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Tabular Modeling with SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services Cookbook

Create better operational analytics for your users with these business solutions

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Expert tabular modeling techniques for building and deploying cutting-edge business analytical reporting solutionsKey Features\[\*\] Build and deploy Tabular Model projects from relational data sources\[\*\] Leverage DAX and create high-performing calculated fields and measures\[\*\] Create ad-hoc reports based on a Tabular Model solution\[\*\] Useful tips to monitor and optimize your tabular ... Read more

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Expert tabular modeling techniques for building and deploying cutting-edge business analytical reporting solutionsKey Features\[\*\] Build and deploy Tabular Model projects from relational data sources\[\*\] Leverage DAX and create high-performing calculated fields and measures\[\*\] Create ad-hoc reports based on a Tabular Model solution\[\*\] Useful tips to monitor and optimize your tabular
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Charlemagne

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An incisive and absorbing biography of the legendary emperor who bridged ancient and modern Europe and singlehandedly altered the course of Western history.Charlemagne was an extraordinary figure: an ingenious military strategist, a wise but ruthless leader, a cunning politician, and a devout believer who ensured the survival of Christianity in the West. He also believed himself above the rules of ... Read more

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An incisive and absorbing biography of the legendary emperor who bridged ancient and modern Europe and singlehandedly altered the course of Western history.Charlemagne was an extraordinary figure: an ingenious military strategist, a wise but ruthless leader, a cunning politician, and a devout believer who ensured the survival of Christianity in the West. He also believed himself above the rules of
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In the Lion's Court

Power, Ambition, and Sudden Death in the Reign of Henry VIII

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"The fates of Henry VIII's 'six Thomases' Wolsey, More, Cromwell, Howard, Wriothesley, and Cranmer . . . a brilliant series of parallel portraits." — Library JournalThe story of Henry VIII and his six wives is a well-known example of the caprice and violence that dominated that king's reign. Now Derek Wilson examines a set of relationships that more vividly illustrate just how dangerous life was ... Read more

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"The fates of Henry VIII's 'six Thomases' Wolsey, More, Cromwell, Howard, Wriothesley, and Cranmer . . . a brilliant series of parallel portraits." — Library JournalThe story of Henry VIII and his six wives is a well-known example of the caprice and violence that dominated that king's reign. Now Derek Wilson examines a set of relationships that more vividly illustrate just how dangerous life was
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The Plantagenets

The Kings That Made Britain

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England, 1154. As Henry II seizes the throne after years of turmoil, a new dynasty is poised to haul this hitherto turbulent nation out from the Dark Ages and transform it into the nation state we recognize today. Featuring some of England's greatest but also most notorious kings, the house of Plantagenet would reign for over 300 blood-soaked, yet foundational, years.The dynasty provides some of ... Read more

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England, 1154. As Henry II seizes the throne after years of turmoil, a new dynasty is poised to haul this hitherto turbulent nation out from the Dark Ages and transform it into the nation state we recognize today. Featuring some of England's greatest but also most notorious kings, the house of Plantagenet would reign for over 300 blood-soaked, yet foundational, years.The dynasty provides some of
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Peter the Great

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There has never been a more remarkable national leader in modern history than Peter the Great (1672–1725). He was a giant in every way. In physical stature, willpower, enthusiasm, energy, libertinism, and refusal to accept old conventions, he stood head and shoulders above his contemporaries. He grew up in an atmosphere of fear, suspicion, and court rivalries that often assumed violent forms. He ... Read more

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FIGHT... For What You Believe In! In the year 2023, the world has changed considerably. In an effort to end global warfare and massive loss of life, the world governments have come together to establish a four-year tournament called The League of Nations: Battle Royale, giving the winning nation full rights to direct world policy and complete control of the rights of citizens all over the world. ... Read more

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A Brief History of the English Reformation

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Religion, politics and fear: how England was transformed by the Tudors.The English Reformation was a unique turning point in English history. Derek Wilson retells the story of how the Tudor monarchs transformed English religion and why it still matters today. Recent scholarly research has undermined the traditional view of the Reformation as an event that occurred solely amongst the elite. Wilson ... Read more

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Religion, politics and fear: how England was transformed by the Tudors.The English Reformation was a unique turning point in English history. Derek Wilson retells the story of how the Tudor monarchs transformed English religion and why it still matters today. Recent scholarly research has undermined the traditional view of the Reformation as an event that occurred solely amongst the elite. Wilson
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The Queen and the Heretic

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The dual biography of two remarkable women - Catherine Parr and Anne Askew. One was the last queen of a powerful monarch, the second a countrywoman from Lincolnshire. But they were joined together in their love for the new learning - and their adherence to Protestantism threatened both their lives. Both women wrote about their faith, and their writings are still with us. Powerful men at court ... Read more

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The dual biography of two remarkable women - Catherine Parr and Anne Askew. One was the last queen of a powerful monarch, the second a countrywoman from Lincolnshire. But they were joined together in their love for the new learning - and their adherence to Protestantism threatened both their lives. Both women wrote about their faith, and their writings are still with us. Powerful men at court
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Mrs Luther and her sisters

Women in the Reformation

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It is a frequent complaint that women have been airbrushed out of history, their contributions forgotten, their voices silenced. In this superbly written book, historian Derek Wilson redresses the balance, showing how women were crucial to the Reformation. Working alongside men - and sometimes in opposition to them - women were able to study, to speak, to write, to struggle and even to die for ... Read more

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It is a frequent complaint that women have been airbrushed out of history, their contributions forgotten, their voices silenced. In this superbly written book, historian Derek Wilson redresses the balance, showing how women were crucial to the Reformation. Working alongside men - and sometimes in opposition to them - women were able to study, to speak, to write, to struggle and even to die for
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The Ten Absolutely Worst Years in History

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They say that history is written by the winners. Not according to Derek Wilson.In this fascinating, revelatory book, Wilson tells the story from the point of view of the losers – collating a catalogue of calamities and catastrophes that have shaped our world more than historians tend to let on.In ten lucid and entertaining chapters, the author identifies the very worst years of human history, from ... Read more

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They say that history is written by the winners. Not according to Derek Wilson.In this fascinating, revelatory book, Wilson tells the story from the point of view of the losers – collating a catalogue of calamities and catastrophes that have shaped our world more than historians tend to let on.In ten lucid and entertaining chapters, the author identifies the very worst years of human history, from
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A Brief History of Circumnavigators

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A Brief History of Henry VIII

King, Reformer and Tyrant

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Henry VIII changed the course of English life more completely than any monarch since the Conquest. In the portraits of Holbein, Henry Tudor stands proud as one of the most powerful figures in renaissance Europe. But is the portrait just a bluff?In his brilliant new history of the life of Henry VIII, Derek Wilson explores the myths behind the image of the Tudor Lion. He was the monarch that ... Read more

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Henry VIII changed the course of English life more completely than any monarch since the Conquest. In the portraits of Holbein, Henry Tudor stands proud as one of the most powerful figures in renaissance Europe. But is the portrait just a bluff?In his brilliant new history of the life of Henry VIII, Derek Wilson explores the myths behind the image of the Tudor Lion. He was the monarch that
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