Books with author Alexander Calder

Practice counting on some of the most famous sculptures in the world!Masterpieces by world-famous sculptor Alexander Calder are used to teach quantity in this artful, read-aloud board book. One & Other Numbers accompanies artworks with a conversational and relatable text that encourages readers to notice and count various aspects of the sculptures. Calder's playful abstract shapes add to the richness of the visual arc, allowing readers to build personal connections with the art. Children will not only grow more familiar with numbers and quantity, but also with the artist and his work. This fourth title in Phaidon's "First Concepts with Fine Artists" series includes a read-aloud "about the artist" at the end.

Ever seen programmers and envy the things they do or what they can do. Such things as creating apps, recovering lost files, building websites, games, and earning big bucks. Ever wished you could code? Ever wished you could program a computer but for some reason you think that you can’t.Well, I have got news for you. You can learn how to code and even become an expert at it. That's why this book has been written. It's a guide that will show you all the things you need to do to become an expert at coding. Everything can be learned. All you need is a good teacher. And that is what this book is about.You'll learn what the first steps to take are, which programming languages to learn, and how you can do this and become very good in a short while.Learning to code can be easy; read this book and find out.

Ever seen programmers and envy the things they do or what they can do. Such things as creating apps, recovering lost files, building websites, games, and earning big bucks. Ever wished you could code? Ever wished you could program a computer but for some reason you think that you can’t.Well, I have got news for you. You can learn how to code and even become an expert at it. That's why this book has been written. It's a guide that will show you all the things you need to do to become an expert at coding. Everything can be learned. All you need is a good teacher. And that is what this book is about.You'll learn what the first steps to take are, which programming languages to learn, and how you can do this and become very good in a short while.Learning to code can be easy; read this book and find out.

This #1 Amazon Best Seller from one of today’s top bloggers is a compassionate guide through the process of grieving for a lost loved one. Ty Alexander has touched many lives with her popular lifestyle blog, Gorgeous in Gray. But in her early 20s, her own life was upended when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Ty was suddenly forced to become not just a loving daughter, but a caregiver, patient advocate, and researcher. And when her mom passed the pain was overwhelming. Though she still grieves every day, her experience has taught her how to move on while still honoring the love that endures. In this beautiful, honest, and intensely personal guidebook, Ty provides the insight and inspiration that every mourner needs to make it through this time of unrelenting emotional pain and sadness. Her deep compassion, understanding, and enlightening true stories will help readers along every step of their grieving journey, from the shock of discovery through anger, disbelief, and despair, and ultimately to acceptance and healing. We all grieve differently, but the pain of loss is universal. Things I Wish I Knew before My Mom Died can provide a reassuring voice, a helping hand, and a shining beacon of hope for anyone who is heartsick and suffering.

Logicide! Heretic!Behold, the city of Laburnum, where all the gods are dead.The all-seeing Academy has outlawed faith and superstition. Those caught whispering about unreasonable things quickly disappear.But in this cruel city dripping with lies and conspiracy, an aristocrat and a slum boy are about to have their fates wound together by a mysterious cat. They will soon discover the dark underworld behind their city's curtain — and that evil has more than one face.Pure Dickensian Voodoo.Widdershins is a dystopian thrill-ride of top hats, politics, misfits and blood magic, from a striking new voice in fantasy.

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.

This Dover volume brings into general circulation for the first time a rare edition of Aesop's Fables issued in Paris in 1931 and limited to only 665 copies. The book combines the 1692 translation of the Fables by English journalist Sir Roger L'Estrange with 50 drawings created especially as illustration for the tales by American sculptor, painter, and illustrator Alexander Calder. L'Estrange's 17th-century rendering of the fables is a delight to read, judged by The Cambridge History of English Literature "the best that we have." Calder's art needs no special introduction: his widely displayed "mobiles" and "stabiles" have won him international popularity. The drawings Calder executed for this book rank among his most imaginative creations. Two hundred and one of the traditional fables are narrated here, including such all-time favorites as "A Hare and a Tortoise," "A Fox and Grapes," "A Lyoness and a Fox," "A City Mouse and a Country Mouse," "A Swallow and a Crow," and "A Fox and a Raven." An entertaining volume for general readers, prized by literature students and art lovers alike, this is a book that should appeal to practically everybody.

Josie always liked visiting her grandmother in the countryside. But when her mother loses her job in the city and they're forced to relocate along with Josie's sister, Annie, she realizes she doesn't like the country that much. Especially because Grandma Jeannie has some strange rules: Don't bring any dolls into the house. And never, ever go near the house in the woods behind their yard. Soon, though, Josie manages to make friendds with the most popular girl in the sixth grade, Vanessa. When Vanessa eventually invites Josie back to her house to hang out, Hosie doesn't question it. Not even when Vanessa takes her into the woods, and down an old dirt road, toward the very house Grandma Jeannie had warned her about.As Josie gets caught up in her illicit friendship with Vanessa, Annie is caught in the crossfire. What follows is a chilling tale of dark magic, friendship, and some very creepy dolls.

A WONDERFUL READ ALOUD ABOUT WINTER AND THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE. Winters in Bern are long and cold and deep. On winter nights, when the snow is falling, Pippa goes to sleep knowing she’ll wake up to tracks in front of her farmhouse. The tracks are small, and they come from the woods—those same woods that her mother says are full of witches and elves and trolls, and her father says are full of wolves and bears and demons. But these tracks are the Tompte’s, and he is a friendly creature. Or at least that’s what Pippa hopes. . . The Tompte borrows and mends things, he takes and he sometimes leaves things, and such is life on a farm at the edge of the realm. Her mother calls it tradition. Her father calls it a curse. And when things start going missing and trouble comes their way, Pippa’s not sure what to believe. Soon enough, she'll have no choice but to go into the woods to find out. . . Winter comes and north wind blows,And with it comes the winter snow. Through the pines, he leaves his track,Over hill and here and back.The Tompte he looks after land,With quiet feet and silent hand. He comes from woods, alone and weary,On winter nights, dark and dreary.Through the farm, he peeks about,Checking in, and on and out.Taking gifts and leaving tokens,Mending bits that have been broken. His beard is long, his feet are small,He’s like a child, about as tall,But Tompte is old and wise as well,And deep in forest is his dell.So, on winter nights when you’re asleep,Along comes Tompte in silence deep, On quiet feet, with food to shareWith quiet hands, and traded fare. Winters come and Autumns go,And with it comes the Tompte through snow.Always watching, never seenLeaving tracks of where he’s been.

A handful of people controls the majority of the world’s money; Kevin Voss is about to find out why.Kevin is a loving husband, father to twin boys, and a genius tech executive at a Fortune 500 company in Manhattan. He's sent to Tokyo to investigate a corporate security breach, but from the moment he steps on the plane, his life begins to unravel.The Yakuza kidnapping and bizarre sexual encounters seem like straightforward blackmail, but as Kevin soon discovers, there is an anonymous international organization pulling the strings. Their plan is dangerous, powerful, and meticulous–more importantly, they need Kevin to make it happen.They instruct him to create the Voss Coin.The stakes are devastating: Comply, and the revolutionary cryptocurrency will be a financial atom bomb. The whole world will feel the ripple effect, and Kevin Voss will take the fall. Refuse, and the trail of blood will not stop with his family.The Voss Coin is a fresh financial technothriller for the age of Bitcoin."Takes you for a wild, dark, sexual and thrilling ride into the world of cryptocurrencies and multinational corporations." — K.W. Fleet, Amazon reviewer"Jam-packed with chills, tension, and suspicion - it just has that 'it factor' that makes a psychological thriller such fun to devour." — B. Brown, Amazon reviewer

From the time she was a little girl, Florence Nightingale knew she wanted to help people.Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. As a nurse, Nightingale worked hard to change health care practices-saving many lives in the process. Today she is considered the mother of modern nursing.

The Invention Of Wings: An Incredible Summary! The Invention of Wings is a book written by Sue Monk Kidd. The novel itself is about a girl named Hetty (nicknamed ‘Handful’) and her troubled life as a slave in the early nineteenth century in Charleston, where Hetty is desperately wanting and waiting for a better life than the one she lives now. Kidd’s novel begins on the eleventh birthday of Sarah Grimke. She received her gift, and as her gift, she got Hetty, a ten-year-old girl, who was intended to be her handmaid. We follow the life of Hetty through the course of thirty five years, as she struggled for freedom and destiny, which was very often filled with estrangement, guilt and sorrow. Perhaps, the best thing about this novel is that the author referred to a real, historical person of Sarah Grimke, and did a fine job in combining events of Sarah’s real life and fictional events, which were written in order to make everything even more interesting. The Invention of Wings is a very exquisitely written novel, a novel where storytelling is everything. Because in this book, we read not just about the lives of two girls (women later), but we also read about the darkness in American history, and the female struggle for freedom and liberation, which will leave no reader unmoved. Here Is A Preview Of What You Will Get: In The Invention Of Wings , you will get a detailed summary of the novel In The Invention Of Wings , you will find some analysis to strengthen your knowledge about the book In The Invention Of Wings , you will get some fun multiple choice quizes, along with answers to help you learn about the novel. Click the Buy Now With One Click Button, and learn everything about The Invention Of Wings .