The summer she is invited to join the Trail Blazers Club with her prized golden palomino filly, 16-year-old Linda searches for her family's jewels, hidden by an ancestor in 1846.

The summer she is invited to join the Trail Blazers Club with her prized golden palomino filly, 16-year-old Linda searches for her family's jewels, hidden by an ancestor in 1846.

Linda's search for the perfect palomino leads her to a dangerous encounter with modern-day horse thieves.

From a clue hidden on the historic Mojave Trail, Linda and her prize palomino track down a band of smugglers.

While staying at the Quinta Floresta Ranch in Mexico where she is to ride in a fiesta, Linda becomes involved in the investigation of the mysterious disappearance of the ranch's water supply.

The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security experts worldwide. Now, in The Art of Deception, the world's most notorious hacker gives new meaning to the old adage, "It takes a thief to catch a thief." Focusing on the human factors involved with information security, Mitnick explains why all the firewalls and encryption protocols in the world will never be enough to stop a savvy grifter intent on rifling a corporate database or an irate employee determined to crash a system. With the help of many fascinating true stories of successful attacks on business and government, he illustrates just how susceptible even the most locked-down information systems are to a slick con artist impersonating an IRS agent. Narrating from the points of view of both the attacker and the victims, he explains why each attack was so successful and how it could have been prevented in an engaging and highly readable style reminiscent of a true-crime novel. And, perhaps most importantly, Mitnick offers advice for preventing these types of social engineering hacks through security protocols, training programs, and manuals that address the human element of security.