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Henry doesn't think anyone appreciates his unusual art, but one night everything changes... Henry is an artist, a master sculptor and . . . a dog. Unfortunately, his self-made pieces, in all their sculptural forms, are often tossed in the bin without even being noticed! But Henry never gives up on his art until, one day, an unexpected somebody finally falls in love with his work and at last Henry has his moment to shine.

The band is excited for the Maestro's performance in the fourth book of this laugh out loud series starring four musical instruments in their first year at Band Camp! Zook can't contain himself when world renowned composer Maestro Talenti graces the camp with his presence. Zook's big dream is to be the first kazoo to ever be featured in a symphony orchestra, and with the Maestro arriving he sees an opportunity to make that a reality. But much to Zook's disappointment, the Maestro turns out to be a total snob; he scoffs at the mere suggestion that a kazoo could ever join him on stage. Can the group help Zook convince the Maestro that he can play in tune?

From the playground to the premier league, Leo K. Doyle is a soccer star in the UK...but a soccer wannabe in the highly competitive, international Tournament of Champions Last season, Leo and his teammates saved the Lewisham Knights...only to learn that their team is in jeopardy again thanks to a division reshuffle. And placing in their league is no longer enough to save the Knights or Leo's Olympic-sized soccer dreams.But all might not be lost. The team owner has entered the U14s in the Tournament of Champions, an ultra competitive, youth summer league for the top teams in the world. And the Knights aren't just playing for a trophy: a loophole assures the winner of the tournament will stay in the youth Premier League.As Leo juggles tourney pressure, a new teammate with some serious attitude problems, and someone on the inside trying to oust the U14s from the competition, will the young soccer star find a way to pull his team together and have a fighting chance at winning?For premier f

In this sixth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies stages a rescue in Rome in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne. Cairo, the newest member of the City Spies, takes the lead when his sister disappears in Istanbul. Determined to save the family of one of their own, the team risks discovery as their search leads them to Rome. Meanwhile, there's been intel that seems to threaten the royal wedding about to take place in Westminster, bringing the team back to the UK on an official case for MI6. With so much security all over the city, it's harder than ever for the City Spies to go unnoticed. Will their skills be up to the task?

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Geronimo Stilton’s fabumouse adaptation of the classic novel by Rudyard Kipling. Mowgli lives an extraordinary life filled with adventure in the jungle. The animals are his family. He was raised by the wolves, taught by a bear, kidnapped by monkeys, and whispered to by a snake. But the world of mice discovers him, and soon he will have to choose. Will he live in the village with the mice, or stay with the family he knows in the jungle?

「軟體開發者與資料科學家必備的實戰資源！Ali以深厚技術與清晰教學，手把手帶你用FastAPI打造可上線的生成式AI服務，從實作中保持領先地位。」 ―Joe Rowe，Applied Data Science Partners技術保證與合規主管 「這是一本極實用的生成式AI入門書籍，詳盡說明如何打造真正能運作的服務，非常適合當成邁入 AI 開發領域的首選書籍。」 ―Julian Brendel，Vitol資深Python開發者 準備好要用生成式AI打造真正可上線的應用程式了嗎？ 本書以實作為核心，教你如何運用FastAPI網頁框架來設計與部署AI服務。你將學到如何整合模型，處理文字、圖像、音訊與影片，並讓服務與資料庫、檔案系統、網站與API自然串接。無論你是網頁開發者、資料科學家，還是DevOps工程師，本書提供的範例、工具與策略，都能幫你打造高效、可隨需擴展、能即時提供服務的AI應用程式。 作者Alireza Parandeh透過清楚的解說與實際範例來介紹身分驗證、並行、快取，同時結合向量庫的檢索增強生成（RAG）技術。你將學會如何檢驗AI輸出品質、提升效能，以及保護微服務的最佳做法，並利用Docker來部署容器，在雲端自信啟動你的AI應用程式。 • 建立可與資料庫、檔案系統、網站及API互動的AI服務。 • 管理並行的AI工作與長時間運行的任務。 • 透過WebSockets與伺服器傳送事件（SSE），以串流形式傳送AI生成的結果。 • 使用身分驗證、內容過濾、限流與速率限制機制來保護服務。 • 透過快取、批次處理與微調技術強化AI效能。 Alireza Parandeh 是獲得英國工程委員會（UK Engineering Council）認證的特許工程師（Chartered Engineer），也是微軟與Google認證的開發者、資料工程師與資料科學家。 #FastAPI #生成式AI #AI服務/應用開發 #RAG #Docker部署AI #Context-rich AI

An Indigenous hunter laments the decline in the flying squirrel population and reflects on how animals perceive the world. In a drought-stricken cyberpunk anytown, kids revolt against the grown-ups only to face off with stray dogs over water. During late-night diving sessions, a researcher encounters a mysterious group of ocean-dwelling people with gills. In an overpopulated future, marrying an AI spouse will raise a human's credit score. A man follows the trail of an extinct leopard, seeking to unravel a metafictional mystery left behind by his late wife. This anthology showcases cutting-edge works on ecological themes by essential and emerging Taiwanese authors, revealing the vitality of their engagements with environmental crises. Taiwan is a biodiversity hotspot and geopolitical flashpoint, home to both Indigenous peoples and settlers. The pieces collected in A Taiwanese Ecoliterature Reader give voice to this human and more-than-human diversity, telling tales that are disturbing y

The hit danmei/Boys' Love novels (originally released in Chinese) that inspired animation and the comic/manhua—also available from Seven Seas!In an ancient China where magic has been nearly extinguished, two young men must work together to prevent the destruction of all life. (Takes place in the same universe as Legend of Exorcism.)Once, ancient China was brimming with magic...but three hundred years ago, the Spiritual Qi of the Heavens and Earth dried up in the Silence of All Magic. Hundreds of years with no spiritual qi have allowed resentment to build unchecked, and it’s only a matter of time before calamity descends and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction. Once-powerful exorcists have done their best to preserve their legacy in the centuries since, but now only one remains: Chen Xing, now tasked with venturing out into the war-torn world to prevent the impending apocalypse.Chen Xing’s sole magical ability is the heart lamp, a supernatural light source that’s supposed to

一九二〇年代，合眾國數一數二的大都會普羅凱納克。在禁酒法徹底落實的「前」酒吧工作的少年桑迦，過著貧窮卻也安分守己的生活。只要最珍惜的、獨一無二的妹妹在身邊，日子就能過下去。事情本應如此──「嗨，垂頭喪氣的小哥。發生什麼不開心的事了嗎？」自稱真紅的一名黑手黨男性成員，出現在頹喪不已的桑迦面前。為了達成目的而加入「白蛇堂」的桑迦，開始在真紅手下協助他進行各項工作，卻也在不知不覺中，被深深紮根在大都會深處的黑暗誘惑──從名曲〈SHANTI〉誕生，震撼人心的黑暗奇幻作品！ © 2024 Shinano Sano Illustration © 2024 Nigata Ammon / Supervised by wotaku SB Creative Corp. ★YouTube觀看次數突破一千五百萬超人氣歌曲小說化！★在深深的絕望裡祈求救贖，衝擊人性的黑暗奇幻故事！★Shanti Happy Candy！不夜城的混沌誘惑，你能抵抗嗎？

An official Minecraft manga adventure! Peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town bores ten-year-old Nico into mischief. Riding Creepers while they explode is fun and all, but what he really wants is to escape the blocky confines of his home and take his crafting skills on an adventure to the ends of the world. Just how big is the world, anyway, and what could possibly stand in his way? Nico's journey, following his father to the end of the world, has reached a new level of intensity! He's gathered friends who adventure alongside him, explored a whole lot of the world, and helped a ton of people. What's next? What in the world is Enderman?!

A deliciously thrilling new novel about a mysterious threat that puts targets on the backs of a group of roommates, from the author behind the "darkly funny, hilariously twisty, and completely charming" (Jennifer Close, New York Times bestselling author) Swiped. Kirby Cornell needs a break--particularly from her crumbling apartment in a sleepy town that is only known for serial killer in the '90s, her dead-end job, her sleazy landlord, her sloppy housemates, and, most of all, the terrible thing they all did. Luckily, that hasn't caught up with her just yet. Until a new message in their old group chat pops up from ex-roommate Esme: "Everyone in the group chat will die." The threat isn't the most disconcerting part of this--it's the fact that Esme died a year ago. With his signature "plot twists and wicked" (Margarita Montimore, USA TODAY bestselling author) prose, L.M. Chilton proves that he is a wickedly entertaining author to look out for.

AI 每天都在你身邊 ― 幫你推薦影片、過濾垃圾郵件、導航路線、自拍修圖、在你沒注意時默默整理你的數位生活。而如果你常在追 AI 新聞，那些炫得不得了的名詞：代理模式、深度研究、進階推理、多模態生成…一定也超眼熟。聽起來是不是很夢幻？讓人以為美好未來已經到來～想像總是美好，實際使用過一定都遇過這些情況：- 請 AI 寫一段解說，卻一本正經亂講、錯了還不承認- 想讓 AI 幫忙完成任務，結果越幫越忙、越用越火大- 明明寫了很清楚的需求，AI 卻「聽嘸」、答非所問- 生成圖片角色一下變臉、一下跑版、一下莫名其妙多出手指- 文案寫到一半，AI 會自己「加戲」，補一些有的沒有的還要擔心這些工具每天推陳出新，跟小編一樣可能有 AI 焦慮的症頭…這些問題的根源在於，你有真正理解 AI 技術的底層邏輯嗎？掌握 AI 運作的眉角，才能在瞬息萬變的工具裡從容切換、靈活運用，有效真正駕馭 AI。本書由曾任職 IBM、Google、WeWork 與 LinkedIn 的矽谷資深科學家彭昶興撰寫，以清晰易懂、生動接地氣的口吻，帶你拆解各種最熱門的 AI 新技術的底層邏輯。從神經網路、LLM、Transformer、擴散生成模型，到最新的 Agent Mode、Vibe Coding、RAG、深度推理與多模態 AI，以大量日常比喻、故事化解說與實例，讓你真的看懂 AI 為何能產生文、生圖、生影片，並掌握模型會犯錯、會幻想、會推理的真正原因。▋這本書適合誰？▋✔ 想掌握最新 AI 技術與趨勢的創作者、行銷人、技術人✔ 想跟上時代，但不想啃厚重論文的「科技觀察者」✔ 想看懂 AI，卻不想被數學公式嚇到的人✔ 想在聊天中誠懇不浮誇談 AI 的普通上班族✔ 想真正理解 AI 是怎麼運作，而不是只會按按鈕的人▋權威推薦 ▋沙永傑 | 國立陽明交通大學榮譽退休教授、前中華大學校長溫怡玲 | 台灣人工智慧基金會執行長黃逸華 | 美商科進誠策略長本書特色: 新一代 AI 技術解密，掌握底層邏輯，讓 AI 為你所用。要搞懂現在火紅的 AI 技術，不用是碩博士、也不必看艱澀論文，本書直接用你聽得懂的大白話解析「這些黑科技到底怎麼運作」，讓你真正理解為什麼 AI 這麼強，要怎麼用才上道。✅ 【完整掌握 AI 最新黑科技】直擊新世代 AI 技術的運作方式，快速掌握當今火紅技術的底層邏輯、能力限制，以及正確的使用策

Learn how many different Asian communities celebrate Lunar New Year in this book for young readers that reveals why the first new moon of the year is such a culturally significant moment for many countries!This fact-filled book covers all things Lunar New Year, from the Chinese Zodiac animals to the details of modern celebrations in busy cities like San Francisco, Vancouver, and London. During today's celebrations, children receive money from their elders in red envelopes and people exchange gifts. Some rituals that people do for Lunar New Year include spring cleaning, sweeping away bad luck, and wearing new clothes. Young readers will learn about the Lunar New Year traditions of China, Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Thailand in this book about the beloved holiday.Series Overview: A natural expansion of the exceptional Who Was? series, What Was? focuses on compelling historical events, great battles, protests, and discoveries.

A chance meeting on a train to Tokyo sends two girls named Nana on a collision course with destiny! After a string of epic romantic failures, Nana Komatsu is ready to take control of her life and get a clean start in the big city. After prioritizing her musical ambitions over love, Nana Osaki is ready to stomp her way to the top of Tokyo's punk scene. With determination in their hearts and dreams in their eyes, the two Nanas are ready to take the world by storm! This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip, and all-night parties. Living in Tokyo is proving harder than either Nana expected. Nana K. can't seem to outrun her bad luck in love, and Nana O. can't seem to avoid the constant reminder of her ex-boyfriend's success. Can the brand-new besties help pick each other up, or will doom and

這部精美的繪本將帶領讀者穿梭於全球各大城市，透過書中孩子們的視角，我們將看到農曆新年不只是家家戶戶的團圓飯，更是世界各地充滿火熱煙火、舞龍舞獅與燈籠遊行的盛大嘉年華。Find out all about Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated in different communities across the world!This stunning picture book is the perfect introduction for little ones to Lunar New Year celebrations. The most colourful time of the year is celebrated in communities around the world and you can now discover how it's celebrated through the eyes of the children who live there. Meet families in China, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, as well as in bustling cities like San Francisco, London, Sydney and Toronto and join them in their celebrations at home and on the streets in parades, lantern festivals and in temples.Packed with fascinating facts, young readers will love finding out all about different Lunar New Year traditions in this gorgeously illustrated picture book.

"Ridiculously fun."--Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants"Hilarious." -- New York TimesPizza, soup, and . . . paperclips? The first three tales of the intrepid heroes in the New York Times and #1 Indie bestseller series The First Cat in Space come together in this 3-book box set.When the spacewaves are in danger, there's only one hero who can save the day--First Cat!In The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza, First Cat journeys across space accompanied by the Moon Queen and LOZ 4000 to stop nefarious rats from eating the Moon.In The First Cat in Space and the Soup of Doom, the Moon Queen has been poisoned--by SOUP! With few she can trust in her own royal court, she and First Cat must find the antidote before time runs out.And in The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip, our fearless heroes face their most diabolical villain yet--an AI paperclip named CheckMate. Can our trio stop CheckMate from turning everyone into paperclips?Find out all of this (and more!) in t

在哈瑟斯王國的王都有一座白色高塔。那裡是只有極少數人可以接近的聖域，也是聖女阿爾緹米希亞獻上祈禱的地方。接到聖女失蹤的消息後，為了找回聖女，政府高層立刻派人在國內展開搜索。在此同時，那間廢墟街裡的治療院也出事了。一位名叫「艾兒」的少女差點倒在路邊，傑諾斯偶然救了她，還聘請她到治療院當女僕。「既然我收留妳了，妳就得給我好好工作。」「沒問題。因為我是這個國家最厲害的女僕喔。」雖然缺乏做家事的才能讓艾兒陷入苦戰，但她依然跟著傑諾斯享受住在貧民街的生活。不過，在聖女預言中提到的災難，已經悄悄來到他們身旁──「勇者？聖騎士？不，我沒那麼偉大，不過就是個無照治療師罷了。」出自「成為小說家吧」，超人氣無照醫師奇幻故事推出第八集！©2025 Sakaku Hishikawa Illustrations ©2025 Daburyu SB Creative Corp.★改編電視動畫於2025年4月好評播映！★系列作累計突破30萬冊銷量（紙本＋電子）。★「成為小說家吧」季度綜合排行榜第1名！★醫療系俠義奇幻小說第八彈堂堂登場！相關系列■漫畫：瞬間治癒卻被當成廢物踢出隊伍的天才治療師，改當無照治療師快樂過活■日本動畫：改編電視動畫將於2025年4月開始播映

若要打造可推理及提取外部資料、理解前後脈絡、可投入正式環境的 AI 應用程式，你就必須熟悉熱門的開發框架與平台 LangChain。它可以用來建立、執行與管理有自主行動能力的 app。目前已有許多頂尖公司採用 LangChain，包括 Zapier、Replit、Databricks 等。對於已經學會 Python 或 JavaScript，且想要掌握 AI 能力的新手開發者而言，本書是必備的學習資源。 作者 Mayo Oshin 與 Nuno Campos 透過實用的見解與深入的教學，帶領你逐步掌握 LangChain 的運用。從基礎概念開始，一步步帶你建立一個可正式上線，並且能夠使用個人資料的 AI agent。 • 運用 retrieval-augmented generation（RAG）技術，結合外部的即時資料來提升 LLM 的準確性。 • 開發並部署能夠與使用者聰明地互動，並且記得前後脈絡的 AI 應用程式。 • 透過 LangGraph 來使用強大的 agent 架構。 • 整合並管理第三方 API 與工具，以擴充 AI 應用程式的功能。 • 監控、測試與評估 AI 應用程式，以提升效能。 • 瞭解 LLM app 開發的基礎知識，並學習如何在 LangChain 上加以活用。 ------------------------------------------------------------- 「本書包含條理分明的講解和可落實的技巧，是掌握 LangChain 的強大功能，並用它來製作可上線的生成式 AI 與 agent 的首選資源。對於想充分利用此平台之潛力的開發者來說，是必讀之作。」 ── Tom Taulli，IT 顧問暨《AI輔助程式開發》作者 「這本完整的指南涵蓋文件提取與檢索，以及在正式環境中部署與監控 AI agent 的完整知識。透過引人入勝的範例、直覺的圖解與實際的程式碼，讓 LangChain 變得既有趣又好玩！」 ── Rajat K. Goel，IBM 資深軟體工程師 「這是一本完整的 LLM 指南，不只介紹基礎知識，也探討生產階段，充滿技術見解、實用策略，以及強大的 AI 模式。」 ── Gourav Singh Bais，Allianz Services 資深資料科學家暨技術內容撰寫人

ALos Angeles TimesBook Prize FinalistANew York Times' "Best Thriller of the Year"In the vein ofThe Bad Seedcomes a twisty, atmospheric psychological suspense about a meddlesome elderly guest at a decadent luxury hotel who believes she has left her problematic past behind, until she decides to interfere in the lives of a young mother and her eight-year-old son, and finally meets her wicked match.The war between age and youth has never been so vicious.Eighty-one-year-old widow Maggie Burkhardt came to the Royal Karnak to escape. But not inquitethe same way as most other guests who are relaxing at this threadbare luxury hotel on the banks of the Nile. Maggie, a compulsive fixer of other people’s lives, may have found herself in hot water at her last hotel in Switzerland and justmighthave needed to get out of there fast... But here at the Royal Karnak, under the hot Saharan sun, she has a comfortable suite, a loyal confidante in the hotel manager, Ahmed, and a handful of sympathetic friend

In Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil: Born Again, the comic’s titular hero has his life destroyed after his most menacing enemy learns his real identity. His attempts to rebuild his life and sanity result in one of the most gripping and impactful super hero storylines of all time. Released in 1986, the storyline is an extraordinary exploration of what happens when a hero’s identity is revealed, and his personal life completely annihilated. We see Daredevil reduced to the lowest depths in the character’s history, but we also follow his painstaking path toward redemption.This entry in MARVEL AGE OF COMICS explores Daredevil: Born Again’s gorgeous and unique artwork, the lasting impact of its story and art, and how it forever changed the ways super hero characters and their secret identities have functioned.

The Avengers was the comic book of the 1970s. From Civil Rights to Women’s Lib, battles for the soul of America became battles between super heroes. Writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby co-created the all-star group of six super heroes in September 1963. From there, just three main writers chronicled Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in that most turbulent of decades: Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, and Jim Shooter, each with differing approaches. The Avengers quickly became the pivot around which the Marvel Universe turned. To look back through its issues is to get a crash course in ’70s pop culture. Illustrated with full-color art from this legendary run, Paul Cornell’s entry in the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS series explores how the Mighty Avengers became icons during a time of immense change and upheaval.

Doctor Strange, one of Marvel’s most fascinating early characters, began at the hands of co-creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and his ethereal voyages through other dimensions made him an important figure in 1960s culture.From his first appearance in 1963, Strange captivated a wide range of readers. Over his first ten years, a succession of writers and artists—including Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Gardner F. Fox, P. Craig Russell, Marie Severin, and notably Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner—expanded on Ditko’s original mind-bending concepts.This entry in the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS explores Strange’s changing roles as a mystic, super hero, and leader of a chaotic team called the Defenders, and the rise of his popularity, in parallel with the counterculture of the 1960s.

A forest princess and a demon boy collide in this friends-to-enemies-to-forbidden-lovers romantic fantasy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Elly Blake.Once upon a time, a young forest princess became friends with a lonely demon boy. He gifted her a ring, a worthless trinket . . . or so he thought. Because no sooner did he slide it onto her finger than the demon queen and forest king declared war.Years later, Cassia is a crucial force in her father''s army, wielding her ring of light against hundreds of demons at a time. Then battle-hardened Zeru abducts her, planning to steal back the ring to fix his childhood mistake.Terrified, and more than a little mistrusting, Cassia is forced to travel with Zeru to a place they both believed only existed in storybooks, one where their friendship slowly rekindles into something much more. But it''s only a matter of time before the war they''ve escaped comes for them, and a hidden threat to forest folk and demon alike grows in the shadows.- fr

Dev and Boja embark on a thrilling journey towards home, through the chilling Wildening forests of magical Flember Island. To protect himself and his lovable, larger-than-life robot bear, Dev's only hope is to truly grasp the extraordinary power of Flember. But it won't be easy: a scary creature's on their trail, new friends are counting on them, and Boja is behaving very strangely .. . A fantastical, anarchic, uplifting quest celebrating friendship, creativity and loyalty.

Michael Rosen’s hilarious viral video poem is brought to life in picture book form by award-winning illustrator Neal Layton.Michael Rosen’s poem about his dad and the too-hot potato is one of the best-known and best-loved of all his poems. Michael’s own performance of the poem has even become a meme – "Nice!" This is the first time the poem has been illustrated in full colour, in a hilarious picture book.Young Michael thinks his dad knows everything. But then one day, one terrible day, he found that his dad does NOT know everything: this is how it goes. They sit down to eat, and the potato’s a bit hot. Michael knows to blow on it to cool it down before eating it. His brother knows it, and his mum knows it. So why does his dad pop it straight into this mouth? And what happens next? A funny slice of family life, told in irresistible repetitive text, that will delight young and old alike.

GitHub Copilot學習手冊｜效率倍增的AI程式設計力 「《GitHub Copilot學習手冊》是實用、有深度、貼近日常開發方法的一本書。」 ――Andrew Stellman，開發者、團隊主管、講師與作者 「每一位程式設計師都要瞭解AI輔助程式設計，GitHub Copilot顯然是這個領域的龍頭，而Brent的這一本書是帶你精通這款強大工具的終極指南。」 ――Tom Taulli，《AI輔助程式開發》 作者 使用GitHub Copilot的生成式AI 來大幅提升程式設計效率！在這本實用指南中，作者Brent Laster將教你如何使用生成式AI來迅速寫出更好的程式、輕鬆生成測試程式、在任何開發階段寫出完善的文件…等。本書也會探討進階用法――例如利用Copilot的Agent功能來自動新增功能，以及自動審查pull requests。 《GitHub Copilot學習手冊》適合任何程度的開發者、測試人員、DevOps工程師，以及軟體專業人士。本書除了介紹基本知識外，還會深入討論Copilot Edits、Agent模式與Copilot Vision。你也將學習建立自己的Copilot擴充套件以擴展功能。不論你使用的是Python、JavaScript還是其他語言，本書都能幫你充滿信心地將AI整合到開發流程中。 - 利用即時的AI建議來探索與瞭解陌生的程式與演算法 - 精通行內補全與聊天介面，將常見任務自動化 - 快速、輕鬆地將自然語言提示詞轉換為完整的函式、測試與文件 - 利用背景資訊與提示詞來優化AI生成的結果，以獲得量身打造的解決方案 - 在IDE中透過AI的協助來簡化功能開發與重構

Under the mistletoe, a single mom and a professional athlete realize they have more in common than the lake house they unexpectedly have to share for the holidays, in this heartwarming romance from New York Times bestselling author Julia London.All Amy Casey wants for Christmas is to paint. She needs five new paintings for the holiday show at her local art gallery, but between her two teenage sons, her needy ex-husband, and her overbearing parents, she hardly has any time for herself. Luckily, her best friend has the perfect solution: a vacant family lake house in North Texas, all hers for two weeks of distraction-free painting. Or so she thought.Turns out professional golfer Harrison Neely also rented the lake house so he can spend the holidays rehabbing the injury that has put his career—and life—on hold. Despite the booking snafu, both Amy and Harrison (along with Amy's old blind dog and the army of child-sized nutcrackers residing in the living room) agree to share the festive lodg

THREE MILLION SERIES COPIES SOLD!The pulse-pounding third novel in the #1New York Timesbestselling series The Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and #BookTok sensation Alex AsterLove kills kingdoms…Back in Grim’s castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future—and the fate of the world—now hinge on a heart split in two.Past Isla, who fell in love with the ruler of Nightshade, fights to resist feelings she considers treasonous. The Isla of the present, who has seen the ruin her powers can cause, will do anything to save Lightlark and its king.As the line between enemy and friend is tested, Isla is more desperate than ever to understand the oracle’s final prophecy and change her heartrending fate. But a storm is coming. And with it, a long-buried evil greater than anything the realms have faced before.With the clock ticking on her destiny and the survival of two warring kingdoms hinging on her own shattered heart, Is

An entertaining collection uncovering the stories of dinosaur discoveries told in comic strips. Discover the story of Mary Anning, why there is a dinosaur called Sue, what the Bone Wars were and much more. This book is sure to entertain children, while giving them an insight into the many challenges and rivalries behind scientific achievements and how scientists learn from mistakes.It is produced by the same team as Comic Strip Science with hilarious comic strips illustrated by award-winning artist Jess Bradley and written by Paul Mason, who is well known for making science learning fun. Key science concepts are pulled out in more depth in feature spreads. The book has a specialist text consulant, paleontologist Dr Dave Hone.Comic Strip Science Adventures is a series of comic books that are perfect for young scientists aged 7 plus. Each book has specialist subject consultants. Titles in the series: Digging for Dinosaurs, Exploring Space, Medical Marvels, Amazing Inventions.

An entertaining collection uncovering amazing stories of space exploration told in comic strips. Discover the history of the first missions to the Moon, how space rovers have adventures, the mystery of a floating poo and much more. This book is sure to entertain children, while giving them an insight into the many challenges and rivalries behind scientific achievements and how scientists learn from mistakes.It is produced by the same team as Comic Strip Science with hilarious comic strips illustrated by award-winning artist Jess Bradley and written by Paul Mason, who is well known for making science learning fun. Key science concepts are pulled out in more depth in feature spreads. The book has a specialist text consultant, Sophie Allan of the National Space Centre.Comic Strip Science Adventures is a series of comic books that are perfect for young scientists aged 7 plus. Each book has specialist subject consultants. Titles in the series: Digging for Dinosaurs, Exploring Space, Medical

由 Adam Kay 與 Henry Paker 攜手打造，本書延續暢銷作 Kay’s Anatomy 的精神，化身為一本兼具知識與惡趣味的活動書。全書包含超過 500 種活動：從破解暗號、動手實驗到怪異食譜應有盡有，更收錄 144 道全新「True or Poo」真假問答題，讓人一邊學習人體知識，一邊笑到停不下來。讀者將在輕鬆中分辨出膝蓋骨與西班牙燉飯的差別，甚至學到如何用假石膏請假不上學。這本活動書充滿荒誕卻真實的知識點，既能啟發孩子對人體的好奇，也能成為親子共享的趣味讀物。From creative duo Adam Kay and Henry Paker comes a hilarious and fact-filled activity book based on the record-setting bestseller Kay's AnatomyContains over 500 hilarious, disgusting activities - codes to crack, experiments, recipes and more, including 144 all-new \"True or Poo\" quiz questions!Do you know your patella from your paella?Have you ever tasted phlegm soup?Want to learn how to bunk off school with a fake plaster cast?From the record-breaking, Number One bestselling author of KAY'S ANATOMY comes the funniest, most fact-filled and most disgusting activity book about the body ever written. Guaranteed to challenge, entertain and revolt readers aged 7 to 739.

Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this volume we explore the Great Depression, an era of economic turmoil, resilience, and innovation.In October 1929, a stock market crash in the United States caused millions of people to suddenly lose their savings, their jobs, and everything they owned. Many had to survive by waiting in long breadlines for free food, building their own homes from trash, and making clothes from scraps. Some rode railroad cars in a desperate search for work, only to end up on farms battling huge dust storms. This was the Great Depression, a time of tragedy but also one where people showed immense grit.

The kingdom has been breached. Beware The Griefer! Four friends must defend their shared world in this official Minecraft novel.With middle school starting, Lam Đặng is officially ready for a change. He loves to play Minecraft, embarking on epic builds with his crew—Jazz, Elias, and Britt—in their beloved shared world, the Kingdom of the Killer Bunnies. But Lam also wants to try new things and meet new people. So maybe going into sixth grade with a little distance from his old friends wouldn’t be such a bad thing. . . .Lam’s plans change, though, when mysterious letters show up in the gang’s lockers. Someone calling themselves The Griefer is threatening to destroy everything the Killer Bunnies worked so hard to build in the Overworld, from their magnificent castle to the surrounding village. If they don’t play The Griefer’s twisted game, everything will be lost. Lam may be ready for something new, but he’s not prepared to give up the old just yet.Following clues in both the real world

☆好評熱銷再上市☆★ ML 最強套件 scikit-learn ? 經典演算法，帶領你徹底攻略所有 ML 必備理論與實踐技能！ ★機器學習是一門多領域交叉學科，涉及機率論、統計學、逼近論、凸分析、演算法複雜度理論等多門學科。其研究電腦模擬或實現人類的學習行為，獲取新的知識，重新組合現有知識結構並改善自身的效能。本書針對機器學習領域描述了多個學習模型、策略、演算法、理論以及應用，以 Python 3 為基礎，使用 scikit-learn 解決實際問題。全書完整介紹機器學習基本概念、演算法流程、模型建構、資料訓練、模型評估與最佳化、必備工具和實現方法，並佐以實際案例，以機器學習的經典演算法為軸線：演算法分析 ? 資料獲取 ? 模型建構 ? 推斷 ? 演算法評估，讓你理論與實踐技能一次學會，輕易上手。本書特色ML 的最佳參考書，scikit-learn 的最紮實實戰應用，亦為深入 AI 技術的優良基礎！● 機器學習概述● 資料特徵提取● scikit-learn 估計器分類● 單純貝氏分類● 簡單線性迴歸到多元線性迴歸● k 近鄰演算法分類● 線性迴歸到邏輯迴歸● 非線性分類與決策樹迴歸● 決策樹到隨機森林● 感知機到支持向量機● 從感知機到類神經網路● 主成分分析降維

本書將經典的《Peter Pan》與聖誕傳說結合，呈現一場奇幻而充滿驚喜的冒險。故事從一隻走失的馴鹿與聖誕老人許下的一個衝動願望開始，帶領他與麾下的馴鹿飛進夢幻島。在這裡，他遇見彼得潘、胡克船長與一群吵鬧的馴鹿夥伴。透過熱鬧的場景與節慶元素，讀者能感受到濃厚的聖誕氛圍，也看見胡克船長在過程中逐漸理解「聖誕真正的意義」——善意與分享。插圖明亮幽默，適合親子共讀，讓節日夜晚增添一份奇幻色彩。This is NO ordinary Night Before Christmas! Saint Nick is off to Neverland in a big-hearted Christmas adventure filled with festive favourites, including Peter Pan, Captain Hook and a whole host of reindeer.Join Captain Hook as he discovers the true meaning of Christmas in this big-hearted festive adventure, featuring Peter Pan, Father Christmas and his crew of squabbling reindeer!A spectacular sequel to The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland - now a major animated feature on Sky Cinema and NOWTV, featuring Emilia Clarke, Gerard Butler and Simone Ashley.It’s everyone’s Christmas wish come true! The Night Before Christmas in Neverland brings two magical worlds together in one epic, festive adventure - the iconic world of J.M. Barrie's classic story, Peter Pan in Neverland, and Clement C Moore'

This storybook is based on Disney Zootopia 2, releasing in theaters in fall 2025! In Walt Disney Animation Studios' Zootopia 2, detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before. Children ages 3 to 7 will love this paperback storybook based on the animated feature film.

Clean CodePython 寫 乾淨程式碼告別技術債，不再為爛程式加班收爛攤寫程式不是比誰先跑起來，而是能否長期維護。當需求一改就骨牌倒、長函式與巢狀條件像毛線球、沒有測試誰也不敢動，這些都是「技術債」。本書以實務為軸，從Clean Code 的定義、Pythonic 寫法、命名與文件、PEP 8 與工具鏈、函數與物件設計、模組化結構、單元測試、例外處理與 logging，到壞味道識別與小步重構，一步步把專案從混亂導向清晰與可持續。你將學到☆Clean Code的5大原則◎「可讀」◎「可維護」◎「單一職責」◎「低耦合」◎「高內聚」☆如何判斷好/壞程式碼與乾淨程式碼的核心特徵。☆Pythonic vs. Non-Pythonic 的差異與常見誤用修正。☆命名、註解、docstring 的可讀性準則，讓程式自我說明。☆PEP 8 + black/isort/flake8 的實戰組合，建立一致風格。☆函數設計：單一職責、控制參數、避免副作用的落地做法。☆物件設計：恰到好處的封裝、避免過度設計與抽象。☆模組化設計：高內聚、低耦合，避開循環匯入。☆單元測試：unittest/pytest 的測試網，降低回歸風險。☆錯誤處理與 logging：把問題抓出來，也把原因留下來。☆重構手法：辨識壞味道、拆長 if-elif-else，穩健演進。適合讀者☆每天與需求變更拔河的一般公司軟體工程師。☆技術主管、Code Review 參與者與維運/測試人員。☆想把「能跑」升級為「能維護、能擴充」的 Python 開發者「為何必讀這本書」的關鍵理由☆把「能跑」升級為「能維護」：讓修改不再牽一髮動全身。☆對抗技術債：用小步重構把壞味道逐一清掉，減少救火。☆可讀性優先：命名、註解、docstring 讓程式能自我說明。☆統一團隊風格：PEP 8 +自動化工具（black/isort/flake8）讓評審聚焦在設計而非格式。☆降低回歸風險：pytest 測試網＋錯誤處理與 logging，建立可靠的安全網。☆穩定交付：把需求變更的成本降到最低，開發節奏更平滑。☆良好設計習慣：單一職責、低耦合、高內聚，在真實專案中務實落地。☆清晰專案結構：模組化與目錄切分，避免循環依賴、縮短新人上手時間。☆有章可循：從 Code Review 清單到重構步驟，立即可用的標準流程。☆減少加班：把時間花在創造價值

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee and Heroes comes this heart-pounding, high-stakes take on the 1936 Berlin Olympics, also known as the "Nazi Olympics." In 1936 Berlin, nothing is what it seems... Evie Harris can't believe her luck: She's competing in the Olympics, along with fellow American athletes like Jesse Owens. True, there's something creepy about Germany's leader, Adolf Hitler, who watches over the games with his Nazi henchmen.But Evie's just here to win a gold medal in gymnastics. Until she discovers a horrible secret. Behind all the Olympic fanfare, the Nazis have Berlin in an iron grip of terror and violence--and war is brewing.When Evie becomes embroiled in a mysterious plot to help steal Nazi gold, she must navigate the city's darkest corners and hidden passageways, never knowing who she can trust. With lives on the line and her family's future at stake, Evie has to choose between following her Olympic dreams and standing up to evil... before it's to

In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade series tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy--all three books now together in a collectible paperback boxed set. Ellie's a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she's going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer's for dinner, but one day she's going to be a professional baker. If she's not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she's practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother. But when Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her ailing grandpa, Ellie has to start all over again in a new town at a new school. Except she's not just the new kid--she's the new kid in the wheelchair who lives in the trailer park on the wrong side of town. It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. N