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For the first time, here are the long-lost records of four intriguing mysteries saved by the famous English detective Sherlock Holmes when he traveled to Montana in the late 1800's. Using his inimitable eye for clues, his astounding deductive reasoning, and - when necessary - clever subterfuge, Holmes solves a very public murder at the famous Opera House, a supernatural theft of gold at a mine near Georgetown Lake, the disturbing threats to Copper King Marcus Daly's most famous racehorse, and the sudden odd behavior of a miner's wife. As usual, these cases were recorded by Dr. John H Watson, Holmes' affable companion and chronicler, but Watson's accounts were lost for more than a century. They were recently dicovered in an old safe in the Hearst Free Library in Anaconda by researcher John S Fitzpatrick, who edited the manuscripts for publication. Not only are the actual crimes unique and challenging, but the stories are filled with fascinating details of life in early-day Montana - details that amply illustrate Holmes' superb powers of observation. This immensely entertaining book is certain to delight all fans of detective stories, mysteries, and Sherlock Holmes..
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In this New York Times bestseller, award-winning combat reporter Sean Naylor reveals how close American forces came to disaster in Afghanistan against Al Qaida-after easily defeating the ragtag Taliban that had sheltered the terrorist organization behind the 9/11 attacks.

At dawn on March 2, 2002, over 200 soldiers of the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain Divisions flew into the mouth of a buzz saw in the Shahikot Valley. Believing the war all but over, U.S. military leaders refused to commit the troops and materiel required to fight the war's biggest battle-a missed opportunity to crush hundreds of Al Qaida's fighters and some of its most senior leaders. Eyewitness Naylor vividly portrays the heroism of the young, untested soldiers unprepared for the ferocious enemy they fought; the mistakes that led to a hellish mountaintop firefight; and how thirteen American commandos embodied "Patton's three principles of war"-audacity, audacity and audacity-by creeping unseen over frozen mountains into the heart of an enemy stronghold to prevent a U.S. military catastrophe..
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"Neither a "Starting Linux" book nor a dry reference manual, this book has a lot to offer to those coming to Fedora from other operating systems or distros "
-- Behdad Esfahbod, Fedora developer

This book will get you up to speed quickly on Fedora Linux, a securely-designed Linux distribution that includes a massive selection of free software packages. Fedora is hardened out-of-the-box, it's easy to install, and extensively customizable - and this book shows you how to make Fedora work for you.

Fedora Linux: A Complete Guide to Red Hat's Community Distribution will take you deep into essential Fedora tasks and activities by presenting them in easy-to-learn modules. From installation and configuration through advanced topics such as administration, security, and virtualization, this book captures the important details of how Fedora Core works--without the fluff that bogs down other books and help/how-to web sites. Instead, you can learn from a concise task-based approach to using Fedora as both a desktop and server operating system.

In this book, you'll learn how to:

• Install Fedora and perform basic administrative tasks
• Configure the KDE and GNOME desktops
• Get power management working on your notebook computer and hop on a wired or wireless network
• Find, install, and update any of the thousands of packages available for Fedora
• Perform backups, increase reliability with RAID, and manage your disks with logical volumes
• Set up a server with file sharing, DNS, DHCP, email, a Web server, and more
• Work with Fedora's security features including SELinux, PAM, and Access Control Lists (ACLs)

Whether you are running the stable version of Fedora Core or bleeding-edge Rawhide releases, this book has something for every level of user. The modular, lab-based approach not only shows you how things work-but also explains why--and provides you with the answers you need to get up and running with Fedora Linux.

Chris Tyler is a computer consultant and a professor of computer studies at Seneca College in Toronto, Canada where he teaches courses on Linux and X Window System Administration. He has worked on systems ranging from embedded data converters to Multics mainframes.

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The Game Day Poker Almanac Official Rules of Poker is the poker rulebook of the Poker Almanac brand of poker reference books. The rulebook is one of the most complete set of poker rules ever published. Chapters include the Elements of Poker, Robert's Rules of Poker, the Poker Tournament Directors Association Rules, the World Series of Poker Rules, Poker Etiquette, and an extensive Glossary. Includes index and six illustrations. The author, Kelli Mix, is a professional poker player and plays in various top-rated poker tournaments around the United States. The Game Day Poker Almanac is an annual almanac of poker-related information, and is also a series of poker reference books..
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This little book can change your life. It contains a simple and powerful message for living a happier and more successful life.

To achieve your dreams and potential you must learn how to recognize and defeat the obstacles that hold you back.

This book describes the 6 Anacondas in Life and explains how to defeat or avoid them so you can attain the joy, success, and happiness that you seek and deserve.
Four overall strategies for living a happy and successful life are also included. Included are plenty of examples, tips, stories, and short lists of Dos and Don'ts.

This book will help you:
- appreciate your capacity for greatness
- explain the obstacles holding you back from pursuing your dreams and potential
- teach you how to overcome these obstacles
- show you how to overcome the negativity in your environment
-motivate you to take charge of your life and become all that you can be.

Benefits for Individuals:
Read this book when you want to:
- Be all you can be and achieve your heart's desire
- Become motivated to take charge of your life and get out of any ruts you may be in
- Avoid negative people who deflate your enthusiasm and hold you back

Benefits for Leaders and Managers:
Give this book to associates and team members when you want to:
- Create a positive can-do atmosphere where everyone works together to succeed
- Overcome a negative environment and nurture a positive culture
- Release the stranglehold on limitation thinking and inspire creative new ideas and MORE!

This is the fifth title in the ,i>Keep It Simple for Success (KISS Books) series published by The Goals Institute.

Book Highlights
- Short, simple, and easy to read
- Practical concpets and ideas you can apply immediately
- Inspires confidence, hope, and a positive attitude
- Explains the 6 types of Anacondas, what techniques each Anaconda uses to bring you down, and 4 strategies for overcoming these beasts
- Teaches you how not to be an Anaconda to your family, friends, classmates, and co-workers
- Provides tips for creating an Anaconda-Free Zone to protect yourself and those you love from being bitten and crushed by these snakes.
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This lavishly illustrated story of technology, people, and commerce describes the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway's hauling of vast amounts of copper ore from Butte Hill, Montana, westward to smelter operations at Anaconda - a distance of twenty-six miles. Charles Mutschler puts the saga in context, whether discussing the labor violence of the 1890s, the role of steam during America's Gilded Age, or the expansion of highway competition since the 1920s.

Founded in 1892 and owned by Anaconda Copper, the BA&P led the way in early twentieth century electrified railroading. In 1912, General Electric was contracted to convert the short line's operations from steam to electric. The BA&P became a proving ground for railroad eletrification and the center of attention for electric-power advocates. In particular, the Milwaukee Road - soon to be a leader in main line electrification - took a very keen interest in the BA&P.

For the first time in book-length treatment, Wired for Success delineates the BA&P's essential role in the development of electric railroads in the United States..
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The author, Joan C. Martín, is a prize-winning wine writer and winemaker. This collection consists of articles, here translated into English, that originally appeared in Spain's "El País" newspaper, and is the best introduction available not only to the wines of the Comunidad Valenciana, but also to the people who make them and the landscape in which they are made. Almost uniquely for a wine writer, Joan C. Martín is also a winemaker, who as director of some of Valencia's leading wineries has been at the forefront of the transformation in the quality of the wines of the three Denominaciones de Origen of the Valencia region: Alicante, Utiel-Requena and Valencia..
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This volume examines the natural history of four species of snakes known to exceed 20 feet in length. Based on the writings of explorers, missionaries, scientists and adventurers over the past 200 years, the authors have pieced together research into the lives of these snakes. Included are chapters on where they are found (often around human habitations), what they eat (includes crocodiles, deer and cows), how big do they really get (a controversial subject), attacks on humans (rare), exploitation by humans for their skins, and conservation. The book is illustrated with photographs, historical lithographs, maps and graphs..
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