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Despite having studied in the United States and become a brilliant anesthesiologist at a major San Francisco hospital, Neel cannot escape an arranged marriage, a nearly immutable tradition in India. During a brief trip to visit his family, the trap is sprung, and he finds himself bound to Leila, whom he has only met once. Certainly, she is beautiful, gentle, cultured, and intelligent, but he doesn't want her. He much prefers his fiery Californian mistress. What he doesn't know is that Leila will bide her time and, quietly, without drama or scenes, will have many surprises in store for her husband.
With this debut novel, Anne Cherian offers a surprising perspective on arranged marriages and presents us, between East and West, with a love story like a breath of fresh air.

General practitioners receive a great deal of information about alcohol, its use, and its immediate or potential pathological consequences. This knowledge, primarily originating from hospital-based and specialist physicians, has led to recommendations intended to guide general practitioners in identifying patients with alcohol use disorder and providing them with therapeutic care. However, the relevance and applicability of most of these recommendations are poorly or inadequately assessed in general practice. Consequently, general practitioners, sometimes contrary to the recommendations, are led to develop concepts and practices specific to their patients and working conditions. The originality of this book lies in the comparison of the knowledge and practices of two physicians treating patients with alcohol use disorder in different settings. The authors—a general practitioner in private practice and university professor, and a hospital-based university physician specializing in alcohol addiction—offer, after comparing their respective approaches, a brief overview of current knowledge useful for practice, and a reflection on the specific challenges and difficulties encountered by general practitioners in their work. This is more a book on general medicine for patients with alcohol-related problems than a book on alcohol addiction.

This book delves into the inner workings of modern computing to provide a fresh perspective on network design and their own computing activities.
It analyzes in detail how computers and networks function, how information is processed and delivered, and the security threats lurking in the shadows. It defines the security problems inherent in each stage of networking and emphasizes the confidentiality and security issues inherent in communications and computing today. An essential book for anyone interested in IT security (students, security professionals, and IT managers).

In the heart of Ouranos, a futuristic and polluted megalopolis where the air has become unbreathable, Soann is entrusted with a mission of the utmost importance. Chosen to validate the introduction of a plant from elsewhere that could revive the suffocating city, the young woman finds herself accused of a crime she didn't commit and becomes the scapegoat in a political conspiracy. Determined to fight back, a chase ensues, during which Soann has an unexpected and life-changing encounter with the beautiful and enigmatic Aléna. While everything seems to separate the two young women and their worlds, they will have to unite in their quest for the truth. By defying the interests of the state, will Soann be able to save the planet's ecological future and protect those she loves?

This book on network security with Cisco is aimed at network administrators who want to improve the security of their domain and
also to students already familiar with the manufacturer's range.
From the famous Access Lists to the latest innovations in protocol analysis and SSL VPN, and network security
This book, focusing on wireless connectivity, offers an overview of what can be done to effectively protect your network by making the most of it.
the possibilities offered by equipment commonly used by businesses.
The topic of security is initially addressed by establishing a correspondence with the layers of the OSI model before being
examined in detail with the specific configurations of Wi-Fi access points, routers, Ethernet switches and firewalls.
Security issues surrounding IP telephony are addressed in a separate chapter, which also explores the...
measures to preserve the confidentiality of communications through cryptography.
The book aims to be educational and presents the preliminary considerations for building a secure infrastructure as well as the configurations of
equipment, illustrated with the countless possibilities of the Cisco command line.

General practitioners and specialists are increasingly called upon to examine elderly and very elderly patients. Until now, they have been ill-prepared for this highly specialized clinical approach, where each symptom can stem from multiple causes, where illnesses are almost always multifaceted, symptomatic, or poised to manifest as a complication, where one diagnosis can conceal another, and where medical history—key to diagnosis—may have been overlooked or concealed. This concise book allows physicians to master the approach to the elderly patient in a useful and, we hope, engaging way. It provides a clear understanding of the most common diagnoses at this age and how to avoid the pitfalls. This is neither an exhaustive treatise for specialists nor a quick reference guide for students in a hurry. The authors, from different generations, aim to share their experience as geriatricians with everyone. Readers can rediscover the importance of the clinical examination, the primary source of all diagnoses, regardless of age.

Studs Terkel was born in 1912. He grew up and was educated in Chicago. A giant of radio journalism, he is the author of eleven books of oral history, including *Working: Oral Histories of Labor in the United States* (Amsterdam Publishers, 2006) and *Hard Times: Oral Histories of the Great Depression* (Amsterdam Publishers, forthcoming). The distinctive style of Studs Terkel's portraits makes him a kind of Walker Evans of recorded interviews, offering his readers a unique portrait of the 20th century and the United States of America.
The forty-seven interviews collected in "The Good War" give voice to as many protagonists, both well-known and unknown, of the Second World War, who recount their wartime experiences with the gravity, intelligence, lucidity, and sometimes even humor that Studs Terkel shares with his interviewees. "The Good War," for which Studs Terkel received the Pulitzer Prize, is thus an exceptionally high-quality account of the conflict that has left its mark on the entire contemporary period.

During World War II, in the heart of the Thai jungle, the Japanese put thousands of English prisoners to work to build the Bangkok-Rangoon railway.
A living symbol of British tradition, Colonel Nicholson stoically resists the orders and abuses of his captors until they finally agree to respect international conventions on prisoners of war. He puts his talents as a builder and leader of men to work constructing a bridge of vital strategic importance for the River Kwai. But British intelligence has decided to do everything in its power to thwart this project. On the eve of the railway's inauguration, a sabotage commando is parachuted near the bridge. Who will emerge victorious from this struggle where the human ideal of "a job well done" clashes with patriotism?
Part adventure novel, part philosophical tale, this remarkably truthful work is considered one of the "classics" of our time. It inspired one of the greatest cinematic successes, directed by David Lean in 1957.

Twelve-year-old Steven Lamb digs in the earth around the village of Exmoor every day after school, hoping to find the body of his uncle, who disappeared years ago at the age of eleven. The most likely explanation is that he fell into the clutches of the infamous serial killer Arnold Avery, now behind bars. This obsession is a burden he inherited from his mother and grandmother, who have never recovered from this tragedy. And to bring them joy, Steven wants to bring them the body so they can finally grieve. However, despite his tireless searching throughout the region, he finds nothing. He then opts for another solution: contacting the killer. Gradually, he establishes a coded correspondence with him to avoid being intercepted by prison staff. Steven has no idea what a dangerous trap he has just set for himself. Because Arnold isn't just crazy and deranged to the extreme; he's also a gambler and has been bored in his cell for far too long. Thus begins a game that threatens to become deadly for Steven!

Asterisk, the world's most widely used open-source IP telephony system, appeals to businesses of all sizes seeking reliable and cost-effective telephony solutions. Through a real-world business case study, this guide assists system administrators in designing and deploying their VoIP network. Beyond traditional voicemail, fax, and audio conferencing features, the Asterisk IP PBX also serves as a SIP interface with ISP equipment such as Freebox and public networks (PSTN, GSM, etc.). A true toolbox for developing powerful telephony applications, it integrates seamlessly with the web, email, instant messaging, and LDAP directories.