In today’s fast-paced software development landscape, organizations are increasingly turning to DevOps practices to improve collaboration, accelerate delivery, and enhance product quality. Mastering Microsoft Azure DevOps is an essential guide for developers, project managers, and team leaders who want to harness the power of Azure DevOps to streamline their workflows and optimize their development processes.This comprehensive book provides an in-depth exploration of Micro...

Have you ever wanted to learn how to play an instrument or anything that requires a new skill? 76-year-old James Mitchell, a non-musician, set out to do just that––but not one instrument, the entire orchestra.Musical Chairs is a bow by blow adventure that follows Mitchell on his quest to perform excerpts from the classical repertory with just twelve lessons and practice on each instrument. His more than three-year journey provides a platform allowing his imagination to tak...

Living with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis can leave you with plenty of questions about food. What should you eat? Are there foods you should avoid? Which nutrients matter for thyroid function? Should you eliminate gluten or dairy? How can you create healthy meals without turning your entire life upside down?**Hashimoto Protocol Diet for Beginners** provides a practical, easy-to-understand introduction to nutrition and lifestyle habits for people who want to make more informed food choice...

The organ is one of the oldest instruments in Western music, and its sound has inspired many of the greatest composers from the past half a millennium from Bach through to Messiaen. The full possibilities of the instrument, however, have often been overlooked. Orchestration textbooks tend to mention the organ only in passing, with little practical advice for the composer to latch onto. Many organ books will explain technical jargon and how the organ is designed, but do not discuss what sho...

"Stories My Skin Tells with Pride" is a heartwarming children's book that follows Jamal, a young boy navigating his way through a new neighborhood. Feeling different at first, Jamal is soon introduced to his diverse group of neighbors, each with a unique story rooted in family, culture, and pride. As Jamal learns about the traditions, crafts, and legacies passed down through generations, he begins to realize the beauty in embracing his own identity. This inspiring narrative encour...

"Many Roots Make One Strong Tree" is a heartwarming children's book that celebrates the power of diversity, inclusion, and the beauty of understanding one another’s backgrounds. A group of children embark on a journey to explore their family trees, each one discovering unique stories of migration, heritage, and tradition. The children’s individual roots, though different, create a rich and diverse forest of strength and unity when combined. Through poetic storytelling, young reade...

In the city of Verita, the most beautiful truth is a lie.Ren is the realm's most gifted Weaver, a professional liar paid to mask the crumbling rot of reality with shimmering illusions of silk and marble. In a world powered by deception, she is a queen. But her newest contract is a suicide mission: escort Valen, a disgraced Paladin cursed with Absolute Truth, to the edge of the world.Valen physically cannot lie. To him, the world is not a paradise of violet ...

"Every Family Has a Different Story" invites young readers into the heartwarming and diverse world of families. Through the eyes of Alex, readers explore the many forms families can take, from two moms to grandparents raising children, single parents, and blended families. Each chapter introduces a different family structure, showing how love, care, and respect unite them. This book teaches children to appreciate and respect the differences in family dynamics while highlighting the importa...

Authoritative and generously illustrated resource covering the many properties of soil and its behavior needed for addressing geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering projects and problems.The Fourth Edition of Fundamentals of Soil Behavior has been thoroughly updated to provide the latest information on the physical properties of soil and the fundamentals of its behavior, with hundreds of tables and graphs illustrating correlations among composition,...

Ready your broom and polish the ice-sheets and stones, for this book takes you on a game of curling!In this short and insightful read, James Mitchel displays intricacies of the curling sport. He starts with its origins and explains why it became associated with Scotland even though it may not have started there, details the role of every player and its physical and character requirements, and gives important tips on how to prepare equipment to the optimum.Mitchel also gives...

Sevyn Stephens spent her entire childhood on the outside looking in, watching her father and his family bask in wealth and privilege while she and her mother struggled to make ends meet.But when tragedy strikes, Sevyn is thrust into the opulent world of her father, forced to move into his mansion with her younger sister Ciara and her cold, calculating stepmother. In order to survive, Sevyn tries her best to remember and utilize every piece of advice her mom instill...

What if the stories that shaped childhood still opened doors to wonder, courage, mischief, and imagination? The Complete Children's Classics Collection collects beloved tales of imagination: strange lands, clever children, impossible journeys, talking creatures, magical danger, comic reversals, and the stories that invite readers back into wonder. The arrangement is built for readers who want depth, continuity, and momentum rather than a disconnected anthology.What You'll Discover ...