Data is becoming the world's new "natural resource," transforming industries and professions across the board. Smart, innovative organizations know that data is the new basis of gaining a competitive advantage. DB2 for z/OS remains the leading database for storing mission-critical data. This book explains how DB2 for z/OS and supporting products enable businesses to use their data to gain a competitive advantage.

If Fancy Nancy got angry. Really, really angry.Millie is quiet. Millie is sweet. Millie is mild. But the kids at school don't listen to her. And she never gets a piece of birthday cake with a flower on it. And some girls from her class walk right on top of her chalk drawing and smudge it. And they don't even say they're sorry!So that's when Millie decides she wants to be fierce! She frizzes out her hair, sharpens her nails and runs around like a wild thing....

The Merchant family never imagined how much their lives could expand or how deeply their hearts could stretch. Gershwin and Priscilla have built a steady life rooted in love, faith, and doing what’s right, even when it’s hard. When their teenage twins, Marshall and Tae, visit a local children’s home, a quiet calling begins to reshape their family. What starts as compassion grows into a journey filled with children carrying heavy pasts and a longing to belong. Room to Grow begins the Mercha...

What made the dog turn green? And why is the water in the pool green? Will teddy save his pet-sitting business?

A funny friendship story from New York Times bestselling author Sarah WeeksMac wants to spend a day at the beach, but Cheese would rather stay in bed.Can Mac convince his best friend that the sea is the place to be?Mac and Cheese and the Perfect Plan is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar...

A darkly funny new story from the queen of UK YA.Alice Jenkins is the worst girlfriend in the world according to the many, many boys who've shimmied up lampposts and shoplifted from New Look to impress her, only to be dumped when she gets bored of them. Alice has a very low boredom threshold.But she never gets bored with Franny, her best friend since they met at nursery school. Friends are for ever. Ain't nothing going to come between them. Girls rule, boys drool is their m...

A new adventure with the Third Doctor as told by his companion, Jo Grant.“Retrocausation! Events before their cause. Time in reverse.”While investigating a temporal anomaly in Central London, the Doctor and Jo Grant meet Professor Harold Saunders, a man who possesses an unstable alien artifact, and who is seemingly haunted by the ghosts of dolls.Who is the mysterious Mrs Killebrew? Why is a pack of hounds hunting them in reverse? And can Jo pick up any barg...

What do you do after decades of longing when you finally find your perfect match, only to discover that he has Stage Four cancer?Dare to Love is far from a traditional memoir or tale of loss. It is at once a beautiful love story, a remarkable journey of exuberant living in the face of uncertain future, and a triumph of spirit.With unwavering honesty and beautiful tenderness, Jane opens her heart and lays herself bare, recounting the beauty...

Described as the "life and soul of British contemporary music", Jane Manning is an internationally celebrated English concert and opera soprano. In this new follow-up to her highly regarded New Vocal Repertory, Volumes I and II, she provides a seasoned expert's guidance and insight into the vocal genre she calls home. Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century spans the late middle-20th century through the second decade of the 21st. Manning's comprehensive selection of...

Described as the "life and soul of British contemporary music", Jane Manning is an internationally celebrated English concert and opera soprano. In this new follow-up to her highly regarded New Vocal Repertory, Volumes I and II, she provides a seasoned expert's guidance and insight into the vocal genre she calls home. Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century spans the late middle-20th century through the second decade of the 21st. Manning's comprehensive selection of...

The Merchant family never imagined how much their lives could expand or how deeply their hearts could stretch. Gershwin and Priscilla have built a steady life rooted in love, faith, and doing what’s right, even when it’s hard. When their teenage twins, Marshall and Tae, visit a local children’s home, a quiet calling begins to reshape their family. What starts as compassion grows into a journey filled with children carrying heavy pasts and a longing to belong. Room to Grow begins the Mercha...

?Once it starts?the longing for a dog?there is no cure for it.? Not checkers or kites or furry boots with zippers; not playing the trumpet or sharing movie popcorn with your friend; nothing can stop the longing for a dog. . . . Nothing?but a dog!With lyrical text and art that ranges from bright and colorful to subtle and dreamy, this book perfectly captures one little girl?s yearning for a barking, bounding best friend. Readers young and old will recognize themselves in this emotio...