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Whether you're a complete beginner or a systems admin looking to level up, Beginner’s Guide to PowerShell Scripting is your one-stop resource for learning how to automate Windows tasks, manage Active Directory, and even interact with cloud services like AWS and Azure using nothing but PowerShell.

In Coyote Canyon, in Southern California, near the Arizona border, Lile Foster owns and operates a diner. He lives on the premises with his daughter, Karina, and his cook, Cecilia Hall. During an unrelenting monsoon, these three people and several others—a worldly old sports agent and his promising client, a personal assistant returning from a short holiday spent with a secret lover, a young hoodlum from New York wanted by the police, and a family of four making their way to San Diego to enjoy the fantastic beaches there—must do their best to survive the elements, and each other.

Why You Must Start Digital Detox Now! is a movement towards a more mindful, peaceful, and present way of living. It's an invitation to break free from the invisible chains of digital dependency and open your eyes to a world full of real connections, experiences, and moments. Perfect for anyone who feels consumed by the digital world, this book serves as a crucial tool for navigating our tech-saturated lives with greater awareness and control.

Julie hurried through the crowded streets of London, her heart pounding with excitement. She was a member of the prestigious club known as the Cult of the White Robes, a secret society that held extraordinary power in the city. As she reached the towering iron gates of the club's hidden mansion, a shiver ran down her spine. The rumors surrounding the club were endless, tales of secret rituals and hidden treasures whispered among the people of London. But Julie knew the truth; the club was much more than just a legend.

It is Christmas Eve in the most magical place in the world, the Walt Disney World Resort. As Grayson Hawkes prepares for a quiet Christmas his world is suddenly turned upside down with the arrival of a baby in the most unusual place showing up in the most unusual way. Hawk unexpectedly finds himself hurled into a Christmas mystery that takes him and his friends to the edge as they fight for the baby in the manger on Christmas Eve.

The machines are already here. They diagnose diseases, trade stocks, drive trucks, and manage the supply chains that keep civilization running. Most of us barely notice. But the quiet accumulation of autonomous capability is approaching a threshold beyond which everything changes: the nature of work, the distribution of wealth, the quality of our collective decisions, and even what it means to be a person.

UNCOVER WHAT IS BELOW. What is beneath our feet? Below our skin? What lurks in the darkness in the basement, or deep inside the earth? How far down can you read before you go insane? Step down into the chilling stories in Below. We woefully present you with tales of the twisted and terrifying. Listen to maddening transmissions, step into a basement of secrets, encounter a mother whose hate transcends death, a late-night work call becomes a fight of survival, demons lurk, and spirits seek their final revenge. These are not your Mother's bedtime stories…

As a mother and successful working professional, I face a number of the same challenges that countless parents around the globe encounter. All that I wished I had when I was a first-time mom was this book. Being a parent to a child who feels their emotions intensely can be both a tremendously gratifying and an extremely challenging experience. In this introduction, we'll discuss how to develop a meaningful emotional connection with your child and offer support to them in the midst of whatever challenges they may be facing.

Greater Than a Tourist—Florence, Italy by Celia Vergon offers the inside scoop on Florence. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

The Space Federation stole their parents. Then it stole their futures. Raised in the aftermath of a galaxy-wide rebellion, a group of teenagers learns the truth no one wanted them to know: they were never meant to survive. As whispers of the past resurface and long-buried secrets begin to unravel, Jett Fischer and his sister Maggie are forced to confront the legacy their parents left behind—and the price of uncovering it. Alongside them is Siren, a quiet girl with a fractured memory and a power she doesn’t fully understand, whose silence speaks louder than words ever could.

At the center of our Milky Way lies one of the most extraordinary and enigmatic objects in the Universe — Sagittarius A *, a supermassive black hole four million times more massive than the Sun. Invisible to the human eye yet governing the motion of stars and gas across tens of thousands of light-years, it is both a gravitational anchor and a cosmic mystery. In A Hungry Giant in the Heart of Our Galaxy, science writer and philosopher Boris Kriger takes readers on a journey through three decades of discovery at the frontiers of astrophysics.

Clayton experiences one of the darkest parts of his life—his mother’s death. When a family friend adopts him (Eugene Oman), however, all is not what it seems. Clayton’s curiosity leads him to discover a hidden, twisted secret… This would not stop Clayton later in his life from becoming a detective, following in the footsteps of Eugene, a man who was the closest thing to a father he had ever known, despite the secret. Whilst achieving success in his career, Clayton falls in love with a woman called Marissa. However, happiness can only last so long.

Why do the most successful companies so often become the most spectacular failures? Why did Kodak, which invented digital photography, go bankrupt? Why did Nokia, which dominated mobile phones, become irrelevant? Why did Blockbuster, which could have bought Netflix, collapse instead? The answer lies in a paradox at the heart of organizational life: what builds systems up also locks them in. The rules that ensure quality become barriers to innovation. The processes that guarantee efficiency become obstacles to flexibility. Success plants the seeds of failure.

Modern Conflicts: In the Light of the Church Fathers is not a book about political disputes, social polarization, or ideological battles, although all of these inevitably appear in the book. It is a book about the deepest and most painful conflicts of the modern human being — conflicts that unfold not primarily between people, but within the human heart itself.

In his audiobook "Copywriting & Content Marketing Made Simple For Beginners: A Step-By-Step Handbook For Writing Highly Converting Content & Ad Copy," Ben Dean helps novices in the field understand the ins and outs of copywriting and content marketing. This thorough manual is designed with the novice in mind, dissecting intricate ideas into manageable steps that can be implemented right away. Dean begins by outlining the basics, including what content marketing and copywriting are and why they are so important to companies in the digital era. However, this audiobook is not just about writing.

Extreme weather takes friends in Florida by surprise when whirling winds carry them northward into Canada and land them—broken and bruised—in Pondville. There, a giant sinkhole caused by an earthquake is discovered. A beloved building is leaning toward the sinkhole. Harry and the other Pondville residents try a solution offered by their new Florida friends.

Dealing with Manipulators is a bold and rigorous exploration of how manipulation works—psychologically, socially, and ethically—and how to break free from its grip without becoming hard or cynical. What makes this book singular is its insistence that recognition is not enough. To become immune to manipulation is not simply to learn red flags or memorize phrases. It is to understand, deeply and without sentimentality, how the manipulator sees the world. Only then can their hold be broken—not through resistance alone, but through lucidity.

What if the world’s most overlooked resource isn’t hidden beneath the ground — but spread openly across it? This audiobook reveals a clear, practical, and visionary path to building a new kind of business: buying land no one wants, preparing it for solar development, leasing it to energy companies, and creating profit that does not harm. You don’t need to be an engineer or a billionaire. You need insight — to see what others ignore. While most investors chase crowded markets, the future belongs to those who recognize the value of emptiness.

To Know or Not to Know is a meditation on curiosity, doubt, and the fragile brilliance of awareness—a journey through the architectures of thought toward the stillness where understanding becomes reverence.

In a futuristic world dominated by the oppressive Space Federation, a group of young rebels, led by Jett, embarks on a perilous journey to challenge the authority that controls their lives. As they strive to uncover the secrets of their own pasts, confront unforeseen betrayals, and harness newfound superhuman abilities, they find themselves caught in a high-stakes battle against formidable foes, including the cunning Lord Chancellor Aris and the enigmatic masked fighter.