THE LITTLE RED BOOK BY D. B. MINTER IS A PROVOCATIVE,INTELLIGENT FANTASY NOVEL ABOUT THE PASSIONS ANDCREATIVE OBSESSIONS THAT DRIVE BOTH ART AND DESIRE.When the Gramophone Club, a group of music enthusiasts, begins to fracture under theweight of midlife crises and forbidden attractions, one member, Alex Sutton, starts writing anovel inspired by Mozart's operas and libertine poet Lorenzo Da Ponte's li...

Join six people as they unknowingly intertwine with each other, fall in and out of love, behave badly, show acts of friendship and kindness, strive towards professional progression and experience amazing coincidences which change their lives.Running parallel to the modern story is the trajectory of the birth of the great Italian opera Simon Boccanegra by Guiseppe Verdi that flopped at its first performance in Venice during 1857 and the relationship...

Get started with the Hibernate 5 persistence layer and gain a clear introduction to the current standard for object-relational persistence in Java. This updated edition includes the new Hibernate 5.0 framework as well as coverage of NoSQL, MongoDB, and other related technologies, ranging from applications to big data. Beginning Hibernate is ideal if you’re experienced in Java with databases (the traditional, or connected, approach), but new to open-source, lightweight Hibernate.

I kept this little recipe book simple, with most of the ingredients readily available in your nearby grocery stores. There are some food that are on the Dirty Dozen list (food that may have a high level of pesticides), and for this reason, I have recommended organic. However, if organic is not affordable or unavailable, no problem, use locally grown products. Remember, fresh is the best.

I kept this little recipe book simple, with most of the ingredients readily available in your nearby grocery stores. There are some foods which are on the 2014 "Dirty Dozen" list (foods that may have a high level of pesticides), and for this reason, I have recommended "organic." However, if organic is not affordable or unavailable, no problem, use locally grown products. Remember fresh is best!

It is often said the ‘school of hard knocks’ is the only school that really teaches. If that is the case, then Don and Laura have learned much during their almost four decades of marriage.Theirs is no fairytale relationship, instantaneous and perfect, a journey free of chaos and pain.To the contrary, it’s more like the classic Hallmark movie, lives interrupted by difficulties and challenges, hanging on by fingernails, only to find redemption and healing as the movie draws to a close, parad...

From celebrated author Gary D. Schmidt comes a picture book biography of a giant in the struggle for civil rights, perfectly pitched for readers today.Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans. Her story is told with lyric...

Get started with Hibernate, an open source Java persistence layer and gain a clear introduction to the current standard for object-relational persistence in Java. This updated edition includes the new Hibernate 6.0 framework which covers new configuration, new object relational mapping changes, and enhanced integration with the more general Spring, Boot and Quarkus and other Java frameworks.The book keeps its focus on Hibernate without wasting time on nonessential third-party tools...

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans. Her story is told with lyricism and pathos by Gary D. Schmidt, one of the most celebrated writers for children in the twenty-first century, and brought to life by award winning and fine artist Daniel Minter. This ...

Syntheses of the geology of major areas of the Earth's crust are increasingly needed in order that the features of, and the problems associated with, the secular evolution of the continents can be understood by a wide audience. Southern Africa is fortunate in having a remarkable variety of geological environments developed without many breaks over 3. 8 Ga, and many of the rock groups are household names throughout the geological world. In one respect the geology of Southern Africa is parti...

Whether you're just starting out or aiming to improve your money management skills, this book will equip you with the knowledge, tools, and strategies to take control of your finances, build lasting wealth, and work confidently towards financial freedom.Inside, you'll learn how to:Understand the psychology of money and rewrite limiting beliefsBudget with purpose and align spending with your valuesSave strategically and protect your financial future

After the disastrous Halloween party at Sara Beth Benny's house and a kiss from quarterback Adam, Flan Flood has decided to focus on her friendships, and is hoping to prove to best friends, Meredith and Judith, that they mean more to her than any boy. But Bennett is still lingering in the background, and Flan can't decide if her heart belongs to either boy. Set against Manhattan's hippest neighborhoods and hottest celebrity hangouts, readers will love this fresh approach to life in the big...