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Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability need to be resolved. In addition, there's an overwhelming variety of systems, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, data...

In this Very Short Introduction, now thoroughly revised and updated to take account of the most recent scholarship, Peter Marshall argues that the Reformation was a long-term process of social, political, and cultural change.

In a world reeling from an unusual plague, monsters lurk in the streets while terrified survivors arm themselves and roam the countryside in packs. Or perhaps something very different is happening. When a disease affects how reality is perceived, it's hard to be certain of anything . . . Spence is one of the "cured" living at the Ironside rehabilitation facility. Haunted by guilt, he refuses to face the changed world until a new inmate challenges him to help her find her old crew. But if he can't tell the truth from the lies, how will he know if he has earned the redemption he dreams of?

When an accident claims his life, Gareth finds himself reborn on Acamida. Dropped into a world where sorcerers draw magical power from a deck of cards, summoning monsters and flinging spells, Gareth must adapt to having arcane power at his fingertips. It’s just a shame he’s found himself with the weakest cards around - goblins!

In a series of poignant and supernatural tales, a silent woman dressed in a black hoodie walks unnoticed through hospitals, nursing homes, disaster scenes, and funeral gatherings. She arrives when lives reach their crossroads, bearing witness to humanity's final moments of courage, regret, forgiveness, and grace.

A body in a shallow grave, a man buried alive, and an anonymous caller who vanished into the night. When a woman's secret rendezvous in a Lincolnshire forest leads to a horrifying discovery—a hand protruding from the earth—she makes an anonymous call to the police, then disappears. It's Sunday evening, and DCI Freya Bloom and DI Ben Savage are standing over the shallow grave of Oliver Trent, a well-respected family solicitor, still dressed in his suit with his wallet and car keys in his pockets.

A sweeping adult epic fantasy of time-woven destiny, metaphysical mystery, and the courage to transform. For fans of Diana Gabaldon, Katharine Kerr, and Juliet Marillier—stories where magic, memory, and meaning intertwine.

You're busy. But is the work actually under control? In most growing organisations, the felt loss of control isn't a discipline problem. It's a drift problem. Work starts clear and slowly goes vague. Owners are implied, never named. Decisions stall. And the surprises that land late were visible all along — no one owned the act of raising them.

James Green is a A.I. expert and test pilot–formally working for the RAF based in a top-secret development centre in Wales UK. A series of events happened that sees his military base closed. In a matter of days James found himself without a job, career; also, his wife just left him. James contacted an old friend and found himself in Russia; based at a top-secret underground research and development centre in Siberia. He fell in love with Olga who was an experimental Russian fighter plane that had advanced artificial intelligence and a lot of human traits.

In Naples, Florida, brides are dying. In the months leading up to their weddings, seemingly healthy women begin collapsing. Doctors and investigators point to extreme dieting, social-media "cleanse" fads, and the brutal pressure to achieve perfection before walking down the aisle. The cases are quietly ruled tragic but unsurprising. No one wants to look deeper. Except the wives and partners of the elite XYZ Team. Accustomed to living in the shadow of men trained to solve impossible problems, these women have learned to observe, analyze, and connect dots that others overlook.

A village built on silence. A killer driven by legacy…When human remains are uncovered in a village allotment, the quiet Lincolnshire community of Nocton is forced to confront a past it has kept buried for generations. The discovery brings village life to a standstill — and exposes a silence that has lasted far too long. The victim is identified as Mary Patterson, just nineteen years old when she died nearly a century ago. As forensic analysis reveals evidence of sustained suffering, Detective Chief Inspector Freya Bloom realises this is no forgotten tragedy.

Moving to Russia, James Green is an English R.A. F. Test Pilot and A.I. specialist. He is rapidly promoted due to his success and friendship with the President of Russia. Green's love affair is embraced by the world—his achievement gained him worldwide popularity and respect. Several women now in powerful positions vie for his attention. One however is a deadly traitor. Will this be uncovered in time, or will it be the end of James Green?

Julian Harris is haunted by dreams in which he becomes a monster—an evil beyond comprehension. Sometimes it feels like something is trying to get inside him. Or maybe it is already there, waiting for the chance to escape into the waking world. Godthorne, Julian’s picture-postcard hometown, hides a darkness of its own. Fifteen years ago, five girls vanished from its streets. Now another schoolgirl is missing. The man blamed for the original crimes is long dead. So is this the work of a copycat, or something far stranger?

1972: Elijah and Joanna Ingham were found bludgeoned to death, blood smeared across their walls in cryptic symbols. Their daughters vanished into the night. 2016: Nine-year-old Erin Jackson disappeared in Harwood Forest. Her father, Tom, searches desperately, uncovering ties between his missing child, the forest, and the Ingham murders.

At fourteen, Abigail has no answer to the question of who she really is. Her life has been consumed by caring for her damaged mother. When tragedy strikes, she is uprooted from her bleak city flat and sent to live at her estranged uncle’s country estate. Silenus House is a maze of shadowed corridors and echoing rooms, filled with artifacts that hint at sinister histories. For the first time, Abigail has the chance to experience the childhood she has been denied. But the estate’s wealth comes with a darkness she cannot ignore.

The Lord is my shepherd , I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside still waters, he restores my soul. He guides me inn path of righteousness for his names sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup over flows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

And you wonder why things aren’t living up with God’s will for your life, because you’re hard headed. There is nothing, but bondage wrapping around you. You never stopped to think when I attach myself to this person will I inherit their baggage, curses, beliefs, poverty, and disobedience. The ones whom are the true blessing to you are total strangers that are not blood related or not close to you at all.

[“God Maketh Rich; and add no sorrow.”]

When you first get married you never think when you say you do it really means you don’t. Meaning it’s not what it’s all cracked up to be. Reality check!! It starts off like cloud nine, hot fun in the sun, Disney world, one of your beings. It’s a lot of work. Unless you’re ready to do that run away now. This is from a man’s point of view. I’m tired of feeling insecure at times.

When a violent summer storm hits the Lincolnshire Wolds, the tiny village of Bag Enderby falls foul of the devastating deluge. Homes are flooded, fallen trees lie across the winding lanes, and in one picturesque valley, a terrible secret is unearthed – a woman’s body is discovered floating among the debris.

Petunia Prima Ballerina is the story of a young girl whose dreams of becoming a Prima Ballerina will take her on a whirlwind journey filled with unforeseen obstacles. Petunia is a girl with big dreams, and the courage to face any challenge that comes her way. She is determined to become the best Prima Ballerina she can be, no matter the cost. With every step of her journey, she learns more about herself and the power of determination. As she faces the obstacles in her path, will Petunia reach her dream of becoming a Prima Ballerina?