The pixel as the organizing principle of all pictures, from cave paintings to Toy Story.The Great Digital Convergence of all media types into one universal digital medium occurred, with little fanfare, at the recent turn of the millennium. The bit became the universal medium, and the pixel--a particular packaging of bits--conquered the world. Henceforward, nearly every picture in the world would be composed of pixels--cell phone pictures, app interfaces, M...

Will Hanson has lost everything important. He's always tried to be a good man. It didn't matter. His cries for help were met with silence.Will's depression is interrupted by yet one more intrusion into his life. But that intrusion sends Will's life into a new trajectory - a direction he couldn't imagine in his wildest dreams.In the backdrop of a small town, he finds unexpected love, acquires a dog he doesn't want, and becomes part of an unusual family with a keen sense of h...

Taking us straight to the front lines, The March Up follows the famed 1st Marine Division on their decisive 1,184 kilometre trek to Baghdad, from first assault to the taking of the city. The 1st Marine Division, which had fought in Guadalcanal, Khe San, and Kuwait City, provided the critical force in Operation Iraqi Freedom. With unprecedented access to everyone from three-star generals to privates, authors West and Smith, men with 60 years of military and combat experience betwee...

Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Command-Line Interface shows how to use Enterprise Manager’s powerful scripting language to automate your database administration work and save time by scripting routine tasks, and then executing those scripts across collections of databases and instances in your environment. This book is chock full of ready-made scripting examples contributed by the authors and leading members of the community. For example, you'll find scripts and examples of command...

Ray Smith is a Canadian best-selling author who discovered his forte in science fiction, Ray Smith hits light speed with alien adventure and world espionage series. Shifts in Time goes beyond James Bond™, X-Files™, and Star Trek™ in a sci-fi saga that enters the fourth dimension and aims to unleash a superhero that the world has never seen. These alien shapeshifters race against time and themselves to save their planet and ultimately their species. Shifts in Time 1: The Escape is ...

Thirty-four years ago, Charles Smith was incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (or 'Injustice,' as he would say) with two life sentences. Now, he shares with us the harrowing and horrific experience of life in a Texas prison. Breaking the Chains of Bondage is his personal memoir that guides us through the fields and down the halls of everyday life, torture, and trauma in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison system. It is a read you won't soon forget.

In an era where technology shapes every facet of human existence, Humanity's Compass: Navigating Life in the Digital Age explores how we can maintain our humanity amidst rapid digital transformation. This thought-provoking book delves into the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital world, from the impact of social media on relationships to the ethical dilemmas posed by artificial intelligence.Offering practical guidance and deep insights, the book serves as a roadmap...

Newly released after a prison sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, twenty-three year old Colt Jenkins narrowly survives an assault in the middle of an Illinois blizzard. It’s just one more hurt to be locked deep inside, safe where the Ice Man within won’t let it show.Determined to become a man he really likes, and tired of the cold, Colt hitches a ride going anywhere south. That ride drops him in a small Oklahoma town where he quickly learns that first appearances can be deceivin...

The bombing of Pearl Harbor set off a chain of events that included the race to beat German scientists to build the atomic bomb. A tiny hamlet tucked away in the southern Appalachians proved an unlikely linchpin to win the race. The Manhattan Project required the combination of four secret sites—Clinton Laboratories, Y-12, K-25, and S-50—75,000 workers, and the nation’s finest scientists to create the Secret City, Oak Ridge. From the beginning, the effort was aided by the nearby University...

Three years after Book One, Connor Hanson is driving to Nashville where he and his best friend, Noah, are starting new jobs. Along the way, Connor’s hunger for homemade pie gets him a whole lot more than pie!The two best friends are in for a wild ride as they deal with a feisty ex-Marine boss, work on beautiful cars, learn about women, befriend a slightly nerdy accountant with a penchant for fast cars, win a bet for a music industry executive, and bring healing for hurts that began...

The year 1964 was momentous for civil rights as Congress passed the Twenty-fourth Amendment and Texas's own Lyndon B. Johnson unveiled his plan for the Great Society. That same year, the Plano school district integrated, setting an example for the state and nation. The tightknit community banded together through a language fluent to everyone--football. The Wildcats had few winning seasons and no state titles at that time, but with hard work and a trailblazing spirit, coaches Tom Gray and J...

A Collection of Bible Topics for Meditation and Study"A Unique Topical Study Book with A Literary Flow"There are many who ponder ways to read their Bibles. This book provides an excellent means to reading the Bible topically.The Spiritual Treasure Trove amasses a preponderance of truly beneficial and desirable topics useful for study and meditation in order to derive one's own convictions. It is unique in that there is a reliance on the things actually written rathe...