The AI hype machine has a clear target: small business owners who don't have the time, budget, or technical background to separate useful tools from expensive distractions. Level the Field was written specifically for them. James Cooper, founder of C2A Digital, has spent years working with SMB owners navigating the gap between what AI vendors promise and what AI tools actually deliver. His conclusion: most small business owners aren't getting straight answers from anyone with something to ...

You want to make soap that looks like a boutique bar and feels gentle on skin, without fearing the lye, wasting $40 of oils, or waiting 6 weeks only to find crumbly bars. New makers usually fail on the same 4 things: measuring by volume, overheating the base, scenting at the wrong time, and cutting the cure short by 14 days.This beginner friendly guide walks you through 101 step by step tips, from shopping list to first cure, focused on 2 methods you will actually use: melt and pou...

James Fenimore Coopers novel The Last of the Mohicans (subtitled A Narrative of 1757), is a remarkable book for many reasons. First published in 1826, the book represents an early attempt to create substantial literary art from the material of North American history and geography. Although the book has its flaws, it is for the most part a success.In the novel, the white woodsman Hawk-eye and his Mohican Indian comrade Chingachgook join forces to help the daughters of a white milita...

Don't launch your Kickstarter campaign until you read this book! This guide breaks down the process of launching a crowd funding campaign into easily understandable pieces and teaches you how to put your best foot forward and maximize your chances for success. Through a combination of firsthand experience and research, James takes you step-by-step through developing, building and executing your campaign. Also included is a case study of Elijah the Prophet, his short film that raised $21,00...

The plot of this book is based on a real spy story. Therefore, although some do consider it unbelievable, the basis of it is entirely true. The way that the author slowly brings out the character of Harvey Birch is wonderful. He creates numerous sub plots that make the story very interesting.THE SPY is very simply an intriguing story, which brings us to one of the two reasons that I thoroughly enjoy it:The story line of the book is as interesting as that of any modern spy n...

Thorough and updated coverage of database design and SQL for DB2 are the focus of this guide for the relational database-management system used on IBM i computer systems. Suitable for classroom instruction or self-study, this book explains the most widely used database language and the way that language is implemented on a variety of computer platforms. Topics covered include database concepts, SQL inquiries, web applications, and database security, and the material is reinforced by numero...

"Moonlit Massacre is a powerful, deeply-imagined meditation on violence, grief, race, and home. James Cooper has written a novel as engaging as it is thoughtful." – Lou Berney, Edgar Award-winning author of November RoadIn the summer of 1978, six employees of a Sirloin Stockade buffet restaurant found themselves forced into a walk-in freezer during a robbery, then executed, leaving no witnesses. The shocking events and resulting nine-month, nationwide manhunt left adeep scar in the...

The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry was one of the oldest and most distinguished militia units in the United States, and during the Civil War, it played a significant role in various campaigns. The book recounts the troop's experiences in battle, their strategic importance in key military operations, and the challenges they faced in the midst of the war's chaos. Cooper's work offers detailed descriptions of the troop’s movements, the officers involved, and the broader military contex...

One famous evening last August, I met a woman in the Bois de Boulogne who was beautiful enough to be charming with an odd but seductive voice.After exchanging a few words about the place, I accompanied her home, where she kindly offered me her hospitality. As I was very sweaty and had plenty to change into, I accepted and took a hot shower at her place.What I didn't expect was that she asked me if I wouldn't mind joining her in the shower. I didn't want to be rude, so I agr...

Race relations, environmental concerns, independent womanhood, the importance of personal character, survivalism, heroism, religion, cultural relativism, nature v. nurture, independence v. inter-dependency--sound like the latest hot topics in American TV, movies, and magazines?Actually, these constitute the bevy of themes that James Fenimore Cooper explored as foundational to the American experience when he wrote *Deerslayer* in 1841, setting it even farther back at the time of the...

Notwithstanding there are so many striking and deeply interesting events in the early history of those from whom you derive your being, yet are there hundreds of other families in this country, whose traditions, though less accurately and minutely preserved than the little narrative you have submitted to my inspection, would supply the materials of many moving tales. You have every reason to exult in your descent, for, surely, if any man may claim to be a citizen and a proprietor in the Un...

The story takes place on the rapidly advancing frontier of New York State and features an elderly Leatherstocking (Natty Bumppo), Judge Marmaduke Temple of Templeton (whose life parallels that of the author's father Judge William Cooper), and Elizabeth Temple (based on the author's sister, Hannah Cooper), daughter of the fictional Templeton. The story begins with an argument between the judge and Leatherstocking over who killed a buck. Through their discussion, Cooper reviews many of the c...