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"#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating next chapter in the Red Rising Saga: Morning Star.Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedi...

"NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.“Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field.”—USA TodayAdapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!“I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own ...

Your hands-on guide to Visual C# fundamentals with Visual Studio 2022Expand your expertise—and teach yourself the fundamentals of programming the latest version of Visual C# with Visual Studio 2022. This book provides software developers all the guidance, exercises, and code needed to start building responsive, scalable, cloud-connected applications that can run almost anywhere.Discover how to:Quickly start creating Visual C# code and projects...

They call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave King, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the war-torn planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-third of his life.A decade ago Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society. But the Rising has shattered everything: Instead of peace and freedom, it has brought endless war. Now he must risk all he has fought for on one last despe...

Short stories from the places between: Dimensions are slipping all the time. Maybe you have felt it. We often transition between the past and the future through liminal versions of now. Our lives are multilayered, but we often just reside in the familiar. Sometimes it is an uneasy compromise. We constantly edit to make things fit. We find portals in perfume, jewellery, photos, ornaments and even in the particular light of an autumn day. People long gone can turn up unexpectedly in a whispe...

The world of Inspector Cherub and Anchovy is soft around the edges, but sharp in its emotional truths. It might at first appear like a children's book, but it is actually a journey for the child still living within even the most ancient of hearts. It is a lyrical, whimsical and tender meditation on memory, family, belonging and the mysteries of time and place.

"Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread a...

This book provides essential knowledge and techniques required to assess materials for extending the life of ageing offshore structures used for energy production. With over half of these structures currently in a life extension phase, the effects of ageing and degradation are at the forefront of the industry.The book presents the changes in industry practices and key technological advancements that have shaped the field since its inception. It reviews the original properties of th...

With over twenty different official regulatory statements worldwide on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for pharmaceutical, drug, or medicinal products, two stand out as being the most influential and most frequently referenced. Bridging the gap between U.S. regulations and European Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines, Good Pharmaceuti

Scoring systems are now widely used in the intensive care unit (ICU) to describe organ dysfunction and predict survival. Earlysystems focused primarily on survival prediction or the presence or absence of organ failure, but newer scores can describe theevolution of individual and multiple organ dysfunction over time. Scoring systems used in critically ill patients can be broadlydivided into those that are specific for an organ or disease. This book is an up-to-date reference work on Scorin...

The Flavour and Spirituality of- ‘I’ll Just Put the Kettle on’: In times of grief, in times of joy, when friends arrive, when important decisions are being made, when nerves need to be settled and bridges rebuilt, there are rituals of welcome, peace, healing, memory and calm. It may not always be tea, and it may not always be boiling water. Still, we usually find a place to sit, gather, and allow the hospitality of the table, the cup, the steam, and the rituals of pausing, listening, and r...

Success with Your Education Research Project is a practical, user-friendly text on research methods aimed specifically at undergraduate students on education courses. Research projects are carried out in schools and non-school settings by nearly all undergraduates in teacher training, Education Studies and other educational disciplines, and this book makes clear references to these courses and contexts throughout. All chapters include learning outcomes, worked examples, pr...