Charlie is a freshman. & while he's not the biggest geek in the school he is by no means popular. Shy introspective intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward he is a wallflower caught between trying to live his life & trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates & mixed tapes family dramas & new friends; the world of sex drugs & The Rocky Horror Picture Show when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But Charlie can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild & poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up. ...

Shy introspective intelligent beyond his years caught between trying to live his life & trying to run from it Charlie is attempting to navigate through the uncharted territory of high school. The world of first dates & mixed tapes family dramas & new friends. The world of sex drugs & music
- when all one requires to feel infinite is that perfect song on that perfect drive. Standing on the fringes of life Charlie has a unique perspective of the world around him but there comes a time to stop being a wallflower & see what it looks like from the dance floor. This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion has become a modern classic. Charlie's letters are singular & unique hilarious & devastating & through Charlie Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting story that will spirit you back to those wild & poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.
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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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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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Wise often funny sometimes heartbreaking Persepolis" tells the story of Marjane Satrapis life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen years that saw the overthrow of the Shahs regime the triumph of the Islamic Revolution & the devastating effects of war with Iraq. 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. Amidst the tragedy Marjanes childs eye view adds immediacy & humour & her story of a childhood at once outrageous & ordinary beset by the unthinkable & yet buffered by an extraordinary & loving family is immensely moving. It is also very beautiful; Satrapis drawings have the power of the very best woodcuts." ...

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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