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Intrinsic Engines: The Psychology of the Autotelic Mind

Mastery, Independence, and the Absolute Immunity to External Validation in Modern High Achievers

by Matthew Baker ...

In a society obsessed with status, money, and external validation, a rare subset of individuals operates on an entirely different psychological framework. They are completely immune to the pursuit of rewards. They possess an Autotelic Personality. An autotelic individual derives meaning solely from the execution of the task itself, rather than its outcome. Whether they are coding complex software, ... Read more

$5.99 USD

In a society obsessed with status, money, and external validation, a rare subset of individuals operates on an entirely different psychological framework. They are completely immune to the pursuit of rewards. They possess an Autotelic Personality. An autotelic individual derives meaning solely from the execution of the task itself, rather than its outcome. Whether they are coding complex software,
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Why Visit America

Stories

by Matthew Baker ...

Equal parts speculative and satirical, the stories in Why Visit America form an exegesis of our current political predicament, while offering an eloquent plea for connection and hope.The citizens of Plainfield, Texas, have had it with the broke-down United States. So they vote to secede, rename themselves America in memory of their former country, and happily set themselves up to receive tourists ... Read more

$2.99 USD

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Equal parts speculative and satirical, the stories in Why Visit America form an exegesis of our current political predicament, while offering an eloquent plea for connection and hope.The citizens of Plainfield, Texas, have had it with the broke-down United States. So they vote to secede, rename themselves America in memory of their former country, and happily set themselves up to receive tourists
... Read more

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If You Find This

by Matthew Baker ...

Mixing mystery and adventure in the tradition of Louis Sachar, Avi, and E.L. Konigsburg, If You Find This is the story of unlikely friendships, unexpected bravery and eleven-year-old Nicholas Funes's quest to prove his grandfather's treasure is real.Nicholas is a math and music genius with no friends and a huge problem: His father has lost his job, and they'll have to sell their house, which holds ... Read more

$6.99 USD

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Mixing mystery and adventure in the tradition of Louis Sachar, Avi, and E.L. Konigsburg, If You Find This is the story of unlikely friendships, unexpected bravery and eleven-year-old Nicholas Funes's quest to prove his grandfather's treasure is real.Nicholas is a math and music genius with no friends and a huge problem: His father has lost his job, and they'll have to sell their house, which holds
... Read more

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Secure Web Application Development

A Hands-On Guide with Python and Django

by Matthew Baker ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Cyberattacks are becoming more commonplace and the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), estimates 94% of sites have flaws in their access control alone. Attacks evolve to work around new defenses, and defenses must evolve to remain effective. Developers need to understand the fundamentals of attacks and defenses in order to comprehend new techniques as they become available. This book ... Read more

$58.49 USD

Cyberattacks are becoming more commonplace and the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), estimates 94% of sites have flaws in their access control alone. Attacks evolve to work around new defenses, and defenses must evolve to remain effective. Developers need to understand the fundamentals of attacks and defenses in order to comprehend new techniques as they become available. This book
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Audiobook

Platforms to Pillars

Trading the Burden of Performance for the Freedom of God's Presence

by Mark Sayers ...

Narrated by Matthew Baker ...

Unabridged

6 hours 37 min

A biblical response to living in a platform society.Platform: A mentality, a way of approaching life, which promises to reinforce our uniqueness, deliver on our desires, and offer validation and visibility.A platform society emphasizes individualism and performance. It’s rooted in the belief that self and personal desires are preeminent. In Platforms to Pillars, cultural expert Mark Sayers ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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A biblical response to living in a platform society.Platform: A mentality, a way of approaching life, which promises to reinforce our uniqueness, deliver on our desires, and offer validation and visibility.A platform society emphasizes individualism and performance. It’s rooted in the belief that self and personal desires are preeminent. In Platforms to Pillars, cultural expert Mark Sayers
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Why Visit America

Stories

by Matthew Baker ...

Narrated by Peter Ganim ...

Unabridged

14 hours 4 min

Equal parts speculative and satirical, the stories in Why Visit America form an exegesis of our current political predicament, while offering an eloquent plea for connection and hope.The citizens of Plainfield, Texas, have had it with the broke-down United States. So they vote to secede, rename themselves America in memory of their former country, and happily set themselves up to receive tourists ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Equal parts speculative and satirical, the stories in Why Visit America form an exegesis of our current political predicament, while offering an eloquent plea for connection and hope.The citizens of Plainfield, Texas, have had it with the broke-down United States. So they vote to secede, rename themselves America in memory of their former country, and happily set themselves up to receive tourists
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

If You Find This

by Matthew Baker ...

Narrated by Bryan Kennedy ...

Unabridged

7 hours 26 min

Mixing mystery and adventure in the tradition of Louis Sachar, Avi, and E.L. Konigsburg, If You Find This is the story of unlikely friendships, unexpected bravery and eleven-year-old Nicholas Funes's quest to prove his grandfather's treasure is real.Nicholas is a math and music genius with no friends and a huge problem: His father has lost his job, and they'll have to sell their house, which holds ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Mixing mystery and adventure in the tradition of Louis Sachar, Avi, and E.L. Konigsburg, If You Find This is the story of unlikely friendships, unexpected bravery and eleven-year-old Nicholas Funes's quest to prove his grandfather's treasure is real.Nicholas is a math and music genius with no friends and a huge problem: His father has lost his job, and they'll have to sell their house, which holds
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 105 (February 2019)

Lightspeed Magazine, #105

by John Joseph Adams, Matthew Baker, Elizabeth Bear, Carrie Vaughn, Ashok K. Banker, Kat Howard ...

Series Book 105 - Lightspeed Magazine
LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.This month, Matthew Baker looks beyond ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK to imagine the ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.This month, Matthew Baker looks beyond ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK to imagine the
... Read more
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 115 (December 2019)

Lightspeed Magazine, #115

by John Joseph Adams, Matthew Baker, Pat Murphy, KT Bryski, T.L. Huchu, Rick Wilber, Molly Gutman, Cat Rambo, Daniel Abraham ...

Series Book 115 - Lightspeed Magazine
LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.Welcome to LIGHTSPEED's 115th issue! We have a new SF short from Matthew Baker: "A ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.Welcome to LIGHTSPEED's 115th issue! We have a new SF short from Matthew Baker: "A
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On the Tree of the Cross

Georges Florovsky and the Patristic Doctrine of Atonement

by Matthew Baker, Seraphim Danckaert, Nicholas Marinides ...

"Thou hast redeemed us from the curse of the Law by Thy precious Blood. By being nailed to the Cross and pierced with the Spear, Thou hast poured immortality on mankind. O our Saviour, glory to Thee. " — Troparion for Holy Friday "Atonement" is a contested but inescapable term in contemporary English-language theological discussion. The doctrine of atonement has received little attention in ... Read more

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"Thou hast redeemed us from the curse of the Law by Thy precious Blood. By being nailed to the Cross and pierced with the Spear, Thou hast poured immortality on mankind. O our Saviour, glory to Thee. " — Troparion for Holy Friday "Atonement" is a contested but inescapable term in contemporary English-language theological discussion. The doctrine of atonement has received little attention in
... Read more
Between Being and Time

From Ontology to Eschatology

by Matthew Baker, Demetrios Harper, Nikolaos Loudovikos, Giulio Maspero, Jared Schumacher, Dionysios Skliris, Chris Doude van Troostwijk, Haralambos Ventis, Maxim Vasiljevic, David W. Fagerberg, Isabel C. Troconis Iribarren, Logan M. Issac, Daniel S. Robinson, Daniel B. Wright, Christos Yannaras ...

This book explores the relationship between being and time —between ontology and history— in the context of both Christian theology and philosophical inquiry. Each chapter tests the limits of this multifaceted thematic vis-à-vis a wide variety of sources: from patristics (Maximus the Confessor, Gregory of Nyssa) to philosophy (Kant, Kierkegaard, Heidegger) to modern theology (Berdyaev, Ratzinger, ... Read more

$36.49 USD

This book explores the relationship between being and time —between ontology and history— in the context of both Christian theology and philosophical inquiry. Each chapter tests the limits of this multifaceted thematic vis-à-vis a wide variety of sources: from patristics (Maximus the Confessor, Gregory of Nyssa) to philosophy (Kant, Kierkegaard, Heidegger) to modern theology (Berdyaev, Ratzinger,
... Read more
Cisco Intersight

A Handbook for Intelligent Cloud Operations

by Matthew Baker, Brandon Beck, Doron Chosnek, Jason McGee, Sean McKeown, Bradley TerEick, Mohit Vaswani ...

Series series
Use Cisco Intersight to streamline, unify, and secure IT operations across data centers, clouds, and the edgeThe Cisco Intersight cloud operations platform delivers intelligent visualization, optimization, and orchestration for applications and infrastructure across any hybrid cloud environment. Using it, you can operate and maintain traditional infrastructure with the agility of cloud-native ... Read more

$43.19 USD

Use Cisco Intersight to streamline, unify, and secure IT operations across data centers, clouds, and the edgeThe Cisco Intersight cloud operations platform delivers intelligent visualization, optimization, and orchestration for applications and infrastructure across any hybrid cloud environment. Using it, you can operate and maintain traditional infrastructure with the agility of cloud-native
... Read more