The Times - April 15, 2024
Requirements: .PDF reader, 117 mb
Overview: The Times, daily newspaper published in London, UK.
Genre: Magazines & Newspapers


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The Omen by David Seltzer, Holly Palance & Mark Owen (Narrators)
Requirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 194.2MB
Overview: Jeremy Thorn and his wife, Katherine, have just welcomed the newest member of their family to the world: Their beautiful son Damien. But as the boy grows, so does the terror surrounding him. Fatal accidents, suicides, and unexplained violence seem to follow the Thorns wherever they go - but why? And how can Damien have anything to do with the carnage and bloodshed? He is only a child. But Damien Thorn is like no child on Earth. He bears the mark of the beast. And his time is at hand.

This audiobook edition is narrated by Holly Palance, who starred in David Seltzer's The Omen in 1976.
Genre: Audiobooks > Fiction


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Jetpack Compose 1.6 Essentials: Developing Android Apps with Jetpack Compose 1.6, Android Studio, and Kotlin by Neil Smyth
Requirements: .ePUB reader, 38.3 MB
Overview: This book teaches you how to build Android applications using Jetpack Compose 1.6, Android Studio Iguana (2023.2.1), Material Design 3, and the Kotlin programming language. The book begins with the basics by explaining how to set up an Android Studio development environment. The book also includes in-depth chapters introducing the Kotlin programming language, including data types, operators, control flow, functions, lambdas, coroutines, and object-oriented programming. An introduction to the key concepts of Jetpack Compose and Android project architecture is followed by a guided tour of Android Studio in Compose development mode. The book also covers the creation of custom Composables and explains how functions are combined to create user interface layouts, including row, column, box, flow, pager, and list components. Other topics covered include data handling using state properties and key user interface design concepts such as modifiers, navigation bars, and user interface navigation. Additional chapters explore building your own reusable custom layout components, securing your apps with Biometric authentication, and integrating Google Maps. The book covers graphics drawing, user interface animation, transitions, Kotlin Flows, and gesture handling.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Tech & Devices


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BuzzKill by Tom Harris (Drone Wars Book 1)
Requirements: .ePUB reader, 719 kb
Overview: Ripped from the headlines...

It's the new sound of terror.

When you hear the BuzzKill, it's too late.

Set in the near future, BuzzKill details America's fight against a new threat to her survival: Terrorist drone attacks on a defenseless population.

Xander Moore is the senior pilot at the Rapid Defense Center, the clearinghouse for America's defensive drone force. The RDC has been tasked with responding to the ever-growing number of drone attacks happening across the country -- at malls, sports arenas and against America's vital infrastructure. Although only in his mid-thirties, Xander is the 'old man' at the Center, as other pilots are barely out of high school. But these kids, as gamers most of their lives, are skilled at remote drone operation and combat tactics. They are America's first line of defense against a growing threat that uses toys and tools as weapons -- consumer drones (UAVs -- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles).

But now a coalition of radical groups from across the planet has taken out the Rapid Defense Center in a devastating attack, severing the only link to thousands of defensive drones located in every major city in the country. America is now at the mercy of thousands of free-roaming attack drones striking at the very heart and lifeblood of our society -- our economy, national monuments and more.

In a desperate race against time, Xander and his unintended partner -- the gorgeous broadcast journalist Tiffany Collins -- must avoid vindictive hit squads and killer drones, operated from halfway around the world, in order to stop the terrorists. An answer has to be found for the unbridled death and destruction taking place. That's when Xander calls up his childhood drone buddies to form the core of a new Rapid Defense Center. Then, using the most-sophisticated and deadly drones built by DARPA, Xander and his team take the battle to the doorstep of the enemy, just as the enemy targets them, as well. This is now more than just a game. This is kill or be killed, and with killer drones as the weapon of choice.

And at stake is not only their own survival ... but also America's future as a global superpower, as well.

Monuments will fall, and icons will crumble when you hear the sound of impending doom closing in on you. This is a heart-pounding, sweat-evoking technothriller of the first degree that will have you hooked from the first page to the last.

But remember to say your prayers and hope your insurance policy is paid up.

Because when you hear the BuzzKill ... it's too late.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller


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