Mary Poppins - The Complete Collection

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures! This fantastic omnibus edition contains all six original Mary Poppins stories: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins in the Park, Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane / Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (2-in-1 edition). When their new nanny, Mary Poppins, arrives on a gust of the East Wind, greets their mother, and slides up the banister, Jane and Michael's lives are turned magically upside down. Familiar to anyone who has seen the film or the West End adaptation, you can now read all six of these wonderfully original tales about Jane and Michael's adventures with the magical Mary Poppins. In each book Mary takes the children on the most extraordinary outings: to a fun fair inside a pavement picture; to visit Uncle Andrew who floats up to the ceiling when he laughs; on a spectacular trip to see the Man-in-the-Moon! With her strict but fair, no-nonsense attitude, combined with amazing magical powers, things are never straightforward with Mary Poppins! But she has only promised to stay until the wind changes... Titles include: Mary Poppins Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane Mary Poppins and the House Next Door Mary Poppins Opens the Door Mary Poppins in the Park Mary Poppins Comes Back

Insurgent

Fighting for survival in a shattered world! the truth is her only hope. The thrillingly dark sequel to New York Times bestseller, DIVERGENT. I have done bad things. I can't take them back, and they are part of who I am. Tris has survived a brutal attack on her former home and family. But she has paid a terrible price. Wracked by grief and guilt, she becomes ever more reckless as she struggles to accept her new future. Yet if Tris wants to uncover the truth about her world, she must be stronger than ever! because more shocking choices and sacrifices lie ahead.

The One and Only Ivan

Now a major motion picture available on Disney+! Inspired by a true story, this is the beautifully written tale of how a mighty gorilla wins his freedom. A winning blend of humour and poignancy that will appeal to fans of Michael Morpurgo. This #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning novel is coming to the big screen this summer, with a star-studded cast including Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Bryan Cranston, and more! Ivan is an easy-going gorilla who has spent his life performing for the crowds at the Exit 8 shopping mall. He rarely misses life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly thinks about it at all. But everything changes when a baby elephant called Ruby arrives and Ivan realises he must find a new life for them both. Told from Ivan's perspective, this is a stand-out novel with a pertinent message, ideal for readers of 9+.

Algorithms to Live By : The Computer Science of Human Decisions

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show us how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions. Modern life is constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? The authors explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chance, how to deal with overwhelming choices and how best to connect with others. From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms To Live By is full of practical takeaways to help you solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind.

Slime : The new children's book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams

The new children’s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – a fantastically funny tale illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross. WELCOME TO THE ISLE OF MULCH… This little island is home to a large number of horrible grown-ups. The school, the local park, the toy shop and even the island’s ice-cream van are all run by awful adults who like nothing more than making children miserable. And the island is owned by the most awful one of all – Aunt Greta Greed! Something needs to be done about them. But who could be brave enough? Meet Ned – an extraordinary boy with a special power. SLIMEPOWER!

How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised Edition : A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

A thoroughly revised and updated edition of Thomas C. Foster's classic guide-a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable. While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings interwoven in these texts. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes-and the literary codes-of the ultimate professional reader, the college professor. What does it mean when a literary hero is traveling along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he's drenched in a sudden rain shower? Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices and form, Thomas C. Foster provides us with a broad overview of literature-a world where a road leads to a quest, a shared meal may signify a communion, and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just a shower-and shows us how to make our reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun. This revised edition includes new chapters, a new preface and epilogue, and incorporates updated teaching points that Foster has developed over the past decade.

Die Hard : The Authorized Coloring and Activity Book

Experience Die Hard in a fresh and creative way with this authorized tie-in coloring and activity book featuring favorite scenes and quotes from the beloved classic movie. Die Hard diehards can savor their favorite scenes and quotes in this official Die Hard coloring and activity book. Here are some of the movie's best moments, recreated in detailed black-and-white line drawings, including: * Hans Gruber and his posse crash the Christmas party at Nakatomi and take the tower hostage;* John McClane's limo ride with Argyle;* The tension-filled crawl through the building vents; * John's morbid message delivery to Hans (written on the corpse of one of Hans' men);* The famous bloody footprints;* And of course, John leaping off the Nakatomi tower. With so many memorable scenes to color in, as well as entertaining activities and the most quoted lines from the movie, fans will be shouting "yippee-ki-yay!"

The Children's Book

Famous author Olive Wellwood writes a special private book, bound in different colours, for each of her children. In their rambling house near Romney Marsh they play in a story-book world - but their lives, and those of their rich cousins and their friends, the son and daughter of a curator at the new Victoria and Albert Museum, are already inscribed with mystery. Each family carries its own secrets. They grow up in the golden summers of Edwardian times, but as the sons rebel against their parents and the girls dream of independent futures, they are unaware that in the darkness ahead they will be betrayed unintentionally by the adults who love them. This is the children's book.

In-Flight Entertainment

Poignant, funny and perceptive, Helen Simpson's fifth collection of runs the gamut of emotions and deals with birth, death and everything in between. We shift from a diary chronicling the dangers of life as a woman in the bleak 2040s, to two students falling in love then almost talking themselves out of it in an argument about the end of the world, to a heartfelt anti-cancer spell cast in the hope of protecting a friend. Moving effortlessly between tragedy and comedy and packed with a host of distinctive voices, this is an outstanding collection from a master of the genre.

Computer Architecture : A Quantitative Approach

Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, Sixth Edition has been considered essential reading by instructors, students and practitioners of computer design for over 20 years. The sixth edition of this classic textbook from Hennessy and Patterson, winners of the 2017 ACM A.M. Turing Award recognizing contributions of lasting and major technical importance to the computing field, is fully revised with the latest developments in processor and system architecture. The text now features examples from the RISC-V (RISC Five) instruction set architecture, a modern RISC instruction set developed and designed to be a free and openly adoptable standard. It also includes a new chapter on domain-specific architectures and an updated chapter on warehouse-scale computing that features the first public information on Google's newest WSC. True to its original mission of demystifying computer architecture, this edition continues the longstanding tradition of focusing on areas where the most exciting computing innovation is happening, while always keeping an emphasis on good engineering design.

Cloud Computing : Concepts, Technology & Architecture

Clouds are distributed technology platforms that leverage sophisticated technology innovations to provide highly scalable and resilient environments that can be remotely utilized by organizations in a multitude of powerful ways. To successfully build upon, integrate with, or even create a cloud environment requires an understanding of its common inner mechanics, architectural layers, and models, as well as an understanding of the business and economic factors that result from the adoption and real-world use of cloud-based services. In Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture, Thomas Erl, one of the world's top-selling IT authors, teams up with cloud computing experts and researchers to break down proven and mature cloud computing technologies and practices into a series of well-defined concepts, models, technology mechanisms, and technology architectures, all from an industry-centric and vendor-neutral point of view. In doing so, the book establishes concrete, academic coverage with a focus on structure, clarity, and well-defined building blocks for mainstream cloud computing platforms and solutions. Subsequent to technology-centric coverage, the book proceeds to establish business-centric models and metrics that allow for the financial assessment of cloud-based IT resources and their comparison to those hosted on traditional IT enterprise premises. Also provided are templates and formulas for calculating SLA-related quality-of-service values and numerous explorations of the SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS delivery models. With more than 260 figures, 29 architectural models, and 20 mechanisms, this indispensable guide provides a comprehensive education of cloud computing essentials that will never leave your side.

Go Programming Language, The

The Go Programming Language is the authoritative resource for any programmer who wants to learn Go. It shows how to write clear and idiomatic Go to solve real-world problems. The book does not assume prior knowledge of Go nor experience with any specific language, so you'll find it accessible whether you're most comfortable with JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java, or C++. The first chapter is a tutorial on the basic concepts of Go, introduced through programs for file I/O and text processing, simple graphics, and web clients and servers. Early chapters cover the structural elements of Go programs: syntax, control flow, data types, and the organization of a program into packages, files, and functions. The examples illustrate many packages from the standard library and show how to create new ones of your own. Later chapters explain the package mechanism in more detail, and how to build, test, and maintain projects using the go tool. The chapters on methods and interfaces introduce Go's unconventional approach to object-oriented programming, in which methods can be declared on any type and interfaces are implicitly satisfied. They explain the key principles of encapsulation, composition, and substitutability using realistic examples. Two chapters on concurrency present in-depth approaches to this increasingly important topic. The first, which covers the basic mechanisms of goroutines and channels, illustrates the style known as communicating sequential processes for which Go is renowned. The second covers more traditional aspects of concurrency with shared variables. These chapters provide a solid foundation for programmers encountering concurrency for the first time. The final two chapters explore lower-level features of Go. One covers the art of metaprogramming using reflection. The other shows how to use the unsafe package to step outside the type system for special situations, and how to use the cgo tool to create Go bindings for C libraries. The book features hundreds of interesting and practical examples of well-written Go code that cover the whole language, its most important packages, and a wide range of applications. Each chapter has exercises to test your understanding and explore extensions and alternatives. Source code is freely available for download from http://gopl.io/ and may be conveniently fetched, built, and installed using the go get command.

Learn Python 3 the Hard Way : A Very Simple Introduction to the Terrifyingly Beautiful World of Computers and Code

You Will Learn Python 3! Zed Shaw has perfected the world's best system for learning Python 3. Follow it and you will succeed-just like the millions of beginners Zed has taught to date! You bring the discipline, commitment, and persistence; the author supplies everything else. In Learn Python 3 the Hard Way, you'll learn Python by working through 52 brilliantly crafted exercises. Read them. Type their code precisely. (No copying and pasting!) Fix your mistakes. Watch the programs run. As you do, you'll learn how a computer works; what good programs look like; and how to read, write, and think about code. Zed then teaches you even more in 5+ hours of video where he shows you how to break, fix, and debug your code-live, as he's doing the exercises. Install a complete Python environment Organize and write code Fix and break code Basic mathematics Variables Strings and text Interact with users Work with files Looping and logic Data structures using lists and dictionaries Program design Object-oriented programming Inheritance and composition Modules, classes, and objects Python packaging Automated testing Basic game development Basic web development It'll be hard at first. But soon, you'll just get it-and that will feel great! This course will reward you for every minute you put into it. Soon, you'll know one of the world's most powerful, popular programming languages. You'll be a Python programmer. This Book Is Perfect For Total beginners with zero programming experience Junior developers who know one or two languages Returning professionals who haven't written code in years Seasoned professionals looking for a fast, simple, crash course in Python 3

Growing Up on the Spectrum : A Guide to Life, Love, and Learning for Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Asperger's

The first comprehensive guide to helping teens with autism-from the acclaimed authors of Overcoming Autism With an estimated half a million Americans under twenty-six on the autism spectrum, this book offers the reassurance, solace, and practical solutions that so many people are searching for. Following up on their work in Overcoming Autism, which offered advice for teaching young children on the spectrum, Lynn Koegel and Claire LaZebnik now present strategies for working with teens and young adults living with this complex condition. Addressing universal parental concerns, from first crushes and a changing body to how to succeed in college and beyond, Growing Up on the Spectrum is a beacon of hope and wisdom for parents, therapists, and educators alike.

Hello Ruby: Journey Inside the Computer

What exactly is a computer? How does it work? What is it made of? Learn all this and more with Ruby in a delightful activity-based adventure story that introduces young readers to the basic concepts of coding. In Ruby's world anything is possible if you put your mind to it--even fixing her father's broken computer! Join Ruby and her new friend, Mouse, on an imaginative journey through the insides of a computer in search of the missing Cursor. From bits and logic gates to computer hardware, in Journey Inside the Computer, Ruby (and her readers!) will learn the basic elements of the machines that power our world. Then future kid coders can put their knowledge and imaginations to work with fun activities.

Leaf Man

A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him.

Winnie and Wilbur: The New Computer

Winnie and Wilbur are super excited when their new computer arrives. Winnie decides she won't need her book of spells or her magic wand ever again and throws them away. But then Wilbur vanishes. Zap! Was it the computer? It's a mysterious Winnie and Wilbur adventure! Korky Paul's intricate artwork is full of madcap humour and crazy details to pore over. The spellbinding new look of this bestselling series celebrates the wonderful relationship that exists between Winnie the Witch and her big black cat, Wilbur. Since Winnie and Wilbur first appeared in 1987 they have been delighting children and adults in homes and schools all over the world and more than 7 million books have been sold. Winnie and Wilbur will be hitting TV screens worldwide in 2017, airing in the UK on Milkshake, Channel 5's popular pre-school slot. A Winnie and Wilbur stage show is set to run in Birmingham in 2017 followed by a national UK tour. A new look for the website, too! www.winnieandwilbur.com

Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction

Over the past sixty years, the spectacular growth of the technologies associated with the computer is visible for all to see and experience. Yet, the science underpinning this technology is less visible and little understood outside the professional computer science community. As a scientific discipline, computer science stands alongside the likes of molecular biology and cognitive science as one of the most significant new sciences of the post Second World War era. In this Very Short Introduction, Subrata Dasgupta sheds light on these lesser known areas and considers the conceptual basis of computer science. Discussing algorithms, programming, and sequential and parallel processing, he considers emerging modern ideas such as biological computing and cognitive modelling, challenging the idea of computer science as a science of the artificial. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

The Emperor's New Mind : Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics

For many decades, the proponents of `artificial intelligence' have maintained that computers will soon be able to do everything that a human can do. In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.

Design Patterns : Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

Capturing a wealth of experience about the design of object-oriented software, four top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. Previously undocumented, these 23 patterns allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves. The authors begin by describing what patterns are and how they can help you design object-oriented software. They then go on to systematically name, explain, evaluate, and catalog recurring designs in object-oriented systems. With Design Patterns as your guide, you will learn how these important patterns fit into the software development process, and how you can leverage them to solve your own design problems most efficiently. Each pattern describes the circumstances in which it is applicable, when it can be applied in view of other design constraints, and the consequences and trade-offs of using the pattern within a larger design. All patterns are compiled from real systems and are based on real-world examples. Each pattern also includes code that demonstrates how it may be implemented in object-oriented programming languages like C++ or Smalltalk.

Dear Zoo

Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Rod Campbell's classic, Dear Zoo, with a host of favourite zoo animals and sturdy card flaps to lift on every page. 'I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet . . .' Young children will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent - a monkey, a lion and even an elephant! But will they ever manage to send the perfect pet? Rod Campbell, the creator of preschool favourites including Oh Dear! and Fluffy Chick, has been a trusted name in early learning for nearly forty years, and the perennial classic, Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike since its first publication in 1982. With bright, bold artwork, and a repeating text, Dear Zoo is a must for every child's bookshelf - and the thick card pages, chunky cased cover, and sturdy flaps make it perfect for small hands. Look out for Rod Campbell's Look After Us, a lift-the-flap animal book for toddlers with a positive message about conservation.

Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World

In the second edition of Designer Drafting and Visualization for the Entertainment World, Patricia Woodbridge, a highly experienced art director of feature films and a long time teacher of scenic drafting and set design at the graduate level teams up with nationally-renowned scenic designer and SCAD professor Hal Tine to give you a dynamic glimpse into the world of designing for mainstream entertainment including theatre, film, tv, and corporate events. Drawing on designs from real Hollywood and Broadway blockbusters, this book provides you with the basic tools and principles of scenic drafting and rendering, beginning with pencil drafting and culminating with the latest information on CAD drafting, digital 3D modelling, digital and hand/digital rendering, and digital graphics for sets. Full of examples from all areas of entertainment, this book not only builds on basic principles of designer drafting to give you the most comprehensive knowledge on the subject, but also illuminates scenic career paths with insights from professional set design artists who discuss their education and varied career progressions. New to this edition: * Updated chapters on the basics of scenic pencil drafting, including examples of sketch drafting or "thinking with a pencil" * Drafting from Hollywood and TV hits like True Grit, I Am Legend, Sherlock Holmes, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Never Let Me Go, Gossip Girl and more * New chapters include Period Shapes and Scenic Details, Computer Drafting and Illustration, Scenery Graphics, and Virtual Scenery

Computer Coding Games for Kids : A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Building Your Own Computer Games

Everyone can be a computer whizz with the ultimate beginner's guide to coding. This visual reference book is the perfect introduction to computer programming, with all you need to create single and multiplayer computer games, platformers, mazes, brainteasers, races, and much more. ?? The complexities of coding become clear and simple by following the numbered steps to build eight fantastic games using the Scratch programming language. Essential coding and computer science concepts are explained along the way as you build, test, and customise your new games.?? This essential guide supports STEM education goals by helping you plan and design projects, test and improve prototypes, communicate ideas, and think creatively - all while creating games to enjoy playing with friends and family. As long as you have a desktop or laptop computer and an internet connection to download Scratch, you're ready to go! ?? What are you waiting for? Let the games begin...

Computer Coding Projects For Kids : A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Creating Your Own Scratch Projects

Coding for kids is easy with this colourful illustrated guide by best-selling education author Carol Vorderman. Based on the programming language Scratch, the book is divided into a range of creative projects - from interactive birthday cards to music and games - and each one is illustrated with simple, step-by-step instructions that walk beginners through the basics of computer coding. Activities such as creating a virtual firework display, simulated snowflakes, fractal art and mind-bending optical illusions not only teach essential coding skills, but enable kids to have fun as they learn. Projects can be personalised and adapted to encourage creativity, and can even be shared with friends, providing a simple and fun way for kids to learn coding.

Computer Coding Python Projects for Kids : A Step-by-Step Visual Guide

"Build your Python coding skills step-by-step and have fun doing it! Learn to programme simple games, apps, and more. Python is easier than other professional coding languages, but no less powerful. Use the hands-on approach of Computer Coding Python Projects for Kids and learn how it all works. Make your way through step-by-step projects that build your knowledge gradually, from simple functions to building a space treasure game. This clear and approachable book will guide you through the new terms and phrases until you're confident in your coding skills. Hints and helpful tips will assist with common problems, as well as encouraging creative thinking with notes on how you can personalise and adapt your projects. Computer Coding Python Projects for Kids has all you need to master Python, one of the world's most popular computer programming languages. Just follow the steps and you'll be building fantastic games and handy apps in no time. "

Computer Coding Python Games for Kids

Learn how to make your own games using the UK's No 1 coding language, Python Build and play your own computer games, from creative quizzes to perplexing puzzles, by coding them in the Python programming language! Whether you're a seasoned programmer or a beginner hoping to learn Python, you'll find Computer Coding Python Games for Kids fun to read and easy to follow. Each chapter shows you how to construct a complete working game in simple numbered steps. Using freely available resources such as Pygame, Pygame Zero, and a downloadable pack of images and sounds, you can add animations, music, scrolling backgrounds, scenery, and other exciting professional touches. After building the game, find out how to adapt it to create your own personalised version with secret hacks and cheat codes! You'll master the key concepts that programmers need to write code - not just in Python, but in all programming languages. Find out what bugs, loops, flags, strings, and turtles are. Learn how to plan and design the ultimate game, and then play it to destruction as you test and debug it. Before you know it, you'll be a coding genius!

Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer

'Do I wish to keep up with the times? No. My wish simply is to live my life as fully as I can' The great American poet, novelist and environmental activist argues for a life lived slowly. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

Deep Learning

An introduction to a broad range of topics in deep learning, covering mathematical and conceptual background, deep learning techniques used in industry, and research perspectives. "Written by three experts in the field, Deep Learning is the only comprehensive book on the subject." --Elon Musk, cochair of OpenAI; cofounder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Deep learning is a form of machine learning that enables computers to learn from experience and understand the world in terms of a hierarchy of concepts. Because the computer gathers knowledge from experience, there is no need for a human computer operator to formally specify all the knowledge that the computer needs. The hierarchy of concepts allows the computer to learn complicated concepts by building them out of simpler ones; a graph of these hierarchies would be many layers deep. This book introduces a broad range of topics in deep learning. The text offers mathematical and conceptual background, covering relevant concepts in linear algebra, probability theory and information theory, numerical computation, and machine learning. It describes deep learning techniques used by practitioners in industry, including deep feedforward networks, regularization, optimization algorithms, convolutional networks, sequence modeling, and practical methodology; and it surveys such applications as natural language processing, speech recognition, computer vision, online recommendation systems, bioinformatics, and videogames. Finally, the book offers research perspectives, covering such theoretical topics as linear factor models, autoencoders, representation learning, structured probabilistic models, Monte Carlo methods, the partition function, approximate inference, and deep generative models. Deep Learning can be used by undergraduate or graduate students planning careers in either industry or research, and by software engineers who want to begin using deep learning in their products or platforms. A website offers supplementary material for both readers and instructors.

Reinforcement Learning : An Introduction

The significantly expanded and updated new edition of a widely used text on reinforcement learning, one of the most active research areas in artificial intelligence. Reinforcement learning, one of the most active research areas in artificial intelligence, is a computational approach to learning whereby an agent tries to maximize the total amount of reward it receives while interacting with a complex, uncertain environment. In Reinforcement Learning, Richard Sutton and Andrew Barto provide a clear and simple account of the field's key ideas and algorithms. This second edition has been significantly expanded and updated, presenting new topics and updating coverage of other topics. Like the first edition, this second edition focuses on core online learning algorithms, with the more mathematical material set off in shaded boxes. Part I covers as much of reinforcement learning as possible without going beyond the tabular case for which exact solutions can be found. Many algorithms presented in this part are new to the second edition, including UCB, Expected Sarsa, and Double Learning. Part II extends these ideas to function approximation, with new sections on such topics as artificial neural networks and the Fourier basis, and offers expanded treatment of off-policy learning and policy-gradient methods. Part III has new chapters on reinforcement learning's relationships to psychology and neuroscience, as well as an updated case-studies chapter including AlphaGo and AlphaGo Zero, Atari game playing, and IBM Watson's wagering strategy. The final chapter discusses the future societal impacts of reinforcement learning.

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs has had a dramatic impact on computer science curricula over the past decade. This long-awaited revision contains changes throughout the text. There are new implementations of most of the major programming systems in the book, including the interpreters and compilers, and the authors have incorporated many small changes that reflect their experience teaching the course at MIT since the first edition was published. A new theme has been introduced that emphasizes the central role played by different approaches to dealing with time in computational models: objects with state, concurrent programming, functional programming and lazy evaluation, and nondeterministic programming. There are new example sections on higher-order procedures in graphics and on applications of stream processing in numerical programming, and many new exercises. In addition, all the programs have been reworked to run in any Scheme implementation that adheres to the IEEE standard.

Computing : A Concise History

A compact and accessible history, from punch cards and calculators to UNIVAC and ENIAC, the personal computer, Silicon Valley, and the Internet. The history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software, or the story of the Internet, or the story of "smart" hand-held devices, with subplots involving IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter. In this concise and accessible account of the invention and development of digital technology, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offers a broader and more useful perspective. He identifies four major threads that run throughout all of computing's technological development: digitization--the coding of information, computation, and control in binary form, ones and zeros; the convergence of multiple streams of techniques, devices, and machines, yielding more than the sum of their parts; the steady advance of electronic technology, as characterized famously by "Moore's Law"; and the human-machine interface. Ceruzzi guides us through computing history, telling how a Bell Labs mathematician coined the word "digital" in 1942 (to describe a high-speed method of calculating used in anti-aircraft devices), and recounting the development of the punch card (for use in the 1890 U.S. Census). He describes the ENIAC, built for scientific and military applications; the UNIVAC, the first general purpose computer; and ARPANET, the Internet's precursor. Ceruzzi's account traces the world-changing evolution of the computer from a room-size ensemble of machinery to a "minicomputer" to a desktop computer to a pocket-sized smart phone. He describes the development of the silicon chip, which could store ever-increasing amounts of data and enabled ever-decreasing device size. He visits that hotbed of innovation, Silicon Valley, and brings the story up to the present with the Internet, the World Wide Web, and social networking.

Quantum Computing : A Gentle Introduction

A thorough exposition of quantum computing and the underlying concepts of quantum physics, with explanations of the relevant mathematics and numerous examples. The combination of two of the twentieth century's most influential and revolutionary scientific theories, information theory and quantum mechanics, gave rise to a radically new view of computing and information. Quantum information processing explores the implications of using quantum mechanics instead of classical mechanics to model information and its processing. Quantum computing is not about changing the physical substrate on which computation is done from classical to quantum but about changing the notion of computation itself, at the most basic level. The fundamental unit of computation is no longer the bit but the quantum bit or qubit. This comprehensive introduction to the field offers a thorough exposition of quantum computing and the underlying concepts of quantum physics, explaining all the relevant mathematics and offering numerous examples. With its careful development of concepts and thorough explanations, the book makes quantum computing accessible to students and professionals in mathematics, computer science, and engineering. A reader with no prior knowledge of quantum physics (but with sufficient knowledge of linear algebra) will be able to gain a fluent understanding by working through the book.

Cloud Computing

Why cloud computing represents a paradigm shift for business, and how business users can best take advantage of cloud services. Most of the information available on cloud computing is either highly technical, with details that are irrelevant to non-technologists, or pure marketing hype, in which the cloud is simply a selling point. This book, however, explains the cloud from the user's viewpoint--the business user's in particular. Nayan Ruparelia explains what the cloud is, when to use it (and when not to), how to select a cloud service, how to integrate it with other technologies, and what the best practices are for using cloud computing. Cutting through the hype, Ruparelia cites the simple and basic definition of cloud computing from the National Institute of Science and Technology: a model enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. Thus with cloud computing, businesses can harness information technology resources usually available only to large enterprises. And this, Ruparelia demonstrates, represents a paradigm shift for business. It will ease funding for startups, alter business plans, and allow big businesses greater agility. Ruparelia discusses the key issues for any organization considering cloud computing: service level agreements, business service delivery and consumption, finance, legal jurisdiction, security, and social responsibility. He introduces novel concepts made possible by cloud computing: cloud cells, or specialist clouds for specific uses; the personal cloud; the cloud of things; and cloud service exchanges. He examines use case patterns in terms of infrastructure and platform, software information, and business process; and he explains how to transition to a cloud service. Current and future users will find this book an indispensable guide to the cloud.

Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python : With Application to Understanding Data

The new edition of an introductory text that teaches students the art of computational problem solving, covering topics ranging from simple algorithms to information visualization. This book introduces students with little or no prior programming experience to the art of computational problem solving using Python and various Python libraries, including PyLab. It provides students with skills that will enable them to make productive use of computational techniques, including some of the tools and techniques of data science for using computation to model and interpret data. The book is based on an MIT course (which became the most popular course offered through MIT's OpenCourseWare) and was developed for use not only in a conventional classroom but in in a massive open online course (MOOC). This new edition has been updated for Python 3, reorganized to make it easier to use for courses that cover only a subset of the material, and offers additional material including five new chapters. Students are introduced to Python and the basics of programming in the context of such computational concepts and techniques as exhaustive enumeration, bisection search, and efficient approximation algorithms. Although it covers such traditional topics as computational complexity and simple algorithms, the book focuses on a wide range of topics not found in most introductory texts, including information visualization, simulations to model randomness, computational techniques to understand data, and statistical techniques that inform (and misinform) as well as two related but relatively advanced topics: optimization problems and dynamic programming. This edition offers expanded material on statistics and machine learning and new chapters on Frequentist and Bayesian statistics.

Good Entertainment : A Deconstruction of the Western Passion Narrative

A philosopher considers entertainment, in all its totalizing variety--infotainment, edutainment, servotainment--and traces the notion through Kant, Zen Buddhism, Heidegger, Kafka, and Rauschenberg. In Good Entertainment, Byung-Chul Han examines the notion of entertainment--its contemporary ubiquity, and its philosophical genealogy. Entertainment today, in all its totalizing variety, has an apparently infinite capacity for incorporation: infotainment, edutainment, servotainment, confrontainment. Entertainment is held up as a new paradigm, even a new credo for being--and yet, in the West, it has had inescapably negative connotations. Han traces Western ideas of entertainment, considering, among other things, the scandal that arose from the first performance of Bach's Saint Matthew's Passion (deemed too beautiful, not serious enough); Kant's idea of morality as duty and the entertainment value of moralistic literature; Heidegger's idea of the thinker as a man of pain; Kafka's hunger artist and the art of negativity, which takes pleasure in annihilation; and Robert Rauschenberg's refusal of the transcendent. The history of the West, Han tells us, is a passion narrative, and passion appears as a killjoy. Achievement is the new formula for passion, and play is subordinated to production, gamified. And yet, he argues, at their core, passion and entertainment are not entirely different. The pure meaninglessness of entertainment is adjacent to the pure meaning of passion. The fool's smile resembles the pain-racked visage of Homo doloris. In Good Entertainment, Han explores this paradox.

Quantum Computing for Everyone

An accessible introduction to an exciting new area in computation, explaining such topics as qubits, entanglement, and quantum teleportation for the general reader. Quantum computing is a beautiful fusion of quantum physics and computer science, incorporating some of the most stunning ideas from twentieth-century physics into an entirely new way of thinking about computation. In this book, Chris Bernhardt offers an introduction to quantum computing that is accessible to anyone who is comfortable with high school mathematics. He explains qubits, entanglement, quantum teleportation, quantum algorithms, and other quantum-related topics as clearly as possible for the general reader. Bernhardt, a mathematician himself, simplifies the mathematics as much as he can and provides elementary examples that illustrate both how the math works and what it means. Bernhardt introduces the basic unit of quantum computing, the qubit, and explains how the qubit can be measured; discusses entanglement--which, he says, is easier to describe mathematically than verbally--and what it means when two qubits are entangled (citing Einstein's characterization of what happens when the measurement of one entangled qubit affects the second as "spooky action at a distance"); and introduces quantum cryptography. He recaps standard topics in classical computing--bits, gates, and logic--and describes Edward Fredkin's ingenious billiard ball computer. He defines quantum gates, considers the speed of quantum algorithms, and describes the building of quantum computers. By the end of the book, readers understand that quantum computing and classical computing are not two distinct disciplines, and that quantum computing is the fundamental form of computing. The basic unit of computation is the qubit, not the bit.

The Elements of Computing Systems : Building a Modern Computer from First Principles

A new and extensively revised edition of a popular textbook used in universities, coding boot camps, hacker clubs, and online courses. The best way to understand how computers work is to build one from scratch, and this textbook leads learners through twelve chapters and projects that gradually build the hardware platform and software hierarchy for a simple but powerful computer system. In the process, learners gain hands-on knowledge of hardware, architecture, operating systems, programming languages, compilers, data structures and algorithms, and software engineering. Using this constructive approach, the book introduces readers to a significant body of computer science knowledge and synthesizes key theoretical and applied techniques into one constructive framework.The outcome is known known as Nand to Tetris: a journey that starts with the most elementary logic gate, called Nand, and ends, twelve projects later, with a general-purpose computer system capable of running Tetris and any other program that comes to your mind. The first edition of this popular textbook inspired Nand to Tetris classes in many universities, coding boot camps, hacker clubs, and online course platforms. This second edition has been extensively revised. It has been restructured into two distinct parts--Part I, hardware, and Part II, software--with six projects in each part. All chapters and projects have been rewritten, with an emphasis on separating abstraction from implementation, and many new sections, figures, and examples have been added. Substantial new appendixes offer focused presentation on technical and theoretical topics.

Why Photography Matters as Art as Never Before

A renowned critic and historian offers a radically new account of the meaning of ambitious art photography since the Bechers From the late 1970s onward, serious art photography began to be made at large scale and for the wall. Michael Fried argues that this immediately compelled photographers to grapple with issues centering on the relationship between the photograph and the viewer standing before it that until then had been the province only of painting. Fried further demonstrates that certain philosophically deep problems-associated with notions of theatricality, literalness, and objecthood, and touching on the role of original intention in artistic production, first discussed in his contro versial essay "Art and Objecthood" (1967)-have come to the fore once again in recent photography. This means that the photo graphic "ghetto" no longer exists; instead photography is at the cutting edge of contemporary art as never before.Among the photographers and video-makers whose work receives serious attention in this powerfully argued book are Jeff Wall, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, Thomas Ruff, Andreas Gursky, Luc Delahaye, Rineke Dijkstra, Patrick Faigenbaum, Roland Fischer, Thomas Demand, Candida Hoefer, Beat Streuli, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno, James Welling, and Bernd and Hilla Becher. Future discussions of the new art photography will have no choice but to take a stand for or against Fried's conclusions.

The Computer and the Brain

In this classic work, one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century explores the analogies between computing machines and the living human brain. John von Neumann, whose many contributions to science, mathematics, and engineering include the basic organizational framework at the heart of today's computers, concludes that the brain operates both digitally and analogically, but also has its own peculiar statistical language. In his foreword to this new edition, Ray Kurzweil, a futurist famous in part for his own reflections on the relationship between technology and intelligence, places von Neumann's work in a historical context and shows how it remains relevant today.

Martha's Entertaining : A Year of Celebrations

In this exquisite and very personal book, Martha Stewart welcomes you into her world, where she entertains in the expressive and beautiful style that she has made so famous. Whether a simple blueberry breakfast on a Sunday morning in Maine or a more lavish holiday dinner at Bedford, each of the gatherings is equally memorable, for what Martha cherishes above all is spending time and sharing delicious food with her family and friends. "A meal of substantial finger foods with ingenious cocktails, a sit-down formal dinner, a buffet supper, or something more relaxed such as a backyard barbecue--each is a welcome and inviting way to entertain," writes Martha. Featuring elegant and casual affairs held throughout the year and a diverse collection of enticing recipes, Martha's Entertaining shows us--in the broadest and most lovely fashion--what it really means to entertain and host today. From an afternoon Easter egg hunt for children to a festive Halloween dinner held inside her horse stable; from a sophisticated cocktail party on a friend's yacht in New York Harbor to a spring garden fête amid the most glorious beds of peonies, Martha's parties offer a glimpse inside her beautiful homes. Each is unforgettable and endlessly inspiring. All of the events feature menus and stories for dreaming and planning, as well as delicious yet approachable recipes: Tomato and Gruyère Toasts, Mini Crab Cakes with Tarragon Tartar Sauce, Tiny Tuna Burgers, Leek and Porcini Risotto, Wild-Mushroom Lasagna, Braised Short Ribs, Roast Turkey Breast with Sage Butter, Rhubarb Crumbles, Blueberry Jam Tartlets, and Chocolate Honey Ice Cream with Butterscotch Sauce, plus some of Martha's favorite drinks, including Pomegranate Cosmopolitans and Honeydew Mojitos. Mix and match the recipes to create your own distinctive occasion. Set among Martha's dining rooms, kitchens, gardens, and patios, this is her most intimate book yet, a new classic for hosts and home cooks of every generation.

Cuphead in Carnival Chaos : A Cuphead Novel

The Cuphead characters are jumping off the screen and onto the page in this new middle-grade fiction series. Cuphead is an award-winning, visually stunning game that has taken the gaming world by storm--selling over 4 million units. Cuphead, the charming trouble maker; Mugman, his less impulsive brother; and their new friend Ms. Chalice make the perfect team to set off on new adventures packed with action, humour, and black-and-white illustrations throughout. This paper-over-board series perfectly complements the direction of new Cuphead game releases. Gamers who love The Legend of Zelda, Fortnite, Hello Neighbor, and Five Nights at Freddy's are all playing Cuphead and raving about the unique art style, challenging gameplay, and the incredible jazz soundtrack. (c) 2020 StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Cuphead(TM), the Cuphead(TM) logo, StudioMDHR(TM) and the StudioMDHR(TM) logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc. throughout the world.

Effective C++ : 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs

"Every C++ professional needs a copy of Effective C++. It is an absolute must-read for anyone thinking of doing serious C++ development. If you've never read Effective C++ and you think you know everything about C++, think again." - Steve Schirripa, Software Engineer, Google "C++ and the C++ community have grown up in the last fifteen years, and the third edition of Effective C++ reflects this. The clear and precise style of the book is evidence of Scott's deep insight and distinctive ability to impart knowledge." - Gerhard Kreuzer, Research and Development Engineer, Siemens AG The first two editions of Effective C++ were embraced by hundreds of thousands of programmers worldwide. The reason is clear: Scott Meyers' practical approach to C++ describes the rules of thumb used by the experts - the things they almost always do or almost always avoid doing - to produce clear, correct, efficient code. The book is organized around 55 specific guidelines, each of which describes a way to write better C++. Each is backed by concrete examples. For this third edition, more than half the content is new, including added chapters on managing resources and using templates. Topics from the second edition have been extensively revised to reflect modern design considerations, including exceptions, design patterns, and multithreading. Important features of Effective C++ include: Expert guidance on the design of effective classes, functions, templates, and inheritance hierarchies. Applications of new "TR1" standard library functionality, along with comparisons to existing standard library components. Insights into differences between C++ and other languages (e.g., Java, C#, C) that help developers from those languages assimilate "the C++ way" of doing things.

The 2 Pillars Of Wisdom

Alexander McCall Smith, best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, has turned his hand to humour. The delightful result is a creation of comic genius. For in the unnaturally tall form of Professor Doctor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, we are invited to meet a memorable character whose sublime insouciance is a blend of the cultivated pomposity of Frasier Crane and of Inspecteur Clouseau's hapless gaucherie. Von Igelfeld inhabits the rarefied world of the Institute of Romance Philology at Regensburg, a world he shares with his equally tall and equally ridiculous colleagues, Professors Florianus Prinzel and Detlev Amadeus Unterholzer. Their unlikely adventures are described in three deliciously funny instalments: Portuguese Irregular Verbs, The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs and At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances.

Camera & Craft: Learning the Technical Art of Digital Photography : (The Digital Imaging Masters Series)

#2 on Photo.net's list of Best Photography Books of 2014! To create successful imagery, you need to balance technical know-how and aesthetic vision. In Camera & Craft, we deconstruct photographic principles in new ways to help you think through your process. Together with nine guest photographers, we explore photographic practice and follow up with inventive exercises and demonstrations that challenge you to engage with your tools-all with the goal of helping you work more creatively. Along the way are conversations with our guest photographers that address each topic, from how the professionals work with clients and models to what they think about as they look through the viewfinder. Here's what you'll find inside: Advice and insights from professionals working in a variety of fields, from photojournalism and portraiture to fine-art, landscape and commercial photography Technical explanations about how photographic tools work-so you can connect knowledge to your practice and work more instinctively and creatively Key steps for improving digital workflow Innovative exercises at the end of each chapter as well as on our companion website that encourage you to experiment with and understand the photographic process-from learning how far you can push your camera's sensor to exploring the effects of neutral vs. creative color Interviews with technical and creative experts about developing skills and making images that matter This book is part of The Digital Imaging Masters Series, which features cutting-edge information from the most sought-after and qualified professionals and instructors in the photography field. Based on the progressive curriculum of the Master of Professional Studies in Digital Photography (MPS DP) program created by Katrin Eismann at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City, these books are the next best thing to being in the classroom with the Digital Photography Masters themselves.

Cloud Computing For Dummies

The easy way to understand and implement cloud computing technology written by a team of experts Cloud computing can be difficult to understand at first, but the cost-saving possibilities are great and many companies are getting on board. If you've been put in charge of implementing cloud computing, this straightforward, plain-English guide clears up the confusion and helps you get your plan in place. You'll learn how cloud computing enables you to run a more green IT infrastructure, and access technology-enabled services from the Internet ("in the cloud") without having to understand, manage, or invest in the technology infrastructure that supports them. You'll also find out what you need to consider when implementing a plan, how to handle security issues, and more.* Cloud computing is a way for businesses to take advantage of storage and virtual services through the Internet, saving money on infrastructure and support* This book provides a clear definition of cloud computing from the utility computing standpoint and also addresses security concerns* Offers practical guidance on delivering and managing cloud computing services effectively and efficiently* Presents a proactive and pragmatic approach to implementing cloud computing in any organization* Helps IT managers and staff understand the benefits and challenges of cloud computing, how to select a service, and what's involved in getting it up and running* Highly experienced author team consults and gives presentations on emerging technologies Cloud Computing For Dummies gets straight to the point, providing the practical information you need to know.

Human Anatomy

From a biological point of view, the human body is an infinitely complex marvel of fine design, superbly adapted to its functions by eons of evolutionary development. Hundreds of specialized organs, bones, muscles, nerve fibers, blood vessels, and other anatomical features comprise an interdependent network of bodily systems that enables the human organism to survive. Now the component parts of this intricate flesh-and-bone machine can be absorbed and understood by means of an ingenious format: a coloring book that can help mature children and adult colorists learn anatomy. An affordable anatomy class, this easy learning study aid contains careful, scientifically accurate line renderings of the body's organs and major systems: skeletal, muscular, nervous, digestive, reproductive, and more. A total of 43 coloring pages (often with several illustrations on each) offers numerous views, cross-sections, diagrams and detailed closeups, labelled and numbered to correspond with suggestions for coloring. These suggestions are specially designed to emphasize the structural relationship in the body. By working through each system, the reader will gain not only an intimate knowledge of the location, appearance and role of the body parts, this learning tool will also be laying the groundwork for more sophisticated studies of anatomy.

Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles

Playing with mathematical riddles can be an intriguing and fun-filled pastime -- as popular science writer Martin Gardner proves in this entertaining collection. Puzzlists need only an elementary knowledge of math and a will to resist looking up the answer before trying to solve a problem.Written in a light and witty style, Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles is a mixture of old and new riddles, grouped into sections that cover a variety of mathematical topics: money, speed, plane and solid geometry, probability, topology, tricky puzzles, and more. The probability section, for example, points out that everything we do, everything that happens around us, obeys the laws of probability; geometry puzzles test our ability to think pictorially and often, in more than one dimension; while topology, among the youngest and rowdiest branches of modern geometry, offers a glimpse into a strange dimension where properties remain unchanged, no matter how a figure is twisted, stretched, or compressed.Clear and concise comments at the beginning of each section explain the nature and importance of the math needed to solve each puzzle. A carefully explained solution follows each problem. In many cases, all that is needed to solve a puzzle is the ability to think logically and clearly, to be on the alert for surprising, off-beat angles...that strange hidden factor that everyone else had overlooked.Fully illustrated, this engaging collection will appeal to parents and children, amateur mathematicians, scientists, and students alike, and may, as the author writes, make the reader want to study the subject in earnest and explains some of the inviting paths that wind away from the problems into lusher areas of the mathematical jungle. 65 black-and-white illustrations.

A First Stamp Album for Beginners

The most popular hobby in the world, stamp collecting has millions of fans in the United States alone. Many are adults who have turned a childhood interest in philately into a pleasurable (and often profitable) lifetime avocation. This volume has everything needed to start a personal stamp collection: Entries for nearly 200 countries; Spaces for more than 2,600 stamps; Over 1,100 black-and-white illustrations of stamps; Easy-to-use Stamp Identifier Table and Index. Clear instructions for using the album and the Stamp Identifier Table are included, along with many useful hints and tips on building a collection. An entertaining, inexpensive way to learn about faraway people and places, stamp collecting brings a sense of excitement and adventure with each new acquisition. This book offers would-be collectors that ticket to discovery.

My First Human Body Book

Here's the most entertaining way for children to learn how the human body works: 28 fun and instructive, ready-to-color illustrations that explore the muscular, skeletal, nervous, digestive, respiratory, and immune systems. Kids will discover how their voice box works, how many bones they have, how thousands of tasters on their tongues help them distinguish flavors, how the DNA in their cells is different from everyone else's, and so much more. Filled with astonishing details, this head-to-toe survey of the body is fascinating to read and fun to color!

A History of Pictures : From the Cave to the Computer Screen

The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. Two-thirds of it is irrevocably lost, since the earliest images known to us are from about 40,000 years ago. But what a 40,000 years, explored here by David Hockney and Martin Gayford in a brilliantly original book. They privilege no medium, or period, or style, but instead, in 16 chapters, discuss how and why pictures have been made, and insistently link `art' to human skills and human needs. Each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the `Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting? Why are optical projections always going to be more beautiful than HD television can ever be? How have the makers of images depicted movement? What makes marks on a flat surface interesting? Energized by two lifetimes of looking at pictures, combined with a great artist's 70-year experience of experimentation as he makes them, this profoundly moving and enlightening volume will be the art book of the decade.

Eyemazing : The New Collectible Art Photography

Eyemazing is a breathtaking overview of the most collectible and daringly original contemporary art photography. Masterfully curated from over 10 years of content in the eponymous and innovative photography magazine, this book pushes boundaries and defies conventions. Divided in two flowing streams of imagery - 'Dreams and Memories of a Past Life' and 'Our Body, Our Cage. Our Body, Our Home', and with text contributions by Karl E. Johnson, Steven Brown and John Wood - outstanding images from the world's groundbreaking image makers in art photography are brought together in this collectible volume, which will be coveted by all photographers, photography collectors, curators and gallerists.

Quantum Computing since Democritus

Written by noted quantum computing theorist Scott Aaronson, this book takes readers on a tour through some of the deepest ideas of maths, computer science and physics. Full of insights, arguments and philosophical perspectives, the book covers an amazing array of topics. Beginning in antiquity with Democritus, it progresses through logic and set theory, computability and complexity theory, quantum computing, cryptography, the information content of quantum states and the interpretation of quantum mechanics. There are also extended discussions about time travel, Newcomb's Paradox, the anthropic principle and the views of Roger Penrose. Aaronson's informal style makes this fascinating book accessible to readers with scientific backgrounds, as well as students and researchers working in physics, computer science, mathematics and philosophy.

Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists

The multidisciplinary field of quantum computing strives to exploit some of the uncanny aspects of quantum mechanics to expand our computational horizons. Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists takes readers on a tour of this fascinating area of cutting-edge research. Written in an accessible yet rigorous fashion, this book employs ideas and techniques familiar to every student of computer science. The reader is not expected to have any advanced mathematics or physics background. After presenting the necessary prerequisites, the material is organized to look at different aspects of quantum computing from the specific standpoint of computer science. There are chapters on computer architecture, algorithms, programming languages, theoretical computer science, cryptography, information theory, and hardware. The text has step-by-step examples, more than two hundred exercises with solutions, and programming drills that bring the ideas of quantum computing alive for today's computer science students and researchers.

Ripley's Special Edition 2012

The best-selling annual edition is back! The fascinating files of Robert Ripley prove there's nothing stranger than the truth. Turn the pages, if you dare. But watch out! There are more creepy facts and crazy feats than ever before.

Not your Average Nurse : The Entertaining True Story of a Student Nurse in 1970s London

'Over time, I nursed victims of war, the posh, the poor, the famous and the infamous... Oh, the stories I can tell!' To a young girl the life of a nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it's never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks on her training at London's King's College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with a demanding career. It's sink or swim. From the watchful gaze of stern sisters and the trials of nursing on a poor south-east London housing estate, to the explosive dramas of staff health checks at sophisticated Selfridges, Maggie shares warm and witty stories of mistakes and mayhem, tea and sympathy, and the life-affirming moments that make it all worthwhile. Played out against the march of feminism and fashion, IRA bombings and the iconic music and movies of almost half a century ago, Not Your Average Nurse is a delightful romp through time.

Computing with Quantum Cats : From Colossus to Qubits

The quantum computer is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Pioneering physicists are on the brink of unlocking a new quantum universe which provides a better representation of reality than our everyday experiences and common sense ever could. The birth of quantum computers - which, like Schroedinger's famous 'dead and alive' cat, rely on entities like electrons, photons or atoms existing in two states at the same time - is set to turn the computing world on its head. In his fascinating study of this cutting-edge technology, John Gribbin updates his previous views on the nature of quantum reality, arguing for a universe of many parallel worlds where 'everything is real'. Looking back to Alan Turing's work on the Enigma machine and the first electronic computer, Gribbin explains how quantum theory developed to make quantum computers work in practice as well as in principle. He takes us beyond the arena of theoretical physics to explore their practical applications - from machines which learn through 'intuition' and trial and error to unhackable laptops and smartphones. And he investigates the potential for this extraordinary science to create a world where communication occurs faster than light and teleportation is possible.

The Clan of the Cave Bear : Earth's Children, Book One

This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Through Jean M. Auel's magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear. A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly--she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza's way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.

The Valley of Horses : Earth's Children, Book Two

This unforgettable odyssey into the distant past carries us back to the awesome mysteries of the exotic, primeval world of The Clan of the Cave Bear, and to Ayla, now grown into a beautiful and courageous young woman. Cruelly cast out by the new leader of the ancient Clan that adopted her as a child, Ayla leaves those she loves behind and travels alone through a stark, open land filled with dangerous animals but few people, searching for the Others, tall and fair like herself. The short summer gives her little time to look, and when she finds a sheltered valley with a herd of hardy steppe horses, she decides to stay and prepare for the long glacial winter ahead. Living with the Clan has taught Ayla many skills but not real hunting. She finally knows she can survive when she traps a horse, which gives her meat and a warm pelt for the winter, but fate has bestowed a greater gift, an orphaned foal with whom she develops a unique kinship. One winter extends to more; she discovers a way to make fire more quickly and a wounded cave lion cub joins her unusual family, but her beloved animals don't fulfill her restless need for human companionship. Then she hears the sound of a man screaming in pain. She saves tall, handsome Jondalar, who brings her a language to speak and an awakening of love and desire, but Ayla is torn between her fear of leaving her valley and her hope of living with her own kind.

The Mammoth Hunters : Earth's Children, Book Three

Once again Jean M. Auel opens the door of a time long past to reveal an age of wonder and danger at the dawn of the modern human race. With all the consummate storytelling artistry and vivid authenticity she brought to The Clan of the Cave Bear and its sequel, The Valley of Horses, Jean M. Auel continues the breathtaking epic journey of the woman called Ayla. Riding Whinney with Jondalar, the man she loves, and followed by the mare's colt, Ayla ventures into the land of the Mamutoi--The Mammoth Hunters. She has finally found the Others she has been seeking. Though Ayla must learn their different customs and language, she is adopted because of her remarkable hunting ability, singular healing skills, and uncanny fire-making technique. Bringing back the single pup of a lone wolf she has killed, Ayla shows the way she tames animals. She finds women friends and painful memories of the Clan she left behind, and meets Ranec, the dark-skinned, magnetic master carver of ivory, whom she cannot refuse--inciting Jondalar to a fierce jealousy that he tries to control by avoiding her. Unfamiliar with the ways of the Others, Ayla misunderstands, and thinking Jondalar no longer loves her, she turns more to Ranec. Throughout the icy winter the tension mounts, but warming weather will bring the great mammoth hunt and the mating rituals of the Summer Meeting, when Ayla must choose to remain with Ranec and the Mamutoi, or to follow Jondalar on a long journey into an unknown future.

The Plains of Passage : Earth's Children, Book Four

Jean M. Auel's enthralling Earth's Children(R) series has become a literary phenomenon, beloved by readers around the world. In a brilliant novel as vividly authentic and entertaining as those that came before, Jean M. Auel returns us to the earliest days of humankind and to the captivating adventures of the courageous woman called Ayla. With her companion, Jondalar, Ayla sets out on her most dangerous and daring journey--away from the welcoming hearths of The Mammoth Hunters and into the unknown. Their odyssey spans a beautiful but sparsely populated and treacherous continent, the windswept grasslands of Ice Age Europe, casting the pair among strangers. Some will be intrigued by Ayla and Jondalar, with their many innovative skills, including the taming of wild horses and a wolf; others will avoid them, threatened by what they cannot understand; and some will threaten them. But Ayla, with no memory of her own people, and Jondalar, with a hunger to return to his, are impelled by their own deep drives to continue their trek across the spectacular heart of an unmapped world to find that place they can both call home.

The Shelters of Stone : Earth's Children, Book Five

The Shelters of Stone opens as Ayla and Jondalar, along with their animal friends, Wolf, Whinney, and Racer, complete their epic journey across Europe and are greeted by Jondalar's people: the Zelandonii. The people of the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii fascinate Ayla. Their clothes, customs, artifacts, even their homes--formed in great cliffs of vertical limestone--are a source of wonder to her. And in the woman Zelandoni, the spiritual leader of the Ninth Cave (and the one who initiated Jondalar into the Gift of Pleasure), she meets a fellow healer with whom to share her knowledge and skills. But as Ayla and Jondalar prepare for the formal mating at the Summer Meeting, there are difficulties. Not all the Zelandonii are welcoming. Some fear Ayla's unfamiliar ways and abhor her relationship with those they call flatheads and she calls Clan. Some even oppose her mating with Jondalar, and make their displeasure known. Ayla has to call on all her skills, intelligence, knowledge, and instincts to find her way in this complicated society, to prepare for the birth of her child, and to decide whether she will accept new challenges and play a significant role in the destiny of the Zelandonii. Jean Auel is at her very best in this superbly textured creation of a prehistoric society. The Shelters of Stone is a sweeping story of love and danger, with all the wonderful detail--based on meticulous research-- that makes her novels unique. It is a triumphant continuation of the Earth's Children(R) saga that began with The Clan of the Cave Bear. And it includes an amazing rhythmic poem that describes the birth of Earth's Children and plays its own role in the narrative of The Shelters of Stone.

The Land of Painted Caves : Earth's Children, Book Six

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this, the extraordinary conclusion of the ice-age epic series, Earth's Children(R), Ayla, Jondalar, and their infant daughter, Jonayla, are living with the Zelandonii in the Ninth Cave. Ayla has been chosen as an acolyte to a spiritual leader and begins arduous training tasks. Whatever obstacles she faces, Ayla finds inventive ways to lessen the difficulties of daily life, searching for wild edibles to make meals and experimenting with techniques to ease the long journeys the Zelandonii must take while honing her skills as a healer and a leader. And there are the Sacred Caves that Ayla's mentor takes her to see. They are filled with remarkable paintings of mammoths, lions, and bears, and their mystical aura at times overwhelms Ayla. But all the time Ayla has spent in training rituals has caused Jondalar to drift away from her. The rituals themselves bring her close to death, but through them Ayla gains A Gift of Knowledge so important that it will change her world. Sixth in the acclaimed Earth's Children(R) series

The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury : Celebrated Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud

Unparalleled in scope and quality and designed for reading aloud and sharing, this splendid anthology brings together some of the most memorable and beloved children's books of our time. Here are classics such as Madeline and Curious George; contemporary bestsellers such as Guess How Much I Love You and The Stinky Cheese Man; Caldecott Medal winners such as Make Way for Ducklings and Where the Wild Things Are; and family favorites such as Goodnight Moon, The Sneetches, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Alexander & The Terrible, No Good Very Bad Day, soon to be a motion picture. The selections range from concept books and wordless books to picture books and short read-aloud stories, and represent the complete array of childhood themes and reading needs: ABCs, number and color books, stories about going to bed and going to school; tales about growing up, siblings, parents, and grandparents; animal stories, fantasies; fables; magical stories; stories about everyday life--and more. This beautiful edition includes a recommended list of books published in the time since this anthology's original compilation, including Caldecott Honors Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Olivia, with descriptive annotations intended to guide parents to these new books and new voices of the 21st century. Also included are an introduction from editor Janet Schulman, capsule biographies of the 62 writers and artists represented in the collection, color-coded running heads indicating age levels, and indexes. As a gift, a keepsake, and a companion in a child's first steps toward a lifelong love of reading, The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury belongs in every family's bookcase.

Children's Book of Virtues

The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's bestseller The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues is the ideal storybook for parents and children to enjoy together. With selections from The Book of Virtues, from Aesop and Robert Frost to George Washington's life as well as Native American and African folklore, The Children's Book of Virtues brings together timeless stories and poems from around the world. The stories have been chosen especially for a young audience to help parents introduce to their children the essentials of good character: courage, perseverance, responsibility, work, self-discipline, compassion, faith, honesty, loyalty, and friendship. Lavishly illustrated by the well-known artist Michael Hague, these wonderful stories and the virtues they illustrate come to life on these pages. The Children's Book of Virtues is an enduring treasury of literature and art that will help lead young minds toward what is noble and gentle and fine.

The Anti-Depressant Book : A Practical Guide for Teens and Young Adults to Overcome Depression and Stay Healthy

The Anti-Depressant Book is written specifically for teenagers and young adults who are struggling with depression. It offers a step-by-step solution to feeling happier quickly and developing healthy habits that will prevent relapse. It includes cognitive, behavioral, and motivational strategies for emerging from a depression and staying well. There are also brief sections for parents who are struggling with a depressed child. The book was written as a response to the suicide clusters in Palo Alto to help prevent as many suicides as possible. The Anti-Depressant Book can be used as an adjunct to traditional therapy, or by itself, particularly for those with mild to moderate depression. It is irreverent, fun to read, and practical. Particularly if your child is suicidal, this just might save their life.

Art and Photography

The first major survey of photography's place in recent art history.

Lost Thing

A boy discovers a bizarre-looking creature while out collecting bottle-tops at a beach. Having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but the problem is met with indifference by everyone else, who barely notices its presence. Each is unhelpful in their own way; strangers, friends, parents are all unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to day-to-day life. In spite of his better judgement, the boy feels sorry for this hapless creature, and attempts to find out where it belongs.

Code : The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other. And through CODE, we see how this ingenuity and our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the technological innovations of the past two centuries. Using everyday objects and familiar language systems such as Braille and Morse code, author Charles Petzold weaves an illuminating narrative for anyone who's ever wondered about the secret inner life of computers and other smart machines. It's a cleverly illustrated and eminently comprehensible story-and along the way, you'll discover you've gained a real context for understanding today's world of PCs, digital media, and the Internet. No matter what your level of technical savvy, CODE will charm you-and perhaps even awaken the technophile within.

The Power of Praying for Your Adult Children Book of Prayers

Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying (R) series (more than 28 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives. Just because your children are grown up doesn't mean they don't need your prayers. In some ways they need them more than ever. Stormie offers you a gathering of heartfelt prayers from one of her most popular books, The Power of Praying (R) for Your Adult Children. This little-but-powerful book of prayer and Scripture is ideally sized for mothers or fathers to pull from purse or pocket throughout the day for quick and meaningful talks with God about their grown children's relationships, faith, finances, struggles, direction, and parenting. This compact resource unveils the power of prayer to protect, nurture, and guide. It offers parents the comfort, reassurance, and wisdom of God's promises for them and their adult child's life and future.

Vegan Yum Yum : Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday

Lauren Ulm is a vegan cook whose star is on the rise. She hosts a popular blog that is read by more than 30,000 a day. She's a 2008 Veggie Awards winner from VegNews magazine who has been featured on The Martha Stewart Show, AOL, and the hippest sites on the web, including BoingBoing.net and Etsy.com. Now she delights her blog fans, as well as millions of vegetarian and vegan enthusiasts, with this sophisticated four-color cookbook filled with original and the most beloved meals from her blog. From appetizers to desserts, breakfasts to dinners, as well as holiday- and company-worthy fare, Ulm proves that vegan food doesn't have to be bland food. It's her love (okay, her obsession!) of making vegan foods exciting that is evident in her creations-recipes that are as artistic as they are quirky. With 90 percent of her ingredients available at any grocery store, her recipes are doable for the average person, and range from comfort-food staples like whoopee pies, macaroni, and blueberry cobbler, to foods with a sophisticated flair like mojito cupcakes, daikon noodle salad, and flaky pizza purse tapas appetizers. Stunning photographs and step-by-step instructions make Vegan Yum Yum an essential resource for any vegan kitchen.

Peppa Pig's Pop-up Princess Castle

Peppa fans will be royally pleased to discover this pop-up play set with press-out characters -- presided over by Princess Peppa, of course! All hail Princess Peppa! There's so much to do at Peppa's royal residence. Children are invited to explore the castle's many majestic rooms with press-out figures of Princess Peppa, Prince George, and their family and friends. After entering through the working gate, they'll want to peek into Peppa's closet and read the mini storybook telling all about Peppa's day at the castle. It's a Peppa fairy tale come true!

How Computers Work

The Evolution of Technology Having sold more than 2 million copies over its lifetime, How Computers Work is the definitive illustrated guide to the world of PCs and technology. In this new edition, you'll find detailed information not just about PCs, but about how changes in technology have evolved the giant, expensive computer dinosaurs of last century into the smaller but more powerful smartphones, tablets, and wearable computing of today. Whether your interest is in business, gaming, digital photography, entertainment, communications, or security, you'll learn how computing is evolving the way you live. A full-color, illustrated adventure into the wonders of TECHNOLOOGY This full-color, fully illustrated guide to the world of technology assumes nothing and explains everything. Only the accomplished and award-winning team of writer Ron White and artist Tim Downs has the unique ability to meld descriptive text with one-of-a-kind visuals to fully explain how the electronic gear we depend on every day is made possible. In addition to all the content you've come to expect from prior editions, this newly revised edition includes all-new coverage of topics such as: * How smartphones and tablet PCs put the power of a desktop computer in your hands-literally * How computing technology is linking our homes, work place, entertainment, and daily communications * How advances such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, eBay, and smartphones are expanding our universe of friends, knowledge, and opportunity * How increased miniaturization leads to new products, such as smartphone, smartwatches, and Google Glass * How computing technology takes advantages of quantum physics and innovations no one even imagined a few years ago For two decades, How Computers Work has helped newbies understand new technology, while hackers and IT pros have treasured it for the depth of knowledge it contains. This is the perfect book about computing to capture your imagination, delight your eyes, and expand your mind, no matter what your technical level! Beautifully detailed illustrations and jargon-free explanations walk you through the technology that is shaping our lives. See the hidden workings inside computers, smartphones, tablets, Google Glass, and the latest tech inventions.

Fine Art Photography: High Dynamic Range : Realism, Superrealism, & Image Optimization for Serious Novices to Advanced Digital Photographers

Directions for working with two popular photo editing programs: Photomatix and HDR Efex Pro The specific settings used for each photo are given, along with commentary on why the artist chose those settingsIncludes 47 stunning examples to show the wide range of creative possibilities HDR provides

Fine Art Flower Photography : Creative Techniques and the Art of Observation

- A striking new collection from the author of Fine Art Nature Photography - Includes instructions for creating varied photographic effects - Detailed specs and equipment given for each picture with "before" and "after" versions provided for many images Acclaimed nature photographer Tony Sweet helps us to see a familiar subject through new eyes in this astonishing collection of flower photography. Ranging from the elegiac to the experimental, these pictures offer a kaleidoscopic survey of innovative photographic techniques--including multiple exposures and "slide sandwiching" --along with instructions for creating similar effects in your own photography. Perfectly balancing grace and spontaneity, Fine Art Flower Photography ensures that none of us will look at (or photograph) flowers the same way again.

Fine Art Photography, Water, Ice and Fog : Photographic Techniques and the Art of Interpretation

Streams, lakes, rain, ice, mist, and fog provide the photographer with a wealth of opportunities to make great images. In this inspirational how-to book illustrated with some 70 stunning color photos, master photographer Tony Sweet explains how to make the most of those opportunities. With a focus on sharpening the skills of interpretation, he shows how to create beautiful photographs of water in all its forms.

Fine Art Digital Nature Photography : Tips, Techniques and Creative Options for Serious Novices to Advanced Digital Photographers

The latest digital photography techniques explained in concise detail Includes more than 40 before-and-after photographs enhanced with digital techniques Software screen captures illustrate how to adjust images for optimal results Digital cameras and software have revolutionized the world of photography. With seemingly endless products available, photographers are challenged to find what will work best for their individual needs. Renowned photographer Tony Sweet guides readers through numerous lessons, from performing camera "swipes" and creating abstract images to applying filters and transforming infrared images--all illustrated with his stunning nature photos. Readers will learn how to use a variety of plug-ins, filters, exposure elements, adjustment layers, film emulation software, and more.

Fine Art Flower Photography : Creative Techniques and the Art of Observation

Revised to include techniques for producing stunning results with digital photography A master photographer shares his wisdom on the special challenges and possibilities flowers offer Includes 66 beautiful photographs illustrating a range of effects

642 Things to Draw: Inspirational Sketchbook to Entertain and Provoke the Imagination

Dive into this treasure trove of offbeat, clever, and endlessly absorbing drawing prompts. The perfect inspirational guided art journal: A rolling pin, a robot, a pickle, a water tower, a hammock, a wasp, a safety pin, a kiss. Some are deceptively simple (just try drawing a bicycle!), some are conceptually mind-bending (sketching the sound of girlish laughter?), and some are refreshingly basic (the only hard thing about drawing an egg is deciding how you want it to be cooked). Hip and helpful, 642 Things to Draw is the perfect inspirational sketchbook, sure to entertain and provoke the imagination of anyone ready to pick up a pencil. * Includes 642 random drawing prompts to spark casual doodling while entertaining the mind. * With a collection of silly, thought-provoking, simple, and complex prompts, this drawing ideas book will push your mind - and pencil - to think outside the box. * While there are no step-by-step, how-to-draw instructions included, you don't have to be a skilled artist to enjoy the relaxing, stimulating, and entertaining drawing ideas. Budding artists and experienced sketchers alike will find themselves invigorated by this collection of unique and wonderful drawing prompts. 642 Things to Draw is a guided journal that will inspire creativity, energize the mind and stimulate artistry in any aspiring or skilled creator. * Makes a unique gift for artists of any age to expand knowledge and boost creative awareness. * A must-have for anyone who could benefit from an occasional creative brain break that is pure enjoyment.

Fine Art Wedding Photography : How to Capture Images with Style for the Modern Bride

This title is suitable for photographers of all levels who want to evolve to the higher-end, more stylised look today's brides want. This beautiful guide to the next big thing in wedding imagery will inspire semi-pro and professional wedding photographers to update their style with the fresh, contemporary look today's brides want. Jose Villa, a front-runner in the new wave of wedding photographers and of fine art wedding photography generally, shows wedding photographers of all levels how to evolve past photojournalism to the higher-end, more stylised look today's brides want, with specific design, composition, posing and lighting techniques that will make any bride's wedding photos look like the pages of a glossy lifestyle magazine. It features 200 gorgeous wedding and engagement images.

The Art Of Engagement Photography

This beautiful guide to engagement photography will show aspiring and professional wedding photographers how to boost their current income by offering higher-quality engagement sessions (or by adding them for the first time). Written by award-winning photographer Elizabeth Etienne, this modern guide to engagement photography offers portrait and wedding photographers a step-by-step approach to shooting in-demand engagement sessions and maximising an often-untapped revenue stream. Including 200 inspiring images and written in a fresh style, this guide offers a high-end, magazine-style approach that is coveted by brides and wedding photographers alike.

The Art of Wedding Photography : Professional Techniques with Style

The hottest, most lucrative trend in wedding photography is gorgeously illustrated and explained in this cutting-edge guide that shows professional photographers--and those aspiring to be--how to create the arty, hip, yet elegant wedding albums sought by today's brides. Images that look like they're from magazines or art galleries fill these inspiring pages. Taken by a highly successful specialist in wedding photography, the pictures tell their unique, romantic story with a visual artistry and excitement that differs from staid, traditional wedding albums of the past. The book explains all the creative techniques--including wedding photojournalism--that produce such compelling pictures, and also fully explores the business side of wedding photography. Everything from finding clients to modeling the event and capturing the heartbeat of the day to selling the album and getting referrals is covered lucidly, with wisdom, authority, and humor--adding up to an immensely useful guide that can transform the career of anyone wanting to break into the profitable field of wedding photography. And for future brides, the book will provide visual inspiration on the must-have photography they want for their big day.

Where Did I Come From? : An Illustrated Childrens Book on Human Sexuality

"I give this book top grades for humanness and honesty. Some parents will find that its humorousness helps them over the embarrassment." --Dr. Spock Over A Million Copies Sold! An international and beloved bestselling children's classic, Where Did I Come From? helps parents and their curious children get up close and personal with the intimate world of human sexuality in the form of a picture book. Told in an age-appropriate voice respectful of young people's natural intelligence and warmly and relatably illustrated throughout, Where Did I Come From? creates a safe space where families can learn about the traditional facts of life--from the different parts of the body to orgasm to birth. If you've been wondering how to have this talk with your children, look no further for a trusted resource that will give you the tools you need to share this critical information sensitively and factually. "The best description of sexual intercourse that is out there for children." --Sexedrescue.com "You can't deny Mayle's talent for translating adult experience into child-level concepts." --Kirkus Reviews

Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment : Learning to Live with Passion and Wonder

Though we have hundreds of entertainment options today--video games, the Internet, CD and MP3 players, home entertainment centers, sporting events, megamalls, movie theaters, and even robotic toys--Western culture is battling an insidious disease. It's an epidemic of boredom. Intrigued by this "deadness of soul," Richard Winter uses the latest historical, physiological and psychological research to probe the nature, causes and effects of boredom. He explores why some people are more likely to get bored than othersthe indifference and the loss of meaning among youththe attraction of extreme sportshow advertising promotes apathythe link between boredom and addictions to violence and pornography Not satisfied with mere description and analysis, Winter also offers practical ways to counteract boredom by learning to live with passion and wonder. So don't just turn on the TV, surf all the available channels and complain "there's nothing on." Instead, read this book!

Entertaining Beautifully

Aerin is a lifestyle legend. From an early age, she learned from her grandmother, Estee Lauder, that any occasion can be beautiful if you take the time. In the pages of this stunning book, Aerin weaves a spell as she shares memories of beloved childhood traditions as well as those she has created with family and friends using her own unique blend of luxury and ease. For the first time, Aerin also reveals how she thinks about hosting and how she sets the most gorgeous and inviting tables so that every gathering is unforgettable. Organized by season, this book encompasses more than twenty celebrations, from a spring floral dinner or a lobster-roll picnic on a boat to Thanksgiving leftovers in a log cabin and a white winter Champagne party in the city. Mini-chapters on stylish family and friends like her mother, Jo Carole Lauder; Daniel Romualdez; Caroline Sieber von Westenholz; and Maria Hummer-Tuttle reveal Aerin's own entertaining inspirations, as does an Homage to Estee chapter about her legendary soirees. Aerin holds back none of her secrets, her tips, and her imaginative ideas in this unparalleled, lavishly illustrated, and irresistible volume.

Entertaining Story, An

Daughter of the late David Hicks and goddaughter to Prince Charles, India Hicks is known for her irreverent take on style. In her previous books, she invited readers into her homes on Harbour Island and in England. For her third book, India presents her own slightly madcap spin on entertaining. Organized by meal, the book begins marvelously with the most important meal of the day--cocktail hour--and ends with breakfast. In between, there are family suppers and big dinners, birthday cakes and Christmas crackers, great British breakfasts, quick teas and long lunches, mustard pots as vases, and bedcovers for tablecloths. Like India, these stories are full of personality, from the Panic Dinner (or what to do when you suddenly have a crowd descending) to the Naked Cake (cake decorating for the harried or untalented) to a White Christmas in the Bahamas. Each celebration includes clever advice and inspiration for place settings, homemade flower arrangements, table design, and more. These are parties that make use of what is on hand, whether it's beach towels thrown down a long table, children's candy piled in cups on a tray, or massing palm fronds collected from the lawn. Beautifully photographed and embellished here and there with a bit of Hicks family lore, the book is rounded out with a sprinkling of recipes from India's beloved cook, Claire Williams, fondly known as Top Banana, and other family members, from traditional English fare such as Victoria Sponge to tropical treats such as the Marquess's Banana Daiquiri.

Signs and Images. Writings on Art, Cinema and Photography : Essays and Interviews, Volume 4

Last season, Seagull Books published the first three volumes in a new series collecting essays and interviews by the late French thinker Roland Barthes. This season they'll bring the five-volume set to completion with the publication of "Masculine, Feminine, Neuter" and Signs and Images. Signs and Images gathers pieces related to Barthes' central concerns: semiotics, visual culture, art, cinema, and photography. It is a rare compilation of his articles on film criticism and reviews on art exhibitions. The volume features essays on Marthe Arnould, Lucien Clergue, Daniel Boudinet, Richard Avedon, Bernard Faucon, and many more. Taken together, the five volumes in this series are a gift to Barthes' many fans, helping to round out our understanding of this restless, protean thinker and his legacy.

The Animator's Survival Kit : A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators

The definitive book on animation, from the Academy Award-winning animator behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Animation is one of the hottest areas of filmmaking today--and the master animator who bridges the old generation and the new is Richard Williams. During his fifty years in the business, Williams has been one of the true innovators, winning three Academy Awards and serving as the link between Disney's golden age of animation by hand and the new computer animation exemplified by Toy Story. Perhaps even more important, though, has been his dedication in passing along his knowledge to a new generation of animators so that they in turn could push the medium in new directions. In this book, based on his sold-out master classes in the United States and across Europe, Williams provides the underlying principles of animation that every animator--from beginner to expert, classic animator to computer animation whiz --needs. Urging his readers to invent but be believable, he illustrates his points with hundreds of drawings, distilling the secrets of the masters into a working system in order to create a book that will become the standard work on all forms of animation for professionals, students, and fans.

Practical Computing for Biologists

Published by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press. Increasingly, scientists find themselves facing exponentially larger data sets and analyses without suitable tools to deal with them. Many biologists end up using spreadsheet programs for most of their data-processing tasks and spend hours clicking around or copying and pasting, and then repeating the process for other data files. Practical Computing for Biologists shows you how to use many freely available computing tools to work more powerfully and effectively. The book was born out of the authors' own experience in developing tools for their research and helping other biologists with their computational problems. Although many of the techniques are relevant to molecular bioinformatics, the motivation for the book is much broader, focusing on topics and techniques that are applicable to a range of scientific endeavors. Twenty-two chapters organized into six parts address these topics (and more; see Contents): * Searching with regular expressions * The Unix command line * Python programming and debugging * Creating and editing graphics * Databases * Performing analyses on remote servers * Working with electronics While most of the concepts and examples apply to any operating system, the main narrative focuses on Mac OS X. Where there are differences for Windows and Linux users, parallel instructions are provided in the margin and in an appendix. The book is designed to be used as a self-guided resource for researchers, a companion book in a course, or as a primary textbook. Practical Computing for Biologists will free you from the most frustrating and time-consuming aspects of data processing so you can focus on the pleasures of scientific inquiry.

Cloud Computing Explained : Handbook for Enterprise Implementation

Cloud Computing Explained provides an overview of Cloud Computing in an enterprise environment. There is a tremendous amount of enthusiasm around cloud-based solutions and services as well as the cost-savings and flexibility that they can provide. It is imperative that all senior technologists have a solid understanding of the ramifications of cloud computing since its impact is likely to permeate the entire IT landscape. However, it is not trivial to introduce a fundamentally different service-delivery paradigm into an existing enterprise architecture. This book describes the benefits and challenges of Cloud Computing and then leads the reader through the process of assessing the suitability of a cloud-based approach for a given situation, calculating and justifying the investment that is required to transform the process or application, and then developing a solid design that considers the implementation as well as the ongoing operations and governance required to maintain the solution in a partially outsourced delivery model.

Fashion Computing : Drawing Techniques and CAD

FASHION COMPUTING has become an essential component of the fashion designer's portfolio of skills. This is the first book to comprehensively explain how to use fashion computing software to produce fashion designs and develop those skills. Through visuals and easy steps, you learn the creative fashion computing design techniques used in the fashion industry. Specific software: Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDRAW, PowerPoint, Gerber and Lectra Systems.

The Art Within Portrait Photography : A Master Photographer's Revealing and Enlightening Look at Portraiture

Exploring the art and creativity that exists in portraiture allows us to create a greater awareness of ourselves and our surroundings. From Glamour to Children, Couples, Families, Pets, Executives and more, Klaus Bohn's work lets us really see the emotions, feelings and art contained within these images. Klaus Bohn explores unique compositional elements as well as the use of space, shapes and forms in many of his photographs. His skills have been honed over a lifetime of learning and thousands of dollars spent attending private courses given by the world's top professional photographers including: Joe Zeltsman, Monte Zucker, Dean Collins, Rocky Gunn, Yousuf Karsh, Arnold Newman and many more. Discussing techniques from both the great artists and photographers of our time, this work reveals how to give form and balance to your photographs by combining elements harmoniously in order to see a subject in the strongest way. This book is sure to become a valued resource in your personal library, to be consulted and relied upon for many years to come. Reviews: "Just for a little while, let Klaus be your mentor. His struggling for creativity is revealing, is so evident. Reach out to grab it. Resolve to integrate this highly saleable touch of class into your daily output." Jack Curtis, author, "Wedding Portraits and Photography World" "It is portraitists like Klaus Bohn who have helped retain the artistic essence of the profession by producing a great body of portrait work and he has developed the talent to put into words the deeper meaning of his portraits. The Art Within Portrait Photography will be cherished by the general reader and for those in the profession of portraiture, it is an added educational tool to gain knowledge and inspiration." Ken Whitmire, President, Photography Hall of Fame and Museum "Klaus has been quite successful... and both he and his Photography must be given better than average marks. What follows are epitomized abstractions of some of Klaus' comments on how he operates, and I feel they could be of practical value to you." D.H. Moore, author, "The Practice of Modern Photography" About the Author: Klaus Bohn is a Professional Photographer with a Masters of Photographic Arts and has been honoured with a Fellowship from the SPPA. He has been teaching the art of photography since 1984 to amateurs and professionals alike. Klaus has authored many magazine articles and had his photos published in Range Finder Magazine, the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) Magazine and others. His first book, 50 Principles of Composition in Photography, was published in 2006.

World of Warcraft: An Adult Coloring Book

An epic volume of art and behind-the-scenes insights, The World of Warcraft: An Adult Coloring Book(R) celebrates the studio's genesis by showcasing their artistry through more than 80 pieces of concept art, paintings, and sketches converted into this deluxe adult coloring book. These intricate images are inspired by the characters themselves, this coloring book has something for every World of Warcraft fan.

Escaping Destiny

I thought things couldn't get worse. I was wrong. I found out what I really wanted and was forced to give him up. Just as I found out who I really am, I was presented to the elusive Horde King as a gift. This was the mystical being I was hidden from for more than twenty years. Although Ryder promised to save me, I couldn't let him get near this creature, so I willingly (sort of) signed myself over to be his new plaything. Now in the Horde Realm, nothing is going remotely like I thought it would. My powers and emotions are on the fritz, and each day seems to bring surprises that I am not sure how to deal with. The Horde King thinks he has me exactly where he wants me. He thinks he has taken all of my options away. I still have choices. Embracing what destiny has planned for me, or escaping it.

Seducing Destiny

Less than six months ago my life was twisted and flipped on its side. Things have changed so much I barely recognize myself anymore. I am no longer an Enforcer. I am no longer a Witch. I no longer hate the Fae. (For the most part) And the sex-on-a-stick-gorgeous-Fae? He isn't really the Dark Prince. No, he is the father of my children and with the babies on the way, the land dying and the Mages closing in; alliances will have to be formed if we are all to make it through the war that is coming to our front door. Between warring Gods and Goddesses, how are any of us supposed to win? The Fae Chronicles reading order is as follows. Fighting Destiny Taunting Destiny Escaping Destiny Seducing Destiny

A Demon's Dark Embrace

From betrayal and pain, can two very different worlds be saved? A naïve beauty... Olivia has never questioned the teachings of the Witches Guild, never questioned the Elders; it's the only life she's ever known. An uncontrollable hunger... Ristan has spent centuries trying to contain his true nature, restraining his Demon and its voracious hunger for souls. A situation neither of them were prepared for. They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and Olivia can't escape from her actions. What she's done, she knows must be paid for in blood. Her own. A monstrous need for revenge against the girl who wronged him; Ristan wants to keep her, humiliate and torment her, but his inability to truly harm her may just be his undoing. A dangerous need to explore the man who holds her captive and captivated; Olivia knows she should run, or resist him, but the magnetic pull he has on her is undeniable.

Unraveling Destiny

I knew Destiny wasn't done with me. I knew that she was just getting warmed up, but I had no clue just how hard my world was going to come crashing down on me. I had thought that I was going to get my fairytale wedding and marry the man of my dreams. I was wrong. Now, faced with having my world torn asunder and Faery exposed, I have to make choices I never thought I'd have to make. I'm divided between two worlds, and I have to decide just how far I will go to get back what was stolen from me. Old enemies are closing in, new enemies are being revealed, and surprising allies are entering the playing field. War is on the horizon, and it's coming right for us.

Computer Science Distilled : Learn the Art of Solving Computational Problems

A walkthrough of computer science concepts you must know. Designed for readers who don't care for academic formalities, it's a fast and easy computer science guide. It teaches the foundations you need to program computers effectively. After a simple introduction to discrete math, it presents common algorithms and data structures. It also outlines the principles that make computers and programming languages work.

Helping Teens and Young Adults with Anxiety : A Ten Session Programme

Helping Teens and Young Adults with Anxiety provides a unique structure for a complete ten-week programme, equipping secondary school, college, and university staff with the tools to support students who are experiencing anxiety. Following on from the authors' best-seller Supporting Children and Young People with Anxiety this companion resource is tailored to meet the complex needs of teenagers and young people and provides a programme which can be run entirely independently. The intervention draws on a range of theoretical backgrounds and practical models of working, reflects recent improved understanding of the neuropsychology of stress and anxiety, and an understanding of the effect that trauma can have on the body and mind. Presuming no prior experience on the part of the reader, the authors acknowledge the challenges involved in recognising anxiety and delivering tailored treatment and emphasise the role of prevention and early intervention. All resources are provided as photocopiable and downloadable resources which can be easily customised for use with children and parents Helping Teens and Young Adults with Anxiety provides an eclectic approach to managing anxiety and serves as an important text for education professionals working with young people in both academic and non-academic sectors.

Helping Teens and Young Adults with Anxiety : A Ten Session Programme

Helping Teens and Young Adults with Anxiety provides a unique structure for a complete ten-week programme, equipping secondary school, college, and university staff with the tools to support students who are experiencing anxiety. Following on from the authors' best-seller Supporting Children and Young People with Anxiety this companion resource is tailored to meet the complex needs of teenagers and young people and provides a programme which can be run entirely independently. The intervention draws on a range of theoretical backgrounds and practical models of working, reflects recent improved understanding of the neuropsychology of stress and anxiety, and an understanding of the effect that trauma can have on the body and mind. Presuming no prior experience on the part of the reader, the authors acknowledge the challenges involved in recognising anxiety and delivering tailored treatment and emphasise the role of prevention and early intervention. All resources are provided as photocopiable and downloadable resources which can be easily customised for use with children and parents Helping Teens and Young Adults with Anxiety provides an eclectic approach to managing anxiety and serves as an important text for education professionals working with young people in both academic and non-academic sectors.

Diabolically Difficult Maze Puzzles for Adults : Brain Challenging Puzzle Mazes Activity Game Book for Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Senior, Large Print

Maze Puzzle Games Book: -Brain Challenging Maze Game Book for Teens, Young Adult, Adults, Senior, Large Print, 1 Game per Page, all at Hard Level Included. Mazes are well designed Game Maze to suite everyone. 100 Maze Games1 Large Game per Page Each Puzzle with Eye Pleasing FrameSolutions at the backBook size 8 x 10" As it is large printed, it is easy to handle and play during traveling as well.

Quantum Computation and Quantum Information : 10th Anniversary Edition

One of the most cited books in physics of all time, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information remains the best textbook in this exciting field of science. This 10th anniversary edition includes an introduction from the authors setting the work in context. This comprehensive textbook describes such remarkable effects as fast quantum algorithms, quantum teleportation, quantum cryptography and quantum error-correction. Quantum mechanics and computer science are introduced before moving on to describe what a quantum computer is, how it can be used to solve problems faster than 'classical' computers and its real-world implementation. It concludes with an in-depth treatment of quantum information. Containing a wealth of figures and exercises, this well-known textbook is ideal for courses on the subject, and will interest beginning graduate students and researchers in physics, computer science, mathematics, and electrical engineering.

The Science of Making Friends : Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults (w/DVD)

The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens and young adults with social challenges This book offers parents a step-by-step guide to making and keeping friends for teens and young adults with social challenges such as those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, bipolar, or other conditions. With the book s concrete rules and steps of social etiquette, parents will be able to assist in improving conversational skills, expanding social opportunities, and developing strategies for handling peer rejection. Each chapter provides helpful overview information for parents; lessons with clear bulleted lists of key rules and steps; and expert advice on how to present the material to a teen or young adult. Throughout the book are role-playing exercises for practicing each skill, along with homework assignments to ensure the newly learned skills can be applied easily to a school, work, or other "real life" setting. The bonus DVD shows role-plays of skills covered, demonstrating the right and wrong way to enter conversations, schedule get-togethers, deal with conflict, and much more. PART ONE: GETTING READY Ch. 1: Why Teach Social Skills to Teens and Young Adults? PART TWO: THE SCIENCE OF DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIPS Ch. 2: Finding and Choosing Good Friends Ch. 3: Good Conversations: The Basics Ch. 4: Starting and Entering Conversations Ch. 5: Exiting Conversations Ch. 6: Managing Electronic Communication Ch. 7: Showing Good Sportsmanship Ch. 8: Enjoying Successful Get-Togethers PART THREE: THE SCIENCE OF HANDLING PEER CONFLICT AND REJECTION: HELPFUL STRATEGIES Ch. 9: Dealing With Arguments Ch. 10: Handling Verbal Teasing Ch. 11: Addressing Cyber Bullying Ch. 12: Minimizing Rumors and Gossip Ch. 13: Avoiding Physical Bullying Ch. 14: Changing a Bad Reputation Epilogue: Moving Forward

Writing Children's Books For Dummies

Everything aspiring authors need to write, publish, and sell a children's book Everyone loves a children's book and many dream about writing one. But is it actually possible for an unpublished writer armed with a good story idea and a love of kids to write, sell, publish, and promote a book? Yes, it is! Clearly and concisely written with straightforward advice and a plethora of specific up-to-date recommendations, Writing Children's Books For Dummies provides step-by-step information on everything aspiring children's book authors need to know from researching the current marketplace to developing story ideas, strengthening writing skills, dealing with editors, and submitting proposals and manuscripts to agents and publishers. * Updated and improved writing exercises * All new content on social media and establishing an online presence as an author * Fresh, updated content on publishing via hard copy and all the e- platforms From setting down that first word on paper to doing a successful publicity tour, Writing Children's Books For Dummies gives you the confidence and the insiders' know-how to write and sell the story you've always wanted to write.

Coding For Dummies

Coding For Dummies, (9781119293323) was previously published as Coding For Dummies, (9781118951309). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product. Hands-on exercises help you learn to code like a pro No coding experience is required for Coding For Dummies, your one-stop guide to building a foundation of knowledge in writing computer code for web, application, and software development. It doesn't matter if you've dabbled in coding or never written a line of code, this book guides you through the basics. Using foundational web development languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, it explains in plain English how coding works and why it's needed. Online exercises developed by Codecademy, a leading online code training site, help hone coding skills and demonstrate results as you practice. The site provides an environment where you can try out tutorials built into the text and see the actual output from your coding. You'll also gain access to end-of-chapter challenges to apply newly acquired skills to a less-defined assignment. So what are you waiting for? * The current demand for workers with coding and computer science skills far exceeds the supply * Teaches the foundations of web development languages in an easy-to-understand format * Offers unprecedented opportunities to practice basic coding languages * Readers can access online hands-on exercises and end-of-chapter assessments that develop and test their new-found skills If you're a student looking for an introduction to the basic concepts of coding or a professional looking to add new skills, Coding For Dummies has you covered.

Coding All-in-One For Dummies

See all the things coding can accomplish The demand for people with coding know-how exceeds the number of people who understand the languages that power technology. Coding All-in-One For Dummies gives you an ideal place to start when you're ready to add this valuable asset to your professional repertoire. Whether you need to learn how coding works to build a web page or an application or see how coding drives the data revolution, this resource introduces the languages and processes you'll need to know. Peek inside to quickly learn the basics of simple web languages, then move on to start thinking like a professional coder and using languages that power big applications. Take a look inside for the steps to get started with updating a website, creating the next great mobile app, or exploring the world of data science. Whether you're looking for a complete beginner's guide or a trusted resource for when you encounter problems with coding, there's something for you! * Create code for the web * Get the tools to create a mobile app * Discover languages that power data science * See the future of coding with machine learning tools With the demand for skilled coders at an all-time high, Coding All-in-One For Dummies is here to propel coding newbies to the ranks of professional programmers.

Why Art Photography?

The second edition of Why Art Photography? is an updated, expanded introduction to the ideas behind today's striking photographic images. Lively, accessible discussions of key issues such as ambiguity, objectivity, fiction, authenticity, and photography's expanding field are supplemented with new material around timely topics such as globalization, selfie culture, and photographers' use of advanced digital technologies, including CGI and virtual reality. The new edition includes: an expanded introduction extended chapters featuring emerging trends a larger selection of images, including new color images an improved and expanded bibliography. This new edition is essential for students looking to enrich their understanding of photography as a complex and multi-faceted art form.

Psychoanalytic Reflections on Parenting Teens and Young Adults : Changing Patterns in Modern Love, Loss, and Longing

Psychoanalytic Reflections on Parenting Teens and Young Adults explores the rich, multi-layered parent-child interactions that unfold during the period of separation and launching. While this is a necessary transitional time, parents inevitably experience feelings of loss and longing for the past as well as hope for the future. With honesty, humor, and originality, the book brings together the voices of psychoanalysts, speaking frankly, and not just as professionals, but also as parents grappling with raising young adults in today's fast-paced world. The contributors reflect on the joys, regrets, and surprises as well as the challenges and triumphs they experience as their children reach the threshold of young adulthood. They address a wide range of topics relevant to parents and practitioners alike-indeed to all those who are closely involved with the growth and maturation of today's youth. Offering both a broad perspective and an intimate look at present-day parenting dilemmas, the chapters focus on five main areas of interest: raising youth in the digital age, developmental difficulties, evolving gender norms, social concerns and, finally, the building of resiliency. Psychoanalytic Reflections on Parenting Teens and Young Adults offers an alternative lens to consider the complex challenges parents face in raising today's teens and young adults, replacing the customary notion of "failure to launch" with the concept of "holding on with open arms." The explorations in this book advance the idea that in the end, these struggles are essential for growth, buoyancy and wisdom. It will appeal greatly to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists, as well as family therapists.

Psychoanalytic Reflections on Parenting Teens and Young Adults : Changing Patterns in Modern Love, Loss, and Longing

Psychoanalytic Reflections on Parenting Teens and Young Adults explores the rich, multi-layered parent-child interactions that unfold during the period of separation and launching. While this is a necessary transitional time, parents inevitably experience feelings of loss and longing for the past as well as hope for the future. With honesty, humor, and originality, the book brings together the voices of psychoanalysts, speaking frankly, and not just as professionals, but also as parents grappling with raising young adults in today's fast-paced world. The contributors reflect on the joys, regrets, and surprises as well as the challenges and triumphs they experience as their children reach the threshold of young adulthood. They address a wide range of topics relevant to parents and practitioners alike-indeed to all those who are closely involved with the growth and maturation of today's youth. Offering both a broad perspective and an intimate look at present-day parenting dilemmas, the chapters focus on five main areas of interest: raising youth in the digital age, developmental difficulties, evolving gender norms, social concerns and, finally, the building of resiliency. Psychoanalytic Reflections on Parenting Teens and Young Adults offers an alternative lens to consider the complex challenges parents face in raising today's teens and young adults, replacing the customary notion of "failure to launch" with the concept of "holding on with open arms." The explorations in this book advance the idea that in the end, these struggles are essential for growth, buoyancy and wisdom. It will appeal greatly to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists, as well as family therapists.

Gratitude Bible Verse Coloring Book for Teens and Young Adults (6x9 Coloring Book / Activity Book)

This coloring book contains a beautiful collection of bible verse-themed coloring pages - all delicately wrapped in beautiful illustrations to color and display. Immerse yourself in the calming activity of coloring, while embracing the therapeutic experience of the Bible Why You'll Love This Book: - Contains 17 pictures. - Pictures are single-page, to avoid bleed-through. - Age appropriate for middle school and high school age kids 13 years - and up. - A nice sized format (6" x 9") for small hands to enjoy. So if you or your teen loves the Bible, then order your copy today!

Algorithms to Live by : The Computer Science of Human Decisions

An exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of the new and familiar is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are not. Computers, like us, confront limited space and time, so computer scientists have been grappling with similar problems for decades. And the solutions they've found have much to teach us. In a dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths show how algorithms developed for computers also untangle very human questions. They explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chance, how to deal with overwhelming choices and how best to connect with others. From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to peering into the future, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living.

Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, Global Edition

For courses in Computer Science and Programming Computer systems: A Programmer's Perspective explains the underlying elements common among all computer systems and how they affect general application performance. Written from the programmer's perspective, this book strives to teach students how understanding basic elements of computer systems and executing real practice can lead them to create better programs. Spanning across computer science themes such as hardware architecture, the operating system, and systems software, the 3rd Edition serves as a comprehensive introduction to programming. This book strives to create programmers who understand all elements of computer systems and will be able to engage in any application of the field--from fixing faulty software, to writing more capable programs, to avoiding common flaws. It lays the groundwork for students to delve into more intensive topics such as computer architecture, embedded systems, and cybersecurity. This book focuses on systems that execute an x86-64 machine code, and recommends that students have access to a Linux system for this course. Students should have basic familiarity with C or C++.

How to Start A Small Business for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults Handbook

Do you want to have a small business? Do you know how to make one? You don't? Do you want to? Well, let me teach you a few things about making one then. In this handbook, you'll learn how to make a brand name, design a logo, create a website, offer your services, sell products, etc. All you need is this short book, an idea, a computer, a notebook, and a parent's supervision. This is not a cut and dry instruction manual, just a guidebook to give you a place to start. And remember, never give up no matter what. Even if it is taking too long or nothing is happening, you mustn't stop. Just keep strutting forward and you'll do great. Note: Due to revision over time, the age within the book is no longer applicable, so there may be a discrepancy between the content and back cover. I was sixteen at the time of revision but am now seventeen.

Messages for the Youth, Teens, and Young Adults

Dr. Roy Jones has taken both difficult and familiar scriptural texts and placed a new spin on them that will reach the hearts of the youth. These messages will help answer the questions many youths ask about acceptance, value, purpose, and place in God. These messages are a can't-miss from God through the hands, heart, and head of Dr. Roy Jones, Jr. Our children are in need for a new trend from an ageless "Word". Dr. Jones has mediated and prayed upon these messages that come alive in a form that will help us all in the ministry of youth for our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ. Empowerment, equipping, and enlightenment are at our immediate disposal, thanks to Dr. Jones "Messages for the Youth".

Flappy Entertains : The joyous Sunday Times bestseller

From the beloved bestselling author Santa Montefiore comes a new novel filled with humour and heart. For fans of The Temptation of Gracie, Flappy now takes centre stage, more charismatic and competitive than ever. 'Fresh, fun and fabulous! Flappy certainly kept me entertained!' Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Winter Garden Underneath her graceful exterior lies a passion nobody knew about, least of all Flappy herself... Flappy Scott-Booth is the self-appointed queen bee of Badley Compton, a picturesque Devon village. While her husband Kenneth spends his days on the golf course, she is busy overseeing her beautiful house and gardens, and organising unforgettable events, surrounded by friends who hang on to her every word. Her life is a reflection of herself - impossibly perfect. Until the day that Hedda Harvey-Smith and her husband Charles move into the village. Into an even grander home than hers. Taking the front seat on the social scene, quite literally. That simply will not do. Flappy is determined to show Hedda how things are done here in Badley Compton. But then she looks into Charles's beautiful green eyes. And suddenly, her focus is elsewhere. She is only human, after all... Praise for Flappy Entertains: 'Santa Montefiore is a born storyteller' Woman's Weekly 'A friendly, undemanding read in unfriendly, demanding times' Daily Mail 'A keeping up with the Joneses tale that will life your spirits in no time' New! 'Another winner from the author who writes about relationships so astutely' Belfast Telegraph 'Packed with wickedly funny insights and throwaway lines and written with an extra-large helping of heart, this is the perfect escape for anyone in need of of a book hug!' Lancashire Post 'With its air of nostalgia, gentle humour and snobbery, this is a super but also surprising read' NFOP magazine Praise for Santa Montefiore: 'Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore' JOJO MOYES 'An enchanting read, overflowing with deliciously poignant moments' DINAH JEFFRIES 'Santa Montefiore hits the spot for me like few other writers' SARRA MANNING 'One of our personal favourites' The Times 'Accomplished and poetic' Daily Mail 'Santa Montefiore is a marvel' Sunday Express

Flappy Entertains : The joyous Sunday Times bestseller

From the beloved bestselling author Santa Montefiore comes a new novel filled with humour and heart. For fans of The Temptation of Gracie, Flappy now takes centre stage, more charismatic and competitive than ever. 'Fresh, fun and fabulous! Flappy certainly kept me entertained!' Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Winter Garden Underneath her graceful exterior lies a passion nobody knew about, least of all Flappy herself... Flappy Scott-Booth is the self-appointed queen bee of Badley Compton, a picturesque Devon village. While her husband Kenneth spends his days on the golf course, she is busy overseeing her beautiful house and gardens, and organising unforgettable events, surrounded by friends who hang on to her every word. Her life is a reflection of herself - impossibly perfect. Until the day that Hedda Harvey-Smith and her husband Charles move into the village. Into an even grander home than hers. Taking the front seat on the social scene, quite literally. That simply will not do. Flappy is determined to show Hedda how things are done here in Badley Compton. But then she looks into Charles's beautiful green eyes. And suddenly, her focus is elsewhere. She is only human, after all... Praise for Flappy Entertains: 'Santa Montefiore is a born storyteller' Woman's Weekly 'A friendly, undemanding read in unfriendly, demanding times' Daily Mail 'A keeping up with the Joneses tale that will life your spirits in no time' New! 'Another winner from the author who writes about relationships so astutely' Belfast Telegraph 'Packed with wickedly funny insights and throwaway lines and written with an extra-large helping of heart, this is the perfect escape for anyone in need of of a book hug!' Lancashire Post 'With its air of nostalgia, gentle humour and snobbery, this is a super but also surprising read' NFOP magazine Praise for Santa Montefiore: 'Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore' JOJO MOYES 'An enchanting read, overflowing with deliciously poignant moments' DINAH JEFFRIES 'Santa Montefiore hits the spot for me like few other writers' SARRA MANNING 'One of our personal favourites' The Times 'Accomplished and poetic' Daily Mail 'Santa Montefiore is a marvel' Sunday Express

Children's Book of Art : An Introduction to the World's Most Amazing Paintings and Sculptures

Welcome to the greatest gallery on Earth. Put yourself in the picture with this incredible visual guide displaying the best artistic works of all time. You're the very special guest with unlimited access to the world's most important art through the ages, from ancient cave paintings to modern-day street art. On your journey through time you'll see a wealth of valuable art, including Egyptian tomb paintings, Roman frescoes, Byzantine mosaics, and Chinese porcelain. Special attention is given to art from different eras, such as Aboriginal Dreamtime, Renaissance period, impressionism, contemporary art, and much, much more. Watch the progression of artistic styles and techniques, such as oil painting, watercolour, pastels, and sculpture. Leonardo da Vinci, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock, and Andy Warhol are just some of the big names from the past and present featured inside. Every talent's work is showcased through a signature piece supported by illuminating text, giving you a unique tour of each prestigious work of art. Budding artists, this is all the inspiration you need to make your own masterpiece.

Children's Book of Sport

Know the score with this ultimate guide to the world of sport. Children's Book of Sport is your ultimate guide to the diverse world of sport. From the best known to the most obscure, this guide showcases team sports, target sports, as well as track and field. Dynamic photographs bring sports to life, while fact boxes highlight key information from rules and regulations, to tactics and techniques. There are even star profiles and facts and stats on sports you never knew existed. A special section on the Olympic and Paralympic Games, from the early Greek games right up to the present day, makes Children's Book of Sport your must-have guide in the run up to the 2012 London Olympics.

The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas

A brilliantly heart-warming and funny picture book about Mr and Mrs Grinling's Christmas adventure. 'You're probably the luckiest boy in the whole world because you're in the middle of a Christmas Eve Lighthouse Adventure.' It's Mr G's last Christmas at the lighthouse, so it has to be extra special. But when putting up the Christmas decorations Mr G and his great-nephew, George, get stuck in a terrible storm! Father Christmas doesn't know where they are, and Mrs G can't get them their special Christmas Eve feast... Will they be able to get dinner and tell Father Christmas where they are on time? Adventure, thrills and laughter on every page A seasonal adventure story, perfect for a cold Christmas night Rediscover the enchanting story of the Lighthouse Keeper, 45 years after it was first published THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER - COLLECT THEM ALL! The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Rescue Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Cat Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Catastrophe Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Tea Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Mystery Picture book paperback eBook

Peppa Pig: Peppa Pig's Family Computer

Peppa Pig's Family Computer is a colourful and entertaining storybook, based on the award-winning Nick Jr. television character Peppa Pig. Mummy Pig is working at home on the family computer but Peppa and George want to play 'Happy Mrs Chicken'. Can Daddy Pig come to the rescue and fix the frozen computer? Read more in this charming piggy tale. Peppa Pig is the most popular pre-school licensed character; the Peppa Pig range of books are fun, interactive and educational, ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: Peppa Goes Camping, Peppa and George's Shiny Stickerbook, Peppa's Space Trip and Peppa's Super Noisy Soundbook. You can star in your own Peppa Pig book at www.peppapigandme.com.

Computer Coding for Kids : A Unique Step-by-Step Visual Guide, from Binary Code to Building Games

Python programming and Scratch are a doddle to learn with this easy and colourful guide to coding for kids. Just follow the simple steps and you'll be writing programs in no time. With more than 250,000 copies sold worldwide, Computer Coding for Kids is perfect for beginners of all ages. It starts with the Scratch programming language. Simple examples get readers up to speed quickly, explaining not only how Scratch works but also introducing universal coding concepts, such as loops, variables, strings, and Boolean logic. The Scratch section includes several longer, worked examples of games that readers can build in minutes by following the simple numbered steps. The second part of the book covers the Python language, building on the principles learned in Scratch. This section is ideal for readers who've mastered Scratch and are eager for new challenges. The Python section includes several longer, step-by-step projects that allow readers to build and adapt their own games. Computer Coding for Kids is equally well suited to children who are new to programming and to those who are already interested and hungry to learn more.

Children's Book of Philosophy : An Introduction to the World's Greatest Thinkers and their Big Ideas

Delve into the minds of the world's most famous philosophers and discover the answers to the world's big questions - the perfect introduction to philosophy for younger readers From Socrates and Aristotle to Kant and Confucius, meet the thinkers and theories which shaped our world. Find answers to life's big questions such as 'Who am I?' or 'Should I ever tell a lie?' and what philosophy is. How do you know whether you're awake or dreaming? Is the world real? Why do we need rules? Complex topics are explored in The Children's Book of Philosophy, inspiring you to think about the philosophical theories and concepts for yourself with both conflicting and complimentary viewpoints to encourage you to be part of the next generation of thinkers. Meet the key philosophers throughout history and across the world that changed the way we live today.

Children's Book of Baking Cakes

This delightful book is packed full of simple and scrumptious cake recipes. Recipes include vanilla cupcakes, whoopie pies, mini cheesecakes and chocolate layer cake. With tips on decorating, ideas for adapting recipes and lots of delicious toppings and fillings.

Little Children's Travel Activity Book

Journeys need never be boring again with this vibrant activity book for young children. Packed full of write-in activities including puzzles, wordsearches, dot-to-dot, spot-the-difference, mazes and more. A fantastic pastime for journeys and holidays.

Little Children's Space Activity Book

An out-of-this-world activity book packed with puzzles, things to spot, colouring, drawing and doodle activities. Little children can add sticker planets to the Solar System, draw a rocket blasting into space, colour an alien birthday party and lots more. With lots of stickers to add, this is guaranteed to keep any budding astronaut busy for hours.

Little Children's Dinosaur Activity Book

A colourful activity book packed with prehistoric fun that will keep children busy for hours. Dino fans can add stickers of prehistoric creatures to an ocean scene, match dinosaur eggs to the right nest, spot the lizards hiding from a hungry dinosaur and lots more. With four pages of stickers and answers to all the puzzles at the back of the book.

Little Children's Activity Book spot-the-difference, puzzles, drawings & other activities

A fun book full of puzzles, spot the difference, colouring activities and lots more to keep children busy. Little children can help bees find their favourite flower, draw frogs on a lily pad, colour decorations for delicious cupcakes, find a path through the clouds for a hot-air balloon and lots more. With four pages of stickers to add to the activities. Perfect for dipping in and out of whether at home, on holiday, or out and about.

Little Children's Activity Book mazes, puzzles, colouring & other activities

An action-packed and colourful first activity book for little children. Activities include mazes, puzzles and colouring activities, plus four pages of stickers of animals, people, robots, dragons, spaceships and lots more! Children can stick race cars onto the track, help brave knights battle dragons and spot the animals on the farm. Answers for the puzzles and mazes are included at the back of the book.

Lift-the-Flap Computers and Coding

Flaps to lift on every page reveal what goes on inside a computer, how coding works and how computers talk to each other across the internet. The principles of coding, from simple commands to algorithms, are explained with a treasure hunt game and puzzles, and there are examples of programs in the coding language Scratch (TM). Includes internet links to specially selected websites where children can discover more coding ideas, tips and games. Computer coding is now a compulsory topic on the UK National Curriculum for primary schools, and children learn to create and debug simple programs at Key Stage 1.

Look Inside How Computers Work

Just what goes on behind the screen, beneath the keyboard and inside the electronic 'brain' of a computer? This colourful book has 70 flaps to lift to uncover what happens when a computer is switched on, how coding works and the story of the first computers. A fun and informative introduction to a key UK curriculum topic.

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

There were three things Amy Curry didn't expect out of senior year. First: her father's death. Second: her mother's decision to relocate to the East Coast. Third: Roger Sullivan. After her father's sudden death, Amy's mom has decided to start anew--in Connecticut, just before the start of senior year. And she's decided that it'll be Amy's job to get the car from California to Connecticut. The only problem? Amy hasn't gotten behind the wheel since the car accident that took her father's life. Enter Roger, a family friend, tasked by his mother to help Amy drive across the country. Amy's not pleased to be driving across the country with a boy she barely knows, but as Amy gets lost on her cross-country adventure, she must confront the past she's running from, come to terms with the grief of losing a parent, and learn how to open her heart in order to find herself again.

Cupcakes and Cashmere : A Design Guide For Defining Your Style, Reinventing Your Space, And Entertaining With Ease

Cupcakes and Cashmere by Emily Schuman is a book based on her popular blog of the same name. Emily's philosophy is that readers can add flare and style to all aspects of their life and that doing so is easier than it may seem. Readers will find practical advice on making everyday and every space unique and inviting in a fashion that is both in vogue and playful. Organised by season, the book expands on Schuman's popular blog by incorporating style advice, entertaining ideas, decorating tips and easy, accessible recipes. Each season includes fashion tips, 01Y projects, party planning ideas, beauty how4os and seasonal recipes. All of the material is completely original for the book and have not been featured on the site in the past. Many of the ideas and projects are based on questions that Emily's loyal fans have asked throughout the years. With gorgeous colour photography Emily creates a lifestyle that is chic and achievable for every reader, making this the ultimate guide to style across all aspects of day to day life.

Doctor Strange: The Book of the Vishanti : A Magical Exploration of the Marvel Universe

An immersive in-world guide to all things magical in the Marvel Universe One of the most formidable and powerful items in the Marvel Universe, the sacred Book of the Vishanti contains an infinite number of potent spells, incantations, and lore from fantastic realms. Created thousands of years ago in the ancient city of Babylon to combat demons and those who wield dark magic, this tome has been passed down by the greatest sorcerers of the ages, each adding their own discoveries into its ever-expanding pages. Now in the possession of Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme and Earth's foremost protector against mystical threats, the Book of the Vishanti acts as his first line of defense. The greatest source of magical knowledge in our dimension, the Book of the Vishanti is the ultimate collection of spells, history, and personal accounts recorded by practitioners over centuries, including notes from Doctor Strange himself. Featuring detailed inscriptions, mind-bending illustrations, and everything you need to know about the heroes, villains, artifacts, creatures, and worlds that make up the mystical and supernatural side of the Multiverse, this book is a must-have for all Marvel fans.

My Mighty Marvel First Book Collection

Meet the world's greatest heroes, as drawn by the world's greatest creators, in this deluxe boxed set featuring six legendary Marvel Super Heroes! An introduction to six classic Marvel Super Heroes for the youngest superfans-featuring art by legendary comics artists! Jump into action with Captain America, Spider-Man, Black Widow, Black Panther, the Hulk, and Iron Man! Learn all about their abilities, friends, and alter egos in six bright and bold board books, with art from the classic comics. Vivid colors and three special gatefolds in each book make for fun-filled reads perfect for the youngest kids and longtime Marvel fans alike. Featuring art by titans of comics Jack Kirby, John Romita Sr., Sal Buscema, John Buscema, Bob Layton, and John Romita Jr.!

The Splendor of Birds : Art and Photography From National Geographic

An elegant collection featuring artwork and photography from the National Geographic archives illustrates the magnificence of birds. Nature, bird, and art lovers alike will treasure this sumptuous visual celebration of the colors, forms, and behaviors of the winged wonders who share our world as they have been explored, displayed, and revealed throughout the years by National Geographic. Luminous paintings, revealing photographs, and state-of-the art high-speed and telephoto camera images reveal moments rarely seen and sights invisible to the human eye. From the beloved songbirds outside the kitchen window to the exotic theatrics of courtship dances among birds of paradise, tender moments inside a tern's nest, or the vivid flash of a hummingbird's tongue--details of bird life and colors from the earliest of wildlife photographs and vintage nature illustrations to masterpiece photos by acclaimed National Geographic wildlife photographers such as Chris Johns, Frans Lanting, Joel Sartore, and Tim Laman. Exquisitely produced and expertly curated, this unparalleled collection of images displays as never before the irresistible beauty, grace, and intelligence of our feathered friends.

The Everything Toddler Activities Book : Over 400 games and projects to entertain and educate

You play with your toddler, but is she learning?You teach your toddler, but is he having fun? Now you can play and teach your toddler at the same time with this book. Written by an experienced child-care expert, this informative and fun guide shows you how to stimulate your child's development with age-appropriate, enjoyable, and educational activities such as: Making Puppets Margarine Tub Jellyfish Dinosaur Eggs Flower Crowns Story in a Bag Camping "Out" Plus rhymes and songs, holiday fun, and crafts galore! This updated edition also includes quick and easy activities for busy parents and new activities you can use to curb your child's tantrums. So if keeping your toddler busy is a challenge--and it usually is--here's the answer you've been waiting for.

Teens/Young Adults How to - Not to Relationship Abuse Workbook

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Photography After Conceptual Art

Photography After Conceptual Art presents a series of original essays that address substantive theoretical, historical, and aesthetic issues raised by post-1960s photography as a mainstream artistic medium * Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 * Appeals to people interested in artist's use of photography and in contemporary art * Tracks the efflorescence of photography as one of the most important mediums for contemporary art * Explores the relation between recent art, theory and aesthetics, for which photography serves as an important test case * Includes a number of the essays with previously unpublished photographs * Artists discussed include Ed Ruscha, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Douglas Huebler, Mel Bochner, Sherrie Levine, Roni Horn, Thomas Demand, and Jeff Wall

David Noton The Vision : The Art of Photography from Idea to Exposure

David Noton: The Vision analyses, in a detailed and logical progression, the ways in which a successful photograph comes to be, from the formation of an idea to the moment of exposure. David Noton: The Vision explains how a photographer can translate an idea into reality by using their vision, imagination and understanding. This focus on vision means that the actual cameras and hardware used are not important. Detailed diagrams alongside the finished photograph make it easy to see how the shot was achieved. The technical information and advice is delivered with David's characteristic wit and charm and is accompanied by beautiful images and context from David's travels around the globe. This makes the book both a useful and entertaining read. Each chapter is interspersed with personal and witty diary entries from David's travels along with photo essays that breakdown how the striking photographs were achieved. David begins by exploring how photographers come up with those initial ideas for creating the perfect photograph: how to find inspiration and be imaginative. He then focuses on finding the best location, thinking about composition, waiting for the right light, considering colour from monochromatic to full colour, and finally, finishing with The Moment: analysing when that Decisive Moment is.

David Noton: The Vision : The Art of Photography from Idea to Exposure

David Noton: The Vision analyses, in a detailed and logical progression, the ways in which a successful photograph comes to be, from the formation of an idea to the moment of exposure. The way in which a photographer uses their eyes is fundamental and provides the core message of this book, with heavy emphasis on perception, composition and colour. David Noton: The Vision explains how a photographer can translate an idea into reality by using their vision, imagination and understanding. This focus on vision means that the actual cameras and hardware used are not important. The technical information and advice is delivered with David's characteristic wit and charm and is accompanied by beautiful images and context from David's travels around the globe. This makes the book both a useful and entertaining read.

The Bumper Book of Very Silly Jokes

Hundreds of silly jokes on every topic you can think of! What's the difference between an elephant and a biscuit? You can't dunk an elephant in your tea. Why did the monster get good marks in his exam? Because two heads are better than one. What do you call a woman with a tortoise on her head? Shelley.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for 150 years. Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations of all time. Macmillan was the original publisher of Alice in 1865 and is proud to remain true to the vision of its creators. Every bit as iconic are Sir John Tenniel's remarkable black line illustrations, perfectly capturing the combination of the ordinary and the extraordinary at the heart of Wonderland. This beautiful, celebratory, edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has a gorgeous cover with shiny red foil, and is packed full of fun bonus material, including a quiz, wordsearch and a glossary. Lewis Carroll's classic children's book is brought to life like never before!

Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

Steven Levy's classic book about the original hackers of the computer revolution is now available in a special 25th anniversary edition, with updated material from noteworthy hackers such as Bill Gates, Mark Zukerberg, Richard Stallman, and Tim O'Reilly. Hackers traces the exploits of innovators from the research labs in the late 1950s to the rise of the home computer in the mid-1980s. It's a fascinating story of brilliant and eccentric nerds such as Steve Wozniak, Ken Williams, and John Draper who took risks, bent the rules, and took the world in a radical new direction. "Hacker" is often a derogatory term today, but 40 years ago, it referred to people who found clever and unorthodox solutions to computer engineering problems -- a practice that became known as "the hacker ethic." In this book, Levy takes you from the true hackers of MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club to the DIY culture that spawned the first personal computers -- the Altair and the Apple II -- and finally to the gaming culture of the early '80s. From students finagling access to clunky computer-card machines to engineers uncovering the secrets of what would become the Internet, Hackers captures a seminal period in history when underground activities blazed a trail for today's digital world. This book is not just for geeks -- it's for everyone interested in origins of the computer revolution.

Tom Clancy's The Division: New York Collapse

New York Collapse is an in-world fictionalised companion to one of the biggest video game releases of 2016: Tom Clancy's The Division from Ubisoft. Within this discarded survivalist field guide, written before the collapse, lies a mystery - a handwritten account of a woman struggling to discover why New York City fell. The keys to unlocking the survivor's full story are hidden within seven removable artifacts, ranging from a full-city map to a used transit card. Retrace her steps through a destroyed urban landscape and decipher her clues to reveal key secrets at the heart of this highly anticipated game.

DK Workbooks: Computer Coding : An Introduction to Computer Programming

Take kids from browsing to building with DK Workbooks: Computer Coding. Created for children ages 6-9, this highly visual workbook builds basic programming skills using Python, a free computer coding program and language available for download. Perfect for beginner coders, DK Workbooks: Computer Coding explains how computer coding works and teaches kids how to complete simple coding actions with clear, step-by-step instructions and fun pixel art. All they need is a desktop or laptop, and an internet connection to download Python 3. From creating lists to solving math problems to controlling a robot in a maze, young coders will learn how to think like a computer. Kids can even test their coding knowledge with written quizzes at the end of each section and a glossary at the back of the book. Supporting STEM education initiatives, computer coding teaches kids how to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically, and is quickly becoming a necessary and sought-after skill. DK's computer coding books are full of fun exercises with step-by-step guidance, making them the perfect introductory tools for building vital skills in computer programming.

DK Workbooks: Coding in Scratch: Games Workbook : Create Your Own Fun and Easy Computer Games

Perfect for children ages 6-9 who are new to coding, this highly visual workbook is a fun introduction to Scratch, a free computer coding programming language, that will take kids from playing games to creating them. With easy-to-follow directions and fun pixel art, DK Workbooks: Coding in Scratch: Games Workbook helps kids understand the basics of programming and how to create games in Scratch through fun, hands-on learning experiences. All learners need is a desktop or laptop with Adobe 10.2 or later, and an internet connection to download Scratch 2.0. Coding can be done without download on https: //scratch.mit.edu. Simple and logical instructions help kids make their own Scratch Cat soccer game, design a ghost hunt that features a flying witch, animate a bouncing melon, or build a game to test reaction speeds. Children then can share the finished games with friends to see how they score. Kids can even test their coding knowledge with written vocabulary and programming quizzes at the end of each project. Supporting STEM education initiatives, computer coding teaches kids how to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically, and is quickly becoming a necessary and sought-after skill. DK's computer coding books are full of fun exercises with step-by-step guidance, making them the perfect introductory tools for building vital skills in computer programming.

WWE Encyclopedia Of Sports Entertainment, 3rd Edition

Get the history, facts, and stats on the Superstars, Divas, and Legends you love, with the updated and expanded WWE Encyclopedia of Sports Entertainment. This bumper new edition packs more than 1,100 Superstars into more than 400 exciting pages, making it the perfect book for all WWE fans. Featuring hundreds of Superstars of all eras, from the 60s and 70s to today's WWE, this thrilling guide provides coverage of the television shows that brought WWE into millions of homes. From the Hardcore Championship to the World Heavyweight Championship, from the WWE's showcase events to the Pay-Per-Views, from Survivor Series to the grand spectacle of WrestleMania - this encyclopedia covers it all, including your favourite stars such as John Cena and The Rock. Relive the history and excitement of WWE with the WWE Encyclopedia of Sports Entertainment. Previous edition ISBN 9780756691592 TM & (c) 2016 WWE. All Rights Reserved.

Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science Study and Revision Guide

Providing guidance that helps students practice and troubleshoot their exam technique,these books send them into their exam with the confidence to aim for the best grades. - Enables students to avoid common misconceptions and mistakes by highlighting them throughout - Builds students' skills constructing and writing answers as they progress through a range of practice questions - Allows students to mark their own responses and easily identify areas for improvement using the answers in the back of the book - Helps students target their revision and focus on important concepts and skills with key objectives at the beginning of every chapter - Ensures that students maximise their time in the exam by including examiner's tops and suggestions on how to approach the questions This title has not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process.

Undercover Bromance : The most inventive, refreshing concept in rom-coms this year (Entertainment Weekly)

The Bromance Book Club was one of Bustle's '21 Rom-Coms To Give You Warm And Fuzzy Feelings'! If you love Ali Hazelwood, Sally Thorne and Helen Hoang, you'll LOVE Lyssa Kay Adams! Readers adore Undercover Bromance! 'This series is one of the best I've EVER read' 'FAB-U-LOUS!!!' 'The kind of book I love to read after a hard day to make me smile' ................................................................ The first rule of book club: You don't talk about book club. Braden Mack thinks reading romance novels makes him an expert in love, but he'll soon discover that real life is better than fiction. Liv Papandreas has a dream job as a sous chef at Nashville's hottest restaurant. Too bad the celebrity chef owner is less than charming behind kitchen doors. After she catches him harassing a young hostess, she confronts him and gets fired. Liv vows revenge, but she'll need assistance to take on the powerful chef. Unfortunately, that means turning to Braden Mack. When Liv's blackballed from the restaurant scene, the charismatic nightclub entrepreneur offers to help expose her ex-boss, but she is suspicious of his motives. This is a job for the Bromance Book Club. Inspired by the romantic suspense novel they're reading, the book club assists Liv in setting up a sting operation to take down the chef. But they're just as eager to help Mack figure out the way to Liv's heart...even though she's determined to squelch the sparks between them before she gets burned. .................................................................... Raves for The Bromance Book Club: 'A you're-gonna-burn-dinner book because you will not want to put it down. Laugh out loud with tons of heart, this is an absolutely adorable must read' AVERY FLYNN 'A delight! . . . I raced to finish this book, but still never wanted it to end!' ALEXA MARTIN 'A delightful, fast-paced read with the perfect mix of laugh-out-loud and swoony moments - every town should have a Bromance Book Club' EVIE DUNMORE 'It is the reading aloud in this story that ultimately wins my heart, and shows that everything worth knowing can be learned from romance' KC DYER Don't miss any of the charming and swoonworthy Bromance Book Club reads! The Bromance Book Club Undercover Bromance Crazy Stupid Bromance Isn't It Bromantic? A Very Merry Bromance

Reparative Aesthetics : Witnessing in Contemporary Art Photography

By offering a new way of thinking about the role of politically engaged art, Susan Best opens up a new aesthetic field: reparative aesthetics. The book identifies an innovative aesthetic on the part of women photographers from the southern hemisphere, who against the dominant modes of criticality in political art, look at how cultural production can be reparative. The winner of the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand best book award in 2017, Reparative Aesthetics contributes an entirely new theory to the interdisciplinary fields of aesthetics, affect studies, feminist theory, politics and photography. Conceptually innovative and fiercely original this book will move us beyond old political and cultural stalemates and into new terrain for analysis and reflection.

Little Children's Nature Activity Book

This colourful activity book is packed with nature-themed puzzles, things to spot, colouring, drawing and doodling activities. Match baby animals to their mothers, colour in flowers and insects, spot-the-difference between countryside scenes and much more. With four pages of stickers and all the answers at the back of the book.

100 Things to Know About Numbers, Computers & Coding

Did you know there's a single spot on your brain that recognizes numbers? Or that the first computer bugs were actual insects and that most of the internet is under water? This fascinating book is filled with 100 fascinating facts, bright, infographic illustrations, a glossary and index, and links to specially selected websites to find out more.

Computational Fairy Tales

Have you ever thought that computer science should include more dragons and wizards? Computational Fairy Tales introduces principles of computational thinking, illustrating high-level computer science concepts, the motivation behind them, and their application in a non-computer-fairy tale-domain. The goal of this book is not to provide comprehensive coverage of each topic, but rather to provide a high level overview of the breadth and excitement of computer science. It's a quest that will take you from learning the basics of programming in a blacksmith's forge to fighting curses with recursion. Fifteen seers delivered the same prophecy, without so much as a single minstrel to lighten the mood: an unknown darkness threatens the kingdom. Suddenly, Princess Ann finds herself sent forth alone to save the kingdom. Leaving behind her home, family, and pet turtle Fido, Princess Ann must face goblin attacks, magical curses, arrogant scholars, an unpleasant oracle, and rude Boolean waiters. Along the way she must build a war chest of computational knowledge to survive the coming challenge.

How Pornography Harms : What Today's Teens, Young Adults, Parents, and Pastors Need to Know

Pornography is menacing people, relationships, and society, and this book has the research and stories to prove it. John D. Foubert, Ph.D., an interdisciplinary scholar who has studied sexual violence since 1993, shares the life stories of more than twenty people directly affected by pornography. He also interviews scholars and explains how pornography affects our brains. In examining the many ways pornography is devouring the God-given sexual health of the Internet generation, he highlights its connection to sexual violence and how it ruins lives. He also focuses on who makes pornography and their motives, recent trends in pornography, and how pornography is changing the way people have sex. Perhaps most importantly, he explains what we can do to confront pornography in our own lives, the lives of our loved ones, and in society. Whether you are a teen, young adult, a parent, pastor, scholar, or you are just curious about what pornography does to people, your conscience will be shocked and your points of view deeply challenged by what Foubert has uncovered about the reality of today's pornography.

The Early Investor : How Teens & Young Adults Can Become Wealthy

*****Rated 2021 BEST INVESTING BOOK for TEENS by Investopedia***** Updated in 2020!! The book that started the investing revolution for teenagers and young adults!! The updated version of The Early Investor: How Teens & Young Adults Can Become Wealthy is available again while bringing back all of the easily readable knowledge everyone needs to start investing. The Early Investor provides easy-to-read charts & graphs as well as intriguing, real-life examples of all aspects of investing including: The fundamentals of personal financeThe importance of creating and managing a budgetThe incredible power of compounding when investingGrowing your money with stocks and stock dividends Mutual funds, ETFs, and bond investments How the mighty Roth IRA can be an exceptional choice for young investors The many advantages of 401k plans, SEP IRAs, & Traditional IRAs Managing your risk with asset allocation & diversification Opening an investment account (How & Where) There is even a chapter on how parents can teach their children about saving money and investing as well as how to be financially responsible. The Early Investor has proven to be a fantastic gift to give to young people for any occasion and an easy read for people of all ages.

Quantum Computing for Babies

The bestselling scientific series is expanding! With scientific and mathematical information from an expert, this is the perfect book for enlightening the next generation of geniuses. Introduce your baby to programming and computer basics in this must-have board book for nerdy babies! Written by industry experts, Quantum Computing for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to the magical world of quantum computers. Babies (and grownups!) will discover the difference between bits and qubits and how quantum computers will change our future. With a tongue-in-cheek approach that adults will love, this installment of the Baby University board book series is the perfect way to introduce basic concepts to even the youngest scientists. After all, it's never too early to become a quantum physicist! Baby University: It only takes a small spark to ignite a child's mind. Other Baby University titles include: Quantum Physics for Babies Rocket Science for Babies Neural Networks for Babies Organic Chemistry for Babies

Am I small? Je suis petite, moi ? : Children's Picture Book English-French (Bilingual Edition)

Bilingual Edition English-French "Am I small?" - Tamia is not sure and keeps asking various animals that she meets on her journey. Eventually she finds the surprising answer... 200+ Languages and Dialects The picture book Am I small? has been translated into over 200 languages and dialects since its publication. It is available for every country on earth in at least one official language. Please note: This book is a bilingual picture book with a 1:1 translation created by professional human translators (see translator's credits for details).

Art of Intuitive Photography : Find your true self through your own lens

Photography is often expected to be thought based and technically perfect. Art of Intuitive Photography is the opposite. Written for beginners and pros alike, this book guides the reader to pay attention to feelings, be mindful of the present moment, and experience rather than do photography. Mindy Véissid's approach is thoughtful, compassionate, light, and playful. With specific tools and exercises, she will guide you to tap into your intuition to find your true self and your own voice. The knowledge and self-confidence you will gain from reading this book can be applied not only to photography, but at work, in relationships, and with your health. It's a must read for anyone who wants to improve their photography and their life. "Art of Intuitive Photography is a wonderful guide for learning to trust your intuition and making photographs from your heart. This book will help you take the leap from generic photos to images that spring from imagination and personal experience with courage and grace." - Douglas Beasley, Fine Art Photographer and Founder/Director, Vision Quest Photo Workshops

The Art Of Overwatch

Overwatch has taken the world by storm, boasting millions of players and gaining critical acclaim. Now, in this beautiful hardcover, Blizzard Entertainment reveals the creative process behind one of the most popular FPS games of all time! Filled with never-before-seen art as well as commentary provided by the game's development team, this book is sure to please any Overwatch fan. - Never-before-seen artwork! - Essential companion to the international best-selling game Overwatch! - Introduction and commentary provided by the game's development team! - Overwatch is a global phenomenon with 30 million players! - Produced in close partnership with Blizzard Entertainment! - Behind-the-scenes look at your favorite characters! - Overwatch creation revealed!

Overwatch: Anthology

Your favorite Overwatch(R) heroes' backstories are revealed in this anthology from Dark Horse Books and Blizzard Entertainment(R)! From Soldier: 76 to Ana, Tracer to Symmetra, discover the history behind Overwatch's heroes. How did Bastion become part of the team? Why did Ana Amari disappear? Where did Tracer get her catchphrase? Learn all this and more in this hardcover anthology of the first twelve issues of Blizzard's Overwatch comics, written and illustrated by an all-star creative team including Matt Burns, Robert Brooks, Micky Neilson, Nesskain, Bengal, and more. Whether you're an Overwatch novice or a Grandmaster, this is an essential companion! - Reveals backstories and new details about Overwatch's heroes. - Essential companion to the international best-selling game Overwatch! - Overwatch has won 100+ Game of the Year awards! - Overwatch is a global phenomenon with 30 million players! - Includes short stories by World of Warcraft: Chronicle writers Robert Brooks and Matt Burns!

The Art Of God Of War

It is a new beginning for Kratos. Living as a man, outside the shadow of the gods, he seeks solitude in the unfamiliar lands of Norse mythology. With new purpose and his son at his side, Kratos must fight for survival as powerful forces threaten to disrupt the new life he has created. The volume is an intimate chronicle of the years-long odyssey to bring Kratos and Atreus's beautiful and brutal world to life. Step into Midgard and explore beyond, as Dark Horse Books and Santa Monica Studio proudly present the quintessential companion to the enormously anticipated God of War. This is a document unlike any other that sets readers on an exhaustive behind-the-scenes journey to witness the creation of an epic of tremendous scale.

Pillars Of Eternity Guidebook: Volume Two : The Deadfire Archipelago

This 120-page tome contains never before seen concept art, in-depth writing from the minds of the design team, and expands on the rich lore of this highly-anticipated game. Step into the role of the Watcher and explore the world of Eora with this beautiful hardcover featuring fantastic full-color art! Thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign, the long-awaited sequel to Pillars of Eternity is ready to transport players back to the history-rich world of Eora. Dark Horse Books and Obsidian Entertainment proudly present Volume Two of the Pillars of Eternity Guidebook, which offers a detailed accounting of the explosive conflicts, determined factions, and horrifying creatures of the Deadfire Archipelago.

The Art Of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

A full-color oversized hardcover volume that captures the development of the newest canonical and interactive addition to the Star Wars universe. A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the new action-adventure videogame from Respawn Entertainment. Explore the artistic creation of Cal Kestis's quest to rebuild the Jedi Order as he learns the ways of the Force, travels to exotic worlds, and battles tyrannical foes. With detailed concept art of all-new characters, exciting weapons and equipment, and locales both familiar and new, this tome offers a behind-the-scenes look at the production of a hit game--all accompanied by intimate artists' commentary that reveals how this incredible universe is brought together. Dark Horse Books, Lucasfilm Limited, and Respawn Entertainment are honored to present The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, guiding readers on Cal's odyssey. This uniquely designed work is sure to thrill dedicated Jedi acolytes and gamers alike.

Apex Legends: Pathfinder's Quest (lore Book)

This full-color, oversized hardcover art book delves deep into the lore of the tremendously popular competitive first-person shooter Apex Legends. Explore the world of the hit game through the eyes of the lovable robot, Pathfinder, as he chronicles his journey throughout the various environs of the Outlands to interview his fellow Legends--all in the hope of finally locating his mysterious creator. The rich history of Apex Legends is explained by the characters that helped to shape it, as are their unique bonds of competition and camaraderie. This volume chronicles the world of Respawn Entertainment's stunning free-to-play game that has captivated the online gaming scene, attracting over seventy million players and counting. Don't miss your opportunity to own a piece of Apex Legends history!

The Art Of Apex Legends

An oversized hardcover volume cataloging art and developer commentary on Apex Legends, the hit competitive first-person shooter. The next evolution of battle royale has arrived, and it can now be enjoyed in more detail than ever before. Pore over the finest features of unique legendary skins, marvel at the deadly intricacies of every dynamic weapon, explore each nook and cranny of the game's battle-scarred arenas, and more! Whether you main Wraith or Mirage, are a hardcore aggressor or a fastidious shotcaller, or even if you're just a fan of gorgeous video game concept art and intimate creator commentary, The Art of Apex Legends is sure to thrill fans of any stripe!

The Art Of Overwatch Volume 2 Limited Edition

A limited-edition compendium including never-before-seen concept art for new characters--from Doomfist to Echo! This volume showcases new content from summer 2017 onward, including the development process around fan-favorite heroes, environments, and cinematics. Beyond new content, this all-encompassing guide goes further, expanding on the construction of unique, event-driven game modes, NPC design, and more. Introduction text and a sneak peek at Overwatch 2, meticulously crafted with the Overwatch game team, complete this beautiful collection! Created in close collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment, who will be offering the standard hardcover edition. This set includes the hardcover art book with a unique metallic-ink printing on a new wraparound cover and two portfolios that house three unique prints, all secured in a custom clamshell case. The three Overwatch prints are by Overwatch Art Director Arnold Tsang, standard color cover artist Will Murai, and Blizzard artist Nesskain.

Basic Understanding of the Stock Market : For Teens and Young Adults Book Four

Basic Understanding of the Stock Market for Teens and Young Adults is for anyone new to investing in the stock market who is looking for a simplified scaled down reference point to make sure you understand your investments and strategies. This book provides you with the information you need to protect and grow your stock investments in today's changing market. Whether you are a completely new investor or simply confused about all the contradictory advice out there, this book is an accessible guide to understanding how to grow your money a smart and easy way. You will learn Stock Market Basics as this book is aimed at the individual investor who wants to understand today's stock market and make wise investment choices based on knowledge and understanding of the overall picture. It is written in easily understandable terms and gives a clear explanation of how all the pieces fit together in the marketplace. Readers will better understand the detailed, practical and working knowledge of the stock market necessary to become a success. It is a perfect match for those with no experience or background, as well as for the experienced investors that lack the optimal skills for active stock trading. It will give you an understanding how to become financially independent and put you in control of your own destiny. Basic Understanding of the Stock Market for Teens and Young Adults belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who is new to investing or simply wants a broader understanding of the market. In this book, you will not find any secret formula or long lost potion to earn millions in the stock market, but after reading this book your comprehension of the stock market will go to an actual understanding. This book will help you understand exactly what that guy in the top notch suit is saying about where to put your money and help you make your own decision, after all it's your financial destiny. This book will not make you a market expert tomorrow, but it will honestly help you to understand the stock market a whole lot better. This book will show many investing options and help you to put together a realistic portfolio that takes control of our own investments! Basic Understanding of the Stock Market for Teens and Young Adults is ready to share a wealth of information with you. Get it now.

History and Practice of the Art of Photography

History and Practice of the Art of Photography is an early history and guide to the early days of photography by Henry H. Snelling. As in all cases of great and valuable inventions in science and art the English lay claim to the honor of having first discovered that of Photogenic drawing. But we shall see in the progress of this history, that like many other assumptions of their authors, priority in this is no more due them, then the invention of steamboats, or the cotton gin.

Basic Understanding of Bond Investments : Book 5 for Teens and Young Adults

If you're looking to get sound guidance and trusted investment strategies, this book will set you up to understand and take control of your bond investment options. Because there are many unusual aspects relative to bond investment, you need to have a basic understanding of the market, the bond issuer, how to measure rates of return and how to maximize those rates. You will understand how bonds operate on a very basic level, to include the various kinds of bonds and how bond funds can actually be a highly lucrative option. You will learn the fundamental differences between corporate, government and municipal bonds and how much of a return you can anticipate from each. You will be taught the face value, sale price and coupon rate, of a bond, as well as their callability, ratings, insurance, taxes, and maturity that might be and are associated with them. Savings Bonds (as one example) have been gaining a renewed significance since the U.S. Treasury introduced the inflation-protected Series I Bond and their online accounts at Treasury Direct. After reading Basic Understanding of Savings Bond Investments, Book 5 for Teens and Young Adults you will understand how Savings Bonds work and why the Series I Savings Bond protects you from the risk of default. You will know how to open an account at Treasury Direct. You will also know bond inflation risks, capital loss risks understand inflation impacts, supply and demand and the tax advantages of your savings and investment holdings. Everyone should ensure a portion of their investment portfolio in readily-available in the event of an emergency. I bonds are an easy choice for this low-risk portion of your investment portfolio. If you already have an investment in various Bonds, you will learn estate planning strategies that will save your family money. You will be taught the investment strategies that increase the value of your holdings and tax strategies that will help you avoid the Double-Taxation Trap, the Stinker Bond Penalty, the hidden interest-rate penalties and the Deferred-Tax Time Bomb. This book includes advice tested by time and its strategies reflect our modern day market conditions. This book provides anyone who has never invested in bonds before an ideal opportunity to confidently invest in and earn noteworthy returns from their bond investments.

Am I small? An bhfuil me beag? : Children's Picture Book English-Irish Gaelic (Bilingual Edition/Dual Language)

English-Irish Gaelic Edition "Am I small?" - Tamia is not sure and keeps asking various animals that she meets on her journey. Eventually she finds the surprising answer... 200+ Languages and Dialects The picture book Am I small? has been translated into over 200 languages and dialects since its publication. It is available for every country on earth in at least one official language. Please note: This book is a bilingual picture book with a 1:1 translation created by professional human translators (see translator's credits for details).

Funny Stories for 5 Year Olds

Funny Stories for 5-Year-Olds is a bright and varied selection of wonderfully entertaining stories by some of the very best writers for children. Perfect for reading alone or aloud - and for dipping into time and time again. With stories from Dick King-Smith, Tony Ross, Alf Proysen, Malorie Blackman and many more, this book will provide hours of fantastic fun.

Funny Stories for 6 Year Olds

Funny Stories for 6-Year-Olds is a bright and varied selection of wonderfully entertaining stories by some of the very best writers for children. Perfect for reading alone or aloud - and for dipping into time and time again. With stories from Margaret Mahy, David Henry Wilson, Francesca Simon, Tony Bradman and many more, this book will provide hours of fantastic fun.

Funny Stories For 7 Year Olds

Funny Stories For 7-Year-Olds is a bright and varied selection of wonderfully entertaining stories by some of the very best writers for children. Perfect for reading alone or aloud - and for dipping into time and time again. With stories from Dick King-Smith, Michael Bond, Philippa Gregory, Jacqueline Wilson and many more, this book will provide hours of fantastic fun.

Funny Stories For 8 Year Olds

Funny Stories For 8-Year-Olds is a bright and varied selection of wonderfully entertaining stories by some of the very best writers for children. Perfect for reading alone or aloud - and for dipping into time and time again With stories from Judy Blume, Anne Fine, Dick King-Smith, Morris Gleitzman and many more, this book will provide hours of fantastic fun.

Guideline For Children/Teens and /Young Adults : Read Learn Enjoy

The guideline is to ensure that all readers of this bible are familiar with why we read the bible, who Jesus really is, who are the characters in the bible, their contributions, lifestyle and sacrifices they made to carry God's word. Nor only will you find this informative, but exciting to read.

The 8 Success Secrets for Teens and Young Adults

This book is for you if: You are a teenager or young adult. You want to make positive changes to your life. You want to create a life that you will be proud of. You want to create a life that your family will be proud of. You want to create a life that your community will be proud of. You want to create a life that the world will be proud of. You strongly believe in yourself to do big things. You want to be successful in life. Now read the book, practice what you read and see your life change BIG TIME!

How to Make Money - A Handbook for Teens, Kids & Young Adults : What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? What do You Want to Be Now? Dishwashers, Doctors, Dog Walkers and Designers - The World Needs Them All! Learn How to Do Something With Your Life!

How to Make Money - A Handbook for Teens, Kids & Young Adults. Ideal for ages 10+ This is a workbook that is designed to help a student to carefully choose a career and evaluate all their options for earning an income. This book is a lot of fun, but very meaningful and relevant too! This book introduces students to students to concepts of entrepreneurship, business ownership as well as conventional employment. Set your pre-teen or teenage student up for a lifetime of success by putting this journal into their hands, an interactive guide to uncovering passion, igniting ambition, and providing the practical tools needed to set and accomplish financial goals. Covering subjects such as economics, social studies, and career-planning, this journal can be beneficial for grades 6th-12th. In a culture that pushes teenagers into debt-incurring career paths, this journal breaks the mold with a goal of self-sufficiency. If college is an aspiration, this journal will help a student explore their options of generating income as they work towards a degree. The entrepreneurial options are vast and interesting as this journal takes an exciting dive into more than eighty possible careers or income-generating hobbies, inviting the student into a process of self-discovery by asking engaging questions, not only, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" but also, "Who would you like to be NOW?" This journal was designed to be used alongside library books, parent-approved websites, documentaries, and hands-on experience. With a variety of topics to explore and multiple resources to choose from, fun-schooling is delight-directed, independent, and educational all at once. Does your student struggle with dyslexia, letter reversal, or reading confusion? This journal was printed with the award-winning Dyslexie font, created by Christian Boer to make reading simpler for dyslexic students. If your student has dyslexia, use this journal alongside Dyslexia Games. Visit www.DyslexiaGames.com and choose Series A for ages 5 to 8, or Series B for ages 8 to 12. Keep in mind, Dyslexia Games are excellent resources for all students, designed to engage the brain and encourage creative thinking. Learn what others have to say about the How to Make Money Handbook: a guide for kids and young adults: "Perhaps the best book I have ever seen written to help explore career paths and options for adolescents up to adults! Written for both college bound, and non-college bound as well as things to do now in the meantime! Another amazing product from Sarah!! We have, and love, several of her books!" - Amazon Review "This is a very neat book. It has more jobs in it than I ever imagined kids could think up. It is great for making older kids really think about things such as education needed or goals they may have for themselves!! Wonderful graphics as always with any of these books!!!" -Amazon Review This journal promotes self-discovery, vision, productivity, independence and financial planning, making it the perfect addition to your homeschool year. For a complete homeschool curriculum, discover our Fun-schooling journals on math, science, spelling, and more at www.funschoolingbooks.com. Thinking Tree Learning Levels: A1 = Pre-reader (Pre-K), ages 2-5 A2 = Beginning Readers (K-1st), ages 6-7 B1 = Early Elementary (2nd-3rd), ages 8-9 B2 = Upper Elementary (4th-6th), ages 10-11 C1 = Junior High (7th-8th), ages 12-14 C2 = High school + (9th-adult), ages 13+

Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook - US Edition

From the editors of Brain Quest, America's #1 educational bestseller! This Big Fat Notebook makes it all "sink in" with key concepts, mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, and doodles to help you understand computer science. Including: Computing systemsBinary codeAlgorithmsComputational thinkingLoops, events, and proceduresProgramming in Scratch and PythonBoolean ExpressionsWeb developmentCybersecurityHTMLCSS...and more! The Big Fat Notebook series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit--borrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class. Each book in the series meets Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and state history standards, and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Award-winning teachers. They make learning fun and are the perfect next step for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest.

Soul Riders : Jorvik Calling

Helena Dahlgren is the winner of 2021 Kids' Book Choice Awards, Age 12-18: Best Fantasy World Builder category. Step into the universe of the massively popular adventure game Star Stable, and follow four friends who discover their magic powers and learn that every girl can be a hero in this fantasy trilogy. Soul Riders tells the heroic tale of four young girls who have been chosen by destiny to save the world from the ancient demon: Garnok and his band of dangerous Dark Riders. Lisa is a teenage girl who is still coming to terms with the tragic loss of her mother in a riding accident and has sworn never to go near a horse again until she met Starshine, a mysterious blue-maned steed who comes to her in dreams. New on the island of Jorvik, Lisa befriends Alex, Linda, and Anne. Under the guidance of mystical druids, they discover they each have a special bond to their horses that gives them magical powers. While trying to balance school, family, and friendships they have to figure out what it means to be a Soul Rider. They are attacked by the Dark Riders and the mysterious Mr. Sands discover that their horses are in danger. Instead of relying on their combined strength, they decide to split up on their quest to find answers and learn to fight back against their enemies. However, will it be too late before they realize their mistake? Jorvik Calling is the first installment in the epic, fantasy trilogy, Soul Riders, about magic, friendship, and horses bound to thrill all young equestrian fans.

The Book of Hopes : Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain

Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020 In difficult times, what children really need is hope. And in that spirit, bestselling author Katherine Rundell emailed some of the children's writers and artists whose work she loved most: 'I asked them to write something very short, fiction or non-fiction, or draw something that would make the children reading it feel like possibility-ists: something that would make them laugh or wonder or snort or smile. The response was magnificent, which shouldn't have surprised me, because children's writers and illustrators are professional hunters of hope ... I hope that the imagination can be a place of shelter for children and that The Book of Hopes might be useful in that, even if only a little.' This collection, packed with short stories, poems and pictures from the very best children's authors and illustrators, aims to provide just that. Within its pages you'll find animal friends from insects to elephants, high-flying grandmas, a homesick sprite, the tooth fairy, and even extra-terrestrial life. There are 133 contributions from authors and illustrators, including Anthony Horowitz, Axel Scheffler, Catherine Johnson, Jacqueline Wilson, Katherine Rundell, Lauren Child, Michael Morpurgo and Onjali Q. Rauf. A donation from the sale of each book will go to NHS Charities Together, in gratitude for the incredible efforts of all those who worked in hospitals over the quarantine period. 'An anthology on the theme of hope ... it includes a rich range of images, poetry, stories and non-fiction' Stories to charm on endless days, Sunday Times Proceeds from this book will be donated to NHS Charities Together. In respect of UK sales, this will be GBP2.10 and in respect of sales in other territories this will be 16% of net receipts (at least 62p). NHS Charities Together is a charity registered in England and Wales (registered charity no. 1186569).

Word Perfect : Etymological Entertainment Every Day

'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard Osman 'WORD PERFECT is a golden vaulted cave of fascinating and funny hidden gems' JO BRAND Welcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner. From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically literal story behind stealing someone's thunder, from tartle (forgetting someone's name at the very moment you need it) to snaccident (the unintentional eating of an entire packet of biscuits), WORD PERFECT is a brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable stories, fascinating facts, and surprising etymologies tied to every day of the year. You'll never be lost for words again.

Coloring Books For Teens And Young Adults : Happy mandala coloring page (+100 Pages)

Coloring Books For Teens And Young Adults This book, designed for maximum relaxation, features around 50+ illustrations printed on just one side of the page (MAKING THEM SAFE FOR MARKERS) FEATURES: 50+beautiful, stress-relieving patterns, designed to engage and spark imagination to unleash your inner creativity. -Different levels of detail, from easy to difficult (for different eyes). Pick a picture depending on your mood and start your de-stressing journey. -Print it on large 8 x10 high quality paper and you'll have plenty of space to be creative and work on the details. -When you are done, you will have unique piece of art, worth framing and displaying. -Perfect for decorating with colored pencils, gel pens, markers, porous point pens or crayons. ***Do a "Look Inside" to see how gorgeous these images are and order yours today!***

For Teens and Young Adults : Parents Approved

Let's face it, teens and young adults today face tough challenges uncommon 10, 15, 20 or more years earlier, but none tougher than themselves. From insecurity, low self-esteem, immaturity, bad influences and depression, these account for a majority of the risky behaviors, why lives are heading in the wrong direction, going nowhere, or end before it starts. But much of this can be avoided, by understanding themselves, their parents, recognizing the warning signs, and knowing some basic life lesson tips, better choices can be made to navigate life challenges. The reality is, some parents need to accept responsibility. From bad decision-making many teens and young adults are thrust into conditions beyond their control, but still expected to thrive in a cold, harsh, and unforgiving environment. And without the necessary support, role model(s), guidance and education, situations become increasingly difficult to reveal any positive perspective. In For Teens and Young Adults, the author deals with the underlying reason. By understanding why, teens and young adults can recognize the symptoms and manufacture their response to achieve maximum results. This book puts teens and young adults in the driver's seat to control their future. By giving them strong advice and knowledge to avoid and overcome many of life challenges, they not only can better manage their lives, but thrive even in unconventional or other than ideal circumstances. Simply put, this book prepares young adults to handle life's pressures and make the right decisions - the stuff adulthood is built on. This book provides topics to help you in: - Understanding who you are - on the inside - Dealing with controlling parents - Getting the Respect you deserve - Dealing with being different - Increasing your self-esteem and motivation - Identifying warning signs to determine which direction your life is heading ROY WYATT is the author of several books: Private Security Management, Life Lessons Revealed, The Professional Security Officer-Agent, and Dark Secret. He enjoys writing on topics that impact lives on a personal and professional level.

Preparing Teens & Young Adults for the Professional World

Entering the workplace for the first time or changing employers can be both exciting and fretful. Whether it is your first job or a job change, preparation is always in order. The purpose of this workbook is to help you prepare for whatever professional move you are about to make.

Battle for the Land's Soul : Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy

Good vs Evil. Destiny demands the battle be fought, but at what cost?It's clear Abaddon, the evil shape shifting ruler of Hadession, Oomaldee's northern neighbor, must be dealt with if Oomaldee's citizens are to ever live in peace. But how? What lengths will Andy have to go to in order to wage war against a being whose power stems from evil itself? Will Abaddon plunge the land into darkness or will light triumph? Battle for the Land's Soul is the seventh and final novel in USA Today Bestselling author L. R. W. Lee's Andy Smithson coming-of-age, epic fantasy adventure featuring page-turning action and terrifying villains. This truly is the age old struggle of good vs. evil, and the stakes couldn't be higher for the outcome will determine the Land's very future. Don't miss this thrilling epic conclusion! Scroll up and Buy Battle for the Land's Soul Now!

Photography and the Art of Seeing

The second book in Freeman Patterson's internationally acclaimed series of instructional books on photography and visual design, Photography and the Art of Seeing has now been completely updated and expanded to include technical guidelines adapted for both digital and film photographers. This edition features new, never-before-published photographs, extended captions that include valuable technical information and fresh personal commentary on more than 60 new pictures selected for this edition. The jargon-free text provides techniques and innovative exercises for breaking with traditional concepts of design, enabling the photographer to develop a keen awareness of subject matter and a direction for composing the picture. Photography and the Art of Seeing is also a workshop for all visual artists that includes lessons on the fundamentals of perception and overcoming obstacles in their work.

Wabi-Sabi Welcome : Learning to Embrace the Imperfect and Entertain with Thoughtfulness and Ease

Wabi-Sabi Welcome applies the basic principles of the wabi-sabi aesthetic to modern entertaining. It's about being ! attentive to your guests (listen without being distracted; unplug), creating a welcoming environment (leave the door unlocked; make time to be together), choosing modest decor (dishes and furniture made from materials that endure, such as wood or clay), decorating with nature (with an emphasis on foraged, not store-bought, blooms), finding beauty in imperfections (wrinkled linen napkins, along with a relaxed attitude about late-coming guests), and much more. The book is organised into chapters of five locations - Japan, Denmark, California, France, and Italy - places where the approach to home decor and entertaining best reflects wabi-sabi principles. The book is complete with lush photography and practical checklists.

Art Of Pregnancy Photography

Capturing the beauty of pregnancy through photographs is an increasingly popular trend, and this timely guide covers the basics of maternity photography from both artistic and business standpoints. The details of creating a successful maternity portrait are addressed, including how to select a meaningful location, what props and fabrics to use, how to pose the subject, and how to produce a flattering lighting scheme. Helpful digital effects that can enhance skin tone and impart a wide variety of polished and artistic effects are discussed, as are tactics for incorporating other family members in the portrait. Also included are tips for building a strong connection with the subject that can lead to a profitable, lifelong client relationship.

Success Handbook for Teens and Young Adults

Don't be afraid of ANYTHING! Believe my words. You must shut out and lock out the worldly distractions. Ignore the entire world. Ignore the chitchat, the gossip, and the noise in the atmosphere and move forward on your dreams... Fight for your survival! Realistically speaking, anything can be conquered in this world, big or small. Every day you catch a glimpse of the small guy escalating to the top of the competition. If they can do it, why can't you? If you think you can, yes you can! Pace yourself! The race requires training yourself for what lies ahead. A solider doesn't go to battle without training. He has to condition himself for upcoming battle. A teacher can't teach without knowledge. A preacher doesn't preach without his notes. So what makes you think you can run this race successfully without any preparation? True Friends! Certainly you don't ever need friends who will tear down your character. Remember, your GREATNESS is weakened, lessened and diminished every time you allow friends or family to discourage, dishearten, dampen, and dispirit you. This is not a true friendship.

The Matrix Model for Teens and Young Adults Therapist's Manual : Intensive Outpatient Alcohol & Drug Treatment Program

This therapist manual helps you apply this program, which is adapted from the evidence-based Matrix treatment model published by Hazelden. This youth version is recognised as an exemplary program in Treating Teens: A Guide to Adolescent Drug Programs; uses evidence-based therapies such as motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioural therapy, adapted for young clients; can be used with youth who need diversion, are experimenting with drugs, are abusing drugs, or are dependent. It features redesigned patient handouts to make the learning experience entertaining.

Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python, 4e

Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python will teach you how to make computer games using the popular Python programming language even if you ve never programmed before! Begin by building classic games like Hangman, Guess the Number, and Tic-Tac-Toe, and then work your way up to more advanced games, like a text-based treasure hunting game and an animated collision-dodging game with sound effects. Along the way, you ll learn key programming and math concepts that will help you take your game programming to the next level. Learn how to: Combine loops, variables, and flow control statements into real working programs Choose the right data structures for the job, such as lists, dictionaries, and tuples Add graphics and animation to your games with the pygame module Handle keyboard and mouse input Program simple artificial intelligence so you can play against the computer Use cryptography to convert text messages into secret code Debug your programs and find common errors As you wo

Art Photography Now

The most comprehensive survey of contemporary art photography on the market is now in paperback, and not a moment too soon. If photography helped shape art in the twentieth century, it has begun to dominate it in the twenty-first. Not only are major international museums and galleries devoting blockbuster exhibitions to the medium, but artist-photographers are being celebrated as contemporary masters, with their work commanding unprecedented prices. This essential survey presents the work of 76 of the most important and best-loved artist-photographers in the world today, including Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Cindy Sherman, Jeff Wall, Sophie Calle, Wolfgang Tillmans, Nan Goldin, Martin Parr, Allan Sekula, Boris Mikhailov, Inez van Lamsweerde, Stephen Meisel, Philip-Lorca diCorcia and Sam Taylor-Wood. Introductions to each thematic section-City, Portrait, Document, Object, Landscape, Fashion and Narrative-offer words from the artists and valuable insights into their motivation, inspiration and intentions. An introduction to the volume as a whole sets out the historical relationship between art and photography from the early nineteenth century forward, and covers the art world's embrace of the medium in recent decades. Art Photography Now is a deep and visually striking guide to the essential aspects of contemporary photography.

Music Theory for Computer Musicians

Many DJs, gigging musicians, and electronic music producers understand how to play their instruments or make music on the computer, but they lack the basic knowledge of music theory needed to take their music-making to the next level and compose truly professional tracks. Beneath all the enormously different styles of modern electronic music lie certain fundamentals of the musical language that are exactly the same no matter what kind of music you write. It is very important to acquire an understanding of these fundamentals if you are to develop as a musician and music producer. Put simply, you need to know what you are doing with regard to the music that you are writing. Music Theory for Computer Musicians explains these music theory fundamentals in the most simple and accessible way possible. Concepts are taught using the MIDI keyboard environment and today's computer composing and recording software. By reading this book and following the exercises contained within it, you, the aspiring music producer/computer musician, will find yourself making great progress toward understanding and using these fundamentals of the music language. The result will be a great improvement in your ability to write and produce your own original music!

Charge Up Your Life Workbook for Teens and Young Adults : 6 Effective Tools to Build Confidence, Make Friends, and Be Happy

Charge Up Your Life Workbook for Teens and Young Adults: 6 effective tools to build confidence, make friends, and be happy is a great tool for parents, grandparents, teachers, counselors, and any other adults who work with young people. Use the information in this book to guide teens on their way to achieving all the love, happiness, and success they deserve in their lives. This book is an essential tool to help teens and young adults recognize their strengths so they can showcase them, identify the barriers that keep them stuck and dissatisfied with their lives, and discover the solutions to their personal challenges. It teaches the six skills teens and young adults need to make friends, achieve success, and be happy, and helps them communicate and work well with others. Using simple activities and related stories, teens and young adults learn in this book how to build confidence, manage stress, maximize on their potential, cultivate relationships, maintain boundaries, and think positively. Authors Ellen Diana and Connie Leach are the coauthors of several other books in the Charge Up Your Life series: Charge Up Your Life: Conquer the 6 Barriers to Love, Happiness, and Success; Charge Up Your Life Workbook; and Charge Up Your Life Journal: Guided Daily Writings. Ellen is a psychologist with thirty years' experience working with adults, children, and families in public and private schools, first as a secondary English teacher and later as a school psychologist. In addition, she is a Gestalt-trained individual, family, couples, and children's play therapist with twenty years as a private practitioner. She has three adult children and lives with her husband in the Phoenix area. Connie is an author, speaker, certified life coach, and educator who specializes in coaching adults and teens to attain their greatest potential. She has over twenty-five years' experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in public and private school settings. She has two adult children and lives with her husband in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Harry Potter Poster Collection : The Quintessential Images

This beautiful poster book captures the magic of the Harry Potter films in an exciting new format. Harry Potter: The Quintessential Images comes with forty large-scale, display-worthy posters, featuring your favorite Harry Potter characters in striking poses - from Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley to Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Bellatrix Lestrange, and even Dobby the house-elf. The posters span all eight feature films, celebrating pivotal moments and highlighting each character's evolution through the years. The posters are printed on glossy cardstock and adhesive-bound inside a protective cover. Easily removable as full sheets, they're crease-free and ideal for displaying. Whether your display of choice is Harry and Ron in full Quidditch gear; Hermione dressed for the Yule Ball; Cedric Diggory in his Hufflepuff robe; the ever-malicious Malfoys; or dozens of others - you'll find a fun and colorful array in this keepsake collection.

The Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft : Wrath of the Lich King

Containing more than 150 drawings, concept art pieces, and final renders, as well as secrets of game mythology and development stories, this mesmerizing book reveals how Blizzard Entertainment's acclaimed series gets made. In addition to a behind-the-scenes technical look at the game cinematics and developmental art, Fans learn how Blizzard updated Arthas the Death Knight to be even more evil than in Warcraft III and how a new central character, Sindragosa the Frost Wyrm, was developed. Other features explore technical dimensions and Blizzard's influence on the game world and beyond. Each Book Comes with: Two 8" x 10" original art cards in vellum sleeve and a 12-page illustrated storybook on the creation of the frost wyrm Sindragosa, that make this a must-have for any WoW fan.

World of Warcraft : The Poster Collection

Since Blizzard Entertainment established the Warcraft(R) series in 1994 with Warcraft: Orcs & Humans(TM), the fantasy world of Azeroth has played home to multiple award-winning and bestselling real-time strategy games, novels, comic books, and toys--as well as the world's most popular subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft(R). This collection of iconic images by Blizzard Entertainment artists showcases the lush landscapes, noble heroes, and nefarious villains that have captivated millions of players around the globe. Whether players fight for the Alliance or the Horde, Azeroth serves as the shared stage for their adventures. This set of thirty-two high-quality posters brings that vibrant and dynamic world into stunning focus and serves as a vivid reminder of players' epic experiences there.

Diablo III: Hardcover Blank Sketchbook

From Blizzard Entertainment--the developer and publisher behind blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft(R) and the Warcraft(R), Diablo(R), and StarCraft(R) universes--comes a deluxe illustrated sketchbook inspired by the Gothic art style of the action RPG game From Tristram to the Burning Hells, Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo series has enthralled fans with its highly stylized fantasy art and immersive gameplay. This finely crafted blank sketchbook spotlights a selection of the most stunning and iconic art created for Diablo's fantasy world, Sanctuary. Featuring 16 pages of art and quotes from the artists and developers themselves, this sketchbook is an essential tome for creative minds everywhere, encouraging readers and nephalem alike to create their own works of art on over 170 blank pages.

Fine Art Portrait Photography : Lighting, Posing & Postproduction from Concept to Completion

Nylora Bruleigh's presentation of The Intricacies of Fine Art Portraiture - The Art of Being Creative perfectly depicts her creativity and ingenuity. Photographers by their very nature are creative, but Nylora takes it more than a step beyond the norm. Her patience and diligence in creating images such as "Awaiting True Love's Kiss" with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, "Elegant Egrets", "Waiting in Suspense", "Queen of Hearts", "Black and White" and "Who's the Fairest of Them All?" are just a few examples of her creativity and perseverance. Not only does she show her before and after images for all of the photographs in this book, she also gives a thorough explanation as to how she took the thought process through from the initial idea to fruition. She tells how, before coming up with a theme for a portrait session, she will scour yard sales or visit antique shops to find just the right prop for a future session. The wheels of her mind are in constant motion, sometimes even awakening her in the middle of the night, giving her new concepts with which to experiment. The Intricacies of Fine Art Portraiture - The Art of Being Creative takes the reader through the multi-step process from the imagination stage to the completed project of a portrait assignment, be it commissioned or self-assigned, and is an important tool for all who are looking for ideas as to how to increase their creativity. If you are a photographer seeking ways to become more visible in your community, interested in creating fine-art portraiture and increasing your bottom line, The Intricacies of Fine Art Portraiture - The Art of Being Creative should be read and re-read.

World Of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1

World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 is a journey through an age of myth and legend, a time long before the Horde and the Alliance came to be. This definitive tome of Warcraft history reveals untold stories about the birth of the cosmos, the rise of ancient empires, and the forces that shaped the world of Azeroth and its people. This beautiful hardcover features twenty-five full-page paintings by World of Warcraft artist Peter Lee, as well as a cosmology chart, half a dozen maps charting changes through time, and other line art illustrations by Joseph Lacroix, and marks the first in a multipart series exploring the Warcraft universe; from the distant past to the modern era.

World Of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 2

Blizzard Entertainment and Dark Horse Books are thrilled to present the next installment of the wildly popular World of Warcraft Chronicle series. Volume 2 will reveal more sought-after details about the game universe's history and mythology. Showcasing lush, all-new artwork from fan favorites such as Peter Lee, Joseph Lacroix, and Alex Horley, this striking tome is sure to please all fans--casual and collector alike.

World Of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 3

Blizzard Entertainment and Dark Horse Books are proud to present the third installment of their bestselling World of Warcraft Chronicle series! Like its predecessors, Volume III features beautiful full-color artwork by Peter Lee, Emily Chen, Stanton Feng, and other fan-favorite artists, as well as intricately detailed maps and spot art by Joseph Lacroix. Bolster your knowledge of Warcraft lore with this striking third volume!

Veranda Entertaining

From a festive al fresco gathering to a fun pool party to an extravaganza in an exotic locale, Veranda's stunning collection shows you how to give your guests the time of their lives. It's the magazine's ultimate inspirational guide to throwing a sophisticated and stylish event, big or small, inside or out. Achieve that elusive X-Factor that makes your event stand out!

The Gender Quest Workbook : A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity

If you are a transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) teen, you may experience unique challenges with identity and interpersonal relationships. In addition to experiencing common teen challenges such as body changes and peer pressure, you may be wondering how to express your unique identity to others. The Gender Quest Workbook incorporates skills, exercises, and activities from evidence-based therapies-such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-to help you address the broad range of struggles you may encounter related to gender identity, such as anxiety, isolation, fear, and even depression. Despite outdated beliefs, gender no longer implies being simply male or female, but rather a whole spectrum of possibilities. This fun, engaging workbook is designed specifically for teens like you who want to explore the concept of gender and gender identity and expression-whether you already identify as TGNC or are simply questioning your gender identity. The activities in this book will help you explore your identity internally, interpersonally, and culturally. And along the way, you'll learn how to effectively express yourself and make informed decisions on how to navigate your gender at home, school, work, or in relationships.

Picture Perfect Food : Master the Art of Food Photography with 52 Bite-Sized Tutorials

Shoot Stunning, Professional Food Photography that Looks Good Enough to Eat! Snapping unbelievably gorgeous food photos has never been simpler than with Picture Perfect Food, your all-in-one guide to delicious-looking images from prolific photographer and educator, Joanie Simon. Whether you're an up-and-coming food blogger, looking to break into commercial photography or capturing food just for fun (and your Instagram account), this approachable collection of tutorials will have you taking tantalizing and tasty shots with every snap of the shutter. No matter if you're using your phone, your fanciest DSLR or any camera in between, you'll gain complete confidence as you expand your technical knowledge and grow your artistic eye, creating awe-inspiring images that dazzle the senses. With her cheerful teaching style, Joanie walks you through each element of a masterful food photo in chapters devoted to Camera Settings, Light and Shadow, Story, Props Styling, Composition, Food Styling and Finding Inspiration. Learn how to find the best light in your house for standout shots and to delve into the shadows to create a moody and mesmerizing atmosphere; discover how to compose the elements in your scenes through color theory and visual weight for unforgettable images that capture and hold the eye; and uncover the secrets of styling sensational salads and stunning soups and keeping your cool when shooting frozen foods, among other essential tricks of the trade. With camera in hand and Joanie's expert guidance at your fingertips, tackle every photography challenge with confidence and take your food photos from meh to mouthwatering in no time.

Cursive handwriting workbook for teens : cursive writing practice workbook for teens, tweens and young adults (beginners cursive workbooks / cursive teens books)

IMPORTANT: This workbook uses the standard, traditional American cursive letter formations - Beware other workbooks that use non-standard forms. From the trusted American name in quality cursive workbooks, this new book for teens and young adults helps to build cursive writing skills. It contains more than 100 pages of practice and uses an easy to follow dot-to-dot method to make learning cursive simple and enjoyable.You first go over each letter of the alphabet - upper and lower case - to master how to correctly form each letter. The next section deals with how to properly join letters to form words. In the next part we write a selection of words - starting simple and then moving on to more complex ones as your ability and confidence grows. The final section is where we put it all together and begin writing full sentences. Now you have mastered cursive writing and there's no stopping you!Start your journey towards cursive mastery today! Simply scroll up and click Add to Cart.

Highs & Lows of Type 1 Diabetes : The Ultimate Guide for Teens and Young Adults

Valuable tips, tricks, and advice from a veteran young adult with Type 1 diabetes. Essential reading for parents and children! Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be a daunting diagnosis, especially for a young kid or a teen. Patrick McAllister knows. Diagnosed with T1D at age twelve, McAllister's life changed forever, and he faced an uncertain future of insulin shots, diet regulations, and high school. If only I had a roadmap, he thought. So, years after he learned things the hard way, he decided to write one. Whether it is managing mood swings, hormones, or blood sugar levels, Highs & Lows of Type 1 Diabetes is the ultimate teenager's and young adult's handbook for surviving, thriving, and flourishing with T1D during one of the most terrifying, yet exciting, phases of your life. Many think of T1D as a scary disease that is sporadic and uncontrollable, but after eight years of dealing with the literal and figurative highs and lows of T1D, McAllister has learned that it is more a lifestyle change. These pages detail a framework for every situation you could possibly imagine involving T1D, from coming home from the hospital after your diagnosis to preparing to leave your nest for freshman year at college. Learn how to: Count carbohydrates, pump insulin like a pro, and correct irregular blood sugar levels Tell your friends, get good grades, and survive school Play sports with the right game-plan Navigate sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll And more! Type 1 diabetes stinks, but you don't have to go through it blind and alone! Some have learned it the hard way, but Highs & Lows of Type 1 Diabetes will ensure that you will take control of your T1D diagnosis, conquer your adolescent years, and live a healthy and fulfilling life.

Digital Photography For Beginners : Photography Essentials Basics Lessons Course, Master Photography Art and Start Taking Better Pictures

A career as a doctor, an engineer, or perhaps a journalist would sit well with most old folks. Talking of being a professional photographer would be unruly and most definitely unexpected. Or will it be? This profession needs a perfect understanding of both the tools and rules of the digital photography. And this book can help you with that.

The Art of Photography : A Personal Approach to Artistic Expression

Originally published in 1994 and first revised in 2010, The Art of Photography has sold well over 100,000 copies and has firmly established itself as the most readable, understandable, and complete textbook on photography. Featuring nearly 200 beautiful photographs in both black-and-white and color, as well as numerous charts, graphs, and tables, this book presents the world of photography to beginner, intermediate, and advanced photographers who seek to make a personal statement through the medium of photography. Renowned photographer, teacher, and author Bruce Barnbaum presents how-to techniques for both traditional and digital approaches. Barnbaum goes well beyond the technical, as he delves deeply into the philosophical, expressive, and creative aspects of photography so often avoided in other books.

Fine Art Nude Photography : Lighting, Posing, and Photographing the Human Form

Capturing the nude human form has been a part of photography almost since the medium s inception, and it remains one of the most empowering and liberating challenges that the medium offers. Though the subject is, by definition, straightforward the human form is the ultimate blank canvas the photographic options are limitless as you strive to create a beautiful, elegant, and expressive photograph. At the same time, with such simple subject matter, there is nowhere to hide. Poor lighting and ineffective posing will show. If you have no concept to explore or story to tell, it will show. Whether you re curious about conducting your first fine art nude shoot or you re a seasoned photographer who wants to vastly improve your lighting and posing skills, photographer and author Lindsay Adler will teach you how to infuse artistry and technique into your visual capture of the nude form. In Fine Art Nude Photography, Lindsay teaches you all about: Shoot concepts: Find inspiration and develop a story for your shoot, and learn to avoid the cringe factor that can result when working without focus or intention Models: Find models to work with, understand proper etiquette, and navigate model releases Posing: Learn the posing fundamentals for the nude form, plus five essential poses you need to know Lighting: Master the art of sculpting and defining the human form with light and shadow. Throughout the book, you ll also hear directly from professional fine art nude models so that you can understand their needs, how to conduct yourself, and how to better collaborate to ensure a successful shoot. Finally, Lindsay includes ten complete shoots where, from start to finish, she shares her thought process behind each shoot, including concept, lighting, posing, retouching, and final selections.

The Nude: Conceptual Approaches To Fine Art Photography

Images of the nude human form are among the oldest art forms--from simple drawings, to grand statuary, to classic painting and contemporary photography, artists' fascination with the human body has endured throughout time and across every form of creative expression. Within the pages of this book, accomplished fine-art nude photographer Jennifer Emery begins by presenting the key elements of lighting and posing the human body to best flatter the subject and express the desired design. With these fundamentals in place, she expands and elevates the practice of photographing nudes to develop more conceptual, fine-art looks that go beyond merely representing the subject and strive to communicate more complex ideas and aesthetics. As she demonstrates, fine-art nude photography can go far beyond a mere black backdrop and some interesting lighting. Full of color, motion, and style, Emery's images spark intrigue, admiration, passion, and excitement!

Art of Dog Photography: Pro Techniques for Everybody

It takes a lot of know-how and the right gear to create a perfect dog portraits. In this book, award-winning pet photographer and photo-educator Kimberly Hartz teaches you the essential strategies you need to work with dogs, including how to effectively pose single and multiple subjects, elicit great expressions, select the best props and backdrops, and most importantly, use artificial light in the studio and on location to bring out the texture and detail of the subject's unique fur. You will learn how to photograph canines of all shapes, sizes, and ages in the studio, outdoors, and in your clients' home. With the detailed techniques Hartz describes in this book, plus easy-to-use lighting diagrams and artistic concepts, you'll learn all the "tricks" you need to easily create personality filled portraits that set your pup portraits apart from the competition, inspire repeat sales and client referrals, and boost your bottom line.

ADHD in Teens & Young Adults : A Mindfulness Based Workbook to Keep You ANCHORED

Dealing with ADHD-related difficulties is tough, especially for young people balancing school, friends, family and thinking about their futures. Author Dr. Melissa Springstead Cahill developed the mindfulness-based ANCHORED approach, to help teens become more focused, functional and happy, and make every day struggles easier to deal with. A: Attention and Acceptance N: Natural Awareness C: Concentrate on Purpose H: Happy Homework O: Open and Organized R: Recognize, Relax, and Reflect E: Emotions D: Determination Look inside and find: - Mindfulness exercises - Worksheets - Meditation scripts Improve: - Executive function skills - Attention & memory - Emotions - Interpersonal relationships - Ability to cope with stress

Famous Artists and Painters for Kids! Children's Art History Edition - Children's Arts, Music & Photography Books

The interpretation as well as general reaction to art has grown so much over the last few years. This educational book features some of the best artists the world has known. Watch your child marvel at their masterpieces and maybe see him/her dream of becoming a famous artist, too. Ignite the passion for the arts. Buy a copy of this book today!

Entertaining with Disney : Exceptional Events from Mickey Mouse to Moana!

Celebrate your love of Disney with this gorgeous guide to creating magical and memorable events. Does your best friend love The Little Mermaid? Is your Lion King-obsessed sister hosting a baby shower? Would your family movie night benefit from a little Aladdin magic? This is the party planning guide for you! Entertaining With Disney is the only official Disney guide to exceptional events ranging from Halloween pumpkin carving, elegant dinner parties, fun birthday bashes, and sophisticated New Year eve soirees. Written by party planning expert Amy Croushorn, this is a must-have event planning guide for Disney Princesses of all ages. -- Over 90 years of Disney Inspiration in One Book. From Mickey Mouse to The Little Mermaid, to Frozen, this book is rich with Disney history and beloved characters. -- A party for every occasion. With ideas spanning Brunches, Barbecues, Birthdays and Dinner Parties, this is a true year-round event planning guide for all Disney fans. -- Elegant Recipes. Learn how to make Ariel's Ocean Toast, Simba's Charcuterie Board, Elsa's Eggnog and many more Disney themed dishes, drinks, and desserts. -- Stunning Decorations. Parties are more than just food! Dress up your event with easy to make items such as a "Never Grow Up" party backdrop, Magic Carpet Picnic Blanket, and a Maleficent Welcome Wreath.

The ASD Independence Workbook : Transition Skills for Teens and Young Adults with Autism

The ASD Independence Workbook offers powerful skills to help teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) successfully navigate the skills required for daily living and integration into their communities. Teens and young adults with ASD face many unique challenges on the road to growing up. Daily interactions that we often take for granted-yet are imperative for living independently-can be particularly difficult. People with ASD require practice with simple activities and interactions in school, in the community, and on the job site. So how can you help the teen in your life gain the skills needed to successfully transition into adulthood? This easy-to-follow and engaging workbook is designed to help young adults ages fourteen and up develop invaluable communication skills and practice with interactions they would encounter in everyday life. Teens will also find information on topics that are imperative for a successful transition into adulthood-including health and safety, self-care, and more. This unique book not only focuses on what adaptive skills are needed in the real world, but also gives teens with ASD the ability to practice these skills, either independently or with a teacher/caregiver. Give the teen in your life the gift of independence. With this workbook, they will be one step closer to leading full, productive, and meaningful lives. Teens need mental health resources more than ever. With over 1.2 million copies sold worldwide, Instant Help Books for teens are engaging, proven-effective, and recommended by therapists.

Winning with ADHD : A Playbook for Teens and Young Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Get the real inside scoop on thriving as a teen with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Drawing on her own experiences living with the disorder, college student Grace Friedman-along with paediatric neurologist Sarah Cheyette-offers valuable tips and tricks to help you face the unique challenges of ADHD. If you're a teen with ADHD, you care about academic and social success just as much as your peers do but you may also experience difficulties keeping up in school and maintaining good relationships with friends and family. In addition, you probably find it challenging to stay organized, articulate your struggles to others and cope with overwhelming pressure - especially as college approaches. This workbook will give you solid skills for addressing the challenges of ADHD so you can live up to your true potential. In Winning with ADHD, you'll learn powerful and proven-effective cognitive behavioural strategies for coping with overwhelm, staying organized, tackling assignments, preparing for exams, dealing with emotions, communicating effectively with adults and maintaining strong friendships. You'll also find valuable information about ADHD medication, how your brain works, as well as self-advocacy skills to help you get ahead in high school, college, and beyond. As a teen with ADHD, you may face many unique challenges. This workbook will give you everything you need to get one step ahead of your ADHD and thrive in all aspects of life.

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1

When children begin to go missing in the town of Archer's Peak, all hope seems lost until a mysterious woman arrives to reveal that terrifying creatures are behind the chaos - and that she alone will destroy them, no matter the cost. IT'S THE MONSTERS WHO SHOULD BE AFRAID. When the children of Archer's Peak-a sleepy town in the heart of America-begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. Most children never return, but the ones that do have terrible stories-impossible details of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope of finding and eliminating the threat is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to be the only one who sees what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done. GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (The Woods, Batman: Detective Comics) teams with artist Werther Dell'Edera (Briggs Land) for an all-new story about staring into the abyss. Collects Something is Killing the Children #1-5.

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 2

Erica Slaughter may have slain the monster terrorizing the small Wisconsin town of Archer's Peak, but now she sets off deeper into the woods -- because the monster she killed was a mother... and now she needs to kill its children. EVIL NEVER DIES...UNLESS ERICA SLAUGHTER KILLS IT. Erica Slaughter may have slain the monster terrorizing the small Wisconsin town of Archer's Peak, but the horror is far from over. As her mysterious handler arrives in town to clean up her mess and quarantine the townsfolk, Erica sets off deeper into the woods -- because the monster she killed was a mother... and now she needs to kill its children. GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Batman, The Woods) and artist Werther Dell'Edera (Briggs Land) present the next chapter of the critically acclaimed series that showed the world a new kind of horror. Collects Something is Killing the Children #6-10.

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 3

As the House of Slaughter arrives to clean up the situation by any means necessary, Erica will find that the true threat to those around her isn't who - or what - she ever expected. And the cost of saving the day may be too high for anyone to pay... NOT ALL MONSTERS HIDE IN THE DARK. Archer's Peak is in lockdown, as Erica Slaughter has lost control of the situation and news of the killings has spread outside the town. But as the House of Slaughter arrives to clean up the situation by any means necessary, Erica will find that the true threat to those around her isn't who - or what - she ever expected. And the cost of saving the day may be too high for anyone to pay... GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Batman, The Woods) and artist Werther Dell'Edera (Briggs Land) present the next chapter of the Eisner Award-nominated and critically-acclaimed series that reveals the monsters hiding in plain sight. Collects Something is Killing The Children #11-15.

Something is Killing the Children Book One Deluxe Edition

The definitive collection of Something is Killing the Children's entire "Archer's Peak" saga collected for the first time in a single deluxe hardcover. WHAT IS ABDUCTING THE CHILDREN OF ARCHER'S PEAK? When the children in a sleepy Wisconsin town begin to go missing all hope seems lost. Most children never return, and those that do have terrible stories of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. But even monsters fear the mysterious stranger that arrives shortly after. She believes the children and claims to be the only who sees what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. This is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done. The definitive collection of the entire "Archer's Peak" saga for the first time in a single volume, this deluxe edition hardcover includes Something is Killing the Children #1-15 by GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Department of Truth, Batman) and artist Werther Dell-Edera (Razorblades).

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 4

The origin of Erica Slaughter, monster hunter, is revealed in this volume of the Eisner Award-nominated horror series. Erica Slaughter went to hell and back in Archer's Peak, but that may be nothing compared to the events that forged her at the House of Slaughter. What events brought Erica to the House of Slaughter? And what did she have to do to join the Order of St. George? Erica Slaughter's origins are finally revealed in this volume of the Eisner Award-nominated series from GLAAD Award-winning author James Tynion IV (The Woods, Batman) and artist Werther Dell'Edera (Razorblades). Collects Something is Killing the Children #16-20.

Voyage of the Defiance : Teen & Young Adult

An act of defiance that will either kill her or change her life forever... Sixteen year old Makayla Summerlin's life with her drug-addled mom and skeezy boyfriend was hard, really hard - but it was hers! She barely remembers the grandfather she now has to live with. Completely uprooted, Makayla feels exactly how little control she has over anything... until she looks at her grandfather's sailboat and suddenly it seems like the perfect escape from her life. Makayla sets sail - with an unintended passenger - and begins a journey around the coast of Florida that will challenge everything she has ever believed about herself. What will it take to survive the elements? 2016 Gold Finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Award! Internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith presents a new action-packed story full of action and adventure. Brimming with her signature humor, vivid scenes, and beloved characters, this book is sure to be another fan favorite! Main Content: 73,397 words, 223 (6x9) pages {1. High School. 2. Survival. 3. Action/Adventure. 4. Florida (State). 5. Contemporary. 6. Young Adult Fiction.}

Maze puzzles for Adults : Amazing Brain Challenging Maze Puzzle Game Book for Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Senior, Large Print.

Maze Puzzle Games Book: -Brain Challenging Maze Game Book for Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Senior, Large Print, 1 Game per Page, Random Level Included: Easy, Medium, Hard is well designed Game Maze to suite everyone. It contains 100 Maze Games. As it is large printed, it is easy to handle and play during traveling as well

Fine Art Photography

Explore this lovely book of fine art photography where images prevail over text. A visual narrative created by the author's vision of different scenarios. A perfect gift to all ages.

Power Thoughts for Teens and Young Adults : 365 Days of Empowered Thinking

Power Thoughts for Teens and Young Adults is 365 days of daily inspirational thoughts to increase joy, inner peace and self-esteem. Too often we have a tendency to believe our stressful thoughts as if we have no choice but to believe everything we think. And the way we start our day has tremendous power and influence on how the day goes. This book helps teens to choose thoughts first thing in the morning which will empower them and help them to take a positive approach based on their own inner-dialogue instead of listening to the negative voices of the culture. As we change our thinking, we change our own individual world. We were meant to live out our dreams and to be, do and have the life we choose for ourselves. This book is a major step in that direction.

Prayers & Confessions for Teens and Young Adults

Have you ever been so wounded, so confused, so pressured by life's difficulties that you literally were left speechless? As Christians, we are taught to pray, but what if you do not even know what to say? What scriptures can possibly fit your situation and the distress you feel?"Prayers and Confessions for Teens & Young Adults combines Bible scriptures, affirmations and words of praise to guide your thoughts and boost your faith. Do you need guidance, favor, success in school, freedom from depression or spiritual friends? Words have power. God's word spoken in faith brings peace to your soul and positive changes in your life, despite your circumstances.

The Sea King a Juvenile Teen and Young Adult Fiction Novel : The Sea King by Prince King

The Sea King A juvenile Teen and young adult fiction novel. A Fairytale about a merman crown prince Byrce grand son of Poseidon who saves a Spanish princess from drowning.They fall in love.The Princess Felicia invites the Merfolk to her royal yacht to a medieval banquet. there is a play performed of Romeo and Juliet, only a powerful Wizard Yorick uses a spell and brings the couple romeo and Juliet back to life.The couple gets engaged.They are married in the sea kingdom and live happily ever after.

TIPS 4 Teens and Young Adults : Tidbits To Financial Literacy

Do you want to become financially independent? Well this book is for you. You will learn how to establish goals, devise a budget, as well as ways to save and invest. Tidbits to help develop your general and financial thinking skills are also provided.

1000 Ultimate Sights : A Wide-Ranging and Entertaining Guide Offering Lists for Both Well Known and Off-the-Beaten-Track Sights of the World

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* Where do you start? Iconic buildings, awesome canyons, weird monuments, vast animal migrations, spooky dungeons and romantic vistas are just some of the man-made marvels and natural wonders in 1000 Ultimate Sights. Make your own list, hit the road, and start exploring the world's most breathtaking sights. * Natural phenomena, including the bubbling Pitch Lake of Trinidad * Architectural masterpieces, including the ground-breaking Sagrada FamA-lia in Spain * Wildlife spectacles, including the Elephant Gathering of Sri Lanka * Historic sights, such as the magnifi cent ruins at Volubilis, Morocco * Cultural icons, including the Giant Buddha of Leshan, China Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Andrew Bain, Kayla Ryan, Nigel Wallis, Rachel Williams, Ben Handicott, Belinda Dixon, Carolyn Bain, Nana Luckham, Tim Richards, Sarah Baxter, Bridget Blair, Paul Bloomfield, Rose Mulready, Abigail Hole, Andy Murdock About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013

Children's Birthday Cake Book - Vintage Edition

Australia's most famous children's cake book - reprinted in a collector's edition. The Australian Women's Weekly's Children's Birthday Cake Book was first published in 1980 and has sold more than half a million copies. In response to all the requests we have had, often from mothers who remember fondly all the cakes from their own childhood, we have taken this book from our archives and reprinted it 30 years after it first appeared. We have had to make a minor change - four of your little friends are missing, but they've been replaced by other cakes you'll love just as much. Apart from that we've left it just as it was - a true collectors' cookbook especially for you. Now you can recreate your favourite cakes - the swimming pool, rocket and that train from the cover for your own child.

Staging the Archive : Art and Photography in the Age of New Media

Dedicated to art practices that mobilize the model of the archive, this book demonstrates the ways in which such 'archival artworks' probe the possibilities of what art is and what it can do. Through a variety of media, methodologies and perspectives, the artists surveyed here also challenge the principles on which the notions of organization, evidence and documentation are built. The earliest examples of the modern archival artwork were made in the 1930s, but it is since the 1960s that archival principles have increasingly been used by artists to inform, structure and shape their works. This includes practices that consist of archive construction, archaeological investigation, record keeping or the use of archived materials; however, they also interrogate the principles, claims and effects of the archive. Staging the Archive shows how artists read the concept of the archive against the grain, questioning not only what the archive is and can be but what materials, images or ideas can be archived. In this book Ernst van Alphen examines these archival artists and artworks in detail, setting them within their social, political and aesthetic contexts. Exploring the work of Marcel Duchamp, Marcel Broodthaers, Christian Boltanski, Annette Messager, Fiona Tan and Sophie Calle, among others, this book reveals how modern and contemporary artists have used and contested the notion of the archive to establish new relationships to history, information and data.

Art of Landscape Photography, The

There are many general titles on landscape photography, but few that really tackle the issue of composition in great depth. The Art of Landscape Photography assumes a good working knowledge of the technical basics such as correct exposure, filtration, and sharpness and concentrates on the 'heart and soul' of landscape photography: the principles of composition and aesthetic design to convey meaning and emotion. While technique will not be ignored, the emphasis will be on how it impacts on the aesthetics of the image; for example, using filtration to enhance the mood of a scene rather than simply to balance the extremes of contrast. Because of the nature of the subject matter, this is very much a picture-led book, with numerous example pictures to illustrate the compositional points being discussed. At the back of the book there will be thumbnails of all the pictures used, with a summary of the technical details camera, lens, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, filtration to ensure that those who crave technical information are not disappointed. AUTHORS: Mark Bauer is a professional landscape photographer specialising in atmospheric images of Dorset and the New Forest. He is a regular contributor to the UK photographic press with his dramatic images appearing in numerous national and county publications, in particular Digital SLR Photography magazine, on book covers, cards and calendars. Ross is an award-winning wildlife and landscape photographer, the author of several photography books, and a regular contributor to the photo press. Based in North Cornwall, England, Ross is best known for his beautiful macro and close-up images, and for evocative landscape photographs. He co-runs the photography workshop company Dawn2Dusk Photography and also provides bespoke 1-2-1 tuition. As well as judging major nature photography competitions, Ross has been a brand ambassador for leading photography equipment brands including Nikon UK, Manfrotto, and F-stop Gear. 250 photographs, 10 illustrations

The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games

Remember what a wild frontier the early days of home gaming were? Manufacturers releasing new consoles at a breakneck pace; developers creating games that kept us up all night, then going bankrupt the next day; and what self-respecting kid didn't beg their parents for an Atari or a Nintendo? This explosion of computers, consoles, and games was genuinely unlike anything the tech world has seen before or since. This thoroughly researched and geeky trip down memory lane pulls together the most entertaining stories from this dynamic era, and brings you the classic tech that should never be forgotten.

The Children's Book of Making Friends

Help your children to understand how their actions can affect other people, and encourage them to develop kind and positive behaviours that will help them get on well with others. Fun, reusable stickers highlight the qualities that are key to making friends more easily, to help your child build lasting and rewarding friendships.

That's Entertainment: My Life in the Jam

Rick Bucklers autobiography is the first from a member of The Jam, who some considered were the ultimate Mod band. Rick tells The Jam story from growing up in Woking and meeting fellow members Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton at school, through their formation in 1972 and tells of the band's early years before signing to Polydor records. He provides a year by year account of The Jam's progress whilst describing what it was like being a part of the music industry during the 70's and 80's and some of the characters who he met along the way including the Ramones, John Enwhistle, Sid Vicious, Blondie, Boy George and Paul McCartney. Rick shares his own experiences and thoughts about what it was like to be in one of the UK's most successful bands who spent a great deal of time recording, performing and touring. Following The Jam's split in 1982, Rick gives a candid account of how he coped and his subsequent relationship with Paul and Bruce. All three members of The Jam stayed within the music industry and Rick takes the reader through his years in Time UK and various other bands up until forming From the Jam. A must read for any Jam fan.

Assassin's Creed : The Definitive Visual History

This stunning book explores the rich mythology of Assassin's Creed, featuring the art and history of the series from the first groundbreaking game through the graphic novels to the DLCs. Highlighting the lush and vibrant art that has become a hallmark of the series, this luxury coffee-table book brings the game's famous historical locations and figures to life and explores the evolution of each iconic Assassin and Templar.

The Art of Newborn Photography

Photographing newborns is a uniquely special experience and capturing the beauty of a newborn baby requires specific skills. In this practical book, Melanie East, one of the UK's leading newborn photographers, shares her secrets, from preparing for the newborn session through to post-production work. Advice is given on posing newborn babies using tried and tested techniques, while emphasizing the baby's safety at all times. There are tips on lighting, textures and tones, and using props to create interest in the newborn portrait and ideas for taking beautiful and enchanting images that parents will adore. Also Melanie gives clear instruction on choosing and using equipment near babies. Supported by her inspiring images, it is invaluable reading for photographers new to the genre, as well as professionals wishing to hone their skills.

To Pixar and Beyond : My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History

A Sunday Times Best Book of the Year 2017 One day in November 1994, Lawrence Levy received a phone call out of the blue from Steve Jobs, whom he'd never met, offering him a job running Pixar, a little-known company that had already lost Jobs $50 million. With Pixar's prospects looking bleak, it was with some trepidation that Levy accepted the position. After a few weeks he discovered that the situation was even worse than he'd imagined. Pixar's advertising division just about broke even, its graphics software had few customers, its short films didn't make any money and, on top of all that, Jobs was pushing to take the company public. Everything was riding on the studio's first feature film, codenamed Toy Story, and even then it would have to be one of the most successful animated features of all time... Full of wisdom on bringing business and creativity together, and recounting the touching story of Levy's enduring friendship with Jobs, To Pixar and Beyond is a fascinating insider's account of one of Hollywood's greatest success stories.

Girl on Girl : Art and Photography in the Age of the Female Gaze

A new generation of women is taking the art world - online and offline - by storm. In an image-obsessed culture saturated with social media, these 40 artists are using photography and the female gaze to redefine the fields of fashion, art, advertising and photojournalism, making a profound impact on our visual world.

Lore : from the Number One bestselling YA fantasy author

From the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of THE DARKEST MINDS comes a high-octane story of power, destiny and redemption. A lifetime ago, Lore Perseous left behind the brutal, opulent world of the Agon families - ancient Greek bloodlines that participate in a merciless game every seven years. A game that is about to begin again ... For centuries, Zeus has punished the gods with a game called the Agon, which turns them mortal for one week, and at the mercy of being hunted by those with godly ambitions. Only a handful of the original Greek gods remain, the rest replaced by the mortals who killed them and ascended. After her family's sadistic murder by a rival bloodline, Lore escapes and vows to repay her parents' sacrifice by doing one thing - surviving. For seven years, she has pushed back dark thoughts of revenge against the man responsible for their murder, a man by the name of Wrath who has attained unimaginable power. Except for one week, every seven years. A week that is fast approaching ... When Lore comes home on the first night of the Agon to find Athena gravely wounded on her doorstep, the goddess offers her an alliance; they have a mutual enemy, after all. But as the world trembles under the force of Wrath - a god with the power to destroy all of humanity - will Lore's decision to bind her fate with Athena's come back to haunt her?

The Parents' Guide to Body Dysmorphic Disorder : How to Support Your Child, Teen or Young Adult

The first book offering support for parents and carers of children and young people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), this guidebook explains the condition as well as the impact that it may have in education settings, family life and socialisation. The guide begins by explaining how and why BDD emerges, before moving onto an exploration of how the mental health condition presents itself emotionally, psychologically, physically and behaviourally. It then offers practical advice and guidance for parents and carers on talking to their child about BDD, seeking professional treatment, considering medication, managing social media use, working with schools to build a recovery team and more. The Parent's Guide to Body Dysmorphic Disorder is an essential guidebook for parents of children of children and young people with BDD.

Mind Mechanics for Teens and Young Adults : A Mental Health Toolbox with Activities and Lesson Plans for Ages 11+

Mind Mechanics is a comprehensive resource to support schools in teaching pupils about mental health. Drawing on a wide range of therapeutic interventions, including CBT, Behavioural Activation and Compassion-Focussed Therapy, it provides activities and lesson plans to empower teens with the skills they need to manage their mental health throughout life. The book contains lesson plans, games and activities, assessment tools and information on risk factors and specific issues that might impact teens. It also features photocopiable and downloadable worksheets, making the provision of mental health teaching simple. Mind Mechanics can be used flexibly as a full programme as part of the school's Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship curriculum, as a targeted intervention for a group or individual, or as a resource bank of individual activities to use as and when needed.

Photographers on the Art of Photography

"It reveals a unique look into the profession of photography." -Gerd Ludwig Photography Charles Moriarty, Stills department manager for Star Wars and photographer for Amy Winehouse, presents Photographers on the Art of Photography: a series of intimate conversations with some of the most highly regarded names in photography. From celebrity portraitists such as Terry O'Neill, to famed fashion photographers like Jerry Schatzberg and wildlife specialists Tim Flach and Sue Flood, this book offers a unique insight into all angles of the profession. Twenty celebrated photographers discuss how they got started, as well as their favoured techniques, motivations, inspirations and greatest accomplishments. Discover each artist's vision in their own words and reflect on what makes their talents unique. Interviews from: Ed Caraeff (music); Terry O Neill (celebrity portraiture); Norman Seeff (music); Johnathan Daniel Pryce (fashion); Douglas Kirkland (Hollywood); Gerd Ludwig (National Geographic); Slava Mogutin (queer fine art); Jerry Schatzberg (fashion, film, music, portraiture); Tim Flach (wildlife); Richard Phibbs (fashion, commercial, portraiture); Eva Sereny (Hollywood, celebrity portraiture); Sue Flood (wildlife); Tom Stoddard (photojournalism).

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens : The Complete Guide to Help Teens and Young Adults Boost Their Confidence and Self-Esteem (Overcome Worry, Stress, Depression, Shyness, and Fear)

Many adults wax nostalgic about their teen years, how it was so fun, carefree, stress-free, and idyllic. While it might be for some people, for many others, it's not. According to the American Psychological Association, teens and young adults suffer from greater stress than their parents, particularly during the school year. External pressures are the most obvious source of stress and anxiety: High school grades, College classes, early career challenges, and peer pressure. Internal pressures are less easy to define. Am I good enough? Am I pretty enough? Am I masculine enough? Is the way I'm feeling normal? What will I do with my life? Although stress is normal, for many people, it can develop into real anxiety. The Anxiety Workbook for Teens is a complete guide which will help you overcome Worry, Stress, Depression, Shyness, and Fear with proven strategies that will dramatically boost your Confidence and Self-Esteem. In this book, you will learn how to: -Understand Panic attacks and learn how to deal with them -Overcome Social anxiety with challenges to complete -Defeat shyness with practical daily exercises -Handle and reduce constant stress with easy techniques -Manage fear and live a more serene life -Win against depression, and keep it from coming back -Practical advice on how to conquer phobias -Use proven techniques of Self-Empowerment -And a lot more... This Workbook includes: Worksheets to help teens and young adults get to know themselves better, identifying strengths they want to nurture, and weaknesses they want to improve.Worksheets to identify and facilitate discussion about depression. This book is not only geared toward teen and young adult readers, but It can also be a tool for adults who want to better understand the struggles of teens or young adults in their lives. This book will discuss how to deal with the difficulties of being a teen and a young adult in today's society. Real-world examples and practical advice will guide you through this process step by step. It is of extreme importance to learn how to drastically overcome anxiety. It is easy to let it slip into negative behaviors, but in the long run, facing your anxiety head-on will make you a happier and healthier person. Scroll up, click the "Buy" button now, and put a stop to anxiety once and for all with The Anxiety Workbook for Teens!

Robert Frank's 'The Americans' : The Art of Documentary Photography

In the mid-1950s, Swiss-born New Yorker Robert Frank embarked on a ten-thousand-mile road trip across America, capturing thousands of photographs of all levels of a rapidly changing society. The resultant photo book, The Americans, represents a seminal moment in both photography and in America's understanding of itself. To mark the book's fiftieth anniversary, Jonathan Day revisits this pivotal work and contributes a thoughtful and revealing critical commentary. Though the importance of The Americans has been widely acknowledged, it still retains much of its mystery. This comprehensive analysis places it thoroughly in the context of contemporary photography, literature, music, and advertising from its own period through the present.

A Creative Guide to Exploring Your Life : Self-Reflection Using Photography, Art, and Writing

An award-winning psychologist and professional photographer co-author this unique creative guide to exploring and understanding your life: who you are, what you value, and what you wish to achieve. A Creative Guide to Exploring Your Life brims with imaginative exercises and examples that use the power of photography, art, and writing as tools for self-discovery. It provides clear and accessible guidance on how to explore different parts of your identity: take a photograph of yourself in a role you don't typically play, draw a visual timeline of your life and consider its key turning points; explore your sense of place in history by writing about a major historical event that has changed your life. Exercises are accompanied by searching questions for self-reflection, and are complemented by examples of each exercise to provoke ideas and inspiration. Featuring additional guidance for teachers, counselors, and other professionals running the exercises in group settings, this book offers a dynamic and enjoyable way for you to explore different aspects of your life.

The Red Beast : Controlling Anger in Children with Asperger's Syndrome

Deep inside everyone, a red beast lies sleeping. When it is asleep, the red beast is quite small, but when it wakes up, it begins to grow and grow. This is the story of a red beast that was awakened. Rufus is in the school playground when his friend John kicks a ball that hit him in the stomach, and wakes up the sleeping red beast: `I hate you - I'm gonna get you!'. The red beast doesn't hear the teacher asking if he's okay. It doesn't see that John is sorry - how can Rufus tame the red beast? This vibrant fully illustrated children's storybook is written for children aged 5-9, and is an accessible, fun way to talk about anger, with useful tips about how to 'tame the red beast' and guidance for parents on how anger affects children with Asperger's Syndrome.

Happy: A Children's Book of Mindfulness

We breathe deep and expand like the galaxy, We breathe out many thousands of stars, And if ever we start to feel panicky, This reminds us of just who we are. The perfect soothing read for quiet time, Happy gently encourages young readers to explore their emotions and the beautiful world around them, with stunning illustrations and thought-provoking rhymes on every page. Lyrical, emotive language encourages your child to step back and really appreciate their life within the moment. From savouring the taste of every meal to taking time to explore new places, there are so many ways we can slow down and find happiness. This beautiful poetry combined with ideas for how to practice mindfulness in the real world make this a wonderful introduction to finding inner peace. Katie Hickey's gentle, charismatic illustrations take readers on a journey to a place of happiness and calm, with bright and uplifting colours and comforting scenes of nature and home. A great read for little ones who enjoyed Slow Down by Freya Hartas (Magic Cat Publishing) or Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers (Harper Collins Children's).

A Brief Guide to Cloud Computing : An essential guide to the next computing revolution.

An accessible and comprehensive guide to the future of computing. Cloud Computing is the next computing revolution and will have as much impact on your life as the introduction of the PC. Using websites including Facebook, Flickr and Gmail, many people already store some information out in the Internet cloud. However, within a few years most computing applications will be accessed online with the web at the heart of everything we do. In this valuable guide, expert Christopher Barnatt explains how computing will rapidly become more reliable, less complex, and more environmentally friendly. He explores online software and hardware, and how it will alter our office work and personal lives. Individuals and companies are going to be released from the constraints of desktop computing and expensive corporate data centres. New services like augmented reality will also become available. Including coverage of Google Docs, Zoho, Microsoft Azure, Amazon EC2 and other key developments, this book is your essential guide to the cloud computing revolution.

Parenting a Teen or Young Adult with Asperger Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) : 325 Ideas, Insights, Tips and Strategies

325 astute and practical ideas, insights, tips and strategies address the complex issues parents face during this crucial period of transition for their child with Asperger Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder). The practical, bite-size suggestions focus on the vital importance of developing and nurturing an open and healthy relationship with your son or daughter. The easy-to-navigate format will suit busy parents wanting to locate advice to suit their particular needs. All the suggestions are designed to foster understanding and acceptance between family members and help the AS young person with common problem areas such as social vulnerability and peer relationships, self-esteem, anxiety and coping with change. This will be an invaluable companion for parents, carers and family members of an adolescent or young adult with AS.

The Panicosaurus : Managing Anxiety in Children Including Those with Asperger Syndrome

Have you ever felt a sense of dread and worry creeping over you? That might be the Panicosaurus coming out to play... Sometimes the Panicosaurus tricks Mabel's brain into panicking about certain challenges, such as walking past a big dog on the street or when her favourite teacher is not at school. With the help of Smartosaurus, who lets her know there is really nothing to be afraid of, Mabel discovers different ways to manage Panicosaurus, and defeat the challenges he creates for her. This fun, easy-to-read and fully illustrated storybook will inspire children who experience anxiety, and encourage them to banish their own Panicosauruses with help from Mabel's strategies. Parents and carers will like the helpful introduction, explaining anxiety in children, and the list of techniques for lessening anxiety at the end of the book.

Art Photography

The last decade has seen a huge growth in interest in photography and its role in contemporary art. This relatively recent art form is now recognised as central to modern art exhibition and practice. In this book David Bate introduces the key themes through selected visual examples and references to contemporary debates and issues, while also providing a historical overview. Featuring works from a wide and international selection of artists, the book includes conceptual and post-conceptual work, documentary photography, archives and social networks, and performance. It focuses on the increasingly global nature of the field, not just the Anglo-American/European context, but also the important emerging regions of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This is an essential introductory guide to thinking about photography in its relation to contemporary art from a leading writer in the field.

My Kitchen Table: 100 Recipes for Entertaining

Raymond Blanc is renowned for his exquisite cuisine and here he has chosen 100 sensational, but easily achievable recipes that will wow your guests and impress your friends. From a simple, but classic French Onion Soup or Coq au Vin to the finest Roast Rib of Beef or Pork Fillet with Onion and Garlic Puree and not forgetting desserts - a perfect Black Cherry Tart or Strawberry Sorbet, this book will become the first book to turn to when you need a meal to impress, whether for a weekend banquet or weeknight feast.

Victorian Giants : The Birth of Art Photography

Oscar Rejlander (1813-75), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-79), Lewis Carroll (1832-98) and Clementina Hawarden (1822-65) embody the very best of photography from the Victorian era. They experimented with new approaches to picture making and shaped attitudes towards photography that have informed artistic practice ever since. Discover the images that made people think about the photograph as a work of art in this beautiful book. The idea of `art photography' is nearly as old as photography itself, but it wasn't until the 1850s that photographers began to claim fine---art status for their work. Debates about photography and its role raged internationally, but it was in England, through the work of Oscar Rejlander, Julia Margaret Cameron, Lewis Carroll and Clementina Hawarden in particular, that the new art found its fullest expression. These four artists - a Swedish emigre with a mysterious past, a middle---aged Ceylonese expatriate, an Oxford academic and writer of fantasy literature, and a Scottish countess - formed the most unlikely of schools. Both Carroll and Cameron studied under Rejlander briefly, and maintained a lasting association based around intersecting approaches to portraiture and narrative. Influenced by historical painting and working in close association with the Pre--- Raphaelite brotherhood, they formed a bridge between the art of the past and the art of the future, standing as true giants in Victorian photography. Separately, Cameron, Carroll, Hawarden and Rejlander produced some of the most spectacular images in history. Divided into three main sections, this book brings together many of these works for the first time, drawing heavily from the National Portrait Gallery Collection. The selection will be enriched with key works from other collections from around the globe. Of special interest is an exploration of historical and contemporary painters and their role in the young fine---art---photography movement.

An Introduction to Rigging in the Entertainment Industry

Another addition to the rapidly expanding Application and Techniques Series of books, Chris Higgs’ An Introduction to Rigging in the Entertainment Industry is a unique reference work for this wide-ranging subject. The book is a practical guide to rigging techniques and practices and also thoroughly covers safety issues and discusses the implications of working within recommended guidelines and regulations. Chris Higgs’ career was paved from working in regional theatres through to specializing in rigging and stage machinery. Health issues put a stop to full time rigging in the late nineties, at which point Chris applied his extensive experience in this field to safety and rigging training. This book brings his training material together in one publication as a stand-alone reference work for riggers and rigging. Although an essential addition to the bookshelf of anyone working at height and with temporary overhead structures, this book is not intended to replace any formal training and should be used as a complement to safety training, not a replacement.

Creating Characters for the Entertainment Industry : Develop Spectacular Designs from Basic Concepts

Creating Professional Characters: Develop Spectacular Designs from Basic Concepts is an inspiring and informative exploration of how popular professional character designers take the basic concept of a character in a production brief and develop these ideas into an original, high-quality design. Suitable for student and professional character designers alike, this book focuses on how to approach your character designs in ways that ensure the target audience and production needs are met while still creating fun, imaginative characters. This visually appealing book includes twenty thorough tutorials guiding you through the design and decision making processes used to create awesome characters. Replicating the processes used in professional practice today, this book demonstrates the types of brief a professional designer might receive, the iterative design process used to explore the brief, the influence of production feedback on the final design, and how final designs are presented to clients. This detailed, enlightening book is an excellent guide to creating incredible imaginative characters suitable for your future professional projects.

Tokyo : Art & Photography

This beautifully designed book is a celebration of one of the world's most creative, dynamic and fascinating cities: Tokyo. It spans 400 years, with highlights including Kano school paintings; the iconic woodblock prints of Hiroshige; Tokyo Pop Art posters; the photography of Moriyama Daido and Ninagawa Mika; manga; film; and contemporary art by Murakami Takashi and Aida Makoto. Visually bold and richly detailed, this publication looks at a city which has undergone constant destruction and renewal and it tells the stories of the people who have made Tokyo so famous with their insatiable appetite for the new and innovative - from the samurai to avantgarde artists today. Co-edited by Japanese art specialists and curators Lena Fritsch and Clare Pollard from Oxford University, this accessible volume features 28 texts by international experts of Japanese culture, as well as original statements by influential artists.

Climb : A One Year Devotional for Teens and Young Adults

The quiet path winds gently uphill through leafy forests and beside a gurgling stream. The birdsong in the trees matches the joy in your heart as you stroll along. Your backpack doesn't feel too heavy and you're enjoying the pleasant shade from the warm sun. Then you reach a fork in the path. You pause. Should you follow the track which runs alongside the stream? It looks pleasant, a lot like the path you've just been following. Or should you turn to the right? This one is narrower, rougher, and steeper. It leads out of the forest, towards the rocky, grey mountain. Both paths lead uphill, but you know that the mountain one will test you and try you. You will need to climb, to push yourself to your limit. The temperature will fluctuate between extremes of scorching heat and chilling cold. Your backpack will begin to feel like a heavy burden. The gradient may be so steep in places that you will find yourself clinging by your fingernails. But the higher you climb, the purer the air will be, and the more magnificent the view. At some point, you will haul yourself over that final ledge and find yourself in breath-taking wonder at the awesome vista before you. The arduous, gruelling, and oftentimes dangerous climb will have been worth it all. When someone asks, "Would you choose the same path if you were to do it over?" your answer will be a resounding "Yes!" The Christian life is a lot like climbing a mountain. When we trust Christ for salvation we begin on the gentle slopes.

How to Be a Children's Book Illustrator : A Guide to Visual Storytelling

In this visually captivating volume, a vibrant selection of loved and revered children's book illustrators reveals the secrets of their narrative techniques. Divided into a series of enchanting sections each created by individual illustrators, this unique and gift-worthy book tells the story of how to successfully depict narrative and compel an audience through visual art. Marvel at how composition and environment can create suspense, and how color, visual hierarchy, and symbolism can tell a story beyond just the action. Learn how to inject dynamism and emotion into your illustrations to tell a tale that isn't just engaging, but is memorable and one that transcends generations. Lavishly illustrated and with a luxurious finish, How to Be a Children's Book Illustrator is ideal for book lovers in general as well as anyone looking to unlock the secrets of children's book illustration.

Marketing Fine Art Photography

In recent years as the field of photography has exploded, many photographers consider selling their work to make a profit and to help defray the high costs of equipment. But, many photographers don't have the business and marketing knowledge required to successfully sell fine art photographs; and many of those who have tried have been met with disappointment. Until now, little information of value has been available. In Marketing Fine Art Photography, Alain Briot offers practical, up-to- date and field-tested marketing techniques from the viewpoint of a fine art landscape photographer who earns a living from the sale of his fine art prints. Briot teaches that by taking control of the selling process, you can increase your profits and, ultimately, direct your own destiny. Briot's approach is based on offering quality not quantity; and offering something unique, rather than something that is mass-produced. Though directed toward selling fine art, this method can be applied to other products.

The Art of Photography : An Approach to Personal Expression

This is an updated and newly revised edition of the classic book The Art of Photography (originally published in 1994), which has often been described as the most readable, understandable, and complete textbook on photography. With well over 100 beautiful photographic illustrations in both black-and-white and color, as well as numerous charts, graphs, and tables, this book presents the world of photography to beginner, intermediate, and advanced photographers seeking to make a personal statement through the medium of photography. Without talking down to anyone, or talking over anyone's head, Barnbaum presents "how to" techniques for both traditional and digital approaches. Yet he goes well beyond the technical, as he delves deeply into the philosophical, expressive, and creative aspects of photography so often avoided in other books. Bruce Barnbaum is recognized as one of the world's finest landscape and architectural photographers, and for decades has been considered one of the best instructors in the field of photography. This latest incarnation of his textbook, which has evolved, grown, and been refined over the past 35 years, will prove to be an ongoing, invaluable photographic reference for years to come. It is truly the resource of choice for the thinking photographer.

Gather: The Art Of Paleo Entertaining

There are few joys in life quite like gathering friends and family around the table for a special meal. With a little bit of thoughtful planning, it can be effortless to entertain your guests and host an incredible paleo meal that is delicious and satisfying, and will also promote good health. In Gather, the Art of Paleo Entertaining, Hayley and Bill show you how to orchestrate the perfect dinner party - whether you are planning an elegant holiday feast or hosting a casual brunch with friends.

Skin, Hair & Nail Care for Teens and Young Adults

A TOTAL GUIDE to having healthy and beautiful skin, hair and nails! The first thing someone notices about you is your skin, hair and nails--and know right away how you take care of yourself. But good grooming is more than skin-deep: caring for your skin, hair and nails helps you stay healthy and looking your very BEST. Consider this book your TOTAL Guide to having healthy and beautiful skin, hair and nails!

Overwatch Coloring Book

"Overwatch: An Adult Coloring Book" is an epic volume of art capturing the spirit and wonder of Blizzard Entertainment's award-winning top game of 2016. This deluxe coloring book showcases the video game's artistry through more than 75 pieces of concept art, paintings, and sketches. With breathtaking images of Overwatch's characters, settings, and thrilling adventures, this coloring book has something for every Overwatch fan.

The World of Warcraft: Comic Collection : Volume One

The World of Warcraft: Comic Collection brings together eleven digital World of Warcraft comic books for the first time ever in print! Featuring all-new stories from the eras of Warlords of Draenor, Legion and Battle for Azeroth, go deeper into the lore of World of Warcraft with fan favorites such as Jaina Proudmoore, Magni Bronzebeard, Gul'dan and many more! Includes never seen concept art and sketches from Alex Horley, Nesskain and more acclaimed artists!

World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth - Kalimdor : Kalimdor

By fang and feather, explore the vibrant lands of Kalimdor! Join famed hunter Rexxar, his animal companions, and Horde Ambassador Zekhan as they make the perilous journey across the lush and vivid reaches of Kalimdor to learn the secrets of the realm. Leave no stone unturned and no tracks unfollowed as Rexxar and Zekhan reveal lore, insights, equipment, and breathtaking landscapes from the ramparts of Orgrimmar to the golden plains of Mulgore to the wilds of Un'Goro Crater--and share one final kindness with a friend along the way. Featuring stunning, immersive artwork and new insights crafted by Blizzard's own loremaster, Sean Copeland, Exploring Azeroth: Kalimdor is your next step in a remarkable journey across Azeroth.

Life's Blueprint Academy for Teens and Young Adults

You CAN Get Out of Debt, Build Wealth, and Live the American Dream If you want to achieve financial stability and independence, you've got to have a plan. But what if you don't know your FICO from a finance charge? Inside this easy-to-understand guidebook are dozens of tips, tricks and techniques you need to know if you want to avoid the shackles of debt, start saving for retirement, and seize your piece of the American Dream. You'll learn: -How your credit works-and what to do if yours is not in great shape. -Secrets to obtaining a better, higher-paying job. -The way you can earn up to $39,000 a year more than you are now through education-and get it paid for. -How to beat "the debt trap"! Discover the tricks credit-card companies use to snare consumers into a lifetime of debt-and how you can avoid them. -Purchase the car of your dreams, without breaking the bank. -Why renting is a scam-and how to get into a home you can call your very own, even if you don't think you could qualify. -Much, much more! Whether you're an Ivy League grad who needs to brush up on some financial basics, or never finished high school and need to get ahead, A Blueprint for Financial Success is the perfect book for you.

An American in Provence : Art, Life and Photography

Let Jamie Beck transport you to the South of France with An American in Provence: part art book, part travelogue, part memoir, and part cookbook, and perfect for art lovers, Francophiles, and armchair travelers alike. An American in Provence is a beautiful collection of exquisite portrait, scenic, and still-life photography from wildly popular and award-winning photographer Jamie Beck. Looking to slow down from her fast-paced life in New York City, Beck moved to the French countryside documenting her life as "An American in Provence." What started as a one-year getaway became five as she continues to chronicle her life there through her photography on Instagram @JamieBeck.co, including the birth of her daughter, Eloise, all in the most breathtaking way. In An American in Provence, Beck shares her tips and techniques for creating incredible photos and details her transformational journey as an artist and woman. Beck also includes farm-to-table recipes she's learned along the way, including Braised Beef Stew, Spring Chicken with Herbs de Provence, Fresh Tagliatelle Pasta with Spring Asparagus, and Lemon Meringue Tart. This stunning visual journey is sure to delight anyone who wishes to escape reality and immerse themselves in life in Provence.

Health Literacy Guide for Teens and Young Adults

Teens: learn how to take care of your health and healthcare, so you know what to do when mom is no longer there.

Learn the Art of Bird Photography : The Complete Field Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Photographers and Birders

Learn the Art of Bird Photography is a comprehensive field guide to bird photography - so you can create beautiful bird images. Bird photography can be difficult, but with this book, you will learn how to make it easier, and you'll learn how to be more successful and create beautiful images. This book contains more information about bird photography techniques than any other book on the market today. There are comprehensive chapters on: how to set up your camera for bird photography, how to master your camera and settings, the best settings for photographing birds in flight for beginners and intermediate photographers, practice sessions at the end of each chapter so you'll master the concepts and techniques quickly, the basics of light, composition, exposure, depth of field, how to get the best point of view, and how to get sharp photos. There's a complete list of the bird photography hot spots in North America by week, so you'll know where and when to go! This book is designed to make you successful in your quest to photograph birds and create stunning bird images Tim Boyer is a graduate of the Seattle Audubon Master Birder Program, an award-winning photographer, an experienced instructor and bird photography workshop leader.

Winning Souls For Christ A Guide For Teens and Young Adults

This book is written to anyone who will read it, it encourages, enlightens, and impacts youth to be a difference while at school, college or at work, by inviting their peers to church and sharing the love of Jesus Christ. This book is to guide youth in ways that they can invite other youth, and show themselves friendly. Christ paid it all for us, why not reach someone else who is in need of the love that Jesus has.

Physics for Entertainment

Published in 1913, a best-seller in the 1930s and long out of print, Physics for Entertainment was translated from Russian into many languages and influenced science students around the world. Among them was Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman, the Russian mathematician (unrelated to the author), who solved the Poincaré conjecture, and who was awarded and rejected the Fields Medal. Grigori's father, an electrical engineer, gave him Physics for Entertainment to encourage his son's interest in mathematics. In the foreword, the book's author describes the contents as "conundrums, brain-teasers, entertaining anecdotes, and unexpected comparisons," adding, "I have quoted extensively from Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Mark Twain and other writers, because, besides providing entertainment, the fantastic experiments these writers describe may well serve as instructive illustrations at physics classes." The book's topics included how to jump from a moving car, and why, "according to the law of buoyancy, we would never drown in the Dead Sea." Ideas from this book are still used by science teachers today.

Atlantic Sirens : Fine Art Nude Photography

Let these ATLANTIC SIRENS drown you in a sea of love... You do not have to be a Ulysses, tied to the mast of your ship in order to fall victim to the beauty of these Sirens. German photographer Stefan Soell takes us on a photographic excursion to Portugal's southern Atlantic coast, together with eight models of exceptionally striking and distinctive looks. These Sirens are portrayed frolicking in the foaming surf, and playing in the winds and sands of this wild coastline, and this enhances their natural eroticism. Stefan Soell is a master at capturing their joyful but provocative and enticing play. The photographs for this book were taken over a period of five years, during long stays in the far South Western area of Portugal. The lonely, undeveloped Costa Vicentina in the west, the Cabo de São Vicente in the east, and the rugged cliffs of the Algarve are one of the last sections of natural coastline in Europe. Stefan Soell chose the late autumn of October and November as the season best suited to these photo sessions. In these months, the sun is already very low and gives off a warm, soft light. The models spent a long time in the area, which enabled Stefan Soell to take pictures in the best possible weather and lighting conditions. For the optimal interaction of sun, cloud and tide, the ideal window of opportunity was often only very short. Due to the strong fluctuations in the tides, some locations could only be reached on a few days in a month. Stefan Soell used a Canon EOS 1DX MKII, with 24-70 mm and 70-200 mm lenses, and a Sony Alpha 6300 with a Zeiss 16-70 mm lens. Usually, the locations could only be reached on foot, which can take a long time, so having light, portable equipment was important, as it enabled longer coastal expeditions to succeed, and allowed maximum flexibility when taking pictures. All photos were taken exclusively with natural light, without additional brighteners or reflectors. German photographer Stefan Soell began to take photos at the age of 15, and soon landscape and portrait photography had become his favourite subjects. In addition to his astonishing talent at choosing the ideal background and selecting key details, he also has the rare knack of capturing ideal lighting conditions.

Nylon - Fine Art Photography [Full Color Edition]

Fashion meets erotica in this full color picture book. Twenty-one sexy nylon models show their well shaped bodies in pantyhoses and stockings. Patrizio Kroyani presents great erotic pictures, made by him and various different professional photographers from all around the world. Like every Kroyani production, this book is a must-have for all nylon lovers. www.kroyani.com

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Basic Security and Safety Knowledge for Teens, Young Adults & Parents

The Art of Strip Photography : Making Still Images with a Moving Camera

Photographic images can, apart from their capacity to show, convey an experience, a quality that has seldom been recognized. In this book, the artist and photographer Maarten Vanvolsem explains how the strip technique can tell a different story of time and space in photographic images, a story that leads to new expressions and experiences of time and movement. The strip technique itself seems to be neglected in the debate on time and photography, although it has a long history--from Muybridge to the photo booth. Its use is widespread and, especially in recent years, more and more artists have rediscovered the technique. Based on an historical overview, a knowledge and understanding of the technique, and experiments with the building of cameras, this book will propose a new use of this forgotten art: a use in which the temporal terms speed, rhythm, and pace are of more value than terms so often associated with photography such as freeze, split second, or capture. Within the book one can find more than thirty artists using the strip technique for their artistic practice. Vanvolsem shows how the technique may be used to rediscover the time-based possibilities of the photographic image.

Music Theory For Young Children - Book 1

This series of books uses a fun and novel way to teach children the fundamentals of music theory. Games and stickers are used to introduce all of the essentials such as staves, clefs, note identification, time signatures, key signatures, note values, and rest values. This child-centered series uses clear and simple instructions, appealing illustrations, and a variety of self-motivating exercises, such as tracing, coloring, and pasting. Includes: Letter Names * Treble and Bass Clef * Time Names and Time Values * Line Notes and Space Notes * Treble Clef Notes * Bass Clef Notes * Assessment.

Music Theory For Young Children - Book 2

This series of books uses a fun and novel way to teach children the fundamentals of music theory. Games and stickers are used to introduce all of the essentials such as staves, clefs, note identification, time signatures, key signatures, note values, and rest values. This child-centered series uses clear and simple instructions, appealing illustrations, and a variety of self-motivating exercises, such as tracing, coloring, and pasting. Includes: treble clef notes * bass clef notes * notes on the stave * bar-lines and time signatures * tests * time names and time values * accidentals * assessment.

Music Theory For Young Children - Book 3

Ying Ying Ng's Music Theory for Young Children series is a fun and novel way to teach children the fundamentals of music theory. Young players will explore and learn about staves, clefs, note identification, time signatures, key signatures, note values, and rest values. Child-centered, the books in the Music Theory for Young Children series use clear and simple instructions, appealing illustrations, and a variety of self-motivating exercises, such as tracing, coloring, and pasting (includes stickers).

Music Theory For Young Children - Book 4

Ying Ying Ng's Music Theory for Young Children series is a fun and novel way to teach children the fundamentals of music theory. Young players will explore and learn about staves, clefs, note identification, time signatures, key signatures, note values, and rest values. Child-centered, the books in the Music Theory for Young Children series use clear and simple instructions, appealing illustrations, and a variety of self-motivating exercises, such as tracing, coloring, and pasting (includes stickers).

A Diver's Guide to the Art of Underwater Photography : Creative Techniques and Camera Systems for Digital and Film

Poco Piano For Young Children - Book 2

In Book 2 three new notes in each hand are mastered (up to Treble C and down to Bass C) and the child experiences changes of hand position within a tune. Quavers (eighth notes) are introduced in all the time signatures covered in Book 1. Sharps and flats are included, but no mention is made yet of keys, key signatures, scales, or triads. Dynamic markings are now in Italian, while tempo indications are still in English.

Poco Piano For Young Children - Book 3

Book 3 introduces the concepts of key, key signature, scales, triads, tones (whole steps), and semitones (half steps) in a novel and exciting way. Each key is a group of characters or objects with note-names (i.e. a band, a birthday party, a clothes-line with garments). Certain notes belong, while all other notes (accidentals) are outsiders. Transposition is a natural outcome of this concept, with a tune moving from one group to another. The child masters eight new notes (up to Treble High G and down to Bass Low F), which facilitates the playing of more adventurous repertoire. The semiquaver (sixteenth note), semiquaver rest (sixteenth rest), dotted crotchet (dotted quarter note), and dotted quaver (dotted eighth note) are introduced, and tempo markings are now in Italian. As in the previous two books, ensemble-playing is encouraged.

Heroin Addiction Stories : The Experience Of A Girl Aged 17: Drug & Alcohol Abuse For Teens & Young Adults

Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. They may mistakenly think that those who use drugs lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop their drug use simply by choosing to. This book is for anyone who has ever been, known or lost someone to drugs; you will relate to this memoir. Your heart will ache for young Kayla and her battle through addiction will consume you. At 17, the main character became a heroin addict. This is the true story of her life and how heroin became her boyfriend, her best friend, and her life.

Financially Smart Teens & Young Adults

Financial ignorance is not bliss. Learning about the crucial pillars of personal finance at a young age will equip you with the knowledge and skills to manage your finances later in life. 'Financially Smart Teens & Young Adults' is a reliable and relevant source of financial information in which teenagers and young adults will find a wealth of useful information and learn about money. In this book, you will find all important information and facts you need to know about money - how to earn it, how to save it, how to spend it, how to invest it, how to budget and stick to the budget, how to determine needs from wants, how to open a bank account, how to track expenses, how to set financial goals, how to manage credit, and lots more. They teach you a lot of stuff in school, which you often forget by the time you are adults. The things you will learn from this book are unforgettable. I encourage you to read it, digest it, memorise it, ask questions and I can assure you that you will grow up to be the smart financially savvy person you've always dreamt of!

Spirituality for Teens and Young Adults : How to Connect with Your Higher Self in the 21st Century

As modern issues surrounding negative self image and meaninglessness continue to cement their places in our lives as adolescents, I decided to write this book to encourage and motivate others to take back control of their lives and embrace a deeper connection with their higher self. This book is straightforward and to the point. It will provide you with clear, precise, and actionable methods to detach from the illusions that the world may entice you with and set you off on your journey toward enduring and timeless fulfillment. When you embrace spirituality and find the real you, life becomes so much more than what it makes out to be. To me, not being spiritually connected is like rowing a rowboat, becoming more and more exhausted with each thrust, only longing for the moment you get to rest. With spiritual enlightenment that changes. Each movement, coupled with the richness of the moment and the radiance of the sunlight on your skin invigorates you instead.

Sexual Purity for Teens & Young Adults

CHAPTER ONE Jasmine hurried into the class. Break had been over for 30 minutes, but she stayed back trying to organize and coordinate the junior pupil back to their classroom. She was the head girl of Hassen Private School. Jasmine looked up and also saw Jay hanging around as well. As their eyes locked, she quickly shifted her focus. Jasmine could not let him disc veer she had been secretly eyeing him. Jay was a class ahead of Jasmine. Jay could pass for the tall, dark, and handsome specie just that this time he was fair. A perfect combination of brains and good looks, he could easily turn the focus of any girl in Hassen Private School. Jasmine on the other hand had been crowned the most beautiful girl in school, efficient at her duties as a Head Girl to Jay who was the Head Boy. Jasmine had always been a quiet child as she had been having been surrounded by elder brothers who had a ridiculously huge age- gap between them. She was sort of referred to as the "un-prepared child" but she was a good consolation to elderly parents who got a companion in their old age. Jasmine was seventeen years of age, a brilliant young girl and awesomely beautiful with just her two friends, Sandra, and Deborah namely. All three had very opposite characters and were always seen together at all times.

Tween Coloring Book For Teens and Young Adults : For Fun, Creative, Relaxing, Mindfulness & Stress Relief

Tween Coloring Book: For teens and young adults This Tween Coloring Book contains 40 unique coloring pages for the color enthusiast teens out there to unlock their creativity, have fun, relax, relieve stress and be mindful by coloring the multiple designs specially selected for them. The book comes in various themes ranging from easy and simple patterns to a harder and more complicated ones such as Animals, Sweets, Halloween, Summer, Falls, Sugar Skull Princess, as well as the famous spiritual Mandala & Zen art. Buy now for yourself or your teens, grandson, granddaugther. Product Details: ♥ 8.5 x 11 Inches (21.59 x 27.94 cm) ♥ Soft Premium Glossy Cover ♥ 40 images ♥ Singe sided to prevent bleed through

The Success Handbook for Teens & Young Adults : 5 Easy Steps to Take the Pain out of Growing Up

Today we are witnessing the biggest youth population surge in world history. Of the estimated eight billion people globally, about a quarter are young people aged ten to twenty-four years. The youth also are among the most misunderstood and underrepresented groups in society. Issues like poor self-image, bullying and character development are at the heart of challenges they face. In an increasingly competitive world, however, there is much more at stake. The alarming trend of youth violence being witnessed around the world points to an unfolding crisis that should be addressed with urgency. Yet we demand more from the youth without adequately providing them with the support they require to meet their needs and accomplish their dreams. In this handbook, J. Omondi combines experience and passion to help young people along their growth journey towards finding clarity and success. If you are a teen or young adult, then this book is for you. It will equip you with the simple but vital knowledge you need to overcome the obstacles that keep many young people trapped in a destructive cycle, and help you connect with the purpose for which you are gifted. Learn: - the power of being young in the twenty-first century and why it matters; - how to overcome the demons that ruin your ability to connect with your purpose; - how to avoid getting sucked into negative influences of peer pressure; - how to cultivate winning habits that lead to success; and - how to discover and reap from your natural talents

Halloween Activity Book For Teens & Young Adults : A Fall Festival Puzzle Book

Wanna get lost in some sizzling brain-teasers? This Halloween themed activity book delivers hours of relaxing fun with ghoulish images and 'scary' quotes along the way. Check out these cool features: Over 100 Puzzles at varying skill levels1 Puzzle per pageLarge Print for comfortable 'puzzling'Answers at the back of the book (don't peek now!)Perfect gift or stocking stuffer for sudoku loversBook measures 8.5 x 11 inches or 21.59 x 27.94 cm Get ready to put on your thinking cap and sharpen your pencils! Your source for hours of entertainment and brain-tingling fun!

Thirteen Plays for Pre-teen, Teen, and Young Adult Performers

Eric Samuelsen's playwrighting career has spanned 40 years and produced a body of work almost unparalleled in modern theatre. More than 80 plays, short plays, including a musical or two, and an opera libretto. He has been produced across the nation. His work remains in your heart and mind long after the lights go down or the book closes. IN THIS VOLUME: HOUR LONG TITLES: Bumps, Intersection, Inversion, The Odyssey, Slaying The Greeble. - TEN-MINUTE PLAYS: Fingerprint Smile, Five, Foursquare, Perfect Circle - SHORT PLAYS: NCMO, Pizza and a Movie, Tahoe, Temps. - With an Introduction by Colleen Lewis, Producer at Theatre Arts Conservatory. All of these plays premiered either at Theatre Arts Conservatory in conjunction with or at Plan-B Theatre Company in Salt Lake City, Utah. A professional company dedicated to socially conscious theatre created by local authors, with world views and themes that are universal. Students from elementary school through college, and their professors and directors, will find something uniquely of value to them in this volume.

The Big Book On Self Esteem : How To Change Your Self-Thought And Self-Talk To Positive Ways: Teen & Young Adult Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance Issues

Build self confidence for a better life - a workbook full of tools. Self confidence begins with knowing yourself. From facing fears to practicing acceptance and self-compassion, this life-transforming book offers practical, accessible strategies to get to know your best self and see real-world results. In this book, you will discover: - The Beginning Of A Healthy Self-Esteem - Let It Start With You - Feeling Complete And Enough - Being Different Is A Good Thing - You Have It In You - What Are You Projecting? - What Are You Going To Do About It? And so much more! It's time to conquer self-doubt and self-sabotage. It's time to love yourself! Scroll up, click the "Buy Now with 1-Click" button and Start Reading Now!

A 5 Is Against the Law : Social Boundaries - a Compassionate but Honest Guide for Teens and Young Adults

The newly revised version of the Autism Society of America Award Winner (2008) The A 5 is Against the Law! workbook was created especially for adolescents and young adults who have difficulty with social boundaries. The book offers an honest and compassionate look at the kinds of social situations many teens and young adults struggle with. The author uses a concrete, direct and simple approach, incorporating highly systemized scales and stories, to define and visually illustrate what is meant by social boundaries. The book is written in a very user-friendly style with excellent suggestions and activities that can be done in a 1:1 format or a small group, and with the support of a parent, teacher or therapist.