U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience).U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.

Introduction to Python Programming provides a comprehensive foundation in programming concepts and skills, and it is aligned to the scope of most introductory courses. A wide array of scenarios, contexts, and problems reflect programming applications in many disciplines and careers. The offering is suitable for a diverse learner audience, including those pursuing computer science, business, science, social science, statistics, data science, and related areas of study and employment.

Short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authorsA thrilling Condor novella from the bestselling author of Six Days of the Condor.Vin, a name of convenience for the agent known as Condor, has been released from psychiatric care and it's back to work. Unfortunately, he's been assigned the mundane job of sorting through books meant for the incinerator instead of the high-adrenaline rush of being a covert spy for the CIA. Struggl...

Lola has worked hard to climb the ranks at Bennett's, her favorite spot in the cozy town of Pine Hills. Now, as the new manager, she's ready to make her mark while balancing her love for her small-town life. Just when she considers opening herself up to something more-maybe even a casual situationship-her life takes an unexpected turn.Everett, a sharp investor and ambitious entrepreneur from New York City, only returns to Pine Hills when family or old friends insist. His high-paced...

See a Mesos-based big data stack created and the components used. You will use currently available Apache full and incubating systems. The components are introduced by example and you learn how they work together.In the Complete Guide to Open Source Big Data Stack, the author begins by creating a private cloud and then installs and examines Apache Brooklyn. After that, he uses each chapter to introduce one piece of the big data stack—sharing how to source the software and ...

Azure Stack is an extension of Azure, thereby enabling a truly consistent hybrid cloud platform. Consistency removes hybrid cloud complexity, which helps you maximize your investments across cloud and on-premises environments. Consistency enables you to build and deploy applications using the exact same approach – same APIs, same DevOps tools, same portal – leading to increased developer productivity. Consistency enables you to develop cloud applications faster by building on Azure Marketp...