"TRIPOLAR" is an inspiring journey about a boy who suffers great trauma and severe verbal and physical abuse in his youth. At age 13, he is blamed for causing his father's death, and his life begins on a downward spiral of self destruction. These incidents cause him to lose faith that there is any kind of God in the world. He spends many years going down this dark path into multiple drug addictions and alcoholism, and he later discovers that he also suffers from bipolar disorder. After hit...

Within the pages of this book, Carter embarks on this unknowingly quest for purpose. Carter immerses himself in exploration through his subconscious dreamscape, amidst his pursuit, he encounters obstacles that challenge his self-identity. Through this rugged exploration, Carter will endeavor reflection, growth, and, ultimately, the pursuit of healing and redemption. He battles against self-doubt and raw situations that attempt to define his self-worth. The weight of societal expectations a...

Time After Time, Part One tells two stories in parallel, one from most ancient Egypt (Kemet) told by Ishaq, an escaped servant of Tehuti—the revered demigod, the other story from modern times told through the eyes of Isaac, a grad school dropout entranced by alternative views of the ancient world—who gets an opportunity to explore it firsthand.In the ancient story, Ishaq escapes from his demigod master, Tehuti. He flees up the Nile to the capital of the land of Kemet. There he beco...

Meeting the growing demands for speed and quality in rendering computer graphics images requires new techniques. Practical parallel rendering provides one of the most practical solutions. This book addresses the basic issues of rendering within a parallel or distributed computing environment, and considers the strengths and weaknesses of multiprocessor machines and networked render farms for graphics rendering. Case studies of working applications demonstrate, in detail, practical ways of ...

Is There a Way to Prevent Alzheimer’s and Dementia?Alzheimer’s and Dementia is a debilitating way to spend the last years of a person’s life. When someone starts to lose their memory and is no longer able to take care of themselves, it’s sad to see any of our loved ones going through that. And if there was a way to prevent these horrible diseases, I’m sure that millions of people around the world would be interested in finding the answers.Well, today we sti...

Joseph and Josephine Morelli came to America from Italy in 1907 with their three young children and a secret that would go undiscovered for 80 years. Through 4 generations the family ran a restaurant while dealing with depressions, recessions, drought, disease, allegations, investigations, and murder – their own seven plagues. To survive, they had to cook up a lot more than the daily specials.“Let the Sauce Simmer” is a sad, happy and humorous account of the trials and tribulations...

Use the cold facts to tell the Arctic from the Antarctic.