John Weaver doesn’t want a wife…he needs one.He needs a mother for his five-year-old twin daughters, and his only choice is to advertise for a mail-order bride. As long as the woman understands he’ll never love her, they can have a good life together.Miranda Lowe doesn’t want a husband…she needs one.She isn’t enough—not pretty enough, not smart enough, not good enough in any way to attract a man herself, but surely...

The all-new approach for experienced ASP.NET professionals!ASP.NET is Microsoft's technology for building dynamically generated web pages from database content. Originally introduced in 2002, ASP.NET has undergone many changes in multiple versions and iterations as developers have gained a decade of experience with this popular technology. With that decade of experience, this edition of the book presents a fresh, new overhauled approach.A new focus on...

"Ruby Lawson, right? If I remember correctly, the evening self-study is ongoing right now. As a sophomore student, you should be in class""That's right!" Ruby decided to butter him up without any hesitation. "You're so handsome and helpful. But don't bother. For a hot guy like you, I bet you wouldn't do something as shameless as reporting me, right?"Zachary began, "Let me introduce myself. I'm the guardian assigned to you by the Administration Office."Ruby Lawson, a...

More than 250 classic cookies from the Old Country and the New World, ranging from easy, to elegant, to utterly extravagant!What began twenty years ago as a culinary love poem from an American husband to his Czech-American wife has now evolved into an international tour de force redolent with sweet and spicy goodness. You will rely on this book time and time again for new ideas from our collective immigrant heritage of dimly remembered masterpieces.

Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress. Reviewing the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms and slaughterhouses, this new edition expands on new developments in the field, as well as co...

A delightful collection of cozy fantasy stories set in the coziest of worlds!Return to the queendom of Cozy Vales, where the winter holidays are once again in full swing!This collection features tales set during Winter's Tide, a two-week holiday of giving and gratitude that culminates with Lantern Night, an evening marked by the lighting of candles and the release of floating lanterns.Explore the Cozy Vales holidays through seven different short sto...

Quick Hits for Creativity in the Classroom introduces faculty, administrators, and staff to creative techniques that can be incorporated into the classroom at undergraduate and graduate levels. These techniques from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences can enhance learning and support professional development experiences for students and faculty alike.While faculty are experts in their disciplines, many are not formally trained in effective or evidence-based...

More than 250 recipes from the Mediterranean World, ranging form easy, to elegant, to delightfully extravagant! Some you'll know. Many you won't. All are sure to delight.This massive new work from the authors of Heritage Cookies of the Old and New World collects masterpieces of the cookie maker's art from the birthplace(s) of the Western civilization, focused down even to particular cities and islands. It's the ultimate cookie travelogue f...

A delightful collection of cozy fantasy stories set in the coziest of worlds!Grab your picnic basket and favorite cold beverage because the latest offering from the Cozy Vales scribes has hours of summer reading waiting for you!This anthology features stories set during Summer's Tide, a two-week holiday celebrating life, love, and nature. Summer's Tide culminates with High Summer, where residents enjoy a day of festival frivolity and an all-night celebratio...

A New York Times BestsellerFrom Scott Aukerman and the comedic geniuses who created the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast comes a book that brings the chaotic, hilarious, and outrageous characters of the pod to the page.Foreword by Patton Oswalt and Bob OdenkirkPreface by Jack Quaid and Tatiana MaslanyIntroduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda and “Weird Al” Yankovic

Na eletrizante conclusão da série Five Nights at Freddy’s, os animatrônicos mais temidos dos games retornam com um único objetivo: exterminar Charlie e seus amigos para sempreO game Five Nights at Freddy’s conquistou legiões de fãs no mundo todo. Basta uma busca rápida na internet para encontrar inúmeras páginas dedicadas a desvendar os mistérios e as armadilhas do jogo, além de memes e produtos diversos inspirados nos personagens. A série de livros, é claro, não f...

Summarises current research on optimising CA system practices and their ecological, economic and social benefits.Elaborates on how CA systems make efficient use of production inputs such as water, nutrients, energy and addresses challenges in such areas as weed, insect pest and disease management.Reviews the central issues of improvement in yield, profitability and ecosystem services as well as climate change adaptability and mitigation in CA systems.