It is December 1999 and, as the millennium approaches, all is not well in the Land of the Gods. The deities, engrossed in their petty squabbles, are bored out of their immortal skulls with the hapless earthlings in their charge. So when GOD, the central computer running the universe, offers them the alternative of endless virtual reality games in Mega Retroland, they jump at the chance to shrug off their responsibilities forever. While GOD continues to send streams of inconsequential e-mails, it seems only mighty Jupiter, and his equally powerful consort Juno, are left to care about the disintegration of mortal society. Until Cupid hacks into GOD's mainframe and uncovers a sinister plot, masterminded by the Beast in the Machine. Suddenly the race is on. Are the gods doomed? Or can they fight back in time to save not just themselves, but all of us on Planet Earth?

The latest edition of the bestselling guide to getting started with a laptop No one knows computers like veteran author Dan Gookin. With this new edition of his bestseller, he shares his wealth of knowledge and once again finesses even the most complex of topics and presents it in such a way that makes it simple, entertaining, and easy to understand. You'll explore the latest hardware and technology updates and delve into the most updated information on Windows 7. You'll review the many issues that are unique to laptops, including synchronizing with the desktop, coordinating e-mail between two machines, working on the road, and more. Beloved and popular author Dan Gookin returns with a new edition that makes understanding laptops simpler than you ever thought possible Shares the latest information concerning laptops: new technology, current processors available, and steps to update memory and hard drive capabilities Includes coverage of connectivity between a laptop and desktop, interfaces between laptops, add-ons, networking procedures, and more Reviews the perks of newer laptops, including larger displays, longer battery power, and speeds equal to desktops to name a few Examines the benefits of mobility for students, employees, and anyone who needs to work on the go This fun and friendly guide will get you up and running with your laptop in no time!

Recently deserted by his beloved Linda, a lonely, dissolute and strangely paranoid Sam Carpenter is writing his fifth crime novel, The Bronze Bull. And it isn't going well. He has grown attached to one of his characters, Peter Wishart, a dealer in stolen archaeological treasures and his intended murder victim. In order to type the sixth chapter and the obligatory murder, Sam drinks himself into a stupor and eventually passes out. But when he wakes, he finds himself in a very different Edinburgh from the one in which he fell asleep. When he meets a distraught archaeologist who just happens to be the partner of the fictional character murdered in his novel the night before, Sam realizes that his creative imaginings have turned into something very real. As the players in The Bronze Bull reveal more complications than he dreamed possible, Sam needs to identify the murderer if he is ever going to find out what happened to him and how he can get back to his own world in this absorbing mystery.

From a trio of New York Times–bestselling authors, a “quirky charmer . . . an enjoyable paranormal romp that’s definitely not just for dog lovers” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Abby has just arrived in Summerville, Ohio, with her placid Newfoundland, Bowser. She’s reluctantly inherited her grandmother’s coffee shop, but it’s not long before she’s brewing up trouble in the form of magical baked goods and steaming up her life with an exasperating college professor. And then there’s Daisy, a coder, and her hyperactive Jack Russell, Bailey. Her tightly wound world spins out of control when she discovers the chaos within and meets a mysterious dog trainer whose teaching style is definitely hands-on. Finally there’s Shar, professor of ancient history at Summerville College, who wakes up one morning to find her neurotic dachshund, Wolfie, snarling at an implacable god sitting at her kitchen table, the first thing in her life she hasn’t been able to footnote. What on earth is going on in this unearthly little town? It’s up to Abby, Daisy, and Shar to find out before an ancient goddess takes over Southern Ohio, and they all end up in the apocalyptic doghouse . . . “Equal measures of sexy romance, captivating characters, and clever writing . . . [a] rich cast of quirky secondary characters (including one of the best villainesses ever written) . . . Dogs and Goddesses is absolutely sublime.” —Booklist (starred review)

The tale was about a school kid David, who accidentally lands up in Antarctica after losing his entire family to a monster attack. His book “Gods of Antarctica” talks about the mythological fantasy of David’s encounter with gods and monsters.

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In Stephen Eckett's bi-weekly column for Investors Chronicle he answers readers' questions about internet investing. Often they are problems which are driving readers mad, but which can be solved very simply. This book is a collection of the most useful Q&As from the last 2 years, updated to take account of new web sites and changing technology. In Stephen Eckett's bi-weekly column for Investors Chronicle he answers readers' questions about internet investing. Often they are problems which are driving readers mad, but which can be solved very simply. This book is a collection of the most useful Q&As from the last 2 years, updated to take account of new web sites and changing technology. into a spreadsheet; quick ways to copy text from a web page; using more than one ISP; minimising connection charges; speeding up browsing; improving download speeds; Internet Explorer shortcuts and add-ons; keyboard shortcuts; finding lost files; the best search engines; safe ways to save data; printing charts from web pages; useful newsgroups and BBs; where to get free software; using stock screeners; using stop losses; email newsletters; tip sites; new issues; how to monitor fund prices; base values for CGT calculations; market data sources (price and volume, real-time & historic); company data sources; where to find earnings estimates; tracking directors dealings; best sites for online charts; online brokers; use of Excel for portfolio management; day trading and DAT with level II quotes; trading the US markets from the UK; ADRs; trading European markets; warrants and options; spread betting shorting; CFDs; regulation & investor compensation, and much more This could well be the most useful book of 2002 recommendations, it has a comprehensive listing of the websites which Stephen Eckett rates most highly.