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  • The Word Detective

    Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary

    by John Simpson ...
    Can you drink a glass of balderdash? What do you call the part of a dog's back it can't scratch? And if, serendipitously, you find yourself in Serendip, then where exactly are you?The answers to all of these questions -- and a great many more -- can be found in the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary, the definitive record of the English language. And there is no better guide to the dictionary ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Change of Course

    by John Simpson ...
    Blood. It's everywhere. Rocks, fist-sized and larger, scatter the area: many are bloody. There's a body: a man's. He's on his back. His head is a mess. A woman leans over him. She feels his neck. Her shoulders are heaving; she's sobbing. Several men are standing around, milling aimlessly; they don't know what to do. It is reported in the British press as a tragic accident in Angola. This story ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A Dictionary of Proverbs

    by John Simpson ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • THE VIRTUAL MESSIAH

    by John Simpson ...
    Series series THE TRIBULATION
    PROFESSING TO BE WISE, THEY BECAME FOOLS, AND EXCHANGED THE GLORY OF THE INCORRUPTIBLE GOD INTO AN IMAGE MADE LIKE CORRUPTIBLE MAN…Under the auspices of a troubled papal hierarchy, Paul Lazarus, a former British Special Forces operative turned priest and Michelina Andrea Franceschi, a beautiful scholar of the Vatican Secret Archives, wage a battle for Rome in a race against time to unravel heresy ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • XPath and XPointer

    Locating Content in XML Documents

    by John Simpson ...
    Referring to specific information inside an XML document is a little like finding a needle in a haystack: how do you differentiate the information you need from everything else? XPath and XPointer are two closely related languages that play a key role in XML processing by allowing developers to find these needles and manipulate embedded information. XPath describes a route for finding specific ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Edenfield Through Time

    by John Simpson ...
    Series series Through Time
    For more than 130 years, photographers have been recording life in Edenfield, Turn, Stubbins, Irwell Vale and Ewood Bridge. Like most places in Lancashire, these villages have long histories stretching back to the sixteenth century and beyond. For many years, people hereabouts made a living from hill farming and handloom weaving, until industrialisation in the late eighteenth and nineteenth ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • The Way of Wonder

    Invitations and Simple Practices for a Vibrant Life

    by Patti Pagliei, John Simpson ...
    Find your way to a life full of wonder led by the thoughtful poems, powerful sayings, and heartfelt essays and invitations in this elegantly designed book.In The Way of Wonder, co-founders of the inspiring jewelry brand Waxing Poetic—Patti Pagliei and her partner, John—invite you on a journey full of wonder and vibrant living, a voyage of nows to help you live a more intentional life.Divided into ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • LNG Offshore Production and Regasification

    Legal and Commercial Risk Management

    by Stuart Beadnall, John Simpson, Max Lemanski ...
    Series series Maritime and Transport Law Library
    This is the first book to focus on the law and practice relating to the production and delivery of liquified natural gas (LNG) using offshore floating facilities. This segment of the offshore oil and gas industry has been growing over recent years and has now assumed special importance in the wake of interruption to international gas supplies, with a number of countries turning to importing LNG ... Read more

    $415.00 USD

  • Urban Public Transport Today

    by Dr Barry John Simpson, B. Simpson ...
    This book is about how local public transport can be made a less unacceptable alternative to the private car than it is now. It is intended for officials, politicians and others interested in the land use/local transport conundrum. It is also valuable to town planners, those working for passenger transport authorities and anyone concerned with policy making and project appraisal for local public ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • Paediatric Cardiology

    by Dr Thomas Day, Dr Aaron Bell, Dr Sadia Quyam, Prof John Simpson ...
    Series series Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Cardiology
    While paediatric cardiology may be a small specialty, it is important to note that congenital heart disease ranks as the most prevalent congenital condition globally. As a result, cardiac problems form a significant part of the workload of many general paediatricians, neonatologists, and other paediatric specialists. Beyond congenital heart conditions, acquired heart diseases are frequently ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Python Essentials For Dummies

    by John C. Shovic, Alan Simpson ...
    The no-nonsense way to get started coding in the Python programming languagePython Essentials For Dummies is a quick reference to all the core concepts in Python, the multifaceted general-purpose language used for everything from building websites to creating apps. This book gets right to the point, with no excess review, wordy explanations, or fluff, making it perfect as a desk reference on the ... Read more

    $10.00 USD

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  • Python All-in-One For Dummies

    by John C. Shovic, Alan Simpson ...
    Everything you need to know to get into Python coding, with 7 books in onePython All-in-One For Dummies is your one-stop source for answers to all your Python questions. From creating apps to building complex web sites to sorting big data, Python provides a way to get the work done. This book is great as a starting point for those new to coding, and it also makes a perfect reference for ... Read more

    $27.00 USD