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A shrouded island looms against a storm-darkened sea, its secrets tangled with the cries of lost souls and the whispered promises of forbidden treasure. Here, the line between the living and the spectral blurs, drawing daring adventurers and haunted hearts alike into a world where pirate adventure collides with gothic romance fiction. Set in the early twentieth century yet echoing the timeless allure of classic literature, this tale captures the fevered pulse of a lost treasure hunt amid a remote island setting, where every shadow conceals a supernatural mystery and every footstep may awaken ghostly encounters from the past. For readers who have ever been captivated by the likes of Robert Louis Stevenson, this newly restored work stands as both a thrilling homage to the golden age of pirate adventure novels and a singular vision steeped in the brooding atmosphere of haunted island themes. Its pages are alive with the tension of forbidden love and the chilling uncertainty of the unknown, offering historical fiction fans and classic literature readers alike a journey that is as emotionally resonant as it is suspenseful. The narrative's deft blend of romance and supernatural intrigue has ensured its place as a cultural touchstone, and its long absence from print has only heightened its mystique. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations, preserving both its literary craftsmanship and its power to enthral. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure, inviting both casual explorers and discerning collectors to lose themselves in a world where the search for fortune is shadowed by the ghosts of the past and the promise of love is as treacherous as any storm at sea.

USA Today's top 100 books to read while stuck at home social distancing From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me. They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . . Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life-steady boyfriend, close family-who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life-big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel-and now he's pretty sure he cannot live the way he is. Will is acerbic, moody, bossy-but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living. A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green's The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn't have less in common-a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?

'Essential reading.' - ESQUIRE 'Both absorbing and highly illuminating' - THE BOOKSELLER 'No one understands the intricacies of YouTube like Chris Stokel-Walker' - THE ATLANTIC Two billion people watch YouTube and it reaches deep into everyday lives. Its creators start new trends, popularise new songs and games and make and break new products. Yet while they are famous to billions of mostly young people, they mostly remain a mystery to the general public and mainstream media. What is the secret of their appeal? How do they cope with being in front of the lens - and who is behind their success? More than 100 insiders spoke candidly to teach journalist Chris Stokel-Walker for this first in-depth independent book on YouTube. YouTubers is the only book you need to understand YouTube, its ownership by Google, its deal for stars and its ecosystem of talent managers, advertisers and marketers. It is a richly-layered deep dive into YouTube brimming with lively characters, engaging facts, and influencer case studies. It is an ideal guide for any media studies students, advertisers, brand managers and business people who need to understand YouTube professionally. And for any non-fiction reader interested in a gripping business and technology saga dripping with big money, ruthlessness, determination and ambition. YouTubers starts by charting the platform's launch in a boring 19-second video of the elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo - which has now had 242 million views. YouTubers then moves onto the first oddball videos before the site found success by showing comedy clips from the TV show Saturday Night Live. YouTubers reveals how YouTube saw off its emerging rivals in the online video battle of the 2000s and was bought by the search engine specialist Google. With Google's billions and boosted by smartphones, YouTube became the dominant video platform. Bloggers started to create engaging, fast-cut videos that capitalised on the intimate relationship between creator and user - a 'parasocial' relationship stronger than the bond between TV presenter and viewer. By ceaselessly urging their followers to tap the like, comment and subscribe buttons, these creators helped YouTube's rise to global domination. YouTubers speaks to YouTube stars KSI, Hank and John Green and delves into the lives of child star MattyB, the training camp for aspiring teenage bloggers, the YouTube stunts that go wrong and the increasing efforts of creators to earn money from Patreon. And it tackles the platform's Muslim extremism, red-pilling, and its content guidelines and censorship. YouTubers asks how YouTube can take on the threat from other big platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. In short, YouTubers tells the riveting story of the exponential growth of YouTube from single home video to global tech phenomenon. It is the best and only book you need to read on YouTube. ExtractIntroduction One spring afternoon Casey Neistat uploaded a video lasting five minutes and twenty-two seconds to YouTube. In the style of so many YouTubers, he looked straight into the camera and aired his opinion on a matter of importance. As the elder statesman on the platform, Neistat's words carry weight. He can make or break products and careers - and this video was no different. Seconds after he uploaded his video to YouTube via his superfast broadband at his creative headquarters in New York, it was available worldwide to four billion people: everyone on Earth with an internet connection. Millions of Neistat's subscribers instantly received a notification telling them t

For the 250 years since it was written and proclaimed to the world, the Declaration of Independence, and the immortal words of its preamble—“all men are created equal,” “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”—have animated those striving for freedom in the United States, and around the world. Yet as historian Robert G. Parkinson shows in this revelatory work, the men who wrote the Declaration did not view the preamble as the important part; rather, it was the list of twenty–seven grievances that they spent their time laboring over, in those hot summer days. The grievances identified the tyrants and rogues who oppressed the colonists with their attacks on colonial assemblies and courtrooms throughout the imperial crisis, and eventually waged war on them, inflamed slave revolts, forced them to fight against their countrymen, and more. Parkinson gives us the Declaration anew—and in the process opens up an expansive view of the contingency of the Revolutionary moment, showing that the patriots were not so much philosophers as they were politicians and war–makers. An acclaimed historian presents a sweeping new look at the Declaration of Independence, focusing not on the lofty principles of the preamble but on the list of grievances levelled against King George III. Autorid: Robert G. Parkinson

Published annually since 2008 "The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest” contains every statistic imaginable. This new edition for 2023 has 330 pages of historical records and analysis of voting, divided into four parts: Section 1: Qualification for Eurovision for the current year. We look at each country's qualification process, whether by internal selection or by nation competition. Where a national broadcaster has held a competition to select their artist and song, we give details of how the competition was organised, the points or voting percentages given to the top 3 and a brief profile of the winning performer. We also give QR code links to the official videos. Section 2: In this section we focus on this year’s Contest in Liverpool. We full details of the writers and composers of each song, followed by full voting tables for each semi-final and the final, split into public and jury voting. Then there is a round-by-round record of the scoreboard to show how each country moved up and down the leaderboard as the points are announced both for the jury points and the always exciting public televote points. Section 3: Here's where the data really gets crunched. Starting with a full year by year record of each country’s entries, the section moves on to records such as most successful & least successful countries, whether internally selected artists do better than those who qualify through national competitions, winning margins, how well (and more commonly, how badly) the Big 5 perform, languages songs have been performed in and which type of act generally does best, we do a deep dive into complex statistical analysis & include data on average points received for each position in the running order since 1975, the closest & most one-sided voting relationships, how points awarded by juries differ from those given by the public, geographical and bloc voting and finally every country's voting record in every Contest - If you're curious about whether some countries always favour others, this is the section for you!Appendix: Contest Details and Voting Record. A full record of every Contest since 1956. For each year we list the artists, the songwriters & composers. Then the points awarded by each country to each performer in table format. We include the semi-final details for each year since they were introduced. A complete record of every point awarded.

Learn to solve parallel problems with GPU-accelerated C++ code and create reusable libraries that can be accessed from other programming languagesKey Features:- Harness the power of GPU parallelism to accelerate real-world tasks- Utilize CUDA streams and scale performance with custom C++ solutions- Create reusable GPU libraries and expose them to Python seamlesslyBook Description:Written by Paulo Motta, a senior researcher with decades of experience, this comprehensive GPU programming book is an essential guide for leveraging the power of parallelism to accelerate your computations. The first section introduces the concept of parallelism and provides practical advice on how to think about and utilize it effectively. Starting with a basic GPU program, you then gain hands-on experience in managing the device. This foundational knowledge is then expanded by parallelizing the program to illustrate how GPUs enhance performance.The second section explores GPU architecture and implementation strategies for parallel algorithms, and offers practical insights into optimizing resource usage for efficient execution.In the final section, you will explore advanced topics such as utilizing CUDA streams. You will also learn how to package and distribute GPU-accelerated libraries for the Python ecosystem, extending the reach and impact of your work.Combining expert insight with real-world problem solving, this book is a valuable resource for developers and researchers aiming to harness the full potential of GPU computing. The blend of theoretical foundations, practical programming techniques, and advanced optimization strategies it offers is sure to help you succeed in the fast-evolving field of GPU programming.What You Will Learn:- Manage GPU devices and accelerate your applications- Apply parallelism effectively using CUDA and C++- Choose between existing libraries and custom GPU solutions- Package GPU code into libraries for use with Python- Explore advanced topics such as CUDA streams- Implement optimization strategies for resource-efficient executionWho this book is for:C++ developers and programmers interested in accelerating applications using GPU programming will benefit from this book. It is suitable for those with solid C++ experience who want to explore high-performance computing techniques. Familiarity with operating system fundamentals will help when dealing with device memory and communication in advanced chapters.Table of Contents- Introduction to Parallel Programming- Getting Started- Hello CUDA- Hello again, but in parallel- A closer look into the GPU world- Data Management and Persistence- Performance strategies- Using multiple GPUs- Exposing your code as a Python Library- Exploring the existing GPU models