A riveting suspense thriller, perfect for fans of Greg Iles and John Hart, about the disappearance of a brilliant surgeon and how the search for her killer could tear her southern town apart.A highly regarded surgeon has gone missing. Will the search for her whereabouts tear a community apart?Dr. Janie O’Connor’s disappearance from her Savannah estate, Rose Dhu, has shocked the town to its core. Her former fiancé, Phillip Carruthers—once th...

Build a high-performance workforce by abandoning skills-based hiring practices and focusing on employee attitudeHiring for Attitude offers a groundbreaking approach to recruiting, assessing, and selecting people with both tremendous skills but, more importantly, an attitude that aligns with the organization’s culture.Murphy cites his own company’s research and examines recent scientific studies about the practical effects a person’s attitude has on...

The New York Times–bestselling author of Hundred Percenters and Hiring for Attitude shows you how to build the most successful teamThe conventional wisdom is wrong about how great teams are built. Effective leaders worry less about cohesion and more about assembling the right group of people with complementary talents and personalities. No amount of teambuilding, trust, or cohesion can overcome having the wrong mix of people in the room.

Drum Kit Fills Volume 1 is the first book in a series of publications designed to develop the ability to play fills around the drum kit. Volume 1 contains 8th note, 16th note, 3 stroke, flam and triplet fills. It also contains 6 solo pieces. The content is suitable for beginners through to intermediate drumming levels.The fills are not merely development exercises; they can all be used in practical situations, whether that be rehearsing with a band, performing live, creati...

Drum Kit Fills Volume 2 is the second book in a series of publications designed to develop the ability to play fills around the drum kit. Volume 2 contains 16th note, 12/8, 32nd note, triplet and double bass drum fills. It also contains 5 solo pieces. The content is suitable for intermediate through to advancing drumming levels.The fills are not merely development exercises; they can all be used in practical situations, whether that be rehearsing with a band, performing li...

Drum Kit Fills Volume 3 is the third book in a series of publications designed to develop the ability to play fills around the drum kit. Volume 3 contains 32nd note, linear, tuplet, odd time and polyrhythm fills. It also contains 1 solo piece. The content is suitable for advanced drummers .The fills are not merely development exercises; they can all be used in practical situations, whether that be rehearsing with a band, performing live, creating a drum pa...

This textbook delivers a new thematic introduction to social theory that explores theoretical issues in their contemporary social contexts. Each chapter is devoted to a specific thematic area, including the state, governance, the economy, civil society, culture, language, knowledge, the self, emotions, the body, and social justice. Each chapter details the key issues for debate and the relevant theories while linking those debates and theories to everyday life. Distributed throughout the c...

This core text, now in its second edition, provides an easy-to-read, comprehensive introduction to educational research that will develop your understanding of research strategies, theories and methods, giving you the confidence and enthusiasm to discuss and write about your research effectively.Specifically written for undergraduate education studies students, the book guides you through the process of planning a research project, the different research methods available and how t...

2020 brought us a new version of Android, Android 11 (code-named “R”)! Each new release brings new opportunities and new challenges for Android developers. Many of the new challenges are extensions of the problems introduced in last year’s Android 10. So, if you are worried about further changes to storage or permissions, or you are nervous about new restrictions being placed on developers, this book is for you!

A gay friendly guide to purchasing and profiting from real estate, and attaining self reliance and financial security in the process. While this book was written for the queer folk, you don’t have to be, “that way”, or “a bit funny” or “on the bus” or “batting for the other team” to read it, or learn from it, or enjoy it. Much of the content is true for everyone. It’s just that the stories, examples, asides, humor and point of view are tilted toward those wearing the lighter loafer...

2019 brought us a new version of Android, Android 10 (code-named “Q”)! As usual, Android 10 changed some things that affect developers and apps. This book profiles those changes and helps point out what you need to do to adjust your app to cope with those changes. So, if you are worried about the death of external storage and other things that Android 10 brings with it, this book is for you!

Many books — such as Elements of Android Jetpack, — present programming topics, showing you how to use different APIs, tools, and so on.This book is different.This book has you build an app from the beginning. Whereas traditional programming guides are focused on breadth and depth, this book is focused on "hands-on", guiding you through the steps to build the app. It provides a bit of details on the underlying concepts, but it relies on other resources — such as Elements of...