The book explores the intersection of biological factors with social, psychological, and environmental influences on criminal behavior. It presents updated research and studies that examine how biological perspectives can be integrated with mainstream theories of criminality, providing a comprehensive understanding of the complexities behind criminal behavior.
A complete introduction for beginners to Sun's powerful JavaFX scripting language JavaFX is a scripting language which provides built-in properties for manipulating objects within a 2D coordinate system. A competing technology to Microsoft's Silverlight, JavaFX provides the tools to fill and pen stroke colors, and create special effects, shapes and lines. It also manipulates images and play videos and sound and defines animations that affect objects over time. This complete introduction for any level doesn't bury you with details. It starts quickly with an introduction to the power of JavaFX key features--scene node graphs, nodes as components, the coordinate system, layout options, colors and gradients, custom classes with inheritance, animation, binding, and event handlers. It then shows step-by-step how these features could be used in a real JavaFX application and will help an application look
For the past forty-seven years, the Type Directors Club has encouraged the graphic arts community to achieve excellence in typography through its annual competitions. Typography 22 is the only annual devoted exclusively to typography and presents the finest work in this field for the year 2000. Selected from approximately 3
Here is a lively and lighthearted survey that looks at the role that old and classic fonts from letterpress to slab serifs and beyond play in contemporary graphic design.Written and compiled by the worlds leading graphic-design historian, the book provides hundreds of examples, as well as informed texts that will entertain, edify and inspire a new generation of students and practitioners to appreciate that the past contains typographic riches for the future.
Thirteen-year-old Mark navigates the challenges of adjusting to life in a small town while living with his grandmother. The story captures his experiences, including the long school bus rides that become a backdrop for his personal growth and new friendships. This engaging narrative is tailored for middle readers, offering relatable themes of adaptation and resilience.
In-depth study of the C shell as a command interpreter and the gateway to other programs and utilities running under UNIX.
National Bestseller If the man you love went missing, how far would you go to find him? Someone is watching Piper, and she thinks she knows who it is: the bushman. But there's more than one danger lurking in this temperate rainforest. Poachers are taking down old growth trees and jeopardizing plans for a park, a project Piper is passionate about. When she pressures her husband, Ben, a natural resources officer, to identify the culprits, he takes his drone into the wilderness to track them down. And then, just as a snowstorm hits, he goes missing. Refusing to believe her husband is gone, Piper begins a desperate search for him, one that continues long after the rescue team has given up. But as she begins to uncover what really happened to Ben, Piper is pursued by a stalker who may have taken her husband's life and now threatens to take hers.
This book serves as an introduction to the key elements of good design. Broken into sections covering the fundamental elements of design, key works by acclaimed designers serve to illustrate technical points and encourage readers to try out new ideas. Themes covered include form, narrative, color, type and image, ornament, simplicity, and wit and humour. The result is an instantly accessible and easy to understand guide to graphic design using professional techniques.
A young teen embarks on a camping trip with his family, only to become increasingly convinced that they are being stalked by a Bigfoot. This high-interest novel captures the suspense and adventure of his growing paranoia, as he navigates the challenges of adolescence alongside the thrill of the unknown in the wilderness.
Charlotte, a fourteen-year-old, embarks on an adventurous quest to uncover the truth behind the legendary lake monster, Dottie, using her new drone. This engaging novel captures the excitement of exploration and the determination of a young girl as she seeks to prove the existence of the elusive creature at Dorothy Lake. Perfect for middle-grade readers, it combines themes of curiosity and bravery with the thrill of modern technology.
The remote Turtle Valley in British Columbia is home to fifteen-year-old Beth Weeks and a community of eccentric but familiar characters. There, amidst a stunning landscape of purple swallows and green skies, strange and unsettling events occur: children go missing, a girl is mauled by a crazy bear and Beth too is being pursued... The Cure for Death by Lightning is a rich and thrilling novel, as filled with strange deeds and dark fears as with beauty and magic.
The story revolves around Jen, a teenager who discovers a life-altering secret about her family: her biological father is not the man she has known as her dad. This revelation creates tension and challenges within her family, forcing Jen to navigate her emotions and the implications of this hidden truth. As she grapples with her identity and relationships, the novel explores themes of family, trust, and the complexities of love.
“A wonder to be cherished: a wise, beautiful and deeply felt novel that reminds us all that it’s never too late to fall in love.” – Chris Bohjalian. Gail Anderson-Dargatz's second novel delves into relationships through the life of Augusta Olsen, whose lifelong quest for love and independence unfolds in the Shuswap region of British Columbia. Rich in bee lore and vivid imagery from rural life, the narrative centers on the life, death, and renewal of a remarkable marriage. After her mother’s death, eighteen-year-old Augusta marries her older neighbor, Karl, and moves in with his bitter father. Their marriage lacks romance, leaving Augusta, who yearns for beauty and affection, feeling trapped on the remote farm. An affair with the enigmatic Joe leads to a daughter, a secret that deepens her despair until she discovers her mother’s beekeeping tools, prompting her to “put some honey into her life.” The story unfolds from Augusta’s old age as she and Karl await news of their son-in-law’s surgery. Anderson-Dargatz’s own parents inspired the narrative, leading them to reconcile after decades apart. Nominated for the Giller Prize, this bestselling novel has garnered critical acclaim and is celebrated for its humor and exploration of love's endurance. A Globe and Mail Notable Book of 1998.
This book serves as an introduction to the key elements of good typographic design. Broken into sections covering the fundamentals of typography, the book features inspiring works by acclaimed typographic designers from across the world. Each section illustrates technical points and encourages readers to try out new ideas of their own. The subjects covered include typographic rebus, abstract form, overlapping, using grids, metaphoric construction and illumination. The result is an instantly accessible, jargon-free guide to typographic design using professional techniques
The cure for death by lightning was handwritten in thick, messy blue ink in my mother’s scrapbook, under the recipe for my father’s favourite oatcakes: Dunk the dead by lightning in a cold water bath for two hours and if still dead, add vinegar and soak for an hour more. This extraordinary first novel captures the heart and imagination, blending magic and mystery with lurking evils and gut-wrenching hardships. It sold over 100,000 copies in Canada and became a bestseller in Great Britain, later published in the U.S. and Europe. Nominated for the Giller Prize and recipient of a Betty Trask Award, the story unfolds in Turtle Valley, British Columbia, during the Second World War. Beth Weeks’s fifteenth summer is filled with strange events: a classmate is mauled, children go missing, and an unseen predator stalks her. Surrounded by unusual characters, including Nora, a half-Native girl, and Filthy Billy, a hired hand with Tourette’s Syndrome, Beth faces darkness within her own family, including her shell-shocked father and a mother who talks to the dead. Struck by lightning during a storm, Beth's world shifts, prompting her to explore the dangers of the bush. Through her eyes, the West Coast landscape reveals beauty and mystery, infused with her mother’s scrapbook of recipes and remedies. This novel's magic realism and unique style have drawn comparisons to literary giants, marking it as a worthy successor to celebrated Canadian
Ein langer, heißer Sommer geht zu Ende: Waldbrände bedrohen das von Hügeln umschlossene Tal, Vögel fliegen panisch gegen die Fensterscheiben, buttergelbe Schmetterlinge umschwirren das Haus. Frustriert von einer Ehe, die durch die Krankheit ihres Partners auf den Prüfstand gestellt wird, kehrt Kat an den Ort ihrer Kindheit zurück. Fieberhaft wühlt sie in alten Erinnerungen, während sich das Feuer unaufhaltsam auf das Haus zubewegt. Und inmitten von verblichenen Fotos, verstaubten Büchern und vergessenen Träumen stößt sie auf ein sorgsam gehütetes Familiengeheimnis.
In de Tweede Wereldoorlog groeit een 15-jarig meisje op in Brits Columbia (Canada) op een boerderij, waar ze omringd is door veel excentrieke mensen.
