Ghost Children


Sue Townsend - 1997
    She had not wanted to commit herself. He worked with his hands, on a bench instead of a desk. He was Mr. Wrong. And yet she loved him. Seventeen years later he reappears. It unnerves her. Does he love her still? Does he hate her? They are middle-aged, they've lost their looks (he has lost his job). But they remember vividly how rapturous it was between them.

The Icon Handbook


John Hicks - 2011
    Thankfully we now have the place to go.Jon Hicks' 'The Icon Handbook' will become the go-to book for the modern designer; for uncovering the thought processes, the skills and the reference for designing your own icons.This book is aimed at designers who already have basic vector and bitmap drawing skills. It could be that you want to create a simple, unique favicon, or perhaps you've been asked to work on a mobile app that requires them. It starts at the basics and takes you right the way through to being able to create stunning iconography.

Girl on the Rocks: A Woman's Guide to Climbing with Strength, Grace, and Courage


Katie Brown - 2008
    Written for any woman interested or involved in the sport, Girl on the Rocks will inspire, instruct, and empower women of all ages and ability to get psyched and climb on.

SOA: Principles of Service Design


Thomas Erl - 2007
    It is through an understanding of service design that truly service-oriented solution logic can be created in support of achieving the strategic goals associated with SOA and service-oriented computing. Bestselling SOA author Thomas Erl guides you through a comprehensive, insightful, and visually rich exploration of the service-orientation design paradigm, revealing exactly how services should and should not be designed for real-world SOA. concise introduction to SOA and service-oriented computing concepts and benefits* A thorough exploration of the service-orientation design paradigm as represented by eight specific design principles* A comparison of service-oriented and object-oriented concepts and principles and a clear definition of what qualifies as service-oriented logic* Detailed coverage of four different forms of service-related design granularity* An exhaustive examination of service contracts, with an emphasis on standardization, abstraction, and the utilization of WS-Policy, XML Schema, and WSDL definitions* A comprehensive study of various forms of service-related coupling with an emphasis on the requirements to attaining a suitable level of loose coupling.* achieve truly agnostic and reusable service logic* Techniques for maximizing service reliability, scalability, and performance by instilling high levels of autonomy and emphasizing stateless design* Approaches for positioning services as highly discoverable and interpretable enterprise resources* Unprecedented coverage of how to design services for participation in complex compositions* The definition of concrete links between each design principle and the strategic goals and benefits of SOA and service-oriented computing* Numerous cross-references to key design patterns documented separately in SOA: Design Patterns www.soabooks.com supplements this book with a variety of resources, including content updates, corrections, and sample chapters from other books. www.soaspecs.com provides further support by establishing a descriptive portal to industry specifications referenced in all of the series titles. www.soaglossary.com establishes a master glossary for all SOA titles in this series. www.prenhallprofessional.comwww.soabo... Foreword Chapter 1: OverviewChapter 2: Case Study Background Pa

Campfire Cuisine: Gourmet Recipes for the Great Outdoors


Robin Donovan - 2006
    Campfire Cusine is a cookbook for the growing number of hikers, campers, and backpackers who are making healthy, tasty, and satisfying food a high priority in their lives. It offers more than 100 simple but inspired recipes for meals that can be cooked at a campsite or in any other outdoor setting—all made from fresh foods, never relying on ready-made food products. Enjoy Spicy Orange Chicken, Grilled Steak Tacos, Bourbon-Glazed Salmon, Lemony Couscous Salad, Cinnamon Baked Bananas, and more!   Armed with Campfire Cusine’s step-by-step, practical guidance on meal planning, shopping, and equipment selection, everyone from die-hard gourmets to novice cooks will be fully prepared to eat well in the outdoors.Â

Two Scoops of Django: Best Practices for Django 1.5


Daniel Roy Greenfeld - 2013
    We'll introduce you to various tips, tricks, patterns, code snippets, and techniques that we've picked up over the years.This book is great for:Beginners who have just finished the Django tutorial.Developers with intermediate knowledge of Django who want to improve their Django projects.

The Outdoorsman's Son


Daniel Elijah Sanderfer - 2019
    A gay coming of age story, of young love and determination. Derrick is used to small-town midwestern life. At seventeen, he's learned to adjust to about anything. But when his parents decide to move to the small town of Dale, Indiana after the death of his Grandpa, his whole world is turned upside down. Nothing can help him adjust when he meets Timothy, the sexy son of an outdoorsman shop owner. Everything in his black and white world suddenly has color and meaning far beyond what he ever could have imagined. When Timothy invites him to a party at his dad's farm to kick off spring break, all of his fantasies about being Timothy's boyfriend seem to be coming true. But Timothy is in an arranged relationship with a popular girl named Mindy and when he realizes he's more than just smitten with Derrick it leads to a series of confrontations that change his life forever Join best selling author Daniel Elijah Sanderfer for this heartwarming coming of age story about hope, young love, and desire. *NEWLY EDITED AND PROOFREAD VERSION UPLOADED 1/24/2020* The Outdoorsman's Son 2 is also now available, just search for it here on Amazon. Thanks for reading!

Lovable Lawyer


Karen Deen - 2020
    A split second in time that completely blindsides you. Lex is a cut-throat lawyer.Always focused and in control. There are no colors in his life. Black and white with no in between.Cold and ruthless in his work, his life is sorted, and his path is clear.Then the unthinkable happened.One night my armor slipped.I met the real him.And I let him meet the real me.It was wonderful. Breathtaking Except happy endings have a way of escaping me.And sometimes epiphanies cause heart break.Which means for Lex to find his happiness,I may have to sacrifice mine.

Introducing Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP): A Practical Guide


Neil Shah - 2011
    Whether you’re a salesperson wanting to close more deals or a teacher who'd like to inspire their pupils, this Introducing Practical Guide is for you.

The Pig With Green Spots and Other Stories


Enid Blyton - 1946
    For Ages 5+This Enid Blyton book contains the stories:The Pig With Green SpotsI Certainly Didn'tThe Tin WhistleHe Never Knew the TimeThe Train That Wouldn't StopThe Little Gold BroochSimple Simon Goes to CampThe Poisonous BerriesThe Two Bad BrowniesAt the Bus StopThe Christmas Tree AeroplaneMrs Muddle's ScarfThe Good Luck MorningTwo Children Came ByThe Boy Who KickedIt Came Back to Him in the End

Plague Pit


Mark Ronson - 1981
    Part of it collapses, releasing a gust of air so foul that all the men nearby begin to choke and retch. Finally the nauseous stench disperses and they discover a burial crypt dating back to the Great Plague of London in 1665. But these pit should never be disturbed.But when the intruders begin to show horrifying symptoms – fever, nausea, revolting swellings – the true horror of the pit is revealed.All die hideously within five days.By opening a burial crypt that should never have been touched, they have unleashed an infection on the nation that the authorities must prevail to control. Ignoring the threat, the government warn the spreading of a Super-flu to attempt to contain the panic. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the infection.Charity, a local radio station presenter, and Paul, a scientist, are determined to unveil the truth, and save lives. But the powers from above are too strong. Can the pair find some way to combine the power of science with the power of media? The infection is fast spreading, but Paul and Charity must endeavour to spread the word and find a cure.All the while, one of the men from the building site has mysteriously disappeared and cannot be traced...Plague Pit is a chilling horror-thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It was previously published under the pseudonym Mark Ronson.

All the Time in the World


Caroline Angell - 2016
    At first, the nanny gig is just a way of tiding herself over until she has licked her wounds and figured out her next move as a composer in New York; she doesn't mean to stay with the family for long. But, as the reader quickly becomes aware, Charlotte is naturally gifted with children and as deeply fond of the two little boys as they are of her. When an unthinkable tragedy leaves the McLeans bereft, Charlotte is not the only one who realizes that she's the key to holding little George and Matty's world together. She finds herself facing an impossible choice between her lifelong dreams and a torn-apart family she's come to love as her own. By turns funny, sexy, and heartrending, Caroline Angell's generous and unforgettable debut is the story of a young woman's discovery of the things that matter most.

Climbing the Bookshelves: The Autobiography of Shirley Williams


Shirley Williams - 2009
    I want to describe those changes and the resistances to them through the magnifying glass of my own life, a life that coincides with our turbulent post-war history. Shirley Williams was born to politics. As well as being influenced by her mother, Vera Brittian, her father George Caitlin, a leading political scientist, encouraged his daughter to have high ambitions for herself—including daring to climb the bookshelves in his library. Elected as MP for Hitchin in 1964, she was a member of the Wilson and Callaghan governments and was also the Secretary of State for Education.  As one of the "Gang of Four," Shirley Williams famously broke away from the Labour Party to found the SDP in 1981 and later supported its merger with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats.

McLendon's Syndrome


Robert A. Frezza - 1993
    The decrepit trading ship he served on was also going nowhere: the Rustam's Slipper was grounded on Schuyler's World, a backwater planet lacking even a good bar. For diversion, Schuyler's offered bad bars, cute yet conniving aliens called Rodents, and Catarina -- a mysterious, beautiful, unsettlingly smart woman. Catarina wanted a berth on the Slipper; the Slipper needed a crew member. She Was hired.But Ken soon discovered that Catarina was more than a vamp with a razor-sharp wit. First was her case of McLendon's Syndrome, an obscure little contagious disease treatable only with chocolate-chip cookies. Then there were all the secrets she was hiding. So she wasn't the most trustworthy ally a guy could want as the Slipper hurried straight into murder, mayhem, intrigue, and an interspecies war -- but she was all Ken had. And unless she helped Ken whip the crew into shape and muster the misfits and malcontents of Schuyler's World, it would be the shortest war on record...Del Rey Discovery

Interdisciplinary Interaction Design: A Visual Guide to Basic Theories, Models and Ideas for Thinking and Designing for Interactive Web Design and Dig


James Pannafino - 2012
    It addresses how people deal with words, read images, explore physical space, think about time and motion, and how actions and responses affect human behavior. Various disciplines make up interaction design, such as industrial design, cognitive psychology, user interface design and many others. It is my hope that this book is a starting point for creating a visual language to enhance the understanding of interdisciplinary theories within interaction design. The book uses concise descriptions, visual metaphors and comparative diagrams to explain each term's meaning. Many ideas in this book are based on timeless principles that will function in varying contexts.