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Daniel Deogun, Dan Bergh Johnsson, Daniel Sawano: Secure by Design (2019, Manning Publications Company)

Derek Fisher: Application Security Program Handbook (2022, Manning Publications Co. LLC)

Dylan Shields: AWS Security (2022, Manning Publications Co. LLC, Manning)

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pcalvin rated Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Gold Edition): 4 stars

No cover — F. Scott Fitzgerald: Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Gold Edition) (2022, Independently Published)

Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Gold Edition) by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life …

pcalvin rated The Age of Kali: 4 stars

William Dalrymple: The Age of Kali (Paperback, Lonely Planet Publications)

The Age of Kali by William Dalrymple

pcalvin rated The Catcher in the Rye: 5 stars

J. D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye (2001)

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye is an American novel by J. D. Salinger that was partially published in serial form …

pcalvin rated It's not about the bike: 3 stars

Lance Armstrong: It's not about the bike (2001, Berkley Books, Berkley Trade)

It's not about the bike by Lance Armstrong

pcalvin rated After the Quake: 4 stars

Haruki Murakami: After the Quake (Paperback, 2002, Harvill P.)

After the Quake by Haruki Murakami

1ª ed

pcalvin rated A Wild Sheep Chase: 4 stars

Haruki Murakami: A Wild Sheep Chase (Paperback, Vintage)

A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami

It begins simply enough: A twenty-something advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend, and casually appropriates the image for …

pcalvin reviewed Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

Review of 'Shantaram' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Read the other reviews. Love it, hate it? I'm in the middle. It's way too long and the author is way too into himself, but there are some really memorable passages, and some fun insights to living (as a foreigner) in India. The prison chapter is unforgettable.