Jon Smith Books

The book serves as a comprehensive guide to Entity Framework Core, emphasizing its role as an object-relational mapper that simplifies database interactions in .NET applications. It features over 100 diagrams and code snippets, with practical examples, including the development of a bookselling web application. Readers will learn essential patterns for security, performance tuning, and unit testing, alongside strategies for addressing common data access challenges. Ideal for beginning to intermediate .NET developers, it draws on Jon Smith's extensive real-world experience.

The Fifth Horseman presents a modern comic fantasy that challenges traditional mythology and the boundaries of life and death. Jon Smith, an internationally bestselling author, explores unique themes through humor and creativity, offering readers a fresh perspective in his adult debut.

Based on more than 100 interviews with blokes who lived to tell the tale--some who even admitted to enjoying the experience--this book has real-life stories as well as tons of advice that isn't remotely boring (honestly). Now you'll be able to tell your trimesters from your triple blood tests, as well as getting answers on the following - Money--Do I really have to spend my entire lager allowance on that hand-held breast pump?- Sex--Will it harm the unborn baby? (Or am I just being arrogant?)- Breasts--Will they stay that size forever?- Hospital Parking Spaces--Am I going to have to fork out 50 every time she thinks she's going into labour?... and a whole lot more besides...this is a book you'll want to share with all the blokes in your life!

Offering a humorous and practical perspective, this guide addresses the journey of pregnancy from a man's point of view. It covers essential topics such as supporting a partner, understanding pregnancy changes, and navigating the emotional landscape. With a mix of advice, anecdotes, and tips, it aims to prepare expectant fathers for the challenges and joys ahead. The author combines wit with relatable insights, making it an engaging read for men looking to be involved and informed during this transformative time.

The story follows Sothea and Gabe as they confront a dark entity from Khmer folklore that resurfaces, threatening their community. As they battle this supernatural force, they must also grapple with their own inner demons and the complexities of friendship and family. Their journey highlights themes of resilience and the struggle for acceptance in a society that has marginalized them.

It's all very well having a stunning website, but what if browsers can't find you? What if you're not visible on the main search engines, and on Google in particular? Making your site Google friendly or employing SEO should be a priority because if you don't rank on those results you may as well not have a website at all - it's that serious. Get into bed with Google can help you optimise your website. The 52 brilliant ideas contained within are canny and quick fixes that should result in immediate benefits to your site. This second edition of the bestselling Get into bed with Google contains new material on social networks and Google analytics that will catapult readers' websites to the top of search results pages. Simply brilliant.

A homeless man in Boston, an Army Major in California, and a teenage girl in Atlanta all die suddenly and painfully--each a victim of an unknown doomsday virus. For three days, a team of scientists is a U.S. government laboratory has been frantically trying to unlock the virus's secrets. When the leading researcher from that lab, Lt. Col. Jonathan Smith, returns from overseas, he barely survives a series of well-orchestrated attempts made on his life. By the time Smith eludes his pursuers and makes it home, he discovers that the virus has claimed its fourth victim, Dr. Sophia Russell--Smith's fiancee. Devastated and enraged, Smith quickly uncovers evidence that his lover's death was no accident--that someone out there has the virus, and the pandemic that threatens hundreds of millions of lives is no accident. But wherever he turns, Smith finds that some unseen force has blocked his quest for information.Not knowing whom to trust, Smith assembles a private team to search for the truth behind the deadly virus. While the death toll mounts, their quest leads to the highest levels of power and the darkest corners of the earth, as they match wits with a determined genius--and as the fate of the world lies in the balance.