Swift Edge

Author : Laura DiSilverio
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429995597

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Swift Edge by Laura DiSilverio Pdf

Cagney and Lacey meets Stephanie Plum in Swift Edge, this second in the hilarious private eye novel series from author Laura DISilverio When world-class figure skater Dmitri Fane goes missing, his partner knows just whom to hire. It's up to Swift Investigations to find the missing Fane, and fast---the Olympics are just weeks away. It should be no trouble for the investigative team of Charlie Swift and Gigi Goldman: Their chief obstacle is Gigi's teenage daughter, Kendall, and her mad crush on Fane. That is, until the skating team's coach is brutally attacked and a colleague of Dmitri is killed, and things start to get complicated. Gigi's corralling a lovesick Kendall and dying to test out the hilarious techniques from her surveillance class. Charlie's dodging bullets and fending off Detective Connor Montgomery's advances. Their client is suddenly MIA. Can Charlie and Gigi solve two missing-persons cases and a murder at once, or will the culprit get off skate-free? Fast-paced adventure, high-stakes intrigue, and the madcap capers of these unlikely partners-in-crime solving make Swift Edge a delightful and welcome addition to the series.

Author : Irvin Ehrenpreis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000353594

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Swift: The Man, his Works, and the Age by Irvin Ehrenpreis Pdf

First published in 1983, Dean Swift is the concluding book in a series of three volumes providing a detailed exploration of the events of Swift’s life. The third volume follows Swift’s life and career from 1714 to 1745 and sets it against the public events of the age, paying close attention to political and economic change, ecclesiastical problems, social issues, and literary history. It traces Swift’s rise to becoming first citizen of Ireland and looks in detail at the composition, publication, and reception of Gulliver’s Travels, as well as many of Swift’s other works, both poetry and prose. It also explores Swift’s later years, his love affairs with Esther Johnson and Esther Vanhomrigh, his complicated friendships with Pope, Lord Bolingbroke, and Archbishop King, and his declining health. Dean Swift is a hugely detailed insight into Swift’s life from 1714 until his death and will be of interest to anyone wanting to find out more about his life and works.

Author : David Kopec
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781638356110

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Classic Computer Science Problems in Swift by David Kopec Pdf

Summary Classic Computer Science Problems in Swift invites readers to invest their energy in some foundational techniques that have been proven to stand the test of time. Along the way they'll learn intermediate and advanced features of the Swift programming language, a worthwhile skill in its own right. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Don't just learn another language. Become a better programmer instead. Today's awesome iOS apps stand on the shoulders of classic algorithms, coding techniques, and engineering principles. Master these core skills in Swift, and you'll be ready for AI, data-centric programming, machine learning, and the other development challenges that will define the next decade. About the Book Classic Computer Science Problems in Swift deepens your Swift language skills by exploring foundational coding techniques and algorithms. As you work through examples in search, clustering, graphs, and more, you'll remember important things you've forgotten and discover classic solutions to your "new" problems. You'll appreciate author David Kopec's amazing ability to connect the core disciplines of computer science to the real-world concerns of apps, data, performance, and even nailing your next job interview! What's Inside Breadth-first, depth-first, and A* search algorithms Constraint-satisfaction problems Solving problems with graph algorithms Neural networks, genetic algorithms, and more All examples written in Swift 4.1 About the Reader For readers comfortable with the basics of Swift. About the Author David Kopec is an assistant professor of computer science and innovation at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. He is an experienced iOS developer and the author of Dart for Absolute Beginners. Table of Contents Small problems Search problems Constraint-satisfaction problems Graph problems Genetic algorithms K-means clustering Fairly simple neural networks Miscellaneous problems

Author : Marcus "Perseus" Thompson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781300805298

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The Way Things Used to Be by Marcus "Perseus" Thompson Pdf

Author : Laura DiSilverio
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698165793

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The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio Pdf

Amy-Faye Johnson’s book club, the Readaholics, enjoys guessing whodunit in mysteries like The Maltese Falcon. But when a murder happens in their midst, they discover that solving crimes is harder that reading about them… Amy-Faye has always loved her idyllic Rocky Mountain town of Heaven, Colorado. Her event-planning business is thriving, her fellow book-obsessed Readaholics are great, and her parents live only a few blocks away. But lately her hometown has felt a little less heavenly. First, she agrees to plan a wedding without realizing the groom is her ex-boyfriend. Then, Ivy, one of her fellow Readaholics, dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances. The police rule Ivy’s death a suicide by poisoning, but Amy-Faye and the remaining Readaholics suspect foul play. Amy-Faye soon discovers that Ivy was hiding dangerous secrets—and making deadly enemies. Taking a page from her favorite literary sleuths, Amy-Faye is determined to find the real killer and close the book on this case. But finding the truth could spell her own ending…

Author : Laura DiSilverio
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Amateur sleuth mystery
ISBN : 9780451470843

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The Readaholics and the Poirot Puzzle by Laura DiSilverio Pdf

The Readaholics is the second book in Laura DiSilverio's cosy crime series about event planner Amy-Faye Johnson and her book club, The Readaholics, who become entangled in real-life whodunits. Amy Faye's book club is reading Murder on the Orient Express when her brother's hot-headed business partner is murdered. To keep Derek from being taken is as a suspect, the Readaholics take a page from Poirot and start to investigate.

Author : Laura DiSilverio
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698165816

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The Readaholics and the Gothic Gala by Laura DiSilverio Pdf

One sleuthing book club finds themselves in the midst of a gothic-esque mystery as they read Du Maurier’s Rebecca in the latest from the author of The Readaholics and the Poirot Puzzle. Reading the gothic classic Rebecca already has the Readaholics spooked, and the chills only get worse when someone in town actually gives up the ghost.... Amy-Faye Johnson has her hands full coordinating the Celebration of Gothic Novels in Heaven, Colorado. The festivities start off smoothly, but the weekend is soon cursed with large egos, old resentments, and uninvited guests. Matters become truly grave when a dead body is found at the gothic-themed costume party. The out-of-town authors claim not to know the victim, but Amy-Faye has doubts. With skeletons turning up in all of the suspects’ closets, Amy-Faye and the Readaholics must tap into their knowledge of gothic literature to find a killer who lurks in the shadows...

Author : Emily Skrutskie
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781635830019

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The Edge of the Abyss by Emily Skrutskie Pdf

Eighteen-year-old Cas Leung struggles with her morality and her romantic relationship with fellow pirate Swift as she and the Minnow crew work to take down wild sea monsters, dubbed Hellbeasts, who are attacking ships and destroying the ocean ecosystem.

Author : Peter Dash
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462048779

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Zurabia by Peter Dash Pdf

ZUrabiaa word that makes the CIA and MI5 shudder, conjuring images of bloodlust in extremists. It is the secret code name for a deadly coalition of rogue Wall Street and Swiss bankers, as well as Arab sovereign fund managers. Together with the Islamic terrorist group called Al Quomini and European neo-Nazis, they seek to enslave the free world. One soldier in the fight for freedom is an unlikely oneat least on the surface. Professor Adrian Sands, a Harvard University associate, has a shadowy past that few know. The scholar is also a trained mercenary and assassin secretly in the employ of the independent, spy agency called Z5. In an attempt to unravel the plans of ZUrabia, he partners with an ancient female Masonic order led by Isolde, an Austrian countess, and other allies from the Middle East. Shared peril soon draws Adrian and Isolde together in ways neither deems safe or prudent. Nothing less than the fate of Western civilization is in the hands of Sands and his Masonic companions, and the clock is ticking down to the physical and financial doomsday of ZUrabias making. The Masonic order is charged with stopping the corrupt bankers and terrorists from destroying Western democracies and much of the global economy along with it. Can Sands and the order unravel the conspiracy in time?

Author : Da Bing
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781647879600

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Sky Breaking Emperor by Da Bing Pdf

Yuwen was a Cultivator who sought opportunities to break through his limits little by little while he roamed. Coincidentally, they met an altar, and it was very obvious that this altar had Wu Ge's powerful ghost. As long as he could refine this altar, he would be able to control these souls. This way, he would be able to take a very good step on the path of cultivation. However, after working hard for a long time, she was still unable to refine it. In the end, when she was prepared to give up, a girl called Dong Qian Qian came out and helped him. His ordinary life would no longer be ordinary.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 974 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : England
ISBN : UCSC:32106019932638

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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Susanna Braund,Josiah Osgood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118301982

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A Companion to Persius and Juvenal by Susanna Braund,Josiah Osgood Pdf

A Companion to Persius and Juvenal breaks new ground in its in-depth focus on both authors as "satiric successors"; detailed individual contributions suggest original perspectives on their work, and provide an in-depth exploration of Persius' and Juvenal's afterlives. Provides detailed and up-to-date guidance on the texts and contexts of Persius and Juvenal Offers substantial discussion of the reception of both authors, reflecting some of the most innovative work being done in contemporary Classics Contains a thorough exploration of Persius' and Juvenal's afterlives

Author : Cameron Box
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798886540840

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Immortal Tears by Cameron Box Pdf

The world doesn't care, so why should I? A common thought that hunted its way through Mae's skull as she bent down at the remains of her shattered home. Her small village fueled a flame of conquest that she didn't understand, but for what she did know is that the world around her didn't care. She was alone and orphaned as she moved her eyes to the afternoon sky that was being suffocated like prey to a serpent. All she could hear was the trampling of horses and the screaming of men, women, and children. Her thoughts twisted like a mighty storm as her panic was masked with the arrival of a stranger in a green hood.

Author : Rob Cowen
Publisher : Random House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781473506541

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Common Ground by Rob Cowen Pdf

ONE OF BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE NATURE BOOKS AS FEATURED ON BBC's WINTERWATCH SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2016 'Bold and beautiful.' Robert Macfarlane 'Sensitive, thoughtful and poetic ... leading us into a whole new way of looking at the world' Michael Palin 'Touched by genius' John Lewis-Stempel 'Absolutely mesmerizing, utterly beautiful and engrossing' Joanne Harris After moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire, and about to become a father for the first time, Rob Cowen finds himself in unfamiliar territory. Disoriented, hemmed in by winter and yearning for open space, he ventures out to a nearby edge-land: a pylon-slung tangle of wood, hedge, field, meadow and river that lies unclaimed and overlooked on the outskirts of town. Digging deeper into this lost landscape, he begins to uncover its many layers and lives – beast, bird, insect, plant and people – in kaleidoscopic detail. As the seasons change and the birth of his child draws closer, his transformative journey into the blurry space where human and nature meet becomes increasingly profound. In bringing this edge-land to life, Cowen offers both a both a unique portrait of people and place through time and an unforgettable exploration of the common ground we share with the natural world, the past and each other.

Author : Valerie Sanders,Joanne Shattock,Joanne Wilkes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781040129234

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The Selected Works of Margaret Oliphant, Part II Volume 5 by Valerie Sanders,Joanne Shattock,Joanne Wilkes Pdf

Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years. She wrote some 98 novels, fifty or more short stories, twenty-five works of non-fiction, including biographies and historic guides to European cities, and more than three hundred periodical articles. This is the most ambitious critical edition of her work.