Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Cat's Cookbook, a new story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Cat wants to learn to cook. Will she find a book to help her in Acorn Library? Lift the flaps to find out, and then join Cat and all her friends for a special surprise! With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Cat's Cookbook joins the first four stories in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood series, Fox's Socks, Postman Bear, Rabbit's Nap and Hide-and-Seek Pig, which have been delighting parents and children for over twenty years.
Critically acclaimed as one of Shakespeare's most complex and intriguing plays, Twelfth Night is a classic romantic comedy of mistaken identities. In recent years it has returned to the centre of critical debate surrounding gender and sexuality. The Introduction explores the multiple factors that make up the play's rich textual, theatrical, critical and cultural history. Keir Elam surveys the play's production and reception, emphasizing the role of the spectator both within the comedy and the playhouse.
Timon of Athens has struck many readers as rough and unpolished, perhaps even unfinished, though to others it has appeared as Shakespeare's most profound tragic allegory. Described by Coleridge as 'the stillborn twin of King Lear', the play has nevertheless proved brilliantly effective in performance over the past thirty or forty years.This edition accepts and contributes to the growing scholarly consensus that the play is not Shakespeare's solo work, but is the result of his collaboration with Thomas Middleton, who wrote about a third of it. The editors offer an account of the process of collaboration and discuss the different ways that each author contributes to the play's relentless look at the corruption and greed of society. They provide, as well, detailed annotation of the text and explore the wide range of critical and theatrical interpretations that the play has engendered. Tracing both its satirical and tragic strains, their introduction presents a perspective on the play's meanings that combines careful elucidation of historical context with analysis of its relevance to modern-day society.An extensive and well-illustrated account of the play's production history generates a rich sense of how the play can speak to different historical moments in specific and rewarding ways.
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Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 208, Publishers: Random House USA Inc, Author: Claudia Welch, ISBN-13: 9780593436141, Date of issue: 2022
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 160, Publishers: Dorling Kindersley Ltd, Author: DK, ISBN-13: 9780241343623, Date of issue: 2018
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 160, Publishers: Dorling Kindersley Ltd, Author: DK, ISBN-13: 9780241343685, Date of issue: 2018
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 192, Publishers: Image Comics, Author: Max Fiumara, ISBN-13: 9781534366817, Date of issue: 2024
This richly annotated edition takes a fresh look at the first part of Shakespeare's second tetralogy of history plays, showing how it relates to the other plays in the sequence. Forker places the play in its political context, discussing its relation to competing theories of monarchy, looking at how it faced censorship because of possible comparisons between Richard II and Elizabeth I, and how Bolingbroke's rebellion could be compared to the Essex rising of the time. This edition also reconsiders Shakespeare's use of sources, asking why he chose to emphasise one approach over another. Forker also looks at the play's rich afterlife, and the many interpretations that actors and directors have taken. Finally, the edition looks closely at the aesthetic relationship between language, character, structure and political import.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 160, Publishers: Dorling Kindersley Ltd, Author: DK, ISBN-13: 9780241343616, Date of issue: 2018
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 208, Publishers: Pan Macmillan, Author: Barbara Pym, ISBN-13: 9781035038923, Date of issue: 2024
"The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a wri
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 160, Publishers: Dorling Kindersley Ltd, Author: DK, ISBN-13: 9780241343678, Date of issue: 2018
My breath caught and I dropped the letter, scuttling back on the bed. Heart racing, I closed my eyes, but I could still see the words...Samantha Franco has the perfect life. Until, that is, she and her best friend Cassie disappear and only Samantha resurfaces...with no knowledge of what happened. And Cassie stays missing. Gradually, Samantha begins to piece together her memories of that night. If she can do that, she may yet be able to save her friend. And, little by little, something begins to emerge...Then she gets the note. Don't look back. You won't like what you find.
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In 1593 Shakespeare awoke and found himself famous. Lines from his comic, erotic, tragic poem Venus and Adonis were on everyone's lips.The appearance in 1594 of the darkly reflective and richly descriptive Rape of Lucrece confirmed his fame as 'Sweet Master Shakespeare', Elizabethan England's most brilliant non-dramatic poet. Shorter poems in this volume testify further to Shakespeare's versatility and to his poetic fame. Some, like the much-debated 'Phoenix and Turtle', pose problems of meaning; others raise questions about authorship and authenticity. Detailed annotation and a full Introduction seek to resolve such difficulties while also locating Shakespeare's poems in their literary context, which includes his own career as a playwright.
Two Gentlemen of Verona is commonly agreed to be Shakespeare's first comedy, and probably his first play. A comedy built around the confusions of doubling, cross - dressing and identity, it is also a play about the ideal of male friendship and what happens to those friendships when men fall in love. William Carroll's engaging Introduction focuses on the traditions and sources that stand behind the play and explores Shakespeare's unique and bold treatment of them. Special attention is given to the strong female figure of Julia and the controversial final scene. The Two Gentlemen of Verona is commonly agreed to be Shakespeare's first comedy, and probably his first play. A comedy built around the confusions of doubling, cross-dressing, and identity, it is also a play about the ideal of male friendship and what happens to those friendships when men fall in love.William Carroll's engaging introduction focuses on the traditions and sources that stand behind the play and explores Shakespeare's unique and bold treatment of them. Carroll first explores the early modern discourse of male friendship and relates it to the play's unsettling ending. Special attention is given to the strong female figure of Julia and the controversial final scene. He goes on to discuss various other relevant topics: the influence of the Prodigal Son story on the play, the problem of using a boy in drag (for the first time in a Shakespearean comedy) to depict Julia, and Shakespeare's debt to Ovid and John Lyly in using the theme of metamorphosis. Next, the editor explores the use of letters; the portrayal and breed of Crab, the play's infamous dog; the complex geography of the story; and the play's dramaturgy. Carroll concludes with an extensive look at the play's theatrical and critical afterlife, and a discussion of the original text and date. This edition ofThe Two Gentlemen of Verona also includes one appendix (a casting chart), and a list of abbreviations and references.The Arden Shakespeare has developed a reputation as the pre-eminent critical edition of Shakespeare for its exceptional scholarship, reflected in the thoroughness of each volume. An introduction comprehensively contextualizes the play, chronicling the history and culture that surrounded and influenced Shakespeare at the time of its writing and performance, and closely surveying critical approaches to the work. Detailed appendices address problems like dating and casting, and analyze the differing Quarto and Folio sources. A full commentary by one or more of the play's foremost contemporary scholars illuminates the text, glossing unfamiliar terms and drawing from an abundance of research and expertise to explain allusions and significant background information. Highly informative and accessible, Arden offers the fullest experience of Shakespeare available to a reader. Two Gentlemen of Verona is commonly agreed to be Shakespeare's first comedy, and probably his first play. A comedy built around the confusions of doubling, cross - dressing and identity, it is also a play about the ideal of male friendship and what happens to those friendships when men fall in love. William Carroll's engaging Introduction focuses on the traditions and sources that stand behind the play and explores Shakespeare's unique and bold treatment of them. Special attention is given to the strong female figure of Julia and the controversial final scene. Two Gentlemen of Verona is commonly agreed to be Shakespeare's first comedy, and probably his first play. A comedy built around the confusions of doubling, cross - dressing and identity, it is also a play about the ideal of male friendship and what happens to those friendships when men fall in love. William Carroll's engaging Introduction focuses on the traditions and sources that stand behind the play and explores Shakespeare's unique and bold treatment of them. Special attention is given to the strong female figure of Julia and the controversial final scene.
King Henry VIII has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently misrepresented, both in performance and in criticism. This edition offers a new perspective on this ironic, multi-layered, collaborative play, revealing it as a complex meditation on the progress of Reformation which sees English life since Henry VIII's day as a series of bewildering changes in national and personal allegiance and represents 'history' as the product of varied and contradictory testimony. McMullan makes a powerful claim for the rehabilitation of Henry VIII, providing the fullest performance history of any edition to date and reading the work not as a marginal 'late' Shakespeare play but as a play which is paradigmatic of the achievement of Renaissance drama as a whole.'This is a staggeringly brilliant, captivating edition that will undoubtedly occasion a huge surge of critical interest in this neglected play. For those of use who have never taken Henry VIII very seriously ' perhaps dismissing it as a late collaborative play of no consequence or as conservative propaganda ' McMullan's introduction is genuinely revelatory.' Eric Rasmussen, University of Nevada at Reno, Shakespeare Survey
The Taming of the Shrew is unique among Shakespeare's plays and is a perennial and compelling success in the theatre. Its reception is marked, however, by ongoing polarized debate over the meaning and worth of the play. This edition disengages Shakespeare's exuberant and disturbing marital farce from the tangled history of its reception. It views the two sixteenth-century Shrew plays as textually independent but theatrically interdependent and so includes the full text of The Taming of A Shrew in an appendix. While the Introduction and Commentary focus on the critical and theatrical debate surrounding the play, the original and comprehensive editing of the playtext makes available a 'different' Shrew, more open to the reader's interpretation than is usually the case. For more than a century educators, students and general readers have relied on The Arden Shakespeare to provide the very best scholarship and most authoritative texts available.The Third Series editions’ added emphasis on all aspects of Shakespeare performance extended the Arden editions readership to also become the preferred text for theatre professionals.
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A beautiful hardcover repackaging of this timeless classic from the publishers of the Autobiography of Mark Twain and in partnership with the Mark Twain Project. This definitive edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, one of the world&;s best-loved books, was the first version since the original publication to be based directly on the author&;s manuscript. It includes all of the &;200 rattling pictures&; Mark Twain commissioned from one of his favorite illustrators, True W. Williams. Prepared by the Mark Twain Papers, the official archive of Sam Clemens&;s papers at the University of California, Berkeley, this volume also contains a wealth of helpful explanatory notes, along with a selection of original documents by Mark Twain, including several letters in his inimitable voice about writing Tom Sawyer and about its original publication&;everything the discerning reader needs to enjoy this classic of American literature again and again. Autorid: Mark Twain, Paul Baender, John C. Gerber, Richard A. Watson, Victor Fischer
APIs are your apps front door. What if hackers already have the keys? Protect your APIs from modern cyber threats. Master OWASP Top 10 defenses with secure, scalable solutions. OWASP Top 10 guidance: Spot and eliminate the most critical API risks before attackers exploit them. API security by design: Integrate strong security principles into every stage of API architecture and development. Zero-trust security: Enforce strict access controls to minimize the impact of compromised credentials or services. Automated API testing strategies: Continuously validate security with tools and processes that detect vulnerabilities early. Observability and monitoring for threat detection: Gain visibility into API behavior to identify and respond to intrusions quickly. Secure APIs: Design, Build, and Implement by José Haro Peralta delivers a hands-on guide to building secure APIs. With Python-based examples and a clear focus on the OWASP Top 10, this book equips developers, architects, and security professionals with the knowledge and tools to defend against real-world API vulnerabilities. Through practical examples, youll learn how to apply authentication and authorization best practices, enforce zero-trust security, and implement API gateway controls. The book addresses specific vulnerabilities, offering actionable solutions supported by code samples and testing strategies. Observability and monitoring techniques help to detect intrusions early and respond effectively. By the end of this book, you will be able to design, deploy, and maintain strong APIs that are robust against attacks and compliant with security standards. It also protects your applications and your users. Ideal for developers, software architects, cybersecurity professionals, and QA engineers who need practical, real-world API security solutions. Autorid: José Peralta
"Hard-boiled supernatural noir hypercharged for the 21st century." - Kieron Gillen (DIE, PHONOGRAM) The first volume of a new Witchblade series combines a reimagined origin with contemporary takes on familiar characters and new story arcs that rekindles the energy and excitement that fueled the 90s Image Revolution that shaped generations of top creators.New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini's life was forever fractured by her father's murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. Electrified with power strength, healing, pleasure, and rage, every temptation lures her from her mission to find her fathers killer. Sara thinks she possesses the Witchblade -- but does it possess her? Includes issues #1-6 plus the Witchblade #1/2 origin story from 2021. Autorid: Marguerite Bennett, Giuseppe Cafaro, Arif Prianto
Use Spring AI to add generative AI features like virtual assistants, text summaries, and suggestions to your Java applications.Generative AI tools like ChatGPT cause an immediate jaw drop for almost everyone who encounters them. Until recently, though, Java developers have had few good tools for adding AI features to existing and new applications. Spring AI, an exciting new extension for Spring and Spring Boot, changes the equation. Spring AI provides generative AI capabilities natively within the framework, so you can stick with Java end-to-end. Spring AI in Action shows you how! In Spring AI in Action you will: Learn Spring AI from the ground up! Create text summaries, virtual assistants and more in Spring Boot applications RAG and other techniques to improve LLM responses Text from images and images from text Spring AI makes it much, much easier to add generative AI features to Spring applications. With this powerful framework extension, you can write familiar Java code to build AI features like virtual assistants, text summaries, and smart search suggestions. About the book Spring AI in Action introduces the reader to building generative AI applications with Spring AI. Youll start with a simple Hello AI world example and quickly advance to more sophisticated techniques such as Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and enabling conversations with your projects own documents and data. Youll love author and Spring legend Craig Walls practical example-driven approach with an emphasis on getting stuff done. About the reader You need some experience with Spring and Spring Boot. No Generative AI skills required. About the author Craig Walls is an engineer at VMware, a member of the Spring engineering team, a popular author, and a frequent conference speaker. He is the author of Spring in Action, the bestselling book ever published on Spring Framework. Get a free eBook (PDF or ePub) from Manning as well as access to the online liveBook format (and its AI assistant that will answer your questions in any language) when you purchase the print book. Autorid: Craig Walls
Simplify, streamline, and scale your data operations with data pipelines built on Apache Airflow.Apache Airflow provides a batteries-included platform for designing, implementing, and monitoring data pipelines. Building pipelines on Airflow eliminates the need for patchwork stacks and homegrown processes, adding security and consistency to the process. Now in its second edition, Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow teaches you to harness this powerful platform to simplify and automate your data pipelines, reduce operational overhead, and seamlessly integrate all the technologies in your stack. In Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow, Second Edition you'll learn how to: Master the core concepts of Airflow architecture and workflow design Schedule data pipelines using the Dataset API and time tables, including complex irregular schedules Develop custom Airflow components for your specific needs Implement comprehensive testing strategies for your pipelines Apply industry best practices for building and maintaining Airflow workflows Deploy and operate Airflow in production environments Orchestrate workflows in container-native environments Build and deploy Machine Learning and Generative AI models using Airflow Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow has empowered thousands of data engineers to build more successful data platforms. This new second edition has been fully revised to cover the latest features of Apache Airflow, including the Taskflow API, deferrable operators, and Large Language Model integration. Filled with real-world scenarios and examples, you'll be carefully guided from Airflow novice to expert. About the book Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow, Second Edition teaches you how to build and maintain effective data pipelines. You'll master every aspect of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs)the power behind Airflowand learn to customize them for your pipeline's specific needs. Part reference and part tutorial, each technique is illustrated with engaging hands-on examples, from training machine learning models for generative AI to optimizing delivery routes. You'll explore common Airflow usage patterns, including aggregating multiple data sources and connecting to data lakes, while discovering exciting new features such as dynamic scheduling, the Taskflow API, and Kubernetes deployments. About the reader For DevOps, data engineers, machine learning engineers, and sysadmins with intermediate Python skills. About the author Julian de Ruiter is a Data + AI engineering lead at Xebia Data, with a background in computer and life sciences and a PhD in computational cancer biology. As consultant at Xebia Data, he enjoys helping clients design and build AI solutions and platforms, as well as the teams that drive them. From this work, he has extensive experience in deploying and applying Apache Airflow in production in diverse environments. Ismael Cabral is a Machine Learning Engineer and Airflow trainer with experience spanning across Europe, US, Mexico, and South America, where he has worked with market-leading companies. He has vast experience implementing data pipelines and deploying machine learning models in production. Kris Geusebroek is a data-engineering consultant with extensive hands-on experience with Apache Airflow at several clients and is the maintainer of Whirl (the open source local testing with Airflow repository), where he is actively adding new examples based on new functionality and new technologies that integrate with Airflow. Daniel van der Ende is a Data Engineer who first started using Apache Airflow back in 2016. Since then, he has worked in many different Airflow environments, both on-premises and in the cloud. He has actively contributed to the Airflow project itself, as well as related projects such as Astronomer-Cosmos. Bas Harenslak is a Staff Architect at Astronomer, where he helps customers develop mission-critical data pipelines at large scale using Apache Airflow and the Astro platform. With a background in software engineering and computer science, he enjoys working on software and data as if they are challenging puzzles. He favours working on open source software, is a committer on the Apache Airflow project, and co-author of the first edition of Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow. Get a free eBook (PDF or ePub) from Manning as well as access to the online liveBook format (and its AI assistant that will answer your questions in any language) when you purchase the print book. Autorid: Julian Ruiter
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