In 2011 my son was born and I instantly found myself on a whole new planet. Walk with me while I traverse this strange land with Hal as our guide...Lessons From Hal is the daily diary written over the course of his son's first year by a nervous, slightly paranoid, newb father as he attempts to adapt from a geeky existence to a parental (yet still geeky) existence.*5% of all profits made on my end will be donated to the World Wildlife Fund

Has your sexual life become monotonous and repetitive? Has it turned into a mundane routine?Learn to add some Dirty Talk to spice it up!One way to make your man feel more desirable and desired is via the art of dirty talking. It could enhance the sexual experience and add some spice to your relationship. However, sometimes it might be difficult to think of anything to say.So many relationships begin well, with passionate sex and plenty of enjoyment s...

When was the last time you banged her brains out?The only book that doesn't mince words and gives Guys all the information they've been looking for on life in the bedroom.This is going to be an insane journey if you want to spice up your sexual life, wow your girlfriend, and connect with your naughty side.It might be difficult to get your spouse to talk openly about her feelings. To see the world from her viewpoint is the main objective. If...

When was the last time you banged his brains out?This is the only book that doesn't beat about the bush and that finally provides ladies with all of the knowledge that they are seeking when it comes to life in the bedroom. If you are seeking to spice up your sex life, blow your man's mind and get in touch with your naughty side, then saddle up because this is going to be a crazy trip.Getting your partner to open up about his emotions is not simple. The goal...

A historical novel of prejudice and plague, The Scourges of Heaven sweeps gracefully, joyfully, painfully across centuries and generations. Through Cynthia Anne Ferguson, orphaned aboard a vessel carrying immigrants, hopes, dreams, and cholera from the Old World to the New, David Dick paints a world where the causes of disease are little understood, where faith is not always a comfort, where human questioning often goes unanswered, and where unexpected death is frequently attribut...

Web Services, Service-Oriented Architectures, and Cloud Computing is a jargon-free, highly illustrated explanation of how to leverage the rapidly multiplying services available on the Internet. The future of business will depend on software agents, mobile devices, public and private clouds, big data, and other highly connected technology. IT professionals will need to evaluate and combine online services into service-oriented architectures (SOA), often depending on Web services and cloud c...

Of course you love being a parent. But sometimes, it just sucks.I know. I’m Amber Dusick and I started my blog Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures because I needed a place to vent about the funny (and frustrating) day-to-day things that happened to me as a parent. Turns out, poo is hilarious! At least when you’re not the one wiping it up. This book won’t make your frustrating moments any less crappy. But these stories about my Crappy Baby, Crappy Boy and my husband, Crappy ...

Winner of the 2011 Jolt Excellence Award!Getting software released to users is often a painful, risky, and time-consuming process.This groundbreaking new book sets out the principles and technical practices that enablerapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality to users. Throughautomation of the build, deployment, and testing process, and improved collaboration betweendevelopers, testers, and operations, d...

The overwhelming majority of a software systemâ??s lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large-scale computing systems?In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Googleâ??s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some...

A solid introduction to the practices, plans, and skills required for developing a smart system architectureInformation architecture combines IT skills with business skills in order to align the IT structure of an organization with the mission, goals, and objectives of its business. This friendly introduction to IT architecture walks you through the myriad issues and complex decisions that many organizations face when setting up IT systems to work in sync with busi...

Housebroken charts the evolution of one man from unregenerate cad to stay-at-home dad. And along the way David Eddie provides lots of useful tips for other men who have ended up treading the domestic path: basic but puzzling things like how to cook, how to stay faithful to your wife and how to bend your gender without losing your machismo. Above all, Housebroken is a story of the great adventures it is possible to have within a three-block radius of your house, from one o...

Find the right big data solution for your business or organizationBig data management is one of the major challenges facing business, industry, and not-for-profit organizations. Data sets such as customer transactions for a mega-retailer, weather patterns monitored by meteorologists, or social network activity can quickly outpace the capacity of traditional data management tools. If you need to develop or manage big data solutions, you'll appreciate how these four ...