This book constitutes the proceedings of the 51st International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer Science, SOFSEM 2026, held in Krakow, Poland, during February 2026.The 48 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 133 submissions. They deal with the theory and practice of computer science focusing on the latest results and developments of fundamental research in computer science.

They slept for hundreds of years, dreaming of a new home in the Andromeda Galaxy. When finally they awake, their dreams of peace are shattered. These colonists—turian, salarian, asari, human, and more—face an uncharted galaxy and threats beyond understanding.The Nexus is the core from which the colonists will explore their new home. Yet even before the arks arrive, the massive space station sustains critical damage. The entire mission is placed in jeopardy, and security director Sl...

From the street game to March Madness to Jordan and LeBron, the greatest writing about the grit, grace, and glory of basketballMade in America, basketball is a sport that stirs a national passion, reaching fever pitch during the NCAA's March Madness and the NBA Finals. Masterfully assembled by longtime Sports Illustratedwriter Alexander Wolff, Basketball spans eight decades to bring together a dream team of writers as awe-inspiring and end...

Still struggling from the effects of an abusive relationship?- If you're feeling heartbroken over one particular individual and this heartache has been going on for a weirdly long time- If you are “stuck” on one person in your life, if you feel you are trauma-bonded to an individual and can’t move past feeling heartbroken over them, then this book is for you.Does any of this sound familiar?- You continue to be fixated on peo...

Endpapers excavates the extraordinary histories of the author's grandfather and father: the renowned publisher Kurt Wolff, dubbed "perhaps the twentieth century's most discriminating publisher" by the New York Times Book Review, and his son Niko, who fought in the Wehrmacht during World War II before coming to America.Kurt Wolff was born in Bonn into a highly cultured German-Jewish family, whose ancestors included converts to Christianity. Always bookish, Kurt bec...

**A penetrating study and celebration of Northern Irish literature—**telling the region’s story through the extraordinary novels and poetry produced by decades of conflict.Northern Ireland is one hundred years old. Northern Ireland does not exist. Both of these statements are true. It just depends on who you ask. How do you write about a place like this? THE STRANGERS' HOUSE asks this question of the region’s greatest writers, living and dead. What have they made o...

Make the most of Oracle Apex with this guide to best practices. It will help you look at the bigger picture when building applications and take more elements into account such as security and performance.Key Features"Oracle APEX Best Practices" will get you started with Oracle APEX for developing real-world applications that perform and maximize the full potential of Oracle APEXYou will also learn to take advantage of advanced SQL and PL/SQL along the w...

Twelve-year-old Theo expects his forced silent retreat at the Monastery of Whispering Cliffs to be tense, strained, and filled with his mother Elina’s chilling silences. He doesn’t expect her to vanish without a trace. Perched on the rugged Oregon coast, the monastery is a fortress of shadows and secrets. The air hangs heavy with the scent of incense, a desperate attempt to mask the metallic tang of the sea and something far more sinister. The monks, their faces placid masks, move with an ...

“This collection of Grant’s work is a great testament to not only what he did when he was here, but what he’s still doing to impact others.”—LeBron JamesThe definitive collection of beloved late journalist Grant Wahl’s work—a masterclass in the art of sportswritingAfter Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, collapsing in his press seat during a quarterfinal match, tributes to Wahl poured in from around t...

[Re]Awakenings are the starting points for life-changing experiences; a new plane of existence, an alternate reality or cyber-reality. This genre-spanning anthology of new speculative fiction explores that theme with a spectrum of tales, from science fiction to fantasy to paranormal; in styles from clinically serious to joyfully silly. As you read through them all, and you must read all of them, you will discover along the way that stereo-typical distinctions between the genres within spec...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Go beyond the film that introduced Star Wars fans to Cassian Andor with this novelization featuring new scenes and expanded material.“One of the best movie adaptations yet.”—CinelinxAs the shadows of the Empire loom ever larger across the galaxy, so do deeply troubling rumors. The Rebellion has learned of a sinister Imperial plot to bring entire worlds to their knees. Deep in Empire-dom...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Set in the aftermath of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this action-packed prequel to the hotly anticipated videogame Battlefront II introduces the Empire’s elite force: Inferno Squad.After the humiliating theft of the Death Star plans and the destruction of the battle station, the Empire is on the defensive. But not for long. In retaliation, the elite Imperial soldiers of Inferno Squad have been called in for the crucial...