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Zwei Filme lang waren Poppy und Branch unzertrennlich. In TROLLS – GEMEINSAM STARK wird aus den besten Freunden nun endlich offiziell ein Paar. Eines Tages entdeckt Poppy, dass Branch eine geheime Vergangenheit hat: Er war einst mit seinen vier Brüdern Floyd, John Dory, Spruce und Clay Teil der erfolgreichen Boyband BroZone. Die Gruppe löste sich allerdings auf, als Branch noch klein war. Seither hat er seine Brüder nicht mehr gesehen.

Serious developers know that code can always be improved. With each iteration, you make optimizations - small and large - that can have a huge impact on your application’s speed, size, resilience, and maintainability. In Seriously Good Software: Code That Works, Survives, and Wins, author, teacher, and Java expert Marco Faella teaches you techniques for writing better code. You’ll start with a simple application and follow it through seven careful refactorings, each designed to explore another dimension of quality.

The Art of Unit Testing, Second Edition guides you step-by-step from writing your first simple tests to developing robust test sets that are maintainable, readable, and trustworthy. You'll master the foundational ideas and quickly move to high-value subjects like mocks, stubs, and isolation, including frameworks such as Moq, FakeItEasy, and Typemock Isolator.

Drones: The Mastery Collection was designed to pull together all the relevant information that any prospective UAV/drone pilot requires in order to go from beginner to master drone pilot. The two books contained within this collection work in unison through direct information and simple-to-follow how-to guides that cover all aspects of UAV aviation. The collection contains Drones: The Professional Drone Pilot's Manual and Drones: Mastering Flight Techniques.

Idina Moorfield and her team face a new threat—silent, potentially deadly, and coming from within Hellion Squadron this time. Video footage of their last mission is threatening the program's anonymity, making tensions rise. Bravo Team even took out their last target, but they still can't seem to win. Is Hellion Command falling apart from the inside out, because even their commander can't keep his magic under control. Commander may have found a pattern to their problems, but hang on, it's bigger than anyone thought.

Whether you're an avid paranormal enthusiast or a curious listener seeking a thrilling adventure, Haunted Ships & Boats promises to captivate, entertain, and inspire your imagination. Each chapter offers a captivating exploration of a unique maritime haunting, complete with historical context, spine-tingling eyewitness accounts, and the eerie legends that persist to this day.

Imagine how different your life would be if you could lose fat, increase muscle mass, and cleanse your body all at the same time just by changing "when" you eat. Can you really have your cake and eat it? Excuse the pun, but with intermittent fasting you really can. I know this sounds like an exceptional claim, but in my opinion, this way of eating really is the panacea to virtually all human ailments....

Algorithms and Data Structures for Massive Datasets reveals a toolbox of new methods that are perfect for handling modern big data applications. You’ll explore the novel data structures and algorithms that underpin Google, Facebook, and other enterprise applications that work with truly massive amounts of data.

Improving existing code - refactoring - is one of the most common tasks you’ll face as a programmer. Five Lines of Code teaches you clear and actionable refactoring rules that you can apply without relying on intuitive judgements such as “code smells”. Following the author’s expert perspective - that refactoring and code smells can be learned by following a concrete set of principles - you’ll learn when to refactor your code, what patterns to apply to what problem, and the code characteristics that indicate it’s time for a rework.

Her peace could never last. It shattered when Chalsarda was confronted by the single worst person she had ever known; responsible for every painful memory in her long elven life, now he has poisoned her apprentice and taunts Chalsarda with the cure. If she hopes to save her friend, she must make a deal with the devil and capture a Battle Born. Dead or alive. Nearly indestructible and monstrously strong, stopping a Battle Born would be hard enough but the real problem? This one is innocent.

After an Eden’s upbringing in eastern Pennsylvania, 12-year-old Tom Zuniga’s world suddenly gave root to an alien existence of struggle. Initiated by an 800-mile move from the only home he’d ever known, he started warring in unforeseen ways: isolation at a Southern Baptist church and bullying at a Christian high school, all the while fiercely determined to conceal sexual secrets spanning his entire childhood. It wasn’t until after college with a fresh start in a new state and two pivotal summer excursions that a foreign thread of redemption started spinning among the struggle.

Dr. Zephyre, Nina und Dave werden gejagt. Die Schonfrist, die Jonathan Rust Dr. Zephyre angedeihen ließ, ist endgültig verstrichen. Doch während der Flucht verfolgen sie selbst ein altes Geheimnis aus der Vergangenheit - nur um festzustellen, dass einer aus ihrer Mitte die Lösung die ganze Zeit über in sich trug... Die atemberaubende Verfolgungsjagd führt sie letztlich zurück zum Ursprung.

In early innocent days, I assembled words like LEGO® bricks when my heart felt more than I could speak. On a rare occasion, I presented my poem to a crush, a grade-school girl unsure how to respond. I felt the risk and sometimes the sting. So I returned to my mask, realizing most people weren’t ready for honesty. But in the quiet shadows, I didn’t need to lie. Poetry became my portal.

Comedian, activist and 'libertarian anarchist' Mark Thomas believes that, as a nation, we are drifting—economically, politically and socially. Where, he asks, are the big ideas, theories and visions that will help our country in its hour of need? Tired of the status quo, he sets out to change the world by compiling a People's Manifesto, gathering policy suggestions from his studio audience and getting them to vote for the best.

The only way to master a skill is to practice. In Python Workout, author Reuven M. Lerner guides you through 50 carefully selected exercises that invite you to flex your programming muscles. As you take on each new challenge, you'll build programming skill and confidence. The thorough explanations help you lock in what you've learned and apply it to your own projects.

Get Programming: Learn to Code with Python introduces you to the world of writing computer programs without drowning you in confusing jargon or theory that make getting started harder than it should be. Filled with practical examples and step-by-step lessons using the easy-on-the-brain Python language, this book will get you programming in no time!

A new “haunted house” record just like we loved when we were growing up, but this one is special! This one, Edgar Allan Poe’s Haunted House of Usher, takes us on a diabolical journey through the dark creative mind of Poe as we experience some of his most chilling tales! Roderick Usher’s house is alive! And dying! Are these actual events you witness, or are they Usher’s madness come to life? Come, and visit the Haunted House of Usher, and experience what lurks inside!

Mark Williams-Thomas is a former police detective and multi-award-winning investigative journalist. He has been at the centre of some of the most high-profile investigations of recent years involving killers and paedophiles. In this gripping and unflinching audiobook, Mark reveals how he has pieced together these complex cases. Through tireless research and perseverance, Mark takes us on a journey of discovery gathering and pursuing new evidence, earning the trust of silent witnesses and sharing the personal toll this extraordinary job takes on him.

Eigentlich wollte Inspector Gale Attenstone nur eine ruhige Verlobungsreise mit ihrem Zukünftigen verbringen, doch wird sie in der Transsibirischen Eisenbahn selbst Zeugin eines brutalen Mordanschlags. Der Täter wird schnell gefasst, doch Attenstone ist sich nicht ganz sicher, ob dies wirklich schon alles war. Die Geschichte erscheint ihr zu undurchsichtig...

Functional Programming in Scala is a serious tutorial for programmers looking to learn FP and apply it to the everyday business of coding. The audiobook guides listeners from basic techniques to advanced topics in a logical, concise, and clear progression. In it, you'll find concrete examples and exercises that open up the world of functional programming.