New Releases by Sean Murphy

Celebrate your Infidel self by coloring pigs and bacon. Flags and Patriotism ooze form this book as you color your pride of being American! Don''t tread on me! Get your creative juices flowing in this funny coloring book! We have made room for you to add your own touch to each page! How fun is that! All ages will have fun in their own ways in this book!

In this collection of essays, reviews and ruminations, best-selling author Sean Murphy attempts to tackle the world in writing, one topic at a time. Selecting a sampling of his most popular pieces as well as some personal favorites, Murphy ranges from music to movies, literature to politics, sports to tributes for the departed. At his blog, Murphy''s Law, and as a columnist for PopMatters and contributing editor for The Weeklings, Murphy has combined enthusiasm and proficiency in the service of short and extended analyses. Throughout this compilation he shifts seamlessly between culture, the arts and an ongoing interrogation of American society. Why is Robert Johnson the most influential American musician of the 20th Century? How-and why-did Dennis Miller go from being one of the better comedians in the world to a humorless hack? Why are even the most gifted novelists unable to write convincing sex scenes in their fiction? Was the first round of Hagler vs. Hearns in 1985 the most exciting three minutes in sporting history? Is it reasonable to suggest that Chinatown is the only perfect American film ever made? What does it mean to declare Stephen King the Paul Bunyan of letters? Is it possible we don''t adequately celebrate either Moby Dick or The Great Gatsby? Why should everyone consider cancelling their subscription to The Washington Post? Does nostalgia play a defensible, even necessary role in one''s art or life? Equal parts reporter and raconteur, Murphy brings an informed acumen to essays mercifully free from academic jargon and pretension. His subjects cover so-called high and lowbrow and just about anything in between, and it''s obvious throughout that his only agenda is to celebrate, or castigate, or cross-examine his own impulses and predispositions. By turns studious, confrontational, hilarious and philosophical, Murphy''s Law, Vol. One will leave readers better informed, provoked and, hopefully, inspired to discover the work of some geniuses who''ve fallen outside the lower frequencies.

Sean Murphy’s acclaimed 6-issue miniseries about reality TV show starring a clone of Jesus Christ is now collected in a Deluxe Edition hardcover, with over 100 pages of new, bonus material and new cover art! J2 causes both outrage and adulation. Religious zealots either love or hate the show, angry politicians worry about its influence on the nation, and members of the scientific community fear the implications of cloning a human being at all, let alone the Son of God.

Question: How do you get over it? Answer: You don''t. You don''t want to. It makes you who you are. Sean Murphy lost his mother days after her fifty-ninth birthday, following a five-year battle with cancer. In this eloquent memoir, he explores his family history through the context of grief, compassion, faith, and the cultivation of an artistic sensibility. Unfolding in a range of voices, brutal and tender in its portrayal of terminal illness, Please Talk about Me When I''m Gone is an unyielding love story, in which devotion and memory are capable of transcending death.

A special behind-the-scenes look at Vertigo''s newest hit series. THE WAKE is a strange, epic tale with so much more broiling below the surface than meets the eye. This ''Director''s Cut'' will reprint the first issue, plus a variety of bonus features like character designs, script pages, black and white art and more to give you a glimpse of the creative process.

Despite the excitement around "data science," "big data," and "analytics," the ambiguity of these terms has led to poor communication between data scientists and organizations seeking their help. In this report, authors Harlan Harris, Sean Murphy, and Marck Vaisman examine their survey of several hundred data science practitioners in mid-2012, when they asked respondents how they viewed their skills, careers, and experiences with prospective employers. The results are striking. Based on the survey data, the authors found that data scientists today can be clustered into four subgroups, each with a different mix of skillsets. Their purpose is to identify a new, more precise vocabulary for data science roles, teams, and career paths. This report describes: Four data scientist clusters: Data Businesspeople, Data Creatives, Data Developers, and Data Researchers Cases in miscommunication between data scientists and organizations looking to hire Why "T-shaped" data scientists have an advantage in breadth and depth of skills How organizations can apply the survey results to identify, train, integrate, team up, and promote data scientists

"Drawn from the archives of major Zen centers in America and interviews with some of the most seminal figures of American Zen, including Philip Kapleau, Bernie Glassman, Robert Aitken, Gary Snyder, Alan Watts, and Walter Nowick, Murphy presents moments of insight and wisdom, quotable quotes, and the humor of Zen as it has flowered in America over the last hundred years"--

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the successor to the Data Encryption Standard, and is potentially the world''s most important block cipher (a method for encrypting text). While existing analytical techniques for block ciphers have used a statistical approach, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the application of algebraic techniques to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). These techniques may have a dramatic effect on the security of the AES.

Greg is having a great day. Not only did his dad just buy him a brand new yellow Jeep, but it''s also the day his friend Trent is coming home from college to visit. Trent, on the other hand, has been in better moods. He''s broken-hearted and alone yet again after his cheating girlfriend dumped him. Their other friend, Brad, isn''t doing so well either. He''s been getting into fist fights with his dad. Brad and Greg are convinced that a party is the solution to all their woes, but Trent wants to break in Greg''s new Jeep with some serious off road adventure. Are these three truly prepared for what they''ll find when they leave the pavement behind? Not a chance!

"Sean Murphy returns with a tale that introduces an utterly captivating hero: struggling writer Frank Matthews. Newly arrived in L.A., Frank is toiling in obscurity when he bumps into an old classmate on the Malomar pier. Max Peterson is arrogant, blustering - a remarkably untalented writer whose latest pulp fiction effort, City of Breasts, has Hollywood calling. And besides six-figure advances, Max has something else Frank desperately wants: his exquisite wife, Magee." "Burning with envy. Frank agrees to take up residence in Max''s garage apartment, and as he''s swept into Max and Magee''s world of nouveau wealth and near-celebrity, something extraordinary happens...with Max conveniently out of town, Frank can''t help prying into his old friend''s journals and diaries. And what happens next will reveal the astonishing secret to Max''s newfound talent...and the truth about the great American novel that could be the biggest illusion of all."--BOOK JACKET.

The first man in twelve generations of his family not to have ended his life as a suicide, Bibi Brown embarks on a search for his mysterious Uncle Otto, a legendary eccentric and junk collector living on Hope Valley Hubcap Ranch, a quest that leads him on a bewildering search for the meaning of life. A first novel. Reprint.

This new research monograph discusses the basis of one of Ireland''s most extensive (and profitable) hoaxes: the MacCarthy Mor Affair, and the attendant scandal surrounding the selling of Irish traditional titles to otherwise sane businessmen and professionals. Murphy''s research covers the origins of the old Gaelic titles in pre-Norman Ireland. Principally the title of Chief, the collapse of the Gaelic order, the survival of some chiefly titles, the Gaelic Revival and the emergence of the Office of Arms. An account is given of the Office of Chief Herald as part of the new Irish state and the courtesy recognition under Dr. MacLysaght in 1944 and years that followed. Finally the emergence of one Terrence MacCarthy of Belfast as "MacCarthy Mor, Prince of Desmond" and his initial success and final unmasking is amusingly and cogently described.

This is the fascinating story of a collection of misfits and renegades who came from all walks of life and different social backgrounds, but who all had one thing in common. During the Second World War they chose to reject their country and follow the path of treason through collaboration with the Axis powers. Altogether, about two hundred British citizens were under investigation for assisting the Axis powers. Using the case studies of the individuals concerned, Sean Murphy uncovers the reasons for their treacherous activities, describes how they collaborated with the enemy, and come the end of the war he explores their respective fates. The stories of some of the more notorious traitors like William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) and P.G. Wodehouse are already well-known - and they are included here - but also included are some of the lesser known but equally treacherous individuals. For example, Duncan Scott-Ford, a Scottish Merchant seaman, who sold information to the Germans about convoy movements; Theodor Schurch, born in London of Swiss parents, who joined the British Army but agreed to work for Italian Intelligence; and Harold Cole, who infiltrated Allied escape lines in Europe and betrayed between 100 and 150 British and French agents to the Germans.

A clear and informative introduction to the science of codebreaking, explaining what algorithms do, how they are used, the risks associated with using them, and why governments should be concerned.

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"All I Want for Christmas is... Everything!" The title says it all as Cheryl shows no restraint on her Christmas wish list! Convinced by her parents that giving is more rewarding than receiving, Cheryl reluctantly decides to give her visiting cousin a makeover. Cheryl''s reward: her cousin is "wowing" all the guys in sight!