High school freshman Martine (Teenie for short) is a good student, with a bright future ahead of her. She's desperate to be accepted into a prestigious study abroad program in Spain so that she can see what life is like beyond the streets of Brooklyn. She wouldn't mind escaping from her strict (though lovable) parents for awhile either. But when the captain of the basketball team starts to pay attention to her after she's pined away for him for months and Cherise, her best friend, meets a ...

Smart Cities and Artificial Intelligence: Convergent Systems for Planning, Design, and Operations, Second Edition presents an integrated perspective on how cities are evolving as intelligent ecosystems shaped by the convergence of human, technological, and environmental systems. Drawing on developments in machine learning, neural networks, geospatial intelligence, data analytics and visualization, sensors, and smart connected objects, the book explains how these elements combine to form a ...

You take your shot at success and fame. You tell anyone who will listen, “Hey, check me out! I’m on Spotify, Amazon, and YouTube!” Finally, you’re validated. You’re at the table with the big kids — Right? WRONG.YOUR CONTENT EVERYWHERE GETS YOU NOWHERE...Music industry insider Christopher Grant Sr. introduces UnderRepresented Creatives to the groundbreaking concept of Competitive Streaming™ and DESTROYs the idea that creatives must rely on t...

Shortcuts for Adobe® Photoshop®, Dreamweaver®, Acrobat®, Illustrator®, InDesign®, Bridge®, QuarkXPress®, Pagemaker® and Flash Catalyst®.Get the most out of using your Windows® PC, laptop or tablet running Adobe® software by discovering new ways to access commands faster than using a mouse or mousepad, and avoid unnecessarily searching through menus and toolbars for options and commands when you can simply use your keyboard.This ebook is ideal, as you can keep it near you at...

Shortcuts for Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: Windows 8®, Windows 7®, Windows Vista®, Windows XP® and Windows 2000®.Get the most out of using your Windows® PC, laptop or tablet by discovering new ways to access commands faster than using a mouse or mousepad, and avoid unnecessarily searching through menus and toolbars for options and commands when you can simply use your keyboard.This ebook is ideal, as you can keep it near you at work or at home whenever you are on ...

Shortcuts for Microsoft® Internet Explorer®, Chrome® and Firefox® internet browsers, Windows® Media Player® and Windows® Media Center®.Get the most out of surfing the internet by discovering new features that are faster to access than using a mouse or mousepad, avoid unnecessarily searching through menus and toolbars for commands when you can use your keyboard.What are fast access keys or shortcuts?These keys perform a menu, command, or a feature, without you needin...

Brought to you by Penguin.THE THRILLING SEQUEL TO TEXAS RANGERRory Yates of the Texas Rangers doesn't seek out hero status, but it's unavoidable once his girlfriend, country singer Willow Dawes, writes a song about his bravery.Rory escapes his new-found fame when he's sent to the remote West Texas town of Rio Lobo to investigate the death a local councilwoman. Local detective Ariana Delgado is convinced that this seemingly ...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Murder Beyond the Grave by James Patterson, read by Christopher Ryan Grant.Two true-crime cases from the hit TV series Murder is ForeverMURDER BEYOND THE GRAVE: Stephen Small has it all – a Ferrari, fancy house, loving wife and three sons. But the only thing he needs right now is enough air to breathe. Kidnapped, buried in a box, and held for ransom, Stephen h...

Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot.At twenty-eight, he's focused on getting his teaching degree and avoiding all the places and people that proved so destructive in his past. The last thing he's looking for is a serious relationship. But when he crosses paths with Maria Sanchez one rainswept night, his carefully structured life is turned upside down. And when Maria, a hardworking lawyer, meets Colin she begins to question every notion she has e...

An action-packed novel that ushers in a new age of adventure in the critically acclaimed StarCraft series from Blizzard EntertainmentThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Thrawn pens the latest chapter in the stunning StarCraft saga, building on the game’s rich legacy to create an unforgettable new story.After nearly a decade of brutal warfare, three mighty factions—the enigmatic protoss, the savage zerg, and the te...

One Boy. Three Countries. A Thousand Reasons to Quit.In a world that often dismisses the pursuit of dreams as a mere luxury, for Junior, it was an all-out war between life and death.Growing up in the heart of poverty in Haiti, a world vividly described in this memoir, Junior embarked on an unprecedented journey—from surviving a heart-wrenching car crash to desperate street begging in the Dominican Republic. Then came the Haiti earthquake, a relentless force...

Power, money, and dark family secrets are a killer combination in a propulsive novel of suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Family Money.After Jake Slater’s wife dies in a tragic hit-and-run, all he has left is his daughter, Piper—nearly lost, too, in a brutal custody battle with his wealthy in-laws. A year later, Jake reluctantly agrees to a reunion with the estranged family for Piper’s thirteenth birthday. Then a single gunshot rings out,...