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The Pragmatic Programmer is a remarkable book penned by David Thomas. Published in 2019, this book falls under the genre of computer programming and software development. The book is a gem for those who seek to enhance their programming skills. It provides practical advice on a wide range of topics, including personal responsibility, career development, and creating flexible, robust code. The Pragmatic Programmer is not about a particular language or development environment; it's about approaching programming in a pragmatic and thoughtful way. The book is published by Pearson Education (US), a well-known name in the field of educational and professional publishing. It's an essential read for programmers who are serious about honing their craft.

'This is quite the best book on portrait painting, in any medium, that I've seen for a very long time, perhaps ever.' Artbookreview.netInvest your portraiture with character and ease with this complete guide to drawing and painting portraits in watercolour, pencil and charcoal, which includes five step-by-step projects and numerous practical techniques.

How can you help raise your sons to handle difficult emotions and process complex ideas of masculinity? Drawing from 25 years of counseling, David Thomas explains what's behind the common struggles boys face, and explores how to foster emotional intelligence within your sons by teaching them healthy, constructive ways to express their emotions.

Thomas, in the only combat account of World War II Torpedo Bomber pilot ever published, relates his 25 months of service with Torpedo Squadron 4 (VT-4) on the USS RANGER, USS BUNKER HILL, and USS ESSEX. Thomas served in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters, and in some of the most important World War II battles. While on the RANGER, he participated in OPERATION LEADER, the most significant attack on Northern Europe by a US carrier during the war. During LEADER, while attacking a freight barge carrying 40 tons of ammunition, Thomas' plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire. Surprisingly, in spite of the considerable engine damage, the plane made it back to the RANGER, where Thomas crash-landed. That landing was his 13th official carrier landing. In the Pacific, Thomas participated in the numerous actions against Japanese targets in the Philippines, including strikes on Ormoc Bay, Cavite, Manilla, Santa Cruz, San Fernando, Lingayen, Mindoro, Clark Field and Aparri. Following these actions, Thomas' squadron made strikes on Formosa, French Indo-China, Saigon, Pescadores, Hainan, Amami O Shima, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Japan. The attack on Japan was the first attack on Japan from an aircraft carrier since the "Doolittle Raid." While on the ESSEX, just after Thomas had returned from a strike on Santa Cruz, the ship was hit by a Kamikaze piloted by Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Yoshino Special Attack Corps. Yamaguchi was flying a Yokosuba D4Y3 dive bomber. The Kamikaze attack killed 16 crewman and wounded 44. Returning from a strike on Hainan, off the Chinese coast, Thomas' plane ran out of fuel. After a harrowing water landing, Thomas and squadron photographer Montague succeeded in inflating and launching one rubber boat and his crewman Gress another. After a long day in pre-Typhoon weather with 40 foot swells, the three were rescued by the USS SULLIVANS. In recounting the events in this book, Thomas draws upon his daily journal, his letters home, and extensive interviews and research conducted over 40 years with fellow pilots and crewman. The book cites 20 interviews and 5 combat journals, and contains 209 photos documenting the ships, planes, men, and combat actions of Torpedo Squadron 4. Many of the photographs were collected by Thomas during the war and include gun photo shots, recon photos, and, remarkably, a picture of the tail of Thomas' Torpedo plane as it sinks in the China Sea following his water crash landing.

This Reader brings together nearly 80 extracts from major works by Christians and Muslims that reflect their reciprocal knowledge and attitudes. It spans the period from the early 7th century, when Islam originated, to 1500. The general introduction provides a historical and geographical summary of Christian-Muslim encounters in the period and a short account of the religious, intellectual and social circumstances in which encounters took place and works were written. Topics from the Christian perspective include: condemnations of the Qur'an as a fake and Muhammad as a fraud, depictions of Islam as a sign of the final judgement, and proofs that it was a Christian heresy. On the Muslim side they include: demonstrations of the Bible as corrupt, proofs that Christian doctrines were illogical, comments on the inferior status of Christians, and accounts of Christian and Muslim scholars in collaboration together. Each of the six parts contains the following pedagogical features: -A short introduction -An introduction to each passage and author -Notes explaining terms that readers might not have previously encountered

After a string of political assassinations takes place, the FBI leads a Joint Task Force to track down and stop those involved and stem a tide of rising violence. What they discover is a plot beyond anything they could have concieved: a plan that would destroy the government and plunge the nation into a second civil war.

A weekend trip turns deadly when a hit team attacks Sarah Hayes and puts her into a coma. Enraged by the attack, bodyguard and boyfriend Steven Thomas vows revenge against Eduardo Suarez and forms a plan to strike back at him and put the threat to rest once and for all.

David Fleming and a group of Delta Force Commandoes are racing ahead of assassins to protect an Iranian Scientist and his family seeking asylum in the United States. They have proof that traitors within the U.S. Government have conspired with the Iranian military to smuggle nuclear weapons into the country to conduct an attack that will bring America to its knees. Now, it's a race against time to find the weapons and stop them from going off.

THE FUTURE OF WORK IS IN YOUR HANDSWant to inspire and motivate your employees to greatness, create an award-winning corporate culture, and build tomorrow's workplace today?From attracting and retaining top talent to unleashing your ability to adapt, grow, and stay one step ahead of industry change, FUN AT WORK¿ reveals how tomorrow's business leaders can consistently create a roadmap to ongoing success by leveraging the transformative power of play.A crash course in cutting-edge business leadership and management methods, it demonstrates how to design the workplace of the future ¿ and leverage new corporate and workforce strategies to turn your organization into a powerhouse of creativity, productivity, and innovation.Inside the pages of FUN AT WORK, you won't just discover how to craft winning HR strategies and solutions, and create more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workspaces. You'll also learn how to radically boost organizational output and performance ¿ not to mention employee motivation and engagement.Offering a fresh and inspired take on leadership, it explains how to:¿ Lead, Inspire, and Motivate a Next-Generation Workforce¿ Unlock Creativity and Innovation in Your Business¿ Build an Award-Winning Workplace and Working Model¿ Recruit and Retain Tomorrow's Leaders¿ Adapt to Ongoing Change and Disruption¿ Reimagine the Shape of Corporate Culture¿ Craft Winning HR Strategies and SolutionsBrought to you by Professor of Play David Thomas, and Scott Steinberg, the world's leading business strategist, FUN AT WORK reveals the core business principles and practices that you need to implement to deliver game-changing workforce strategies - and explains how to lead these initiatives.

When fiormer Army Ranger Steven Thomas is hired as a Bodyguard to an actress being threatened by her ex-boyfriend he thought it would be a dream job. He never counted on the Ex being a Hitman for a Mexican Drug Cartel, or that he'd fall in love with his client.

The FBI has been intercepting chatter regarding the terrorist activity. But it's not coming from the usual mid-eastern sources. It's coming from within our hemisphere. More specifically, it's coming from the Pacific North West. They decide to send agent Angelina Cartier undercover to try to locate the source of the threat. The only problem is that the beautiful agent has minimal field experience, and she will need all the help she can get as she discovers the threat is from a vicious militia group called the Keepers. What the Keepers don't know is Agent Cartier has a secret weapon. She has been teamed up with Sean Malone and his partner Jake Collins of Homeland Security, and Sean has a very specific gift. They'll need to pull out all the stops if they expect to stop the Keepers and thwart their sinister plan.

Vanity Project is an insight into the business of styling. It's a beautiful photo book that tells a tale about the relationship between the fairy-tale worlds of fashion and celebrity, told by the protagonists in their own words. And it's the story of how, with the right kind of help and belief, one boy's dream came true.

Crotch Thinking is the story of one baby boomer’s sexuality from his third year to his seventieth.  Repression, hormones, and cultural forces led to a shotgun marriage and two daughters he adored and abandoned for a second, trophy wife.  Passionate pleasure with her obscured the permanent pain brought on by her alcohol and drug addictions and his codependence. Then, the joy of their son’s open adoption was overshadowed by failed treatment attempts and professional ruin. After six decades he learned the difference between lust and love, but not in time to save his children from alcoholism, depression, obesity, and inability to trust. From this life millennial men can learn to reflect on their sexuality and communicate openly about it.