If you re using Silverlight and WPF, then employing the MVVM pattern can make a powerful difference to your projects, reducing code and bugs in one. This book is an invaluable resource for serious developers.Key FeaturesBuild an enterprise application using Silverlight and WPF, taking advantage of the powerful MVVM pattern, with this book and e-bookDiscover the evolution of presentation patternsóby exampleóand see the benefits of MVVM in the context of ...

Master the art of building dynamic, modern web applications with ReactAbout This BookLearn the hot new frontend web framework from Facebook – ReactJS, an easy way of developing the V in MVC and a better approach to software engineering in JavaScriptA fast-paced guide to designing and building scalable and maintainable web apps with React.jsLearn all the new ES6 features and be among the most prominent JavaScript developers who ca...

BOOK 2 IN THE AWARD-WINNING SERIES ‘PASS ME BY’An inverted coming-of-age story about understanding queer identity and what happens to the stories you never tell.This five-book series follows Ed, a reserved man dealing with dementia in a small northern Canadian town. As Ed’s memory declines, he loses touch with the present and revisits a past he chose to forget. The first book, Gone Fishin’ introduced us to Ed in the early stages of his diagnosis. The story used humour and m...

The world ended the night I was born. Coincidence? I think not.Stuck living in the catacombs underneath what used to be NYC, I've managed to stay hidden and alive and safe-ish.But when my guardian fails to return from a supply run, I'm forced to contemplate life on the surface.Worse? Three warriors have infiltrated my home, insisting that I am the last gold dragon they've been searching for. That everything I know everything I've believed is a lie.And more?

Readers will be able to gain a deeper understanding of how different approaches to harm reduction can create a stronger foundation for more effective policies and legislation. Scholars from law and social sciences collaborate with frontline organizations as well as with individuals with lived experience to reflect diverse perspectives, and transform how society addresses substance-related challenges.Each chapter provides unique findings, drawing from examples of harm reduction stra...

The first of three in this volume, Sovereigns of the St Lawrence chronicles the lives of the leaders who were appointed by France over the colony of New France. In this foundational work, Deschamps describes the lives of these leaders and how they shaped New France before British North America came to be.