"Chris Riley's The Broken Pines is a novel of heartbreak and healing, a family saga and a story of survival. The prose is as beautiful as the story is unrelenting. Do not miss this rising talent." -James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestsellerAfter Kenny's wife dies suddenly, he is forced to deal with the tough challenge of raising his children alone. Adding to his struggles of bein...

Learn how to tap into your psychic and medium abilities through trusting your intuition and practising your craft.Have you ever felt as though you had a sixth sense, or had an experience you can’t quite explain? Or maybe you had a strange ‘gut feeling’ about a situation, and then it all came to fruition? These aren’t just coincidences, and in You Must Be Psychic, the UK’s favourite celebrity psychic, Chris Riley, talks you through the different aspects of the psych...

Consciousness isn't magic. It's engineered.That's the starting premise of Abstraction and Resilience, a new framework that cuts through decades of philosophical deadlock to offer something both tractable and urgent: a way to measure how conscious any system — human, animal, or machine — actually is, and what moral weight should follow.Chris Riley proposes a deceptively simple formula: C = A × R. Consciousness equals hierarchical abstraction — the c...

No matter which point you're currently at on the developer advocacy journey – whether you've already implemented a developer advocate function or you're exploring the possibility – this book is for you. This book provides actionable guidance that business and technology leaders can use to understand the benefits of advocacy, identify what goes into the function, and learn how to maximize the success of developer advocate teams.Developer advocacy is a role that is sometimes hard to ...

Chris Riley’s The Sinking of the Angie Piper is about a young crab fisherman who learns the value of courage, and forgiveness, from his best friend with Down syndrome.Edward Thurman’s battle begins when he lands his lifelong friend Danny Wilson a job aboard an Alaskan fishing vessel, the Angie Piper. The captain and most of the other crew members find Danny an inspiring, worthwhile addition to their boat, as he is incredibly strong and works tirelessly without complaint. A...

Catholic priests don't generally have children but Australian legend Father Chris Riley has brought up about 60,000 – and they're some of the toughest kids around. He regularly encounters some of the most troubled children on earth – kids who have given up or refuse to talk to others, who steal, take drugs, see themselves as irredeemable failures, hate everyone and everything, self-harm, have been abused or abuse other kids, prostitute themselves, live on the streets or have rejected anyon...

Revised and expanded with the latest tools and strategies, this concise book offers guidance for effectively conducting social, emotional, and behavioral assessments in today’s K–12 schools. The expert authors present foundational knowledge on assessment and data-based decision making at all levels--whole schools, small groups, or individual students--within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS). Chapters describe when, why, and how to use extant data, systematic direct ...

A legendary NBA player shares his remarkable story, infused with hard-earned wisdom about the journey to self-mastery from a life at the highest level of professional sportsChris Bosh, NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the league’s Global Ambassador, had his playing days cut short at their prime by a freak medical condition. His extraordinary career ended “in a doctor’s office in the middle of the afternoon.”...

“The Power Of Intermittent Fasting” Reveals…“A Very Simple Yet Powerful Strategy That Will Give You A Lean And Healthy Body, Plus The Confidence You’ve Always Wanted!Here's a sneak peek into what you’ll discover inside this book:The 1 “chemical agent” inside your body that is stealing your energy, aging you, and even putting you at risk for cancer and heart disease!Why a...

A US Civil War military history exploring the formation & the many campaigns of a diverse group of Charleston citizens led by Peter Charles Gaillard.At the outbreak of the Civil War, Charleston, as the site where the Ordinance of Secession was signed, faced the full wrath of Union forces. In response, the Charleston Battalion, comprised of volunteers from all strata of local society, formed a loyal, effective fighting unit. They served with distinction in several c...

50 Hikes in the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests is a guidebook highlighting the adventurous hiking trails within these state forests, ultimately promoting the conservation of these wondrous regional landscapes.50 Hikes in the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests provides hikers the chance to explore and experience the ever-changing environments of these forests through the studied eyes of the Sierra Club. This updated edition contains current t...

The first two books in this series "Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box and "Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent have become classics in the Hacker and Infosec communities because of their chillingly realistic depictions of criminal hacking techniques. In this third installment, the all-star cast of authors tackle one of the fastest growing crimes in the world: Identity Theft. Now, the criminal hackers readers have grown to both love and hate try to cover their tracks and van...