History remembers augusta ada lovelace as the prim, aristocratic pioneer of the digital age—the "enchantress of number" who wrote the world's first computer program a full century before the invention of the microchip.But the true story of ada lovelace is far darker, far more dangerous, and infinitely more fascinating.The victorian hacker tears away the sanitized veneer of nineteenth-century propriety to reveal a woman torn between two warring bloodlines. T...

A gifted scientist is on a time clock trying to stop the destruction of the United States and potential world domination. Meanwhile, the NYSE is having a bad day. A virus is spreading through the building and can't be stopped. A ransom note says they have three days before it shuts down trading for good. A classified government project in Washington D.C. is training soldiers to protect the internet from outside invasion, but is that their actual mission? An unwitting Asian electronics firm...

Cupcakes are everywhere! From weddings to children’s parties cupcakes have been re-invented in the most gorgeous flavours and designs.The rise of ready made icing fondants, squeezy tubes and low-cost piping kits has seen a huge interest into a cake that most of us took for granted as children. Back in the seventies most of us called cupcakes ‘fairy cakes’ and was something that we did our with mum as our first cooking experiment!Included in this Book are some inspirational ...

A single day in the heat of armed conflict can shape the future of the world. Throughout history, individual battles have inspired the birth of nations, the devastation of cultures and the triumph of revolutions. Yet while some battles rise up as the cornerstones of history, others fade in our cultural memory, forgotten as minor skirmishes. Why is this so? What makes a battle "important"?Celebrated veteran and military expert Michael Lee Lanning offers a provocative response with T...

This study manual is intended to assist the student of the bible or just the casual reader in determining whether or not they have a fi rm grasp of the topics, doctrines and principles discussed in the book manuscript. For, as the author has discovered over the years, that from time to time after he has read a book, treatise, position paper, or important, worthwhile literary work—he was often left with the question of whether or not he had acquired the proper understanding and insight of t...

Go inside the long-forgotten 19th century period when Alexandria left Virginia and incorporated itself into the fledging Distric of Columbia. This groundbreaking history uncovers the time in the 19th century when Alexandria left the commonwealth of Virginia and became incorporated into the emerging District of Columbia. It was an experiment that failed after half a century of neglect and a growing animosity between North and South. However, it was a fascinating time when cannon were dragge...

This study manual is intended to assist the student of the bible or just the casual reader in determining whether or not they have a firm grasp of the topics, doctrines and principles discussed in the book manuscript. For, as the author has discovered over the years, that from time to time after he has read a book, treatise, position paper, or important, worthwhile literary work—he was often left with the question of whether or not he had acquired the proper understanding and insight of th...

Texas, home to more than 1.7 million living veterans (the second largest number of any state), is also home to six nationally run and four state-run veterans cemeteries. Each year, more than 12,000 veterans are laid to rest in these hallowed grounds. The Veterans Cemeteries of Texas recounts the stories of these ten official final resting places for Texas veterans, creating—for the first time—a complete guide to these solemn bivouacs of the dead.Author Michael Lee Lanning,...

A lively multigenerational tale of six charming, unforgettable Southern women--a story of love and laughter, pain and redemption.Though she was born in Tennessee, Miss Gussie is no country fool. A woman who can handle any situation, she has her hands full with her two headstrong daughters who happen to be complete opposites -- dour Dorothy and sweet Clancy Jane. Hoping money will heal childhood wounds, Dorothy marries the owner of a five-and-dime, while Clancy Jane gets into a mess...

In her colorful first novel, Crazy Ladies, Michael Lee West brought to life three generations of unforgettable G.R.I.T.S. (Girls Raised In The South), creating a world the Washington Post Book World called ""sharp, wry, and utterly convincing."" In Mad Girls in Love she's brought some of the Ladies back and also added a whole new wacky and lovable cast. You'll want to join them for a glass of sweet tea or punch spiked with pure gr...

Mozart: Maestro of Tonality is meant for a music lover, whether novice or aficionado. It is a study of his masterful tonality - "the core of music"-by discussing compositionally dynamic movements of harmony, agile key modulations, and artful character vocalizations. It illustrates Mozart's deft melding of human and orchestra voices in key dramatic opera moments by presenting commentary on specific score excerpts. A short description of the book is: "Attuning aura...

'This book of short nature poems contains some hints of love poems interspersed throughout. It is difficult to have pure nature without the shortcomings and beauty of love and romance. Love has its own flower and its own patch of soil. Love, like nature, flows and changes with the seasons. Nature has existed independently of human influence since the beginning of time. It embodies the dance of leaves, the romance of sunsets, and moments spent sharing a bottle of wine by the river or lake, ...