Krissy Hancock is a little nervous leaving her bookstore-café in Pine Hills, Ohio, in someone else’s hands while she visits family in California. But when a killer strikes during her week out west, it’s a good thing she packed her sleuthing skills . . .When she arrives in her hometown, the owner of Death by Coffee is startled to see a store called Death by Java. She soon realizes the name belongs to a copycat business run by her mean-girl high school rival, Valerie...

Build a variety of real-world applications by taking advantage of the newest features of Java 9Key Features\[\*\] See some of the new features of Java 9 and be introduced to parts of the Java SDK\[\*\] This book provides a set of diverse, interesting projects that range in complexity from fairly simple to advanced and cover HTTP 2.0\[\*\] Take advantage of Java's new modularity features to write real-world applications that solve a variety of p...

Get ready for a fun-filled experience of learning Java by developing games for the Android platformKey FeaturesLearn Java, Android, and object-oriented programming from scratchBuild games including Sub Hunter, Retro Pong, Bullet Hell, Classic Snake, and a 2D Scrolling ShooterCreate and design your own games, such as an open-world platform gameBook DescriptionAndroid is one of the most popular mobile operating systems presentl...

Explore Java 9 with JShell and UMLKey FeaturesA full account of Java 9’s new featuresThis tutorial emphasises fluency using JShell exercisesGet a thorough introduction to contract programming code reuse via Java genericsLearn how to use the new module systemHow to use proper functional programming style inside Java 9Book DescriptionThe release of Java 9 has brought many subtle and not-so-subtle changes to th...

The Puppet Master takes the search for mysterious dark matter and sets it as a light-hearted, universal, sci-fi mystery featuring Pinta, a brilliant young physics student.The Lattice of Echoes is a timeless fantasy adventure where a young village woman, Fathom, ventures on a quest to unlock earth's mystical secrets.

Android Best Practices by Godfrey Nolan shows you how to make your Android apps stand out from the crowd with great reviews. Why settle for just making any Android app? Build a brilliant Android app instead that lets your users praise it for ease of use, better performance, and more.Using a series of example apps which gradually evolve throughout this book, Android Best Practices brings together current Android best practices from user interface (UI)/user experien...

If you want to know how to live a fulfilling life with less possessions, then keep reading…Are you always feeling not yourself living out of a suitcase in this messy world?Have you noticed that the things you own don’t bring you any joy?Are you looking for a way to live with less?If any of these questions strikes a chord with you, I am inviting you on an adventure of minimalism. Minimalism is a simple, yet misunderstood way of life that teaches participant...

Be inspired! Look to the future with hope, not fear.Enjoy adventures set in and around the Humber region of Yorkshire, England. Explore the challenges of climate change as characters abandon dismay to find brighter futures.These ten science fiction and fantasy stories are written by established and emerging authors of East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Humber Speculative Fiction. Authors include illustrious guests of...

What unique challenges do INTJs face, and how can we overcome those challenges? This short book addresses 5 big problems, providing practical strategies for coping with each of them. Famous INTJs like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have used their personality traits to succeed. Learn from Nolan Bly's experience as an INTJ and function better in life.

History of the Mexican War and its Glorious Results gathers a historically charged account of the U.S.–Mexican conflict and its aftermath, presenting war as military narrative, national argument, and moral-political inheritance. Its pages move between campaign history, patriotic commemoration, biographical emphasis, and reflective interpretation, situating battles and territorial change within nineteenth-century debates over destiny, sovereignty, expansion, and citizenship. The collection'...

The Risk Factor: Crossing the Chicken Line Into Your Supernatural Destiny was written by a father-son team who discuss the dynamics and importance of risk as a Kingdom lifestyle of faith that rockets believers into the supernatural—and into fulfilling their unique God-given destinies.Through many down-to-earth and inspiring true stories, the Dedmons raise the standard for what is attainable for all believers—including healing. You are challenged to embrace and celebrate ri...

Recipes to help you overcome your data science hurdles using JavaKey Features\[\*\] This book provides modern recipes in small steps to help an apprentice cook become a master chef in data science\[\*\] Use these recipes to obtain, clean, analyze, and learn from your data\[\*\] Learn how to get your data science applications to production and enterprise environments effortlesslyBook DescriptionIf you are looking to build data...