A Hundred Flowers

A Hundred Flowers

A powerful new novel about an ordinary family facing extraordinary times at the start of the Chinese Cultural Revolution China, 1957. Chairman Mao has declared a new openness in society: Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend. Many intellectuals fear it is only a trick, and Kai Yings husband, Sheng, a teacher, has promised not to jeopardize their safety or that of their young son, Tao. But one July morning, just before his sixth birthday, Tao watches helplessly as Sheng is dragged away for writing a letter criticizing the Communist Party and sent to a labor camp for reeducation.

A Hundred Flowers

Getting Skinny

Getting Skinny

Owning a restaurant is as crazy for Nicky Landry as an alcoholic owning a bar. But despite having to cram herself into a body shaper to look decent in a dress, life is pretty good. She’s throwing the party of the year for her graduating doctor boyfriend, Rob, who she’s sure is going to proposeuntil his new girlfriend shows up at the party.

Getting Skinny

Murder Alfresco

Murder Alfresco

Returning from a party late one night, chef Sunny McCoskey is the first to discover the body of a murdered woman left outside a local winery, and she may even have witnessed the killer driving away.

Murder Alfresco

Cajun Blue

Cajun Blue

Cajun Blue Dominique AdairElle Grayson is a woman with a taste for bondage and handsome men who know how to wield a paddle. Using the name Ms. Scarlet, she attends a B&D party with the intention of finding a man to satisfy her dark, sensual nature for a one-night stand.Remy ‘Blue’ DeLaughter is a Cajun with a taste for the dangerous and an eye for sexy, curvaceous women. While attending his business partner’s party, he finds the woman of his bondage dreams, only to have her slip away in the night. He wants her for a lifetime. Finding her is the problem…Publisher’s Note: Originally published in the R.S.V.P. anthology.

Cajun Blue

Adair Dominique

Adair Dominique

Louisiana Heat Dominique AdairHaving met the man of her dreams online, Kay travels to Bayou Blue, Louisiana, to explore the possibility of furthering their relationship. The moment David sees her, he decides to impersonate his cousin Remy, the man Kay is searching for. Having been obsessed with her for the past six months, David seizes the opportunity to get to know her better and to explore their seemingly mutual desires.Publisher’s Note: Previously published in the Party Favors anthology.

Adair Dominique

RestKit for iOS

RestKit for iOS

A step-by-step, example-based guide to learning how you can link your apps and web services using RestKit.This book is for iOS developers of all levels who are interested in boosting their productivity by utilizing third party libraries and who have a willingness to learn how to build RESTful apps using the RestKit framework. A basic knowledge of Objective-C is required as well as a simple understanding of how to use CoreData.

RestKit for iOS

Mastering Grunt

Mastering Grunt

Grunt.js continues to excel as the build automation tool of choice. Along with its support for many third-party technologies, Grunt is packaged with a clean , for defining tasks. This powerful tool can streamline your workflow by automating the preparation tasks for production, such as compression, compilation, obfuscation, testing, and even pushing your web application live. This book will teach you how to master build automation and , with Grunt. You will have the opportunity to utilize the latest and in-demand web tools, such as Git, Jade, CoffeeScript, Sass, and the Mocha testing engine, across several exciting projects by combining Grunt with them. You will also learn to create a , a simple Bulletin Board System (BBS), which will explain the use of Grunt alongside the Mocha testing library to automate testing throughout the build process.,

Mastering Grunt will demonstrate how to leverage Grunt with other technologies to become an expert in build automation, teaching you the best practices for modern web development along the way.

Mastering Grunt

RubyMotion

RubyMotion

Developers interested in native iOS app development have been restricted to the limits of , and , – until RubyMotion came along. RubyMotion enables you do full , development using Ruby. You have access to familiar tools such as Rake and RubyGems and can compile Ruby code into native applications. RubyMotion even comes with a Ruby console useful for live coding and interactive debugging. And since RubyMotion is built on top of the Objective-C runtime, you can use all of Apple’s libraries and most third-party code alongside Ruby classes.

RubyMotion

Python in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Python in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

This book offers Python programmers one place to look when they needhelp remembering or deciphering the syntax of this open source languageand its many powerful but scantily documented modules. Thiscomprehensive reference guide makes it easy to look up the mostfrequently needed information – not just about the Python languageitself, but also the most frequently used parts of the standard libraryand the most important third-party extensions.

Python in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Programming Social Applications

Programming Social Applications

Social networking has made one thing clear: websites and applications need to provide users with experiences tailored to their preferences. This in-depth guide shows you how to build rich social frameworks, using open source technologies and specifications. You’ll learn how to create third-party applications for existing sites, build engaging social graphs, and develop products to host your own socialized experience.,

Programming Social Apps focuses on the OpenSocial platform, along with , Shindig, OAuth, OpenID, and other tools, demonstrating how they work together to help you solve practical issues. Each chapter uncovers a new layer in the construction of highly viral social applications and platforms.

Programming Social Applications

Microsoft SQL Azure: Enterprise Application Development

Microsoft SQL Azure: Enterprise Application Development

Develop large scale enterprise applications using , , Azure. Understand how to use the various third party programs such as DB Artisan, RedGate, ToadSoft etc developed for SQL Azure. Master the exhaustive Data migration and Data Synchronization aspects of SQL Azure. Includes SQL Azure projects in incubation and more recent developments including all 2010 updates.

Microsoft SQL Azure: Enterprise Application Development