New Releases by Rick Boyer

Build feature-rich, reliable Android Pie apps with the help of more than 100 proven industry standard recipes and strategies. Key Features Uncover the latest features in Android 9 Pie to make your applications stand out Develop Android Pie applications with the latest mobile technologies, from set up to security Get up-to-speed with Android Studio 3 and its impressive new features Book DescriptionThe Android OS has the largest installation base of any operating system in the world. There has never been a better time to learn Android development to write your own applications, or to make your own contributions to the open source community! With this extensively updated cookbook, you''ll find solutions for working with the user interfaces, multitouch gestures, location awareness, web services, and device features such as the phone, camera, and accelerometer. You also get useful steps on packaging your app for the Android Market. Each recipe provides a clear solution and sample code you can use in your project from the outset. Whether you are writing your first app or your hundredth, this is a book that you will come back to time and time again, with its many tips and tricks on the rich features of Android Pie.What you will learn Develop applications using the latest Android framework while maintaining backward-compatibility with the support library Create engaging applications using knowledge gained from recipes on graphics, animations, and multimedia Work through succinct steps on specifics that will help you complete your project faster Add location awareness to your own app with examples using the latest Google Play services API Utilize Google Speech Recognition APIs for your app Who this book is for If you are new to Android development and want to take a hands-on approach to learning the framework, or if you are an experienced developer in need of clear working code to solve the many challenges in Android development, you will benefit from this book. Either way, this is a resource you''ll want to keep on your desk as a quick reference to help you solve new problems as you tackle more challenging projects.

Over 100 recipes to help you solve the most common problems faced by Android Developers today Key Features [*]Find the answers to your common Android programming problems, from set up to security, to help you deliver better applications, faster [*]Uncover the latest features of Android Marshmallow to make your applications stand out [*]Get up to speed with Android Studio 1.4 - the first Android Studio based on the IntelliJ IDE from JetBrains Book DescriptionThe Android OS has the largest installation base of any operating system in the world; there has never been a better time to learn Android development to write your own applications, or to make your own contributions to the open source community! This “cookbook” will make it easy for you to jump to a topic of interest and get what you need to implement the feature in your own application. If you are new to Android and learn best by “doing,” then this book will provide many topics of interest. Starting with the basics of Android development, we move on to more advanced concepts, and we’ll guide you through common tasks developers struggle to solve. The first few chapters cover the basics including Activities, Layouts, Widgets, and the Menu. From there, we cover fragments and data storage (including SQLite), device sensors, the camera, and GPS. Then we move on more advanced topics such as graphics and animation (including OpenGL), multi-threading with AsyncTask, and Internet functionality with Volley. We’ll also demonstrate Google Maps and Google Cloud Messaging (also known as Push Notifications) using the Google API Library. Finally, we’ll take a look at several online services designed especially for Android development. Take your application big-time with full Internet web services without having to become a server admin by leveraging the power of Backend as a Service (BaaS) providers. What you will learn [*] Along with Marshmallow, get hands-on working with Google''s new Android Studio IDE [*] Develop applications using the latest Android framework while maintaining backward-compatibility with the support library [*] Master Android programming best practices from the recipes [*] Create exciting and engaging applications using knowledge gained from recipes on graphics, animations, and multimedia [*] Work through succinct steps on specifics that will help you complete your project faster [*] Keep your app responsive (and prevent ANRs) with examples on the AsynchTask class [*] Utilize Google Speech Recognition APIs for your app. [*] Make use of Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) to create Push Notifications for your users [*] Get a better understanding of the Android framework through detailed explanations Who this book is for If you are new to Android development and want to take a hands-on approach to learning the framework, or if you are an experienced developer in need of clear working code to solve the many challenges in Android development, you can benefit from this book. Either way, this is a resource you’ll want to keep at your desk for a quick reference to solve new problems as you tackle more challenging projects.

"This is a book for young people. It was written because I believe young people are important and that they have a huge part in God’s plan for the future of America and the Church. In fact, you are the future, and a big part of the present, too." – Rick Boyer, The Learning Parent God is calling you to greatness. No excuses. Be ready to answer the call. As a young person, you have the chance to impact the future in a positive, godly way. The question is: "Are you ready for the challenge?" If you’re a believer in Jesus Christ, your calling is to change the world. All you need to get started is the desire to influence your country and church in a positive way. Home schooling and the strength of the Christian family is helping to produce the future leaders of our culture, those with the potential to lead decades of revival and national reformation. If you ignore the challenge, there is little hope for America. A lot depends on you. So, here is the challenge: Grow up. Now. Get busy. Take responsibility to change this world for God, because that’s exactly what He expects you to do. Your life matters, and God wants to make your life great. It won’t be easy, and reading this book, you may feel it’s being a little tough on you. There are high expectations and little allowance for excuses. Life isn’t easy, but strive to make it a worthy one. Pioneer missionary William Carey once said, "Attempt great things for God. Expect great things from God." "Take Back the Land is an important, landmark book for the homeschool movement. Written by homeschooling pioneer Rick Boyer, its message is aimed at the Joshua Generation whose special mission is nothing less than taking America back to its Christian roots. The author explains the meaning of this great mission and why he believes the Joshua Generation has been chosen by the Lord to carry it out." - Samuel Blumenfeld, columnist The New America "Take Back the Land is a call to young adults to get busy for the kingdom, to take the Word of God seriously and apply it in every area of life. Great exhortation to pray, seek wise counsel and act! Filled with ways that young adults can make an impact on the world that God created. Well done Mr. Boyer! Well done!” - Corey Cheney, Christian Home Educators of Colorado and Homeschool Update Magazine

A humorous yet informed view of the African safari experience is evoked in Rick Boyer''s foray into creative nonfiction. An autobiographical look at the myth of the Great White Hunter, this tale provides an insightful look into the meeting of two cultures that has become big business—the safari as a subculture within Africa''s vast expanse of uninhabited land. Providing a broader understanding of the environment and politics of Africa, the self-deprecating tale presents a keen depiction of the African landscape and the people met on the way to a final showdown with a Cape buffalo.

When a dying old man and convicted drug smuggler whispers some rambling, seemingly meaningless phrases to Doc Adams, Doc is intrigued. In attempting to solve the puzzle, heencounters some very sinister characters.

When Rick and Marilyn Boyer began homeschooling 16 years ago, they didn''t know what they were getting into. Now they share what they have learned through their experiences. They believe that learning is a natural function that can happen better at home than anywhere else. As the authors will show, ordinary parents can produce extraordinary children.

A Doc Adams Mystery. Doc''s old medical school chum and one-time drinking buddy, Jonathan Randolph, calls up one cold January night to invite Doc to pay him a visit on Cape Cod. Not long after the awkward reunion, Doc''s presence is once again requested -- at an autopsy. A man has been found shot to death next door to where Doc and Jonathan met. Doc immediately recognizes the dead man as George Brenner, another friend from the past. And Randolph has disappeared without a trace. Is Doc''s old friend the murderer . . . or the next victim?

"The action doesn''t slow down until the tank is good and empty." The New York Times Book Review It begins with motorcycles. Four vintage Harleys carefully hidden in the barn of Doc Adams''s newly purchased farm. Doc, a cycle enthusiast, finds it hard to believe that anyone could abandon such beautiful bikes. And sure enough, the rightful owners soon turn up -- butchered and buried at the edge of his property! Then the sister of one of the victims comes to call and tells Doc that only one man could have done the deed -- a knife-wielding psychopath named Buddy, feared even by the motorcycle gangs. There''s only one problem with this theory -- Buddy''s skeleton was among the remains found at the site of the slaughter. Or was it?

"Boyer is up there with the best." The Boston Globe A Doc Adams Thriller, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel of the Year. First, a fishing trawler runs aground on the Massachusetts shore. Then a young scuba diver sent to investigate the wreck is found dead in the water. Doc Adams, a friend of the dead diver, sets out through the stormy seas and blood-flecked sands of Cape Cod to plumb a murder he should have prevented. There he uncovers a hidden treasure in illegal arms and is nearly killed in the process. Doc lets the world think he''s dead, the better to hunt for the killers of his friend. But if he makes a single mistake, he''ll be clam chowder.

This fifth sensational entry in the Doc Adams series finds the orthodontist detective looking for clues to clear his son of murder charges when a friend is found dead in the Adamses'' summer cottage. Doc knows his son is innocent, and now he has to prove it.

The trouble begins when Doc''s cat is shot to death by a pellet gun. But this is no ordinary pellet, as Doc''s wife discovers. It is made of Moscow Metal, radioactive thallium, used only by the KGB.

Oral surgeon and sleuth Doc Adams--whose first adventure won an Edgar Award--braces for more action! He thought he had been asked to find a Vietnam vet''s gold statuette, acquired during the war. He had not been told about the murderous LURPs who might have stolen it!

The first case is history. That''s the famous trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, Boston''s pair of immigrant anarchists executed for a murder many still say they never committed. The second case makes history -- at least for Doc Adams. John Robinson, Doc''s handsome, generous friend, has been found dead, his body curiously unmarked. And two of the killer''s fingers are discovered lodged in the jaws of Robinson''s similarly dispatched guard dog. Between the seemingly unrelated cases, generations apart, lies a critical and hazardous link that will introduce Doc to the best-kept scandals of Boston''s first families and to the Mafia strongholds of the colorful North End.