Mastering Powershell Scripting

Author : Chris Dent
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 789 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781800208575

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Mastering PowerShell Scripting by Chris Dent Pdf

This complete guide takes you on a tour of PowerShell from the basics to its advanced functionality, helping you automate your tedious and time-consuming system admin tasks Key Features Automate complex tasks, manipulate data, and secure your environment Work with dual code for PowerShell 7 and Windows PowerShell to maintain compatibility with older versions See PowerShell in action, from learning the fundamentals to creating classes, scripts, and modules Book Description PowerShell scripts offer a convenient way to automate various tasks, but working with them can be daunting. Mastering PowerShell Scripting takes away the fear and helps you navigate through PowerShell's capabilities.This extensively revised edition includes new chapters on debugging and troubleshooting and creating GUIs (online chapter). Learn the new features of PowerShell 7.1 by working with parameters, objects, and .NET classes from within PowerShell 7.1. This comprehensive guide starts with the basics before moving on to advanced topics, including asynchronous processing, desired state configuration, using more complex scripts and filters, debugging issues, and error-handling techniques. Explore how to efficiently manage substantial amounts of data and interact with other services using PowerShell 7.1. This book will help you to make the most of PowerShell's automation features, using different methods to parse data, manipulate regular expressions, and work with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). What you will learn Optimize code with functions, switches, and looping structures Test and debug your scripts as well as raising and catching errors Work with objects and operators to test and manipulate data Parse and manipulate different data types Use jobs, runspaces, and runspace pools to run code asynchronously Write .NET classes with ease within PowerShell Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell scripts Make use of advanced techniques to define and restrict the behavior of parameters Who this book is for This book is for system administrators who want to automate and speed up their processes using PowerShell and Windows PowerShell. You'll need to know the basics of operating systems, but beginners with no prior experience with PowerShell will have no trouble following along.

Author : Chris Dent
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781789533989

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Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting by Chris Dent Pdf

Grasp advanced PowerShell Core 6.0 functionalities to automate your environment Key Features Keep up with changes introduced in PowerShell Core 6.0 Easily maintain appropriate compatibility with older versions Automate complex tasks, manipulate data, and secure your environment with PowerShell Core 6.0 Book DescriptionPowerShell scripts offer a handy way to automate various chores, however working effectively with these scripts can be a difficult task. This comprehensive guide starts with the fundamentals before moving on to advanced-level topics to help you become a PowerShell Core 6.0 expert. The first module, PowerShell Core 6.0 Fundamentals, begins with the new features of PowerShell Core 6.0, installing it on Linux, and working with parameters, objects and .NET classes from within PowerShell Core 6.0. As you make your way through the chapters, you'll see how to efficiently manage large amounts of data and interact with other services using PowerShell Core 6.0. You'll be able to make the most of PowerShell Core 6.0's powerful automation feature, where you will have different methods available to parse data and manipulate regular expressions and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). After having explored automation, you will enter the extending PowerShell Core 6.0 module, covering asynchronous processing and desired state configuration. In the last module, you will learn to extend PowerShell Core 6.0 using advanced scripts and filters, and also debug issues along with working on error handling techniques. By the end of this book, you will be an expert in scripting with PowerShell Core 6.0. What you will learn Optimize code through the use of functions, switches, and looping structures Work with objects and operators to test and manipulate data Parse and manipulate different data types Create scripts and functions using PowerShell Use jobs, events, and popular public modules which assist with implementing multithreading Write .NET classes with ease within the PowerShell Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell scripts Make use of advanced techniques to define and restrict the behavior of parameters Who this book is for If you are a system administrator who wants to become an expert in controlling and automating your Windows environment, then Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting is for you. It is also ideal for those new to the PowerShell language.

Author : Chris Dent,Brenton J.W. Blawat
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781787121713

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Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting by Chris Dent,Brenton J.W. Blawat Pdf

Master the art of automating and managing your environment using PowerShell About This Book Find quick solutions to automate your environment with ease Work with large amounts of data effortlessly with PowerShell data types and secure them Packed with real-world examples to automate and simplify the management of your Windows environment Who This Book Is For If you are a system administrator who wants to become an expert in controlling and automating your Windows environment, then this book is for you. It is also for those new to the PowerShell language. What You Will Learn Optimize code through the use of functions, switches, and looping structures Install PowerShell on your Linux system Utilize variables, hashes, and arrays to store data Work with Objects and Operators to test and manipulate data Parse and manipulate different data types Write .NET classes with ease within the PowerShell Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell scripts Deploy applications and code with PowerShell's Package management modules Leverage session-based remote management Manage files, folders, and registries through the use of PowerShell In Detail PowerShell scripts offer a handy way to automate various chores. Working with these scripts effectively can be a difficult task. This comprehensive guide starts from scratch and covers advanced-level topics to make you a PowerShell expert. The first module, PowerShell Fundamentals, begins with new features, installing PowerShell on Linux, working with parameters and objects, and also how you can work with .NET classes from within PowerShell. In the next module, you'll see how to efficiently manage large amounts of data and interact with other services using PowerShell. You'll be able to make the most of PowerShell's powerful automation feature, where you will have different methods to parse and manipulate data, regular expressions, and WMI. After automation, you will enter the Extending PowerShell module, which covers topics such as asynchronous processing and, creating modules. The final step is to secure your PowerShell, so you will land in the last module, Securing and Debugging PowerShell, which covers PowerShell execution policies, error handling techniques, and testing. By the end of the book, you will be an expert in using the PowerShell language. Style and approach This practical guide covers all the advanced PowerShell functionalities that an administrator needs to learn to automate their environments.

Author : Brenton J.W. Blawat
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781782173564

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Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting by Brenton J.W. Blawat Pdf

If you are a system administrator who wants to become an expert in controlling and automating your Windows environment, then this book is for you. Prior knowledge of PowerShell's core elements and applications is required for this book.

Author : Don Jones,Jeffery Hicks
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781638351559

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Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches by Don Jones,Jeffery Hicks Pdf

Summary Discover how scripting is different from command-line PowerShell, as you explore concrete hands-on examples in this handy guide. The book includes and expands on many of the techniques presented in Learn PowerShell Toolmaking in a Month of Lunches. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Automate it! With Microsoft's PowerShell language, you can write scripts to control nearly every aspect of Windows. Just master a few straightforward scripting skills, and you'll be able to eliminate repetitive manual tasks, create custom reusable tools, and build effective pipelines and workflows. Once you start scripting in PowerShell, you'll be amazed at how many opportunities you'll find to save time and effort. About the Book Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches teaches you how to expand your command-line PowerShell skills into effective scripts and tools. In 27 bite-size lessons, you'll discover instantly useful techniques for writing efficient code, finding and squashing bugs, organizing your scripts into libraries, and much more. Advanced scripters will even learn to access the .NET Framework, store data long term, and create nice user interfaces. What's Inside Designing functions and scripts Effective pipeline usage Dealing with errors and bugs Professional-grade scripting practices About the Reader Written for devs and IT pros comfortable with PowerShell and Windows. About the Authors Don Jones is a PowerShell MVP, speaker, and trainer who has written dozens of books on information technology topics. Jeffery Hicks is a PowerShell MVP and an independent consultant, trainer, and author. Don and Jeff coauthored Manning's Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, Learn PowerShell Toolmaking in a Month of Lunches, and PowerShell in Depth. Table of Contents PART 1 - INTRODUCTION TO SCRIPTING Before you begin Setting up your scripting environment WWPD: what would PowerShell do? Review: parameter binding and the PowerShell pipeline Scripting language crash course The many forms of scripting (and which to use) Scripts and security PART 2 - BUILDING A POWERSHELL SCRIPT Always design first Avoiding bugs: start with a command Building a basic function and script module Going advanced with your function Objects: the best kind of output Using all the pipelines Simple help: making a comment Dealing with errors Filling out a manifest PART 3 - GROWN-UP SCRIPTING Changing your brain when it comes to scripting Professional-grade scripting An introduction to source control with git Pestering your script Signing your script Publishing your script PART 4 - ADVANCED TECHNIQUES Squashing bugs Making script output prettier Wrapping up the .NET Framework Storing data-not in Excel! Never the end

Author : Lee Holmes
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780596801502

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Windows PowerShell Cookbook by Lee Holmes Pdf

With more than 250 ready-to-use recipes, this solutions-oriented introduction to the Windows PowerShell scripting environment and language provides administrators with the tools to be productive immediately.

Author : Brenton Blawat
Publisher : Packt Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1782173552

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Mastering Powershell by Brenton Blawat Pdf

Author : Ed Wilson
Publisher : Microsoft Press
Page : 2005 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781509300464

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Windows PowerShell Step by Step by Ed Wilson Pdf

Your hands-on guide to Windows PowerShell scripting fundamentals Expand your expertise--and teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell scripting, including features available in Windows PowerShell 5. If you are an IT professional, power user, or consultant, you’ll get the guidance, exercises, and code you need to master core techniques for automating Windows setup, deployment, and management. Discover how to: Run cmdlets and command-line utilities Administer Windows-based servers and desktops with built-in cmdlets Use providers to access external information Write and run scripts from the Windows ISE Create functions that are easy to maintain Build standardized environments with profiles Automate Windows systems with WMI, CIM cmdlets, and remoting Automate Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Debug scripts and handle errors Run commands that survive interruptions Use Desired State Configuration (DSC) to manage software services and their environments Get powerful new modules from PowerShell Gallery About You This book is for: IT professionals and power users who want to get productive with Windows PowerShell, including new features in Windows PowerShell 5 Windows system administrators who want to be more efficient and productive Anyone pursuing Windows PowerShell certifications No experience with Windows PowerShell or other scripting technologies necessary

Author : Adam Bertram
Publisher : No Starch Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781593279189

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PowerShell for Sysadmins by Adam Bertram Pdf

Learn to use PowerShell, Microsoft's scripting language, to automate real-world tasks that IT professionals and system administrators deal with every day. Save Time. Automate. PowerShell® is both a scripting language and an administrative shell that lets you control and automate nearly every aspect of IT. In PowerShell for Sysadmins, five-time Microsoft® MVP "Adam the Automator" Bertram shows you how to use PowerShell to manage and automate your desktop and server environments so that you can head out for an early lunch. You'll learn how to: Combine commands, control flow, handle errors, write scripts, run scripts remotely, and test scripts with the PowerShell testing framework, Pester Parse structured data like XML and JSON, work with common domains (like Active Directory, Azure, and Amazon Web Services), and create a real-world server inventory script Design and build a PowerShell module to demonstrate PowerShell isn't just about ad-hoc scripts Use PowerShell to create a hands-off, completely automated Windows deployment Build an entire Active Directory forest from nothing but a Hyper-V host and a few ISO files Create endless Web and SQL servers with just a few lines of code! Real-world examples throughout help bridge the gap between theory and actual system, and the author's anecdotes keep things lively. Stop with the expensive software and fancy consultants. Learn how to manage your own environment with PowerShell for Sysadmins and make everyone happy. Covers Windows PowerShell v5.1

Author : Brenton J.W. Blawat
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781787281158

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Enterprise PowerShell Scripting Bootcamp by Brenton J.W. Blawat Pdf

The quick start guide for an advanced enterprise PowerShell framework About This Book Introduces industry-proven techniques that improve script efficiency and reliability Example-rich guide based on real-world scenarios Facilitates building a script that can fully scan a Windows server and identify components Who This Book Is For This book is for IT professionals and Windows administrators who would like to gain intensive, hands-on knowledge and skills on PowerShell without spending hours and hours in learning. If you have been struggling to find the time to gain proficiency and confidence with PowerShell and everyday scripting tasks What You Will Learn Create an advanced PowerShell scripting template that provides repeatable code to jumpstart all of your scripting projects Learn how to securely encrypt and store usernames, passwords, and other sensitive data in PowerShell scripts and answer files Understand how to optimize the performance of scripts to help process large datasets quickly and avoid time-consuming mistakes Develop a script to scan for non-standard Windows Server configurations and identify service accounts used on Windows Servers Gather a large list of data from a Windows server without locally or remotely logging in interactively In Detail Enterprise PowerShell Scripting Bootcamp explains how to create your own repeatable PowerShell scripting framework. This framework contains script logging methodologies, answer file interactions, and string encryption and decryption strategies. This book focuses on evaluating individual components to identify the system's function, role, and unique characteristics. To do this, you will leverage built-in CMDlets and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to explore Windows services, Windows processes, Windows features, scheduled tasks, and disk statistics. You will also create custom functions to perform a deep search for specific strings in files and evaluate installed software through executable properties. We will then discuss different scripting techniques to improve the efficiency of scripts. By leveraging several small changes to your code, you can increase the execution performance by over 130%. By the end of this book, you will be able to tie all of the concepts together in a PowerShell-based Windows server scanning script. This discovery script will be able to scan a Windows server to identify a multitude of components. Style and approach This book is all about fast and intensive learning. This means, we don't waste time in helping readers get started. The new content is about leveraging highly-effective examples to build new things, help solving problems in newer and unseen ways, and providing an enterprise-ready platform to create PowerShell Scripts.

Author : Bruce Payette
Publisher : Manning Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Microsoft Windows (Computer file)
ISBN : 1935182137

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Windows PowerShell in Action by Bruce Payette Pdf

A guide to using Windows PowerShell to script Windows administrative tasks and control Windows from the command line.

Author : David das Neves,Jan-Hendrik Peters
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781788835473

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Learn PowerShell Core 6.0 by David das Neves,Jan-Hendrik Peters Pdf

Enhance your skills in expert module development, deployment, security, DevOps, and cloud Key Features A step-by-step guide to get you started with PowerShell Core 6.0 Harness the capabilities of PowerShell Core 6.0 to perform simple to complex administration tasks Learn core administrative concepts such as scripting, pipelines, and DSC Book Description Beginning with an overview of the different versions of PowerShell, Learn PowerShell Core 6.0 introduces you to VSCode and then dives into helping you understand the basic techniques in PowerShell scripting. You will cover advanced coding techniques, learn how to write reusable code as well as store and load data with PowerShell. This book will help you understand PowerShell security and Just Enough Administration, enabling you to create your own PowerShell repository. The last set of chapters will guide you in setting up, configuring, and working with Release Pipelines in VSCode and VSTS, and help you understand PowerShell DSC. In addition to this, you will learn how to use PowerShell with Windows, Azure, Microsoft Online Services, SCCM, and SQL Server. The final chapter will provide you with some use cases and pro tips. By the end of this book, you will be able to create professional reusable code using security insight and knowledge of working with PowerShell Core 6.0 and its most important capabilities. What you will learn Get to grips with Powershell Core 6.0 Explore basic and advanced PowerShell scripting techniques Get to grips with Windows PowerShell Security Work with centralization and DevOps with PowerShell Implement PowerShell in your organization through real-life examples Learn to create GUIs and use DSC in production Who this book is for If you are a Windows administrator or a DevOps user who wants to leverage PowerShell to automate simple to complex tasks, then this book is for you. Whether you know nothing about PowerShell or just enough to get by, this guide will give you what you need to go to take your scripting to the next level. You’ll also find this book useful if you’re a PowerShell expert looking to expand your knowledge in areas such as PowerShell Security and DevOps.

Author : Douglas Finke
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781449322663

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Windows PowerShell for Developers by Douglas Finke Pdf

Want to perform programming tasks better, faster, simpler, and make them repeatable? Take a deep dive into Windows PowerShell and discover what this distributed automation platform can do. Whether you’re a .NET developer or IT pro, this concise guide will show you how PowerShell’s scripting language can help you be more productive on everyday tasks. Quickly learn how to create PowerShell scripts and embed them into your existing applications, write "little languages" to solve specific problems, and take charge of your code. This book includes example scripts that you can easily pull apart, tweak, and then use in your own PowerShell and .NET solutions. Slice and dice text, XML, CSV, and JSON with ease Embed PowerShell to provide scripting capabilities for your C# apps Create GUI applications five to ten times faster with less code Leverage PowerShell’s capabilities to work with the Internet Interact with DLLs and create objects, automatically display properties, and call methods in live interactive sessions Build domain-specific languages (DSLs) and vocabularies to express solutions more clearly Work with Microsoft Office via the Component Object Model (COM) Discover PowerShell v3 features included with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

Author : Jordan Krause
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781789809589

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Mastering Windows Server 2019 by Jordan Krause Pdf

New edition of the bestselling guide to Mastering Windows Server, updated to Windows Server 2022 with improved security, better platform flexibility, new windows admin center, upgraded Hyper-V manager and hybrid cloud support Key Features Develop necessary skills to design and implement Microsoft Server 2019 in enterprise environment Provide support to your medium to large enterprise and leverage your experience in administering Microsoft Server 2019 Effectively administering Windows server 2019 with the help of practical examples Book DescriptionMastering Windows Server 2019 – Second Edition covers all of the essential information needed to implement and utilize this latest-and-greatest platform as the core of your data center computing needs. You will begin by installing and managing Windows Server 2019, and by clearing up common points of confusion surrounding the versions and licensing of this new product. Centralized management, monitoring, and configuration of servers is key to an efficient IT department, and you will discover multiple methods for quickly managing all of your servers from a single pane of glass. To this end, you will spend time inside Server Manager, PowerShell, and even the new Windows Admin Center, formerly known as Project Honolulu. Even though this book is focused on Windows Server 2019 LTSC, we will still discuss containers and Nano Server, which are more commonly related to the SAC channel of the server platform, for a well-rounded exposition of all aspects of using Windows Server in your environment. We also discuss the various remote access technologies available in this operating system, as well as guidelines for virtualizing your data center with Hyper-V. By the end of this book, you will have all the ammunition required to start planning for, implementing, and managing Windows.What you will learn Work with the updated Windows Server 2019 interface, including Server Core and Windows Admin Center Secure your network and data with new technologies in Windows Server 2019 Learn about containers and understand the appropriate situations to use Nano Server Discover new ways to integrate your data center with Microsoft Azure Harden your Windows Servers to help keep the bad guys out Virtualize your data center with Hyper-V Who this book is for If you are a System Administrator or an IT professional interested in designing and deploying Windows Server 2019 then this book is for you. Previous experience of Windows Server operating systems and familiarity with networking concepts is required.

Author : Jack Jones
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1548105368

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Powershell by Jack Jones Pdf

Would You Like To Learn Exactly How You Can Do Even More With PowerShell? - NOW INCLUDES FREE GIFTS! (see below for details) Have you had a taste of the basics of PowerShell that just whet your appetite? Do you want to advance to the next level with PowerShell? Do you want to learn how to get more useful results from PowerShell? Do you want to show your computer who is boss? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, this book will provide you with the answers you''ve been looking for! PowerShell is a fascinating system. It is not so difficult to operate once you know the basics but sometimes you just need a little helping hand. After all, there is so much to learn, it can be tough to know how to continue once you have mastered the basics. Fortunately, you can progress quite easily - this book is designed to help you master the next level of PowerShell. PowerShell is a very orderly system. The key to getting things right is in knowing how to speak the language. And PowerShell can be something of a grammar Nazi, especially when it comes to using the right punctuation. Leave off a single quotation mark and your program won''t work as you want it to. PowerShell is a powerful tool but it can be open to malicious attack. You need to know how to protect your computer from scripts designed to cause mayhem and mischief. In this book we will look at: How to make sense of the results that you get and how to filter out the results that you are not interested in. You will learn how to get your computer to do all the work for you so that you only get the results that you want. PowerShell can generate a lot of data, sometimes a lot more than what you actually need. We look at how you can multitask with PowerShell and how to run longer programs in the background, freeing your system up for other tasks. You will learn how to create jobs and what commands can be very useful when it comes to controlling them.li> You will learn how to you can overcome a near-fatal flaw in PowerShell''s security and how use it safely and securely. You''ll learn how to protect your shell from malicious hackers. We will look at the Windows Management Instrumentation and introduce you to what it actually does. We will discuss whether or not you actually need to use it and what alternatives there are out there. We will get down to the nuts and bolts of how to use variables to get more of what you want from PowerShell. We also look at writing your own functions and making them into reusable tools. We look at creating your very own cmdlets and tailoring them to your needs.li> We look at why your scripts aren''t running as well as they should and how you can go about fixing them. We then go through how you can prevent errors from cropping up in the first place - this is as close to perfection as you are going to get with PowerShell. You also learn how to deal with errors that you cannot prevent, such as network errors and how to get PowerShell to do what you want despite these errors. We look at how you can start to customize your PowerShell experience to suit you and how you can get more out of it. We also run through a quick cheat sheet of the different punctuation marks and how to use them. ...and much more! Also included for a limited time only are 2 FREE GIFTS, including a full length, surprise FREE BOOK! Take the first step towards mastering PowerShell today. Click the buy now button above for instant access. Also included are 2 FREE GIFTS! - A sample from one of my other best-selling books, and a full length, FREE BOOK included with your purchase!