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James Butler

    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.

    Animal tales
    Rootkits : subverting the Windows Kernel
    Board games
    An Ideal Husband
    The Copper LINE
    The Taming of the Shrew
    • 2023

      Genghis Khan

      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.

      Genghis Khan
    • 2020

      Why Is Everyone Whispering Around Me?

      My Love for You Goes Beyond My Dementia Diagnosis

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      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.

      Why Is Everyone Whispering Around Me?
    • 2020

      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.

      The Copper LINE
    • 2016

      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.

      Betfair Trading Techniques
    • 2006

      Rootkits : subverting the Windows Kernel

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      4.1(162)Add rating

      "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.

      Rootkits : subverting the Windows Kernel
    • 2005

      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!

      Animal tales
    • 2004
    • 2004

      A classic, set during the Napoleonic wars, giving a satiricl picture of a worldly society and revolving around the exploits of two women from very different backgrounds.

      Vanity Fair
    • 2003

      Macbeth

      • 60 pages
      • 3 hours of reading
      4.0(787)Add rating

      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.

      Macbeth