The author of Greenwich returns with a gripping and twisting new novel about a young woman's search for her missing brother, set in the alluring New York art world.Every disappearance leaves something behind.Theodora Klaven is thirteen when her older brother Josh disappears. He’s long threatened to run away, and one night, while they’re out drinking in the woods, he hops on a late-night train to Manhattan and leaves her behind. Her...

A heart-warming story of struggle and the power of mental resilience.Turning your passion into profit"Does it really need to be this hard?" is for female entrepreneurs and small business owners. Mums with a side-line or passion project. For those working alone or from home who require support to navigate the demands of a work life balance. For those who have just started out and for those who are stuck, struggling to overcome mindset blocks in their busines...

The intrepid Agent Amelia is back in three more howlingly hilarious stories, as she saves the world from yet more evil geniuses! The three secret agent case files in this book are:The Case of the Hypno Hounds, in which a pack of dogs are menacing the cottage where Amelia and her mom go on vacation. Could there be a connection with the local animal shelter? Trust Amelia to foil the dastardly plan!The Case of the Sneaky Scientist, in which Amelia sees the new ...

The Unfinished History of European Integration is a companion to the history of the European Union. From the aftermath of the First World War to the EU of 27 member states and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it guides the reader past the main events, crucial sites and key actors that shaped the EU we know today. How did it evolve from a market project to a geopolitical force, what explains the expansion of its membership, institutions, policies and the resistance to this growth, and...

This is the first book in a four-book series. Each book has three unbelievable adventures written in Jake's own notebooks and embellished with his gloriously funny comments and illustrations throughout. Here Jake meets a werewolf, a monster and a real-life mummy.Deliciously funny, the stories are a satisfying blend of comforting real life mixed with magical mayhem. Just right for boys and girls of 7+, and for all fans of Horrid Henry!

Hacking with Kali introduces you the most current distribution of the de facto standard tool for Linux pen testing. Starting with use of the Kali live CD and progressing through installation on hard drives, thumb drives and SD cards, author James Broad walks you through creating a custom version of the Kali live distribution. You'll learn how to configure networking components, storage devices and system services such as DHCP and web services. Once you're familiar with the basic components...

The author of Greenwich returns with a gripping and twisting new novel about a young woman's search for her missing brother, set in the alluring New York art world.Every disappearance leaves something behind.Theodora Klaven is thirteen when her older brother Josh disappears. He’s long threatened to run away, and one night, while they’re out drinking in the woods, he hops on a late-night train to Manhattan and leaves her behind. Her...

Before John Broad ever joined the Essex police as an officer, his dream was to become a dog handler. After a long wait, he received his partner, a German shepherd named Beau, in 1987. In A Dog by Any Other Name, he shares his story of working with police dogs and the special role animals can play in ones life. A compilation of short chapters and stories about his relationship with four police dogs and those of his colleagues, he narrates tales of funny and unexpected happenings when workin...

Synopsis:In pursuit of immortality, he ventured into the mortal world to experience the seven emotions and six desires of humankind. His superb medical skills made high-ranking officials and politicians in the mortal world try every means to curry favor with him, while his extraordinary alchemy skills drove cultivators to madness.

Who is designing AI? A select, narrow group. How is their world view shaping our future?Artificial intelligence can be all too human: quick to judge, capable of error, vulnerable to bias. It's made by humans, after all. Humans make decisions about the laws and standards, the tools, the ethics in this new world. Who benefits. Who gets hurt.Made by Humans explores our role and responsibilities in automation. Roaming from Australia to the UK and the US, elite data exp...

From the award-winning author of Space Mutts comes the second otterly chaotic title! Part of the Awesome Animals range – the funniest fiction staring the wildest wildlife!There’s a new family on the river… the beavers. And they’re ruining everything for the Otters. The beavers’ big fat dam has blocked up the river and worse… it’s stopped their supply of delicious crayfish!Something must be done!It seems like things can’t get any worse for our otters until they disco...

This book traces the emergence of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) from 1955 to 1963 amid the broader reshaping of the institutional architecture of post-war Europe. It considers the ill-fated Free Trade Area (FTA) proposal, the subsequent creation of EFTA, and the resulting division of Western Europe into two distinct trading blocs. At its core, the book provides an international history of a formative moment of post-war and European integration history, and explores the intense...