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A Simple Introduction to Python (Chapman & Hall/CRC The Python Series)
by Stephen LynchA Simple Introduction to Python is aimed at pre-university students and complete novices to programming. The whole book has been created using Jupyter notebooks. After introducing Python as a powerful calculator, simple programming constructs are covered, and the NumPy, MatPlotLib and SymPy modules (libraries) are introduced. Python is then used for Mathematics, Cryptography, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Object Oriented Programming.The reader is shown how to program using the integrated development environments: Python IDLE, Spyder, Jupyter notebooks, and through cloud computing with Google Colab.Features: No prior experience in programming is required. Demonstrates how to format Jupyter notebooks for publication on the Web. Full solutions to exercises are available as a Jupyter notebook on the Web. All Jupyter notebook solution files can be downloaded through GitHub. GitHub Repository of Data Files and a Jupyter Solution notebook: https://github.com/proflynch/A-Simple-Introduction-to-PythonJupyter Solution notebook web page: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/A-Simple-Introduction-to-Python-Solutions.html
Simple Object-Oriented Design: Create clean, maintainable applications
by Mauricio AnicheWrite object-oriented code that&’s manageable, maintainable, and future-proof.Keeping your object-oriented designs simple demands a creative approach—and that&’s exactly what you&’ll find in Simple Object-Oriented Design. This book is full of patterns and principles for reducing complexity, each one proven in author Mauricio Aniche&’s 20-year career in software development. You&’ll learn how to tackle code&’s natural growth in complexity, and adopt a &“good enough&” approach that means it&’s easy to refactor when requirements change. You&’ll discover insightful principles for: Making code readable and documented Improving consistency and encapsulation Managing dependencies Designing abstractions Handling infrastructure Effective modularization Learn what constitutes both good and bad object-oriented software design, discover how to make better trade-offs in design decisions, and when to embrace complexity over simpler data structures. With this book as your vital reference, you&’ll be ready to write code that will last the test of time, without slowing feature delivery to a crawl. About the technology Even a simple object-oriented application can quickly become complex as it evolves. Each new class, method, or feature means more state and abstractions to manage, which in turn increases complexity, maintenance, and time spent detangling legacy code. It takes effort and skill to keep your codebase simple. This book shows you how. About the book Simple Object-Oriented Design: Create clean, maintainable applications presents practical design principles you can use to keep an object-oriented codebase simple as it grows and changes. Written as a collection of practical techniques you can apply in any OO language, it offers tips for concise code, managing dependencies and modules, and designing flexible abstractions. Illuminating figures, real-world examples, and insightful exercises make each principle stick. What's inside Writing simple, understandable classes Flexible abstractions to extend your designs Reducing the impact of coupling About the reader Readers should be familiar with an object-oriented language like Java, C#, or Python. About the author Maurício Aniche is a software engineer with 20 years of experience. He&’s also an Assistant Professor in Software Engineering at Delft University of Technology, and the author of Effective Software Testing. Table of Contents 1 It&’s all about managing complexity 2 Making code small 3 Keeping objects consistent 4 Managing dependencies 5 Designing good abstractions 6 Handling external dependencies and infrastructure 7 Achieving modularization 8 Being pragmatic
A Simple Suburban Murder (Tom & Scott Mysteries #1)
by Mark Richard ZubroSimple Suburban Murder is the book that started it all--the debut novel of Lambda Literary Award winner Mark Richard Zubro.When a gay high school teacher starts investigating a colleague's murder, he finds beneath the calm veneer of his Midwestern suburb a seamy underbelly of gambling, prostitution, and child abuse.
A Simple Thing: A Novel
by Kathleen McClearyA Simple Thing is a lovely, truly heartwarming novel about the drastic measures two mothers take to keep their families safe. Kathleen McCleary, the critically acclaimed author of House and Home, tells the intertwining stories of Susannah Delaney and Betty Pavalak. Susannah moves her family to remote Sounder Island—a primitive retreat with no electricity—to escape television, the internet, and the dangerous, corrupting influences of the modern technological world. Decades earlier, Betty also came to the island to escape her demons. A Simple Thing is a poignant and unforgettable novel in the vein of Jacqueline Sheehan’s Lost and Found and The Art of Saying Goodbye by Ellyn Bache. It is a tale of family and friendship that Kristin Hannah fans will take into their hearts.
Simplified LRFD Bridge Design
by Robert H. Kim Jai B. Kim Jonathan R. EberleHelping readers prepare for the civil and structural PE exam, this book presents numerous design examples that serve as a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to basic bridge design using the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, Fifth Edition. It offers a simplified explanation of load resistance factor design (LRFD) method-based bridge design principles and lists the AASHTO reference section numbers alongside formulas and where topics are introduced, to refer the reader to the primary source material. This is a valuable reference for civil engineering students as well as for practicing engineers.
Simply Emerging Technology: For Complete Beginners (DK Simply)
by DKUnderstanding technology has never been easier.Combining bold graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Emerging Technology is the perfect introduction to the fast-changing world of technology for those who are short on time but hungry for knowledge.Covering a broad range of fields—from familiar topics like 3D printing and cryptocurrency to less well-known but equally important technologies like gel robotics and extended reality, and lots more besides—entries explain the likely impact of such emerging technologies and the ways in which they could transform the way we live, exploring the potential risks and rewards of each.Explaining individual aspects of key trends within technology more clearly than ever before, the book outlines the breakthrough technologies that underpin the future of innovation, explores their most likely practical applications, and presents the numerous ethical debates that surround them and their increasing role in cultures and societies across the globe.Whether you are studying data science or technology-related subjects in school or simply want a jargon-free overview of this important and timely subject, this essential guide is packed with everything you need to understand the basics quickly and easily.
Simply Sexual (House of Pleasure #1)
by Kate PearceA former sex slave finds pleasure, solace, and love in this historical erotic romance series opener by the New York Times bestselling author.At Madame Helene's exclusive House of Pleasure in London, all guests are welcome to explore beyond their inhibitions . . .Ten years as a sex slave in a Turkish brothel left Lord Valentin Sokorvsky with an insatiable appetite for sex. Now the time has come for him to marry, but finding a woman who can satisfy his lustful desires proves a challenge . . . until he meets Sara. All he can think about is having her lie under his rock-hard body, begging him to taste and touch her . . .Sara Harrison knows she should be shocked and scandalized by Lord Sokorvsky's bold advances, but instead she is secretly aroused by this sensual, seductive man. For beneath her calm and composed manner is a wanton woman who longs for a man's intimate caress. She is most willing to be educated in the art of sensuality, to receive and give pleasure and to succumb to the wild desire that knows no limits . . .Praise for Simply Sexual“This book has something for everyone: hot sex scenes, a sexy hero with a tragic past, a smart and compassionate heroine, intrigue, danger and Regency London at its most decadent!” —RT Book Reviews“One of the most arousing and enigmatic historical novels I have read this year. I hate that it ended and have since gone back and reread certain scenes. Simply Sexual is happily ensconced on my keeper shelf!” —Romance Junkies
Sims
by F. Paul WilsonF. Paul Wilson, a practicing physician as well as the bestselling author of the Repairman Jack series, turns his attention to the day after tomorrow and shows us how genetic engineering might change the world.Just a few hundred genes separate humans from chimpanzees. Imagine someone altering the chimp genome, splicing in human genes to increase the size of the cranium, reduce the amount of body hair, enable speech. What sort of creature would result?Sims takes place in the very near future, when the science of genetics is fulfilling its vaunted potential. It's a world where genetically transmitted diseases are being eliminated. A world where dangerous or boring manual labor is gradually being transferred to "sims," genetically altered chimps who occupy a gray zone between simian and human. The chief innovator in this world is SimGen, which owns the patent on the sim genome and has begun leasing the creatures worldwide. But SimGen is not quite what it seems. It has secrets . . . secrets beyond patents and proprietary processes . . . secrets it will go to any lengths to protect. Sims explores this brave new world as it is turned upside down and torn apart when lawyer Patrick Sullivan decides to try to unionize the sims.Right now, as you read these words, some company somewhere in the world is toying with the chimp genome. That is not fiction, it is fact. Sims is a science thriller that will come true. One way or another.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Simulation Techniques of Digital Twin in Real-Time Applications: Design Modeling and Implementation
by Abhishek Kumar Shikha Gupta Abhineet Anand Anita Sardana Srikanta Kumar MohapatraSIMULATION TECHNIQUES OF DIGITAL TWIN IN REAL-TIME APPLICATIONS The book gives a complete overview of implementing digital twin technology in real-time scenarios while emphasizing how this technology can be embedded with running technologies to solve all other issues. Divided into two parts with Part 1 focusing on simulated techniques in digital twin technology and Part 2 on real-time applications of digital twin technology, the book collects a significant number of important research articles from domain-specific experts. The book sheds light on the various techniques of digital twin technology that are implemented in various application areas. It emphasizes error findings and respective solutions before the actual event happens. Most of the features in the book are on the implementation of strategies in real-time applications. Various real-life experiences are taken to show the proper implementation of simulation technologies. The book shows how engineers of any technology can input their research ideas to convert to real scenarios by using replicas. Hence, the book has a collection of research articles from various engineers with expertise in different technologies from many regions of the world. It shows how to implement the embedded real-time data into technologies. Specifically, the chapters relate to the auto landing and cruising features in aerial vehicles, automated coal mining simulation strategy, the enhancement of workshop equipment, and implementation in power energy management for urban railways. This book also describes the coherent mechanism of digital twin technologies with deep neural networks and artificial intelligence. Audience Researchers, engineers, and students in computer science, software engineering and industrial engineering, will find this book to be very useful.
Simulation Technologies in Networking and Communications: Selecting the Best Tool for the Test
by Al-Sakib Khan Pathan Muhammad Mostafa Monowar Shafiullah KhanSimulation is a widely used mechanism for validating the theoretical model of networking or communication systems. Although the claims made based on simulations are considered to be reliable, how reliable they really are is best determined with real-world implementation trials. This book addresses various issues covering different mechanisms related to simulation technologies in networking and communications fields. Focusing on the practice of simulation testing instead of the theory, it reviews and evaluates popular simulation modeling tools and recommends the best tools for specific tests.
Sin and Sex (Routledge Revivals Ser.)
by Robert BriffaultDelve into the complex interplay of morality, culture, and human sexuality with Robert Briffault's provocative work, "Sin and Sex." This thought-provoking book offers a comprehensive exploration of the ways in which societal norms and religious beliefs shape our understanding and attitudes toward sex and sin.Robert Briffault, a distinguished anthropologist and sociologist, brings his extensive knowledge and analytical skills to bear on this intricate subject. In "Sin and Sex," he examines the historical evolution of sexual mores, the impact of religious doctrines on sexual behavior, and the psychological underpinnings of guilt and desire.The book traces the origins and transformations of sexual morality across different cultures and epochs, revealing how notions of sin and virtue are deeply rooted in social and religious contexts. Briffault explores how ancient civilizations, from the Greeks and Romans to early Christians, viewed sexuality, and how these perspectives have influenced modern Western attitudes.Briffault's analysis is not limited to historical and cultural dimensions; he also delves into the biological and psychological aspects of human sexuality. He discusses the inherent drives and instincts that govern sexual behavior, the development of sexual identity, and the ways in which societal pressures can lead to internal conflicts and neuroses."Sin and Sex" challenges readers to reconsider their preconceptions about morality and sexuality, encouraging a more nuanced and empathetic understanding of human behavior. Briffault's writing is both scholarly and accessible, making complex ideas comprehensible and engaging for a wide audience.This book is essential reading for students of anthropology, sociology, psychology, and anyone interested in the intersections of culture, religion, and sexuality. "Sin and Sex" provides valuable insights into the forces that shape our sexual norms and the ways in which these norms influence our lives.Join Robert Briffault on a journey through the multifaceted world of sin and sex, and discover the profound connections between our deepest desires and the moral codes that seek to regulate them. This seminal work remains a significant contribution to the study of human sexuality and its moral implications.
Sin Killer: The Berrybender Narratives, Book 1 (Berrybender Narratives Ser. #1)
by Larry McMurtryFrom Pulitzer Prize–winning author Larry McMurtry comes the first in a four-volume epic journey through the early American frontier, featuring the Berrybender family, English nobility adrift in the American West in the 1830s.It is 1830, and the Berrybender family—rich, aristocratic, English, and hopelessly out of place—is on its way up the Missouri River to see the untamed West as it begins to open up. Lord and Lady Berrybender have abandoned their home in England to broaden the horizons for themselves and their three children. With irascible determination—and a great deal of outright chaos—the party experiences both the awesome majesty and brutal savagery of the unexplored land, from buffalo stampedes and natural disasters to Indian raids and encounters with frontiersmen and trappers, explorers, pioneers, and one part-time preacher known as "the Sin Killer." Sin Killer, the strong, silent Westerner, captures the heart of the strong-willed, beautiful Berrybender daughter, Tasmin. But their fast developing relationship can only bring more trouble for the Berrybender's. Packed with breathtaking adventure, charming romance, and a sense of humor stretching clear over the horizon, Sin Killer is a truly unique view of the West that could only come from the boundless skill and imagination of Larry McMurtry.
Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water
by Amorina KingdonA captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer&“Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently.&”—Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Salt and CodFor centuries, humans ignored sound in the &“silent world&” of the ocean, assuming that what we couldn&’t perceive, didn&’t exist. But we couldn&’t have been more wrong. Marine scientists now have the technology to record and study the complex interplay of the myriad sounds in the sea. Finally, we can trace how sounds travel with the currents, bounce from the seafloor and surface, bend with the temperature and even saltiness; how sounds help marine life survive; and how human noise can transform entire marine ecosystems. In Sing Like Fish, award-winning science journalist Amorina Kingdon synthesizes historical discoveries with the latest scientific research in a clear and compelling portrait of this sonic undersea world. From plainfin midshipman fish, whose swim-bladder drumming is loud enough to keep houseboat-dwellers awake, to the syntax of whalesong; from the deafening crackle of snapping shrimp, to the seismic resonance of underwater earthquakes and volcanoes; sound plays a vital role in feeding, mating, parenting, navigating, and warning—even in animals that we never suspected of acoustic ability. Meanwhile, we jump in our motorboats and cruise ships, oblivious to the impact below us. Our lifestyle is fueled by oil in growling tankers and furnished by goods that travel in massive container ships. Our seas echo with human-made sound, but we are just learning of the repercussions of anthropogenic noise on the marine world&’s delicate acoustic ecosystems—masking mating calls, chasing animals from their food, and even wounding creatures, from plankton to lobsters. With intimate and artful prose, Sing Like Fish tells a uniquely complete story of ocean animals&’ submerged sounds, envisions a quieter future, and offers a profound new understanding of the world below the surface.
Singer Distance
by Ethan ChatagnierAn NPR, The Millions, and PopSugar Best Book of 2022 A Vulture, Tor.com, LitHub, Philadelphia Inquirer, Debutiful, DailyHive, Gizmodo, and ALTA Journal Best Book of Fall CALIBA Golden Poppy Award Winner “Surprising, captivating, surpassingly intelligent.”—Kevin Brockmeier, author of The Ghost Variations For fans of Station Eleven and Light from Other Stars, Ethan Chatagnier’s propulsive, genre-bending debut novel asks: what happens when we discover intelligent life just next door? And what does it really mean to know we’re not alone in the universe? The odds of the planet next door hosting intelligent life are—that’s not luck. That’s a miracle. It means something. In December 1960, Crystal Singer, her boyfriend Rick, and three other MIT grad students take a cross-country road trip from Boston to Arizona to paint a message in the desert. Mars has been silent for thirty years, since the last time Earth solved one of the mathematical proofs the Martian civilization carved onto its surface. The latest proof, which seems to assert contradictory truths about distance, has resisted human understanding for decades. Crystal thinks she’s solved it, and Rick is intent on putting her answer to the test—if he can keep her from cracking under the pressure on the way. But Crystal’s disappearance after the experiment will set him on a different path than he expected, forever changing the distance between them. Filled with mystery and wonder, Ethan Chatagnier’s Singer Distance is a novel about ambition, loneliness, exploration, and love—about how far we’re willing to go to communicate with a distant civilization, and the great lengths we’ll travel to connect with each other here on Earth.
Singer from the Sea
by Sheri S TepperA good and proper aristocrat on the isolated, seemingly backward planet of Haven, Genevieve has been carefully instructed in the Covenants -- the ancient, inflexible laws governing the women of her class. She knows what is expected of her: marriage in her mid-twenties to a groom of her father's choosing, childbirth at age thirty. And then soon afterwards -- as has been the lot of so many noblewomen before her -- perhaps death. But there is another Genevieve within who longs to heed the call of the sea -- though she has never once seen the vast waters that cover most of her homeworld's surface. For an unheard voice is crying out to her across the centuries, drawing her ever-closer to a terrible truth hidden beneath a smoke screen of rules, tradition, and propriety. And it is Genevieve who must fulfill a forgotten destiny -- something inborn passed for untold generations from daughter to daughter -- or she and the entire civilization of Haven will be swept away on a cosmic wave of oblivion.
Single Case Research Methodology: Applications in Special Education and Behavioral Sciences
by Jennifer R. Ledford David L. GastThe fourth edition of this bestselling text provides a comprehensive discussion of single case research methodology, with updated information throughout the book, including new content on design types, design selection, social validity, fidelity, generality, visual analysis, and writing. Students, researchers, and practitioners can use this detailed reference tool to conduct single case research design studies; interpret findings of single case design studies; and write proposals, manuscripts, or systematic reviews of single case methodology research. The new text features updates relevant to contemporary guidelines about single case research and includes examples of recent and historical studies in education and behavioral sciences.
A Single Light: A Thriller (The Line Between #2)
by Tosca LeeIn this gripping, high-octane sequel to The Line Between, which New York Times bestselling author Alex Kava calls &“everything you want in a thriller,&” cult escapee Wynter Roth and ex-soldier Chase Miller emerge from their bunker to find a country ravaged by disease.Six months after vanishing into an underground silo with sixty-one others, Wynter and Chase emerge to an altered world. There is no sign of Noah and the rest of the group that was supposed to greet them when they surfaced—the same people Wynter was counting on to help her locate the antibiotics her gravely ill friend, Julie, needs. As the clock ticks down on Julie&’s life, Wynter and Chase embark on a desperate search for medicine and answers. But what they find is not a nation on the cusp of recovery but one decimated by disease. What happened while they were underground? With food and water in limited supply and their own survival in question, Chase and Wynter must venture further and further from the silo. They come face-to-face with a radically changed society, where communities scrabble to survive under rogue leaders and cities are war zones. As hope fades by the hour and Wynter learns the terrible truth of the last six months, she is called upon again to help save a nation she no longer recognizes—a place so chaotic she&’s no longer sure it can even survive. With Tosca Lee&’s signature &“beautifully written and deeply unnerving&” (Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author) prose, A Single Light is a breathless thriller of nonstop suspense.
The Singularity
by Dino BuzzatiIn this prophetic allegory about artificial intelligence by a renowned figure of twentieth-century Italian literature, a modest university professor becomes involved in a remote and enigmatic project in the middle of the Cold War.At the beginning of Dino Buzzati&’s The Singularity, Ermanno Ismani, an unassuming university professor, is summoned by the minister of defense to accept a two-year, top-secret mission at a mysterious research center, isolated from the world among forests, plunging cliffs, and high mountains. What&’s he supposed to do there? Not clear. How long will he be there? No saying.Still, Ismani takes the mystifying job and, accompanied by his no-nonsense wife, Elisa, heads to the so-called Experimental Camp of Military Zone 36, wondering whether, in the midst of the Cold War, it&’s some sort of nuclear project he&’s been assigned to. But no, the colleagues the couple meets on arrival assure them, it&’s nothing like that. It&’s much, much more powerful.At the center of the research complex is strange, shining, at times murmurous, white wall. Behind it, a deep gorge drops away, full of wires and radio towers and mobile sensors and a host of eccentric structures. A question begins to dawn: Could this be the shape of consciousness itself? And if so, whose?Buzzati's novella of 1960, a pioneering work of Italian science fiction, is published here in a brisk new translation by Anne Milano Appel. In it, Buzzati explores his favorite themes of love and longing while offering a startlingly prescient parable of artificial intelligence.
The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI
by Ray KurzweilThe noted inventor and futurist&’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will transform the human race in the decades to comeSince it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweil&’s The Singularity Is Near and its vision of an exponential future have spawned a worldwide movement. Kurzweil's predictions about technological advancements have largely come true, with concepts like AI, intelligent machines, and biotechnology now widely familiar to the public.In this entirely new book Ray Kurzweil brings a fresh perspective to advances toward the Singularity—assessing his 1999 prediction that AI will reach human level intelligence by 2029 and examining the exponential growth of technology—that, in the near future, will expand human intelligence a millionfold and change human life forever. Among the topics he discusses are rebuilding the world, atom by atom with devices like nanobots; radical life extension beyond the current age limit of 120; reinventing intelligence by connecting our brains to the cloud; how exponential technologies are propelling innovation forward in all industries and improving all aspects of our well-being such as declining poverty and violence; and the growth of renewable energy and 3-D printing. He also considers the potential perils of biotechnology, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence, including such topics of current controversy as how AI will impact employment and the safety of autonomous cars, and "After Life" technology, which aims to virtually revive deceased individuals through a combination of their data and DNA.The culmination of six decades of research on artificial intelligence, The Singularity Is Nearer is Ray Kurzweil&’s crowning contribution to the story of this science and the revolution that is to come.
Singularity's Ring
by Paul MelkoThe debut novel from a exciting new voice in SF—about what happens after ninety percent of humanity leaves Earth There is an artificial ring around the Earth and it is empty after the Singularity. Either all the millions of inhabitants are dead, or they have been transformed into energy beings beyond human perception. Earth's population was reduced by ninety percent. Human civilization on Earth is now recovering from this trauma and even has a vigorous space program. Apollo Papadopulos is in training to become the captain of the starship Consensus. Apollo is a unique individual in that he/she/it is not an individual at all, but five separate teenagers who form a new entity. Strom, Meda, Quant, Manuel, and Moira are a pod, as these kinds of personalities are called, genetically engineered to work as one and to be able to communicate non-verbally. As a rare quintet, much relies on the successful training of Apollo, but as more accidents occur, the pod members struggle just to survive. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Singularly Perturbed Jump Systems: Stability, Synchronization and Control (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #522)
by Jing Wang Feng Li Ju H. Park Hao ShenIn this book, various singularly perturbed jump system models in continuous-time or discrete-time domain, such as Markov jump singularly perturbed systems, semi-Markov jump singularly perturbed systems, hidden Markov jump singularly perturbed systems, and singularly perturbed jump complex network model, have been considered for some control synthesis problems. Also, some partial probability information cases are taken into account when addressing those control synthesis problems. To show the effectiveness and applicability of the obtained results, some numerical examples and practical industrial model examples are given.
The Sinister Secrets of the Fabulous Nothings (The Sinister Secrets #2)
by Sean FerrellTechnological wonders and terrors combine to weave an enchanting tale of finding your own way to belong in the second book in the sweeping Sinister Secrets series.It&’s been thrilling for Noah having the crew of the Abbreviated stuffed in his odd-twisting home. After spending a life being lonely, he finally feels like he has a family. But sailors are meant to be at sea, and now Noah&’s terrified that they&’ll leave him alone once more. He wishes he had the answer to solve this latest predicament.And then the strangest things start happening in the city of Liberty. Under cover of darkness, people&’s greatest wishes start to come true. But what begins as the marvelous realization of dreams soon morphs to ghoulish nightmare . . . and only Noah seems to be able to see the chimeras for what they really are. What&’s more, the infiltration may all be his fault.Now Noah must use his cunning to save Liberty once more. But how do you battle an invisible threat? And what will it cost him? Accompanied by vibrant black and white illustrations, the stunning second book in the Sinister Secrets series reunites old friends for new challenges in a quest brimming with eerie mystery, adventure, and an aching desire to find a space in the world.
A Sinister Splendor: A Mexican War Novel
by Mike BlakelyPairing extensive research with a brilliance for reviving the past in gripping narrative, Spur Award-winning author Mike Blakely has penned an epic, historical novelization of the Mexican-American War in A Sinister Splendor1845. Texas joins the union. Mexico threatens war over the disputed Texas border. But much more than the Rio Grande Valley lies at stake—expansionists dream of an America that sprawls all the way to the Pacific Coast. Can a conflict with an already war-torn Mexico satisfy this lust for territory? President James K. Polk sends troops the Texas border to test Mexico’s appetite for war. General Zachary Taylor, known as “Old Rough and Ready,” leads the invasion south. A 24-year-old lieutenant named Ulysses S. Grant gets his first taste of battle. Texas Rangers John Coffee Hays and Sam Walker expand their reputations as fearless fighting men. An Irishman, John Riley, quits the U.S. Army—along with hundreds of other mistreated immigrant soldiers—and forms a Mexican battalion of U.S. deserters. Army laundress Sarah Bowman is celebrated as a heroine on her way to becoming a frontier legend. The infamous Mexican warlord, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, returns to power through intrigue and political persuasion. The Mexican-American war becomes the heroic proving ground for future Civil War generals and presidents of the United States, Mexico and the Confederacy. But the glories of victory are tempered by the horrors of war—lives lost, bodies battered, souls shattered, dreams crushed, whole cities razed and innocence forever dashed. With a sinister splendor two very different cultures clash in an epic adventure of duty, patriotism and courage to the death.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Sink or Swim: (A Graphic Novel) (Just Roll with It #2)
by Veronica Agarwal Lee Durfey-LavoieSummer is here! School&’s out, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await! But what happens when twelve year old Ty&’s anxiety has other plans? From the world of Just Roll With It comes a boy-centric graphic novel about accepting yourself even when it&’s a little scary.Bouncing back from a broken arm should be no big deal—but when Ty spends a month off the swim team the thought of getting back in the water is suddenly not as fun as it used to be. After weeks of ignoring his friends, Ty isn't sure how to connect with them again in summer camp. They used to have swim team together but after so long without swimming he's out of shape and afraid of failing in front of them. With his friendships fracturing, will Ty be able to gain confidence in himself and fix everything before it's too late?
The Sinner / Saint Devotional: 60 Days in the Psalms (The Sinner/Saint Devotional Series)
by Daniel Emery PriceThere is a Psalm for just about everything. Defeated? It's there. Joyful? That's is there too. Angry with God? There are a lot of Psalms for that. Some of them give us great comfort, and some of them make us uncomfortable, but in the end, all of them point us to Jesus.This is a 60-day devotional that deals with us right where we are because that is where the Psalms deal with us. You won't find a bunch of platitudes or Christian fluff. The Psalms are too gritty and honest for that. This devotional is written by and for real sinners in daily need of a God offering real promises of forgiveness, grace, and hope.