Swift Recipes provides a problem solution approach for dealing with key aspects of the Swift programming language (covering version 1.2), ensuring you have the indispensable reference you need to successfully execute common programming tasks. You'll learn how to use the unique features of the Swift programming language as well as its use with Cocoa and Cocoa touch frameworks and libraries. Solutions are available for a range of problems, including application development with Xcode; working with strings, numbers, and object collections; dealing with threads, multi-core processing, and asynchronous processing; and building applications that take advantage of dates and timers and memory management. This book is an essential core reference for every Swift programmer and offers solutions in a concise and easy-to-follow manner. T. Michael Rogers has developed iOS applications for Fortune 100 brands and startups, and has trained new and experienced iOS developers via the iOS Boot Camp in New York City, online courses, and in private settings. He brings his expertise to offer you the ability to use and exploit Swift to get the most out of all your projects for your app creations, whether you use iOS or Mac OS X.

Terry Winsor directs this American horror starring Lance Henriksen and Emma Catherwood. When backpackers Gina (Catherwood), John (Cian Barry), Stacy (Lisa Livingstone), Geraldine (Jane Perry) and Phil (Michael Smiley) go hiking in the woods of a remote part of India with just their guide Brian (Mike Rogers) to show them the way, their journey is cut short as Geraldine gets bitten by a poisonous spider. As the group seeks a remedy for their friend from an American doctor they are told works in a jungle tribe, they are shocked to find out the true past of Dr. Lecorpus (Henriksen). Will they go ahead with the treatment to save the weary Geraldine?

He strikes at random. His motive unknown. No one is safe...

Helsingborg police must solve the unsolveable. A wave of apparently random homicides is sweeping through their idyllic seaside town. The murders have no pattern, no order, no reason. The perpetrator is immune to psychological profiling; forensically untraceable; utterly invulnerable to modern police techniques.

The body count is growing. But lead investigator Fabian Risk is distracted by his mission to expose a corrupt colleague, and his boss Astrid is spiralling back into addiction. As the hunt for the solution becoming ever more desperate, their tight-knit team begins to unravel...

Motive X is both an explosive, multi-layered thriller and a fearless exploration of the darkest side of human nature. To enter Stefan Ahnhem's world, with its interwoven plotlines and sprawling cast of characters, is to put yourself in the hands of a master storyteller.

Ben Cooper and his team from Derbyshire Constabulary's E Division return in this gripping new page-turner from the master of the genre. For the Peak District hamlet of Shawhead, there's only one road in and one road out. Its handful of residents are accustomed to being cut off from the world by snow or floods. But when a lorry delivering animal feed is found jammed in the narrow lane, with no sign of the driver except for a blood-stained cab, it's the beginning of something much more sinister...'Booth skilfully portrays a stunning landscape with a dark heart that conceals secrets, vendettas and revenge.' Daily Mail on The Corpse Bridge

Storming the State House provides a revealing, behind-the-scenes look into the campaign that elected Alabama's first Republican legislature in modern history and liberated the state from 136 years of Democratic Party rule. Written by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, it is a battlefield account by the architect of the Republican takeover, whose vision and partisan vigor directly led to the GOP tsunami that hit Alabama in November 2010.

Part Michael Chabon's The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and part Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise, Lost and Found will appeal to anyone who's experienced the push-pull nature of love and the thrill of self-discovery. Lost and Found is partly a story about loss: of love, innocence, parents, and children. But it is perhaps more a story about finding those same things, if in different forms. The plot centers around two men--Jacob, a father-less freshman entering college, and Yuri, Jacob's aging but devilish music history professor--who discover a mysterious, unsigned piano score that Yuri is convinced has great historic, and likely monetary, value. All is not golden, however, as Jacob and Yuri soon realize that someone else is onto their discovery. On the outs with a cunning and vengeful University Dean, Yuri insists on pushing forward in order to save his career, but Jacob has his doubts about whether the escapade will be worth it. Nevertheless, he has grown close to Yuri, and decides to leap before looking, a decision that will impact his academic, social, and romantic well-being in unexpected ways. Their lives now entwined, Yuri and Jacob attempt to uncover the score's origins, along the way discovering much about life, loss, and ultimately, love.

Mike Rogers is a one-man United Nations. With a wickedly astute sense of humor he successfully cross-pollinates two seemingly divergent worlds with daring insight and aplomb. He's a fearless David in a land of Goliaths; his perfectly aimed slings and arrows hit the bullseye every time.--Pamela DesBarres, author of I'm With The Band, Rock Bottom, and Let's Spend the Night Together American ambassadors are enforcers of the imperial will rather than negotiators of peace and friendship. Thank goodness those of us who love freedom have our own ambassador to Japan, Mike Rogers. With great humor and knowledge, as well as a good heart, Mike in Tokyo helps us understand a little about that great nation, and U.S. relations with it. He deserves the anarchists' Nobel.--Lew Rockwell, www.LewRockwell.com Social commentary seldom surprises experienced readers. Once we figure out the writer's allegiance to some faction, we can predict what the writer is going to say. Not so with this writer. Expatriate Mike (in Tokyo) Rogers shares his musings on a variety of topics from the war in Iraq to the differences between Japanese and American baseball to kamikaze taxi drivers. His witty and engaging style will have you laughing out loud as you explore his perceptions of the world through the lenses of two different cultures.