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Patrick Gordon Walker was born in 1907 with a conservative background: his father was a Judge in India. He went to prep school (St Ronan's), public school (Wellington) and Christ Church, Oxford as an undergraduate and then as a don. In Oxford he cut his political teeth, suffering some of the pitfalls that dogged his later time in office. He spent a year in Germany in the thirties, becoming fluent in the language and saw the beginnings of totalitarian rule. In the war he joined the BBC German service broadcasting to Germany. In 1945 he went with a radio car and recorded the first radio broadcasts from Belsen, published as The Lid Lifts. An extract from this book, long out of print, appears as...
A child friendly guide to the essentials of photography.
Long antennae, armored bodies, and legsÑlots and lots of legs. From cockroaches to centipedes, beetles to lice, there are many of bugs that give people the creeps. Squirm your way through this fact-filled title for emerging readers.
Includes list of aviator numbers (names of all those who earned pilots wings, 1916-1996.
An earwig has a Captain Hook appearance, with ÒpincersÓ attached to its back end. But honestly, the insect looks scarier than it is. Early learners will want to poke around this book to explore how earwigs look and behave. They are sure to get hooked on reading!
From the Publisher: In a lively tour around the world and through the millennia, Uncorking the Past tells the compelling story of humanity's ingenious, intoxicating quest for the perfect drink. Following a tantalizing trail of archaeological, chemical, artistic, and textual clues, Patrick E. McGovern, the leading authority on ancient alcoholic beverages, brings us up to date on what we now know about how humans created and enjoyed fermented beverages across cultures. Along the way, he explores a provocative hypothesis about the integral role such libations have played in human evolution. We discover, for example, that the cereal staples of the modern world were probably domesticated for thei...
Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged as a cornerstone technology, transforming how we interact with information and redefining the boundaries of artificial intelligence. LLMs offer an unprecedented ability to understand, generate, and interact with human language in an intuitive and insightful manner, leading to transformative applications across domains like content creation, chatbots, search engines, and research tools. While fascinating, the complex workings of LLMs -- their intricate architecture, underlying algorithms, and ethical considerations -- require thorough exploration, creating a need for a comprehensive book on this subject. This book provides an authoritative exploration...