Book + Content Update Program SQL Server 2016 High Availability Unleashed provides start-to-finish coverage of SQL Server\'s powerful high availability (HA) solutions for your traditional on-premise databases, cloud-based databases (Azure or AWS), hybrid databases (on-premise coupled with the cloud), and your emerging Big Data solutions. This complete guide introduces an easy-to-follow, formal HA

The Arguments of Aquinas is intended for readers with philosophical interests, who may not be specialists in medieval philosophy. Some think that a medieval saint must be, as such, wrong, dated, and boring; others feel that a saint, any saint, must be right, relevant, and inspirational. Both groups are likely to misread Aquinas, if indeed they read him at all. The works of great philosophers are products

Virginia Apgar, born in 1909, never viewed being a girl as an obstacle. She refused to abide by gender norms, even as a child. She was loud, curious, and dressed eclectically. She hated home economics and adored science and math. She excelled at school, went on to graduate fourth in her class from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, and became only the second certified female

Miscellaneous matters are what keep us fascinated by what\'s going on around us while we indulge our own favourite interests. If one of those interests happens to be horseracing, then The Racing Post Horseracing Miscellany, full of marvellously magnificent moments - many magically memorable - from racing\'s several centuries of excellent equine existence, and an amazing, amusing, absorbing collection

A fascinating look at the anxious pleasures of Japanese visual culture during World War II. Airplanes, gas masks, and bombs were common images in wartime Japan. Yet amid these emblems of anxiety, tasty caramels were offered to children with paper gas masks as promotional giveaways, and magazines featured everything from attractive models in the latest civil defense fashion to futuristic weapons.

In three global conflicts and countless colonial campaigns, tens of thousands of black West Indian soldiers fought and died for Britain, first as slaves and then as volunteers. These all but forgotten regiments were unique because they were part of the British Army rather than colonial formations. All were stepchild units, despised by an army that was loath to number black soldiers in its ranks, and

Introduce your baby or toddler to all the colors in the rainbow in this adorable lift-a-flap board book. Simple sentences reinforce future language structure while grasping and lifting the sturdy flaps on each page helps develop fine motor skills and stay engaged throughout. A perfect first book about colors for babies and toddlers! Explore more peek a flap board books and lift the flap board books

A new volume dedicated to Giorgione, one of the most mysterious and fascinating painters of the 16th

When Caitlin Billings became a therapist, she did so with an intention to heal from her past. She wasn\'t planning on a mental health relapse or an involuntary psychiatric hold. She was a mother now. A mental health professional. She thought the issues she\'d faced in her past were dealt with, tucked away forever. She was wrong. Over the years, Billings contends with bipolar disorder while raising

This book is a critical introduction of theorisations and research on contemporary political populism emphasising the cultural perspective. It introduces the basic theories and analyses the cultural construction of populism regarding radical democratic theory and empirical studies. Applying Ernesto Laclau\'s and Chantal Mouffe\'s theories, the author builds a bridge between radical democratic and ideational

Because Japan, is a truly unabashed account of the less publicised side of life in Tokyo for a \'foreigner\'. The book offers a witty, vivid and honest insight into the daily life of a British Expat over the course of two years. The author narrates stories taken from his \"Journal of Firsts\" which depict many new events including his first struggle, first mental challenge, and first exciting moment

#1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins\'s poignant middle grade novel in verse about coming to terms with indelible truths of family and belonging--now in paperback For the most part, Hannah\'s life is just how she wants it. She has two supportive parents, she\'s popular at school, and she\'s been killing it at gymnastics. But when her cousin Cal moves in with her family, everything changes.

In this hard-hitting collection of 4 essays, Dr Wilson cuts straight to the chase: YOU WERE LIED TO You were lied to about the nature, character, and cause of the American \"Civil War,\" but that is just the start. The entire South-its people, culture, history, customs, both past and present-has been and continues to be lied about and demonized by the unholy trinity of the American establishment: Academia,

This coloring book contains 25 images of different fantasy creatures in line art. Due to amount of detail this book is rather sutable for grownup colorists. Makes perfect gift to any fantasy lover All the illustrations in this coloring book are printed on one side only, the book includes two test pages for you to try different color schemes and designs. It is recommended to use a dry medium like colored

The fully revised third edition of this popular text provides a thematically organised introduction to the governance and politics of Europe. An accessible, up-to-date guide, it covers the institutions and issues that matter, and uses nine representative countries as case studies

An in-depth look at the role of media in the struggle for transgender inclusionFrom television shows like Orange is the New Black and Transparent, to the real-life struggles of Caitlyn Jenner splashed across the headlines, transgender visibility is on the rise. But what was it like to live as a transgender person in a media environment before this transgender boom in television? While pop culture imaginations

In Worship, Its Theology and Practice, Jean-Jacques von Allmen establishes the broader framework of a doctrine of worship, to then see how it can be applied in practice. The book\'s two parts, \'Problems of Principle\' and \'Problems of Celebration\' allows for a holistic approach to worship in all its forms. Covering a wide range of liturgical study, von Allmen places regular Sunday worship in its

This much-anticipated follow-up to the critically-acclaimed and bestselling The Fantasy Bond tackles the complex question of why so many of us are compelled to repeat the pain of our past while avoiding positive experiences that could enrich our lives. Why are many of us compelled to repeat the pain of our past, while avoiding positive experiences that could enrich our lives? In this thought-provoking