James M Aquilina:Author-ccebook-Valuable English Books

Malware Forensics: Investigating and Analyzing Malicious Code

Authors:Cameron H. Malin, Eoghan Casey, James M. Aquilina,
Publisher: Syngress
Keywords: malicious, code, analyzing, investigating, forensics, malware
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 2008-06-30
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 159749268X
ISBN-13: 9781597492683

Malware Forensics: Investigating and Analyzing Malicious Code covers the emerging and evolving field of "live forensics," where investigators examine a computer system to collect and preserve critical live data that may be lost if the system is shut down. Unlike other forensic texts that discuss "live forensics" on a particular operating system, or in a generic context, this book emphasizes a live forensics and evidence collection methodology on both Windows and Linux operating systems in the context of identifying and capturing malicious code and evidence of its effect on the compromised sys

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The Mass of the Early Christians

Author: Mike Aquilina
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Keywords: christians, mass
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-06-05
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 1592763200
ISBN-13: 9781592763207

What did the first Christians believe about the Eucharist? How did they follow Jesus’ command, Do this in remembrance of me? How did they celebrate the Lord’s Day? What would they recognize in today’s Mass? The answers may surprise you.In The Mass of the Early Christians, author Mike Aquilina reveals the Church’s most ancient Eucharistic beliefs and practices. Using the words of the early Christians themselves -- from many documents and inscriptions -- Aquilina traces the Mass s history from Jesus’ lifetime through the fourth century. The Mass stood at the center

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The Fathers of the Church, Expanded Edition

Author: Mike Aquilina
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Keywords: expanded, church, fathers
Number of Pages: 289
Published: 2006-10-02
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 159276245X
ISBN-13: 9781592762453

The Fathers of the Church, first published a decade ago, has become the standard popular introduction to the great teachers of early Christianity. Now, this new edition presents more material from more of the Fathers -- including authors from little-known traditions of Egypt, East Syria, North Africa, and the lands that make up modern Iran and Iraq. Also new with this edition is a section on selected "Mothers of the Church," holy women from Christian antiquity. This expanded edition features full references and citations, a topical index, detailed bibliography, and ancient tex

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The Grail Code: Quest for the Real Presence

Authors:Mike Aquilina, Christopher Bailey,
Publisher: Loyola Press
Keywords: presence, real, quest, code, grail
Number of Pages: 241
Published: 2006-05
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0829421599
ISBN-13: 9780829421590

The Holy Grail stories possess a mysterious power that has seized human imagination for centuries. They tell of a great secret finally revealed, of surprising answers to the most profound questions, of a hidden mystery that satisfies our deepest longings. Writers, poets, artists, composers, and filmmakers have pursued the Grail for 1700 years. This great quest drives the legends of King Arthur, propels Indiana Jones’ greatest adventure, and keeps us turning the pages of The Da Vinci Code. All this makes the Holy Grail stories themselves something of a mystery. Why have

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Modelling, Pricing, and Hedging Counterparty Credit Exposure: A Technical Guide (Springer Finance)

Authors:Giovanni Cesari, John Aquilina, Niels Charpillon, Zla
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: technical, guide, springer, finance, exposure, credit, pricing, hedging, counterparty, modelling
Number of Pages: 254
Published: 2010-02-19
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 3642044530
ISBN-13: 9783642044533

Building an accurate representation of firm-wide credit exposure, used for both trading and risk management, raises significant theoretical and technical challenges. This volume can be considered as a roadmap to finding practical solutions to the problem of modelling, pricing, and hedging counterparty credit exposure for large portfolios of both vanilla and exotic derivatives, usually traded by large Investment Banks. It is divided into four parts, (I) Methodology, (II) Architecture and Implementation, (III) Products, and (IV) Hedging and Managing Counterparty Risk. Starting from a generic mo