She thought escaping her past meant freedom—but stepping into his world only built her a prettier cage.He's rich, powerful, and used to getting everything he wants—including her.But behind his luxurious promises lies a deadly game of control and secrets.Can she break free, or will she become the jewel he never lets go?

One of America's most original comedic voices delivers a darkly funny, wryly observed, and emotionally raw account of her year of death, cancer, and epiphany."Notaro's thrilling, candid, and hilarious memoir is a provocative and convincing rallying cry to seize the day" BooklistIn the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalised for a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mother unexpectedly died, she went...

Would you like to learn self-hypnosis and specific techniques to help you become a more happy and fulfilled person, or to overcome issues such as anxieties or phobias? Are you interested in how self-hypnosis can help you perform better at work, in relationships, at sport or creatively? This book gives you all you need to gain a thorough understanding of hypnosis and, more importantly, to use practical and safe self-hypnosis techniques to overcome problems and improve all aspects of your li...

When Tig Hague kissed goodbye to his fiancee, Lucy, he was already thinking of his return. The couple were going house-hunting, looking for their first home together. Tig was only going to be gone a few days on a routine business trip - the annual highlight of an otherwise unglamorous job working on the Russian desk of a London bank.But just hours later something went wrong at Moscow airport. Very wrong.Misunderstanding a request from customs for a backhander to speed his p...

In a world facing a spiralling crisis caused by the most formidable elemental magic the world has ever witnessed, Amelio finds himself in the eye of the storm. As he awakens a dormant power within, he joins a brave band on a daring quest to tame the fury of nature itself.

In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mother unexpectedly died, she went through a breakup, and then she was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer. Hit with this devastating barrage, Tig took her grief onstage. Days after receiving her cancer diagnosis, she broke new comedic ground, opening an unvarnished set with the words: 'Good evening. Hello. I have cancer. How are you? Hi, how are you? Is everybody ha...

In July 2003 young Englishman Tig Hague was on a routine business trip to Moscow when he was arrested at the airport. Within hours he was accused of a major crime. Next, he was tried and transported hundreds of miles to the remote, forsaken wastes of Mordovia.And prison camp Zone 22.Sentenced to spend the next four years there, every day was a struggle against disease, freezing temperatures, malnutrition, the unpredictable, sometimes terrifying behaviour of the camp guards and his ...

This interactive study guide will support candidates in developing fundamental knowledge and understanding of the programming life cycle and processes, the various phases of software development, and different types of programming concepts. It explains key concepts within the Software Development module and helps candidates prepare for their exams, including explainer videos, interactive questions and skills challenges aligned to the syllabus and with industry practice.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th IFIP WG 5.5 International Cross-Domain Conference on Internet of Things, IFIPIoT 2024, in Nice, France, in November 2024.737The 13 full papers and 4 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 28 submissions to the main conference. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Hardware/Software Solutions for IoT and CPS; Electronics and Signal Processing for IoT ; Networking and Communic...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the workshops held in conjunction with the 7th IFIP WG 5.5 International Cross-Domain Conference on Internet of Things, IFIPIoT 2024, in Nice, France, in November 2024. For the conference, including the workshops, a total of 33 submissions has been received. This volume includes 5 workshop papers and 3 poster papers. They have been organized in the following topical sections: IFIP IoT’24 Posters Session; GRAAL4IoT’24: First International Wo...

This book focuses on ambient intelligence and addresses various issues related to data management, networking and HCI in this context. Taking a holistic view, it covers various levels of abstraction, ranging from fundamental to advanced concepts and brings together the contributions of various specialists in the field.Moreover, the book covers the key areas of computer science concerned with the emergence of ambient intelligence (e.g. interaction, middleware, networks, information ...

This project brings together stories from young people in the United Kingdom living with vision impairments, highlighting their experiences and challenges in transitioning through key life stages. Supported by the University of Bath and funded by Guide Dogs, the project was initiated by Dr. Karin Petrini and Dr. Michael Proulx, alongside Dr. Aikaterini Tavoulari, who brought both clinical and academic expertise.The team collaborated with a diverse group of young people from across ...