J James: 962 books

If you’re a web developer or designer ready to learn Rails, this unique book is the ideal way to start. Rather than throw you into the middle of the framework’s Model-View-Controller architecture, Learning Rails 3 works from the outside in. You’ll begin with the foundations of the Web...

Despite saving a city held hostage, Douglas Lawson's life has been thrown into chaos. Facing an organized gang of criminals, he suffered injuries requiring him to walk with a cane. Now those same criminals know who he is and where he lives. Doug must keep his family and friends safe while still investigating...

This book describes the linguistic and pedagogical dimensions of a large action research project that deployed and extended the current work on genre pedagogy to an on-line learning environment. In particular, it explores how genre-based pedagogy can be used to support the academic literacy development...

An ancient Demon has appeared in Derry every thirty years to feed on the souls of young girls. Led by the Voice, and with his ally, Father Ignatius Collins, Anthony is once again out to destroy the Demons. But will he be strong enough to destroy the most ancient demon of all? Anthony, a hump-backed,...

Teenager Jake travels across America with his granny- his witch granny in a Camper van. As they search for Jake's witch mother they are pursued by the Unit, a band of day vampires- chemically enhanced men whose only desire is to become real vampires. Ther Unit is led by Jake's aunt. On their journey,...

An alien contacts three teenagers. The alien had crashed into a lough in Donegal Ireland, and its safety craft, that it has lain in for over a thousand years, is quickly surfacing. Each of the contacted teenagers is intelligent. The boys are lonely. Paul is fat. Conor's father is dead. Sarah is a...

All over the western world, children want the most Fabulous, Splendiferous toy ever. The toy, a life-like little man, is being offered as a prize by eccentric millionaire, Carractiticus. The price of the ticket- 20pence. All proceeds going to help children in third world countries. Sophie, who has lost her father, sends off her ticket in the hope she will win it. What happens if she does?

Thomas now views his magic as less than good, but he must raise one more army. This one not of his creation though. For the first time he learns fear of the undead. More than ever, he longs to see the waters of the great sea to the west. Will he find peace there? Will Christina and he find a home...

Inside Out- Final Conflict is the third book in a trilogy that focuses on holding governments accountable. Domestic and foreign governments absorb countries to become super powers that wield nuclear weapons as tools for imperialistic motives. Jeff and Ann develop what the Department of Homeland Security...

Medical History Manuals Medieval Medicine  Author Preface: “Medieval Medicine” is the story of the medical sciences in the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages are usually assumed to begin with the deposition of Romulus Augustulus, 476, and end with the fall of Constantinople, 1453....

This edited collection further expands our knowledge about what comprises a successful constitution in both theory and application. Building on the research and analysis of Vincent Ostrom, who as one of America's leading scholars on constitutions has spent a lifetime writing about constitutions in...

Encapsulation Technologies for Electronic Applications, Second Edition, offers an updated, comprehensive discussion of encapsulants in electronic applications, with a primary emphasis on the encapsulation of microelectronic devices and connectors and transformers. It includes sections on 2-D and 3-D...

Changing trends, ethnic and regional preferences, and a hands-on teaching method make cosmetic surgery uniquely challenging for novice and experienced surgeons alike. Aesthetic Surgery Techniques: A Case-Based Approach offers expert, real-world instruction by presenting chapters and patients in a...

Become efficient in both frontend and backend web development with Spring and Vue Key Features Connect application’s frontend and backend with Vue, Vuex, and Spring Boot Leverage the latest web standards to enhance code performance, readability, and cross-compatibility Build secure full-stack...