Michael Rosenblum

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A Garden of Flowers is a beautiful and heartwarming celebration of diversity and uniqueness. It reminds young readers that every person brings a valuable perspective to our world, making it a more vibrant and exciting place to live in. A sequel to Michael Rosenblum's popular The Caterpillar and the Butterfly, in A Garden of Flowers we see the return of the butterfly Faith who helps bring understanding and peace to a squabbling garden. The book's message is clear: we are ALL born as a special gift to teach each other about ourselves. The delightful full-page artwork accompanying the story adds a touch of magic, bringing to life the colorful world of flowers and their unique characteristics. The story acknowledges that just as every flower in a garden is different and beautiful, every person is beautifully unique and special in their own way. It teaches children the importance of accepting and celebrating differences and diversity, and how our differences make our world a dynamic and fascinating place to live in. After all, if all our colors were the same, we wouldn't have rainbows.

Would you like to live Happily Ever ALWAYS? Finding your bliss is possible and never too late. Michael Rosenblum, one of America's top real estate brokers says that discovering your personal truth will empower you to find the balance and security needed to achieve your dreams. At the heart of his philosophy is understanding how life's trials and triumphs, along with the myriad of people you encounter every day, are integral to unlocking the mystery to happiness. In his genre-bending debut book, "Happily Ever Always," Rosenblum shares the emotional growth spurts which ultimately unleash his unquenchable desire to make good- not just in business, but in all areas of his life. Through a series of prompts, you're asked to participate by privately documenting your own related experiences. In so doing, illuminating the path to your very own Happily Ever Always. HIGHLIGHTS: WHY you deserve Happily Ever ALWAYS. HOW to overcome feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt. How to uncover your talents and gifts. WHAT spirituality has to do with success. HOW to trigger "goodness" in all areas of your life.

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Expert PL/SQL Practices is a book of collected wisdom on PL/SQL programming from some of the best and the brightest in the field. Each chapter is a deep-dive into a specific problem, technology, or feature set that you’ll face as a PL/SQL programmer. Each author has chosen their topic out of the strong belief that what they share can make a positive difference in the quality and scalability of code that you write. The path to mastery begins with syntax and the mechanics of writing statements to make things happen. If you’ve reached that point with PL/SQL, then let the authors of Expert PL/SQL Practices show you how to combine syntax and mechanics with features and techniques to really make the language sing. You’ll learn to do more with less effort, to write code that scales and performs well, and to eliminate and avoid defects. These authors are passionate about PL/SQL and the power it places at your disposal. They want you to succeed, to know all that PL/SQL can offer. Let Expert PL/SQL Practices open your eyes to the full power of Oracle’s world-class language for the database engine. Goes beyond the manual to cover good techniques and best practices Delivers knowledge usually gained only by hard experience Covers the functionality that distinguishes PL/SQL as a powerful and scalable programming language for deploying logic inside the database engine

* What the book covers: Oracle PL/SQL For Dummies shows novice Oracle programmers how to use PL/SQL, the procedural programming language embedded in Oracle, to develop Oracle applications. Experienced Oracle programmers and project managers will also benefit from the best practices and code and naming standards material in the book. This book introduces PL/SQL and its relationship to SQL and includes coverage of the following: getting started with PL/SQL (e.g., language fundamentals, program control, exception handling, and packages); Oracle-specific programming topics (e.g., Oracle constructs of interest to PL/SQL developers and code-placement options); advanced PL/SQL (e.g., manipulating strings, manipulating dates, and manipulating numbers). The book also includes a database primer chapter, coverage of best practices (based on actual system-building experience) in sidebars throughout and in a full chapter, and coding and naming standards that can be adopted by organizations. All of the code in the book is provided on the author’s company Web site (www.dulcian.com). * Series features: Oracle PL/SQL For Dummies is written in the friendly, humorous, and easy-to-understand style that is the hallmark of the For Dummies brand.