From the double Man Booker prize-winning author of Wolf Hall' this is a dark fable of lost faith & awakening love amidst the moors Fetherhoughton is a drab dreary town somewhere in a magical half-real 1950s north England a preserve of ignorance & superstition protected against the advance of reason by its impenetrable moor-fogs Father Angwin the town's cynical priest has lost his faith & wants nothing more than to be left alone Sister Philomena strains against the monotony of convent life & the pettiness of her fellow nuns The rest of the town goes about their lives in a haze a never-ending procession of grim grey days stretching ahead of them Yet all of that is about to change A strange visitor appears one stormy night bringing with him the hint the taste of something entirely new something unknown But who is Fludd? An angel come to shake the Fetherhoughtonians from their stupor to reawaken Father Angwin's faith to show Philomena the nature of love? Or is he the devil himself a shadowy wanderer of the darkest places in the human heart? Full of dry wit compassionate characterisations & cutting insight Fludd is a brilliant gem of a book & one of Hilary Mantel's most original works ...

Meet the man who makes the mission of learning any language possible! The all-you-need guide to learning a language Language hacker Benny Lewis shows how anyone anywhere can learn any language without leaving their home using a simple toolkit & by harnessing the power of the Internet Benny definitely wasn't born with the language gene' After graduating in electronic engineering in his native Ireland he spent six months in Spain struggling to learn Spanish This frustrating experience fuelled his determination to take a different approach to learning foreign languages Today he speaks over ten languages including Mandarin Chinese Arabic French German Portuguese & Hungarian He has also learnt Japanese in Spain This typifies one of his 3-month challenges' where he targets a new language & proceeds to become fluent in it within just three months He charts his progress on his blog proving that his techniques allow anyone to learn a language from anywhere Benny's blog also called Fluent in 3 Months is the largest language learning blog in the world The key principles of Benny's method Speak from day one find mother-tongue speaking partners online Don't be self-conscious
- keep the flow going! Change your mindset ditch the excuses you can do it! Stay focused & determined even if you don't have much time never forget the goal you've set yourself & work at it Learning a language doesn't need to be expensive there is a wealth of free resources out there if you know where to find them Reap the rewards! Learning a new language is not an end in itself but a means to meeting new people & discovering new cultures Curiosity will fuel your determination
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Learn how to write idiomatic effective Python code by leveraging its best features Python's simplicity quickly lets you become productive with it but this often means you aren't using everything the language has to offer By taking you through Python's key language features & libraries this practical book shows you how to make your code shorter faster & more readable all at the same time--what experts consider Pythonic Many programmers who learn Python basics fall into the trap of reinventing the wheel because of past experience in other languages & try to bend the language to patterns that don't really apply to it Author Luciano Ramalho a Python Software Foundation member & Python programmer for 15 years helps you drop your accent from another language so you can code Python fluently Learn practical applications of generators for database processing Rethink some design patterns in a Python context Examine attribute descriptors & when to use them the key to ORMs Explore Pythonic objects protocols versus interfaces abstract base classes & multiple inheritance ...

Clever & crafty this liar's dice experience is an evolution on the classic bluffing game Fluff features palm-fitted rolling cups for poker-style peeking & critter-adorned dice for wild-style play to inspire bolder bidding Fluff up the bids or challenge the calls Be the best fluffer to outlast the other cast of characters Each player places dice in their cup & gives them a good shake Take a peek at the dice Your goal is to call the total number of a particular dice across all the hands at the table So the first player places a bid such as I think there are 4 threes across all hands Player to the left increases the bid or calls You can only raise the value of the last bid by either increasing the value or quantity So if I'm the next player I can say 5 THREES or keep the quantity the same & raise the value to 4 FOURS Your other option is to call Fluff! on the existing bid Say I bid 9 FIVES & you have no fives You might think I'm bananas so you call Fluff! All players reveal their dice If there are 9 FIVES or more you would lose a die If there are fewer than 9 FIVES I lose a die & I'm sad You may also call Fluff! when it's not your turn but you will lose two dice if you're wrong & the bidder still loses only 1 if you're right It's risky & frisky! When you lose a die set it aside for all to see & start fresh with a new roll The person who lost the die starts the next round with the opening bid When you lose your last die you're out Now you're sad too Play continues until only one player has dice left That player wins & may celebrate in any way they choose So be the best fluffer to outlast the other cast of characters Players 2-4 Playing time 20-30 mins Ages 8 ...

Elvie is desperate for a puppy that she can train up to do amazing tricks But it's not a puppy Mum returns from the pet shop with it's a fish But Elvie doesn't give up Determined to fulfill her dream of having a performing pet she trains up Fluff the fish Fluff can't sit she won't bark on command but she does have a very special fishy talent all of her own ...

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