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Students explore the idea that thinking is a form of computation by learning to write simple computer programs for tasks that require thought.

Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 1328, Publishers: Harperchristian Resources, ISBN-13: 9781400337552, Date of issue: 2024

A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Dickens's wonderfully spooky tale with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. 'Bah! Humbug!'Mr Scrooge is a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, miserable old man. Nobody stops him in the street to say a cheery hello; nobody would dare ask him for a favour.And I hope you'd never be so foolish as to wish him a 'Merry Christmas'! Scrooge doesn't believe in Christmas, charity, kindness - or ghosts. But one cold Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives some unusual visitors who show him just how very mistaken he's been... This hardback is part of VINTAGE COLLECTOR’S CLASSICS, a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions.Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production. Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf.

January 1965. The orphaned O'Leary siblings - Tom, Jack, Anna and Peggy - arrive in the village of Ballycrea, tight-lipped about their troubled past and desperate for a fresh start. After being met with suspicion from most of the locals, the family are thrilled when they're taken under the wing of their well-respected neighbours, Bill and Betty Nevan, who offer them work, companionship and an opportunity to fit in. But for one of the O'Learys, this new friendship sparks an intense attachment that makes the dynamic dangerous for all. It's difficult to bury secrets, but almost impossible to bury feelings... Like Howarth's acclaimed debut, Heap Earth Upon It explores rural Irish life at a specific moment in time and delves into claustrophobic relationships and tangled identities, leaving you wondering who to trust until the very last page.

'You will be better at love after you read this book Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday DemonThe Examined Life, the bestselling debut from psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz, was about learning how to live; his new book, Love s Labour, is about learning how to loveWhen it comes to love why do we find things so difficult? Drawing on over forty years of candid and surprising conversations with his patients, Stephen Grosz asks, what gets in the way of our falling in love? And what must we do to stay there?In the intimate space of the consulting room, we meet the woman who can t post her wedding invitations but then, decades later, can t decide whether to get divorced; the friendship group that explodes when an adulterous affair begins; and the man whose partner s death is almost too much to bear.As an analyst, Grosz s unerring ability is to locate what ails the heartsick. As a writer, he elegantly shows how we can deploy the agonies of love as tools for understanding.The labour of love is the work of a lifetime but in finally learning to see ourselves and our world clearly, we find we are truly ready to love one another.Praise for The Examined Life:Grosz s vignettes are so brilliantly put together that they read like pieces of bare, illuminating fiction. . . . It is this combination of tenacious detective work, remarkable compassion and sheer, unending curiosity for the oddities of the human heart that makes these stories utterly captivating Sunday TimesWriting with sympathy and insight, Grosz distils years of work into a series of slim, piercing chapters that read like a combination of Chekhov and Oliver Sacks New York TimesI was enthralled . . . profound and moving, large ideas packed into a slim volume Observer

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 400, Publishers: O'Reilly Media, ISBN-13: 9781098136208, Date of issue: 2024

Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 160, Publishers: Pan Macmillan, ISBN-13: 9781035063277, Date of issue: 2026

Boost students understanding of grammar and punctuation to improve their writing and their GCSE results. Each of the thirty-six tutorials explains a key aspect of grammar, spelling or punctuation within a GCSE or IGCSE writing context. By exploring the choices other writers make, students will learn how to strengthen their own writing at a word, sentence, paragraph and whole text level. Recap the basics of word classes; sentence grammar, including tenses and mood; punctuation and paragraphing in Chapter 1. Focus on the specifics of writing to inform and explain; writing to summarise; writing to argue and persuade; writing to explore and analyse; and writing to describe and narrate in dedicated chapters. Explore the sample answers in the final chapter on proofreading and editing to understand how you can check and improve your work in exams and controlled assessments. This explicit, purposeful teaching of grammar, spelling and punctuation in GCSE and IGCSE writing contexts will help students obtain the marks available for accuracy and access the wider range of marks available for effective expression. These one-off tutorials can be used in regular grammar sessions or as an intensive intervention programme as part of your GCSE course or as a preparation for key stage 4 in Year 9.

Covering all GCSE specifications, this tried and tested series has been fully updated to match the (9-1) GCSE Biology specifications for first examination in 2018, as well as international specifications. With a focus on science, concepts develop naturally, engaging students and enabling them to get a thorough understanding of Biology.

In 1914 they had been eleven years old; Fifty years later, Dinah, beautiful as ever, advertises in the national newspapers to find the other two - Clare, now established with a successful business, and Sheila, a married woman, glossy, chic and correct. What are the revelations - and the dangers - in summoning up childhood?

He's a ruthless, battle-scarred warrior with a dark past, and she's stuck pretending to be his wife to save a fantasy kingdom.From New York Times bestselling author Kristin Cast comes a new tarot-inspired fantasy series. Scarlett St. Clair meets Outlander in the seductive and spellbinding world of Towerfall, starting with The Empress, a high-heat, fake marriage romantasy with a swoon-worthy, morally-gray love interest.The Arcana aren't just figures in a tarot deck―they're real. Terrifyingly real. That's what I learned when I found a tarot card in the snow and was yanked from my world and into Towerfall. The first thing the people of this harsh, cruel realm did was try to kill me, and they probably would have succeeded if Kane hadn't taken me to his hideout in the woods and nursed me back to health.I don't know if I can trust him. He's too hot to be good news, he's definitely hiding secrets, and I've already seen him kill two people to protect me. If I hadn't just been helplessly dumped into his world, the blood on his sword and his dark, brooding mood would have me running in the opposite direction.But right now, convincing the Kingdom of Pentacles that Kane and I are married is my best chance of getting into the palace, and back to my own world.Because there's something wrong with Towerfall. Something deeply, deadly wrong. And if anyone finds out Kane and I aren't really husband and wife?Well, then both of us are dead.

When a series of crimes comes to light involving adults assisting runaway adolescents, the TRPA is pulled into another after-school case. To crack it and bring justice to the victims, they'll need to enlist the help of an unexpected ally, former troublemaker Yeri Han. But is Yeri truly ready to redeem herself? Collecting the hugely popular Webtoon in print for the first time!

Everyone is asking about his identity. Gay? Muslim? French? Moroccan? Instead of choosing a side, he writes a book. A book about the forest and the city, Paris and Tangiers, shame and forgiveness, dating apps and spiritual discovery. A book about growing up as a diaspora kid in rural France, with desires that want to emerge at any cost. Told in mesmerising prose, How to Leave the World is a beautiful non-answer.

An essential guide to the ways data can improve decision making. Statistics are everywhere: in news reports, at the doctor's office, and in every sort of forecast, from the stock market to the weather. Blogger, teacher, and computer scientist Allen B. Downey knows well that people have an innate ability both to understand statistics and to be fooled by them. As he makes clear in this accessible introduction to statistical thinking, the stakes are big. Simple misunderstandings have led to incorrect medical prognoses, underestimated the likelihood of large earthquakes, hindered social justice efforts, and resulted in dubious policy decisions. There are right and wrong ways to look at numbers, and Downey will help you see which are which.Probably Overthinking Ituses real data to delve into real examples with real consequences, drawing on cases from health campaigns, political movements, chess rankings, and more. He lays out common pitfalls--like the base rate fallacy, length-biased sampling, and Simpson's paradox--and shines a light on what we learn when we interpret data correctly, and what goes wrong when we don't. Using data visualizations instead of equations, he builds understanding from the basics to help you recognize errors, whether in your own thinking or in media reports. Even if you have never studied statistics--or if you have and forgot everything you learned--this book will offer new insight into the methods and measurements that help us understand the world.

24th Poet Laureate of the United States Ada Limón inspires us to see poetry as much more than just words—but also as a powerful force for healing, a call to action, and a vibrant celebration of humanity’s many voices.Ada Limón—celebrated poet laureate and 2023 MacArthur fellow—takes us on an inspiring journey into a world where poetry is both a soothing balm for the soul and a spark for transformation. With her blend of accessible yet profound prose, Limón delivers a powerful message: poetry has the ability to heal, connect, and remind us of our shared humanity. Limón’s mission to make poetry approachable shines brightly in this slim but impactful book. Recognized as a 2024 Time magazine Woman of the Year for her commitment to bringing poetry into everyday lives, Limón passionately argues that poetry is essential to understanding ourselves—our tenderness, courage, imperfections, and our deep, unshakable worthiness of love. Drawing from her own experiences as the 24th US poet laureate, Limón shares how poetry connects us not only to each other but to the natural world. This theme is at the heart of her project You Are Here, which celebrates the beauty of our environment and our place in it. Her prose, like her poetry, feels like an open invitation—welcoming readers of all backgrounds to explore the richness of human experience through verse. Fans of Robin Wall Kimmerer, Matthew Zapruder, or Jesmyn Ward will find a kindred spirit in Against Breaking—which offers a refuge, a reminder of the resilience and beauty found within us and all around us. As Limón writes with heartfelt clarity, “If you need to remember what makes us human, tender, brave, flawed, and worthy of love, you need poetry.”

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Welcome to the troubled, tempestuous world of Frank Lloyd Wright. Scandalous affairs rage behind closed doors, broken hearts are tossed aside, fires rip through the wings of the house and paparazzi lie in wait outside the front door for the latest tragedy in this never-ending saga. This is the home of the great architect of the twentieth century, a man of extremes in both his work and his private life: at once a force of nature and an avalanche of need and emotion that sweeps aside everything in its path. Sharp, savage and subtle in equal measure, The Women plumbs the chaos, horrors and uncontainable passions of a formidable American icon.

From the bestselling author of The Monk of Mokha and The Circle comes a taut, suspenseful story of two foreigners' role in a nation's fragile peace.An unnamed country is leaving the darkness of a decade at war, and to commemorate the armistice the government commissions a new road connecting two halves of the state. Two men, foreign contractors from the same company, are sent to finish the highway. While one is flighty and adventurous, wanting to experience the nightlife and people, the other wants only to do the work and go home. But both men must eventually face the absurdities of their positions, and the dire consequences of their presence. With echoes of J. M. Coetzee and Graham Greene, this timeless novel questions whether we can ever understand another nation's war, and what role we have in forging anyone's peace.

SOON TO BE A NETFLIX TV SERIESThe English language debut from bestselling Korean author Kim Ryeo-ryeong – an edgy, arresting drama about a secret marriage service for Korea’s wealthy elite, and one unlikely couple in the thick of it all.Meet Noh Inji: almost thirty years old, with five wedding rings and counting, she's never once been in love.When Inji first accepted a job at Wedding & Life, the popular matchmaking service that’s taken Korea by a storm, she never imagined her role would be with NM, their secret marriage division that rents out “husbands” and “wives” to their wealthiest clientele. Just like a real marriage, Inji's assignments involve a wedding, some sex and a bit of housework, all tailored exactly to the client’s desires and length of time before they go their separate ways – no legal battles, no fights, no emotional baggage.After several marriages, Inji has become an old hand. She certainly isn’t interested in finding real love, despite everyone trying to convince her otherwise (her brazen neighbor Granny, her flirtatious best friend Shi-jeong, and her failed blind date, Tae-seong, who won’t take no for an answer).Then one of Inji's old husbands, a mysterious high profile music producer, requests her back for another year. Over the course of their marriage, the secrets of Inji’s past begin to unravel – as well as the dark, sinister underbelly of NM’s management team, who will stop at nothing to preserve their reputation… and their clients…

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A vivid coming-of-age epic following the intersecting lives of Seraphin, a young man forced from his homeland due to civil war in Rwanda, and a host of eclectic characters in Namibia, Brussels, Paris, and Cape Town.

A new and updated edition of the successful Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters and Complexity from 2006. Statistical mechanics is a core topic in modern physics. Innovative, fresh introduction to the broad range of topics of statistical mechanics today, by brilliant teacher and renowned researcher.

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK "Meet Tomi Adeyemi-the new J.K. Rowling. (Yep, she's that good)." -Entertainment WeeklyAfter battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath.With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart.Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's New York Times-bestselling debut Children of Blood and Bone, the first book in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy.Praise for Children of Blood and Bone:"Poses thought-provoking questions about race, class and authority that hold up a warning mirror to our sharply divided society." -The New York Times

Englische Literatur in Reclams Roter Reihe: das ist der englische Originaltext - ungekürzt und unbearbeitet mit Worterklärungen am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen. Jerome wohnt mit seiner Mutter in einem prekären Londoner Stadtteil. Gewalt ist allgegenwärtig. Wer kein Opfer mehr sein will, der schließt sich einer Gang an. Das ist auch Jeromes Ziel, aber seine Aufnahmeprüfung hat es in sich: Der 14-Jährige wird zum Drogenkurier. Kann das gutgehen? Bestsellerautorin Bernardine Evaristo zeichnet ein realistisches Bild der Londoner Gangszene - und von einem Jungen, der einfach nur dazugehören möchte. Englische Lektüre: Niveau B1 (GER)Sprachen: Englisch, Deutsch

From the bestselling author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON comes book 3 in an out-of-this-world new series packed with epic adventure, thrilling space travel and forbidden Magic.Planet Earth, in case you do not know it, is a small, green little world, out on the end of a remote and rarely visited Milky Way.All Magic was supposed to have disappeared from this particular planet many centuries earlier. But in an ordinary, slightly damp part of the planet there are five human children with extraordinary Magical Gifts that the universe has never seen before. Only two of them don't know it yet.What will Mabel and Izzabird's Gifts be? And how will they navigate Bounty Hunters, a witch and three perilous tasks to reach the end of their story? After all, there's nothing like an adventure to find out whether you are a Hero or not . . .WARNING: Contains Dangerous Space Travel and Very Illegal Magic

The web has become one of the most influential systems shaping our lives. It connects billions of people every day, yet this convenience carries an impact we rarely see. The energy used to design, build, host, and use digital products affects both people and the planet, even though most of that impact is invisible, widely distributed, and easy to underestimate. Your website or application may only represent a small fraction of the total, but the scale of the web means that every improvement matters. And even if sustainability is not your first motivation, the same decisions that lower environmental impact usually improve performance, accessibility, user trust, and long term maintainability. Better for people, better for organisations, better for the planet. Building the Sustainable Web takes you through the entire digital stack and shows where impact happens, why it matters, and how to make meaningful progress. From infrastructure choices and backend architecture to frontend performance, UX design, content strategy, and marketing practices, this book gives you practical ways to make digital products lighter, faster, and more responsible. It also explains what we can measure today, what remains uncertain, and how to navigate that complexity without getting stuck. You Will : Learn how the webs physical footprint works and where its energy and emissions come from Learn to estimate the impact of websites and web applications using todays best available models Understand How backend and infrastructure decisions influence performance, cost, and sustainability Explore how to design and build frontend experiences that are faster, lighter, and more inclusive Learn how to build workflows and governance that keep websites efficient over time This Book is for: Anyone involved in creating, managing, or maintaining websites and web applications. This includes frontend and backend developers, infrastructure engineers, UX and UI designers, product managers, content strategists, SEO and marketing teams Autorid: Chris Chinchilla, Ines Akrap