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Jules Verne
Claudius Bombarnak, journaliste au journal Twentieth Century, a pour mission de décrire un voyage le long du grand chemin de fer transasiatique qui commence Uzun-Ada, traverse le Turkestan russe et chinois et se termine Beijing. En chemin, il rencontre des personnes intéressantes de différentes nationalités, comme le baron allemand Weisschitzerdurfer, qui tente de battre le record du monde de vitesse en 39 jours, et le roumain Kinko qui voyage dans une boîte amoureuse, qui sauve plus tard tous les passagers et léquipage du train.
Jarosław Wojciechowski
Spragniony byłem świata, jaki jej się przytrafiłKiedy się ma do czynienia z twórcą takim, jak Jarosław Wojciechowski, człowiek nigdy nie wie, gdzie go słowa artysty zaprowadzą. Czytanie jego utworów to, jak sam lubi mówić, jazda na maksa. Dokąd więc teraz Jarek nas zabrał?Fabuła utworu jest niezwykle prosta. Opisuje spotkanie dwojga bliskich sobie osób. Z ich rozmowy nad kubkiem kawy wyłania się przed czytelnikiem świat, którego raczej się nie spodziewamy w tak prozaicznym miejscu, jak kuchnia. Bohaterka opowiada treść swojego niezwykłego snu, który wytrącił ją z równowagi, zadziwił, przeobraził wewnętrznie i pozostawił z całą masą niezadanych pytań. Z każdym jej słowem wizja staje się coraz dziwniejsza, coraz bardziej zaskakująca. Aż dochodzimy do momentu w opowieści, w którym następna przerwa na łyk kawy czy złapanie oddechu drażni niedopowiedzeniem.Drugim bohaterem jest słuchacz człowiek nastawiony na wewnętrzny odbiór przekazywanych mu rewelacji. Ma niezwykle ważne zadanie do spełnienia. Otrzymuje pewien dar od jego reakcji zależy, czym się on stanie. Prezentem cennym czy zakłóceniami w ciszy popołudniowego odpoczynku. Całą swoją postawą akcentuje, że jest gotowy na wypełnienie swojego obowiązku z należytą uwagą i przekonaniem, że oto trafiła mu się niezwykłość, gratka godna kolekcjonera opowieści. To jego reakcje na historię opowiedzianą przez towarzyszkę powodują, że sen staje się plastyczny, realny, godny uwiecznienia. To jego uczucia, emocje urzeczywistniają wymiar, do którego autor stara się czytelnika przenieść.I na tym prostota fabuły się kończy, bo w książkach tego autora nic nie może być klarowne i jednowymiarowe.Tematem tego utworu jest poszukiwanie, odnajdywanie i gubienie. Bohater wyznaczył nam kierunek: Świat otworzył mi się, świat wyobraźni i ducha, niczym wielka księga życia. Żeby zrozumieć tę książkę, czytelnik musi przekroczyć pewne granice, podążając za emocjami opisanych postaci. Musi wyobrazić sobie uniwersum, do którego zabiera nas jego sprawczyni. Nie jest to zadanie trudne, wystarczy uruchomić wyobraźnię i empatię.Gdzie jest ten świat? Okazuje się, że całkiem niedaleko. Miejscem, które ogniskuje całą rzeczywistość, jest niewielka podwłocławska miejscowość Bobrowniki i ruiny zamku. W tym to punkcie dzieją się niezwykłe wydarzenia wokół Clavusa przedmiotu posiadającego własną osobowość. To jego poszukujemy, nastawiamy się na zrozumienie niezwykłości tego przedmiotu, czasem odnajdujemy ukryty w nim sens, a potem, co jest nieuchronne, gubimy go bezpowrotnie. A to wszystko dzieje się w miejscu niemalże magicznym, posiadającym niezwykłe wibracje, sekretne komnaty, ukryte skarby i wszystko, co nosi w sobie znamiona wielkiej tajemnicy. Po tym wymiarze poruszamy się uwięzieni w ciele sokoła, który ptakiem bynajmniej nie jest. Obserwujemy mieszkańców zamku i gości do niego przybywających. Podsłuchujemy ich niedokończonych rozmów, próbując jednocześnie zrozumieć, co nam umknęło. Odwiedzamy przeszłość, czas świetności zamku. I w sposób nieuchronny gubimy wymiar rzeczywisty, by odwiedzić miejsca jeszcze dziwniejsze, nierealne, metafizyczne oczywiście przez autora niezdefiniowane. Bo nic w tej opowieści nie jest jednoznaczne i klarowne. Bo ta opowieść to kolejny flirt z wyobraźnią odbiorcy, który poruszając się w labiryncie metafor i symboli musi odnaleźć nieprostą drogę do zrozumienia, czego właściwie poszukuje, co gubi, a co odnajduje w otwartej księdze życia.Książka Jarka to po raz kolejny opowieść uniwersalna. Akcja co prawda wyrasta z codzienności, ale autor przenosi czytelnika w czasy średniowiecza. I tak wędrując w wizji bohaterki, skaczemy między dwoma wymiarami czasoprzestrzeni, śledzimy świat dawny, by odnaleźć w nim wartości czasu współczesnego. Śledzimy poczynania bohaterów, by co jakiś czas mierzyć się z dygresjami komentującym współczesność tak dobrze i boleśnie nam znaną. Bo jak przekonuje nas artysta, zawsze jesteśmy spragnieni świata, który przytrafia się innym. A skoro tkwi w nas to pragnienie, trzeba zanurzyć się strumieniu świata wyobraźni i ducha. To tam ostatecznie odnajdziemy odpowiedzi naznaczeni piętnem Clavusa.Bożena LaskowskaJarosław WojciechowskiUrodziłem się 1955 r. we Włocławku, jestem poetą i prozaikem. Mój życiorys jest wyjątkowo burzliwy, co bez wątpienia miało wpływ na mą twórczość literacką. Debiutowałem w III programie Polskiego Radia w 1980 r. W latach 70 i 80 ubiegłego wieku w grupie literackiej Kujawy W roku 1995 współtworzyłem grupę literacką Kujawskie Wolne Pióro zostając jej przewodniczącym. Po pół roku działalności grupy literackiej współuczestniczyłem w jej przekształceniu w Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Regionu Kujaw i Ziemi Dobrzyńskiej zostając jej pierwszym prezesem. Za mojej prezesury powstaje pismo społeczno literackie AWERS o zasięgu ogólnopolskim. W 1996 r. nawiązuję współpracę z Redaktorem naczelnym "Kultury Paryskiej" Panem Jerzym Giedroyciem. Po dwóch latach działalności na rzecz Stowarzyszenia rezygnuję z funkcji prezesa jak i członkowstwa by skupić się na własnej twórczości. W 1998 roku otrzymuję nominację do nagrody literackiej im. Kościelskich, której kapituła znajduje się w Szwajcarii. Nominację otrzymuję z rąk Pani dr Danilewicz Zielińskiej - członka kapituły. W 2001 roku Minister Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, za działalność kulturalną w ochronie i kształtowaniu Kultury Polskiej w latach 80-tych wyróżnia mnie odznaką Zasłużony Działacz Kultury W latach 1999-2001 pełnię funkcję Rzecznika Prasowego Zachodnio-Pomorskiej Szkoły Biznesu we Włocławku. W latach 1999 2003 członek Rady Społecznej Szpitala wojewódzkiego we Włocławku. W latach 1999 2000 i 2005 stypendysta Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego. Obecnie w Związku Literatów Polskich Oddziału Warszawskiego.
Max Brand
Claws Of The Tigress is an adventurous historical romance set in 16th-century Italy. The main character is Tizzo, a master swordsman, known as Firebrand because of his flaming red hair and flame-blue eyes. Max Brand (1892-1944) is the best-known pen name of widely acclaimed author Frederick Faust, creator of Destry, Dr. Kildare, and other beloved fictional characters. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. His love for mythology was a constant source of inspiration for his fiction, and it has been speculated that these classical influences accounted in some part for his success as a popular writer.
Alexandru Dumbravan
As an application’s code base increases, it becomes harder for developers to maintain existing features and introduce new ones. In this clean architecture book, you'll learn to identify when and how this problem emerges and how to structure your code to overcome it.The book starts by explaining clean architecture principles and Android architecture components and then explores the tools, frameworks, and libraries involved. You’ll learn how to structure your application in the data and domain layers, the technologies that go in each layer, and the role that each layer plays in keeping your application clean. You’ll understand how to arrange the code into these two layers and the components involved in assembling them. Finally, you'll cover the presentation layer and the patterns that can be applied to have a decoupled and testable code base.By the end of this architecture book, you'll be able to build an application following clean architecture principles and have the knowledge you need to maintain and test the application easily.
Sam Keen
In the rapidly evolving tech industry, software applications struggle to keep pace with changing business needs, leaving developers grappling with complex codebases that resist change, ultimately reducing productivity and increasing technical debt. Clean Architecture with Python offers a powerful approach to address these challenges. Drawing from his extensive experience architecting cloud-native systems, Sam Keen helps you transform complex architectural challenges into digestible, implementable solutions.This book teaches essential principles for effective development, emphasizing the Pythonic implementation of Clean Architecture. Through practical examples, you'll learn how to create modular, loosely coupled systems that are easy to understand, modify, and extend. The book covers key concepts such as the Dependency Rule, separation of concerns, and domain modeling, all tailored for Python development.By the end of this book, you'll be able to apply Clean Architecture principles effectively in your Python projects. Whether you're building new systems or managing existing ones, you'll have the skills to create more maintainable and adaptable applications. This approach will enhance your ability to respond to changing requirements, setting you up for long-term success in your development career.
Jason Alls
Traditionally associated with developing Windows desktop applications and games, C# is now used in a wide variety of domains, such as web and cloud apps, and has become increasingly popular for mobile development. Despite its extensive coding features, professionals experience problems related to efficiency, scalability, and maintainability because of bad code. Clean Code in C# will help you identify these problems and solve them using coding best practices.The book starts with a comparison of good and bad code, helping you understand the importance of coding standards, principles, and methodologies. You’ll then get to grips with code reviews and their role in improving your code while ensuring that you adhere to industry-recognized coding standards. This C# book covers unit testing, delves into test-driven development, and addresses cross-cutting concerns. You’ll explore good programming practices for objects, data structures, exception handling, and other aspects of writing C# computer programs. Once you’ve studied API design and discovered tools for improving code quality, you’ll look at examples of bad code and understand which coding practices you should avoid.By the end of this clean code book, you’ll have the developed skills you need in order to apply industry-approved coding practices to write clean, readable, extendable, and maintainable C# code.
Clean Code in JavaScript. Develop reliable, maintainable, and robust JavaScript
James Padolsey
Building robust apps starts with creating clean code. In this book, you’ll explore techniques for doing this by learning everything from the basics of JavaScript through to the practices of clean code. You’ll write functional, intuitive, and maintainable code while also understanding how your code affects the end user and the wider community.The book starts with popular clean-coding principles such as SOLID, and the Law of Demeter (LoD), along with highlighting the enemies of writing clean code such as cargo culting and over-management. You’ll then delve into JavaScript, understanding the more complex aspects of the language. Next, you’ll create meaningful abstractions using design patterns, such as the Class Pattern and the Revealing Module Pattern. You’ll explore real-world challenges such as DOM reconciliation, state management, dependency management, and security, both within browser and server environments. Later, you’ll cover tooling and testing methodologies and the importance of documenting code. Finally, the book will focus on advocacy and good communication for improving code cleanliness within teams or workplaces, along with covering a case study for clean coding.By the end of this book, you’ll be well-versed with JavaScript and have learned how to create clean abstractions, test them, and communicate about them via documentation.
Carsten Windler, Alexandre Daubois
PHP is a beginner-friendly language, but also one that is rife with complaints of bad code,;yet no clean code books are specific to PHP. Enter Clean Code in PHP. This book is a one-stop guide to learning the theory and best practices of clean code specific to real-world PHP app development environments.This PHP book is cleanly split to help you navigate through coding practices and theories to understand and adopt the nuances of the clean code paradigm. In addition to covering best practices, tooling for code quality, and PHP design patterns, this book also presents tips and techniques for working on large-scale PHP apps with a team and writing effective documentation for your PHP projects.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to write human-friendly PHP code, which will fuel your PHP career growth and set you apart from the competition.
Clean Code in Python. Refactor your legacy code base
Mariano Anaya
Python is currently used in many different areas such as software construction, systems administration, and data processing. In all of these areas, experienced professionals can find examples of inefficiency, problems, and other perils, as a result of bad code. After reading this book, readers will understand these problems, and more importantly, how to correct them. The book begins by describing the basic elements of writing clean code and how it plays an important role in Python programming. You will learn about writing efficient and readable code using the Python standard library and best practices for software design. You will learn to implement the SOLID principles in Python and use decorators to improve your code. The book delves more deeply into object oriented programming in Python and shows you how to use objects with descriptors and generators. It will also show you the design principles of software testing and how to resolve software problems by implementing design patterns in your code. In the final chapter we break down a monolithic application to a microservice one, starting from the code as the basis for a solid platform. By the end of the book, you will be proficient in applying industry approved coding practices to design clean, sustainable and readable Python code.
Mariano Anaya
Experienced professionals in every field face several instances of disorganization, poor readability, and testability due to unstructured code.This second edition has been updated to reflect new best practices in Python 3.9, helping developers write professional, scalable, and maintainable code. It introduces advanced object-oriented design, decorators, descriptors, and refactoring strategies using SOLID principles. Whether modernizing legacy projects or building new applications, this book provides practical techniques to write cleaner and more efficient Python code using the Python standard library and manage your projects successfully.The book begins by describing the basic elements of writing clean code and how it plays a key role in Python programming. The book discusses object-oriented programming in Python and show you the design principles of software testing and how to resolve problems by implementing software design patterns in your code. In the concluding chapter, we break down a monolithic application into a microservices-based one starting from the code as the basis for a solid platform.By the end of this clean code book, you will be proficient in applying industry-approved coding practices to design clean, sustainable, and readable real-world Python code.
Jason Alls
Traditionally associated with Windows desktop applications and game development, C# has expanded into web, cloud, and mobile development. However, despite its extensive coding features, professionals often encounter issues with efficiency, scalability, and maintainability due to poor code. Clean Code in C# guides you in identifying and resolving these problems using coding best practices.This book starts by comparing good and bad code to emphasize the importance of coding standards, principles, and methodologies. It then covers code reviews, unit testing, and test-driven development, and addresses cross-cutting concerns. As you advance through the chapters, you’ll discover programming best practices for objects, data structures, exception handling, and other aspects of writing C# computer programs. You’ll also explore API design and code quality enhancement tools, while studying examples of poor coding practices to understand what to avoid.By the end of this clean code book, you’ll have the developed the skills needed to apply industry-approved coding practices to write clean, readable, extendable, and maintainable C# code.
Rukevwe Ojigbo, Dr. Sanjay Krishna Anbalagan
Clean Code with TypeScript is a practical guide to writing maintainable, efficient, and elegant TypeScript code. It equips developers with the essential principles and techniques to produce code that is both functional and easy to read and maintain.Written by Rukevwe Ojigbo and Dr. Sanjay Krishna Anbalagan, expert software engineers with extensive experience in building scalable, high-performance applications across industries, this book reflects practical lessons from their real-world projects. Throughout the book, you’ll work through hands-on implementations, including an LLM integration project and a full-stack TypeScript application, ensuring the concepts are grounded, relevant, and applicable to real development environments.What sets this book apart is its example-driven approach rooted in real-world scenarios. It goes beyond TypeScript best practices by developing your architectural thinking, enhancing team collaboration, and fostering long-term code quality. Whether you're new to TypeScript or an experienced developer, this guide will improve your TypeScript programming skills and help you deliver cleaner, more robust code.*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
David Mertz
Data cleaning is the all-important first step to successful data science, data analysis, and machine learning. If you work with any kind of data, this book is your go-to resource, arming you with the insights and heuristics experienced data scientists had to learn the hard way.In a light-hearted and engaging exploration of different tools, techniques, and datasets real and fictitious, Python veteran David Mertz teaches you the ins and outs of data preparation and the essential questions you should be asking of every piece of data you work with.Using a mixture of Python, R, and common command-line tools, Cleaning Data for Effective Data Science follows the data cleaning pipeline from start to end, focusing on helping you understand the principles underlying each step of the process. You'll look at data ingestion of a vast range of tabular, hierarchical, and other data formats, impute missing values, detect unreliable data and statistical anomalies, and generate synthetic features. The long-form exercises at the end of each chapter let you get hands-on with the skills you've acquired along the way, also providing a valuable resource for academic courses.
MrExcel's Holy Macro! Books, Oz du Soleil
This book provides a step-by-step guide to using Power Query in Excel for efficient data cleaning and transformation. Starting with an introduction to its capabilities, it explains how to import data, handle missing values, and parse text fields with ease.Advanced techniques such as merging datasets, appending data, and performing joins are explored in detail. The book also covers grouping data, creating conditional and custom columns, and reshaping data through unpivoting for analysis. Each concept is illustrated with practical examples for clarity.By the end of the book, readers will be equipped with the skills to automate repetitive tasks and streamline workflows. Whether dealing with messy data or preparing datasets for analysis, this guide ensures you can confidently tackle any Excel data transformation challenge.
Thomas W. Hanshew
Hamilton Cleek is back or is he? Margot, Queen of the Apaches, the notorious French criminal gang, has been released on bail and vanished, Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard has a series of inexplicable murders to solve, there is talk of revolution in Mauravania. And Cleek is missing. The stories collected here are some of the best about the clever and resourceful private detective Cleek, the man of the forty faces, who through his talents for disguise solves crime and mystery in London. Hold on to your hats for another thrilling ride as spying, murder, mysterious disappearances, jewel theft and horse theft, bombs and political intrigue rear their ugly heads. The stories range from well-done mysteries involving excellent deductive reasoning to fast-paced action tales set in exotic locales with highly romanticized villains.
Cleek. The Man of the Forty Faces
Thomas W. Hanshew
A classic mystery novel featuring Hanshews best-known creation, the consulting detective Hamilton Cleek, known as the man of the forty faces for his incredible skill at disguise. An ex-cracksman turned Scotland Yard detective, Cleeks slim and faultlessly dressed form is topped by an india-rubber-like face, of which he has remarkable control. Cleek is based in Clarges Street, London, where he is constantly consulted by Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard. Cleek is the central figure in dozens of short stories that began to appear in 1910 and were subsequently collected in a series of books. Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces is the first book in the saga. A wonderfully entertaining story from the turn of the century of mystery, chivalry, and intrigue. If youre looking for good mystery look no further.
Thomas W. Hanshew
Collection of several short mysteries, starring consulting detective Hamilton Cleek and his incredible skills at disguise with the assistance of his cockney assistant Dollops. Cleek is poacher-turned-gamekeeper, a master criminal who decides to turn straight and work for Scotland Yard after being stricken by the sight of a lovely, innocent young woman whose jewels he was about to pinch. Told as a fairly continuous narrative, held together by the underlying thread of Cleeks efforts to redeem himself and thus gain the affection of the woman with whom he has fallen in love. There is also another underlying thread concerning Cleeks erstwhile accomplice, Margot, and her present accomplice, Merode, as Cleek occasionally finds himself foiling their plans. Each one of these stories is a romp, some more successful than others.
Georg Ebers, Mary J. Safford
Two lovers, Antony and Cleopatra want to be together despite everything. But it can not be so simple. The hero may die to be buried next to the woman he loved until the last hour. His desire was fulfilled, and love, as it turned out, never dies.
Cleopatra. Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis
H. Rider Haggard
Henry Rider Haggard relies on adventure and exotic concepts. This story unfolds in the era of the Ptolemaic era of ancient Egyptian history. The line of the dynasty defended by the priesthood of Isis is trying to survive in difficult circumstances. The main character Harmachis must overthrow Cleopatra, banish the Romans and return to Egypt its former status.
Thomas B. Reverdy
To historia, która jeszcze się nie zdarzyła, choć nie fantastyka. W tej intrygującej powieści sensacyjnej czytelnik znajdzie fragmenty trzymającego w napięciu thrillera i poczuje dynamikę świetnie napisanego reportażu. Wioska rybacka z niskimi kolorowymi domami, usytuowana w cieśninie morskiej na dalekiej północy Norwegii. To tam się wszystko zaczęło: wybuch na platformie wiertniczej po drugiej stronie kanału, pęknięcie, które poważnie zagraża lodowcowi, martwe ryby. A jeśli to wszystko się ze sobą łączy? Noah, inżynier geolog pochodzący z wioski przy fiordach, gdzie miał miejsce wypadek, powraca w rodzinne strony z misją. Spotyka Anę, swoją dawną miłość, i przyjaciół z młodości, z którymi grał w gry RPG. Wtedy nosił imię Sigurd. Tak samo nazywa się przeklęta platforma
Ludovico Serra
Clip Studio Paint is powerful art software that can help you create artistic work with its in-built material organizer, 3D integration, and group work features. It also provides other features that can speed up the workflow of illustrators, concept artists, and comic artists. With Clip Studio Paint by Example, you’ll learn how to use CSP effectively for a wide variety of artistic purposes.The book starts by helping you create the right workspace for concept art, illustration, and comics. You’ll create a brush, set up a canvas, and develop an auto-auction. Along with covering how to work with CS Modeler that comes bundled with CSP, this book shows you how to import and rig characters easily. You’ll then create reusable changeable scenes and a 3D human character in Blender before exploring concept art, illustrations, comics, and how to create your own portfolio. The book features a glossary with brief explanations of all the main CSP functions. The focus of the book is not on drawing or painting but on helping you enhance your artistic skills using Clip Studio Paint to create an impressive portfolio.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to use the impressive capabilities of CSP to create beautiful digital art in a productive way.
Clojure for Data Science. Statistics, big data, and machine learning for Clojure programmers
Henry Garner
The term “data science” has been widely used to define this new profession that is expected to interpret vast datasets and translate them to improved decision-making and performance. Clojure is a powerful language that combines the interactivity of a scripting language with the speed of a compiled language. Together with its rich ecosystem of native libraries and an extremely simple and consistent functional approach to data manipulation, which maps closely to mathematical formula, it is an ideal, practical, and flexible language to meet a data scientist’s diverse needs.Taking you on a journey from simple summary statistics to sophisticated machine learning algorithms, this book shows how the Clojure programming language can be used to derive insights from data. Data scientists often forge a novel path, and you’ll see how to make use of Clojure’s Java interoperability capabilities to access libraries such as Mahout and Mllib for which Clojure wrappers don’t yet exist. Even seasoned Clojure developers will develop a deeper appreciation for their language’s flexibility!You’ll learn how to apply statistical thinking to your own data and use Clojure to explore, analyze, and visualize it in a technically and statistically robust way. You can also use Incanter for local data processing and ClojureScript to present interactive visualisations and understand how distributed platforms such as Hadoop sand Spark’s MapReduce and GraphX’s BSP solve the challenges of data analysis at scale, and how to explain algorithms using those programming models.Above all, by following the explanations in this book, you’ll learn not just how to be effective using the current state-of-the-art methods in data science, but why such methods work so that you can continue to be productive as the field evolves into the future.