A torrid tale of later-in-life empowerment, this is for readers who enjoy bold women's fiction with emotional depth, and unforgettable journeys of personal growth.Witty, raw, vulnerable, this novella is a multi-layered story of Terri, whom after 23 years in a lackluster marriage decides she is ready for more. More of everything-including more passion and intimacy. A page-turner, this has it all. You will laugh, you will cry as you follow Terri's journey of self-transformation....

Welcome to the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), where machines simulate human intelligence to perform tasks that typically require human cognitive abilities. This chapter serves as a comprehensive introduction to AI, providing beginners with a solid foundation in its fundamental concepts, historical development, types, importance, applications across various sectors, and ethical considerations.What is Artificial Intelligence?Artificial Intelligence, often ...

There is always tension and dissonance in some way in our everyday lives. Short stories in Reflections suggest looking at what we might not notice. Maybe we should pay more attention.Most are unobtrusive and unpretentious, but a few can be startling at times. They are clearly or subtly ecosystemic: interconnected in approach, and this links them, even though themes vary and they might not seem similar otherwise. Again, it’s about what we don’t ordinarily see.Even t...

"Gobsmackingly good."-Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month"I assumed it would be good, but it's like… really good."-Meagan Karimi-Naser, audiobook narrator"These refreshing new voices are a joy to read and make me want to come up with my own interpretation."-Tara Theoharis, creator of The Geeky Hostess and multiple nerdy c...

Scholars generally apply the New Testament Greek terms sōma ‘body’, pneuma ‘spirit’, psychē ‘soul’, and kardia ‘heart’ to the individual. But what is Paul is referring to with these terms? Dr Chen explores the whole picture. He illustrates that these terms carry social and corporate dimensions, focusing on community or communal unity, thus emphasising the place of the human person within the ecclesial community.Chen’s helpful contribution to our understan...

Stop Building Ghost Towns. Start Building Cash Machines.Nobody cares about your "great idea." Not your friends, not your investors, and certainly not the market. Most founders spend months coding and thousands on branding for a product that nobody actually wants to buy. They build the solution before they confirm the problem, and they lose everything in the process.The Validation Matrix is your antidote to that failure. This isn't about dra...

Stop Waiting 40 Years for a Life You Want Today.You were lied to before you learned to read. You were told that if you study hard, get a safe job, save 10% of your paycheck, and wait patiently for decades, you will eventually be wealthy.They call it "The Slow Lane." The math calls it "Financial Suicide."While you are grinding away for a 3% raise and praying the stock market doesn't crash before you turn 65, a new breed of wealth cre...

This book, Ultimate Python Polars for Data Analytics, is a hands-on guide to mastering this high-performance framework. You will begin by understanding Polars’ architecture, execution engine, and columnar memory model—core concepts that drive its exceptional speed and efficiency. From there, the book moves into advanced data transformations, multi-table joins, window functions, and aggregation strategies designed for large-scale datasets. You will gain deep insight into lazy execution and ...

This book, Ultimate Python Polars for Data Analytics, is a hands-on guide to mastering this high-performance framework. You will begin by understanding Polars’ architecture, execution engine, and columnar memory model—core concepts that drive its exceptional speed and efficiency. From there, the book moves into advanced data transformations, multi-table joins, window functions, and aggregation strategies designed for large-scale datasets.You will ...

He was thirty‑three, restless and searching. She was twenty‑seven, determined yet uncertain. Their paths crossed in the most ordinary of places—a job interview—and from that moment, nothing felt ordinary again.Drawn together by shared frustrations and late‑night applications, they became partners in ambition and companions in hope. As résumés piled up and interviews blurred, their friendship deepened into something tender, something more. But when the call finally came—his acceptan...

Bobo loves his new house. He loves the big backyard. But most of all, Bobo loves to BARK, and his owners let him roam freely in the backyard of his home to bark loudly and as often as he likes.Woof! Woof! Woof!Bobo barks all day, every day. Bobo barks night and day. Soon, Bobo's constant barking turns the neighbourhood children and animals against him, and he finds himself disliked by everyone.Woof! Woof! Woof!Honey Bunny covered her ears. "You're so loud, B...

I'm Dick, a ghost linked to Sybil, a powerful medium who's just discovered her powers. Along with her best friend Selena, whom I call Blondie, a hacker, and a cop, we've embarked on a quest to foil a far-reaching magical plot against Sybil’s true love, Dimitri, a pariah wizard.But no matter how hard we pull on the thread, the plot never ends.Now we find ourselves in Louisiana, with discoveries and twists and turns in every direction! Frankly, every time we find an answer, w...