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A captivating and original prequel to "Treasure Island" that will delight fans of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic as well as fans of those "other" pirates of the Caribbean.
Drake, who successfully downshifted his own work life, gives timely advice to help people move from the "fast track" to a more satisfying, less-focused lifestyle.
A biography of Frances Elizabeth Merrill Barbour and Naomi Humphrey Barbour. Francis was born 25 May 1824 in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut. Her parents were Merlin Merrill and Clarissa Newton. She married Heman Humphrey Barbour, son of Henry Barbour and Naomi Humphrey, 23 October 1845 in Barkhamsted, Connecticut. They had ten children. Frances died 17 October 1863. Naomi Humphrey Barbour died 7 January 1863.
The third in the rip-roaring adventure series of ‘Treasure Island’ prequels for fans of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and Flashman
Traces the life of Sir Francis Drake, separates the man from the myth, and describes his voyages
The control-flow issues presented in this textbook are extremely relevant in modern computer languages and programming styles. In addition to the basic control-flow mechanisms, virtually all new computer languages provide some form of exceptional control flow to support robust programming introduced in this textbook. Also, concurrency capabilities are appearing with increasing frequency in both new and old programming languages, and are covered in this book. Understanding Control Flow: With Concurrent Programming Using μC++ starts with looping, and works through each of the basic control-flow concepts, examining why each is fundamental and where it is useful. Time is spent on each concept a...
"Francis Drake" is a full-blooded and absorbing portrait of the greatest seaman of the Elizabethan age. From his family's fierce Protestantism and early poverty which drove Drake to sea while still a boy until his death in 1596, it was a life of drama in which opportunism, courage, greed, religion, national policy, and luck, all played their part alongside the sailing skill and navigational brilliance of the first man to sail his ship all the way around the world. -- From publisher's description.