Four Of A Kind

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Lumped together as the Diversity Committee of a tony private school in New York City, four moms overcome early misconceptions over lively monthly poker games during which they confess secrets and endure challenges that help them to realize shared commonalities. By the author of Thin Is the New Happy. Original.

A gripping tale of love and family awaits readers in Four of a Kind by Africa Kirk. Written to inspire readers, this work of fiction follows the loves and lives of four sisters who strive together despite life’s challenges. Alexis, the eldest, works in a salon, is married to Patrick, and has two sons. She’s their father’s caregiver and is searching for their mother. Jazmine, the second sister, is in a complicated marriage. Although she denies it, she misses her high school sweetheart Kel – to whom she has a son with – but is already married to Carlin. Dina is a lawyer who starts to fall for her client Andrew. Yvette, on the other hand, was raised by their mother and never knew their father. She lives in Malibu and owns a major real estate company with her husband Reggie. Several twists and turns of the story bring the sisters together, testing their loyalty and forgiveness to one another as a family. Readers also will witness how they were able to handle different crises that came their way, cope with grief, as well as cherish heartwarming reunions.

No More Than Four of a Kind is a non-fiction book filled with fun facts and information about the number four. The book is filled with science information about the solar system, animal facts, seasons, and things you never knew about the number four. The art work is realistic, colorful and fun to view. Included in the book are bits and pieces about things that come in four or have four letters. Learn how to make a home compass, about things that come in four in our solar system, four letter words, and the four stages of an insect's life. Look around, you will see many items that come in four. At the end you will find trivia facts about four. The trivia deals with humans, zodiac, social studies, and math. No matter what, you will learn the importance of four!

This text is designed for an introductory probability course at the university level for undergraduates in mathematics, the physical and social sciences, engineering, and computer science. It presents a thorough treatment of probability ideas and techniques necessary for a firm understanding of the subject.

Teach Your Kids to Code is a parent's and teacher's guide to teaching kids basic programming and problem solving using Python, the powerful language used in college courses and by tech companies like Google and IBM. Step-by-step explanations will have kids learning computational thinking right away, while visual and game-oriented examples hold their attention. Friendly introductions to fundamental programming concepts such as variables, loops, and functions will help even the youngest programmers build the skills they need to make their own cool games and applications. Whether you've been coding for years or have never programmed anything at all, Teach Your Kids to Code will help you show your young programmer how to: –Explore geometry by drawing colorful shapes with Turtle graphics –Write programs to encode and decode messages, play Rock-Paper-Scissors, and calculate how tall someone is in Ping-Pong balls –Create fun, playable games like War, Yahtzee, and Pong –Add interactivity, animation, and sound to their apps Teach Your Kids to Code is the perfect companion to any introductory programming class or after-school meet-up, or simply your educational efforts at home. Spend some fun, productive afternoons at the computer with your kids—you can all learn something!

Learn Java for Android Development, Third Edition, is an update of a strong selling book that now includes a primer on Android app development (in Chapter 1 and Appendix C, which is distributed in the book’s code archive). This book teaches programmers the essential Java language skills necessary for effectively picking up and using the new Android SDK platform to build mobile, embedded, and even PC apps, especially game apps. Android development is hot, and many programmers are interested in joining the fun. However, because this technology is based on Java, you should first obtain a solid grasp of the Java language and its APIs in order to improve your chances of succeeding as an effective Android app developer. This book helps you do that. Each of the book’s 16 chapters provides an exercise section that gives you the opportunity to reinforce your understanding of the chapter’s material. Answers to the book’s more than 700 exercises are provided in an appendix. A second appendix provides a significant game-oriented Java application, which you can convert into an Android app. Once you complete this one-of-a-kind book written by Jeff Friesen, an expert Java developer and JavaWorld.com columnist, you should be ready to begin your indie or professional Android app development journey.

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