Ivan: 1319 books

Who knew the dead have more to fear from the living than the living have to fear from the dead? Certainly not seventeen-year-old Chris Chandler, not before his family moved to Bemishstock, Maine in the autumn of 1985. His father’s job is to close plants for Allied Paper Products of Wisconsin....

How do you surprise a psychic? When Max Lamoreaux proposed to the love of his life, she happily said yes.  But months later, every time he broaches the subject of setting the date, Theresa gets cold feet and won't commit.   Taking matters into his own hands, and with the help...

Casper Candlewacks is the only boy with any sense in a village full of idiots… a hilarious debut novel from the funniest new voice in young fiction.But don’t just take our word for it! Jeremy Strong has hailed it “a funny and engaging debut”. Most villages have an idiot but Casper's village...

In un futuro devastato dalla guerra, una bambina keniota è sopravvissuta a una tragedia che la spingerà ad arruolarsi tra le fila della Coalizione Terrestre, desiderosa di aiutare la civiltà umana a sopravvivere alla "minaccia metallica" giunta dallo spazio profondo secoli prima. Lala sarà...

Casper Candlewacks is the only boy with any sense in a village full of idiots… the fourth and final instalment in the hilarious Casper Candlewacks series. Praise for Casper Candlewacks in Death by Pigeon: “a funny and engaging debut” JEREMY STRONG Most villages have an idiot but Casper's village...

From 6 years old Come and discover the wonderful life of snails and slugs! Learn about their environment, their physical features, what they eat and much more!The “How they live” collection is a must-have for children and other members of the family who are eager to learn about nature and animals while having fun.

Aquella tarde de sol, Krishan caminaba por el viejo puente de hierro que atravesaba el caudaloso río Tahal. Al llegar al final pudo ver el halo vaporoso del Portal de los Hombres Despiertos. Se le presentaba como una claridad diluida. Advirtió que en ese instante la imagen monótona y cotidiana...

Samen met haar vader Berend woont Froukje op het Muiderslot. Ridder Berend zoekt een page die hij kan opleiden tot schildknaap. Hij denkt aan Diederik, de zoon van een graaf. Maar Froukje is het er niet mee eens. Waarom krijgt alleen die verwende Diederik een kans, en niet Roeland, de zoon van de...

This book is a teach-yourself practical guide to drawing cartoons on your computer, suitable for beginners as well as more experienced artists. This inspiring book provides a detailed tutorial to drawing your own digital cartoons, showing how to create amazing characters and worlds. The book begins by...

An essential guide on the latest version of Microsoft's server management tool Microsoft's powerful Mastering System Center 2012 Operations Manager introduces many exciting new and enhanced feature sets that allow for large-scale management of mission-critical servers. This comprehensive guide...

The book is written in beginners guide style with each aspect of NumPy demonstrated with real world examples and required screenshots. If you are a programmer, scientist, or engineer who has basic Python knowledge and would like to be able to do numerical computations with Python, this book is for you. No prior knowledge of NumPy is required.

Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (QIP) deals with the identification and use of quantum resources for information processing. This includes three main branches of investigation: quantum algorithm design, quantum simulation and quantum communication, including quantum cryptography. Along...

Filled with practical, step-by-step instructions and clear explanations for the most important and useful tasks .This book is a step-by-step, short and fast paced tutorial packed with powerful recipes that will teach you how to create exciting games. This book is aimed at Python Game Developers who want...

If you are an experienced Java developer, reactive programming will give you a new way to approach scalability and concurrency in your backend systems, without forcing you to switch programming languages.