Step into Cryptoland, a plain‑spoken exploration of the wild frontier where brilliance collides with folly, greed, and utopian dreams. Written by a seasoned financial sector expert, this book unpacks Bitcoin, blockchains, NFTs and the Metaverse in clear, story‑driven language that cuts through jargon and hype. You’ll journey past trillion‑dollar bubbles, the darknet, Bored Apes, to a failed Fijian crypto paradise.Cryptoland dissects day‑trading fantasies, influencer‑led schemes, DA...

Here is a Christian story with a difference. “2057” is a 45 minute short story.A South Korean doomsday cult lives in Fiji, a promised land, where the cult sent 400 of its members to await the end of days.A cult member reads letters she wrote to her granddaughter, chronicling her faith and her life. Her relationship with her pastor, her intimate relationship with a cryptocurrency dude, her faith, the woeful future of the world.It seems like everything the cult believ...

This Is Our Home takes you back 3000 years to the Lapita people, the first humans to settle the Fiji Islands, and follows the evidence trail through pottery sherds, DNA, language and landscape to reconstruct their world. It then sets that scientific story alongside the powerful iTaukei origin myths of Lutunasobasoba, Degei and the Kaunitoni voyage, showing how a colonial administration, missionaries and local chiefs together shaped a national story that was never as ancient as it claimed.

Vaitupu is a sleepy island in the Pacific, part of the tiny country of Tuvalu.In the days after the end of World War II, their leaders decide to buy a remote island in Fiji, sight unseen, after a meeting with the former headmaster of their school, who was passing by the island in a ship.The British Colonial authorities in Fiji let them buy it and populate it with their own natives.This true story documents how this came about, traces the varied career of the headmas...

Imagine living in the country of your birth, and of your ancestors, yet being treated as a third‑class citizen. This is the plight of Solomoni people, whose forebears came to Fiji from the Solomon Islands as indentured labourers in the late 19th century.Over the last 150 years, the Anglican Church has played a pivotal role in helping them, but it now faces its own challenges.Their story includes massive injustices inflicted by Australian blackbirders, the economic forces th...

EIDOLONSome people know you better than you know yourself. But what happens when the truth about them begins to surface?Seventeen-year-old Alice Monroe has spent years battling anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, and the overwhelming weight of her own mind. Through every breakdown, every sleepless night, and every moment when the darkness threatened to consume her, one person has always been there.Jeremy.Her closest friend. Her constant support. The one pers...

When do you pray?Mark 1:35 (KJV) tells us, "And in the morning, rising up a great while before day..."William Smith wrote this book believing all prayers are heard by God. No prayers are dismissed as silly or too serious. Over the three and a half months of prayers in this book, the author covers many subjects. He asks for, he discusses, he wonders, he gives his blessing. These are his private moments in the early morning. The little tidbits he used to leav...

"Linux Shell Scripting: From Basics to Expert Proficiency" is a comprehensive guide designed for anyone seeking to master the art of shell scripting within the versatile Linux environment. This book lays a solid foundation by introducing the essentials of Linux, detailing the fundamental commands, and exploring various types of shells. Each chapter meticulously builds upon the previous, ensuring a natural progression of knowledge from basic concepts to advanced techniques. Readers will lea...

"Java Spring Framework: From Basics to Expert Proficiency" is an essential resource for developers looking to master one of the most powerful frameworks in the Java ecosystem. This book meticulously covers all foundational concepts to advanced topics, ensuring readers gain a comprehensive understanding of the Spring Framework. From setting up a development environment to understanding Spring's core functionalities, the book provides step-by-step guidance on dependency injection, data acces...

This detailed history of Rome covers from the earliest times (including the foundation of the city) to the establishment of the Empire, and has been specially formatted for today's e-book readers. Featuring many illustrations, including coins, buildings, busts and more, this excellent book is one of the most well respected within the classical civilisation field. Subject matters covered include politics, architecture, day-to-day life and much more. The book is written in an educational sty...

"Helmfile Practices for Modern Kubernetes Release Management""Helmfile Practices for Modern Kubernetes Release Management" is a comprehensive guide for platform engineers, DevOps practitioners, and cloud architects looking to master scalable and reliable Kubernetes release pipelines. The book opens with a deep examination of the foundational principles and challenges surrounding modern Kubernetes deployment patterns, emphasizing the importance of declarative release management, con...

"TinyGo for Embedded Systems and WebAssembly""TinyGo for Embedded Systems and WebAssembly" is a comprehensive guide for engineers and developers eager to harness the power of Go in resource-constrained environments and next-generation web platforms. This book provides a meticulous exploration of TinyGo’s architecture, language design, and compilation toolchain, illustrating how it bridges the gap between conventional Go programming and the demands of embedded systems and WebAssembl...