A celebration of the unsung heroes behind the game, including first-hand stories from moms of the NHL’s biggest starsHockey Moms laces together the stories of NHL hockey moms like Kelly McDavid and Ema Matthews with those of mothers who never expected their children to set foot on the ice.With insight, warmth, honesty and humour, more than thirty hockey moms share their own journeys as they figure out how to juggle trips to the rink with raising a...

Backend design like you've never seen it before – a guide to building SOLID ASP.NET Core web apps that stand the test of time. Featuring more Minimal APIs, more testing, a new e-commerce project, and the modular monolith! Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook.Key FeaturesLearn multiple ways to organize your application code and become a more flexible ASP.NET Core developerExplore hands-on design patterns, learn architectural pri...

A .NET developer's guide to crafting robust, maintainable, and flexible web apps by leveraging C\# 9 and .NET 5 features and component-scale and application-scale design patternsKey FeaturesApply software design patterns effectively, starting small and progressing to cloud-scaleDiscover modern application architectures such as vertical slice, clean architecture, and event-driven microservicesExplore ASP.NET design patterns, from options to full...

Before Atlantis, there was Lemuria. No one is certain as to when this civilization existed, but an educated guess is around 300,000 BC. It was a time when people began to live in communities and build shelters by the sea, for water was very sacred to them. The Lemurians were a highly spiritual people and practiced equality as it has never been practiced since. Everyone was equal regardless of what labor they provided for the welfare and comfort of everyone else. There was a Council of Elde...

"The Timekeeper's Pursuit" is an adventure that takes readers on a thrilling journey through time, as Tracy grapples with her destiny and the responsibility of controlling the most potent force in existence.

This enchanting novel is a tale of self-discovery, the enduring force of friendship, and the magic that can be found in the most unexpected places. "Whispers in the Mist: The Odyssey of the Enchanted Zyra" is a must-read for anyone who craves a breathtaking adventure into the realm of fantasy, where dreams and reality blend seamlessly in a symphony of enchantment and mystery. Prepare to be transported to a world where the boundaries between reality and imagination blur, and where the whisp...

Trish and Nikki are Orphans who live on the poor side of town. But they know what it means to have a family that cares, even if that family is not blood. Their foster parents can't have children of their own, so they raise children who come to them from a world of pain and loss. When the family is asked to take in one more, they can't refuse. But it might be one more than they can handle. "The World So Fierce" is a story of the other side of tragedy. The orphans are a surrogate family, but...

The professional developer's essential guide to building robust, maintainable, and flexible web apps by leveraging C\# 10 and .NET 6 features and component- and application-scale design patternsKey FeaturesApply the SOLID architectural principles and software design patterns effectively with a focus on dependency injectionDiscover modern application architectures such as vertical slice, clean architecture, and event-driven microservicesExplore ...

SEEKING BEST FRIENDWhen a child sends out an open call for a best friend, the most unlikely candidates apply for the job. But when each candidate disappoints, the child's list of requirements grows longer and longer--and more and more ridiculous! Only when she discovers that the way to find a friend is through being a good friend does she finally find the right person for the position.This humorous picture book is sure to make you laugh and will sp...

There's a resurgent labor movement in the tech industry. Tech workers-designers, engineers, writers, and many others-have learned that when they stand together, they're poised to build a better version of the tech industry. They haven't stopped there: at companies from Kickstarter to Google, workers have formed unions. And you should, too.But what are unions? And why do they matter? Ethan Marcotte answers these questions through extensive research and by interviewing tech ...

A classic reference book on user interface design and graphic design for web sites, updated to reflect a rapidly changing marketConsistently praised as the best volume on classic elements of web site design, Web Style Guide has sold many thousands of copies and has been published around the world. This new revised edition confirms Web Style Guide as the go-to authority in a rapidly changing market. As web designers move from building sites from sc...

The captivating story of how the Blue Camas, a flower that has been cultivated on Canada’s west coast since time immemorial, came to symbolize the meeting of two contrasting ways of life and the perseverance of traditional knowledge against all odds.Blue Camas, Blue Camas tells the story of a flower that is native to the Northwest Coast of North America. For thousands of years, it has been considered a sacred and valuable plant by the Indigenous P...