Jamie Taylor: 7 books

We live in a world of expectations, where any deviation from the norm can make us feel outcast and alone. Anxiety, depression, and pain become our constant companions, and it can seem scary if not impossible to know where to go next. Yet sometimes the bravest thing you can do is take the next step...

With this book, the promise of the Semantic Web -- in which machines can find, share, and combine data on the Web -- is not just a technical possibility, but a practical reality Programming the Semantic Web demonstrates several ways to implement semantic web applications, using current and emerging...

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales was the subject of the first volume in the Approaches to Teaching series, published in 1980. But in the past thirty years, Chaucer scholarship has evolved dramatically, teaching styles have changed, and new technologies have created extraordinary opportunities for studying...

Portraits of families and children against the dunes or with a crashing waves in the background are beautiful—but they are also one of the more difficult genres of photography. Wind, shifting sand, unpredictable sun mixing with clouds, and sudden storms all add to the normal challenges of a portrait...

The second issue of this vanguard edition delves into the apocalypse. With a dozen stories from some of today's best speculative writers, they will thrill and entertain you. “Deathball: Hunt For The Playoffs” by Charles Eugene Anderson. “And Then What?” by Denise E Dora. “More Precious...

From “Jurassic Park” to “Godzilla,” dinosaurs have a rich history of exploring the idea of the creatures of the past. We love dinosaurs because they are big, and we love them when they are terrifying, we love them because they are dangerous. Think Like A Dinosaur by James Patrick Kelly Dinosaurs...

Tales of wise, ancient dragons hoarding treasure, terrorizing villages, and doing battle with noble heroes have long fascinated us. But dragons were not born old and wise, nor were heroes born brave and noble. Wings of Change gathers tales of young dragons growing into their scales and claws,...