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What do Trojan Horses, exploding blimps, and molasses tsunamis have in common? They’re all epic disasters that history tried to warn us about—yet somehow, we keep hitting “repeat.” In History’s Greatest Blunders: The Epic Fails We Can’t Stop Repeating, D.C. Smith turns up the volume on the past’s biggest screw-ups—from military missteps and tech crashes to ecological chaos and brilliant ideas gone hilariously wrong. Told with razor-sharp wit and unexpected insight, this isn’t your high school history class. It’s a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud journey through the failures ...

Operations Anti-Patterns, DevOps Solutions shows how to implement DevOps techniques in the kind of imperfect environments most developers work in. Part technology tutorial, part reference manual, and part psychology handbook, this practical guide shows you realistic ways to bring DevOps to your team when you don't have the flexibility to make sweeping changes in organizational structure.

Divided, Atticus, Daria, Prince Victor, and Zane must endure The Descendants Trials, a series of tests given to them by Sofos, each unique to them. Zane must see his way through Bonvidian history, while Prince Victor fights to prove his worth. Daria must survive the unknown that surrounds her. Atticus battles his way through the desert with a familiar face. Will Atticus and his friends be able to figure out the meaning of the trials before their time closes?

Human cloning. Technology evolves faster than we do. The law shields us from our worst temptations. But the opportunity is there, dangling just out of reach - perfection and ascension or delusion and destruction. The choice is ours. In this collection of clone-themed stories, 10 of today’s top speculative fiction writers explore our morality and built-in societal restraints and reflect upon our state of grace. Similar is not necessarily the same.

Originally published a decade ago and now expanded, this book is a homage to the greatest detective story writer of the 20th century, an Anglo-American who took Los Angeles, his adopted home, off the road maps and into the land of legend. For Raymond Chandler, who died in 1959, his literary descendants will do just about anything, and that includes contributing to an anthology honoring him. Thus, in here we find the likes of Sara Paretsky, Robert Crais, Loren D. Estleman, Jonathan Valin, Robert Campbell, Eric Van Lustbader, Simon Brett, Julie Smith, Jeremiah Healy, Roger L. Simon, James ...

Some 100,000 soldiers fought in the April 1862 battle of Shiloh, and nearly 20,000 men were killed or wounded; more Americans died on that Tennessee battlefield than had died in all the nation's previous wars combined. In the first book in his new series, Steven E. Woodworth has brought together a group of superb historians to reassess this significant battle and provide in-depth analyses of key aspects of the campaign and its aftermath.

According to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, "Ma" Barker was the head of the infamous Barker-Karpis gang, which terrorized the Midwest between 1931 and 1936. But was she really? Or did Hoover create the myth of "Ma" Barker to explain away her death at the hands of his G-Men in a bloody shootout in Florida? "The Barker-Karpis Gang: An American Crime Family" traces the origins of the Barker family and the lives of the Barker boys, Herman, Lloyd, Arthur "Doc" and Fred Barker; and their bloody rampage across the pages of Prohibition Era history, to the final vicious gun battle between Hoover's G-...

Weaving together extensive interviews with victims, law enforcement officers, lawyers, and judges, Rogue Prosecutors: How Radical Soros Lawyers Are Destroying America's Communities offers a searing portrait of the devastation caused by the policies of these hand-picked activists, how their hands-off approach to prosecution has encouraged lawlessness and eviscerated the relationship with law enforcement, and why minorities have suffered the most in cities with “progressive prosecutors.”

Prepare to Embark on a Journey of Resilience, Perseverance, and Passion! In a world where education stands at a crossroads, we refuse to back down. We’re more than just students—we’re advocates for one another, determined to carve out a brighter future despite political resistance and mounting challenges. Each of us—Javier, Lena, and I—share the same drive, wrestling with our doubts yet united by a common dream of success. But tensions are rising. Our community is deeply divided over our teacher Ben's innovative AI program, a system with the potential to revolutionize learning forever.

Grand Prize Winner of Harlequin's 2015 So You Think You Can Write contest Debut author Lauren D.M. Smith delivers an epic fantasy romance in this soaring tale of a kickass warrior and the emperor she's honor-bound to defend The bride candidates have been summoned. Their numbers are many, yet...

Americans spend an average of $1,200 per year on prescription drugs alone. That’s more than any other country in the world. Yet every American can reduce this huge expense! The world gives us plenty to worry about, but at the end of the day, it’s our health that should be our biggest concern. So why is it that we put it off? We pile on the calories and the stress until our bodies and minds can take no more.

Claire, the Devil's assistant, knows very little about the world she was dropped into five years ago, when she inherited her mother's unpaid debt to the Demon King. She certainly didn't expect to be a contender for the Fallen Queen's throne, a target for the Druid King's mafia, or a suspect in the murder of Junior, the Devil's oldest hell spawn. In a last-ditch effort to save her life and get out of her deal with the Devil she sets out to solve Junior's murder only to be taken prisoner by the four most dangerous immortal hell spawn alive.

Diversity Dawn Academy is back for another year, and Benjamin and Sarah are in a pickle! Between the overwhelming number of new applications, the ever-snappy, always obstinate school board of the Ridgefield school district, and a full-blown pandemic...Yeah, it's safe to say the pair's got their work cut out for them! Despite the chaos, everything had been going swimmingly at Diversity Dawn Academy. With all-time high enrollment rates, all the communal support they could ever ask for, and an absolutely immaculate graduation rate, everything was as perfect as could be.

The secret to permanent weight loss revealed. The real reason diets fail has nothing to do with calories and everything to do with the balance of bacteria in your gut. A simple guide to show you how to finally achieve your ideal weight. The 100 trillion bacteria that live in your digestive...

Facing Death Together is a true story of how a loving marriage of 16 years is suddenly turned upside down after a simple routine visit to the doctor because of constipation. No one in the family suspected the traumatic reality of facing an unexpected diagnosis.

A rich and varied collection of classic short stories by British writers: 'Quality' by John Galsworthy, 'The Mark on the Wall' by Virginia Woolf, 'The Horse Dealer’s Daughter' by D. H. Lawrence, 'The Ticking of the Clock' by Louisa Baldwin, 'The Fiddler of the Reels' by Thomas Hardy, 'The Return' by R. Murray Gilchrist, 'Kew Gardens' by Virginia Woolf, 'Seashore Macabre' by Hugh Walpole, 'Satan’s Circus' by Eleanor Smith, 'The Coffin Merchant' by Richard Middleton....

Join the last vestiges of Humanity and their alien allies (the reptilian Thrynn, the insectoid Velox, and the plant-based Elowan) as they attempt to carve out their own territory in a sector of space filled with wondrous opportunity and deadly threats. Brave explorers seek out new worlds to colonize while merchants cruise from starport to starport, their holds laden with exotic goods. Not all in this futuristic setting have noble intent. For every prospector and trader attempting to make a difference, a dozen pirates, smugglers, and mobsters engage in all manner of criminal enterprise.

In this book, Michael Smith and Rahul Telang, experts on entertainment analytics, show how the success of House of Cards upended the film and TV industries - and how companies like Amazon and Apple are changing the rules in other entertainment industries, notably publishing and music. We're living through a period of unprecedented technological disruption in the entertainment industries.

Dr. Ian K. Smith's diets really work. America has lost millions of pounds following his bestselling programs: The Fat Smash Diet, Extreme Fat Smash and now, The 4 Day Diet—an eating plan that allows readers to avoid the normal (and fatal) pitfalls of dieting. Now you can try THE 4 DAY DETOX...

Do you swear to reveal to this jury of your peers the truths you’ve withheld from your lord and master? In the afterlife, Josette has made a pact with the Dark Lord to try Angelique for crimes against true love. But Josette’s time spent as a restless spirit has taken its toll. Is she strong enough to take on her old adversary? If Angelique is convicted, then her soul is forfeit, restoring Josette to life and beauty. If not....