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A 3-D masterpiece celebrating Harry Potter’s Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from New York Times best-selling pop-up engineer Matthew Reinhart.
Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide To Hogwarts is an exhilarating, interactive guide to the iconic school of witchcraft and wizardry. This book features spectacular pop-up re-creations of key locations inside and outside Hogwarts castle, and it opens flat to form a pop-up map of the castle and its grounds—including the Quidditch pitch, the
Forbidden Forest, and beyond. In addition to large pops on each spread, numerous mini-pops will bring to life beloved elements from the Harry Potter films, such as the Marauder's Map and the Flying Ford Anglia.
Each pop will include insightful text about Hogwarts as seen in the films, making for a must-have collectible for fans of the wizarding world.
Kevin Wilson's characters inhabit a world that moves seamlessly
between the real and the imagined, the mundane and the fantastic.
"Grand Stand-In" is narrated by an employee of a Nuclear Family
Supplemental Provider--a company that supplies "stand-ins" for
families with deceased, ill, or just plain mean grandparents. And
in "Blowing Up On the Spot," a young woman works sorting tiles at a
Scrabble factory after her parents have spontaneously
combusted.
Southern gothic at its best, laced with humor and pathos, these
wonderfully inventive stories explore the relationship between loss
and death and the many ways we try to cope with both.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Named a Best Book of the Year by: Time * Kirkus
Reviews * USA Today * Entertainment Weekly * Garden & Gun * Vox
* Atlanta Journal-Constitution A Most Anticipated Book of Fall
from: Associated Press * Atlanta Journal-Constitution * BookPage *
Book Riot * The Boston Globe * Entertainment Weekly * Esquire *
Garden & Gun * LitHub * St. Louis Post-Dispatch * Sunset
Magazine * Time * Town & Country * The Millions * USA Today *
Vogue * Vulture * The Week An exuberant, bighearted novel about two
teenage misfits who spectacularly collide one fateful summer, and
the art they make that changes their lives forever Sixteen-year-old
Frankie Budge--aspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat
loner--is determined to make it through yet another summer in
Coalfield, Tennessee, when she meets Zeke, a talented artist who
has just moved into his grandmother's house and who is as awkward
as Frankie is. Romantic and creative sparks begin to fly, and when
the two jointly make an unsigned poster, shot through with an
enigmatic phrase, it becomes unforgettable to anyone who sees it.
The edge is a shantytown filled with gold seekers. We are
fugitives, and the law is skinny with hunger for us. When the
posters begin appearing everywhere, people wonder who is behind
them and start to panic. Satanists? Kidnappers? The rumors won't
stop, and soon the mystery has dangerous repercussions that spread
far beyond the town. Twenty years later, Frances Eleanor Budge gets
a call that threatens to upend her carefully built life: a
journalist named Mazzy Brower is writing a story about the
Coalfield Panic of 1996. Might Frances know something about that? A
bold coming-of-age story, written with Kevin Wilson's trademark wit
and blazing prose, Now Is Not the Time to Panic is a nuanced
exploration of young love, identity, and the power of art. It's
also about the secrets that haunt us--and, ultimately, what the
truth will set free.
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The Bird's Nest (Paperback)
Shirley Jackson; Foreword by Kevin Wilson
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Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old wiling her life away at
a dull museum job, living with her neurotic aunt, and subsisting
off her dead mother's inheritance. When Elizabeth begins to suffer
terrible migraines and backaches, her aunt takes her to the doctor,
then to a psychiatrist. But slowly, and with Jackson's
characteristic chill, we learn that Elizabeth is not just one
girl--but four separate, self-destructive personalities. "The
Bird's Nest," Jackson's third novel, develops hallmarks of the
horror master's most unsettling work: tormented heroines, riveting
familial mysteries, and a disquieting vision inside the human mind.
An ideal text-book for students of European Studies, this
collection of essays puts the idea of Europe in its historical
context to provide a context for the understanding of contemporary
developments.
An ideal text-book for students of European Studies, this collection of essays puts the idea of Europe in its historical context to provide a context for the understanding of contemporary developments.
Written as an illustrated, step-by-step guide, this book will
introduce you to Python with examples using the latest version of
the language. You'll begin by learning to set up your Python
environment. The next few chapters cover the basics of Python such
as language classifications, Python language syntax, and how to
write a program. Next, you will learn how to work with variables,
basic data types, arithmetic, companion, and Boolean operators,
followed by lab exercises. Further, the book covers flow control,
using functions, and exception handling, as well as the principles
of object-oriented programming and building an interface design.
The last section explains how to develop a game by installing
PyGame and how to use basic animation, and concludes with coverage
of Python web development with web servers and Python web
frameworks. The Absolute Beginners Guide to Python Programming will
give you the tools, confidence, and inspiration to start writing
Python programs. If you are a programmer, developer, or a student,
or someone who wants to learn on their own, this book is for you.
What You Will Learn Gain an understanding of computer programming
Understand different data and data types Work with Classes and OOP
Build interfaces, simple games, and web development with Python Who
This Book Is ForSoftware programmers, developers or students, or
anyone who wants to learn Python programming on their own.
Written as an illustrated, step-by-step guide for beginners, this
book will introduce you to HTML and CSS with lab exercises and
examples of code. You'll begin by setting up the development
environment such as local web server and html editor. The next few
chapters cover web servers, the basics of HTML such as language
syntax, tags, and how to write a program. Next, you'll learn how to
put together simple web pages demonstrating how the code works and
how to use various HTML tags and CSS to style the pages. Finally,
the use of CMS to build websites such as Drupal and WordPress and
how HTML and CSS fits in. At the end there are reference libraries
for both HTML tags and CSS. The Absolute Beginners Guide to HTML
and CSS provides you with the tools, confidence, and inspiration to
start building web pages and websites. If you are a programmer,
developer or a student, or just someone who wants to learn on their
own, this book is for you. What You'll Learn Understand basic
computer programming concepts See how to use HTML and CSS to build
web pages Apply the syntax of HTML and CSS See how HTML and CSS
fits into CMS systems such as Drupal and WordPress Who This Book Is
ForĀ Software programmers, developers, students, and anyone
who wants a quick reference for HTML and CSS
Learn how to use your Kindle Fire with ease and no jargon. Clear,
concise, short and to the point... Using Kindle Fire HD, is the
essential guide to getting around Amazon's tablet/e-book reader.
This book explores setting up your new Kindle and registering;
navigating around the interface and what all the buttons, lists and
icons are for; configuring your WiFi; keeping your kids safe when
they use the device with parental controls; setting up, sending and
receiving emails using Yahoo, Gmail or Hotmail; and browsing the
web with the new version of Amazon Silk. This book also looks at
the relationship of your device to cloud storage; buying and
downloading games and apps from the Amazon App Store; buying and
reading books; buying and listening to music; transferring your own
tunes from your PC; sending documents to your Kindle Fire.
Furthermore, this book shows you how to watch videos, use YouTube,
and project movies onto your TV from Kindle. Lastly, you learn how
to use the built-in camera; share photos with your friends on
Facebook; and Skype. Techniques are illustrated step-by-step using
photography and screen prints throughout, together with concise,
easy to follow text from an established expert in the field,
provide a quick guide to the Kindle Fire. Whether you have just
bought your first Kindle or a keen user, this brief book will
provide you with a firm grasp of the underpinning foundations and
equip you with the skills needed to use a Kindle Fire.
Using Windows 8.1 is the essential step by step guide to using a
computer running Windows 8, providing a complete resource for both
the beginner and the enthusiast. Techniques are illustrated in
step-by-step using photography and screen prints throughout,
together with concise, easy to follow text from an established
expert in the field, provide a comprehensive guide to Windows.
Whether you have just bought your first computer, laptop or are a
keen computer user who has just upgraded to Windows 8, this book
will provide you with a firm grasp of the underpinning foundations
and equip you with the skills needed to use a computer like a pro.
Learn to use your Mac the easy way: no jargon, just clear, concise
and to the point. Using Mac OS Mavericks is your handy guide to
using a computer running Mavericks, providing a quick resource for
both the beginner and the enthusiast. Using Mac OS Mavericks is
your handy guide to using a computer running Mavericks, providing a
quick resource for both the beginner and the enthusiast.
Step-by-step techniques supported by photography and screen prints,
and easy to follow text, make using a Mac a cinch. Whether you have
just bought your first Mac, switched from Windows, or are a keen
computer user, this lean reference will provide you with the
underpinnings needed to use a Mac like a pro.
Learn Office the easy way, no jargon. Clear, concise and to the
point... Using Microsoft Office 365, is the essential step by step
guide to getting the most out of the traditional Microsoft Office
applications (not SharePoint), providing a complete resource for
both the beginner and the enthusiast.Techniques are illustrated
step-by-step using photography and screen prints throughout,
together with concise, easy to follow text from an established
expert in the field, provide a comprehensive guide to office
applications. Whether you are new to Microsoft Office, an
experienced user or studying a computer skills course this book
will provide you with a firm grasp of the underpinning foundations
and equip you with the skills needed to use Office like a pro.
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