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Question:. Do sales create the best-seller list, or do best-sellers get the sales because people see them on the list? Much as we’d like to believe that people know how to pick out the best books, a good presence in retail locations – front-of-store positioning and tempting displays and discounts – still counts a great deal in determining how well a title sells.

Looking at these Best Seller Lists though, gets us excited about the particular movie that’s listed there – or the newly released book – like ‘Passage Of Power’ – currently #58 on the list. We immediately NEED to see what it’s all about. If it’s a movie, maybe we’ll click on the trailer – or read the reviews.

‘Passage Of Power’ – On The Amazon New Release List

Passage of Power

Book Four of Robert A. Caro’s ‘The Years of Lyndon Johnson’ displays all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led the Times of London to acclaim it as “one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age. A masterpiece.”

The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through the frustrations and triumphant periods of his career, from Senate Majority Leader, to Vice President, to the extraordinary ascension to the office of the presidency as a result of an assassin’s bullet

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15-11-2018, 08:33. Доступно шестое корректирующее обновление дистрибутива Debian 9, в которое включены накопившиеся обновления пакетов и устранены недоработки в инсталляторе. Выпуск включает 88 обновлений с устранением проблем со стабильностью и 92 обновления с устранением уязвимостей.

15-11-2018, 08:33. Доступен четвёртый бета-выпуск FreeBSD 12.0. Выпуск FreeBSD 12.0-BETA4 доступен для архитектур amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpcspe, sparc64 и armv6, armv7 и aarch64. Дополнительно подготовлены образы для систем виртуализации (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) и облачных окружений Amazon EC2. Релиз FreeBSD 12.0 запланирован на 11 декабря.

Компания Mozilla представила две новые функции, предложенные в рамках инициативы Test Pilot, которая предоставляет пользователям возможность оценить и протестировать экспериментальные функции, развиваемые для будущих выпусков Firefox. Для участия в программе необходимо установить специальное дополнение Test Pilot (учетная запись в системе Firefox Account при этом не обязательна), в котором будет доступен список предлагаемых для тестирования возможностей. В процессе работы Test Pilot осуществляется сбор и отправка обезличенной статистики о характере работы с тестируемыми дополнениями..

Компания Google представила инициативу по добавлению в браузер Chrome программных интерфейсов, позволяющих создавать web-приложения, близкие по своим возможностям к обычным самодостаточным пользовательским программам. Указанные API дадут возможность использовать браузер в качестве напоминающей Cordova или Electron платформы для разработки программ, предоставляющей доступ к расширенным возможностям операционной системы и оборудования..

Опубликован релиз пакета wayland-protocols 1.17, содержащего набор протоколов и расширений, дополняющих возможности базового протокола Wayland и предоставляющих возможности, необходимые для построения композитных серверов и пользовательских окружений..

Сформированы новые загрузочные сборки дистрибутива Void Linux, который является самостоятельным проектом, не использующим наработки других дистрибутивов и разрабатываемый с применением непрерывного цикла обновления версий программ (rolling-обновления, без отдельных релизов дистрибутива)..

После шести месяцев разработки сформирован релиз пользовательского окружения Cinnamon 4.0, в рамках которого сообществом разработчиков дистрибутива Linux Mint развивается форк оболочки GNOME Shell, файлового менеджера Nautilus и оконного менеджера Mutter, нацеленный на предоставление окружения в классическом стиле GNOME 2 c поддержкой удачных элементов взаимодействия из GNOME Shell. Cinnamon основывается на компонентах GNOME, но эти компоненты поставляются как периодически синхронизируемый форк, не связанный внешними зависимостями с GNOME..

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Sheet-Metal Work Including Metal Spinning (The 'Complete Engineer' Series, Volume 7)

Sheet-Metal Work Including Metal Spinning (The 'Complete Engineer' Series, Volume 7)

E. Molloy | 1944-01-01 00:00:00 | GEORGE NEWNES | 96 | Do It Yourself

Dealing with the methods of working sheet metal into various forms, using hand tools and simple machines.

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Metals (Essential Chemistry)

Metals (Essential Chemistry)

Julie McDowell | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | Chelsea House Publications | 105 | Chemistry

Most of the elements found in the periodic table are classified as metals. Common characteristics that help us identify metals include conductivity, reactivity, and their ability to be pounded into sheets and stretched into wires. Metals are found everywhere in the universe, and their many functions make them a most valuable resource. This book takes a sharp look at metals, helping students understand their many intricate uses from industry to the arts.

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Pure Distraction

Pure Distraction

Carolina Barbour | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | Siren Publishing | 212 | Fiction

Ms. Barbour has written what is classified as an erotic futuristic romance but I would also like to point out that there are a few suspenseful twists and turns, and a "whodunit" flavor to this erotic offering. Pure Distraction is just that, a huge distraction if you want to get anything else done while reading it. I found that Ms. Barbour did a great job in not only setting up this alternate society but also showing both how it was supposed to work and how it changed. Readers should note that there are also a few M/M encounters as part of the storyline. Overall, I found the world Ms. Barbour created to be intriguing and I hope she hopes to use it in future adventures. Pure Distraction is a great summer read, but make sure you have time to sit and read it all, as you will find you keep going back to it until you finish it.

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Thermodynamics of Flowing Systems: with Internal Microstructure (Oxford Engineering Science Series)

Thermodynamics of Flowing Systems: with Internal Microstructure (Oxford Engineering Science Series)

Antony N. Beris, Brian J. Edwards | 1994-05-26 00:00:00 | Oxford University Press, USA | 704 | Engineering

This much-needed monograph presents a systematic, step-by-step approach to the continuum modeling of flow phenomena exhibited within materials endowed with a complex internal microstructure, such as polymers and liquid crystals. By combining the principles of Hamiltonian mechanics with those of irreversible thermodynamics, Antony N. Beris and Brian J. Edwards, renowned authorities on the subject, expertly describe the complex interplay between conservative and dissipative processes. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize the evaluation of the free energy--largely based on ideas from statistical mechanics--and how to fit the values of the phenomenological parameters against those of microscopic models. With Thermodynamics of Flowing Systems in hand, mathematicians, engineers, and physicists involved with the theoretical study of flow behavior in structurally complex media now have a superb, self-contained theoretical framework on which to base their modeling efforts.

In Search of Human Nature

Few books could be more important to us at this moment in time. I urge you to see that your local libraries, academic and general, order this remarkable new publication.

Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus (Independent Studies in Political Economy)

Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus (Independent Studies in Political Economy)

Donald Alexander Downs | 2006-10-16 00:00:00 | Cambridge University Press | 318 | Social History

This book deals with the decline of respect for free speech, academic freedom, and civil liberty that has swept higher education in America over the last decade and a half and with what needs to be done to reverse this trend. Drawing on personal experience as well as research, Downs analyzes the origins and development of the problem, and shows how political organization of students and faculty can lead to constructive change. He presents four case studies that illustrate this thesis.

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The main purpose and content of this book is to present four case studies. In the first two, those of U. Penn and U. Wisconsin, thanks to efforts made by faculty and students in the last few years, gains were made in restoring some degree of free speech and other Bill-of-Rights protections to faculty and students. In the other two, Columbia and Berkeley, no such efforts have been made and the status quo continues. The author states that most or all other campuses resemble the latter two.

Also, in introductory chapters, the author gives a precis of what has happened to colleges and universities since 1987:

(1) the redefinition of the mission of the university from the search for truth and knowledge to the transforming of individuals into sensitive members of the community from whom all racism, sexism and homophobia has been washed away.

(2) the redefinition of speech as action. One doesn't state an opinion, one offends another person or harasses another person. So, codes against harassment and creating a hostile environment include saying anything of which the censors disapprove.

(3) "critical race theory", the view that racism is endemic to liberal society and that such notions as individual, reason, merit, etc. are racist notions and should be suppressed.

The author, like many others, states that the motive for the de facto repeal of the Bill of Rights at universities was that the welfare of some groups was more important. He goes on to point out that the consequences have been anything but beneficial, even to those groups. Feelings of antagonism have increased. An increasing infantilization or dependency of the favored groups has occurred. etc.

The author cites a number of other interesting recent books, including McWhorter, Losing the Race; Wood, Diversity; Kuran, Private Truths, Public Lies; Farber and Sherry, Beyond All Reason; and Kors and Silvergate, The Shadow University. Kors and Silvergate have continued to be active in the area and have established an organization called Foundation for Individual Freedom in Education (FIRE) with a website, www. thefire. org, where complaints can be registered. The site makes interesting if harrowing reading. There is also a database in which you can look up any college and get FIRE's rating of the degree of freedom on that campus.

One strength of the book is its narrow focus. That means, however, that other books need also to be consulted. The book is especially weak on the causes or development of the present situtation. The author states that he became a faculty member in the mid-1980s as a result of having written an anti-Nazi book (PhDs looking for faculty positions, take note!). By that time, the situation had already developed. For an eyewitness account in narrative form of the groups and motives that led to the present situation, see The Rape of Alma Mater. For a detailed study of the situation at the present time, one which includes other parts of society that are affected by what is happening in academia, read While America Sleeps: How. and Indoctrination Are Destroying America From Within -- While America Sleeps: How Islam, Immigration and Indoctrination Are Destroying America From Within.

The present book is unique in sounding a hopeful note and in providing others with the two cases of (limited) success. It is to be hoped that other academics and students will read this book and learn how to take back their own universities.

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One would think that American universities would be centers of free speech, where all sorts of views could be stated freely. Well, that hasn't been entirely the case recently. And this book examines some of the problems that have arisen.

I would have thought that the fundamental issues would be simple. Most speech is inoffensive. Some speech is actually illegal (sedition, incitement, or whatever). The line between illegal speech and legal speech may be a subject of debate, but that line exists somewhere. And some speech is in between: it is offensive but not illegal. And those who are offended have plenty of options: they can shun such people, or tell others about their bad manners, and so forth.

As this book points out, once one has rules against offensive speech, not just against intimidation (or worse), that leads to thought control. And there are some examples of what has been happening along these lines.

One spectacular example is the 1993 "water buffalo" case at the University of Pennsylvania. A Penn freshman got in trouble for using the term "water buffalo" in response to students who were making too much noise at midnight outside his dormitory. Although a simple apology from him would have been the most reasonable resolution, Penn made this into a major case. So did much of the nation! The result was not only a victory for the accused student, but the removal of the "speech codes" at Penn. It seems that the speech codes were doomed by the idiotic claims of Penn officials, including the Penn President, that they were merely following due process in the water buffalo case.

Downs describes how speech codes were removed at the University of Wisconsin as well. And there is some fascinating material about the University of California, Berkeley. The campus newspaper ran an ad that offended some people, and then compounded the problem by apologizing for it (offending even more folks). And then, there was a speech by well-known conservative David Horowitz. An assistant chancellor warned Horowitz that he might be shouted down "because the right of free expression also" belonged to those that disagreed with him! I find it incredible that such censorship could be called "free expression." Others were similarly censored just for having "politically incorrect" views. A striking example was former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who was prevented from speaking to 2000 waiting ticket holders by a couple of hundred foes of free speech. One of these people, when challenged about what she had done replied that she didn't "believe in free speech for war criminals." By the way, given Netanyahu's record, I find such a charge against him ludicrous. And I wonder if genuine criminals, such as Yasir Arafat, would have been shouted down at Berkeley.

One more topic in the book is the sexual misconduct policy at Columbia University. That's another university that has a problem with taking political correctness too seriously. But in this case, the issue was simply that people accused of sexual misconduct were denied due process, including the right to hear the testimony against them or to cross-examine. That policy eventually had to be scrapped. Still, the incident serves to show the moral blindness of some of those who create policies on campus.

I found this book very interesting and I strongly recommend it.

Actual Sales Numbers from Amazon Best Sellers

W hat does it take to become an “Amazon Best Seller”? How do I reach the top of Amazon’s best sellers list?

It doesn’t matter HOW you ask the question, it’s impossible to get a straight answer. Commonly, you will hear: “There is no way to know, because Amazon doesn’t make their book sales numbers public.” But the truth is, plenty of people know. Every person who has become an Amazon best seller knows. But they don’t want YOU to know. In the average reader’s mind, there is no distinguishable difference between an Amazon Best Seller and a New York Times Best Seller. This is exactly why people don’t go flaunting their numbers, because they don’t want every Tom, Dick and Harry to know what is common knowledge to every author: It is much easier to become an Amazon Best Seller than it is a New York Times Best seller. I have spent months hunting down other people’s exact sales numbers, but it doesn’t matter who you ask, you always get the same answer: “We are not currently releasing exact numbers on our book sales.”

It IS hard to become an Amazon Best Seller, but not as hard as you might think. It is extremely discouraging to prepare for a book launch and not know what your target goal is, but I have good news, I am going to share those top secret numbers with you! But first, let me define an Amazon Best Seller.

You might think that if you are in the top 100, you are a bestseller. I disagree, as there are some small categories that don’t even have 100 books, so I personally wouldn’t be impressed with being number 99!

You could refer to yourself as an “Amazon Best Seller” if you get in the 10th place in a category, why not shoot for 5 and above just to get a real sense of accomplishment?

The number 1 spot is really something to be proud of, and some purists believe you can only claim the title of “best selling author” if you reach the top spot in your category.

So here’s the “Secret Sauce”:

100 books in a given day will usually get you in the top ten of your category.

500 books in one day will most likely clench the number one spot in your category.

I know an author who recently topped multiple categories with less than 400 books sold in a day.

So, it won’t be easy, but if you promote well, and convince your body of followers that your new book has worthwhile information, you CAN do it!

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