Books with author A.K. Alexander

An illustrated celebration of Gen Z activists fighting to make our world a better place. Gen Z is populated—and defined—by activists. They are bold and original thinkers and not afraid to stand up to authority and conventional wisdom. From the March for Our Lives to the fight for human rights and climate change awareness, this generation is leading the way toward truth and hope like no generation before.Generation Brave showcases Gen Z activists who are fighting for change on many fronts: climate change, LGBTQ rights, awareness and treatment of mental illness, gun control, gender equality, and corruption in business and government at the highest levels. Illustrated throughout, this book will offer a celebration of what might be the most influential generation of the century.

A castaway on a rocky island is captured by a gang of evil menHe was born Conan of Orme, but Orme is no more. When nuclear war causes the oceans to swallow up the Western world, Conan escapes by chance, washing up on a craggy, desolate isle. After years of privilege, island life is a hard adjustment, but he grows strong—learning to fish, to make fire, and to befriend the birds. On moonless nights, he screams into the darkness, tortured by a loneliness he cannot overcome. One day, a ship appears on the horizon, and Conan believes himself saved. But for this young survivor, trouble is just beginning. The ship belongs to the New Order, cruel rulers who are rebuilding Earth through brute force. They send their new slave to the cutthroat city of Industria, intending to break his spirit. But Conan finds power on the island, and with it, he will remake the world.

The best guide to computer programming fundamentals. This book will give you a solid foundation if you are new to programming.For a beginner, programming can seem like something scary or hard to do. With all the technical terms and concepts out there, as well as the numerous programming languages available at your disposal, it is so important - now more than ever before - to build a strong foundation. When you understand the fundamentals of programming, learning any programming language is a piece of cake. In addition, programming is not just all about coding; it is also about knowing how to plan your work, how to set deadlines, how to communicate with team members, how to use existing components, how to debug existing codes and fix issues, how to build secure systems, how to use the right tools, etc. All of this is covered in this book in a way that is easy for you to understand. Once you read this book to the end, you will become more confident and equipped with the knowledge necessary for success in this field. A career in computer programming is one of the most rewarding choices you will make in your life. The opportunities are endless and this book will give you the foundation you need.Below is a preview of what you’ll learn:The importance of learning computer programmingProgram structureVariable declarationLooping structuresProgramming syntaxAlgorithms in programmingData structuresHierarchy of programming languagesCharacteristics of programming languagesWeb programmingFactors to consider when choosing a programming languagePopular programming languagesSecurity in programmingAnd much more!!Learn the fundamentals of computer programming today by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of the page!

No man—not Hitler, not Gandhi, not Franklin D. Roosevelt—did more to shape and reshape the twentieth century than Albert Einstein. His ideas exploded centuries of established physics, paving the way for electronics, space exploration, and the atomic bomb. The very device on which you read this blurb would not exist without his work. But amazingly, Einstein’s influence didn’t stop with his scientific ideas; he also became a pre-eminent advocate for world peace and nuclear disarmament, and was offered the presidency of the new state of Israel.In this readable, compact biography, Alexander Kennedy surveys every aspect of this complex, towering figure that pop culture too often reduces to a cartoon absent-minded professor or Apple advertisement. By exploring the darker corners of Einstein’s life—such as the way anti-Semitism shaped his childhood, and the nastiness of his 1919 divorce from Mileva Maric—readers come away with a renewed sense of wonder at his many triumphs. Written with the lay reader in mind, Einstein: A Life of Genius includes readily understandable explanations of even advanced theories such as general relativity. By the end, we not only understand how Albert Einstein’s genius has shaped our past, but how it continues to shape the future of our species as well."The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." - Albert EinsteinBuy Now to Discover:Explanations of Einstein’s most important scientific contributions, including quanta, special relativity, general relativity, and his analysis of Brownian motion.Debunkings of popular Einstein myths, including the claim that he failed math as a young boy.A detailed exploration of Einstein’s personal life, including his divorce and complicated relationships with his children.Einstein’s key role in the creation of the Manhattan Project.Einstein’s political activism and the resultant FBI investigation.A look at Einstein’s role in pop culture.Insights and witticisms in Einstein’s own words.Buy Now and Read the True Story of Albert Einstein...Thank you in advance for buying our book. We know you'll love it!

Losing our parents when we ourselves are adults is the natural order of things, a rite of passage into true adulthood. But whether or not we have expected the death of our parents after a prolonged illness, were close to or alienated from them, this passage is inevitably harder than we thought it would be.A much needed and knowing discussion of this adult phenomenon, The Orphaned Adult validates the wide array of disorienting emotions that can accompany the death of our parents by sharing both the author's heart-felt experience of loss and the moving stories of countless adults who have shared their losses with him. From the recognition of our own mortality and sudden child-like sorrow to a sometimes-subtle change in identity or shift of roles in the surviving family, The Orphaned Adult guides readers through the storm of change this passage brings and anchors them with its compassionate and reassuring wisdom.

The most polarizing man of his era, Napoleon Bonaparte has remained a source of controversy ever since. Did his dictatorship crush the French Revolution, or carry its ideals to their logical conclusion? Was he a conqueror-tyrant who sought war for the sake of glory, or was he forced into conflict to defend his beloved France? Was he a throwback to sixteenth-century “absolute monarchs,” or the great modernizer of nineteenth-century Europe? Or was he all of these things at once?In this compact, highly readable biography, Alexander Kennedy examines these questions and more. He traces Napoleon’s history back to the bloody hillsides of Corsica, from his rise as a young artillery officer to the summit of greatness. We see at how Napoleon’s rule forever changed a continent, but also how his overreach led to his shocking fall from power. To understand the story of Napoleon, Hughes persuasively shows, is to understand Europe itself—both in Napoleon’s era and today."If you want a thing done well, do it yourself." - Napoleon BonaparteBuy Now to Discover:Napoleon’s tactics at Austerlitz, Waterloo, and other crucial battles.How the French conquest of Corsica shaped Napoleon’s childhood.Napoleon’s troubled marriage to the faithless Josephine.The French invasion of Egypt and discovery of the Rosetta Stone.The sale of Louisiana to the United States.Napoleon’s 1814 suicide attempt.The daring escape from Elba that allowed Napoleon to make his final stand.Buy Now and Read The True Story of Napoleon Bonaparte...

Thomas Edison’s inventions shape every day of a modern man or woman’s life. If today you’ve listened to recorded music, watched a television show or movie, plugged something into an electric socket, had an X-ray, turned on your car, spoke on the telephone, or flicked on an electric light, you have Edison to thank for his pioneering work in these fields, and many more. Yet Edison is all too often remembered in popular culture only as villain for his feuds with other inventors, most notably the mad genius Nikola Tesla. In this thrilling, compact biography, Alexander Kennedy sorts fact from fiction in the life of the most prolific inventor in human history. We follow Edison, the ultimate self-made man, from his origins as a Michigan telegraph boy to the pinnacle of success as an industrial titan. Along the way, Kennedy carefully explains each of Edison’s key breakthroughs as well as the blots on his record, such as his anti-Semitism and his unhappy family life. The portrait that emerges is a man who is neither hero nor villain, sometimes a saint and sometimes a sinner—but always a genius..."Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." - Thomas EdisonBuy Now to Discover:Explanations of Edison’s most important breakthroughs, written in accessible layman’s language.The founding of Menlo Park, one of the world’s greatest laboratories.The true story of Edison’s rivalry with Tesla.Edison’s pioneering role in discovering the health effects of tobacco.The surprising history of the electric chair and the electrocution of Topsy the elephant.Edison’s friendship with Henry Ford—and the trouble it led him into.Edison’s role in World War I.Buy Now and Read the True Story of Thomas EdisonThank you in advance for buying our book. We know you'll love it!

No American has ever been such a success in so many fields as Benjamin Franklin. He produced the country’s first literary masterpiece with his Autobiography, and the witty epigrams of his Poor Richard’s Almanac continue to pepper our everyday speech. He was one of the American colonies’ great civic leaders, founding libraries, hospitals, and other civic organizations. He was the first to name batteries, and “positive” and “negative” electrical charges, and he invented the lightning rod, the bifocals, and the Franklin stove. He was on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence, and he won the greatest diplomatic triumph in American history when he secured French military support for the American Revolution, guaranteeing its success.In this compact, highly readable biography, Alexander Kennedy examines every facet of this many-sided figure. He separates fact from fiction in such famous incidents as the kite-and-key experiment, and reveals lesser known aspects of the great man’s life, such as his role in the popularization of American chess or the nascent abolition movement. In seeing the countless ways that this great polymath shaped the nation, the reader gradually comes to realize that to understand Benjamin Franklin is to understand America herself..."Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." - Benjamin FranklinBuy Now to Discover:Readable, layperson’s explanations of Franklin’s most important scientific breakthroughs.Franklin’s “Great Compromise” at the Constitutional Convention.The mystery around Franklin’s illegitimate son William.Franklin’s battles with Parliament before the American Revolution.The reasons for Franklin’s surprising midlife retirement.Franklin’s key role in early American literature.Many quotes and witticisms in Franklin’s own words.Buy Now and Read the True Story of Benjamin FranklinThank you in advance for buying our book. We know you'll love it!

This book will help you in learning tips and tricks to write better code in Python. It will cover the main features and misconceptions of the Python programming language. It has been designed as a guide that will help you write more readable Python code. It also covers the performance tuning tips to optimize your Python code.This book will help you to master the Python code and contains the best coding practices and coding standards that you need to follow to become a very good Python developer who can write the best code in the industry.This book is also useful to learn about creating your first program in Python with detailed steps and which Python version to use. It will also cover the installation process to start coding in Python. It demonstrates Django and why to use it.You will learn how to use Closure, Decorators, and Magic functions present in Python programming language. It also covers topics like Doctests in Python, Specialized container datatypes in Python, Performance Evaluation of Data structures in Python, and how to perform password authentication in python.We also cover the common “Gotchas” of common errors and mistakes and how to correct them. Don’t know how to fix indentation errors? Not a problem. We’ll show you. What about the dreaded Local Error? We got you covered. Can’t figure out what to do about a missing print statement? We’ll help you.If you’re looking for a guide on tips and tricks for writing excellent code, how overcome pitfalls and how to take your skills to the next level, then this book is for you. So what are you waiting for? Now is your chance to become a master of the trade. Click the BUY NOW button to get started.