Java Essentials Volume 2 provides structured pathway from Java fundamentals to advanced application development ...

Build your Java skills from the ground up by working on simple tasks and beginner-friendly projects. Challenge yourself with more complex Java problems, including those focused on multithreading and ...

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This atmospheric debut from a young Italian writer is drawing raves. After her father dies, Mina, a 30-year-old living in London, returns home to Calabria to help her sister run her late dad’s bar.

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The Great American Read was an eight-part series with viewer participation to select America’s favorite novel, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels. It investigated writers’ ...

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Oliver Burkeman, the author of several books about getting comfortable with imperfection, discusses some books that have shaped his thinking about how to live a less harried, more enchanted life.