One of the great bestseller of our time: the novel that inspired Robert Redford’s Oscar-winning film starring Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler MooreIn Ordinary People, Judith Guest’s remarkable first novel, the Jarrets are a typical American family. Calvin is a determined, successful provider and Beth an organized, efficient wife. They had two sons, Conrad and Buck, but now they have one. In this memorable, moving novel, Judith Guest takes the reader into ...

Large language models (LLMs) have transformed natural language processing, but deploying them in applications introduces numerous technical challenges. Large Language Models: The Hard Parts offers a clear, practical examination of the limitations developers and AI engineers face when building LLM-based applications. With a focus on implementation pitfalls (not just capabilities), this book provides actionable strategies supported by reproducible Python code and open source tools.

An unprecedented number of folklorists are addressing issues of class, race, gender, and sexuality in academic and public spaces in the US, raising the question: How can folklorists contribute to these contemporary political affairs? Since the nature of folkloristics transcends binaries, can it help others develop critical personal narratives?Advancing Folkloristics covers topics such as queer, feminist, and postcolonial scholarship in folkloristics. Contr...

Whenever I think of my work, old-time radio shows come to mind. Radio created mental images that transported listeners with the spoken word.Look long enough at my work, and you’ll see a story. If you take the time and the chance, these characters draw you into their world, and make the trip worthwhile A vacation. complements of your imagination.Enjoy the company of my “Wild” flowers and the natural world, (both real and imagined) Study them, see old friends, childhood memor...

STEAM meets vivid storytelling in the heart of Palo Duro Canyon, where siblings Caius and Chloe, along with their free-spirit Grandpa Henry—and Treadwell, their part-archaeology-lab, part-RV—dive into the wild wonder, history, and mysteries of the Texas Panhandle.The Lost Ledger kicks off the Caprock Conspiracy series with fast-paced chapters, sharp humor, and a page-turning adventure perfect for ages 8–12. Whether they're reluctant readers or ready to swap screen time for somethin...

A cornerstone of Welsh mythic tradition, this enchanting new edition of the Mabinogion brings Lady Charlotte Guest’s classic 1877 translation back into the light.Drawn from the medieval Welsh corpus, this collection includes the revered Four Branches of the Mabinogi and some of the earliest surviving stories of King Arthur. Offering insight into the world behind the words, six thoughtful essays introduce the history and endurance of these ancient narrative...

From acclaimed, award-winning author Lynn Guest, The Sword of Hachiman is a sweeping historical epic set in medieval Japan, a land of samurai honor, political intrigue, and deadly ambition. Amid the bloody conflict between the Minamoto and Taira clans, young Yoshitsuné Minamoto is forced into hiding after his family's tragic downfall. Trained in the warrior arts, he emerges determ...

A riveting memoir of disco-era nightlife and the outrageous goings-on behind the doors of New York City's most famous and exclusive nightclubIn the disco days and nights of New York City in the 1970s and 1980s, the place to be was Studio 54. Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli, and Bianca Jagger were among the nightly assortment of A-list celebrity regulars consorting with New York's young, wild, and beautiful. Studio 54 was a place where almost nothing was taboo, from nonst...

Survival should not require silence.Higher education promises that the mind is sovereign: that if you can think, you belong. But for millions of neurodivergent and mentally ill people in the academy, that promise comes with an unspoken condition: your mind must be the right kind of different.Life of the Mind Interrupted is Katie Rose Pryal's account of what it costs to hide a psychiatric disability in the academy, and what it means, personally, and politica...

This book contains more adventures of myself and various places I visited and the life I lead

Create modern, secure websites easily and quickly with Django 6 through realistic case studies updated for the latest async features and modern Python supportKey FeaturesGet to grips with Django 6 functionality, the MVT paradigm, and its new async-powered featuresBuild and extend a book-review site using updated templates, forms, async features, and ORM toolsExplore REST APIs, async views, third-party integrations, testing, and modern deploymen...

Obsession. Revenge. Secrets. A mother's lust for vengeance threatens her sobriety—and her life—in this twisted psychological thriller debut.When a grieving mother, Dina Young, learns that the man who killed her daughter is being released from prison, her grip on sobriety falters. But when she calls her new AA sponsor for support, the sparky Rosie Rey suggests revenge instead—and offers Dina an airtight alibi.Rosie's alibi comes at a terrible cost, though, and...