An award-winning collection of ten stories that charts the complexities of modern life and explores the strange and secret places of the heart. The gruesome discoveries of an archaeological dig in Britain find parallels in a contemporary love affair; a girl disappears without a trace and returns to haunt a collection of landscape paintings; a nineteenth-century case of mass-poisoning on the famous Franklin Expedition stirs memories of a dead friend; a woman exacts a fittingly wicked reveng...

From the Bestselling Author of Real Estate Investing in Canada 2.0What can you learn from four Canadian real estate experts who have 100-plus years of collective investing experience?Whether you are a beginning investor or own a portfolio of residential properties, 97 Tips for Canadian Real Estate Investors, 2nd Edition provides you with insights, strategies and success stories to build your wealth according to a proven system. Investors will learn...

Recent breakthroughs in AI have not only increased demand for AI products, they've also lowered the barriers to entry for those who want to build AI products. The model-as-a-service approach has transformed AI from an esoteric discipline into a powerful development tool that anyone can use. Everyone, including those with minimal or no prior AI experience, can now leverage AI models to build applications. In this book, author Chip Huyen discusses AI engineering: the process of building appl...

An engrossing, “completely fascinating” (Cosmopolitan) memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned and misunderstood mental disorder.Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused people to react in a way she didn’t understand. She suspected it was because she didn’t feel things the way other people did. Emotions like fe...

With so much focus on getting big miles into your legs it's easy to overlook the importance of developing the strength and coordination necessary to run with good technique. This book helps beginner runners learn the basics of good technique and explains how running better will help prevent injuries as you train towards your goals. Experienced runners can use the book to evaluate their technique and develop new strategies to enhance performance and avoid injury. Finally, coaches can use th...

Do You Want To Gain More Traffic With Your Social Media Brand? With the development of social media as a platform for marketing, people now have a multitude of choices when it comes to branding on the Internet. Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Google Plus have millions, even billions of users. Imagine if you could establish an authority presence in a place with an audience all over the world. The best thing about Social Media is that people are telling you what th...

Iceland is in the midst of an unprecedented tourist boom that has brought wealth to the country, but also myriad issues and challenges. Through a series of short essays, this book provides a unique insight into the social and environmental impact that tourism is having on Iceland, and with wit and intelligence offers invaluable tips for touring safely, responsibly, and in harmony with the locals. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in contemporary Iceland, and an essential compani...

It’s no secret that, I, Sunny Shaw, am a magnet for mayhem right here on beautiful Blueberry Bay.So, when a woman goes missing just before the grand opening of Shakes and Cakes, I think…it could be worse. And of course that’s exactly what happens when missing turns into dead. It’s hard to cry over a disastrous opening when there’s a murderer running around and things aren’t about to get any easier!Oh my, Jasper, how will we ever juggle my nasty neighbor, a stalker, a murder...

Step Into a Spanish Adventure with Every Lesson ¡Vamos!What if learning Spanish felt less like schoolwork, and more like an exciting journey into everyday life?If you’ve ever been frustrated by endless drills, confusing grammar charts, or apps that don’t stick, you’re not alone. Most adult learners quit because they never see real progress. This book changes that.Learn Spanish Fast for Adults is a 2-in-1 learning bu...

Their romance is entering rough waters.After almost dying on their hiking trip, Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett have a moratorium on the word vacation. This makes it hard to discuss their newest case: an undercover operation aboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean. Their mission is to collect information by posing as Corbin and Del Porter, a pair of wealthy international smugglers who also happen to be happily married.It takes less acting than eithe...

Teaching is complex. But there are simple ideas we can enact to help our teaching be more effective. This book contains over 400 such ideas.The ideas come from two sources. First, from the wonderful guests on my Tips for Teachers podcast - education heavyweights such as Dylan Wiliam, Daisy Christodoulou and Tom Sherrington, as well as talented teachers who are not household names but have so much wisdom to share. Then there's what I have learned from working with amazing t...

★★★ Getting started with the latest generation of iMac ★★★★Over 20 years ago, Apple did something revolutionary: they released the iMac G3, an all-in-one computer that was actually kind of cool looking! With each generation of iMac, Apple did what they do best: innovate. Every couple years, a new iMac would come out and it was somehow thinner and more powerful. In 2021, Apple did it again—this time with an iMac so thin, you might mistake it for a giant iPad at ...