This edition disengages Shakespeare's exuberant and disturbing marital farce from the tangled history of its reception. It views the two 16th-century 'Shrew' plays as textually independent but theatrically interdependent.
James Butler Books
James Davie Butler was a broadly learned scholar and clergyman whose interests defied narrow specialization. He disdained insular focus, instead engaging with a wide array of subjects that manifested in his diverse writings. A popular lecturer, his extensive travels broadened his intellectual horizons. His literary contributions spanned articles for prominent magazines and promotional literature designed to encourage immigration. Butler embodied the old-school scholar, whose curiosity and passion for knowledge shaped his expansive body of work.
The Copper LINE
- 290 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Set in the harsh landscape of Paraguay, the story follows ex-soldier Joseph Allen as he secretly monitors a government department's plans to mine indigenous land. The arrival of Amanda Perry complicates his mission, leading to unforeseen dangers that put both their lives at risk. As they navigate the treacherous environment, they must confront escalating threats and their own vulnerabilities, turning their situation into a gripping fight for survival in a subtropical nightmare.
An Ideal Husband
- 88 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Part of the affordable and recognizable Drama Classics Series.
Rootkits : subverting the Windows Kernel
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
"Hoglund and Butler show exactly how to subvert the Windows XP and Windows 2000 kernels, teaching concepts that are easily applied to virtually any modern operating system, from Windows Server 2003 to Linux and UNIX. Using extensive downloadable examples, they teach rootkit programming techniques that can be used for a wide range of software, from white hat security tools to operating system drivers and debuggers."--Jacket.
Animal tales
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
HUMOUR & COMEDY Read these amusing stories and you will discover why elephants have trunks, how it’s best to work out the correct price for pigs straight away and what happened to an English lady when she went hunting for a tiger! You will also find a stolen elephant, go boating with three friends and see how much trouble a small dog can make!
Encompasses witchcraft, bloody murder, and ghostly apparitions. This work tells the tragedy of a good, brave and honourable man turned into the personification of evil by the workings of unreasonable ambition.
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.
The Tragedy of Dr Faustus
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Doctor Faustus is the most brilliant scholar of his day. He has studied hard and is now master of all areas of learning. However, he wants something more, so he enters into an agreement with the Devil. He agrees to sell his soul in return for twenty-four years of knowledge, power and riches, which only brings him despair and terror as he realises the full implication of his impulsive action.
Betfair Trading Techniques
Trading Models, Machine Learning, Money Management, Monte Carlo Methods & Algorithmic Trading
- 200 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Betting exchanges are becoming ever more like financial markets. This has seen the rise of technical traders who find new and inventive ways of trading, little of it having anything to do with the underlying sports. Manual traders are having to give way to automation and algorithmic trading. To stay ahead, the most successful traders are resorting to systematic and automated methods to build and trade their strategies. This book demonstrates techniques for sports trading, including; fundamental and technical trading, statistical arbitrage, money management, Monte Carlo methods, machine learning and the increasing necessity for algorithmic trading.
