James Butler Books

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.

Classic / British English Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful politician and an honest man. He is an ideal husband for the beautiful and serious Lady Chiltern. But somebody knows a dangerous secret about Sir Robert. Can Sir Robert's charming Society friends save his job and his marriage? This Penguin Reader play is written for acting -- making English come alive.

"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!

Erik has the voice of an angel, but the face of a monster. When he takes off his mask, people scream and run away! So he hides in the darkness below an opera house. There, he falls in love with a beautiful singer.

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.

Reading a complete story in English gives students a great sense of achievement - and encourages them to read more. The books are graded at six vocabulary levels, ranging from 250 words (Starter) to 2,500 (Advanced). The activities pages at the back of each Bookworm are designed to helplearners derive maximum benefit and enjoyment from the story.

Cambridge School Shakespeare was developed from the work of Rex Gibson's Shakespeare and Schools Project and has gone on to become a bestselling series in schools around the world. Each play in the series has been carefully edited to enable students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways. This new larger-format edition of Cambridge School Shakespeare has been substantially revised, extended and presented in an attractive new design. It remains faithful to the series' active approach, which treats each play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed. As well as the complete scripts, you will find a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and a variety of classroom-tested activities to help turn the script into drama. This edition includes : a stunning full-colour design, richly illustrated with exciting photographs of performances from around the world ; -a wide variety of classroom activities, thematically organised in distinctive `Stagecraft', `Write about it', `Language in the play', `Characters' and `Themes' feature boxes ; expansive endnotes, including extensive essay-writing guidance ; glossary aligned with the play text for ease of reference.

The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most famous and controversial of Shakespeare's comedies.

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.

The narrative explores the profound impact of a dementia diagnosis on family dynamics, highlighting the challenges and frustrations faced by loved ones. It emphasizes the importance of humor and shared experiences in maintaining family bonds amidst the struggles. By inviting readers to see dementia from both external and internal perspectives, the book aims to foster understanding and resilience, encouraging a journey of "positive reality" through the complexities of this condition.

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.