A missing child. A tormented detective. A ticking clock.Ten years ago, DCI Jack Logan stopped the serial child-killer dubbed ‘Mister Whisper,’ earning himself a commendation, a drinking problem, and a broken marriage in the process.Now, he spends his days working in Glasgow’s Major Investigations Team, and his nights reliving the horrors of what he saw.And what he did.When another child disappears a hundred miles north in the Highlands, Jack...

If you want an easy, effective, inexpensive way to lose weight that you can customize to your lifestyle, then keep reading.Many people have some extra pounds they'd like to get rid of, and sometimes the weight just won't go away. You try all the diets. You buy a gym membership and work out, and it's great for your body but the pounds are still there. Then there are the special diets. One week you can't eat a food, the next week you can. How do you remember what to ...

If you want to lose belly fat in a healthy way while still maintaining your usual busy routine and not having to change your packed schedule, then keep reading.A lot of people have heard about and even tried out the keto diet but are struggling to cope with having to spend hours preparing ketogenic meals every day. Today, the ketogenic diet is the world’s fastest growing diet, and with good reason. When practiced correctly, it has been proven to burn fat, reduce in...

From cowardice in the military to unchecked government overreach, Stolen Valor exposes the shocking truth behind Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's carefully crafted public image and his ongoing efforts to introduce Marxism to America. In this hard-hitting investigation, authors Josh Manning and Erin Brownback unravel the lies and misrepresentations that have propped up Walz's political career.Drawing from extensive research and interviews with those who served alongside him, Stolen Val...

SummaryA tutorial about effectively building Scala projects, sbt in Action introduces the sbt tool with a simple project that establishes the fundamentals of running commands and tasks. Next, it shows you how to use the peripheral libraries in sbt to make common tasks simpler. Finally, it covers how to deploy software effectively. You'll learn to appreciate how sbt improves the process of developing software, not just running builds.Purchase of the...

SummaryIn Single Page Web Applications you'll learn to build modern browser-based apps that take advantage of stronger client platforms and more predictable bandwidth. You'll learn the SPA design approach, and then start exploring new techniques like structured JavaScript and responsive design. And you'll learn how to capitalize on trends like server-side JavaScript and NoSQL data stores, as well as new frameworks that make JavaScript more manageable and t...

Follow real-world API projects from concept to production, and learn hands-on how to describe and design APIs using OpenAPI.In Designing APIs with Swagger and OpenAPI you will learn how to:Understand OpenAPI syntax and structureUse Swagger and other tooling to create OpenAPI definitionsDesign authentication and authorizationTurn an OpenAPI description into online documentationAutomate processes and generating code...

Graph Databases in Action introduces you to graph database concepts by comparing them with relational database constructs. You'll learn just enough theory to get started, then progress to hands-on development. Discover use cases involving social networking, recommendation engines, and personalization.SummaryRelationships in data often look far more like a web than an orderly set of rows and columns. Graph databases shine when it comes to revealing v...

A friendly, framework-agnostic tutorial that will help you grok how streaming systems work—and how to build your own!In Grokking Streaming Systems you will learn how to:Implement and troubleshoot streaming systemsDesign streaming systems for complex functionalitiesAssess parallelization requirementsSpot networking bottlenecks and resolve back pressureGroup data for high-performance systemsHandle delayed events in ...

SummaryScala in Depth is a unique new book designed to help you integrate Scala effectively into your development process. By presenting the emerging best practices and designs from the Scala community, it guides you through dozens of powerful techniques example by example.About the BookScala is a powerful JVM language that blends the functional and OO programming models. You'll have no trouble getting introductions to Scala ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In a coastal town in Northern California, single mother Wendy Gonzalez unknowingly opens a portal to the supernatural. Invisible footsteps stomp throughout her home. Strange lights flicker in every room. Inexplicable events escalate into nightly ordeals as a vengeful spirit Wendy calls the Slicker Man emerges from the shadows to claim the modest property as his own.As the spectral attacks intensify and ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Prepare for an electrifying journey into the heart of mystery with “Wake Up Dead Man 2025,” the highly anticipated sequel in the Knives Out franchise. Starring the incomparable Daniel Craig as the brilliant and enigmatic detective Benoit Blanc, this heart-pounding thriller plunges you into a web of deception, dark secrets, and shocking twists that will leave you breathless.In this gripping new chapter, Blanc fin...