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This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and Neal Ford—hands-on practitioners who have taught software architecture classes professionally for years—focus on architecture principles that apply across all technology stacks.

In this deeply personal, accessible compilation of stories and supportive resources, Hannah invites us on her complex journey through a year of poison— the multi-drug, weekly chemotherapy that saved her life. In 2020, Hannah was diagnosed with a rare stage IV cancer that came from her pregnancy, treated during the pandemic at Duke University Hospital. This is a story of cancer, but also of ancestors, parenting, and religious and spiritual questions.

I came home to Sugar Creek bruised but not broken. Music school in Boston was supposed to be my dream, but somewhere along the way, I stopped hearing my own voice. Between the pressure, the silence I kept about my ex, and the expectations I’ve piled onto myself, I’m unraveling. This summer is meant to be a quiet reset—until I’m paired with Owen Harper for the town scavenger hunt. Now, the boy I barely noticed in high school sees me in ways no one else ever has.

A curious girl experiments with her father’s putrefying corpse. An attempt at resurrection in Key West leads to an unusual meal. An evening with a babysitter brings forth an altogether different form of “Satanic Panic.” Tim Waggoner calls Douglas Ford a “sinister surgeon with a night black scalpel,” and with this collection of stories, you’re invited to witness what happens when we cut up dad.

The Present Times: Neah Bey returns in an all-new world-ending conspiracy! Imagine artifacts exist that describe perfectly and completely that this is the second time around for the human race. What will governments and financial institutions do to prevent the artifacts from being revealed to the world’s population? Who will want them destroyed, and why? Who gains from their exposure?

The epic true story of one man’s documented journey from borderline atheism to the Kingdom of God. The Divine Intervention: UFO Chronicles for Christ reveals how the American Dream can suddenly turn into a nightmare when darkness and deception invade a life that seemed perfect on paper. Jason Ford was an ex–minor league baseball player turned finance professional, living by the ocean with his family. He had success, stability, and everything to be thankful for—until the shadows came.

In this short story collection, Garret Ford, a weird fiction writer from Canada, weaves 11 surrealist tales about the paranormal, time travel, and hyperreality. These weird short stories are not for the faint of heart; a fan of both horror and comedy, the author doesn't overlook a good laugh. It is important to remember that he is telling a story, and he could not care less if it is morally or politically correct.

Aden was a warehouse worker from a little town called Pine Cove. In August of 3022, humanity was attacked by a ravenous insectoid species determined to destroy everything in their path. Aden’s life changed when the New Coalition of Systems drafted him to fight the threat.

It is said that you only want what you cannot have. I hate to be a cliche, but that statement rings true for me. In my case it's not what I want, but rather who. Tara Brooks. Sweet, funny, and my little sister's best friend. I've got a list of reasons why I'm no good for her, starting with the fact that I'm a decade older. She's just starting out and I’m about to retire. Still, I'm used to getting what I want. And I've never been very good at following the rules.

Do you feel there is something more to be found in life? Is there something more for your life? Traditionally people turn to religions to find that "more." Today, when cultures are in upheaval and traditional religions are collapsing, a prominent Zen teacher explores the possibility of a spirituality at the heart of all religions. Zen at the End of Religion is a brief introduction to Zen as a practical expression of perennial wisdom, a "naturalistic perennialism."

Four friends embark on a quest for revenge, but inadvertently discover a way to make a lot of money. Their discovery brings them into the world of espionage where they are forced to work for a secret government organization. They’ll soon uncover deadly secrets that could easily tilt the balance of power in the world. Join them as they escape the cold grasp of a sinister organization that will stop at nothing to establish itself as a new global power.

With the last breath of autumn, a blizzard rises, and the circle is closed. Trapped at the Iron Skirt Inn, Friar Loric awaits his comrades, however, something is amiss. The first snows are stained carnage red, and there will be more gore. Stalking death haunts the winter woods, ancient horrors awaken, hungry for the blood of man. Loric wades knee deep in dead as gnawing cold and ultraviolence consume the mining village of Fehrberg. A wintry tale of looming dread, monsters and men, and unbidden dead.

A road-trip takes a dark detour when Steve and Nancy decide to visit distant family, unwittingly opening a trove of family secrets that threaten to change everything they know about themselves and each other. From the author of The Trick and The Infection Party comes a neo-Southern Gothic tale that follows a surreal path to sinister museums in thrift stores, an ex-wrestler with an unspeakable appetite, time-bending government experiments, and finally a revelation about what’s hidden upstairs. Keep the location services turned on so you’re not the one who dies first.

What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus Christ when we feel stirred up with anger in our families, neighborhoods, wards, workplaces, online communities, and public forums? It is challenging to heed prophetic invitations to take more seriously the Savior’s call to “love your enemies” and to be peacemakers while maintaining integrity.

Parenting: Wrong Turns, Right Lessons: 30 Insights to Build Lifelong Influence and Relationships with Your Children is the first book in Scott's newest series featuring his three sons as co-authors, writing on the topics of parenting, communication, and relationships. This book focuses on 30 specific lessons that lead author Scott Jeffrey Miller has learned as a reluctant (hostage) parent to three sons after a life of intended bachelorhood.

HellBound Books pays loving homage to the spine-tingling 70’s kids’ anthology Monsters, Monsters, Monsters, without which they would not be around today to delight horror fans with these 17 deliciously gruesome tales. Dig into this slew of unique, terrifying monsters—each one hand-picked for your deplorably horrific delight.

Cassie Woods's tenacity has helped her achieve a modicum of success in the male-dominated world of journalism in 1880s New York City. Despite her father's recent downfall, her courtship with gruff but handsome Detective O'Neill is going well. Now she has the opportunity to earn a place at the second-biggest newspaper in the city--if she can prove herself with an undercover story exposing the dangers of life in the city's garment factories.

Some children still spent summer hopping in Kent. Our class went camping in Ashdown Forest, a change from the bomb sites. We had the cubs and brownies where we earned proficiency badges in a number of skills. On Sundays, the Lido was a short bus ride away. More of our relations now came from Ireland and our Christmas parties were exciting. Passing the scholarship meant losing friends but gaining new ones. Among my friends in the streets of Paddington, this meant I was an outsider once more — a mixed blessed.

Ever since a traumatic brain injury changed his life, Colter James has kept to himself. He doesn't do small talk. Doesn't do crowds. And certainly doesn't do women. When my sleazy ex starts causing trouble, Colter shows up like a storm—dark, dangerous, and hell-bent on protecting me even if it means breaking all of his rules. Now he's stepping into my world—one quiet gesture, one lingering glance at a time.

Steve, now recovered from his horrific injuries, forms a plan to restore the balance of power in their camp, but his opposition is also playing a dangerous game. Meanwhile, Sanctuary reveals its secrets to Dan and the others, and they find safety and comfort behind the high walls. But safety is an illusion, and there are forces converging on them with a malevolence that they have not battled before.