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Focuses on each assassination, the motivation of the assassin, the character of each vice-president, and the effect these murders had on American history

Wraith Squadron: they are the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force. Sleek, swift, and deadly, they are the first in battle, the last line of defense. Now they must find and destroy a wily enemy more

Jewellery Repairs At The Bench is an essential handbook for all jewellers who are trusted with pieces that require restoration, repair or alteration. Fully illustrated, it explains a range of everyday repairs that a jeweller will encounter. It also emphasises the importance of restoring treasured items in terms of their sentimental value and sustainable benefits.This practical book is a companion that will be referred to again and again as a source of detailed instruction and advice by jewellers embarking on this rewarding line of work.

Inspired by artist Paul Klee’s quote, “A drawing is simply a line going for a walk,” this artful activity book is packed with playful ways to start a drawing.What would you do if drawing could be as simple as picking up a pencil and moving it around on the page, as fun as playing a game, or as exciting as setting out on an adventure? The answer is, you would spend all your time drawing, just like the author and illustrator of this book, Marion Deuchars! Featuring more than one hundred drawing prompts, Take a Line for a Walk takes the pressure out of being creative by turning every drawing into a game.Having spent decades at the drawing board, Marion Deuchars knows exactly how to make art fun and easy. Whether it’s drawing a line with the hiccups, playing a visual game of cat and mouse, or walking your line around a maze of busy streets, Deuchars has endless suggestions for how to start a drawing.Without having to worry about what to draw, or what the results might be, young artists can

PowerShell針對管理任務（admin tasks）提供了完整的命令列控制（command line control）功能，讓我們可以處理像是新增使用者、匯出資料、檔案管理等任務。無論是編寫單行的命令還是複雜的指令碼，用以管理雲端資源和CI/CD管線，PowerShell都能擔當重任。而現在PowerShell是真正的跨平台工具，當我們在Windows、Linux和macOS之間切換時，甚至不需要更換指令碼語言。 本書的前身是PowerShell領域權威、社群傳奇人物Don Jones和Jeffery Hicks合著的暢銷書《Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches》，已經有超過10萬名讀者運用前三個版本成功自學，堪稱全世界最熱賣的PowerShell書籍之一。本書被翻譯成多種不同的語言，為許多人打開了接觸PowerShell的大門。 作者群利用短篇教學和實作練習，循序漸進、由淺入深，引導讀者從第一個命令開始，一直到為Windows、Linux和macOS編寫及偵錯可重複使用的指令碼（reusable script）。每天只要投入一個小時（午餐時間正是一段適合閱讀的時間），持續閱讀一個月後，很快就能學會使用PowerShell處理日趨複雜的自動化任務。 ✍本書特色✍★利用說明系統來進行探索★在macOS和Linux上使用PowerShell★背景作業和自動化技巧★管理各大雲端服務供應商的雲端服務★常用語法和命令的速查表 本書的目標讀者相當廣泛，但主要還是針對剛開始學習PowerShell的人。相關的工作職位包括技術客服、伺服器管理員等。讀者不需要有PowerShell或Bash的使用經驗。

From America's preeminent naval historian, the first full-length portrait in over fifty years of the man who won the war in the Pacific in World War Two--"destined," says Andrew Roberts, "to be the defining life of Chester Nimitz for a long time to come." "Nimitz at War is the greatest biography yet written about the greatest admiral in American history." - Ian Toll Only days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt tapped Chester W. Nimitz to assume command of the Pacific Fleet. Nimitz was not the most senior candidate available, and some, including his new boss, U.S. Navy Admiral Ernest J. King, considered him a "desk admiral," more suited to running a bureaucracy than a theater of war. Yet FDR's selection proved nothing less than inspired. From the precarious early months of the war after December 7th, 1941 to the surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay nearly four years later, Nimitz transformed the devastated and dispirited Pacific fleet into the most powe

A tribute to the unsung heroes of firefighting that takes readers along on a high-stakes mission to battle one of the deadliest natural disasters. A lone figure stands on a tower, watching and waiting. Lightning strikes. Tree bark sparks. A wisp of white smoke rises in the distance. It is time to act. Frightening images of raging wildfires top the daily news. On the ground, smoke fills the air as people prepare to flee their homes ahead of encroaching flames. Who helps to get this crisis under control? And what do these heroes do? They hold the line. They Hold the Line delivers a dramatic inside look at the work of the highly trained first responders who risk their lives to fight wildfires. From hotshot handcrews to those who support them, wildland firefighters serve as stewards of the land, managing the health of our forests and the safety of our communities. Powerfully written by Dan Paley and brought vividly to life by artist Molly Mendoza, this compelling and informative book explo

"The only love I've ever known or craved is the kind that keeps me sick, sick with longing, sick with lust, sick with need, sick with grief. The distorted kind that leaves scars and jaded hearts."Tobias King has lived most of his life in the shadows. A loner, and ruthless thief, he'd never deny that he's a villain.As the enigmatic leader of the band of vigilantes known as the Ravenhood, his life's ambition has always led in one direction - revenge. But his path is disrupted when he falls for the one woman that could destroy what he's spent two decades plotting. His all-consuming passion for Cecelia Horner comes at a great cost, including the loss of all he held dear.But Tobias is nothing, if not a fighter, and he's determined to have it all: to settle old scores and win back the woman he loves . . .Kate Stewart's Ravenhood Trilogy is a gritty, sexy modern romantic day take on Robin Hood with a plethora of breathtaking twists. This unconventional love story is a white knuckle ride fille

Second in a delightful romantic fiction series featuring headstrong opposites and the puppies and people who help them see that they're perfect for each otherSparks fly when Molly Price's puppy constantly disrupts the beachfront area where new-in-town marine biologist Max Miller is studying sea turtle mating habits for the underfunded Turtle Beach Aquarium's turtle preservation project. Molly stars as the mermaid at the Aquarium, and the whole community is hoping Max will find a way to save the Aquarium, the beach, and the turtles. What neither the scientist nor his mermaid adversary realize is that the dog has a unique ability to sniff out sea turtle nests. If they'll only let her off her leash, it's the puppy who may ultimately help save the day.