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Heart Like a Cowboy (Cowboy Brothers in Arms #1)
by Delores FossenHe&’s Emerald Creek&’s hottest cowboy—and the one man she shouldn&’t want On the surface, Egan Donnelly is hometown hero material—top gun, commanding an elite fighter training squadron and ranching royalty. Inside, he feels like a fraud, convinced he&’s responsible for his best friend&’s death. At least he won't let himself succumb to the heat between him and Jack&’s widow, Alana. But now that she&’s making regular trips to his ranch to care for his dad, that vow is getting harder to keep. Alana Davidson isn&’t just grieving her husband&’s loss, she&’s feeling betrayed over his secret infidelity. Wanting Egan makes things even more complicated. As a nutritionist, she can help Egan&’s dad recover from his health scare, but it&’s not so easy to get her own heart back on track. Because despite shared guilt and family pressure, she&’s falling fast, and Egan is right there with her…Cowboy Brothers in ArmsBook 1: Heart Like a CowboyBook 2: Always a Maverick
The Troublemaker (Four Corners Ranch #6)
by Maisey YatesThe heart wants what it wants—even if it what it wants belongs to someone else. After the death of her father, veterinarian Charity Wyatt feels particularly lost. Thankfully, she&’s not alone. Living beside the McCloud Ranch brought good friend—and notorious bad boy—Lachlan McCloud into her life at an early age, and they&’ve had each other&’s backs ever since. To Lachlan, Charity is the best thing that ever happened to him. She&’s the reason he survived his traumatic childhood and he&’d do anything for her. But with his brothers all settling down, he also needs a favor. Charity agrees to help Lachlan reform into the family man he never thought he could be—if Mr. Swagger himself can help her build her confidence in return. The only problem is the not-so-subtle attraction they&’re both harboring! But the fire between Charity and Lachlan, once lit, is proving difficult to extinguish… In bonus novella Second Chance Cowboy, a cowboy is reunited with the only woman he's ever loved. But he must leave his past behind to believe in their future… Four Corners RanchBook 1: Unbridled CowboyBook 2: Merry Christmas CowboyBook 3: Cowboy WildBook 4: The Rough RiderBook 5: The Holiday HeartbreakerBook 6: The Troublemaker
Rancher Under the Mistletoe & One Night with a Cowboy
by Joanne Rock Tanya MichaelsRanch life is brimming with romance as two cowboys find passion with a pair of irresistible veterinarians in these Western romances by USA TODAY bestselling author Joanne Rock and Tanya Michaels.Rancher Under the Mistletoe by USA TODAY bestselling author Joanne RockHe thought he&’d left the past behind… Clay Reynolds has returned home to Kingsland Ranch for the holidays. Yet bitter memories still make him feel like an outcast. And seeing Hope Alvarez again stirs recollections of their passionate romance…and the letter that ended it. Their aching desire is still potent, but neither is willing to trust. Until Clay discovers his past choices weren&’t what they seemed…One Night with a Cowboy by Tanya MichaelsAn undercover billionaire cowboy? Mia Zane shared a mind-blowing night of passion with sexy ranch hand Jace Malone. Focused now on saving her struggling veterinary practice, Mia&’s shocked to discover she&’s pregnant…and Jace is actually a billionaire. Jace vows to protect her the way he couldn&’t protect his family. But will using his wealth to fix Mia&’s problems push away the independent beauty for good? Two sizzling romances, one great value!
Operation Takedown (Cutter's Code #16)
by Justine DavisHunting for justice… With a bodyguard dog. As a powerful family tries to silence him, Jordan Crockett feels more endangered than he ever felt in combat. That doesn&’t stop him from telling Emily Bishop the truth about how her brother—his best buddy—died. When she becomes a target, too, he&’ll do anything to protect her. Luckily, the Foxworths and their incredible dog, Cutter, have his back…From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Cutter's Code series:Book 1: Operation MidnightBook 2: Operation ReunionBook 3: Operation Blind DateBook 4: Operation UnleashedBook 5: Operation Power PlayBook 6: Operation HomecomingBook 7: Operation Soldier Next DoorBook 8: Operation AlphaBook 9: Operation NotoriousBook 10: Operation Hero's WatchBook 11: Operation Second ChanceBook 12: Operation Mountain RecoveryBook 13: Operation WhistleblowerBook 14: Operation PaybackBook 15: Operation Witness ProtectionBook 16: Operation TakedownBook 17: Operation Rafe's Redemption
One Night with a Cowboy: A Steamy Hidden Identity Western Romance
by Tanya MichaelsThis ranch hand is actually a billionaire—and now he&’s expecting a child with his one-night stand! Tanya Michaels brings heat and heart to this sizzling western romance! Seduced by a breathtaking stranger…who&’s much more than he seems.On a mission to save her veterinary practice, Mia Zane could claim her mind-blowing night of passion with sexy ranch hand Jace Malone as a mere distraction when really, it was pure, explosive chemistry. But that one night becomes so much more when Mia discovers she&’s pregnant—and Jace reveals he&’s actually a billionaire!Family means everything to Jace after the death of his parents, so protecting Mia and their unborn child becomes his only goal. But using his wealth to help Mia gets an unexpected response from the independent beauty. Can a man who&’s lost it all relinquish control, or will he push away his chance at happiness for good? Harlequin Desire transports you to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.
Under the Same Roof & Keeping a Little Secret (Texas Cattleman's Club: Diamonds & Dating Apps)
by Niobia Bryant Cynthia St. AubinStolen diamonds and a century-old feud unleash scandal and passion in this sizzling pair of Harlequin Desire tales by Niobia Bryant and USA TODAY bestselling author Cynthia St. Aubin!Under the Same Roof by Niobia BryantCan he trust the woman he&’s investigating? Alisha Winters has a secret that could reveal the truth about a stolen family heirloom. PI Tremaine Knowles can&’t let his out-of-control desire for the seductive antique collector derail his case. Even as he&’s living with her! Is he in bed with the enemy? Or will a revelation about a century-old feud destroy lives and prove the ultimate betrayal of Alisha&’s trust?Keeping a Little Secret by USA TODAY bestselling author Cynthia St. AubinSleeping with the enemy is off-limits—until one explosive night… The incredible night Tiffany Winters spent with her secret crush—Texas oil heir Preston Del Rio—left the chocolatier with no regrets. But keeping their affair under wraps is risky. With a baby on the way and battle lines drawn, Tiffany and Preston need to make peace between two feuding dynasties before it&’s too late—and before scandalous revelations turn lovers into enemies again… Two sizzling Texas Cattleman&’s Club romances, one great value!
Rancher Under the Mistletoe: A Flirty Holiday Western Romance (Kingsland Ranch #4)
by Joanne RockA Christmas homecoming takes a blazing turn when the woman he left behind comes back into his life! Only in USA TODAY bestselling author Joanne Rock&’s finale to her Kingsland Ranch series!He left the past behind…but the passion was never truly gone.Clayton &“Clay&” Reynolds is only staying at Kingsland Ranch through the holidays. Despite his half brothers' acceptance, bitter memories make him feel like an outcast. But seeing the love he left behind, veterinarian Hope Alvarez, has stirred up more memories—like the searing desire she ignited in him…and the letter telling him they were through. The aching hunger Clay and Hope both feel is as potent as ever. But neither is willing to trust the other until Clay discovers his past choices were not what they seemed…Harlequin Desire transports you to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.You&’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Kingsland Ranch series:Book 1: Rodeo RebelBook 2: The Rancher&’s Plus-OneBook 3: Alaskan BlackoutBook 4: Rancher Under the Mistletoe
Keeping a Little Secret: A Passionate Secret Pregnancy Romance (Texas Cattleman's Club: Diamonds & Dating Apps #6)
by Cynthia St. AubinTheir one night together should have been just that—until a surprise pregnancy throws everything off course! Only in USA TODAY bestselling author Cynthia St. Aubin&’s romance in the Texas Cattleman&’s Club: Diamonds & Dating Apps series. He&’s her family&’s longtime enemy, strictly off-limits—until one passionate night…The son of her family&’s rivals, Preston Del Rio is the one man Tiffany Winters must avoid at all costs. But the charismatic oil heir—and her secret crush—is impossible to resist. The night of pleasure they share sweeps them into a clandestine liaison from which there&’s no turning back.Keeping their affair under wraps is a risky proposition, especially when shocking new revelations come to light. With a baby on the way and scandal swirling around them, can Tiffany and Preston broker peace between two feuding dynasties…before it&’s too late?Harlequin Desire transports you to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.You&’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Texas Cattleman&’s Club: Diamonds & Dating Apps series:Book 1: Matched by Mistake by Katherine GarberaBook 2: The Rancher Meets His Match by J. Margot CritchBook 3: Breaking the Rancher&’s Rules by Cat SchieldBook 4: The Trouble with an Heir by Stacey KennedyBook 5: Under the Same Roof by Niobia BryantBook 6: Keeping a Little Secret by Cynthia St. AubinBook 7: Paternity Payback by Sophia Singh SassonBook 8: The Texan&’s Secrets by Barbara Dunlop
Under the Same Roof: A Steamy Opposites Attract Romance (Texas Cattleman's Club: Diamonds & Dating Apps #5)
by Niobia BryantHe&’s investigating a long-lost family heirloom. She&’s the prime suspect. Will love lead to the truth or to their downfall? Find out in Niobia Bryant&’s explosive installment of the Texas Cattleman&’s Club: Diamonds & Dating Apps series.He was hired to uncover the truth about a stolen family heirloom, not seduce the prime suspect…His mission to uncover the truth about a priceless stolen necklace takes PI Tremaine Knowles into the warring heart of the notorious Del Rio family. Stunning antiques collector Alisha Winters, daughter of the Del Rios&’ rivals, could be the key to solving the case.Proving she has nothing to hide, Alisha invites Tremaine into her home. Being in intimate contact unleashes a passion that forces Tremaine to make an impossible choice. Is he in bed with the enemy? Or is Alisha an innocent pawn in a scandalous, century-old feud?Harlequin Desire transports you to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.You&’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Texas Cattleman&’s Club: Diamonds & Dating Apps series:Book 1: Matched by Mistake by Katherine GarberaBook 2: The Rancher Meets His Match by J. Margot CritchBook 3: Breaking the Rancher's Rules by Cat SchieldBook 4: The Trouble with an Heir by Stacey KennedyBook 5: Under the Same Roof by Niobia BryantBook 6: Keeping a Little Secret by Cynthia St. AubinBook 7: Paternity Payback by Sophia Singh SassonBook 8: The Texan&’s Secrets by Barbara Dunlop
The Perfect Find
by Tia WilliamsSoon to be a Netflix movie starring Gabrielle Union! Will a forty-year-old woman with everything on the line – her high-stakes career, ticking biological clock, bank account – risk it all for a secret romance with the one person who could destroy her comeback, for good? Jenna Jones, former It-girl fashion editor, is forty, broke and desperate for a second chance. When she&’s dumped by her longtime fiancé and fired from Darling magazine, she begs for a job from her arch nemesis, Darcy Vale. Darcy, the beyond-bitchy publisher of StyleZine.com, agrees to hire her rival – only because her fashion site needs a jolt from Jenna&’s old school cred. But Jenna soon realizes she&’s in over her head. Jenna&’s working with digital-savvy millennials half her age, has never even &“Twittered,&” and pretends to still be a Fashion Somebody while living a style lie (she sold her designer wardrobe to afford her sketched-out studio, and now quietly wears Walmart&’s finest). What&’s worse is that the twenty-two-year-old videographer assigned to shoot her web series is driving her crazy. Wildly sexy with a smile Jenna feels in her thighs, Eric Combs is way off-limits – but almost too delicious to resist.
Motivation and Emotion in Learning and Teaching across Educational Contexts: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives and Empirical Insights (New Perspectives on Learning and Instruction)
by Gerda Hagenauer Rebecca Lazarides Hanna JärvenojaMotivation and Emotion in Learning and Teaching across Educational Contexts brings together current theoretical and methodological perspectives as well as examples of empirical implementations from leading international researchers focusing on the context specificity and situatedness of their core theories in motivation and emotion. The book is compiled of two main sections. Section I covers theoretical reflections and perspectives on the main theories on emotion and motivation in learning and teaching and their transferability across different educational contexts illustrated with empirical examples. Section II addresses the methodological reflections and perspectives on the methodology that is needed to address the complexity and context specificity of motivation and emotion. In addition to general reflections and perspectives regarding methodology, concrete empirical examples are provided. All cutting-edge chapters include current empirical studies on emotions and motivation in learning and teaching across different contexts (age groups, domains, countries, etc.) making them applicable and relevant to a wide range of contexts and settings. This high-quality volume with contributions from leading international experts will be an essential resource for researchers, students and teacher trainers interested in the vital role that motivation and emotions can play in education.
Sexuality, Intimacy, Power: Classic Edition (Relational Perspectives Book Series)
by Muriel DimenThis book offers Dimen’s classic take on psychosexuality, drawing on relational theory, feminism and postmodernism, with a new foreword by Virginia Goldner and Velleda Ceccoli honouring the late Muriel Dimen and introducing a new audience to her profound legacy. For Dimen, the shift from dualism to multiplicity that has reshaped a range of disciplines can also be brought to bear on our thinking about sexuality. She urges us to return to the open-mindedness hiding between the lines and buried in the footnotes of Freud’s writings, and to replace the determinism into which his thought has hardened with more fluid notions of contingency, paradox, and thirdness. By unveiling the colloquy among psychoanalysis, social theory, and feminism, Dimen challenges clinicians and academicians alike to rethink ideas about gender, eroticism, and perversion. She explores, among other topics, the relations between lust and libido; the limitations of Darwinian thought in theorizing homosexuality; the body as projective test; and the intimate tangle of love and hate between women. Generous clinical examples illustrate the ways in which a radical re-visioning of psychosexuality benefits therapists and patients alike. A brilliant example of contemporary psychoanalytic theory at its destabilizing best, Sexuality, Intimacy, Power covers both clinical insights and theoretical rethinking that is invaluable for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and students of women’s, gender and queer studies.
Ethnopharmacological Properties, Biological Activity and Phytochemical Attributes of Medicinal Plants Volume 4
by Bharat SinghThis book covers the morphological characteristics, ethnopharmacological properties, isolated and identified structurally diverse secondary metabolites, biological and pharmacological activities of medicinal plants. Ethnopharmacology is the systematic study of folklore/traditional medicines, which continue to provide innovative drugs and lead molecules for the pharmaceutical industry. In fact, plant secondary metabolites, used as a single molecule or as a mixture, are medicines that can be effective and safe even when synthetic drugs fail. Therefore, the description of these secondary metabolites as well as methods for the targeted expression and/or purification is of high interest. In addition to surveying the morphological features, ethnopharmacological properties, biological and pharmacological activities, and studies of clinical trials, this book offers a comprehensive treatment of 56 plant species. It also presents the cell culture conditions and various methods used for increasing the production of medicinally important secondary metabolites in plant cell cultures. This volume: Provides the morphological features, habitat, and distribution of each species of 56 genera selected from the different regions of the world. Presents ethnopharmacological applications of various species of the 56 genera in this book. Different species of 56 genera are used for ethnomedicinal uses by the people of various countries of the world. Describes structures of various secondary metabolites identified in 56 plant species together with their biological and pharmacological activities. Discusses strategies of secondary metabolites production, such as organ culture, pH, elicitation, hairy root cultures, light, and mutagenesis. Provides a complete overview of each species of 56 genera and the complete information up to 2022. Ethnopharmacological Properties, Biological Activity and Phytochemical Attributes of Medicinal Plants is an important book for undergraduate and postgraduate students, pharmacologists, phytochemists, Ayurvedic practitioners, medical doctors, and biotechnologists interested in the ethnopharmacological properties, phytochemistry, biological, and pharmacological activities of plants.
Revision Guide for MRCPsych Paper B
by Arun Bhaskaran Elijah Casper-Blake Richard William KerslakeThis text covers the key information necessary to pass Paper B of the postgraduate examination and become a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych). It provides candidates with comprehensive coverage of the Paper B syllabus, including information from a wide variety of sources to save candidates crucial time during exam revision. The content is accessible and presented in manageable sections, highlighting key information using tables, lists and graphics. This text is essential for psychiatry trainees revising for their written examinations and is also suitable for individuals/healthcare professionals with an interest in psychiatry and a desire to learn more.
Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval: Principles and Applications (Computational and Intelligent Systems)
by And Muskan Garg Sandeep Kumar Abdul Khader Jilani SaudagarThis book presents the basics and recent advancements in natural language processing and information retrieval in a single volume. It will serve as an ideal reference text for graduate students and academic researchers in interdisciplinary areas of electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer engineering, and information technology. This text emphasizes the existing problem domains and possible new directions in natural language processing and information retrieval. It discusses the importance of information retrieval with the integration of machine learning, deep learning, and word embedding. This approach supports the quick evaluation of real-time data. It covers important topics including rumor detection techniques, sentiment analysis using graph-based techniques, social media data analysis, and language-independent text mining.Features:• Covers aspects of information retrieval in different areas including healthcare, data analysis, and machine translation• Discusses recent advancements in language- and domain-independent information extraction from textual and/or multimodal data• Explains models including decision making, random walk, knowledge graphs, word embedding, n-grams, and frequent pattern mining• Provides integrated approaches of machine learning, deep learning, and word embedding for natural language processing• Covers latest datasets for natural language processing and information retrieval for social media like Twitter The text is primarily written for graduate students and academic researchers in interdisciplinary areas of electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer engineering, and information technology.
Stanislavsky and Intimacy (Stanislavsky And...)
by Arp-Dunham, Joelle RéStanislavsky and Intimacy is the first academic edited book with a focus on how intimacy protocols, choreography, and theories intersect with the broad practices of Konstantin Stanislavsky’s ‘system’. As the basis for most Western theatre and film acting, Stanislavsky’s system centers on truthful performances. Intimacy direction and choreography insists on not only a culture of consent, but also specific, repeatable choreography for all staged intimate moments. These two practices have often been placed as diametric opposites, but this book seeks to dispel this argument. Each chapter discusses specific Stanislavskian principles and practices as they relate to staged sexually intimate moments, also opening the conversation to the broader themes and practices of other kinds of intimacy within the acting field. Stanislavsky And... is a series of multi-perspectival collections that bring the enduring legacy of Stanislavskian actor training into the spotlight of contemporary performance culture, making them ideal for students, teachers, and scholars of acting, actor training, and directing.
The Military Legacy of Alexander the Great: Lessons for the Information Age
by Michael P. Ferguson Ian WorthingtonPlacing Alexander the Great’s leadership, command skills, and grand strategy within the context of twenty-first century military challenges, and thus showing continuities in leadership and warfare since his time, this volume demonstrates how and why Alexander is relevant to the modern world by emphasizing the need for human leadership in our digital era. Not only does this volume explore Alexander’s rich military history, but also it provides a robust exploration of the twenty-first century security environment. Theorists and policy-makers will gain insight into how Alexander’s story informs our thinking about peace, war, and strategy, while practitioners and educators will encounter ways to improve their approaches to leader development and building curricula. Ferguson and Worthington set forth these lessons in a thematic framework that organises Alexander’s reign into distinct parts, together with chapters discussing the lessons and warnings he brings to the modern world. Twenty-fifth National Security Advisor to the President of the United States, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, provides a thoughtful conclusion to this fascinating volume. Alexander’s timeless campaigns remain as germane to this age as any other and demonstrate the critical importance of dynamic leadership and historical studies in an era increasingly dominated by the culture of technology. The Military Legacy of Alexander the Great is expertly written for students and scholars in a variety of disciplines, including Classics, Ancient History, Modern History, Peace Studies, and Military Studies. It is also of great interest to senior defence leaders, military academies, leadership- and management-focused academic programmes, intelligence organizations, and senior service colleges. The volume is also suitable for the general reader interested in warfare, military history, and history more broadly.
The Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Ethnography (Routledge International Handbooks)
by Phillip VanniniThe Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Ethnography reviews and expands the field and scope of sensory ethnography by fostering new links among sensory, affective, more-than-human, non-representational, and multimodal sensory research traditions and composition styles. From writing and film to performance and sonic documentation, the handbook reimagines the boundaries of sensory ethnography and posits new possibilities for scholarship conducted through the senses and for the senses. Sensory ethnography is a transdisciplinary research methodology focused on the significance of all the senses in perceiving, creating, and conveying meaning. Drawing from a wide variety of strategies that involve the senses as a means of inquiry, objects of study, and forms of expression, sensory ethnography has played a fundamental role in the contemporary evolution of ethnography writ large as a reflexive, embodied, situated, and multimodal form of scholarship. The handbook dwells on subjects like the genealogy of sensory ethnography, the implications of race in ethnographic inquiry, opening up ethnographic practice to simulate the future, using participatory sensory ethnography for disability studies, the untapped potential of digital touch, and much more. This is the most definitive reference text available on the market and is intended for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers in anthropology, sociology, and the social sciences, and will serve as a state-of-the-art resource for sensory ethnographers worldwide.
The Routledge Handbook on Radicalisation and Countering Radicalisation
by Joel Busher Leena Malkki Sarah MarsdenThis handbook provides a theoretical and methodological exploration of the research on radicalisation and counter-radicalisation, one of the most influential concepts in Security Studies, International Relations, and Peace and Conflict Studies.Sitting at the heart of high-profile research and policy agendas on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), radicalisation as a concept has transformed the way researchers, policymakers, and societies think about how to counter terrorism and political violence. Deliberations about radicalisation and countering radicalisation have become further embedded as efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism have been ‘mainstreamed’ into other areas of public policy and practice, such as education, gender relations, health, peacebuilding, aid, and development. Theoretically and methodologically pluralistic, this handbook addresses radicalisation and countering radicalisation as they relate to a wide range of groups and milieus, articulating diverse ideological positions, drawing together insight and experience from multiple geographic and institutional settings, integrating global perspectives, and including scholarship focused on a range of policy fields.This book will be an essential reference point for anybody working on radicalisation, countering radicalisation, or terrorism and political violence more broadly. The insight that it provides will be relevant for both academics and members of relevant policy and practitioner communities.
Hodson and Geddes' Cystic Fibrosis
by Andrew Bush Amaral PHD, Margarida D. Davies MBCHB, MRCP, FRCPCH, MD, FERS, Jane C. Nicholas J. J. Simmonds Bmedsci Hons Bm Bs Taylor-Cousar, Jennifer L. Sarath RanganathanCystic Fibrosis has seen dramatic advances in treatment since the last edition, including targeted cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein modulators for most CFTR gene abnormalities. This new fifth edition is an update and expansion of the rapid clinical and scientific advances in improving prognosis, and the impact of COVID-19, all of which has transformed conventional models of care. It covers basic science, such as how detailed understanding of the biology of the CFTR gene and protein has led to novel and beneficial therapies, as well as all aspects of clinical management in high-, middle- and low-income settings and the voices of individuals with CF from across the world. It will be a useful reference for clinicians, including all levels of trainees, across the whole multidisciplinary team, scientists and students. Key Features • Follows an appealing organization of chapters, by developing fundamental knowledge of the reader before moving on to more complex or developing topics.• Presents a comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date text, integrating fundamental science and clinical aspects of cystic fibrosis providing an attractive read for clinicians, trainee doctors and scientists.• Draws on global expertise and reflects best evidence-based practice from experts conducting cutting-edge clinical and basic science research from around the world.
Python Playground, 2nd Edition: Geeky Projects for the Curious Programmer
by Mahesh VenkitachalamPut the fun back in Python programming and build your skills as you create 3D simulations and graphics, speech-recognition machine-learning systems, IoT devices, and more.The fully updated 2nd edition is here, now with 5 brand-new projects!Harness the power of Python as you turn code into tangible creations with Python Playground, a collection of 15 inventive projects that will expand your programming horizons, spark your curiosity, and elevate your coding skills.Go beyond the basics as you write programs to generate art and music, simulate real-world phenomena, and interact with hardware, all through the use of Python and common libraries such as numpy, matplotlib, and Pillow.As you work through the book&’s projects, you will:Craft intricate Spirograph-like designs with parametric equations and the turtle moduleGenerate music by synthesizing plucked string soundsTransform everyday images into ASCII art, photomosaics, and eye-popping autostereogramsDesign engaging cellular automata and flocking simulationsExplore the realm of 3D graphics, from basic shape rendering to visualizing MRI scan dataBuild a Raspberry Pi–powered laser show that dances along with musicNew to this edition: We&’ve expanded your playground with five new projects: you&’ll draw fractals, bring Conway&’s Game of Life into 3D space, and use a Raspberry Pi and Python to create a musical instrument, an IoT garden monitor, and even a machine learning–driven speech recognition system.Whether you&’re a seasoned professional or just getting started, you&’ll find Python Playground to be a great way to learn, experiment with, and master this versatile programming language.Covers Python 3.x
Anything With Nothing (Valdemar Anthologies #17)
by Mercedes LackeyThis 17th anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar high fantasy universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Mercedes Lackey.The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order of protectors. They are drawn from all across the land, from all walks of life, and at all ages—and all are Gifted with abilities beyond those of normal men and women. They are Mindspeakers, FarSeers, Empaths, ForeSeers, Firestarters, FarSpeakers, and more. These inborn talents—combined with training as emissaries, spies, judges, diplomats, scouts, counselors, warriors, and more—make them indispensable to their monarch and realm.Sought and Chosen by mysterious horse-like Companions, they are bonded for life to these telepathic, enigmatic creatures. The Heralds of Valdemar and their Companions ride circuit throughout the kingdom, protecting the peace and, when necessary, defending their land and monarch.Join a variety of authors as they ride with Mercedes Lackey to the beloved land of Valdemar and experience the many facets of this storied high fantasy realm.
Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America
by Harry N. MacLeanThe definitive story of Charles Starkweather, often considered to be the first mass killer in the modern age of AmericaOn January 21, 1958, nineteen-year-old Charles Starkweather changed the course of crime in the United States when he murdered the parents and sister of his fourteen-year-old girlfriend (and possible accomplice), Caril Ann Fugate, in a house on the edge of Lincoln, Nebraska. They then drove to the nearby town of Bennet, where a farmer was robbed and killed. When Starkweather&’s car broke down, the teenagers who stopped to help were murdered and jammed into a storm cellar. By the time the dust settled, ten innocent people were dead and the city of Lincoln was in a state of terror. Schools closed. Men with rifles perched on the roofs of their houses. The National Guard patrolled the street. If there is a cultural version of PTSD, the town suffered from it.Starkweather and Fugate&’s capture and arrest, and the resulting trials about the killing spree, received worldwide coverage. The event would serve as the inspiration for the movie Natural Born Killers and Springsteen&’s iconic album Nebraska. Today, the story has dropped far from the national consciousness. With new material, new reporting, and new conclusions about the possible guilt or innocence of Fugate, the tale is ripe for an updated and definitive retelling. In Starkweather, bestselling author Harry N. MacLean tells the story of this shocking event and its lasting impact, a crime spree that struck deep into the heart of the heartland.
Subject Matter: The Anaesthetics of Habit and the Logic of Breakdown (Short Circuits)
by Aron VinegarA theorization of habit that emphasizes its excessive and unsettling qualities rather than its mediating, adaptive, and stabilizing functions.Subject Matter offers a bold counterpoint to prevalent conceptions of habit characterized by bodily fluidity and ease, as the stabilizing foundation of an emerging subjectivity, or, more negatively, as a numbing and deadening force. Instead of facilitating the coordination of action with goal and self with environment, habit appears here as a disruptively recursive operation with extreme ontological implications that are often more quotidian than exceptional. Vinegar theorizes habit&’s more perturbing aspects, from repetition compulsion to kenosis to breakdown, through an encounter between Hegel&’s philosophy (of habit), psychoanalytic dimensions of repetition, Tom McCarthy&’s novel Remainder, and Omer Fast&’s feature-length film interpretation of the novel.Vinegar starts with the premise that habit is an &“unhappy mediator,&” a disturbance of the very medium and milieu that is constitutive of the subject. Subject Matter pays close attention to those aspects of habit that are usually considered deviations from, or potential threats to, habit proper and that generate a logic of breakdown: automaticity, mechanization, thingness, inertia, and fixity. By plotting a topology of habit&’s unbearability through detailed accounts of its manifestation in writing, art, aesthetics, and visuality—and through an attentiveness to the unbalanced nonrelations between mediation and immediacy, being and having, fixity and fluidity, vanishing and overflowing, abbreviation and excess, beginning and ending—Vinegar exposes habit&’s failure to mediate and inhabit. In doing so, he offers new and counterintuitive insights into how habit generates the unruly grounds it is supposed to settle, thus allowing us to ask how we might break down differently.
Death Lines: Walking London's Horror History
by Lauren BarnettThe first walking guide to London&’s role in the evolution of horror cinema, inspired by the city&’s dark histories and labyrinthine architectures.Death Lines is the first walking guide to London&’s role in the evolution of horror cinema, inspired by the city&’s dark histories, labyrinthine architectures, atmospheric streetscapes, and uncanny denizens. Its eight walks lead you on a series of richly researched yet undeniably chilling tours through Chelsea, Notting Hill, Westminster, Bloomsbury, Covent Garden, and the East End, along the haunted banks of the river Thames, and down into the depths of the London Underground railway. Each tour weaves together London&’s stories and takes the reader to magnificent, eerie, and sometimes disconcertingly ordinary corners of the city, unearthing the literature, legends, and history behind classics like Peeping Tom and An American Werewolf in London, and lesser-known works such as mind-control melodrama The Sorcerers; Gorgo, Britain&’s answer to Godzilla; tube terror Death Line; and Bela Lugosi's mesmeric vehicle The Dark Eyes of London. Tinged with humor, social critique, and more than a few scares, Death Lines delights in revealing the hidden and often surprising relationship between the city and the dark cinematic visions it has evoked. Whether read on the streets or from the comfort of the grave, Death Lines is a treat for all cinephiles, horror fans, and lovers of London lore.