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The Unquiet Grave - Short Stories Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library
M. R. James
A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Peter Hawkins. If you find a locked room in a lonely inn, don't try to open it, even on a bright sunny day. If you find a strange whistle hidden among the stones of an old church, don't blow it. If a mysterious man gives you a piece of paper with strange writing on it, give it back to him at once. And if you call a dead man from his grave, don't expect to sleep peacefully ever again. Read these five ghost stories by daylight, and make sure your door is locked.
Aaron Jones, Christopher Kruger, Benjamin Johnston
Do you find it difficult to understand how popular companies like WhatsApp and Amazon find valuable insights from large amounts of unorganized data? The Unsupervised Learning Workshop will give you the confidence to deal with cluttered and unlabeled datasets, using unsupervised algorithms in an easy and interactive manner.The book starts by introducing the most popular clustering algorithms of unsupervised learning. You'll find out how hierarchical clustering differs from k-means, along with understanding how to apply DBSCAN to highly complex and noisy data. Moving ahead, you'll use autoencoders for efficient data encoding.As you progress, you’ll use t-SNE models to extract high-dimensional information into a lower dimension for better visualization, in addition to working with topic modeling for implementing natural language processing (NLP). In later chapters, you’ll find key relationships between customers and businesses using Market Basket Analysis, before going on to use Hotspot Analysis for estimating the population density of an area.By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the skills you need to apply unsupervised algorithms on cluttered datasets to find useful patterns and insights.
Max Brand
Dan Barry is found by a cattleman footloose and wandering in the desert. He is taken in by the man and cared for by his lovely daughter. But the course of love doesnt run smoothly in this classic western Whistlin Dan Berry is one of the most interesting characters in Western fiction. Easy going, Berry proves absolutely unforgiving when physically assaulted by a feared, vicious outlaw, Jim Silent. Seemingly without any emotions, Whistlin Dan is relentless in his vengeful search for Silent and his outlaw gang. "The Untamed" is a first part of a trilogy about a mysterious gunslinger who appears to be a Casper Milquetoaste but, in concert with a powerful wolf-dog, and a murderous stallion; is able to overpower seemingly any opposing force.
R. Austin Freeman
The pioneering creator of the inverted detective story, R. Austin Freeman was a popular Edwardian author of novels and short stories featuring Dr. Thorndyke, a pathologist-detective. Freemans detective and mystery tales offered an innovative approach to the genre, selling thousands of copies on both sides of the Atlantic. Robert Hawke is a man on the run. After returning from business in London, he finds that a sworn enemy, Will Colville, has been shot dead and the murder weapon belongs to Hawke. But Hawke protests his innocence and is persuaded to go on the run until enough evidence is found to prevent his arrest and conviction. So begins an unwilling adventure where Hawke finds himself setting sail with a vibrant cast of men, casting off for unknown waters and strange islands. And as Hawke embarks on his exotic voyage, enemies abound in the most unlikely of places.
The Unwilling Vestal. A Tale of Rome Under the Caesars
Edward Lucas White
The Unwilling Vestalm, written by Edward Lucas White, tells the story of the difficult choice of the main character. Young girl in imperial Rome. She is in love with a young nobleman, but her father insists that she marry another man, Kalvaster, or becomea Vestal virgin. The woman becomes Vestal, one of the six virgin priestesses of the goddess Vesta, whose duty was to protect the sacred flame in the Temple of Vesta. If the flame ever goes out, it will have dire consequences for Rome.
Zane Grey
The U. P. Trail takes place in the late 1860s during the building of the Union Pacific Railroad, the first to connect the east coast to the west. Our protagonist is Warren Neale, a civil engineer on the railroad. His girlfriend, Allie Lee, seems to be always in need of recusing. One of the most interesting characters is Neales best friend Larry "Red" King, a rough gun toting Texan cowboy. The heroes must battle the human challenges of greed, ruthlessness, and ambition, as well as the tremendous challenges of nature, to make the rail connection between East and West. The U. P. Trail is one of Zane Greys most detailed and panoramic Western novels; indeed, it is first-rate historical fiction in addition to being one of his most gripping romance-adventures.
B.M. Bower
Beloved Western author B. M. Bower is back with another classic yarn of the Old West. Much like her best-known works, The Uphill Climb showcases the inner lives of the cowhands and ranchers who made the region livable and whose rough-and-tumble lifestyles all too often exacted a harsh toll. Also this story deals with one mans fight to overcome alcohol addiction. Still very relevant to today. But it also has romance and a good bit of humor from supporting characters. Bower knows the West of the cowboys, as do few writers... the writing is realistic, and strongly suffused with local color. One of many recommended Westerns by this prolific author.
The upland mixed fir coniferous forest
Alicja Barć, Andrzej Brzeg, Aldona K. Uziębło,...
Monografia stanowi wieloaspektowe studium badawcze obejmujące zagadnienia rozmieszczenia, warunków występowania, zmienności, tendencji rozwojowych oraz zagrożeń wyżynnego jodłowego boru mieszanego; cennego, endemicznego zbiorowiska leśnego o ograniczonym na terenie Polski zasięgu. Opracowanie zawiera obszerny przegląd literatury związanej z omawianą tematyką, bogato udokumentowaną geobotaniczną charakterystykę płatów omawianego zbiorowiska na terenie Wyżyny Krakowsko-Częstochowskiej oraz analizę procesów regeneracji drzewostanu jodłowego. Szczególnie cennym elementem pracy są wskazania ochronne zredagowane dla fitocenoz jedlin reprezentujących różne stopnie zachowania i degeneracji. Publikacja jest adresowana do fitosocjologów, leśników, ekologów, fitogeografów i siedliskoznawców. Może stanowić również źródło cennych informacji dla specjalistów przygotowujących plany ochrony (dla rezerwatów, parków narodowych, parków krajobrazowych, obszarów Natura 2000), opracowania ekofizjograficzne i prognozy do planów zagospodarowania przestrzennego, jak również raporty o oddziaływaniu inwestycji na środowisko. Zespół w składzie: dr Alicja Barć, dr hab. prof. nadzw. UAM Andrzej Brzeg, dr hab. Aldona K. Uziębło, prof. dr hab. Stanisław Wika został uhonorowany Medalem im. Profesora Zygmunta Czubińskiego za monografię: “The upland mixed fir coniferous forest Abietetum albae Dziubałtowski 1928 in the central part of the Cracow-Częstochowa Upland – differentiation, regional specificity, structure, dynamics and maintenance”, wydaną przez Wydawnictwo UŚ w Katowicach. Medal zostanie wręczony na posiedzeniu plenarnym na najbliższym Ogólnopolskim Zjeździe PTB w Lublinie, który odbędzie się w dniach: 27.06.2016–3.07.2016. Medal im. Profesora Zygmunta Czubińskiego – jest wyróżnieniem honorowym, przyznawanym za wybitne prace naukowe mające charakter regionalnych monografii geobotanicznych, których podstawą jest oryginalna koncepcja naukowa. Kapituła, która składa się z 7 osób nadaje Medal raz na 3 lata. Wraz z medalem wręczany jest dyplom. Medal został ustanowiony w 2000 roku podczas Walnego Zebrania Członków Oddziału Poznańskiego Polskiego Towarzystwa Botanicznego. Jego Pomysłodawcą był prof. Janusz Bogdan Faliński. Po raz pierwszy wyróżnienia wręczono w 2001 roku na Ogólnopolskim Zjeździe PTB w Poznaniu.