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Dorothy has gone missing, along with all of the company's equipment and the contents of its bank account. Meanwhile, Tom has other things on his mind, including how to unwind his father from a cryptocurrency scam and how to work out the significance of the messages he's been receiving from Rufus Fairbanks's LinkedIn account...
The collection features fifty-eight imaginative stories that blend the surreal with the everyday, presenting a world filled with unexpected occurrences such as elephants in living rooms and falling plastic ducks. Jonathan Pinnock's award-winning work showcases a vivid creativity that challenges perceptions, inviting readers to explore a reality where even the most familiar elements can be deceptive.
A mystery lands - literally - at Tom Winscombe's feet, and another riotous mathematical adventure begins... Just who are the Fractal Monks, and what does Isaac, last of the Vavasors, want with them? How will other figures from the past also demand a slice of the action? The answers lie in The Riddle of Fractal Monks.
In a murky world filled with murder and mystery, Tom navigates through a web of disreputable and dangerous characters. This witty thriller intertwines complex equations with suspenseful twists, leading readers on a gripping journey through intrigue and danger.
Join disillusioned junior PR executive Tom Winscombe and a cast of disreputable and downright dangerous characters in this witty thriller set in a murky world of murder, mystery and complex equations, involving internet conspiracy theorists, hedge fund managers, the Belarusian mafia and a cat called .
What is this book about? Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a rapidly maturing technology with powerful real-world applications, particularly for the management, display, and organization of data. Together with its many related technologies it is an essential technology for anyone using markup languages on the web or internally. This book teaches you all you need to know about XML -- what it is, how it works, what technologies surround it, and how it can best be used in a variety of situations, from simple data transfer to using XML in your web pages. It builds on the strengths of the first edition, and provides new material to reflect the changes in the XML landscape -- notably SOAP and Web Services, and the publication of the XML Schemas Recommendation by the W3C. What does this book cover? Here are just a few of the things this book covers: XML syntax and writing well-formed XML Using XML Namespaces Transforming XML into other formats with XSLT XPath and XPointer for locating specific XML data XML Validation using DTDs and XML Schemas Manipulating XML documents with the DOM and SAX 2.0 SOAP and Web Services Displaying XML using CSS and XSL Incorporating XML into tradition databases and n-tier architectures XLink and XPointer for linking XML and non-XML resources Who is this book for? Beginning XML, 2nd Edition is for any developer who is interested in learning to use XML in web, e-commerce or data-storage applications. Some knowledge of mark up, scripting, and/or object oriented programming languages is advantageous, but not essential, as the basis of these techniques are explained as required.
Disaster-prone Tom Winscombe has somehow ended up at an online gambling convention in Las Vegas. As the stakes get higher and his chances of survival drop lower, will he end up with a winning hand?
A witty, fast-paced thriller, with a dash of mathematics and a large dose of danger.