Shiny Objects

Shiny Objects: Our Obsession With Possessions and the Truth About Why We Buy

Politics & Social Sciences

Roberts, Jim

Social Sciences

HarperOne

Using the same format that has become so popular in Pascal, Karel the Robot has now become object-oriented. This book is intended to teach novice programmers the fundamentals of object-oriented programming. It accomplishes this goal with an analog equivalent of C++ that allows introductory computer science students to work through a programming project from start to finish.
The book opens by explaining the elaborate Robot world that Karel lives in, a world filled with objects. The text continues this strong metaphor throughout. Through the metaphor, students learn the art of solving programming problems in an object-oriented paradigm.
This text is suitable for any introductory or second course in computer science where C++ is used.

Karel++: A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Object-Oriented Programming

Computers & Technology

Bergin, Joseph

Stehlik, Mark

Pattis, Richard E.

Computer Science

wiley

Adrian's Peace

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Infinity Publishing

This is an account of the changes and developments which particularly characterized the Warwickshire stretch of railway. The struggles and battles between the various railway companies (the L&B, TVR, LNWR, GWR and NWR) for supremacy over some of the Warwickshire branches are depicted here by introductions to each section. Archive photographs, period timetables, company advertisements and locoshed allocations help to conjure up a picture of a mode of transport that has long gone.

Warwickshire Railways (Sutton's Photographic History of Railways)

History

Hitches, Mike

World

Sutton Pub Ltd

The railways which operated in Worcestershire were controlled by the Midland Railway and the Great Western railway, whose struggle for supremacy had considerable effect on the development of railways in the county. The most important route through the county linked the great industrial centres of the Midlands and the seaport of Bristol, while lesser routes included the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway; Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway; the Severn Valley Railway, and numerous branch lines.

Worcestershire Railways (Sutton's Photographic History of Transport)

A history and description of the road and rail links of North Wales, which were mainly developed to aid communication between London and Ireland, and do not make travel to South Wales easy at all.

North Wales Transport

Snowdonia is one of Britain's foremost National Parks, and over the years has drawn millions of visitors to enjoy its beauty. It combines picturesque scenery with areas of rugged natural splendour. This collection presents a picture of life in and around the Park from the end of the last century to date. It shows the people of Snowdonia, residents as well as tourists, and the characteristic industries in which they worked - sheep farming, metal mining, and quarrying stone and slate - industries that have declined and all but disappeared in an economy now geared to tourism. The awe-inspiring scenery of Snowdonia is depicted, and a special focus given to places associated with myth and folk legend. This is the turf on which King Arthur, Merlin and Owain Glyndwr allegedley walked; more recently, famous climbers including Sir Edmund Hilary have explored the region and the book also includes images of the early years of mountain climbing. Photographs of the Snowdon Mountain Railway and of local narrow gauge railways are not forgotten. "Snowdonia" contains over 200 photographs, many of which have never been published before. They are accompanied by informative captions by Welsh author Jim Roberts. This book will be of great interest to everyone who have ever visited the area over the years, and it will make a captivating and unusual souvenir.

Snowdonia (Britain in Old Photographs)

Europe

Sutton Publishing+ltd

Llandudno Past and Present (Britain in Old Photographs)

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

History Press Ltd

This fine selection of photographs illustrates the transformation that has taken place in Llandudno during the 20th century, offering insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people during a century of change.

A Century of Llandudno: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century

The History Press

These 65 pieces and 6 etudes are originally found in Ferdinando Carulli's "Complete Method For The Guitar, op. 241". This method is the last iteration of his original guitar method (op. 27), the first modern method for guitar. Originally published as "44 Progressive Pieces and 6 Studies", the present edition (based on an edition published by Oliver Ditson Company, Boston) in fact yields the following: 56 numbered studies, 2 slur studies, 1 rondo for all positions, 4 interval studies, 2 studies in harmonics and the 6 (rather didactic) etudes. (Not included in the present volume are numerous short scale exercises and cadences. These can be found in more complete and thorough treatments in numerous modern methods.) These studies clearly demonstrate Carulli's familiarity with his Italian operatic heritage. They are nearly all in recognizable song forms and the compositional style is simple melody with harmonic accompaniment. Counterpoint is almost totally absent. Yet within these limits Carulli creates very fine music indeed. Great care was taken to make this a performing edition. All of the pieces fit on 1 or 2 pages. The few that take 3 pages have page turns inserted in logical places. The few fingerings presented are found in the Ditson edition and are logical and obvious. It is hoped that these pieces will present a delightful and useful supplement to the studies of Sor and Giuliani published during the same period. They are truly progressive; the first 10 or so are in the keys of C, G or D (and their relative minors), all in first position, using mostly tonic and dominant harmony and can be learned by most students in just a few lessons. They continue to increase in complexity and difficulty through the final 16 (studies 41-56), which are some of the most delightful music written for guitar. I hope you all enjoy working on and performing these works as much as I have!

65 Gradually Progressive Pieces: and 6 Studies from OP. 241

Music

Mel Bay Publications,Inc.

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