Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This updated edition provides a comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects, with five new chapters covering the latest insights from the field. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming architecture, governance, d...

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and N...

"In a world marked by confusion, pain, and searching, Words for a Wounded World shines with the clarity of God's truth and the warmth of His love. Through Scripture-inspired poems, Mark Richard calls readers to deeper faith and courage while tenderly inviting them into the healing presence of Christ. Both convicting and comforting, this book will strengthen your walk with God and become a timeless source of encouragement and hope."-Paige Michael Williams, ...

His best friend has been murdered, his daughter’s in danger.There’s only one answer. Going back to his old life.The one that cost him his wife…Michael Brady was a high-flying detective, working on a high-profile case.And much too close to the truth.Someone arranged a hit-and-run.But they missed Brady. And hit his wife.And after six months sitting by her bed, he took the only decision he could take. He turned the machine off.No...

Is the answer in her past?Or in someone else’s future…Her body is found on Wednesday morning.Hanging from a tree. Halfway between May Beck and Falling Foss.Brady’s got one clue.And only one clue.Five tarot cards.But are they a message for him?A warning for the dead woman?Or a reading for a client?Is the answer in her past? Or in someone else’s future?The Hanged Woman sees Brady challenged like he’s never been ch...

Discover the Lake District’s most rewarding mountain days with this inspirational, large-format collection of 50 outstanding walks across the region’s fells. From famous summits such as Scafell Pike and Helvellyn to quieter and lesser-known hills, each route offers a challenging and memorable day exploring the dramatic landscapes of the Lake District National Park.The routes range from 6 to 23km (4–14 miles) and typically take between 5 and 10 hours to complete. Al...

The inspiring story of how God saved a rebellious young man and inspired him to help countless others through his international wheelchair organization.Mark Richard was in his early teens when his parents divorced. From then on, he and his brothers grew up with minimal parental supervision. He also struggled with undiagnosed learning disabilities which led to failures in school. These circumstances led Mark to a rime of rebellion during the days of the hippy culture...

Java Message Service, Second Edition, is a thorough introduction to the standard API that supports "messaging" -- the software-to-software exchange of crucial data among network computers. You'll learn how JMS can help you solve many architectural challenges, such as integrating dissimilar systems and applications, increasing scalability, eliminating system bottlenecks, supporting concurrent processing, and promoting flexibility and agility.Updated for JMS 1.1, this second...

East of the main Lakeland fells lies a quieter, less visited landscape of ancient drove roads, sweeping ridgelines and hidden valleys. The 36 summits covered in this volume span the Kentmere, Haweswater and Ullswater valleys, from the broad plateau of High Street, the highest Roman road in England, and the celebrated Kentmere Horseshoe to the rarely visited eastern tops that offer genuine solitude within the Lake District National Park.This Cicerone guidebook by Ma...

Explore 25 magnificent Lake District summits in the wild western valleys of Wasdale, Eskdale and Ennerdale. These valleys are quieter, wilder and more remote than the popular eastern fells, yet are home to some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in England. From the iconic bulk of Great Gable and the commanding ridgelines of Pillar and Yewbarrow to the hard-won summit of Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain, this corner of the Lake District rewards those prepared to venture ...

Is the point of belief and assertion invariably to think or say something true? Is the truth of a belief or assertion absolute, or is it only relative to human interests? Most philosophers think it incoherent to profess to believe something but not think it true, or to say that some of the things we believe are only relatively true. Common sense disagrees. It sees many opinions, such as those about matters of taste, as neither true nor false; it takes it as obvious that some of the truth i...

“Brilliant. Brady is fast becoming the Yorkshire Rebus.”Billy and Sandra were childhood sweethearts.Writing their names on a lovelock. Fastening it to the end of Whitby pier. Throwing the key into the sea.A lifetime together. A happy retirement in a peaceful hamlet on the North Yorkshire Moors.Until the day they were brutally murdered.“Whoever did this – he didn’t do it quickly. And he enjoyed it…”Billy was a fisherman, making a living in the col...