63,35 zł

Strange Sally Diamond Penguin Books

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From the Number 1 bestselling author of Our Little Cruelties and Skin DeepSally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died. Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has no memory of. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, recluse Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, finding independence, and learning that people don't always mean what they say. But when messages start arriving from a stranger who knows far more about her past than she knows herself, Sally's life will be thrown into chaos once again . . .Praise for Liz Nugent'The finest psychological thriller writer currently at work - no one gets under the skin of monstrous characters like she does' Tammy Cohen'What a terrific storyteller Liz Nugent is! Brilliantly structured, fluently told, rich in unsettling incident and pulsing with dark, tumultuous energy' Irish Times'Liz Nugent is a force to be reckoned with' Lisa Jewell

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298,03 zł

Introducing Ethereum and Solidity APress

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Teaches you how to use Solidity and the Ethereum project - second only to Bitcoin in market capitalization. Blockchain protocols are taking the world by storm, and the Ethereum project, with its Turing-complete scripting language Solidity, has rapidly become a front-runner. Technologists from all fields and skill levels are converging to learn blockchain development and the potential of powerful censor-proof "dapps" is drawing new non-programmers to the space.Unlike Bitcoin, Ethereum has its own scripting language called Solidity, and Solidity gets its syntax from JavaScript. This book presents the blockchain phenomenon in context; then it situates Ethereum in a world pioneered by Bitcoin. It explains why developers and non-developers alike should consider developing their skills in smart contract patterns and distributed application development. Finally, it reviews the fundamentals of JavaScript programming alongside its introduction to Solidity programming, so that people who are unfamiliar with JavaScript, or people with rusty skills, can follow along and get coding. Finally, you will deploy a dapp with a regular HTML interface that can be accessed on the Web.Every Solidity tutorial out there today has the same flaw: they are written for advanced JavaScript developers who want to transfer their skills to a blockchain environment that will feel familiar. This book is accessible to non-JavaScript developers as much as it is to JavaScript developers. It is a powerful gateway for creative technologists of all types, from concept to deployment.What You'll LearnUnderstand how Ethereum (and other cryptocurrencies) workLearn how distributed apps (dapps) are different than web appsWrite Ethereum smart contracts in Solidity languageConnect Ethereum smart contracts to your HTML/CSS/JavaScript web applicationsDeploy your own dapp, coin, and blockchainTry out some basic and intermediate smart contractsWho This Book Is For Anyone who is curious about Ethereum will derive huge benefit from this book. It's accessible to anyone who has some familiarity with computer science, including product managers, CTOs, computer science, self-taught hackers, and anyone else who wants to get up and running with Ethereum quickly -- but lacks a strong JavaScript or web app development background.Experienced JavaScript programmers can also skip the first few sections and get a powerful introduction to smart contract authorship, dapp development, and dapp deployment. By the end of this book they will have a deep understanding of how blockchains work, and will be able to deploy real censor-proof dapps in the wild.Experts will find the advanced sample projects in this book rewarding, too, simply because of the power of Solidity. This book contains exciting sample code that can move real world assets, which will appeal to academic and corporate programmers. By the end of the book, users will be able to build functioning financial services applications and "roll their own" blockchain or cryptocurrency.

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69,47 zł

Marriage Vacation Slovart

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In season four of Darren Star's hit TV Land series Younger, the editors at Empirical Press are shocked and deeply moved when they read Marriage Vacation, an autobiographical novel by the publisher's estranged wife, Pauline Turner Brooks. Knowing the book will cause a sensation, they decide they must publish it. Now you can read what the hype is about--including page 58 that had everyone buzzing (...and blushing). Marriage Vacation is for anyone who has ever fantasized about what it would be like to run away from it all. By all appearances, Kate Carmichael has the perfect life: two adorable daughters, a prewar townhouse on the Upper East Side, and a husband who runs one of the most successful publishing companies in New York. But when Kate attends a wedding and reconnects with successful friends from graduate school, she suddenly sees her life in a different light: the career she didn't pursue, the dreams she's locked away, the empty veneer of her privilege. When the wedding weekend ends, instead of heading home to her husband and family, Kate gets on a plane and flies halfway around the world. She claims it's just going to be for a week--two max--just so she can clear her head and reconnect with her lost dreams. But the adventure doesn't go quite as planned. This provocative and gripping novel asks: Is a wife and mother allowed to have a midlife crisis? And, if she does, can she ever be forgiven? PRAISE FOR Marriage Vacation "Marriage Vacation has everything you want an in a novel: fascinating characters, drama, secrets, emotional reckonings, and far-flung adventure. If you love Younger, you'll love this book. If you've never watched an episode of Younger (you should change that), you'll still love this book. And just wait until you read page 58!"--Darren Star, creator of Sex and The City and Younger "This brilliant romp helps us understand why Liza was so excited to discover the manuscript, how any woman could leave the dreamy Charles, and what exactly Pauline--by way of her fictional alter ego, Kate Carmichael--did on that mysterious Marriage Vacation. Pack this heartfelt, insightful, funny, sexy book when you take a vacation of your own."--Pamela Redmond Satran, author of Younger

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59,99 zł

You Do You Quercus Publishing

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*From the author who brought you the 'genius' bestsellers The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k and Get Your Sh*t Together*In The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, our favourite 'anti-guru' Sarah Knight unleashed the power of saying no. In Get Your Sh*t Together, she prioritised the sh*t you need and want to do so you can achieve your hopes and dreams. Now she's back, doubling down on your happiness with her latest message: You Do You.Being yourself should be the easiest thing in the world. Yet instead of leaning in to who we are, we fight it, listening too closely to what society tells us. You Do You helps you shake off those expectations, say f**k perfect, start looking out for number one and keep on with your badass self. From career and finances to relationships and family, lifestyle and health, Sarah Knight rips up the rulebook.Writing about her mistakes and embarrassments in her own personal quest to 'do me' - because nobody gets everything right all day, every day - Sarah Knight shows why you can and should f**k up and teaches you to let yourself off the hook, bounce back and keep standing tall.What everyone is saying about Sarah Knight:'The anti-guru' Observer'I love Knight' Sunday Times'Life-affirming' Lucy Mangan, Guardian'Genius' Vogue

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68,78 zł

Homeschooling in America Skyhorse Publishing

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This revealing and balanced portrait of homeschooling today provides a full history of the movement, demographic insights, and extensive research on how homeschooled children fare in the United States. Delving into a movement that impacts more students nationwide than the entire charter school movement, this book explores: * The history of homeschooling in America * How this movement has grown in credibility and enrollment exponentially * The current state of homeschooling, including questions about who gets homeschooled, why, and what is the success--academically and in life--of students who are homeschooled * The impact of homeschooling on the student and on American society In 2010, more than two million students were homeschooled. In the most extensive survey and analysis of research on homeschooling, spanning the birth of the movement in the 1970s to today, Homeschooling in America shines a light on one of the most important yet least understood social movements of the last forty years and explores what it means for education today.

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126,11 zł

Can We Believe It? Resource Publications (CA)

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Many people today believe that Christianity will not stand up to a scientific or intellectual investigation, and that science has all the answers. Such an attitude shows an ignorance of the wealth of available philosophical arguments and scientific information that Dr. Seber taps into in this book. Initially, he shows that mathematics and science are limited in what they can prove in spite of modern advances. He then summarizes his material using basic questions as ten chapter headings: Does God exist, is there a spiritual dimension, do we have free will, is the Bible reliable, who is Jesus, do miracles occur, why does God allow suffering and evil, is Christianity a blessing or a curse to society, what about evolution, and how can we get to know God? The reader may have other questions and a number are considered within each chapter, such as problems with philosophical materialism and atheism. He draws his material from many sources including statistics, physics, cosmology, genetics, philosophy, history, biochemistry, theology, psychology, archaeology, and biology. Comparatively, new subjects like epigenetics, chaos theory, and quantum mechanics, that many people are not aware of, are brought into the picture. These topics change our thinking about reality. ""This is a dangerous book for atheists and agnostics. The assembling of so much evidence might start to convince them that Christianity is not just blind faith, but a religion that has clear proof available. Much unique data is presented and the arguments from mathematics and physics are particularly convincing. For Christians, the book is a very helpful compendium of data, will strengthen their faith, and give arguments pertinent to their dialogue with others."" --Associate Professor Graeme Woodfield, Faculty of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand ""Written in a clear and lucid style, devoid of technical philosophical terminology, Seber's work is easy to follow, is compelling readying, and aims to be used widely. Written by one who is both a mathematician/statistician and Christian counselor, this work offers many unique insights."" --Myk Habets, Head of Carey Graduate School, Carey Baptist College, Auckland, New Zealand; Author, Theology in Transposition: A Constructive Appraisal of T.F. Torrance ""George Seber is a superb synthesizer of literature and ideas. He makes challenging arguments accessible and he gets you there fast. . . . Seber writes concisely and comprehensively. In this book, as with all of Seber's books, you are efficiently introduced to all the big ideas and arguments that really matter."" --Christopher Wild, Author, Chance Encounters and Nonlinear Regression George Seber is an Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Auckland University, New Zealand, a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and recipient of the Hector medal in Information Sciences by the Society. He is the author, or coauthor, of seventeen books in statistics and, more recently, being a trained counselor/psychotherapist, has written an extensive book on counseling. He has published about ninety research articles in a wide variety of statistical subjects.

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79,83 zł

Writer's Guide to Character Traits F+W

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From Sex to Schizophrenia: Everything You Need to Develop Your Characters! What makes a person commit a white-collar crime? Who is a likely candidate to join a cult? Why do children have imaginary friends? How does birth order affect whether or not a person gets married? When does mind over matter become a crippling problem?Writer's Guide to Character Traits, 2nd edition answers all of these questions and many others. With more than 400 easy-to-reference lists of traits blended from a variety of behaviors and influences, you'll gain the knowledge you need to create distinctive characters whose personalities correspond to their thoughts and actions - no matter how normal or psychotic they might be. In this updated and expanded edition, you'll also find:Comprehensive instruction on how to use this bookNew statistical information to help you create true-to-life charactersCorresponding exercises that show you how to put the material to work in your storiesA quick-reference index to make cross-referencing a snapIdea sparkers to get your thoughts out of your head and onto the pagePlus, you'll learn about common - and not so common - psychological, physical, and relationship disorders; delve into the minds of criminals; find out what it takes to be a professional athlete, scientist, and truck driver; discover what life is like for a gang member, suicidal teen, and alcoholic; and more. In Writer's Guide to Character Traits, 2nd edition, note psychologist and author Dr. Linda Edelstein takes you beyond generic personality types and into the depths of the human psyche where you're sure to find the resources you need to make your characters stand out from the crowd.

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201,61 zł

Learn to Earn - A Beginners Guide to the Basics of Investing & Business John Wiley & Sons Inc

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"Public companies are everywhere, and they surround you from morning to night...Nearly everything you eat, wear, read, listen to, ride in, lie on, or gargle with is made by one. Perfume to penknives, hot tubs to hot dogs, nuts to nail polish are made by businesses that you can own." --from the Introduction. McDonald's, The Gap, Circuit City, Gillette, CBS, and thousands more ...anybody can own part of big and small companies. As companies grow and prosper, you can too. Whenever burgers are eaten, sweaters are purchased, batteries are used, and faces are shaved, you've got a piece of the action. From Alexander Hamilton to Warren Buffett, people have been making big money by investing in the corporations and institutions around them. Mutual-fund superstar Peter Lynch and author John Rothchild explain what's not normally taught in high school --how the stock market helps you and how it helps the country. By understanding how and why the stock market works when you buy a share of a company or purchase a mutual fund, you can make informed --and profitable --decisions.Whether you're saving for college, a house, a trip, or retirement, there is no better method to secure a sound financial future than to invest. Young or old, there is no better time to start investing than now. "Investing is fun. It's interesting. It can put you on the road to prosperity for the rest of your life..." Learn to Earn gives you the expert guidance you need to make the right start. Lynch and Rothchild cover the gamut on investment fundamentals and principles, from choosing stocks, to picking a broker, to reading an annual report. Learn to Earn reveals how to decipher the stock pages and how to evaluate the pros and cons of the five basic investment vehicles --savings accounts, collectibles, houses or apartments, stocks, and bonds. Yet, there is much more to investing than just the principles, and there is much more to Learn to Earn than just the fundamentals. Opportunity comes in many forms, from many sources, with many histories. Brimming with stories and parables, Lynch and Rothchild also explain: Why the world as we know it would collapse without investors ...How capitalism, from the time of the American Revolution on, has shaped the past, and how that affects us today ...How Coke, Campbell's Soup, Ben & Jerry's, Microsoft, and other big companies got started, who gets rich from them, and how they got that way ...How to know the real story behind the price of a stock

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50,91 zł

Social Mobility Penguin Books

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What are the effects of decreasing social mobility?How does education help - and hinder - us in improving our life chances?Why are so many of us stuck on the same social rung as our parents? Apart from the USA, Britain has the lowest social mobility in the Western world. The lack of movement in who gets where in society - particularly when people are stuck at the bottom and the top - costs the nation dear, both in terms of the unfulfilled talents of those left behind and an increasingly detached elite, disinterested in improvements that benefit the rest of society. This book analyses cutting-edge research into how social mobility has changed in Britain over the years, the shifting role of schools and universities in creating a fairer future, and the key to what makes some countries and regions so much richer in opportunities, bringing a clearer understanding of what works and how we can better shape our future.

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68,78 zł

Triple Cross Random House

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'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD'Alex Cross in a legend.' HARLAN COBEN_________________________________They strike under cover of darkness, trigger no alarms, and leave no evidence behind.Detective Alex Cross is hunting a killer who targets families around Washington, DC. But Cross isn't the only one investigating.A charismatic true-crime author has spotted patterns in the actions of 'The Family Man' that others have missed.It's up to Cross to determine whether the writer's theories are fact or fiction._________________________________'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN

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91,28 zł

99% Invisible City Hodder & Stoughton

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This is 99% Invisible. __________A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean?Or stopped to ponder who gets to name the streets we walk along?Or what the story is behind those dancing inflatable figures in car dealerships?99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse. The show celebrates design and architecture in all of its functional glory and accidental absurdity, with intriguing tales of both designers and the people impacted by their designs.Now, in The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to Hidden World of Everyday Design, host Roman Mars and coauthor Kurt Kohlstedt zoom in on the various elements that make our cities work, exploring the origins and other fascinating stories behind everything from power grids and fire escapes to drinking fountains and street signs. With deeply researched entries and beautiful line drawings throughout, The 99% Invisible City will captivate devoted fans of the show and anyone curious about design, urban environments, and the unsung marvels of the world around them. __________You are about to see stories everywhere, you beautiful nerd.Now get out there. 'If you've ever wondered why our world is the way it is, this show has your answers' The Hustle'99% Invisible...is completely wonderful and entertaining and beautifully produced...' Ira Glass, This American Life'The hugely inventive 99% Invisible treats the design of everyday things like a forensic science.' WIRED

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71,93 zł

Teen Titans: Beast Boy DC Comics

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Author Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures) and artist Gabriel Picolo, the creative duo behind the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller Teen Titans: Raven, take you on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, while reminding us the value of true friendship--especially when life gets wild.Garfield Logan has spent his entire life being overlooked. Even in a small town like Eden, Georgia, the seventeen-year-old with green streaks in his hair can't find a way to stand out--and the clock is ticking. Senior year is almost over. If Gar doesn't find a way to impress the social elite at Bull Creek High School, he will never know what it's like to matter. Gar's best friends, Stella and Tank, can't understand why he cares what other people think, and they miss their funny, pizza-loving, video game-obsessed best friend.Then Gar accepts a wild dare out of the blue. It impresses the popular kids, and his social status soars. But other things are changing, too. Gar grows six inches overnight. His voice drops, and suddenly, he's stronger and faster. He's finally getting everything he wanted, but his newfound popularity comes at a price. Gar has to work harder to impress his new friends. The dares keep getting bigger, and the stakes keep getting higher.When Gar realizes the extent of his physical changes, he has to dig deep and face the truth about himself--and the people who truly matter--before his life spirals out of control.

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59,99 zł

Formula Hachette Book Group USA

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An eye-opening look at the science of success--and how to achieve it"An important and imperative project" -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the New York Times bestselling The Black Swan.Too often, "practice makes perfect" is not enough. While traditional success literature tells you how to enhance your abilities, recognize key ideas, and improve your performance for a major win, this emphasis on talent and a strong work ethic doesn't lead to proportional success. Too many talented people are being overlooked. Now, from the world's leading expert on complexity and the science of success, The Formula redefines success for what it really is -- a collective phenomenon-- and highlights this missing link between talent and recognition.In reality, everyone around you must agree that what you contribute is worthy of praise; your success is about us, not you. Hence, achievement, visibility, and income are collective characteristics, capturing how a community values your performance. Now, for the first time, acclaimed scientist Laszlo Barabasi illuminates the laws that govern this. Not only does he unpack the previously unspoken rules behind who truly gets ahead (and why), but also teaches us how to directly harness them in order to improve their outcomes. By unveiling the scientific principles that drive success, all with evidence-backed data, this book offers a revolutionary new way of thinking about how we achieve.

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81,01 zł

Teen Titans: Beast Boy DC Comics

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A New York Times bestseller!USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller!Author Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures) and artist Gabriel Picolo, the creative duo behind the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller Teen Titans: Raven, take you on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, while reminding us the value of true friendship--especially when life gets wild.Garfield Logan has spent his entire life being overlooked. Even in a small town like Eden, Georgia, the seventeen-year-old with green streaks in his hair can't find a way to stand out--and the clock is ticking. Senior year is almost over. If Gar doesn't find a way to impress the social elite at Bull Creek High School, he will never know what it's like to matter. Gar's best friends, Stella and Tank, can't understand why he cares what other people think, and they miss their funny, pizza-loving, video game-obsessed best friend.Then Gar accepts a wild dare out of the blue. It impresses the popular kids, and his social status soars. But other things are changing, too. Gar grows six inches overnight. His voice drops, and suddenly, he's stronger and faster. He's finally getting everything he wanted, but his newfound popularity comes at a price. Gar has to work harder to impress his new friends. The dares keep getting bigger, and the stakes keep getting higher.When Gar realizes the extent of his physical changes, he has to dig deep and face the truth about himself--and the people who truly matter--before his life spirals out of control.

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70,45 zł

The Cartographers HarperCollins

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From the critically acclaimed author of The Book of M, a highly imaginative thriller about a young woman who discovers that a strange map in her deceased father's belongings holds an incredible, deadly secret-one that will lead her on an extraordinary adventure and to the truth about her family's dark history. What is the purpose of a map? Nell Young's whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her father, Dr. Daniel Young, is a legend in the field, and Nell's personal hero. But she hasn't seen or spoken to him ever since he cruelly fired her and destroyed her reputation after an argument over an old, cheap gas station highway map.But when Dr. Young is found dead in his office at the New York Public Library, with the very same seemingly worthless map hidden in his desk, Nell can't resist investigating. To her surprise, she soon discovers that the map is incredibly valuable, and also exceedingly rare. In fact, she may now have the only copy left in existence... because a mysterious collector has been hunting down and destroying every last one-along with anyone who gets in the way.But why?To answer that question, Nell embarks on a dangerous journey to reveal a dark family secret, and discover the true power that lies in maps...Perfect for fans of Joe Hill and V.E. Schwab, The Cartographers is an ode to art and science, history and magic-a spectacularly imaginative, modern story about an ancient craft and places still undiscovered.

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