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They say there are only two things you can count on. But that was before Death started pondering the existential. Of course,the last thing anyone needs is a squeamish Grim Reaper and soon his Discworld bosses have sent him off with best wishes anda well-earned gold watch. Now Deathis having the time of his life, findinggreener pastures where he can put hisscythe to a whole new use.But like every cutback in an importantpublic service, Death's demise soon leads to chaos and unrest—literally, for those whose time was supposed to be up, like Windle Poons. The oldest geezer in the entire faculty of Unseen University—home of magic, wizardry, and big dinners—Windle was looking forward to a wonderful afterlife,not this boring been-there-done-that routine. To get the fresh start he deserves,Windle and the rest of Ankh-Morpork's undead and underemployed set off to find Death and save the world for the living(and everybody else, of course).

Processing讓你輕輕鬆鬆就能學會程式設計，有了Processing這個簡單的程式語言，你可以繪圖、建立動畫和互動式圖形。一般的程式設計課程通常從理論開始，但本書會讓你直接切入好玩又有創意的專案。本書非常適合想要學習程式設計基本概念的任何人，此外本書對圖形所做的簡介也有助於已具若干程式設計技能的人。 本書由Processing的兩位創始者共同執筆，它會一步一步地帶領你通過學習的過程，以協助

The Stranger is a rite of passage for readers around the world. Since its publication in France in 1942, Camus’s novel has been translated into sixty languages and sold more than six million copies. It’s the rare novel that’s as at likely to be found in a teen’s backpackas in a graduate philosophy seminar. If the twentieth century produced a novel that could be called ubiquitous,The Stranger is it.How did a young man in his twenties who had never written a novel turn out a masterpiece that still grips readers more than seventy years later? WithLooking for “The Stranger”, Alice Kaplan tells that story. In the process, she reveals Camus’s achievement to have been even more impressive—and more unlikely—than even his most devoted readers knew.Born in poverty in colonial Algeria, Camus started out as a journalist covering the criminal courts. The murder trials he attended, Kaplan shows, would be a major influence on the development and themes ofThe Stranger. She follows Camus to France, and

For fans of Marie Lu and James Dashner comes the first book in an epic new series.“Brace yourself. You're about to be immersed in a mindscape that you'll never want to leave.”—Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogyThis morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she'd have to do.This afternoon, her planet was invaded.The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that's little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto one of the evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet's AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what's

If you want to ensure a bright future for your child thank to coding, then keep reading...Hey you, father or mother that are reading these lines, let me introduce myself. I'm Raymond Deep, expert programmer since 1999 and father of two wonderful kids.Do you know that the median annual wage for computer programmers was $86,550 in 2019? I want, like you, give a chance to my childs and, you know, coding is the skill that each one wants on the market.Children want to have fun and I was looking for, without ever being satisfied, a product that would explain step by step, without the intervention of a parent and in a funny way, how to start writing the first line of code.Searching on internet, I discovered an image-based programming language that is perfect for kids to learn the logic of programming, how a programmer has to think: SCRATCH 3.This language/tool is fantastic and, because I'm an experienced programmer, I saw the big potential and I started to study all details and features of th

Tova在海洋館的夜晚清掃時，與一隻名叫Marcellus的章魚相遇。她以工作撫平喪子之痛，而牠以觀察理解人心。當章魚揭開多年來的秘密，兩個孤單的生命也因此獲得救贖。BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKGOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKS OF 2022GLAMOUR BEST BOOKS OF 2022'Full of heart and humour . . . I loved it.' Ruth Hogan'Will stay with you for a long time.' Anstey Harris'I defy you to put it down once you've started' Cynthia D'Aprix SweeneyAfter Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who sees everything, but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors – until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's

在西伯利亞，一群親人的狐狸見證了人類快轉演化的嘗試 ◎完整記錄動物馴化過程與人類縮短演化進程的第一本書一切從大膽的想法開始狗是人類最好的朋友，但是他們是如何從狼那樣的掠食者變成今天的寵物，卻很少人知道。作為狗的近親，狐狸是否可能像狗一樣成為人類的夥伴？ 1959年，蘇聯遺傳學家貝里耶夫在西伯利亞開始了一項空前的實驗——藉由人為選擇馴化狐狸，探究這樣的過程是否真的可以將狐狸變得像寵物一般友

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