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Book two in the blockbuster Maze Runner series that spawned a movie franchise and ushered in a worldwide phenomenon! And don't miss The Fever Code, the highly-anticipated series conclusion that finally reveals the story of how the maze was built! Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn't done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch. The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the Scorch-the most burned-out section of the world. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them. There are others now. Their survival depends on the Gladers' destruction-and they're determined to survive. Friendships will be tested. Loyalties will be broken. All bets are off. The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure are all now major motion pictures featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O'Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; Will Poulter; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. Also look for James Dashner's edge-of-your-seat MORTALITY DOCTRINE series! Praise for the Maze Runner series: A #1 New York Times Bestselling Series A USA Today Bestseller A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year An ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick "[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost." -EW "Wonderful action writing-fast-paced…but smart and well observed." -Newsday "[A] nail-biting must-read." -Seventeen "Breathless, cinematic action." -Publishers Weekly "Heart pounding to the very last moment." -Kirkus Reviews "Exclamation-worthy." -Romantic Times "James Dashner's illuminating prequel [The Kill Order] will thrill fans of this Maze Runner [series] and prove just as exciting for readers new to the series." -Shelf Awareness, Starred "Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book." -Deseret News

Learn eight principles to simplify your code and become a more effective (and successful) programmer.Most software developers waste thousands of hours working with overly complex code. The eight core principles in The Art of Clean Coding will teach you how to write clear, maintainable code without compromising functionality. The book’s guiding principle is simplicity: reduce and simplify, then reinvest energy in the important parts to save you countless hours and ease the often onerous task of code maintenance.Bestselling author Christian Mayer leverages his experience helping thousands perfect their coding skills in this new book. With expert advice and real-world examples, he’ll show you how to: Concentrate on the important stuff with the 80/20 principle -- focus on the 20% of your code that matters mostAvoid coding in isolation: create a minimum viable product to get early feedbackWrite code cleanly and simply to eliminate clutter Avoid premature optimization that risks over-complicating code Balance your goals, capacity, and feedback to achieve the productive state of FlowApply the Do One Thing Well philosophy to vastly improve functionalityDesign efficient user interfaces with the Less is More principleTie your new skills together into one unifying principle: Focus  The Python-based The Art of Clean Coding is suitable for programmers at any level, with ideas presented in a language-agnostic manner.

This is a highly practical guide to programming real-time embedded microcontroller systems in C++. Its many examples are backed by real-time performance measurements and size analyses that quantify the true cost of the code to the last byte and microsecond.

A fully updated self-study guide for the industry-standard information technology risk certification, CRISCPrepare for the 2021 version of the Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification exam with this up-to-date exam guide. Written by a team of experts, CRISC Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition covers all four exam domains and contains hundreds of realistic practice exam questions.Fulfilling the promise of the All-in-One series, the book serves as a test preparation tool AND an on-the-job reference for risk and compliance professionals. To aid in self-study, each chapter includes Exam Tips that highlight key information about the exam, chapter summaries that reinforce the chapter's salient points, and end-of-chapter questions that are accurate to the content and question format of the real exam.100% coverage of every topic on the 2021 CRISC certification examIncludes hands-on exercises and special elements that both teach and aid in retentionOnline content includes 300 practice exam questions in the Total Tester exam engine

The gripping inside story of Paypal, the company that created the digital age as we know it.

This guide teaches Rust using a single small, complete, focused program in each chapter. Author Ken Youens-Clark shows you how to start, write, and test each of these programs to create a finished product. You'll learn how to handle errors in Rust, read and write files, and use regular expressions, Rust types, structs, and more.

The User Experience Team of One prescribes a range of approaches that have big impact and take less time and fewer resources than the standard lineup of UX deliverables. Whether you want to cross over into user experience or you're a seasoned practitioner trying to drag your organization forward, this book gives you tools and insight for doing more with less.

Being familiar with object-oriented design is an essential part of programming in Python. This new edition includes all the topics that made Python Object-Oriented Programming an instant Packt classic. Moreover, it's packed with updated content to reflect more recent changes in the core Python libraries and cover modern third-party packages.

This comprehensive guide covers basic and advanced topics and tips to help you gain PowerShell scripting expertise.

The story of the idealists, technologists, and opportunists fighting to bring cryptocurrency to the masses.

Beginning graduate students in mathematical sciences and related areas in physical and computer sciences and engineering are expected to be familiar with a daunting breadth of mathematics, but few have such a background. This bestselling book helps students fill in the gaps in their knowledge. Thomas A. Garrity explains the basic points and a few key results of all the most important undergraduate topics in mathematics, emphasizing the intuitions behind the subject. The explanations are accompanied by numerous examples, exercises and suggestions for further reading that allow the reader to test and develop their understanding of these core topics. Featuring four new chapters and many other improvements, this second edition of All the Math You Missed is an essential resource for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students who need to learn some serious mathematics quickly.

Take to the (virtual) skies with help from Microsoft Flight SimulatorMicrosoft Flight Simulator has offered a great way to fly aircraft of all sizes without ever leaving the ground for nearly 40 years. With help from Microsoft Flight Simulator For Dummies, you'll take to the skies in everything from tiny two-seaters to huge commercial airliners. Plot your course and deal with realistic wind and weather as you fly pond hoppers, 747s, and everything in between all around the world.In this book, you'll learn how to:* Start with getting a feel for the controls of a small plane before moving on to larger airliners* Get familiar with the instrument panels of all sorts of planes* Deal with virtual emergencies, dynamic weather, Maydays, and more!Great for anyone just getting started with Microsoft Flight Simulator, Microsoft Flight Simulator For Dummies is also the perfect book for existing players looking to get the most out of their time with this awesome game.

If you use SQL in your day-to-day work as a data analyst, data scientist, or data engineer, this popular pocket guide is your ideal on-the-job reference. You'll find many examples that address the language's complexities, along with key aspects of SQL used in Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.In this updated edition, author Alice Zhao describes how these database management systems implement SQL syntax for both querying and making changes to a database. You'll find details on data types and conversions, regular expression syntax, window functions, pivoting and unpivoting, and more.Quickly look up how to perform specific tasks using SQLApply the book's syntax examples to your own queriesUpdate SQL queries to work in five different database management systems NEW: Connect Python and R to a relational databaseNEW: Look up frequently asked SQL questions in the "e;How Do I?"e; chapter

Magnetic Core Memory Decoded is a detailed work describing the operation and development of a magnetic core memory system of the type originally implemented in the 1940's through to the 1960's.Core memory was a major stepping stone in the development of modern digital computer systems and is a fascinating technology which encompasses many engineering disciplines.A full explanation of the technology is provided from the basics of magnetic core flux responses through the design and implementation of circuits required to create a fully functional memory system.The system presented in this book is a non-trivial design and while it is relatively small in terms of its storage capacity it is still large enough to give the reader a full account of the technology and the amazing secrets of this technology.This book is a must for anyone interested in the history of computing or is simply interested in the development of engineering technology.

A comprehensive user’s guide to Inkscape, a vector illustration application.Dmitry Kirsanov, a former core Inkscape developer, shares hisknowledge of Inkscape's inner workings as he shows how to useInkscape to draw with various tools, work with objects, apply realisticand artistic effects, and more. Step-by-step task-based tutorials showyou how to create business cards, animations, technical and artisticdrawings, and graphic assets for games.This second edition covers the new tools, improved text features,advanced new path effects and filters, as well as many new UIconveniences in Inkscape 1.0. A new chapter describes Inkscape'sextensions for both users and developers.Learn how to:Navigate the canvas and customize your workspace and viewsCreate new objects and transform, style, clone, and combine themUse gradients, patterns, filters, and path effects to liven up your workWork with layers, groups, object order, and locks to control your artworkView and manipulate your document’s structure with the XML Editor and the new Objects dialogExport your work to various formats

This book presents key modeling and prediction techniques, along with relevant applications. Topics include linear regression, classification, resampling methods, shrinkage approaches, tree-based methods, support vector machines, and clustering.

Would you like to learn professional hacking techniques? Would you like to learn advanced methods and strategies quickly?Now it is possible thanks to this detailed Book. The Ultimate Guide to Computer Hacking for beginners!In: "Hacking with Kali Linux: Step-By-Step beginner's Guide to Learn Hacking with Kali Linux and the Basics of Cyber Security with Penetration Testing & Wireless Hacking", leads you on a personal journey to understand how the process of Hacking works.You will be guided step by step, starting from the basics to get to the advanced processes. And you will have the capacity to understand how attackers gain access to your systems and steal information. Also, you will learn what you need to do to protect yourself from all kinds of hacking techniques. The skills acquired through this guide are for personal use, for the applications and methods permitted by law.Structured on 25 chapters, all about hacking, this is in short what the book covers in itspages:¿ Benefits of Kali Linux¿ The basics of CyberSecurity¿ How to install and use Kali Linux¿ W¿r¿l¿¿¿ Hotspot S¿¿ur¿ty¿ iPhone Hacks & Software¿ The type of hackers¿ WordPress Security & Hacking¿ How the process of Hacking works and how attackers cover their traces¿ How to do Google Hacking¿ What's the role of a firewall and what are your firewall options¿ What you need to know about cryptography and digital signatures¿ What is a VPN and how to use it for your security¿ And much more!If you want to learn more about hacking, then this book will provide you with detailed information as well as other resources you can learn from.Start today and become an ethical hacker.

Volume 3 of the PoC or GTFO series collects humorous poems through to deeply technical essays bound in the form of a bible.

Learn how to use Autodesk Fusion 360 to digitally model your own original projects for a 3D printer or a CNC device.

Based on an extensive study of the actual industry best practices, this book provides a systematic conceptual description of an EA practice and offers practically actionable answers to the key questions related to enterprise architecture.