We may imagine the digital cloud as placeless, mute, ethereal, and unmediated. Yet the reality of the cloud is embodied in thousands of massive data centers, any one of which can use as much electricity as a midsized town. Even all these data centers are only one small part of the cloud. Behind that cloud-shaped icon on our screens is a whole universe of technologies and cultur...(展开全部)

We may imagine the digital cloud as placeless, mute, ethereal, and unmediated. Yet the reality of the cloud is embodied in thousands of massive data centers, any one of which can use as much electricity as a midsized town. Even all these data centers are only one small part of the cloud. Behind that cloud-shaped icon on our screens is a whole universe of technologies and cultur...(展开全部)

文森特•莫斯可 美国哈佛大学社会学博士，加拿大皇后（Queen）大学传播学教授，曾担任皇后大学社会学系系主任，国际著名传播政治经济学者，获得加拿大卓越教授荣誉。在媒介与信息技术方面，莫斯可博士有很多著作及文章，在国内翻译出版的著作有《传播政治经济学》、《数字化崇拜：迷思、权力与赛博空间》、《信息社会的知识劳工》等。

In the wake of revelations about National Security Agency activities many of which occur in the cloud this book offers both enlightenment and a critical view. Cloud computing and big data are arguably the most significant forces in information technology today. In clear prose, To the Cloud explores where the cloud originated, what it means, and how important it is for business,...(展开全部)

埃勒里·奎因（ElleryQueen），推理小说史上一个非凡的名字，实指弗雷德里克·丹奈（FredericDannay，1905—1982）和曼弗里德·李（ManfredLee，1905—1971）这对表兄弟作家。他们的创作时间长达半个世纪，作品多达数十部，全球销量约计两亿册；他们曾五获埃德加·爱伦·坡奖；他们的四部“悲剧系列”和九部“国名系列”作品被公认为推理小说史上难以逾越的佳作；他们于1941年创办的《埃勒里·奎因神秘杂志》（EQMM）成为劳伦斯·布洛克、迈克尔·康柰利等推理大家起飞的平台，迄今仍是最专业、最权威的推理文学杂志之一；他们出资设立“密室研讨小组”，定期与约翰·狄克森·卡尔、克雷顿·劳森等推理大师交流、切磋……他们成就的不仅仅是自己，更为成就推理小说的黄金时代书写了浓墨重彩。

埃勒里·奎因（ElleryQueen），推理小说史上一个非凡的名字，实指弗雷德里克·丹奈（FredericDannay，1905—1982）和曼弗里德·李（ManfredLee，1905—1971）这对表兄弟作家。他们的创作时间长达半个世纪，作品多达数十部，全球销量约计两亿册；他们曾五获埃德加·爱伦·坡奖；他们的四部“悲剧系列”和九部“国名系列”作品被公认为推理小说史上难以逾越的佳作；他们于1941年创办的《埃勒里·奎因神秘杂志》（EQMM）成为劳伦斯·布洛克、迈克尔·康柰利等推理大家起飞的平台，迄今仍是最专业、最权威的推理文学杂志之一；他们出资设立“密室研讨小组”，定期与约翰·狄克森·卡尔、克雷顿·劳森等推理大师交流、切磋……他们成就的不仅仅是自己，更为成就推理小说的黄金时代书写了浓墨重彩。

迈克尔·克莱顿（1942—2008） Michael Crichton 作家、编剧、导演。他是“科幻惊悚小说之父”，《侏罗纪公园》系列电影和美剧《西部世界》的原作者。曾在哈佛学院学文学，转系后获得人类学学士学位，后毕业于哈佛医学院。1992 年被《人物》杂志评选为“世界极富魅力的50 人”之一。 他早年的研究为他积累了人类学、医学、生物学和神经学领域的渊博知识，为他日后的文学创作奠定了坚实的基础。20世纪90 年代他的作品《侏罗纪公园》被好莱坞导演斯蒂芬? 斯皮尔伯格搬上银幕，之后成为家喻户晓的经典电影。他自己导演的《西部世界》，上映时万人空巷，成为科幻电影里程碑式作品。2016 年，这部影片被改编为同名美剧《西部世界》，包揽包括艾美奖在内的26 个大奖。他还是曾获艾美奖的电视连续剧《急诊室的故事》的编剧与制片人。 克莱顿一生创作了多部小说，作品被译...(展开全部)

A Cloud A Day is a beautifully illustrated book containing 365 skies selected by the Cloud Appreciation Society. There are photographs by sky enthusiasts around the world, satellite images and photographs of clouds in space, as well as skies depicted by great artists over the centuries.

A timeless statement about human foibles . . . and human endurance, this beautiful new edition features Wilder's unpublished production notes, diary entries, and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder. Time magazine called The Skin of Our Teeth "a sort of Hellzapoppin' with brains," as it broke from established...(展开全部)

If you're involved in planning IT infrastructure as a network or system architect, system administrator, or developer, this book will help you adapt your skills to work with these highly scalable, highly redundant infrastructure services. While analysts hotly debate the advantages and risks of cloud computing, IT staff and programmers are left to determine whether and how to pu...(展开全部)