Best Selling Books by Mark Watson

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Remarkable tales to accompany Mark Watson''s dazzling novel, Hotel Alpha. There''s a story behind every door. . . Every room of the Hotel Alpha has witnessed hundreds of stories - some incidental, some life-changing and many of them intertwined in ways that the guests couldn''t possibly know. Here, secrets are exposed, love lost and found, memories created and relived, and unforeseen consequences spiral. Characters from Mark Watson''s novel Hotel Alpha are revealed in unexpected ways, and new ones make their mark on the thirty-year history of London''s most extraordinary hotel. You can read these linked stories in any order and discover more at www.hotelalphastories.com

The Shark in the Park by Mark Watson and Pablo Michau ""Highly original, imaginative and thrilling."" ""The best illustrated children''s book of 2014, hands down."" ""An old, old monster in a supposedly safe environment, one familiar to all. A walk in the park will never be the same again." " ""A hit! A brave and brilliant hit! An immediate children''s classic." " The air is misty, bright and cool, the morning Michael walks to school. At the boundary of the park he waits, nervously he hesitates. The day warms up, the sun shines down and Mike walks on, into town. Gnarly branches, crook and tight, curl around the ghostly light. Suddenly he freezes, weak at the knees, what is that swimming beneath the trees? Terrifying, funny, thrilling! This new, beautifully illustrated children''s book is available in paperback and digital versions. The Kindle version includes links to exclusive interactive content. Hear 7-time Emmy award winner, ABC News correspondent, and currently the host of Primetime: "What Would You Do?," John Quinones read "The Shark in the Park" on youtube here... http: //goo.gl/WXPCi0 Enjoy, and remember, it''s just a story."

The Java programming language is widely used for deploying applications on most types of computer systems. Although many Java programs are written for portability, writing Windows-specific Java programs can enhance the performance of multimedia and Windows-specific APIs. This book offers guidelines for determining when to use Windows-specific APIs and code. It also helps you divide applications into portable Java and platform-specific Java modules both to maximize future code reuse on all platforms and to take advantage of Windows-specific APIs for appropriate applications. Java Programming for Windows shows you how to * Use the Application Foundation Classes (AFC) library, the Windows Foundation Classes (WFC) library, and the portable Java class library for reading Internet newsgroups * Build custom desk- and Webtop environments in Java * Employ JScript to access Web page components and to interact with Java applets * Access JScript from Java applets * Apply the Microsoft DirectX/Direct3D APIs in Java applications * Find a complete Web server written in Java, extended to provide XML support Software on CD-ROM The accompanying CD-ROM contains all of the example components developed in the book plus the Together/J Whiteboard Edition from Object International. * Provides both a tutorial approach and useful Java software for a wide range of technologies for exploiting the Windows platform * Introduces the important Extended Markup Language (XML) technology by developing tools for XML and Microsoft''s CDF, and a Java Web server that supports XML is developed in the book

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Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1942. Landing in Detroit, Michigan in the late 1940s, she became a musical prodigy under the guidance of her preacher father - the Reverend C. L. Franklin.Notwithstanding early tragedy and heartbreak, Aretha''s talent bloomed in her East Boston Boulevard home and in her dad''s New Bethel Baptist Church. Moving from Gospel to Jazz, she signed a major recording contract with Columbia Records at the age of 18. After six years and ten studio albums, Miss Franklin had yet to break out in the music industry.In 1967, Aretha Franklin signed on with Atlantic Records and became the hottest singer in the music business. It was at Atlantic that Aretha earned her royal and lifetime title: THE QUEEN OF SOUL!After a lull in her success, Aretha signed with Arista Records and rebuilt her powerful career. She returned to #1 and Gold status with 1982''s Jump To It release. 1985''s Who''s Zoomin'' Who? was the biggest-selling album of her sixty year recording life-span. She remained a contemporary force in a changing, youth-oriented business long after most of her peers had faded. At the end of the Twentieth Century, the Queen issued her Gold-certified Hip Hop disc - A Rose Is Still A Rose - to critical praise and long-running sales.Through major health problems, family deaths, and personal catastrophes, Aretha Franklin valiantly worked the road, singing in venues throughout the United States and Canada. She remains a living legend and one of - if not the - greatest voice(s) to emerge from the Twentieth Century. *ABOUT THE AUTHOR*Mark Watson - often referred to as The Motor City Music Historian - is a musicologist, freelance journalist, and music critic with several decades of involvement in entertainment. He holds numerous degrees and certifications. Mr. Watson has interviewed over 100 name celebrities. Currently based in the Metropolitan Detroit area, he has also spent abundant time in Florida, Arizona, and California.

This book is intended to be a practical guide for using RDF data in information processing, linked data, and semantic web applications using both the AllegroGraph product and the Sesame open source project. This book supplies a wrapper for Sesame to add geolocation and text search. The book examples can use either AllegroGraph or Sesame.