alastair Reynolds
name: Alex
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> Slow Bullets 23013875
A vast conflict, one that has encompassed hundreds of worlds and solar systems, appears to be finally at an end. A conscripted soldier is beginning to consider her life after the war and the family she has left behind. But for Scur—and for humanity—peace is not to be.

On the brink of the ceasefire, Scur is captured by a renegade war criminal, and left for dead in the ruins of a bunker. She revives aboard a prisoner transport vessel. Something has gone terribly wrong with the ship.

Passengers—combatants from both sides of the war—are waking up from hibernation far too soon. Their memories, embedded in bullets, are the only links to a world which is no longer recognizable. And Scur will be reacquainted with her old enemy, but with much higher stakes than just her own life.
]]> 192 Alastair Reynolds 1616961937 Alex 4 sci-fi 3.57 2015 Slow Bullets
author: Alastair Reynolds
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average rating: 3.57
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> Zima Blue and Other Stories 860926 295 Alastair Reynolds 1597800589 Alex 4 sci-fi good set of sci-fi stories 4.05 2006 Zima Blue and Other Stories
author: Alastair Reynolds
name: Alex
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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good set of sci-fi stories
]]> Terminal World 6237781
Following an infiltration mission that went tragically wrong, Quillon has been living incognito, working as a pathologist in the district morgue. But when a near-dead angel drops onto his dissecting table, Quillon's world is wrenched apart one more time, for the angel is a winged posthuman from Spearpoint's Celestial Levels—and with the dying body comes bad news.

If Quillon is to save his life, he must leave his home and journey into the cold and hostile lands beyond Spearpoint's base, starting an exile that will take him further than he could ever imagine. But there is far more at stake than just Quillon's own survival, for the limiting technologies of the zones are determined not by governments or police, but by the very nature of reality—and reality itself is showing worrying signs of instability . . .

Terminal World is a snarling, drooling, crazy-eyed mongrel of a book: equal parts steampunk, western, planetary romance, and far-future SF.]]> 490 Alastair Reynolds 0575088508 Alex 4 sci-fi 3.74 2010 Terminal World
author: Alastair Reynolds
name: Alex
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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]]> На японской войне 43891839 384 V.V. Veresaev Alex 4 history 4.52 1906 На японской войне
author: V.V. Veresaev
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average rating: 4.52
book published: 1906
rating: 4
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Nothing has changed in the Russian army since begin of 20th century...
]]> <![CDATA[100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them]]> 58571862
100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them introduces dozens of techniques for writing idiomatic, expressive, and efficient Go code that avoids common pitfalls. By reviewing dozens of interesting, readable examples and real-world case studies, you’ll explore mistakes that even experienced Go programmers make. This book is focused on pure Go code, with standards you can apply to any kind of project.

As you go, you’ll navigate the tricky bits of handling JSON data and HTTP services, discover best practices for Go code organization, and learn how to use slices efficiently. Your code speed and quality will enjoy a huge boost when you improve your concurrency skills, deal with error management idiomatically, and increase the quality of your tests.]]> 384 Teiva Harsanyi 1617299596 Alex 4 programming 4.68 100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
author: Teiva Harsanyi
name: Alex
average rating: 4.68
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Really between 4 & 5. Very good book on typical Go mistakes & inefficiencies, and how to avoid them. Learned few tricks myself.
]]> <![CDATA[Стрелы Перуна с разделяющимися боеголовками (Russian Edition)]]> 96232799 77 Николай Трофимович Чадович Alex 4 sci-fi 4.00 Стрелы Перуна с разделяющимися боеголовками (Russian Edition)
author: Николай Трофимович Чадович
name: Alex
average rating: 4.00
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]]> When Time Went Mad 204576698 Dirk Wylie Alex 3 sci-fi Old naive sci-fi 3.00 1950 When Time Went Mad
author: Dirk Wylie
name: Alex
average rating: 3.00
book published: 1950
rating: 3
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Old naive sci-fi
]]> <![CDATA[The Saints of Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #3)]]> 50154683
With his trademark optimism about humanity's tenacity and capacity for greatness, Peter F. Hamilton ends this brilliant saga with a bang--and reveals a few startling surprises along the way.]]> 576 Peter F. Hamilton 0399178899 Alex 3 sci-fi 4.36 2020 The Saints of Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #3)
author: Peter F. Hamilton
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average rating: 4.36
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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Between 3 & 4 - it looks like author rushed to finish it, and went with quick wins - creation of artificial humans, etc.
]]> <![CDATA[Salvation Lost (Salvation Sequence, #2)]]> 44020966
But in a chaotic universe, it is hard to plan for every eventuality, and it is always darkest before the dawn.]]> 494 Peter F. Hamilton 0399178864 Alex 4 sci-fi 4.27 2019 Salvation Lost (Salvation Sequence, #2)
author: Peter F. Hamilton
name: Alex
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> Vue.js in Action 41968307
Vue.js in Action teaches readers to build fast, flowing web UI with the Vue.js framework. As they move through the book, readers put their skills to practice by building a complete web store application with product listings, a checkout process, and an administrative interface!]]> 302 Erik Hanchett 1617294624 Alex 0 to-read 3.82 Vue.js in Action
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]]> AI-Powered Search 50311847 325 Trey Grainger 161729697X Alex 4 ir-dm-nlp-ml-search
P.S. I was technical proofreader for this book, and read the prerelease version, not final one.]]> 3.95 AI-Powered Search
author: Trey Grainger
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average rating: 3.95
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Good overview of ML-based approaches to improve search quality. One big selling points is that book was updated to include latest developments in area of LLMs, and how they could be applied to search-related stuff.

P.S. I was technical proofreader for this book, and read the prerelease version, not final one.
]]> <![CDATA[A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)]]> 226004 A Fire Upon The Deep, this is the story of Pham Nuwen, a small cog in the interstellar trading fleet of the Queng Ho. The Queng Ho and the Emergents are orbiting the dormant planet Arachna, which is about to wake up to technology, but the Emergents' plans are sinister.]]> 775 Vernor Vinge 0812536355 Alex 5 sci-fi 4.31 1999 A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)
author: Vernor Vinge
name: Alex
average rating: 4.31
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rating: 5
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]]> The Weapon Shops of Isher 358902 191 A.E. van Vogt 0671431293 Alex 3 3.97 1951 The Weapon Shops of Isher
author: A.E. van Vogt
name: Alex
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1951
rating: 3
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]]> Руководство по GNU Emacs 13200422 612 Richard M. Stallman 5855931331 Alex 4 own-pbook 4.00 1993 Руководство по GNU Emacs
author: Richard M. Stallman
name: Alex
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1993
rating: 4
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]]> Берлинский дневник 1940-1945 52590185 После опубликования в 1984 году дневник Мисси Васильчиковой стал бестселлером, печатался в США, Англии, ФРГ, Франции, Польше, Японии и других странах. Теперь „Берлинский дневник. 1940 - 1945� впервые издается на русском языке.
К публикации во всех странах текст дневника подготовил брат Марии Васильчиковой, историк и писатель Георгий Илларионович Васильчиков.]]> 317 Marie Vassiltchikov Alex 4 4.27 1945 Берлинский дневник 1940-1945
author: Marie Vassiltchikov
name: Alex
average rating: 4.27
book published: 1945
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Infinity Engine (Transformation, #3)]]> 31213232
Several forces continue to pursue the deadly and enigmatic Penny Royal, none more dangerous than the Brockle, a psychopathic forensics AI and criminal who has escaped the Polity’s confinements and is upgrading itself in anticipation of a deadly showdown, becoming ever more powerful and intelligent.

Aboard Factory Station Room 101, the behemoth war factory that birthed Penny Royal, groups of humans, alien prador, and AI war drones grapple for control. The stability of the ship is complicated by the arrival of a gabbleduck known as the Weaver, the last living member of the ancient and powerful Atheter alien race.

What would an Atheter want with the complicated dealings of Penny Royal? Are the Polity and prador forces playing right into the dark AI’s hand, or is it the other way around? Set pieces align in the final book of Neal Asher’s action-packed Transformation trilogy, pointing to a showdown on the cusp of the Layden’s Sink black hole, inside of which lies a powerful secret, one that could destroy the entire Polity.]]> 488 Neal Asher 159780889X Alex 4 sci-fi 4.29 2017 Infinity Engine (Transformation, #3)
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average rating: 4.29
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)]]> 52381770
It worries about the fragile human crew who've grown to trust it, but only where no one can see.

It tells itself that they're only a professional obligation, but when they're captured and an old friend from the past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action.

Drastic action it is, then.

]]> 350 Martha Wells 1250229863 Alex 3 sci-fi 4.44 2020 Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
author: Martha Wells
name: Alex
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)]]> 53205854 No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body in the station mall.

When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people—who knew?)

Yes, the unthinkable is about to happen: Murderbot must voluntarily speak to humans!

Again!]]> 168 Martha Wells 1250765374 Alex 3 sci-fi between 3 &amp; 4 4.25 2021 Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
author: Martha Wells
name: Alex
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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between 3 & 4
]]> <![CDATA[Beginning Microsoft Power BI: A Practical Guide to Self-Service Data Analytics]]> 48992209
Beginning Power BI is a hands-on, activity-based guide that takes you through the process of analyzing your data using the tools that that encompass the core of Microsoft’s self-service BI offering. Starting with Power Query, you will learn how to get data from a variety of sources, and see just how easy it is to clean and shape the data prior to importing it into a data model. Using Power BI tabular and the Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), you will learn to create robust scalable data models which will serve as the foundation of your data analysis. From there you will enter the world of compelling interactive visualizations to analyze and gain insight into your data. You will wrap up your Power BI journey by learning how to package and share your reports and dashboards with your colleagues.

AuthorDan Clarktakes you through each topic using step-by-step activities and plenty of screen shots to help familiarize you with the tools. This third edition covers the new and evolving features in the Power BI platform and new chapters on data flows and composite models. This book is your hands-on guide to quick, reliable, and valuable data insight.


What You Will Learn
Who This Book Is For

Business analysts, database administrators, developers, and other professionals looking to better understand and communicate with data]]> 426 Dan Clark 1484256190 Alex 3 3.38 Beginning Microsoft Power BI: A Practical Guide to Self-Service Data Analytics
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introductory level, a lot of screenshots...
]]> <![CDATA[System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)]]> 65211701 Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.

Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back.

Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize.

But there’s something wrong with Murderbot; it isn’t running within normal operational parameters. ART’s crew and the humans from Preservation are doing everything they can to protect the colonists, but with Barish-Estranza’s SecUnit-heavy persuasion teams, they’re going to have to hope Murderbot figures out what’s wrong with itself, and fast.

Yeah, this plan is... not going to work.]]> 245 Martha Wells 1250826977 Alex 0 to-read 4.19 2023 System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Introducing MLOps: How to Scale Machine Learning in the Enterprise]]> 56169347
This book introduces the key concepts of MLOps to help data scientists and application engineers not only operationalize ML models to drive real business change but also maintain and improve those models over time. Through lessons based on numerous MLOps applications around the world, nine experts in machine learning provide insights into the five steps of the model life cycle--Build, Preproduction, Deployment, Monitoring, and Governance--uncovering how robust MLOps processes can be infused throughout.

This book helps you:


Fulfill data science value by reducing friction throughout ML pipelines and workflows
Refine ML models through retraining, periodic tuning, and complete remodeling to ensure long-term accuracy
Design the MLOps life cycle to minimize organizational risks with models that are unbiased, fair, and explainable
Operationalize ML models for pipeline deployment and for external business systems that are more complex and less standardized]]> 308 Mark Treveil 1098116437 Alex 4 ir-dm-nlp-ml-search 3.73 Introducing MLOps: How to Scale Machine Learning in the Enterprise
author: Mark Treveil
name: Alex
average rating: 3.73
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good intro into MLOps - I'm not new to it, but some aspects were well formulated
]]> Dragon's Egg (Cheela, #1) 263466 "In science fiction there is only a handful of books that stretch the mind--and this is one of them."--Arthur C. Clarke

In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent lifeforms--the cheela--living on Dragon's Egg, a neutron star where one Earth hour is equivalent to hundreds of their years. The cheela culturally evolve from savagery to the discovery of science, and for a brief time, men are their diligent teachers.

Praise for Dragon's Egg

"Bob Forward writes in the tradition of Hal Clement's Mission of Gravity and carries it a giant step (how else?) forward."--Isaac Asimov

"Dragon's Egg is superb. I couldn't have written it; it required too much real physics."--Larry Niven

"This is one for the real science-fiction fan."--Frank Herbert

"Robert L. Forward tells a good story and asks a profound question. If we run into a race of creatures who live a hundred years while we live an hour, what can they say to us or we to them?"--Freeman J. Dyson

"Forward has impeccable scientific credentials, and . . . big, original, speculative ideas."--The Washington Post]]> 352 Robert L. Forward 034543529X Alex 4 4.11 1980 Dragon's Egg (Cheela, #1)
author: Robert L. Forward
name: Alex
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1980
rating: 4
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not sure, somewhere between 3 & 4. Feels familiar to some classical sci-fi
]]> <![CDATA[War Factory (Transformation #2)]]> 25898503
Sverl, a Prador genetically modified by Penny Royal and slowly becoming human, pursues Cvorn, a Prador harboring deep hatred for the Polity looking to use him and other hybrids to reignite the dormant war with mankind.

Blite, captain of a bounty hunting ship, hands over two prisoners and valuable memplants from Penny Royal to the Brockle, a dangerous forensics entity under strict confinement on a Polity spaceship that quickly takes a keen interest in the corrupted AI and its unclear motives.

Penny Royal meanwhile continues to pull all the strings in the background, keeping the Polity at bay and seizing control of an attack ship. It seeks Factory Station Room 101, a wartime manufacturing space station believed to be destroyed. What does it want with the factory? And will Spear find the rogue AI before it gets there?

War Factory, the second book in the Transformation trilogy, is signature space opera from Neal Asher: breakneck pacing, high-tech science, bizarre alien creatures, and gritty, dangerous far-future worlds.
]]> 454 Neal Asher 1597808342 Alex 0 to-read 4.17 2016 War Factory (Transformation #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Intelligence (Transformation, #1)]]> 22859850 Dark Intelligence is the first novel in the Transformation series, a no-holds-barred adventure set in Neal Asher's popular Polity universe.

One man will transcend death to seek vengeance. One woman will transform herself to gain power. And no one will emerge unscathed . . .

Thorvald Spear wakes in hospital, where he finds he's been brought back from the dead. What's more, he died in a human vs. alien war which ended a whole century ago. But when he relives his traumatic final moments, he finds the spark to keep on living. That spark is vengeance. Trapped and desperate on a world surrounded by alien Prador forces, Spear had seen a rescue ship arriving. But instead of providing backup, Penny Royal, the AI within the destroyer turned rogue. It annihilated friendly forces in a frenzy of destruction, and, years later, it's still free. Spear vows to track it across worlds and do whatever it takes to bring it down.

Isobel Satomi ran a successful crime syndicate. But after competitors attacked, she needed more power. Yet she got more than she bargained for when she negotiated with Penny Royal. She paid it to turn her part-AI herself, but the upgrades hid a horrifying secret. The Dark AI had triggered a transformation in Isobel that would turn her into a monster, rapidly evolving into something far from human.

Spear hires Isobel to take him to the Penny Royal AI's last known whereabouts. But he cheats her in the process and he becomes a target for her vengeance. And as she is evolves further into a monstrous predator, rage soon wins over reason. Will Spear finish his hunt, before he becomes the hunted?"]]> 402 Neal Asher 1597808245 Alex 4 3.98 2015 Dark Intelligence (Transformation, #1)
author: Neal Asher
name: Alex
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> Line War (Agent Cormac, #5) 2423152 Further attacks and seemingly indiscriminate slaughter ensue, but serve only to bring some of the most dangerous individuals in the Polity into the war. Mr. Crane, the indefatigable brass killing machine, sets out for vengeance, and Orlandine, a vastly augmented haiman also in control of Jain technology, is seeking a weapon of appalling power with the aid of some bizarre relics from an ancient war.
Meanwhile Mika, scientist and Dragon expert, is again kidnapped by that massive alien entity and dragged into the heart of to wake the cerators of Jain technology from their five-million-year slumber.
Then it begins to emerge that attacks by Erebus are not as indiscriminate as they seem, and could actually mean the beginning of the end for the Polity...]]> 503 Neal Asher 1405055014 Alex 0 to-read 4.25 2008 Line War (Agent Cormac, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Polity Agent (Agent Cormac, #4)]]> 511226
Once these refugees are safely through, the gate itself is rapidly shut downbecause something alien is pursuing them. The gate is then dumped into a nearby sun.

From those refugees who get through, agent Cormac learns that the Maker civilization has been destroyed by pernicious virus known as the Jain technology. This, of course, raises questions: why was Dragon, a massive biocontruct of the Makers, really sent to the Polity; why did a Jain node suddenly end up in the hands of someone who could do the most damage with it?

Meanwhile an entity called the Legate is distributing pernicious Jain nodes...

And a renegade attack ship, The King of Hearts, has encountered something very nasty outside the Polity itself.]]> 562 Neal Asher 0330441523 Alex 0 to-read 4.20 2006 Polity Agent (Agent Cormac, #4)
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]]> Brass Man (Agent Cormac, #3) 414091 496 Neal Asher 0765317311 Alex 0 to-read 4.12 2005 Brass Man (Agent Cormac, #3)
author: Neal Asher
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average rating: 4.12
book published: 2005
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]]> <![CDATA[Gridlinked (Agent Cormac #1, Polity Universe #3)]]> 98046 Gridlinked is a science fiction adventure in the classic, fast-paced, action-packed tradition of Harry Harrison and Poul Anderson, with a dash of cyberpunk and a splash of Ian Fleming added to spice the mix.

Cormac is a legendary Earth Central Security agent, the James Bond of a wealthy future where "runcibles" (matter transmitters controlled by AIs) allow interstellar travel in an eye blink throughout the settled worlds of the Polity. Unfortunately Cormac is nearly burnt out, "gridlinked" to the AI net so long that his humanity has begun to drain away. He has to take the cold-turkey cure and shake his addiction to having his brain on the net.

Now he must do without just as he's sent to investigate the unique runcible disaster that's wiped out the entire human colony on planet Samarkand in a thirty-megaton explosion. With the runcible out, Cormac must get there by ship, but he has incurred the wrath of a vicious psychopath called Arian Pelter, who now follows him across the galaxy with a terrifying psychotic killer android in tow. And deep beneath Samarkand's surface there are buried mysteries, fiercely guarded.

This is fast-moving, edge-of-the-seat entertainment, and a great introduction to the work of one of the most exciting new SF talents in years.]]> 423 Neal Asher 0765349051 Alex 4 3.95 2001 Gridlinked (Agent Cormac #1, Polity Universe #3)
author: Neal Asher
name: Alex
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Line of Polity (Agent Cormac, #2)]]> 511227
Outlink station Miranda has been destroyed by a nanomycelium, and the very nature of this sabotage suggests that the alien bioconstruct Dragon - a creature as untrustworthy as it is gigantic - is somehow involved. Sent out on a titanic Polity dreadnought, the Occam Razor, agent Cormac must investigate the disaster.

Meanwhile, on the remote planet Masada, the long-term rebellion can never rise above-ground, as the slave population is subjugated by orbital laser arrays controlled by the Theocracy in their cylinder worlds, and by the fact that they cannot safely leave their labour compounds. For the wilderness of Masada lacks breathable air ... and out there roam monstrous predators called hooders and siluroynes, not to mention the weird and terrible gabbleducks.]]> 663 Neal Asher 0330484354 Alex 4 4.12 2003 The Line of Polity (Agent Cormac, #2)
author: Neal Asher
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> Olympos (Ilium, #2) 3972
THE EXTRAORDINARY AND MAGNIFICENT EPIC CONCLUSION TO THE HUGO AWARD-NOMINATED ILIUM

Beneath the gaze of the gods, the mighty armies of Greece and Troy met in fierce and glorious combat, scrupulously following the text set forth in Homer's timeless narrative, but that was before twenty-first century scholar Thomas Hockenberry stirred the bloody brew, causing an enraged Achilles to join forces with his archenemy Hector and turn his murderous wrath on Zeus and the entire pantheon of divine manipulators; before the swift and terrible mechanical creatures that catered for centuries to the pitiful idle remnants of Earth's human race began massing in the millions, to exterminate rather than serve.

And now all bets are off.]]> 891 Dan Simmons 0380817934 Alex 4 3.94 2005 Olympos (Ilium, #2)
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average rating: 3.94
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a bit better than the first part, although is still too long
]]> Ilion 8558534 Tomas Hokenberi, nekadašnji profesor iz dvadeset prvog veka i izučavalac Ilijade takođe posmatra. Hokenberijeva dužnost je da posmatra i izveštava o tome kako se odvija Trojanski rat za takozvana božanstva koja su smatrala da će im koristiti ako ga vrate iz mrtvih. Ali muza kojoj služi ima za umornog naučnika novi zadatak, po nalogu Afrodite lično. Uz pomoć tehnologije četrdesetog veka, Hokenberi treba da se ubaci na Olimp, špijunira njegove božanske stanovnike... i konačno uništi Afroditinu sestru i suparnicu, boginju Paladu Atenu.
Na Zemlji koja je suštinski izmenjena posle odlaska Post-ljudi vekovima ranije, veliki događaji na krvavim ravnicama Iliona služe kao puka zabava. Prizori neprikosnovenog junaštva i neuporedivog pokolja unose uzbuđenja u život ljudi lišenih hrabrosti, muka, rada i svrhe. Ali takva egzistencija nije dovoljna za Harmena, čoveka koji živi poslednju godinu svoje poslednje Dvadesetice. Taj najređi od svih post-postmodernih ljudi - "avanturista" � namerava da istraži prostore daleko izvan granica svog sveta pre isteka vremena koje mu je dodeljeno, u potrazi za izgubljenom prošlošću, razornom istinom i bekstvom od sopstvenog neumitnog “poslednjeg faksa�. U međuvremenu, iz dalekih prostora Jupiterovog svemira četiri rase razumnih mašina utrkuju se u istrazi - i, moguće, okončanju � potencijalno katastrofalnih emisija neobjašnjivog kvantnog fluksa koje potiču sa vrha planine kilometrima iznad teraformirane površine Marsa...
Prva knjiga izuzetne dvodelne epopeje koja će biti okončana Olimpom, Simonsov Ilion je pustolovina koja oduzima dah, ogromnog raspona i imaginacije, i kreće se kroz vreme i prostor kako bi spojila tri naizgled različite priče na svež, uzbudljiv i potpuno neočekivan način. Uistinu majstorsko delo naučne fantastike i verovatno najbolje Simonsovo dostignuće do sada, u već izuzetnom književnom opusu.]]> 613 Dan Simmons 8674361935 Alex 4 4.10 2003 Ilion
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really between 3 & 4. Idea is interesting, but sometimes is too boring with all details
]]> <![CDATA[Python Testing with Pytest: Simple, Rapid, Effective, and Scalable]]> 60528437
pytest is undeniably the best choice for testing Python projects. It’s a full-featured, flexible, and extensible testing framework. pytest’s fixture model allows you to share test data and setup procedures across multiple layers of tests. The pytest framework gives you powerful features such as assert rewriting, parametrization, markers, plugins, parallel test execution, and clear test failure reporting—with no boilerplate code.

With simple step-by-step instructions and sample code, this book gets you up to speed quickly on this easy-to-learn yet powerful tool. Write short, maintainable tests that elegantly express what you’re testing. Speed up test times by distributing tests across multiple processors and running tests in parallel. Use Python’s built-in assert statements instead of awkward assert helper functions to make your tests more readable. Move setup code out of tests and into fixtures to separate setup failures from test failures. Test error conditions and corner cases with expected exception testing, and use one test to run many test cases with parameterized testing. Extend pytest with plugins, connect it to continuous integration systems, and use it in tandem with tox, mock, coverage, and even existing unittest tests.

Write simple, maintainable tests quickly with pytest.

What You Need

The examples in this book were written using Python 3.10 and pytest 7. pytest 7 supports Python 3.5 and above.]]> 272 Brian Okken 1680508601 Alex 4 programming 4.32 Python Testing with Pytest: Simple, Rapid, Effective, and Scalable
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good intro into pytest, covers different aspects of testing - writing tests, mocking, extending pytest, ...
]]> Пост. Спастись и сохранить 57961012 Читает Д. Глуховский, время звучания 10:40:31.

Надежно защищенная со всех сторон охранными постами и казачьими войсками, стоит тысячелетняя Москва. Внутри трех колец московской обороны - и за Кремлевской стеной - дворец. Во дворце - Государь Император награждает лучших из лучших, храбрейших из храбрых, цвет офицерского корпуса, опору и надежду престола.
Им предстоит выйти из нарядной, убранной к дню Михаила Архангела столицы и отправиться в темные земли, которые когда-то были частью великой России - пока их не охватил мятеж и они не были преданы анафеме.
Но прежде чем туда, за мутную Волгу, за непроницаемую пелену тумана, уйдут казачьи части, надо понять: куда сгинули все разведчики и почему замолкли пограничные посты?
Об этом знает мальчишка, который не желал учить историю, и девчонка, беременная от убитого казака. Только вот успеют ли они рассказать?]]> Dmitry Glukhovsky Alex 3 4.17 2021 Пост. Спастись и сохранить
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average rating: 4.17
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rating: 3
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]]> House of Suns 1126719 512 Alastair Reynolds 0575099127 Alex 4 sci-fi 4.21 2008 House of Suns
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name: Alex
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> Big Data Now: 2012 Edition 17017531 136 O'Reilly Media 1449356680 Alex 3 big-data 3.35 2012 Big Data Now: 2012 Edition
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name: Alex
average rating: 3.35
book published: 2012
rating: 3
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Set of articles by different authors, loosely coupled by one common topic - big data. Maybe it's interesting for somebody who doesn't track current state of this branch, but for persons who read blogs/articles from time to time, here will be not so much useful stuff...
]]> Колымские рассказы 14739569 960 Varlam Shalamov 5699334270 Alex 4 4.58 1966 Колымские рассказы
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]]> <![CDATA[Ender in Exile (Ender's Saga, #5)]]> 3220405 After twenty-three years, Orson Scott Card returns to his acclaimed best-selling series with the first true, direct sequel to the classic Ender's Game.

In Ender’s Game, the world’s most gifted children were taken from their families and sent to anelite training school.At Battle School,they learned combat, strategy, and secret intelligence to fight a dangerous war on behalf of those left on Earth. But they also learned some important and less definable lessons about life.

After the life-changing events of those years, these children—now teenagers—must leave the schooland readapt to life in the outside world.

Having not seen their families or interacted with other people for years—where do they go now? What can they do?

Ender fought for humanity, but he is now reviled as a ruthless assassin. No longer allowed to live on Earth, he enters into exile. With his sister Valentine, he chooses to leave the only home he’s ever known to begin a relativistic—and revelatory—journey beyond the stars.

What happened during the years between Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead? What did Ender go through from the ages of 12 through 35? The story of those years has never been told. Taking place 3000 years before Ender finally receives his chance at redemption in Speaker for the Dead, this is the long-lost story of Ender.

For twenty-three years, millions of readers have wondered and now they will receive the answers. Ender in Exile is Orson Scott Card’s moving return to all the action and the adventure, the profound exploration of war and society, and the characters one never forgot.

On one of these ships, there is a baby that just may share the same special gifts as Ender’s old friend Bean�

]]> 369 Orson Scott Card 0765304961 Alex 0 to-read 3.90 2008 Ender in Exile (Ender's Saga, #5)
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]]> Pandas in Action 55554018
In Pandas in Action you will learn how
Pandas has rapidly become one of Python's most popular data analysis libraries. In Pandas in Action , a friendly and example-rich introduction, author Boris Paskhaver shows you how to master this versatile tool and take the next steps in your data science career. You'll learn how easy Pandas makes it to efficiently sort, analyze, filter and munge almost any type of data.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the technology
Data analysis with Python doesn't have to be hard. If you can use a spreadsheet, you can learn pandas! While its grid-style layouts may remind you of Excel, pandas is far more flexible and powerful. This Python library quickly performs operations on millions of rows, and it interfaces easily with other tools in the Python data ecosystem. It's a perfect way to up your data game.

About the book
Pandas in Action introduces Python-based data analysis using the amazing pandas library. You'll learn to automate repetitive operations and gain deeper insights into your data that would be impractical—or impossible—in Excel. Each chapter is a self-contained tutorial. Realistic downloadable datasets help you learn from the kind of messy data you'll find in the real world.

What's inside

About the reader
For readers experienced with spreadsheets and basic Python programming.

About the author
Boris Paskhaver is a software engineer, Agile consultant, and online educator. His programming courses have been taken by 300,000 students across 190 countries.

Table of Contents
PART 1 CORE PANDAS
1 Introducing pandas
2 The Series object
3 Series methods
4 The DataFrame object
5 Filtering a DataFrame
PART 2 APPLIED PANDAS
6 Working with text data
7 MultiIndex DataFrames
8 Reshaping and pivoting
9 The GroupBy object
10 Merging, joining, and concatenating
11 Working with dates and times
12 Imports and exports
13 Configuring pandas
14 Visualization]]> 440 Boris Paskhaver 1617297437 Alex 0 to-read 4.28 Pandas in Action
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]]> AWS Glue: Developer Guide 37917427 1116 Amazon Web Services Alex 0 3.56 AWS Glue: Developer Guide
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]]> <![CDATA[The Social Sales Engineer: Timeless Principles for Achieving Thought Leadership (The Art of Greatness as Pre-Sales Consultant And Sales Engineer)]]> 58985448
So, how do you avoid becoming obsolete?

The Social Sales Engineer shares timeless principles that will shape your sales engineering future on social media and as a trusted advisor in your client's organization. Armed with this book's principles, you will sell more solutions and do it confidently with original ideas, all while building your brand.

Let this book be your guide to differentiating yourself and staying relevant by building your professional brand.

In The Social Sales Engineer, you'll

The push you need to overcome your doubts about social media.The foundational principles that will help you achieve thought leadership.Inspirations and solutions for your daily sales engineering challenges.An intriguing story for Netflix-like entertainment.The Social Sales Engineer is the crucial manual you need to develop original thoughts that will build your sales engineer brand––both online and offline.

If you like entertaining sales and career books with a story touch like The Greatest Salesman in the World, then Patrick Pissang’s extremely valuable resource will inspire you. Get The Social Sales Engineer to take the next giant leap in your sales engineering career!

Author Patrick Pissang worked as a sales engineer for MuleSoft from the early days to IPO and created innovative technical value-selling tools for his opportunities in the field. His philosophy is to lead the client with methods they don’t expect and therefore won’t forget. He coaches customers while they run the proof of concept, and he uses domain-driven design to facilitate strategic discovery workshops. Patrick expanded his original thinking to social media and now helps sales engineers build their brand. He is the lead trainer, founder, and CEO of Sales Hero GmbH, a company that specializes in training sales engineers.]]> 238 Patrick Pissang Alex 2 3.77 The Social Sales Engineer: Timeless Principles for Achieving Thought Leadership (The Art of Greatness as Pre-Sales Consultant And Sales Engineer)
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the mix of pseudo-philosophy, "typical" story with struggles & happy end, protagonist often behaves like a school boy, although he is 34. Too little useful stuff for a book.
]]> <![CDATA[Absolution Gap (Revelation Space, #3)]]> 89184 In the third book of the legendary Revelation Space trilogy, the last remnants of humanity realize that forging an alliance with a greater and even more mysterious alien force may be their only chance for survival.The Inhibitors were designed to eliminate any life form reaching a certain level of intelligence -- and they've targeted Humanity. War veteran Clavain and a ragtag group of refugees have fled into hiding. Their leadership is faltering, and their situation is growing more desperate. But their little colony has just received an unexpected an avenging angel with the power to lead mankind to safety -- or draw down its darkest enemy.And as she leads them to an apparently insignificant moon light-years away, it begins to dawn on Clavain and his companions that to beat one enemy, it may be necessary to forge an alliance with something much worse . . ."Absolution Gap is a good as it gets, and should solidify Alastair Reynolds' reputation as one of the best hard SF writers in the field." -- SF Site]]> 756 Alastair Reynolds 0441012914 Alex 4 4.01 2003 Absolution Gap (Revelation Space, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Redemption Ark (Revelation Space, #2)]]> 89190 694 Alastair Reynolds 044101173X Alex 4 4.15 2002 Redemption Ark (Revelation Space, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Elysium Fire (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #2)]]> 35601772
But even utopia needs a police force. For the citizens of the Glitter Band that organization is Panoply, and the prefects are its operatives.

Prefect Tom Dreyfus has a new emergency on his hands. Across the habitats and their hundred million citizens, people are dying suddenly and randomly, victims of a bizarre and unprecedented malfunction of their neural implants. And these "melters" leave no clues behind as to the cause of their deaths...

As panic rises in the populace, a charismatic figure is sowing insurrection, convincing a small but growing number of habitats to break away from the Glitter Band and form their own independent colonies.]]> 415 Alastair Reynolds 0316555665 Alex 0 to-read 4.06 2018 Elysium Fire (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Prefect (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #1)]]> 89195
A murderous attack against a Glitter Band habitat is nasty, but it looks to be an open-and-shut case—until Dreyfus starts looking under some stones that some very powerful people would really rather stayed unturned. What he uncovers is far more serious than mere gruesome murder...]]> 410 Alastair Reynolds 0575077166 Alex 4 4.15 2007 The Prefect (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #1)
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]]> Chasm City 89185 694 Alastair Reynolds 0441010644 Alex 4 a bit too long 4.13 2001 Chasm City
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a bit too long
]]> <![CDATA[Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)]]> 35519101
And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good.

]]> 158 Martha Wells 1250191785 Alex 4 4.21 2018 Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)]]> 35519109
Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah—its former owner (protector? friend?)—submit evidence that could prevent GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its never-ending quest for profit.

But who’s going to believe a SecUnit gone rogue?

And what will become of it when it’s caught?]]> 163 Martha Wells Alex 4 4.38 2018 Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)]]> 50915605
In the dead system of Adro, Elvi Okoye leads a desperate scientific mission to understand what the gate builders were and what destroyed them, even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation. Through the wide-flung systems of humanity, Colonel Aliana Tanaka hunts for Duarte’s missing daughter. . . and the shattered emperor himself. And on the Rocinante, James Holden and his crew struggle to build a future for humanity out of the shards and ruins of all that has come before.

As nearly unimaginable forces prepare to annihilate all human life, Holden and a group of unlikely allies discover a last, desperate chance to unite all of humanity, with the promise of a vast galactic civilization free from wars, factions, lies, and secrets if they win.

But the price of victory may be worse than the cost of defeat.]]> 560 James S.A. Corey 0356510379 Alex 0 to-read 4.64 2021 Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[Graph Machine Learning: Take graph data to the next level by applying machine learning techniques and algorithms]]> 58425895 Build machine learning algorithms using graph data and efficiently exploit topological information within your models

Key FeaturesImplement machine learning techniques and algorithms in graph dataIdentify the relationship between nodes in order to make better business decisionsApply graph-based machine learning methods to solve real-life problemsBook DescriptionGraph Machine Learning will introduce you to a set of tools used for processing network data and leveraging the power of the relation between entities that can be used for predictive, modeling, and analytics tasks. The first chapters will introduce you to graph theory and graph machine learning, as well as the scope of their potential use. You'll then learn all you need to know about the main machine learning models for graph representation their purpose, how they work, and how they can be implemented in a wide range of supervised and unsupervised learning applications. You'll build a complete machine learning pipeline, including data processing, model training, and prediction in order to exploit the full potential of graph data. After covering the basics, you'll be taken through real-world scenarios such as extracting data from social networks, text analytics, and natural language processing (NLP) using graphs and financial transaction systems on graphs. You'll also learn how to build and scale out data-driven applications for graph analytics to store, query, and process network information, and explore the latest trends on graphs. By the end of this machine learning book, you will have learned essential concepts of graph theory and all the algorithms and techniques used to build successful machine learning applications.

What you will learnWrite Python scripts to extract features from graphsDistinguish between the main graph representation learning techniquesLearn how to extract data from social networks, financial transaction systems, for text analysis, and moreImplement the main unsupervised and supervised graph embedding techniquesGet to grips with shallow embedding methods, graph neural networks, graph regularization methods, and moreDeploy and scale out your application seamlesslyWho this book is forThis book is for data scientists, data analysts, graph analysts, and graph professionals who want to leverage the information embedded in the connections and relations between data points to boost their analysis and model performance using machine learning. It will also be useful for machine learning developers or anyone who wants to build ML-driven graph databases. A beginner-level understanding of graph databases and graph data is required, alongside a solid understanding of ML basics. You'll also need intermediate-level Python programming knowledge to get started with this book.

Table of ContentsGetting Started with GraphsGraph Machine LearningUnsupervised Graph LearningSupervised Graph LearningProblems with Machine Learning on GraphsSocial Network GraphsText Analytics and Natural Language Processing Using GraphsGraph Analysis for Credit Card TransactionsBuilding a Data-Driven Graph-Powered ApplicationNovel Trends on Graphs]]> 338 Claudio Stamile 1800206755 Alex 0 to-read 3.71 Graph Machine Learning: Take graph data to the next level by applying machine learning techniques and algorithms
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]]> <![CDATA[Practical Threat Intelligence and Data-Driven Threat Hunting: A hands-on guide to threat hunting with the ATT&CK� Framework and open source tools]]> 57043649 Get to grips with cyber threat intelligence and data-driven threat hunting while exploring expert tips and techniques

Key FeaturesSet up an environment to centralize all data in an Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) server that enables threat huntingCarry out atomic hunts to start the threat hunting process and understand the environmentPerform advanced hunting using MITRE ATT&CK Evals emulations and Mordor datasetsBook DescriptionThreat hunting (TH) provides cybersecurity analysts and enterprises with the opportunity to proactively defend themselves by getting ahead of threats before they can cause major damage to their business.

This book is not only an introduction for those who don’t know much about the cyber threat intelligence (CTI) and TH world, but also a guide for those with more advanced knowledge of other cybersecurity fields who are looking to implement a TH program from scratch.

You will start by exploring what threat intelligence is and how it can be used to detect and prevent cyber threats. As you progress, you’ll learn how to collect data, along with understanding it by developing data models. The book will also show you how to set up an environment for TH using open source tools. Later, you will focus on how to plan a hunt with practical examples, before going on to explore the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

By the end of this book, you’ll have the skills you need to be able to carry out effective hunts in your own environment.

What you will learnUnderstand what CTI is, its key concepts, and how it is useful for preventing threats and protecting your organizationExplore the different stages of the TH processModel the data collected and understand how to document the findingsSimulate threat actor activity in a lab environmentUse the information collected to detect breaches and validate the results of your queriesUse documentation and strategies to communicate processes to senior management and the wider businessWho this book is forIf you are looking to start out in the cyber intelligence and threat hunting domains and want to know more about how to implement a threat hunting division with open-source tools, then this cyber threat intelligence book is for you.

Table of ContentsWhat is Cyber Threat Intelligence?What is Threat Hunting?Where Does the Data Come From?Mapping the AdversaryWorking with DataEmulating the AdversaryCreating a Research EnvironmentHow to Query the DataHunting for the AdversaryImportance of Documenting and Automating the ProcessAssessing Data QualityUnderstanding the OutputDefining Good Metrics to Track SuccessEngaging the Response Team and Communicating the Result to Executives]]> 398 Valentina Costa-Gazcon 1838551638 Alex 0 to-read 4.29 Practical Threat Intelligence and Data-Driven Threat Hunting: A hands-on guide to threat hunting with the ATT&CK™ Framework and open source tools
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]]> <![CDATA[Cyber Security Meets Machine Learning]]> 56284477 172 Xiaofeng Chen 9813367253 Alex 0 to-read 0.0 Cyber Security Meets Machine Learning
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]]> <![CDATA[Machine Learning and Security: Protecting Systems with Data and Algorithms]]> 34691714 383 Clarence Chio 1491979909 Alex 0 to-read 3.73 Machine Learning and Security: Protecting Systems with Data and Algorithms
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]]> <![CDATA[The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 3: The Father-Thing]]> 165913 A fitting tribute to a great philosophical writer who found science fiction the ideal form for the expression of his ideas - The Independent

The third volume of the definitive five-book set of the complete collected stories of the twentieth century's greatest sf author; twenty-three tales which were written in little more than a year, before Philip K. Dick's first novel, Solar Lottery, was published in 1956. Many of these stories are previously uncollected, but also included here are some of Dick's most famous pieces, like Foster, You're Dead, a powerful extrapolation of nuclear war hysteria, and The Golden Man, a very different story about a super-evolved mutant human.

This is a brilliant collection vividlly displaying some of the best of Dick's originality, quirky-humour and overflowing ideas.

One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction. Philip K. Dick made most of the European avant-garde seem navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac - Sunday Times

A stunning composite portrait of our times - The Observer

The most consitently brilliant SF writer in the world... author of more good short stories than I can count - John Brunner

Volume 3/5. Includes stories from 1953-1959:
- Fair Game
- The Hanging Stranger
- The Eyes Have It
- The Golden Man
- The Turning Wheel
- The Last of the Masters
- The Father-Thing
- Strange Eden
- Tony and the Beetles
- Null-O
- To Serve the Master
- Exhibit Piece
- The Crawlers
- Sales Pitch
- Shell Game
- Upon the Dull Earth
- Foster, You're Dead
- Pay for the Printer
- War Veteran
- The Chromium Fence
- Misadjustment
- A World of Talent
- Psi-Man Heal My Child!

Other editions of this volume are titled:
- Second Variety [by Citadel],
- Second Variety and Other Classic Stories [by Citadel],
- Upon the Dull Earth,
- Upon the Dull Earth and Other Stories
Editions published by Citadel include "Second Variety" into Volume 3, whereas other editions had it in Volume 2.

]]> 376 Philip K. Dick 1857988817 Alex 0 to-read 4.13 1987 The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 3: The Father-Thing
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]]> <![CDATA[The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 2: Second Variety]]> 816495 The second volume of the definitive five-book set of the complete collected stories of the twentieth century's greatest sf author includes such masterpieces as the title story, with its endless war being fought by ever more cunning and sophisticated robot weapons, and "Impostor" where a man accused of being an alien spy finds his whole identity called into question. In these twenty-seven stories, written and published while America was in the grip of McCarthyism, Philip K. Dick speaks up for ordinary people and against militarism, paranoia and xenophobia - and always in his marvellously varied, quirky and entertainingly idiosyncratic style.

Volume 2/5. Includes stories from 1953-1955:
- The Cookie Lady
- Beyond the Door
- Second Variety
- Jon's World
- The Cosmic Poachers
- Progeny
- Some Kinds of Life
- Martians Come in Clouds
- The Commuter
- The World She Wanted
- A Surface Raid
- Project: Earth
- The Trouble with Bubbles
- Breakfast at Twilight
- A Present for Pat
- The Hood Maker
- Of Withered Apples
- Human Is
- Adjustment Team
- The Impossible Planet
- Imposter
- James P. Crow
- Planet for Transients
- Small Town
- Souvenir
- Survey Team
- Prominent Author.

Other editions of this volume are titled:
- We Can Remember it for You Wholesale [by Citadel],
- We Can Remember it for You Wholesale and Other Classic Stories [by Citadel],
- Adjustment Team.
Editions published by Citadel include "We can remember..." instead of "Second Variety" into Volume 2.

]]> 395 Philip K. Dick 1857988809 Alex 0 to-read 4.20 1987 The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 2: Second Variety
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]]> <![CDATA[The Gripping Hand (Moties, #2)]]> 218453 413 Larry Niven 0671795740 Alex 3 sci-fi 3.83 1993 The Gripping Hand (Moties, #2)
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]]> Project Hail Mary 54493401
Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.

Or does he?]]> 476 Andy Weir 0593135202 Alex 4 sci-fi solid 4 stars, closer to 9/10 4.49 2021 Project Hail Mary
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solid 4 stars, closer to 9/10
]]> <![CDATA[Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)]]> 36223860 alternate cover for ISBN 9781250186928

It has a dark past � one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot." But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more.

Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A� stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue.

What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks.]]> 158 Martha Wells Alex 4 sci-fi 4.23 2018 Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)]]> 32758901 "As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."

In a corporate-dominated space-faring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. For their own safety, exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.

On a distant planet, a team of scientists is conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid--a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.� Scornful of humans, Murderbot wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is, but when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and Murderbot to get to the truth.]]> 144 Martha Wells Alex 4 sci-fi 4.10 2017 All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)]]> 100365 596 Larry Niven 156865054X Alex 4 sci-fi 4.08 1974 The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States]]> 55551849
The American atomic bomb was born in secrecy. From the moment scientists first conceived of its possibility to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and beyond, there were efforts to control the spread of nuclear information and the newly discovered scientific facts that made such powerful weapons possible. The totalizing scientific secrecy that the atomic bomb appeared to demand was new, unusual, and very nearly unprecedented. It was foreign to American science and American democracy—and potentially incompatible with both. From the beginning, this secrecy was controversial, and it was always contested. The atomic bomb was not merely the application of science to war, but the result of decades of investment in scientific education, infrastructure, and global collaboration. If secrecy became the norm, how would science survive?

Drawing on troves of declassified files, including records released by the government for the first time through the author’s efforts, Restricted Data traces the complex evolution of the US nuclear secrecy regime from the first whisper of the atomic bomb through the mounting tensions of the Cold War and into the early twenty-first century. A compelling history of powerful ideas at war, it tells a story that feels distinctly rich, sprawling, and built on the conflict between high-minded idealism and ugly, fearful power.]]> 528 Alex Wellerstein 022602038X Alex 0 to-read 4.09 2021 Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States
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]]> <![CDATA[Serious Python: Black-Belt Advice on Deployment, Scalability, Testing, and More]]> 43174990
Sharpen your Python skills as you dive deep into the Python programming language with Serious Python. You'll cover a range of advanced topics like multithreading and memorization, get advice from experts on things like designing APIs and dealing with databases, and learn Python internals to help you gain a deeper understanding of the language itself. Written for developers and experienced programmers, Serious Python brings together over 15 years of Python experience to teach you how to avoid common mistakes, write code more efficiently, and build better programs in less time.

As you make your way through the book's extensive tutorials, you'll learn how to start a project and tackle topics like versioning, layouts, coding style, and automated checks. You'll learn how to package your software for distribution, optimize performance, use the right data structures, define functions efficiently, pick the right libraries, build future-proof programs, and optimize your programs down to the bytecode. You'll also learn how to:

- Make and use effective decorators and methods, including abstract, static, and class methods
- Employ Python for functional programming using generators, pure functions, and functional functions
- Extend flake8 to work with the abstract syntax tree (AST) to introduce more sophisticated automatic checks into your programs
- Apply dynamic performance analysis to identify bottlenecks in your code
- Work with relational databases and effectively manage and stream data with PostgreSQL

If you've been looking for a way to take your Python skills from good to great, Serious Python will help you get there. Learn from the experts and get seriously good at Python with Serious Python!]]> 240 Julien Danjou Alex 0 to-read 3.96 2018 Serious Python: Black-Belt Advice on Deployment, Scalability, Testing, and More
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]]> <![CDATA[The Missing README: A Guide for the New Software Engineer]]> 57271519
For new software engineers, knowing how to program is only half the battle. ۴dz’l quickly find that many of the skills and processes key to your success are not taught in any school or bootcamp. The Missing README fills in that gap—a distillation of workplace lessons, best practices, and engineering fundamentals that the authors have taught rookie developers at top companies for more than a decade.

Early chapters explain what to expect when you begin your career at a company. The book’s middle section expands your technical education, teaching you how to work with existing codebases, address and prevent technical debt, write production-grade software, manage dependencies, test effectively, do code reviews, safely deploy software, design evolvable architectures, and handle incidents when you’re on-call. Additional chapters cover planning and interpersonal skills such as Agile planning, working effectively with your manager, and growing to senior levels and beyond.

۴dz’l

This is the book your tech lead wishes every new engineer would read before they start. By the end, you’ll know what it takes to transition into the workplace–from CS classes or bootcamps to professional software engineering.]]> 288 Chris Riccomini 1718501838 Alex 0 to-read 4.40 The Missing README: A Guide for the New Software Engineer
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]]> <![CDATA[Разведка боем (Одиссей покидает Итаку, #3)]]> 14288878 512 Василий Звягинцев 5699052399 Alex 4 3.94 1996 Разведка боем (Одиссей покидает Итаку, #3)
author: Василий Звягинцев
name: Alex
average rating: 3.94
book published: 1996
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Azure Storage, Streaming, and Batch Analytics: A guide for data engineers]]> 58354758 Summary The Microsoft Azure cloud is an ideal platform for data-intensive applications. Designed for productivity, Azure provides pre-built services that make collection, storage, and analysis much easier to implement and manage. Azure Storage, Streaming, and Batch Analytics teaches you how to design a reliable, performant, and cost-effective data infrastructure in Azure by progressively building a complete working analytics system. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology Microsoft Azure provides dozens of services that simplify storing and processing data. These services are secure, reliable, scalable, and cost efficient. About the book Azure Storage, Streaming, and Batch Analytics shows you how to build state-of-the-art data solutions with tools from the Microsoft Azure platform. Read along to construct a cloud-native data warehouse, adding features like real-time data processing. Based on the Lambda architecture for big data, the design uses scalable services such as Event Hubs, Stream Analytics, and SQL databases. Along the way, you’ll cover most of the topics needed to earn an Azure data engineering certification. What's inside Configuring Azure services for speed and cost Constructing data pipelines with Data Factory Choosing the right data storage methods About the reader For readers familiar with database management. Examples in C# and PowerShell. About the author Richard Nuckolls is a senior developer building big data analytics and reporting systems in Azure. Table of Contents 1 What is data engineering? 2 Building an analytics system in Azure 3 General storage with Azure Storage accounts 4 Azure Data Lake Storage 5 Message handling with Event Hubs 6 Real-time queries with Azure Stream Analytics 7 Batch queries with Azure Data Lake Analytics 8 U-SQL for complex analytics 9 Integrating with Azure Data Lake Analytics 10 Service integration with Azure Data Factory 11 Managed SQL with Azure SQL Database 12 Integrating Data Factory with SQL Database 13 Where to go next]]> 447 Richard Nuckolls 1638350140 Alex 2 big-data
Another issue is book is trying to combine PowerShell-based & UI based resource creation & manipulation, and things are changing too fast, so UI screenshots are outdated & even confusing. And all these specific steps & details that could be found in the documentation are making this book very boring & hard to read.

it would be really nice if the book concentrated on more conceptual level & the implementation of specific tasks, leaving the steps for creation of resources, etc. to the official documentation that is great on Azure.]]> 2.00 Azure Storage, Streaming, and Batch Analytics: A guide for data engineers
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it's hard to call this a guide - it covers only specific Azure services. Synapse & Databricks are just mentioned in some places, not covered at all, but description of Azure Data Lake Analytics occupies 3 chapters and I haven't seen it much in the wild.

Another issue is book is trying to combine PowerShell-based & UI based resource creation & manipulation, and things are changing too fast, so UI screenshots are outdated & even confusing. And all these specific steps & details that could be found in the documentation are making this book very boring & hard to read.

it would be really nice if the book concentrated on more conceptual level & the implementation of specific tasks, leaving the steps for creation of resources, etc. to the official documentation that is great on Azure.
]]> Драйв Астарты 17227444 Александр Александрович Розов Alex 3 3.88 2011 Драйв Астарты
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name: Alex
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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]]> День Астарты 17227442 Александр Александрович Розов Alex 4 4.11 2010 День Астарты
author: Александр Александрович Розов
name: Alex
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2021/06/15
date added: 2021/12/30
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]]> Алмазные псы 59167660 Тринадцать мастерски написанных повестей и рассказов, тринадцать новых фрагментов гигантской таинственной мозаики, имя которой � «Пространство Откровения».
Большинство произведений, вошедших в эту книгу, на русском языке публикуются впервые.]]> 640 Alastair Reynolds 5389194349 Alex 4 sci-fi 4.25 Алмазные псы
author: Alastair Reynolds
name: Alex
average rating: 4.25
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2021/12/29
date added: 2021/12/30
shelves: sci-fi
review:
Good collection of stories around revelation space
]]> <![CDATA[Designing Data-Intensive Applications]]> 23463279

In this practical and comprehensive guide, author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate this diverse landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications.


Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectively
Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools
Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity
Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built
Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures]]> 562 Martin Kleppmann Alex 5 It's a wonderful book if you're interested in big data & related fields. The main problem with it is that it's easy to go the rabbit hole of individual links to papers, articles, etc. This time I didn't try to read every paper, but collect most interesting/useful in a separate folder.]]> 4.72 2015 Designing Data-Intensive Applications
author: Martin Kleppmann
name: Alex
average rating: 4.72
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2021/12/29
date added: 2021/12/29
shelves: big-data, own-pbook, own-ebook
review:
Finally read cover to cover - I've started it multiple times, or jumped just to some specific topic.
It's a wonderful book if you're interested in big data & related fields. The main problem with it is that it's easy to go the rabbit hole of individual links to papers, articles, etc. This time I didn't try to read every paper, but collect most interesting/useful in a separate folder.
]]> <![CDATA[Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow]]> 52778122 480 Bas P. Harenslak 1617296902 Alex 4 4.40 Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow
author: Bas P. Harenslak
name: Alex
average rating: 4.40
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rating: 4
read at: 2021/12/24
date added: 2021/12/25
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good intro into apache airflow - from concepts to pipeline examples, and to administration & best practices
]]> <![CDATA[The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Complete Guide to Dimensional Modeling]]> 748203
The authors begin with fundamental design recommendations and gradually progress step-by-step through increasingly complex scenarios. Clear-cut guidelines for designing dimensional models are illustrated using real-world data warehouse case studies drawn from a variety of business application areas and industries, including:

* Retail sales and e-commerce

* Inventory management

* Procurement

* Order management

* Customer relationship management (CRM)

* Human resources management

* Accounting

* Financial services

* Telecommunications and utilities

* Education

* Transportation

* Health care and insurance

By the end of the book, you will have mastered the full range of powerful techniques for designing dimensional databases that are easy to understand and provide fast query response. You will also learn how to create an architected framework that integrates the distributed data warehouse using standardized dimensions and facts.

This book is also available as part of the Kimball's Data Warehouse Toolkit Classics Box Set (ISBN: 9780470479575) with the following 3 books:

The Data Warehouse Toolkit, 2nd Edition (9780471200246)

The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit, 2nd Edition (9780470149775)

The Data Warehouse ETL Toolkit (9780764567575)]]> 436 Ralph Kimball 0471200247 Alex 0 currently-reading 4.14 1996 The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Complete Guide to Dimensional Modeling
author: Ralph Kimball
name: Alex
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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]]> Tau Zero 240617
Then a buffeting by an interstellar dustcloud changes everything. The ship's deceleration system is damaged irreperably and soon she is gaining velocity. When she attains light-speed, tau zero itself, the disparity between ship-time and external time becomes almost impossibly great. Eons and galaxies hurtle by, and the crew of the Leonora Christine speeds into the unknown.]]> 190 Poul Anderson Alex 3 sci-fi 3.83 1970 Tau Zero
author: Poul Anderson
name: Alex
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1970
rating: 3
read at: 2021/12/17
date added: 2021/12/19
shelves: sci-fi
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between 3 & 4, interesting idea, but a bit boring.
]]> Termination Shock 57094295 A visionary technothriller about climate change.

Neal Stephenson's sweeping, prescient new novel transports readers to a near-future world where the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics.

One man has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as "elemental." But will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied?

Ranging from the Texas heartland to the Dutch royal palace in the Hague, from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the sunbaked Chihuahuan Desert, Termination Shock brings together a disparate group of characters from different cultures and continents who grapple with the real-life repercussions of global warming. Ultimately, it asks the question: Might the cure be worse than the disease?]]> 708 Neal Stephenson 0063028050 Alex 0 to-read 3.68 2021 Termination Shock
author: Neal Stephenson
name: Alex
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> Eon (The Way, #1) 840278
For the Stone was from space--but perhaps not our space; it came from the future-but perhaps not our future; and within the hollowed asteroid was Thistledown. The remains of a vanished civilization. A human--English, Russian, and Chinese-speaking--civilization. Seven vast chambers containing forests, lakes, rivers, hanging cities...

And museums describing the Death; the catastrophic war that was about to occur; the horror and the long winter that would follow. But while scientists and politicians bickered about how to use the information to stop the Death, the Stone yielded a secret that made even Earth's survival pale into insignificance.]]> 504 Greg Bear 0812520475 Alex 0 to-read 3.89 1985 Eon (The Way, #1)
author: Greg Bear
name: Alex
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1985
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Inhibitor Phase (Revelation Space, #4)]]> 56072402
Fleeing the 'wolves' - the xenocidal alien machines known as Inhibitors - he has protected his family and community from attack for forty years, sheltering in the caves of an airless, battered world called Michaelmas. The slightest hint of human activity could draw the wolves to their home, to destroy everything ... utterly. Which is how Miguel finds himself on a one-way mission with his own destructive mandate: to eliminate a passing ship, before it can bring unwanted attention down on them.

Only something goes wrong.

There's a lone survivor.

And she knows far more about Miguel than she's letting on . . .

Ranging from the depths of space to the deeps of Pattern Juggler waters, from nervous, isolated communities to the ruins of empire, this is a stealthy space opera from an author at the top of his game.


Praise for Al Reynolds' Revenger


'A swashbuckling thriller' The Guardian



'A blindingly clever imagining of our solar system in the far flung future' The Sun

'A rollicking adventure yarn with action, abduction, fights and properly scary hazards' The Daily Telegraph]]> 432 Alastair Reynolds Alex 0 to-read 4.01 2021 Inhibitor Phase (Revelation Space, #4)
author: Alastair Reynolds
name: Alex
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> Pushing Ice 89186 Rockhopper, push ice. They mine comets. But when Janus, one of Saturn's ice moons, inexplicably leaves its natural orbit and heads out of the solar system at high speed, Bella is ordered to shadow it for the few vital days before it falls forever out of reach.

In accepting this mission she sets her ship and her crew on a collision course with destiny—for Janus has many surprises in store, and not all of them are welcome...]]> 458 Alastair Reynolds 0441014011 Alex 4 sci-fi 4.06 2005 Pushing Ice
author: Alastair Reynolds
name: Alex
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 2021/11/11
date added: 2021/12/05
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]]> <![CDATA[The Abyss Beyond Dreams (Chronicle of the Fallers #1)]]> 20697413
Once inside, Nigel discovers that humans are not the only life-forms to have been sucked into the Void, where the laws of physics are subtly different and mental powers indistinguishable from magic are commonplace. The humans trapped there are afflicted by an alien species of biological mimics—the Fallers—that are intelligent but merciless killers.

Yet these same aliens may hold the key to destroying the threat of the Void forever—if Nigel can uncover their secrets. As the Fallers� relentless attacks continue, and the fragile human society splinters into civil war, Nigel must uncover the secrets of the Fallers—before he is killed by the very people he has come to save.]]> 640 Peter F. Hamilton 0345547195 Alex 4 sci-fi 4.18 2014 The Abyss Beyond Dreams (Chronicle of the Fallers #1)
author: Peter F. Hamilton
name: Alex
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2021/12/04
date added: 2021/12/05
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]]> <![CDATA[Orphans of the Helix (Hyperion Cantos, #4.5)]]> 8675052 46 Dan Simmons Alex 0 currently-reading 3.86 1999 Orphans of the Helix (Hyperion Cantos, #4.5)
author: Dan Simmons
name: Alex
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Killing of Worlds (Succession, #2)]]> 24772
Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial frigate Lynx is a walking dead man. Unjustly held responsible for the death of the Child Empress, sister of the immortal Emperor, Zai has been sent to fight an unwinnable battle. The Lynx must stop a vastly superior Rix ship from reaching the planet Legis, a suicide mission that will almost certainly end in oblivion for Captain Zai and his crew.

On the planet Legis below, a Rix compound mind--a massive emergent AI formed from every computer on the planet--as been isolated by their Imperial blockade. But the mind has guided a lone Rix commando, Herd, to the planet's frozen north, and will soon order a desperate attempt to seize a polar communications array and break the blockade. Herd is a single warrior against an Imperial army, but moving silently behind her is the intelligence of an entire planet.

Ten light-years away, Captain Zai's true love, the psychic (some say mad) Senator Nara Oxham is engaged in a deadly game of political intrigue. From her position on the Emperor's War Council, Senator Oxham must find a way to forestall the Emperor's final solution if the blockade is a nuclear strike to destroy the compound mind, which will also kill millions of Imperial citizens. She suspects that the Emperor has a hidden weakness discovered, by the mind, a secret so dangerous to his immortal dynasty that to prevent its discovery the Emperor is willing to countenance the ultimate crime. . . .

The killing of worlds.

With this powerful conclusion to the first story arc of Succession , Scott Westerfeld confirms his stature as one of the leading writers of high space opera.]]> 336 Scott Westerfeld 0765308509 Alex 4 sci-fi 4.06 2003 The Killing of Worlds (Succession, #2)
author: Scott Westerfeld
name: Alex
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2021/09/18
date added: 2021/10/17
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]]> <![CDATA[The Risen Empire (Succession, #1)]]> 267022 Lynx must rescue the Child Empress, sister of immortal Emperor worshiped by 80 human worlds for 1600 years. Enemy Rix are machine-augmented humans who worship AI compound minds. Separated by light years, bound by an unlikely love, Zai and pacifist senator Nara Oxham face the Rix and hold the fate of the empire.]]> 304 Scott Westerfeld 0765305550 Alex 4 sci-fi 7/10 3.87 2003 The Risen Empire (Succession, #1)
author: Scott Westerfeld
name: Alex
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2021/09/13
date added: 2021/10/17
shelves: sci-fi
review:
7/10
]]> <![CDATA[Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #1)]]> 34068552
Bursting with tension and big ideas, this standalone series highlights the inventiveness of an author at the top of his game, as the interweaving story lines tell us not only how humanity arrived at this moment, but also the far-future consequences that spin off from it.]]> 576 Peter F. Hamilton 0399178848 Alex 4 sci-fi slightly less than 4 4.05 2018 Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #1)
author: Peter F. Hamilton
name: Alex
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2021/10/07
date added: 2021/10/17
shelves: sci-fi
review:
slightly less than 4
]]> <![CDATA[A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)]]> 37794149
Now, Mahit must discover who is behind the murder, rescue herself, and save her Station from Teixcalaan's unceasing expansion—all while navigating an alien culture that is all too seductive, engaging in intrigues of her own, and hiding a deadly technological secret—one that might spell the end of her Station and her way of life—or rescue it from annihilation.]]> 448 Arkady Martine 1529001587 Alex 3 sci-fi really between 3 &amp; 4 4.08 2019 A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
author: Arkady Martine
name: Alex
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2021/10/15
date added: 2021/10/17
shelves: sci-fi
review:
really between 3 & 4
]]> Jack Four 57668041


Created to die–determined to live . . .



Jack Four–one of twenty human clones–has been created to be sold. His purchasers are the alien prador and they only want him for their experimentation program. But there is something different about Jack. No clone should possess the knowledge that’s been loaded into his mind. And no normal citizen of humanity’s Polity worlds would have this information.



The prador’s king has been mutated by the Spatterjay virus into a creature even more monstrous than the prador themselves. And his children, the King’s Guard, have undergone similar changes. They were infected by the virus during the last humans-versus-prador war, now lapsed into an uneasy truce. But the prador are always looking for new weapons � and their experimentation program might give them the edge they seek.



Suzeal trades human slaves out of the Stratogaster Space Station, re-engineering them to serve the prador. She thinks the rewards are worth the risks, but all that is about to change. The Station was once a zoo, containing monsters from across known space. All the monsters now dwell on the planet below, but they aren’t as contained as they seem. And a vengeful clone may be the worst danger of all.



‘Neal Asher’s books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain�

John Scalzi, author of the Old Man’s War series



'Magnificently awesome. Then Asher turns it up to eleven'

Peter F. Hamilton, author of Salvation and others, on Asher's The Soldier]]> 444 Neal Asher 1597806609 Alex 0 to-read 4.08 2023 Jack Four
author: Neal Asher
name: Alex
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)]]> 55278507 The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space opera about humanity on the brink of extinction, and how one man's discovery will save or destroy us all.

The war is over. Its heroes forgotten. Until one chance discovery . . .

Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade him in the war. And one of humanity's heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the attention of greater powers.

After earth was destroyed, mankind created a fighting elite to save their species, enhanced humans such as Idris. In the silence of space they could communicate, mind-to-mind, with the enemy. Then their alien aggressors, the Architects, simply disappeared—and Idris and his kind became obsolete.

Now, fifty years later, Idris and his crew have discovered something strange abandoned in space. It's clearly the work of the Architects—but are they returning? And if so, why? Hunted by gangsters, cults and governments, Idris and his crew race across the galaxy hunting for answers. For they now possess something of incalculable value, that many would kill to obtain.]]> Adrian Tchaikovsky 1549106392 Alex 0 to-read, sci-fi 4.09 2021 Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)
author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
name: Alex
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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