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When the mutilated body of a young woman is discovered in the desert on the outskirts of Los Angeles, the detective assigned to the case can't deny the similarities between this murder and one that occurred a year prior. Media outlets are quick to surmise this is the work of a budding serial killer, but Detective Bill Renney is struggling with an altogether different scenario: a secret that keeps him tethered to the husband of the first victim.

Following the initial Martian invasion of England, President Theodore Roosevelt tries to prepare the United States for the potential of another Martian incursion. As the possibility of a stronger invasion is increasingly clear, the US government tries to mobilize nations to share information and technology to defend humanity. Newly minted ordinance officer Andrew Comstock has been placed in charge of developing new technology that has to be tested on the fly in a race against time if humanity is to survive.

Ryoma, the boy from another world, has gotten a chance to visit the Jamil family again. He and his merchant acquaintances, Serge and Pioro, visit the Jamil estate and hear that an unexpected person is getting married. Ryoma agrees to help prepare for the wedding, but at the same time, he inexplicably starts working on a new product using slimes. There are more familiar faces and peaceful moments, of course, and new allies too!

Ryoma returns to Gimul after his successful business retreat, having discovered and evolved new slimes and found uses for them along the way. Unfortunately, crime has skyrocketed in Gimul during his absence, to the point where even the familiar Morgan Company has suffered an arson attack. Ryoma attends a meeting of small business owners in the city to address the rapid increase in crime, but when the host of the conference appears untrustworthy, Ryoma decides to take a stand against the supposed crime stoppers to protect his shop, employees, and Gimul itself.

In the groundbreaking Crossover Experience, our trio of researchers focuses on the fine details found within NDEs that are often overshadowed by the more well-known main events. And it is here they found a treasure trove of clues that reveal more depth, contour, and messaging within a Near-Death Experience. What they also found, to their surprise—it is often in what we don’t see in an NDE that we gain the greatest insight.

In the newly revised second edition of AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide: Foundational (CLF-C02) Exam, a team of veteran IT professionals and educators delivers an up-to-date and easy-to-follow introduction to Amazon's industry-leading cloud technology and the introductory certification exam that demonstrates your understanding of it. The AWS Certified AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide is an essential resource for any IT professional that works directly with Amazon Web Services, as well as students in IT fields.

After some unexpected earnings on his first solo journey, Ryoma has opened his second laundromat with his slimes. He safely returns home to Gimul and receives a letter from Eliaria informing him that Gimul's founding festival is approaching. Ryoma and his employees decide to run a stall at the festival that sells foreign food and unique drinks.

Office worker Ryoma Takebayashi had an unpleasant life and an unlikely death, but the gods of a parallel world reincarnate him as a boy with great magic abilities and all memories intact. After Ryoma registers with an Adventurers' Guild, his first challenge is protecting a town from an epidemic. Will his modern-day Earth knowledge and advanced slime skills be enough to halt a plague?

In the newly revised ninth edition of CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: Exam SY0-701, veteran cybersecurity professionals and educators Mike Chapple and David Seidl deliver easy-to-follow coverage of the security fundamentals tested by the challenging CompTIA SY0-701 exam. You'll explore general security concepts, threats, vulnerabilities, mitigations, security architecture and operations, as well as security program management and oversight.

Assorted issues crop up at his laundromat, but, as he solves them, he installs more security equipment in the store and becomes closer with his employees. When it's suggested that he start training new staff so he can open a second laundromat in another location, Ryoma seeks out the ideal spot for his new store by going on a solo adventure for the first time! Ryoma's connections with the kind people around him further expand his world in the fourth installment of this daily life fantasy!

Ryoma continues to enjoy his extended time in the fishing villages of Fatoma territory, away from his home base in Gimul. As he streamlines his morning hunts of mad salamanders to protect the fishermen at work, Ryoma receives two more special requests from Count Porco, lord of Fatoma, where his culinary ingenuity shines! Can Ryoma accomplish Porco's quests with the help of his evolved slimes, modern knowledge, and experience in this fantasy world? While his slow living comes to fruition, a shocking truth about Ryoma's previous life is revealed.

You want your games to be many things: creative. Innovative. Playable. Fun. If you're a designer, add "published" to that list. The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design gives you an insider's view on how to make a game that people will want to play again and again. Author Mike Selinker has invited some of the world's most talented and experienced game designers to share their secrets on game conception, design, development, and presentation. In these minutes, you'll learn about storyboarding, balancing, prototyping, and playtesting from the best in the business.

Ryoma is a boy reborn from another world, who finds himself traveling with a kindly duke's family. After registering with the Adventurer's Guild and successfully finishing his first major job, he accompanies the duke's daughter Eliaria in her combat training, while learning new magics along the way! With a variety of slimes under his wing, Ryoma enjoys his second chance at life while encountering many kind people in this otherworldly fantasy story!

As the wedding fast approaches on the Duke's estate, Ryoma toils away to add his finishing touches to the venue. The night before the wedding he encounters the mysterious Yui and gains another glimpse of the inter-dimensional traveler who came before him. After the grandiose wedding, the gods among its attendees, a sense of normalcy returns to Ryoma's life. A new adventure in a new destination may lead to a jackpot of new slimes like this fantasy world has never seen.

In the newly revised third edition of CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003, a team of leading security experts and tech educators delivers comprehensive and accurate coverage of every topic and domain covered on the certification exam. You'll find clear and concise information on critical security topics presented by way of practical, real-world examples, chapter reviews, and exam highlights.

Invited by the guildmaster, Ryoma attends a training meetup for new adventurers as one of the teachers. On the second day of the camping lesson at the Poison Bug Plains, he teaches unique ways of building bases and methods of telling the edible from the inedible in ways that are easy to understand, drawing everyone's attention. Then, at the request of the students, a mock battle is held between the teachers, and Ryoma demonstrates how to use a bow in combat!

While President Roosevelt defends the US, the British Empire rallies to repel their alien foe again, and a young Winston Churchill helps to rally international forces. Not all the world sees the Martians as a threat, though; some see them as leverage against Britain. As the military tries to come up with solutions, the international arena takes the stage.

In this insightful and comprehensive guide, Addy Osmani shares more than a decade of experience working on the Chrome team at Google, uncovering secrets to engineering effectiveness, efficiency, and team success. Engineers and engineering leaders looking to scale their effectiveness and drive transformative results within their teams and organizations will learn the essential principles, tips, and frameworks for building highly effective engineering teams.

Accomplished crypto reporter Brady Dale presents an engrossing take on the spectacular and sudden implosion of FTX, Alameda Research, and their associated companies, as well as the criminal indictments of Sam Bankman-Fried and several of his associates. In the book, you'll go beyond the salacious details and tawdry gossip to grasp the real lessons to be learned from one of the most dramatic corporate failures in living memory.

Over a decade after violating the ruthless orders of his superiors in the Basilean military, ex-legion captain Dionne emerges from hiding in the Mountains of Tarkis, leading a force of rebels against the dark forces of the Abyss. Desperate to clamp down on the popular rebel leader, the Basilean Duma dispatches a force to bring the former legion officer to justice. Leading the paladins of this force is Tancred, freshly promoted and harboring political ambitions of his own.