In the days before personal computers BASIC was the easy programming language to learn & serious programmers learned FORTRAN or COBOL to do real work." Today many people have discovered that Perl is both a great beginning programming language & one that enables them to write powerful programs with little effort. If you're interested in discovering how to program (or how others program) Perl For Dummies 4th Edition is for you. If you already know something about programming (but not about Perl) this book is also for you. If you're already an expert programmer you're still welcome to read this book; you can just skip the basic stuff (you never know what kind of new tips & tricks you'll pick up). This reference guide shows you how to use Perl under many different operating systems such as UNIX many flavors of Windows (Windows 95/98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows Me & Windows XP) & Macintosh OS 9 & OS X; in fact Perl runs on many more operating systems than these. Here's a sampling of what Perl For Dummies 4th Edition has to offer: Installing Perl on various platforms Nailing down the basics of building Perl programs Working with text & numbers Constructing lists & working with them Creating conditionals & loops Delving into more advanced features such as operators & functions Reading & writing files & directories Using subroutines for modularity Demystifying Web server programs Creating your own Internet clients The Perl programming language enables you to write fully working computer programs with just a few steps. It's particularly good at common programming tasks such as reading & writing text files but it also excels at reducing the work that programmers have to do. Perl For Dummies 4th Edition shows you how to do all of that & how to modify programs to your heart's content. After all one of the common phrases in the world of Perl programmers is " There's more than one way to do it."" ...

In Permanent Present Tense Suzanne Corkin tells the incredible story of the amnesiac Henry Gustave Molaison
- known only as H.M.
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This book could save you years of ill health! Vitamin B12 deficiency often caused by pernicious anaemia can be a devastating condition if left untreated leading to irreversible nerve damage & disability after years of exhaustion & mental fog. Its symptoms creep up on sufferers & are under-recognized by doctors; tests to confirm it & underlying pernicious anaemia are problematic. Martyn Hooper the founder of the Pernicious Anaemia Society now brings together vital information about the condition & real-life stories
- including his own & those of many members of the Society
- that will help sufferers & their friends & families recognize the condition & understand how best to tackle it. In particular the book draws on the findings of a survey of Society members that give new clarity to the complex issues involved.

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Eight of the twelve tales in this book are from the master hand of Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Although Perrault enjoyed much distinction in the French literary circle of the late seventeenth century his fame today rests upon his authorship of the traditional Tales of Mother Goose or Stories of Olden Times. & it is true to say that as long as there are children to listen spellbound to the adventures of Cinderella Red Riding Hood & that arch rogue Puss in Boots his memory will endure. Three of the tales The Ridiculous Wishes Donkey-Skin & Patient Griselda are seldom included in Perrault collections as they were written in a very florid verse form. Not only Perrault but Boccaccio Chaucer & others have used the story of Patient Griselda. The last story Beauty & the Beast again not by Perrault (it was penned by Mme. Leprince de Beaumont 1711-1781) has a similarity of style & celebrity which justifiably merits its inclusion. With the exception of the morals & the three tales taken from verse the translations are by A. E. Johnson. ...

As Persephone's mum encourages her to do she often goes along to get along" instead of doing what she really wants. But when she meets Mount Olympus Academy bad-boy Hades she finally feels she has found someone with whom she can be herself. He's the first person who actually listens to her & she finds herself liking him despite the fact that the other goddess girls think he's bad news. But if he makes her feel so special
- & she's so comfortable hanging around him
- can he really be all that bad? Authors Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams put a modern spin on classic myths with the Goddess Girls series. Follow the ins & outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy where the most privileged godboys & goddessgirls in the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills."

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The Story of a Childhood & The Story of a Return. The intelligent & outspoken child of radical Marxists & the great-grandaughter of Irans last emperor Satrapi bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran & of the bewildering contradictions between home life & public life. This is a beautiful & intimate story full of tragedy & humour
- raw honest & incredibly illuminating.
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The son of Zeus Perseus belongs in the first rank of Greek heroes. Indeed to some he was a greater hero even than Heracles. With the help of Hermes & Athena he slew the Gorgon Medusa conquered a mighty sea monster & won the hand of the beautiful princess Andromeda. This volume tells of his enduring myth its rendering in art & literature & its reception through the Roman period & up to the modern day. This is the first scholarly book in English devoted to Perseus myth in its entirety for over a century. With information drawn from a diverse range of sources as well as varied illustrations the volume illuminates the importance of the Perseus myth throughout the ages. ...

A brand new retelling of the Greek myth Perseus & the Gorgon". Perseus is determined to rescue Andromeda even though it means facing the hideous Gorgon Medusa whose glare turns warriors to stone
- Fantastic illustrations by Simona Bursi give a very modern feel to this classic tale. A new title in " Young Reading Series Two" part of the " Usborne Reading Programme". Aimed at children whose reading ability & confidence allows them to tackle longer & more complex stories. Developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a Principal Lecturer in Education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University."
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When Lily Robinson sees the telegraph boy cycling down Perseverance Street she knows that he's coming to deliver bad news. Clutching the telegram in her trembling hands at eight months pregnant & mother to three-year-old Michael Lily learns that she must now face life as a widow. Fortuitously she is soon visited by acquaintances Bernard & Edith Oldroyd who hearing of her plight offer to take Michael home with them for the weekend & Lily gratefully accepts. But to her horror just days later the Oldroyds disappear along with her son. With the help of her redoubtable Auntie Dee & ex-Special Forces soldier Charlie Cleghorn Lily takes the investigation into their own hands scouring the country & ultimately war-torn Europe in search of Michael doing everything in her power to bring him home. ...

Persian art & architecture have a rich heritage that stretches far beyond the borders of modern-day Iran from the Abbasid monuments of Baghdad to the splendid Timurid buildings of Samarqand & Bukhara. This book follows a historical path across the Iranian world & examines the artistic legacies of great rulers & their dynasties from the rebirth of Persian art under the Seljuqs to the magnificent structures built by Timur-i Lang in Samarqand & the cultural flowering that occurred under the Safavid dynasty & beyond. Palaces mosques madrasas & mausoleums display a mesmerizing decorative complexity with form & ornament combining to create an indivisible whole. Spectacular polychrome tiles intricate brickwork curling arabesque motifs & calligraphic inscriptions attain a transcendent beauty designed to reflect both the temporal power of the rulers who commissioned them & the heavenly glory of creation. ...