Africa is a continent of 54 countries and over a billion people. However, despite the rich diversity of the African experience, it is striking that continuations and themes seem to be reflected across the continent, particularly south of the Sahara. Questions of underdevelopment, outside exploitation, and misrule are characteristic of many - if not most-states in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this Very Short Introduction Ian Taylor explores how politics is practiced on the African contin...

We think of time as scarce and finite. We say we 'don't have enough time', that 'time is against us', and that 'time waits for no one'. But what if we could make time feel more abundant? How can we make time work for rather than against us?In Time Hacks, Dr Ian Taylor - a world-leading expert in the science of the human mind - draws on the latest psychological research to reveal how we can develop a healthier relationship to time; one whe...

"Mastering Go Network Administration" is a structured beginning for network administrators looking to improve network efficiency, scalability, and security. This book provides a one-stop solution for all of your network administration needs, with comprehensive coverage of automation, security, containerization, monitoring, and performance testing.Beginning with the fundamentals of creating a network automation lab with the EVENG network simulator and the Go program...

The Go Programming Cookbook ensures Go programmers may confidently and effectively navigate the complex software development landscape. Both newcomers to the world of Go programming and seasoned professionals looking to sharpen their skills will find something of interest in this carefully written book.This cookbook covers a wide range of topics, from the basics of Go syntax and core ideas to more advanced subjects like concurrency, networking, and microservices des...

With Go 1.25, you get a runtime that reads the CPU quota of its own container, a standard library that closes long-standing gaps in filesystem safety and JSON handling, and a testing package that makes concurrent behaviour deterministic. And this second edition puts all of it to excellent use.This book is all about building one system, rather than a bunch of snippets in a folder. This means you can size a connection pool based on its own statistics, run 40,...

Social drama meets rite of passage and the supernatural in GUILT, a riveting psychological thriller set in 1962 small town England. It's a time of class consciousness and jobs for life, where a man is defined by his work and the Aldermaston march is imminent.After a night of heavy rain, four teenage boys meet in the Roman Camp: middle-class Brock; Red, whose working-class family has upwardly-mobile aspirations; Mouth, the scraplad; and Raggy, the deaf simpleton. They decide to go d...

Railways played a central role in the development of the American West. The railroad came to Fort Worth in 1876, and with it came the boom that transformed a city into a metropolis. From the arrival of the Texas & Pacific Railroad to the streamliners of the postwar era, Fort Worth has always seen the railroad as a vital part of its character. From transcontinental locomotives to the construction of elegant architectural landmarks and to small but convenient interurban passenger lines, rail...

The Go Programming Cookbook ensures Go programmers may confidently and effectively navigate the complex software development landscape. Both newcomers to the world of Go programming and seasoned professionals looking to sharpen their skills will find something of interest in this carefully written book.This cookbook covers a wide range of topics, from the basics of Go syntax and core ideas to more advanced subjects like concurrency, networking, and microser...

The ability to effectively use one’s thoughts, emotions and motivation to enhance performance and well-being is one of the most important skills in sport and exercise contexts. Motivation and Self-Regulation in Sport and Exercise explores the theories, research and processes that underpin these self-regulatory and motivational processes. A deeper understanding of motivation and self-regulation has far-reaching implications, from helping individuals to begin an active lifestyle, to...

With a lengthy list of suspects and a host of duplicitous motives, the shocking double homicide of two lovers brings seasoned state detective Al Bruce to the town of Hunter's Creek.Determined to find the perpetrators, Al sifts through shaky alibis, secret agendas, and the dubious intentions of a sheriff compromised by greed.With pressure mounting to catch the culprit, will players in the murderous game expose their hidden hands - and can Al piece together the truth?

Did you know that Christopher Columbus did not discover America, or that after a Greek scholar found a way of measuring the Earth, it was 1300 years before the rest of the world would believe him? Or that nitrocellulose explosive was discovered when an inventor spilt some chemicals in the kitchen and blew up his wifeʼs apron? This book by a former career scientist deals with a fascinating range of discoveries over the centuries, related to everything from geology and astronomy to atomic th...

With Go 1.25, you get a runtime that reads the CPU quota of its own container, a standard library that closes long-standing gaps in filesystem safety and JSON handling, and a testing package that makes concurrent behaviour deterministic. And this second edition puts all of it to excellent use.This book is all about building one system, rather than a bunch of snippets in a folder. This means you can size a connection pool based on its own statistics, run 40,...