For readers of Room and The Glass Castle, an astonishing memoir of one woman's rise above an unimaginable childhood.Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor -- raising her in isolation, tyrannizing her childhood and subjecting her to endless drills designed to "eliminate weakness." Maude learned to hold an electric fence for minutes without flinching, and to sit perfectly sti...

World War II certainly had its share of deserving heroes and heroines, many of whom have received their due recognition. But how many civilian women can say they saved the lives of at least 250 downed airmen in just over two years?Cold Name Lily takes you on an unforgettable journey from Belgium, into France, and over the Pyrenees Mountains into Spain. An extremely clever and persuasive young Belgian nurse outsmarts the Nazis time and again, risking her life if she is caug...

Everything You Could Ever Want to Know about Mushrooms!Mushrooms are an incredibly vast range of species, including all shapes and sizes and colors. This exciting collection includes a wealth of information on two hundred essential mushroom varieties, including their:Scientific namesHabitatsModes of developmentBotanical specificitiesUses in culinary cuisineAnd more!Spread throughout this...

A retiring dermatologist is busily preparing himself for a life of leisure at age 70. He and his wife of over forty years live comfortably in the same house in Cranston, Rhode island, where they have raised their two adult daughters, both in their forties. Tony and Marge Papineau are ready for their golden years, but a sudden phone call from the current owner of Tony's childhood home in Cumberland opens a world he had never known before. The discovery of a metal box in a sealed room betwee...

Step into the world of LLMs with this practical guide that takes you from the fundamentals to deploying advanced applications using LLMOps best practices Get With Your Book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader FreeKey FeaturesBuild and refine LLMs step by step, covering data preparation, RAG, and fine-tuningLearn essential skills for deploying and monitoring LLMs, ensuring optimal performance in productionUtilize preference alignment, e...

It's a thriller that doesn't quit. From his serene parish in Lincoln, Rhode Island, Father Richard Merrill had led a seemingly quiet life as a man of the cloth, shepherding his flock to find the solace of a higher power. Now, the core of his belief and his being is propelled into the darkest chaos. And, what's more, it's all for the sake of his own flesh and blood, Flower of Heaven, the utterly engrossing page-turner by Julien Ayotte, swirls together love and intrigue of perilous global pr...

Cold war between Earth and Mars. A massive invasion fleet suddenly appears off the corner of the solar system, headed towards Earth. The nearest patrol ship is sent to investigate, with little chance of survival.

King Julien is celebrating his own holiday. The zoo animals want nothing to do with it! But then Maurice promises them candy. Will sweets be enough to make the animals put up with Julien's crazy ways?We hope you and your child enjoy iStoryTime books. We'd love to hear your feedback. Please email us at [email protected]. © 2012 DreamWorks Animation, L.L.C

Romeo and Juliet is a classic romantic tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is a tale of two young lovers from Verona, Italy who defy the wishes of their feuding families, get married then, and tragically end their own lives in the name of love. It is their deaths that ultimately help the rival families of the Capulets and the Montagues find reconciliation. Manga Classics brings an incredible new experience with this adaptation of Shakespeare's most popular and frequently performed p...

Fundamental commandments guiding social interaction. This text was created using a Kabala ideal-framework to harmonize values.

The Little Prince and Fox have landed on a planet devastated by fire. According to the emerald miners, who live in exile in a city on a floating shell, the Great Destruction was the work of the Firebird. But, as the Little Prince says, to understand the truth, it's sometimes necessary to look beyond outward appearances...

Cassai is taken by Devilan, knowing she will be forced to marry him when they reach the Inner Kingdom. Elian and Hollis band together and plan to get her back with the help of the Fairy Queen. The fey powers are strong, possibly strong enough to defeat even the deadly Koninjka, but there is a cruel twist. Elian strikes a bargain for the life of Cassai, but it could cost him everything in the end.