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All About
All About
Quick, P S
¥29.33
This fantastic book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, describes what life was like for the Aztecs. It gives an in-depth account of all aspects of life and people of the time - including sections about the city of Tenochtitlan, religion and gods, Aztec law and many more. The 'All About' series is an educational collection of books from P S Quick, and is targeted to interest 7 to 11 year olds - but will fascinate readers of all ages. At the end of each book there is a quiz section for the reader, featuring 150 questions and answers.
Miss Cayley's Adventures
Miss Cayley's Adventures
Allen, Grant
¥44.05
When her stepfather dies, Lois Cayley finds herself alone in the world with only twopence in her pocket. Undaunted, the intelligent, attractive, and infinitely resourceful young woman decides to set off in search of adventure. Her travels take her from London to Germany, Italy, Egypt, and India, as she faces various challenges and meets an assortment of eccentric characters. But when her true love, Harold Tillington, finds himself accused of forging a will and faces prison, Miss Cayley will need all her ingenuity to investigate the case, solve the mystery, and save Harold from the diabolical plot! One of the first novels to feature a female detective, Grant Allen's Miss Cayley's Adventures remains as witty, enjoyable, and engaging today as when first published. This version has been specially formatted for today's e-readers by Andrews UK.
Papa and Me
Papa and Me
Kelly, Paul
¥58.76
This is the story of the love of a fifteen year old boy BRADLEY ROBERTS for his grandfather whom he calls PAPA. It tells of the total understanding between the young and the old, with advice given that serves the boy through his life and well into his manhood.It is a story totally regardless of sex in its content, although Bradley learned much from his Papa that gave him a fuller understand of marriage and relationships.A story of LOVE in its purest form which gave Bradley the life that his Papa wished him to have and which filled his life with rich happiness.
50 Quick Facts About Game of Thrones
50 Quick Facts About Game of Thrones
Wheelwright, Wayne
¥9.71
Game of Thrones is the television and written world phenomenon that has come from the mind of George R.R. Martin and his series of books, A Song of Ice and Fire. This book contains trivia and many interesting facts about the lands of Westeros and Essos. From stories about the filming of the series, tales from behind the camera through to a little more background on the families and locations in the Game of Thrones world. This book is a must have for any fan of the tales of the Iron Throne.
Essays on some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy
Essays on some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy
Mill, John Stuart
¥58.76
This volume includes five essays on the subject of political and sociological philosophy, including 'Of the Laws of Interchange between Nations', 'On the Influence of Consumption upon Production', 'Of the Words Productive and Unproductive', 'Of Profits and Interest' and 'Of the Definition of Political Economy; and of the Method of Investigation Proper to It'. This version has been carefully formatted for today's e-readers by Andrews UK, and includes original footnotes and an easy-to-navigate table of contents.
Poles Apart - Challenges for business in the digital age
Poles Apart - Challenges for business in the digital age
Baucherel, Kate
¥19.52
The internet gives us access to the whole world to build business. But many SMEs are Poles Apart: sitting in the cold, and missing out on the huge potential that the online space can offer. This is as true for the smallest businesses in the country as it is for large established organisations, where employees themselves are Poles Apart and the clash of cultures is causing turbulence. So, are you a Penguin or a Polar Bear? What skills do you need, and what risks do you face, to make the journey to warmer climes?
Gunhen
Gunhen
Lambert, Merv
¥39.14
A collection of childrens stories based on the videoville animals... What causes Matilda the hen to shoot up the Foxy Club? Aided by their friend Stinky Winky, Mewsli and J.S. Bach, the private detectives investigate and solve the case to the displeasure of Spotto, the lazy chief of the Videoville police. In 'The Owl Who Wasn't Very Bright' young Oliver Owl, inspired by Owlexandra, his new girl-friend, overcomes his usual incompetence to humiliate Tony Tawny Tornado Owl by planting him neatly in a basketball hoop. Morrey Monkey reads and acts out the story of how Dotty, the naughty young dinosaur, helps her uncle to trap the gigantic, deadly Ramborinctus. Morrey unexpectedly wins himself a new role in Mike Mudd's next film. How does the Wherewolf change from possibly becoming a werewolf to become the voice of Videoville Sat Nav? 'The Duel' sees the crucial contest in the Two Town Gala between Videoville and DVD Town, in which the arrogant Ronaldo Rhino, the mayor of DVD Town, takes on Videoville's studious Erwin Elephant. It climaxes in their amazing cycle race.
101 Amazing Facts about Cheryl Cole
101 Amazing Facts about Cheryl Cole
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Are you the world's biggest Cheryl Cole fan? Or do you want to know everything there is to know about the singer, X Factor judge and former member of Girls Aloud? If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within are 101 amazing facts about everything, from her upbringing to her huge success both in a girl band and as a solo artist plus much more. The book is easily organised into sections so you can find the information you want fast and is perfect for all ages!
Ennui and the New Canoe
Ennui and the New Canoe
Valemont, Pamela Lillian
¥53.86
A lively, humorous story about a crocodile called Ennui and the legendary environmentalist and conservationist Steve Irwin, set in the Northern Territory wetlands of the Australia Kakadu, a world heritage national park. Ennui, as the name implies, develops a problem working for Steve in the tourist industry, but when Ennui discovers a latent talent as a boatbuilder extraordinaire, the issue is not only sorted out to everyone's satisfaction, but a wonderfully lucrative and mutually rewarding business relationship develops. A story that reminds children not to waste their talents, or undervalue themselves. Expressed poetically through unique Australian slang, this tale will encourage children to believe in themselves, be true to their own identity.
101 Amazing Facts about Arctic Monkeys
101 Amazing Facts about Arctic Monkeys
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Are you the world's biggest Arctic Monkeys fan? Or do you want to know everything there is to know about one of the biggest bands of the era?If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within are more than one hundred amazing facts about everything, from how the band got started in the music industry to their success in multiple awards ceremonies and much more. The book is easily organised into sections so you can find the information you want fast and is perfect for all ages!
101 Amazing Facts about Dogs
101 Amazing Facts about Dogs
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Did you know that in medieval times dogs were known to have accompanied their masters into battle wearing suits of armour? Or that the Rhodesian Ridgeback was first bred to fight lions? This fantastic quick-read eBook featured over one hundred facts about dogs split into categories such as evolution, health, behaviour, record breakers and many more. So if you want to know who the heaviest dog ever to have lived was, or what the wagometer was invented for, then this is the book for you! Find the information you want, fast.
Through the Apple Store
Through the Apple Store
Johnson, Wentworth M.
¥68.57
It seem that someone has murdered an actress. Who would believe the actual truth? Howard thinks a wandering Viking is the guilty party and Donavon Merryville gets the blame. In order to appease mad Albert and solve the murder, Donavon enters on a fantastic voyage through the centuries. He discovers and falls in love with Anneke, a siren from the 1800s. Forced by Albert, driven by love and inexorably channelled by time itself, Don blunders into the Viking wars of East Anglia and discovers a plot to assassinate Winston Churchill, the wartime English Prime Minister. This terrible situation must take priority and Don defeats all odds and befriends Major Howard. Albert again takes control of Don's life and he is forced into marriage. An exciting honeymoon ensues with the bride and groom running away after causing havoc in the 1860's. Eventually Donavon returns to Bloodisland House with his tail between his legs and settles down to married life only to restart the cycle and get the blame for the murder of an actress.
Finder
Finder
Woolf, Alex
¥19.52
Introducing Waldo Mars - former model, failed inventor, and the best finder east of Alpha Centauri, or at least Uxbridge. Waldo is impeded, rebuked and generally resented at every turn by his put-upon assistant, Rose Duvalle. And if he isn't fighting with Rose, he is having to indulge the delusions of his bizarre clientele. There's Reg, for example, who's mislaid his Tuesday. And Tom, who's mislaid himself. And Gerald, who's lost a little patch of his study - just a small, cube-shaped area, right in the middle... Where do these people come from, and what Waldo wouldn't give for a straightforward case from time to time! An amusing, intriguing and surreal set of mystery stories about a finder who frequently feels a little lost.
Dragon's Flame
Dragon's Flame
Beaumont, Alix J
¥39.14
Its a mythical romance about three shape-shifting dragons in search of their pre-ordained mates, three teenage girls and timing is everything. Missed, and the dragon is doomed for all eternity. However, whenever they take on human form, they put themselves at risk of being captured and destroyed by a band of hunters known as the crusaders, descendants of a bygone age. Can the three dragons claim the maidens and escape before they are discovered and put to death.
101 Amazing Mythical Beasts
101 Amazing Mythical Beasts
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Did you know that a Hippogriff is supposedly the offspring of a horse and a griffin? Or that a Greek Sphinx generally has a male face, whereas an Egyptian one has a female visage? Where does the Skunk Ape roam, and how can you spot a Kitsune in human form? Is Slenderman the most frightening mythical creature, or is that honour bestowed on the fearsome Gashadokuro? This fantastic book contains details of over one hundred mythical beasts and legendary creatures, organised into categories for easy reference. Whether you are interested in the beasts of anywhere from Ancient Greece to modern-day Africa, this is the book for you!
12 Days of Christmas
12 Days of Christmas
Tanner, Suzy-Jane
¥19.52
Twelve Days of Christmas is world-renowned children's author Suzy-Jane Tanner's interpretation of the well-known carol. Beautifully illustrated with 12 colour drawings, and new 'gifts' suitable for young children, this wonderful eBook is sure to be a Christmas favourite.
All About
All About
Quick, P S
¥29.33
This book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, describes what life was like for the Vikings. It gives an in-depth account of all aspects of life and people of the time - including sections about Food, Farming, Clothes, Viking Voyages, Invasions, Viking Ships, Viking Religion and Gods as well as much more.The 'All About' series is an educational collection of books from P S Quick, and is targeted to interest 7 to 11 year olds - but will fascinate readers of all ages. At the end of each book there is a quiz section for the reader, featuring 150 questions and answers.
5 Seconds of Summer Quiz book
5 Seconds of Summer Quiz book
Wheelwright, Wayne
¥19.52
5 Seconds of Summer are the up and coming Australian band consisting of Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin that is making waves all around the world. The winners of the MTV Breakthrough Band awards are making waves in the music world, with the help of One Direction, 5 SoS are seeing their popularity grow and grow. This quizbook will see what you know about the band with questions about their songs, personal lives, history and much, much more.
Soccer Rules Quiz Book
Soccer Rules Quiz Book
Wheelwright, Wayne
¥19.52
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. Watched and played by hundreds of millions of people around the globe, the sport's popularity continues to grow. One of the things that keeps people talking about games are referee's decisions. Everybofy seems to think they could do a better job. This quiz book puts that to the test with question about regulations, punishments, equipment and much more so put your knowledge to the test and see if you really do know more than the referee.
Learn Spring for Android Application Development
Learn Spring for Android Application Development
S. M. Mohi Us Sunnat
¥90.46
A hands-on guide to Android programming with Spring MVC, Spring Boot, and Spring Security Key Features * Build native Android applications with Spring for Android * Explore Reactive programming, concurrency, and multithreading paradigms for building fast and efficient applications * Write more expressive and robust code with Kotlin using its coroutines and other latest features Book Description As the new official language for Android, Kotlin is attracting new as well as existing Android developers. As most developers are still working with Java and want to switch to Kotlin, they find a combination of these two appealing. This book addresses this interest by bringing together Spring, a widely used Java SE framework for building enterprise-grade applications, and Kotlin. Learn Spring for Android Application Development will guide you in leveraging some of the powerful modules of the Spring Framework to build lightweight and robust Android apps using Kotlin. You will work with various modules, such as Spring AOP, Dependency Injection, and Inversion of Control, to develop applications with better dependency management. You’ll also explore other modules of the Spring Framework, such as Spring MVC, Spring Boot, and Spring Security. Each chapter has practice exercises at the end for you to assess your learning. By the end of the book, you will be fully equipped to develop Android applications with Spring technologies. What you will learn * Get to grips with the basics of the Spring Framework * Write web applications using the Spring Framework with Kotlin * Develop Android apps with Kotlin * Connect a RESTful web service with your app using Retrofilt * Understand JDBC, JPA, MySQL for Spring and SQLite Room for Android * Explore Spring Security fundamentals, Basic Authentication, and OAuth2 * Delve into Concurrency and Reactive programming using Kotlin * Develop testable applications with Spring and Android Who this book is for If you’re an aspiring Android developer or an existing developer who wants to learn how to use Spring to build robust Android applications in Kotlin, this book is for you. Though not necessary, basic knowledge of Spring will assist with understanding key concepts covered in this book.
Hands-On Java Deep Learning for Computer Vision
Hands-On Java Deep Learning for Computer Vision
Klevis Ramo
¥54.49
Leverage the power of Java and deep learning to build production-grade Computer Vision applications Key Features * Build real-world Computer Vision applications using the power of neural networks * Implement image classification, object detection, and face recognition * Know best practices on effectively building and deploying deep learning models in Java Book Description Although machine learning is an exciting world to explore, you may feel confused by all of its theoretical aspects. As a Java developer, you will be used to telling the computer exactly what to do, instead of being shown how data is generated; this causes many developers to struggle to adapt to machine learning. The goal of this book is to walk you through the process of efficiently training machine learning and deep learning models for Computer Vision using the most up-to-date techniques. The book is designed to familiarize you with neural networks, enabling you to train them efficiently, customize existing state-of-the-art architectures, build real-world Java applications, and get great results in a short space of time. You will build real-world Computer Vision applications, ranging from a simple Java handwritten digit recognition model to real-time Java autonomous car driving systems and face recognition models. By the end of this book, you will have mastered the best practices and modern techniques needed to build advanced Computer Vision Java applications and achieve production-grade accuracy. What you will learn * Discover neural networks and their applications in Computer Vision * Explore the popular Java frameworks and libraries for deep learning * Build deep neural networks in Java * Implement an end-to-end image classification application in Java * Perform real-time video object detection using deep learning * Enhance performance and deploy applications for production Who this book is for This book is for data scientists, machine learning developers and deep learning practitioners with Java knowledge who want to implement machine learning and deep neural networks in the computer vision domain. You will need to have a basic knowledge of Java programming.