Journey through the fascinating story of Lisp: How it came about and why it was designed the way it was. Meet the geniuses involved in its creation, including Alonzo Church, Alan Turing, and the father of Lisp and artificial intelligence, John McCarthy. Lisp has informed the design of most programming languages in use today, and to learn how Lisp was constructed is to learn what programming is all about.Explore the mathematical foundations of the language and dive deeply into its e...

Sometimes ordinary people are called on to achieve extraordinary things.Sometimes it starts out simply with a thought or a vision. For Wil Groot,it literally started with a dream.‘I was walking on an unpaved dusty road and ran into some children playing.I asked them where their parents were. ‘We do not have parents,’ they repliedand continued playing. Later I saw a dilapidated farm and thought I’ll make ahouse for you from that.I woke...

2013 Christy Award winner!Years of Nazi occupation have stolen much from Brigitte Durand. Family. Freedom. Hope for a future, especially for a woman with a past like hers. But that changes the day American fighter pilot Tom Jaeger is shot down over occupied France. Picked up by the Resistance, Tom becomes the linchpin in their plan to infiltrate a Germans-only brothel and get critical intel out through Brigitte, a prostitute rumored to be sympathetic to the Allied c...

The sons of Joseph run a successful carpentry business in Nazareth. At least, it was successful until the oldest brother, Jesus, left home to tell the world he will forgive their sins and save their souls. Now everyone is hearing outlandish reports of healings and exorcisms. Business is suffering: not many people want a stool made by the family of the local crazy man.When one of his brothers starts listening to Jesus' troubling speeches and fanatical Zealots descend on Nazareth to ...

On an Earth with titanic forests instead of oceans, highly-trained rangers brave the depths to bring back footage of treacherous landscapes and ferocious beasts. It's a dangerous job, but it has its moments: when a trio of ranger recruits stumble across a strange artifact, they begin to unravel a mystery with planet-spanning ramifications. The only problem is, if they're going to uncover the truth, they have to survive the worst the forest can throw at them first.

You are a leader. Not because you have a title, but because you wake up every day committed to the well-being and success of the important people in your life. Whether you're a manager, parent, teacher, coach, or CEO -you want better for the people you lead, and you're searching for a better way to get them there. For too long, the concepts of human potential, performance, and resilience have been needlessly complicated. Stephen de Groot shares a comprehensive model that makes it simple.

You're the one, Nathaniel had said. You go and tell her, "No stones."Rivkah knows her own sin all too well. She knows the prophets' judgments against women like her—and still believes that prostitution doesn't even compare to the most secret and shameful incident of her past. Not even her best friend knows what she did. Only God knows.Determined to make her way to Caesarea Maritima to confront the mother of her beloved Nathaniel, Jorah has no time to consi...

Learn how to use the Power Query M formula language and its functions effectively for better data modeling and impactful business intelligence reports. Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesGet comprehensive coverage of fundamental and advanced Power Query conceptsGain hands-on experience with practical examples based on real-world problemsDelve into the intricacies of Power Query M language ...

2015 Christy Award winner!ECPA 2015 Christian Book Award Finalist!Near the end of the Civil War, inhumane conditions at Andersonville Prison caused the deaths of 13,000 Union soldiers in only one year. In this gripping and affecting novel, three young Confederates and an entire town come face-to-face with the prison's atrocities and will learn the cost of compassion, when withheld and when given.Sentry Dance Pickett has watched, helpl...

If there is a way into madness, logic says there is a way out. Logic says. Tallis, a philosopher's servant, is sent to a Greek academy in Palestine only to discover that it has silently, ominously, disappeared. No one will tell him what happened, but he learns what has become of four of its scholars. One was murdered. One committed suicide. One worships in the temple of Dionysus. And one . . . one is a madman.From Christy Award–winning author Tracy Groot comes a tale of mystery, ho...

With a foreword by Dr. William Li, New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Beat DiseaseFrom the founders of the popular superfood brand, Your Super, comes a beautiful cookbook designed to supercharge health and healing with a customizable plant-based diet and 100+ delicious recipes.After his surprise cancer diagnosis at twenty-four, Michael Kuech radically shifted his diet. Realizing the powerful connection between foo...

'Performance Research Methods' is the first comprehensive guide to contemporary methodologies in performance studies, offering a clear and structured overview of the tools currently shaping research in theatre, dance, and performance. While many volumes focus on individual methods, this book uniquely surveys a range of approaches, presenting their historical background, analytical potential, practical application, and interdisciplinary relevance.Designed with clarity and usability ...