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.
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.
Arthur Mowbray is the brilliant inventor of the Mowbray Murder game and head of the company that bears his name. When his body is discovered in the dining room of his country home, Inspector Ainsworth is sent to investigate the crime. The Inspector knows that the murderer is one of the company directors, and in order to solve the crime, he has to learn the truth about the Mowbray company and the fierce rivalry that exists between the directors.
"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.
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!
Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Strange things are going on at the Paris Opera House: a mysterious phantom – a skeleton in dinner dress – is wreaking havoc amongst the singers and the backstage staff. When new managers take over, and dismiss the rumours of the Opera Ghost, the terror really begins. Who is the mysterious figure stalking the stage at night? How can he be everywhere at once, and enter and leave locked rooms at will? And what is his connection to the beautiful and talented young soloist Christine? The Phantom of the Opera is best known perhaps through its many stage and screen adaptations, but Gaston Leroux’s original text outdoes them all in its Gothic tension and its haunting horror. With an afterword by Peter Harness.
When Sir Robert Chiltern is threatened with blackmail, his only escape is to turn the tables on the blackmailer. This play is an exploration of social hypocrisy. Ideal for group.
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.
Classic / British English Becky Sharp, an intelligent young lady with no family or money, becomes a governess. But this type of life is not enough for her. She has big plans for herself. Is she clever enough to find success? Will she marry and be happy? Or will life be unkind to her?
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.
Biography of Genghis Khan Founder of the Mongol Empire (How Genghis Khan's Brutality Created One of History's Largest Empires)
192 pages
7 hours of reading
The portrayal of Genghis Khan as a ruthless conqueror is examined, challenging the one-dimensional view of his brutality. While his military campaigns instilled fear, the narrative invites readers to explore a more nuanced perspective of his leadership and ambitions. It raises questions about the true nature of his legacy, suggesting that there may be more to his story than the historical accounts of destruction and terror.
