Matt Rogers

Paul Carroll

Stefan Heck

Offers practical advice on how managers can sieze the opportunities presented by the coming growth in demand for commodities in emerging markets.

How to Capture the Biggest Business Opportunity in a Century

Resource Revolution

Daggers

INTRODUCING JASON KING...On a cold night in Australia, two construction workers driving along a deserted mountain road are gunned down inside their vehicle. The killings are fast. Efficient.An assassination, carried out with expert precision. The only witness to the crime is a man resting by the side of the road. Recently retired, he'd flown halfway across the world to escape his demons.Ex-U.S. black ops operative Jason King.Quickly spotted, King is targeted by those in the shadows of a small country town, ruthless killers determined to tie up loose ends. They have no knowledge of the violent past they are about to revive...THE JASON KING NOVELSISOLATED - Book 1IMPRISONED - Book 2

A Jason King Thriller

Isolated

Revelation in a Chair by Matt Rogers Revelation in a Chair concerns delivering a vehicle to understand why God made us and whether we are using all we are (past and present) to deliver our best in HIS WORLD. The book creates a process for achieving our best by documenting who we come from, what relationships we have had, what jobs we have performed, and what activities we have engaged in. From there we can round out a picture of where God is leading us, recognizing that EVERYTHING matters in building that picture. We can free ourselves with information about ourselves to paint ourselves with GOD’S BRUSH rather than the WORLD’S!

An Autobiographical Journey to Jesus

Revelation in a Chair

Hound Dog Taylor made guitars howl and hips shake. A founding father of lo-fi blues rock--that gritty, stripped-down sound played on cheap guitars with no bass--Taylor and his band The HouseRockers played loud, wild gut-bucket boogie that was raw and ferocious, earning them a reputation as "The Ramones of the blues." Though his influence continues to be heard in the music of contemporary musicians such as Jack White, The Black Keys, and others, Hound Dog Taylor's story has never been fully explored. Off stage, his life was as wild as his music. From his childhood in 1920s Mississippi to his final years in 1970s Chicago, he was surrounded by racism, crime, and violence. The threat of bloodshed was constant, whether from the Ku Klux Klan, South Side gangs, or even fellow musicians. From drunkenly slicing off his sixth finger with a straight razor, to becoming the artist whose music launched the now-legendary Alligator Records, Goodnight Boogie is the first in-depth biographical study of the Blues Hall of Famer whose life was as compelling as his music. This is the story of a brilliant and unforgettably original musician who struggled for success while fighting to survive. Foreword written by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.

A Tale of Guns, Wolves and the Blues of Hound Dog Taylor

Goodnight Boogie

Hound Dog Taylor made guitars howl and hips shake. A founding father of lo-fi blues rock—that gritty, stripped-down sound played on cheap guitars with no bass—Taylor and his band The HouseRockers played loud, wild gut-bucket boogie that was raw and ferocious, earning them a reputation as "The Ramones of the blues." Though his influence continues to be heard in the music of contemporary musicians such as Jack White, The Black Keys, and others, Hound Dog Taylor's story has never been fully explored. Off stage, his life was as wild as his music. From his childhood in 1920s Mississippi to his final years in 1970s Chicago, he was surrounded by racism, crime, and violence. The threat of bloodshed was constant, whether from the Ku Klux Klan, South Side gangs, or even fellow musicians. From drunkenly slicing off his sixth finger with a straight razor, to becoming the artist whose music launched the now-legendary Alligator Records, Goodnight Boogie is the first in-depth biographical study of the Blues Hall of Famer whose life was as compelling as his music. This is the story of a brilliant and unforgettably original musician who struggled for success while fighting to survive. Foreword written by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.

A Tale of Guns, Wolves & The Blues of Hound Dog Taylor

Recounting his own history, Matt Rogers explores the question of how, in a world of suffering, we can call God good. This challenging question can manifest itself as a conspiracy of doubt and depression, so that our emotions and our intellect come under attack. Will God deliver us through this distressing journey?

Clinging to Faith Through Doubt and Depression

Losing God

A TWO-MAN CRUSADE THROUGH MEXICO'S BADLANDS...Will Slater is on the hunt. Three months ago he found a list belonging to drug-slinging gangster Dwayne Griggs. A collection of blackmail, pictures of unspeakable horrors. He's not going to stop until the men in the photos are dead and buried. He's already mown through five of them. The sixth poses a problem. Kian Grant, an ex-televangelist preacher with murky ties to the Boston underworld, knows something's coming. Before Slater can even approach his suburban mansion, Grant is gone, fleeing south over the border to the mountain town of Durango. Slater knows exactly what that means. Cartel ties. Doesn't mean he'll let it slide. If Grant was hoping Slater would let it go, he picked the wrong enemy. Slater enlists the only man willing to help wage war with hordes of soulless killers in a barren land, and together he and Jason King set off in relentless pursuit of a grifter who'll get what's coming...What readers are saying about King & Slater: ★★★★★ - "Slater and King working together is a whole new adventure. Twice as much death and destruction. Twice as much adventure and excitement."★★★★★ - "Separately, forces to be reckoned with: together, virtually unstoppable."★★★★★ - "Two of the best warriors I've met in a long while. Can't wait to see who they tackle next time."★★★★★ - "It was absolutely fantastic. Loved every minute and I had a hard time putting it down. The action never stops."★★★★★ - "This book was a treat from start to finish. I continue to be amazed by Matt's ability to come up with truly creative situations for our beloved King and Slater to be thrown into."★★★★★ - "I think you'll understand what makes them tick. The deepest part of their hearts are exposed."★★★★★ - "Jason and Will together. What could be better? Powerful, tense, emotional and fast-paced."★★★★★ - "Two minds that are so coordinated makes for excitement whatever they do. Matt's really hit one out of the park with this book."★★★★★ - "The ensuing combat takes on more importance as family, treachery, and the sheer volume of corruption are factored in."

A King & Slater Thriller

Tyrants

AN ARMY OF TWO FOR THE AGES...Jason King and Will Slater, the two most lethal operatives in government history, are out on their own. They've been through their personal journeys into hell, but they unite in New York City as brothers in arms. So begins a vigilante crusade against the city's morally bankrupt inhabitants.But their private war doesn't last long...Sometimes you can't escape the past, no matter how hard you try. They're revisited by old government contacts with an agenda, and soon enough they're fighting tooth and nail to prevent the destabilisation of the entire country. Outnumbered, overwhelmed, beat down, battered, broken - it's just another day at the office.Witness the unification of the two baddest men on the planet...What readers are saying about King & Slater: ★★★★★ - "Slater and King working together is a whole new adventure. Twice as much death and destruction. Twice as much adventure and excitement."★★★★★ - "One hell of a ride from the very beginning to a fantastic finish."★★★★★ - "Two of the best warriors I've met in a long while. Can't wait to see who they tackle next time."★★★★★ - "Both characters retain their richness of personality, yet share their intellectual disdain for the evil in the world."★★★★★ - "This book was a treat from start to finish. I continue to be amazed by Matt's ability to come up with truly creative situations for our beloved King and Slater to be thrown into."★★★★★ - "This was one of those late night page turners that you would give up sleep for with no problem."★★★★★ - "Matt has taken the best of Jason King and the best of Will Slater and combined it into a new format, yet kept his hard-hitting action and surprising twists."

Weapons

Bruce Benson

Christopher Negus

Khary Mendez

François Duthilleul

Ava Shulman

Bryan Parry

Frédéric Herrmann

Kevin O'Donell

Jakub Hrozek

Gabriel Alford, 1st

Erica von Buelow

Nathan Kinder

Keith Basil

Juan Antonio Osorio Robles

Christopher Grimm

Shawn Wells

Ben Howard

Kirsten Newcomer

Pierre-André Morey

The OpenShift Security Guide was created to help those in cloud infrastructure and security engineering roles address the many security challenges facing them. Cloud security is complex, and Red Hat understands that users need more than just guidance in technical system configurations. The authors have identified approaches that aid in the triaging of security trade-offs and risk, policy enforcement, reporting, and the validation of system configuration. Cloud infrastructure and security engineering roles are central to establishing and preserving security postures. It is the book's intent to support these roles by providing the proper mixture of conceptual, organizational, and technical guidance, thereby increasing the security vigilance and effectiveness of those with such responsibilities. For the cloud security auditor, whether in an internal role or as a third-party assessment organization, this book intends to provide the technical guidance needed to verify, validate, and enforce security controls. For technology professionals charged with security policy management, this book should offer insight into related organizational policy, functional testing, and data stewardship tasks while augmenting knowledge in these areas. While the book speaks to OpenShift from a holistic infrastructure perspective, it does cover areas that application developers and reliability engineers may find valuable. With the ever evolving trends in container-based microservices, baking security into the continuous integration and delivery pipelines is a fundamental requirement. Build and runtime security features are discussed, and advantages of a secure container baseline image are covered as well. Readers are not expected to have expert-level knowledge of core OpenShift concepts. However, basic knowledge of Linux, Containers, and Kubernetes from a user or administrative perspective will certainly be useful, especially when reading through some of the technical implementation described in the chapters.

OpenShift Security Guide

Matt Rogers

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