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A multilayered exploration of poetry, authorship, and digital intelligence by "a writer of immense poetic power" (The Guardian) In the late 1980s, French poet and psychologist Jon-Perse finds himself in possession of one of the most promising inventions of the century: a computer. Enchanted by snippets of Persian poetry he learns from his Uzbek translation partner, Abdulhamid Ismoil, Jon-Perse builds...

Little ones will delight in learning to count alongside familiar nursery rhymes in this adorable board book filled with traceable elements for each number!Perfectly sized for little hands, this innovative numbers book allows young children to touch and trace the cutout shapes for each number up to 10 as they practice tracing in preparation for writing. The interactive tracing elements...

BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER BOSTON.COM BOOKCLUB SELECTION A celebration and meditation on the season for drinking hot chocolate, spotting a wreath on a neighbour's door, and experiencing the change in light of shorter days. All aspects of winter, from the meteorological to the mythological, are captured in this masterful essay, told in wise and luminous prose that...

'A beautiful paean to young love' OBSERVER 'Fizzing' GUARDIAN 'A glorious escape to the sunlit uplands of the 1990s' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Exquisite' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'The sense of nostalgia is visceral and intense, almost time-bending' SUNDAY TIMES Everyone has that one summer. It's 1997 and Charlie Lewis is stuck. School is over, his family is breaking up, his father is falling...

The personal development book for people that don't have time for personal development. Bailed on your routine? Struggling to build a habit? Tired of feeling stuck? Let's start with the good news: despite what your brain might tell you, you are not a failure. You are a human who has failed at something. Life is messy, unexpected, and can surprise...

Honest, funny, moving conversations about mental health, identity and contemporary issues between bestselling author and her teenage daughter. Fascinating... a much needed conversation between generations THE TIMES How can we communicate when things are so painful? How can we connect when generational differences are extreme? How do parents and teenagers - and all of us - have real conversations? When...

“While a single sentence can turn a novel, a single word can turn a short story,” writes guest editor Don Winslow. The pieces featured in this collection hinge on those small, exacting moments that shock, spook, delight, and change a story entirely. A disgraced ex-cop approaches a crossroads with his ex-wife and new neighbour, pistol in hand; an ill-advised acid...

A surprise pregnancy leads to even more life-changing revelations in this “absolutely buoyant read” (Elle). “Bastone delivers on this truly heartwarming, funny, and real story. Come for the dog bar, stay for the special, slow-burn romcom.”—Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Elle Eve Hatch lives for surprises! Just kidding....

Port-based authentication is a "network access control" concept in which a particular device is evaluated before being permitted to communicate with other devices located on the network. 802.1X Port-Based Authentication examines how this concept can be applied and the effects of its application to the majority of computer networks in existence today. 802.1X is a standard that extends the Extensible...

This is a very smart, very funny book - Locus Enthralling and subversive - SF Commentary An excellent piece of future-gazing - Amazon Reviewer A Dutch Cold War is in full swing. The US is a shadow of its former self - its infrastructure is failing, and nomadic tribes roam freely among the states, living by no rules but their...

A nerve-shredding psychological thriller that asks who and what we cling to when everything starts to burn, from the bestselling author of The Farm 2030. Devastating bushfires have plunged Australia into lockdown. When stay-at-home orders lift, Carmen isn't relieved. Solitude has suited her too well. Carmen's best friend, Eleni, convinces her to join her and her boyfriend, Dan, and their...