"Per Kroll and Philippe Kruchten are especially well suited to explain the RUP...because they have been the central forces inside Rational Software behind the creation of the RUP and its delivery to projects around the world."--From the Foreword by Grady BoochThis book is a comprehensive guide to modern software development practices, as embodied in the Rational Unified Process, or RUP. With the help of this book's practical advice and insight, software practitione...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the workshop of Mordecai Gunt, the eyes don't just sparkle. They watch.Cyrus Rote is an estate liquidator with a taste for the unusual. He has spent his life valuing the debris of death, putting price tags on the forgotten heirlooms of the deceased. But when he is summoned to the decaying town of Holloway to appraise the workshop of the legendary, reclusive taxidermist Mordecai Gunt, Cyrus finds a collection that defies valua...

In the workshop of Mordecai Gunt, the eyes don't just sparkle. They watch.Cyrus Rote is an estate liquidator with a taste for the unusual. He has spent his life valuing the debris of death, putting price tags on the forgotten heirlooms of the deceased. But when he is summoned to the decaying town of Holloway to appraise the workshop of the legendary, reclusive taxidermist Mordecai Gunt, Cyrus finds a collection that defies valuation.Gunt was famous for his "anthropomorphic ...

It was a truth universally acknowledged that one's suitors and ghosts ought never mix, especially if the ghost was one's father.Resigned to spinsterhood in her English manor house, Mary Trentwood is horrified when her father's ghost crawls from his grave, and struggles as he spouts opinion after opinion about the most mundane things.Mistaking the newly-arrived and quietly handsome Alexander Hartwell as her father's solicitor—for who else would interrupt he...

Excite your students with The Science of Superheroes e-Book! This action-packed nonfiction reader explores superhero stories, including scientists that have gone bad, supervillains, mighty mutants, and real-life superhero qualities and capabilities found in nature! This e-Book engages middle school students with purposefully leveled content to increase comprehension for different types of learners. The Science of Superheroes e-Book features complex and rigorous content appropriate for the ...

Open Rogues and Rascals to any page, and you'll find yourself drawn into the fascinating lives of ordinary Maritimers. A natural storyteller, Bob Kroll relates more than 200 true tales of our very own ancestors, and introduces us to heroes, failures, murderers, and soul savers who bring the everyday history of the Maritimes to vivid life.The stories in Rogues and Rascals are loosely arranged into five sections, but can be read in any order you please. With tales from the 1700s throu...

The first book in the Hesitant Mediums seriesAll Victorian spinsters know to keep their ghosts and suitors apart. Mary Trentwood is about to find out why.For fans of Manners & Monsters, Scales & Sensibility, and Half a SoulResigned to spinsterhood in her English manor house, Mary Trentwood is horrified when her father’s ghost crawls from his grave, and struggles as he spouts opinion after opinion about the most

Gretchen is about to discover why farm girls shouldn't bring amnesic soldiers home.Spontaneous, fifteen-year-old Gretchen vows to help heal the nation from the recently ended Civil War. On the morning of President Lincoln's death, Gretchen finds an amnesic Confederate in her garden and believes this is her chance for civic goodwill.Tensions between her aunt and mother rise as Gretchen nurses her Confederate prisoner, revealing secrets from their past that make Gret...

We all make choices. Why not learn to choose wisely?You're constantly making decisions. Some are important, some arenot. But the guidance you rely on to make those choices isvital.Woodrow Kroll's Bible study, Proverbs: The Pursuit ofGod's Wisdom, points to God as the ultimate source of wisdomand guidance plus gives practical ways to apply God's standards toevery area of life. Each of the thirteen lessons includes aScripture passage, devotional, thought-provoking ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Most professionals use linkedin every day—but very few know that the platform ranks and rewards their presence using a powerful metric called the social selling index (ssi). If you want to grow your personal brand, attract clients, increase reach, or become an industry authority, understanding ssi changes everything.Linkedin is the complete, practical, and globally relevant playbook for anyone who wants to stand...

Warning!Thousands died seeking this technology! It was lost to mankind and locked up by secret societies for thousands of years. Only those who are pure of heart and spirit should embark on this journey! This book is about a science so advanced that is indistinguishable from magic and may be the greatest discovery of the human race since fire.The book examines advanced science, the Ark of the Covenant, life extension, levitation, bioengineering and the many ancient secrets ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.It was a truth universally ignored, most principally by the dowager Dame Hartwell, that ghosts and gatherings did not mix.Approximately 5,500 words or 22 printed pages.For fans of Stephanie Burgis, Olivia Atwater, Tilly Wallace.In this short story, the fashionable and eccentric dowager Dame Hartwell has lured the reclusive Miss Tessa Preston to attend her drawing room séance. If Dame Hartwell can't convi...