In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer—its sunlight and storms—into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia’s grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. The grandmother is unsentimental and wise, if a little cranky; Sophia is impetuous and volatile, but she tends to her grandmother with the c...

Mathias: Dragofin Mated, Book #3(A Dragofin Clan Mated Dragon-Gryphon Shifter Curvy Science Fiction•Paranormal•Fantasy Romance Series by Mychal Daniels)Mathias (Matt) Griffin is a Gryphon warrior guardian, top fighting strategy trainer for the Dragofin Clan and head over heels for his newly met mate, Wren Douglas. Now, if only she’d get a clue!Give him thousands of portal breaching alien parasites to fight over the torture of being this close to the one woman who giv...

In a world of hate, let’s serve up some love . . . Peta Mathias has encountered many a lovelorn tale on her gastronomic travels around the world. Searching further, she has unearthed more stories — the heart-warming and heart-rending, the passionate and poignant, the macabre and merry — and in these retellings brings them all to life. With her characteristic wit and colour, she also dishes up many of the ingredients of love: * intriguing courtship rituals, such as bundling...

Discover the compelling journey of Brian Niccol, the visionary leader who transformed Chipotle from a brand in crisis to a powerhouse in the global food industry. This captivating biography takes you behind the scenes of Niccol’s rise from his beginnings at Taco Bell to his monumental impact at Chipotle, where he revitalized the company through innovative strategies, digital revolution, and a renewed focus on sustainability and ethical practices.As you delve into Niccol’s leadership philos...

Machine Learning Projects for .NET Developers shows you how to build smarter .NET applications that learn from data, using simple algorithms and techniques that can be applied to a wide range of real-world problems. You’ll code each project in the familiar setting of Visual Studio, while the machine learning logic uses F#, a language ideally suited to machine learning applications in .NET. If you’re new to F#, this book will give you everything you need to get started. If you’re a...

A San Francisco student's about to discover law school can be murderous in this comic mystery series opener.Willa Jansson picked the wrong time to quit smoking. Exams are four weeks away. And if she's not sitting in class, studying, or sipping innumerable cups of coffee, then she's toiling away as the senior articles editor at the Malhousie Law Review. This job, and beingin the top 10 percent of her class, means she'll be able to land her dream job...

Edinburgh, 1874. Born with a frozen heart, Jack is near dead when his mother abandons him to the care of Dr. Madeleine—witch doctor, midwife, protector of orphans—who saves Jack by placing a cuckoo clock in his chest. It is in her orphanage that Jack grows up, amid tear-filled flasks, eggs containing memories, and a man with a musical spine. Dr. Madeleine warns Jack that his heart is too fragile for strong emotions: he must never, ever fall in love. But of course, he does, on his tenth bir...

Yummy, what a treat! What do the anteater cub and the jaguar eat? Yummy, bon appetit! And how do the macaw and the armadillo cub eat? Feeding time is one of the most important times in the day-to-day life of babies, toddlers, and all other animals. Poetically, this book shows what and how some of Brazil's most beloved animals eat. What's more, it shows that human babies and the babies of other species have a lot in common. "Yummy" is a sensitive and amusing piece of work which, in the end,...

'Sophisticated depictions of human frailty, both among the police and civilians, make this a memorable read.' - Publishers Weekly He sees everything. He knows your secrets. And he's waiting for you to walk into the light. From a darkened room, a predator watches the inhabitants of Gotland island through a satellite feed. To him, they are merely superstitious, unintelligent creatures whose lives he can snuff out with a single keystroke. He doesn't just want to kill; he wants the god-like pl...

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Computer Science - Commercial Information Technology, grade: 1,3, Dresden Technical University, language: English, abstract: The impact of knowledge management systems (KMS) on organizations grows rapidly. Increasingly, corporations are also using wikis to support employee collaboration and knowledge management (cf. Wagner, 2004, p. 104). A 2008 study by Gartner indicates that this year half of all US companies will use wikis (Morse, 2008). W...

His love story began in the Mumbai local train but there was always a grill that separated the first class and the second class compartment between him and her. One day he bought the first-class ticket and what happened next isn't a fairytale.

Have you ever wondered . . . what is a Moomin?This colourful guide introduces the who, what, when and why of the Moomins through 100 iconic objects from in and around Moominvalley, exploring the stories and characters plus the Moomins’ impact in the real world.From the family’s lamp on the veranda to Snufkin’s trusty knapsack, and from the Hobgoblin’s magical hat to Moominpappa’s inky fountain pen, this playful and accessible guide to the Moomins i...