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Discover my favourite selection of books from various genres, collected with a passion for reading.

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Twilight

Author: Stephenie Meyer

Genre: Fantasy Romance, Vampire Literature, Young Adult Fiction

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Twilight is a series of four vampiric-fantasy romance novels, two companion novels, and one novella.

  • **Publication Year:** 2005-2020
  • **Publisher:** Little, Brown and Company
  • **No. of books :** 5 (with 3 companions)
  • **Country :** United States
  • **Language :** English

Riley Jenson Guardian

Author: Keri Arthur

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Romance, Werewolves

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A series of spicy urban fantasy novels that follow Riley Jenson, a vampire-werewolf hybrid who works at an organization that was created for the purpose of policing supernatural creatures.

Much of the novels center around Riley's romantic and sexual encounters.

  • **Publication Year:** 2006-2010
  • **Publisher:** Piatkus(UK)
  • **No. of books :** 9
  • **Country :** United Kingdom
  • **Language :** English

The Secret Circle

Author: L. J. Smith

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Fiction

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The Secret Circle is a supernatural, young-adult series of books created by L. J. Smith.

The narrative follows the character of Cassie Blake as she is initiated into a "Circle" of eleven other teenage witches and the danger that ensues when they accidentally unleash a dark force upon their town.

Matters are further complicated when Cassie finds herself in a love triangle that threatens to tear the Circle apart.

  • **Publication Year:** 1992 (books 1-3) 2012-2013 (books 4-6)
  • **Publisher:** Harper Paperbacks
  • **No. of books :** 6
  • **Country :** United States/Canada
  • **Language :** English

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The Silent Patient

Author: Alex Michelides

Genre: Psychological Thriller

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Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas.

One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word.

  • **Publication Year:** 2019
  • **Publisher:** Celadon Books
  • **No. of books :** 1
  • **Country :** United Kingdom
  • **Language :** English

The Girl On The Train

Author: Paula Hawkins

Genre: Thriller,Mistery,Crime

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Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. “Jess and Jason,” she calls them.

Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough.

Now everything's changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from afar. Now they'll see; she's much more than just the girl on the train.

  • **Publication Year:** 2015
  • **Publisher:** Riverhead Books
  • **No. of books :** 1
  • **Country :** United Kingdom
  • **Language :** English

The Chestnut Men

Author:Søren Sveistrup

Genre: Thriller,Mistery,Crime

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If you find one, he's already found you.A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen.

His calling card is a “chestnut man”—a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts—which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery—a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister's daughter who had been kidnapped and murdered a year ago.

A tragic coincidence—or something more twisted? To save innocent lives, a pair of detectives must put aside their differences to piece together the Chestnut Man's gruesome clues.

Because it's clear that the madman is on a mission that is far from over.And no one is safe.

  • **Publication Year:** 2019
  • **Publisher:** Harper/li>
  • **No. of books :** 1
  • **Country :** Denmark
  • **Language :** English

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JavaScript&jQuery

Author:Jon Duckett

Genre: Programming, Computer Science, Coding, Nonfiction, Technology, Website Design

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This full-color book adopts a visual approach to teaching JavaScript & jQuery, showing you how to make web pages more interactive and interfaces more intuitive through the use of inspiring code examples, infographics, and photography.

The content assumes no previous programming experience, other than knowing how to create a basic web page in HTML & CSS. You'll learn how to achieve techniques seen on many popular websites (such as adding animation, tabbed panels, content sliders, form validation, interactive galleries, and sorting data)..

Introduces core programming concepts in JavaScript and jQueryUses clear descriptions, inspiring examples, and easy-to-follow diagramsTeaches you how to create scripts from scratch, and understand the thousands of JavaScripts, JavaScript APIs, and jQuery plugins that are available on the webDemonstrates the latest practices in progressive enhancement, cross-browser compatibility, and when you may be better off using CSS3.

  • **Publication Year:** 2014
  • **Publisher:** Wiley
  • **Format:**640 pages, Paperback
  • **Language :** English

HTML&CSS

Author:Jon Duckett

Genre: Programming, Computer Science, Coding, Nonfiction, Technology, Website Design

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Many books teaching HTML and CSS are dry and only written for those who want to become programmers, which is why this book takes an entirely new approach.

Introduces HTML and CSS in a way that makes them accessible to everyone—hobbyists, students, and professionals—and it's full-color throughout Utilizes information graphics and lifestyle photography to explain the topics in a simple way that is engaging.

Boasts a unique structure that allows you to progress through the chapters from beginning to end or just dip into topics of particular interest at your leisure.

This educational book is one that you will enjoy picking up, reading, then referring back to. It will make you wish other technical topics were presented in such a simple, attractive and engaging way!

  • **Publication Year:** 2011
  • **Publisher:** Wiley
  • **Format:** 514 pages, Paperback
  • **Language :** English

A Smarter Way To Learn Javascript

Author:Mark Myers

Genre: Programming, Computer Science, Coding, Nonfiction, Technology, Website Design

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Learn JavaScript with half the effort, aided by technology. Master each chapter with free interactive exercises online. Live simulation lets you see your practice code run in your browser. 2,000 lines of color-keyed sample code break it all down into easy-to-learn chunks.

Extra help through the rough spots so you're less likely to get stuck. Tested on non-coders—including the author's technophobe wife. Become fluent in all the JavaScript fundamentals, in half the time.

  • **Publication Year:** 2013
  • **Publisher:** Wiley
  • **Format:** 256 pages, Paperback
  • **Language :** English