Discover how to apply software engineering patterns to develop more robust firmware faster than traditional embedded development approaches. In the authors’ experience, traditional embedded software projects tend towards monolithic applications that are optimized for their target hardware platforms. This leads to software that is fragile in terms of extensibility and difficult to test without fully integrated software and hardware. Patterns in the Machine focuses on creating loose...

Taylor Johnson was a twenty-six-year-old EMT in Laurelton, Kentucky. She spent her life answering doors — walking into strangers' emergencies, treating their wounds, bringing them back from the edge. On a night in March, plainclothes officers executed a no-knock warrant on her apartment. They were looking for a man who hadn't lived there in months. They fired thirty-two rounds. Taylor was hit six times in her own hallway.No officer was charged with her death. One was charged with wa...

Learn how to create and release an embedded system in a fast and reliable manner. This book will help you build and release a commercially viable product that meets industry standards for quality. The book is not just about code: it covers non-code artifacts such as software processes, requirements, software documentation, continuous integration, design reviews, and code reviews.While specifically targeting microcontroller applications, the processes in this book can be applied to ...

Joseph Asten, a handsome, 23-year-old farmer living in the Allegheny River Valley shortly after the Civil War, secretly longed for intimacy and love with other men. He devised a misguided plan to marry a woman who knew of his “dual nature” then his life took some unexpected, fateful turns.Bayard Taylor’s "Joseph and His Friend: A Pennsylvania Story" is considered the first American Gay novel. Originally published in 1869 as a serial in "The Atlantic," the author could not relate th...

If you are a fanatic fan of the late and great Elizabeth Taylor like I am, you will know that there have been almost 70 books depicting Elizabeth's amazing life. One memoir of course titled Elizabeth Taylor and written by the lady herself in 1964. Most editions are unsolicited and most rehash a story that has been told repeatedly. Elizabeth Taylor My Celebrity Connection is my story, and it all began with a simple letter I wrote to Elizabeth. Many letters and cards followed and in 1992, I ...

This book contains 100 questions on Taylor Swift. A varied selection from record titles to family members, record sales to romantic partners.

Amazing photography and tons of factual information on the animals, plants, climate and landscape come together to give a complete picture of this ecosystem in action. Subjects cover the wide diversity of living things in this habitat from the giant saguaro cactus and ocotillo to javelinas, rattlesnakes and dozens of desert birds.

Vagabond is back with a roar from the jurassic with a dinosaur edition. Seven terrific stories from a drag racing Tyrannosaurus Rex to a world where dinosaurs are replacing birds this time. Dinosaurs are back and they won't go extinct this time.Ford T-Rex vs Dodge Triceratops By Charles Eugene AndersonOutside The Box By Wayne Faust13 Ways of Looking at a Dinosaur By Rebecca HodgkinsDamn Dinosaurs By Denise E DoraThe Other Side of the Portal By Jamie Ferg...

To help aspiring IT professionals succeed in the automation field, "Learning Ansible" provides an in-depth primer that covers all the essential skills. The book is an excellent resource that will help you become an expert IT automation specialist and Ansible Developer.Starting with an introduction to Ansible, the journey will show how crucial it is in today's IT settings. The first few chapters cover the essentials, diving into topics like configuration management, automation, inte...

A lyrical and accessible collection that explores both the landscape of Michigan and the inner life of one person who lives there.In an approachable, intimate, and contemplative voice, Keith Taylor's poems offer quiet observation of the landscapes the poet encounters. His poems reflect a Romantic sensibility and a modern inventiveness as he travels from Michigan to Cape Hatteras to the Irish countryside and moves in reflection from uncritical observation to self-qu...

Riding into Willow Springs, Texas, Jefferson Davis King trails a horse behind him intended as a gift for his friend C. D. Hollis. But Sheriff Hollis isn't around to collect--he'd been killed with a shotgun blast weeks earlier by an unknown gunman.

A major study on the theology of Beloved Community.This long-awaited work by the church's top clergy, scholars, and thought leaders examines the theological foundation of Beloved Community and its threats. It addresses such important topics as the legacy and sin of white supremacy, economic disparity, racial healing, and the call for reparations. The committee's work sheds light on the societal and cultural implications of the largest obstacle to the core mission o...