Books with author Chris Alexander

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.

"Couples therapy sessions slowly morphed into solitary therapy sessions. My therapist kept coming back to the question of my passions, and where I was headed. I knew it was writing. So I wrote. I wrote my pain of loss. I wrote my confusion about the existential questions that plagued me as someone who grew up in the bible belt, but had a hard time swallowing the bigotry I saw. I wrote my struggle through heartbreak and single life. I wrote my triumphs in self-confidence, and ultimately I wrote a new love story, with a new person. Ultimately, it's not about meeting the right person; instead, it is about finding out that you are quite capable of loving yourself, and anyone else loving you is just a wonderful sprinkle on top."

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.

Laburnum is a city of two moons and one faith: Logic. It’s also a city of rat empires, criminal gangs, slum boys, plotting politicians, curious princesses, the crimson men, drunkards and a talking cat. And there’s a bit of witchcraft going on, but we’re not allowed to talk about that.******************************************The Boy with Absolutely No Talents is part 1 of 6 from Alex Alexander’s debut novel Widdershins. In the Neo-Victorian city of Laburnum, the Academy have outlawed irrational thought. Religion, mysticism and magic have been forgotten and replaced with the Laws of Logic. The Academy’s Inquisitors police these laws and to break them is to commit the ultimate crime: Logicide. Niclas, The Boy with Absolutely No Talents, has made a promise to the talking cat Balthazar – a promise he intends to keep. But there is a dark side to his new master and the boy is about to find himself pulled into the underworld of the Black Science.“…”“…”“…The Whisperer whispers…”

This juvenile fiction book was published in 1892. A narrative of the travels of Captain Lindsay Anderson in the South Seas and Japan.* ...* fortysouth.com.au Reminiscence of some months at sea, in the East China Sea, Shanghai, to Japan where the author witnessed in Nagasaki, the opening of Japan to the civilized world.** ...** booksandcollectibles.com.au ............................................................................... Excerpt from the book: Chapter I. First Voyage in the "Eamont" In a former work, entitled "A Cruise in an Opium Clipper", I promised the readers thereof that I would fill up the blank of several months that intervened between the time of my engage- ment as third officer on board the Eamont and our arrival at Hong Kong to refit, previous to sailing on our expedition to Formosa. Those who have read the first cruise must hark back with me to Shanghai, and take up the threads of this narrative from the time of my first appearance on duty as an officer on board the Eamont. We are lying in the river, moored with two anchors, almost abreast of the English Consulate, and close to two of her Majesty's corvettes, that were stationed here at that time, for the protection of British interests. Before I relate to the reader the admirable manner by which the captain brought our rather peculiar crew into disciplinary order, I may as well state that the reason the Eamont was in need of a hardy crew at that time was this: she was goint on a hazardous expedition, and it was the middle of winter. She had come up the coast from Hong Kong to Shanghai with a mixed cres of Malays and Manilla-men, and half her crew had caved in and died of the cold. The remainder were put on board the receiving ship till a passage down the coast could be found for them, therefore a crew of palefaces had to be found, or the expedition abandoned. Money being very abundant, men were found, such as they were, and on the whole, we were lucky in picking up a very good crew. As soon as four bells had strick in the fore-noon watch of this, my first day, on board the Eamont, all hands were called aft round the mainmast, and tghe captain delivered a short and very impressive address to the men who had been brought on board from Bob Aliens, -- "Now, my lads", says Captain Gullivar", while you sail with me, you will be well fed and well paid; what I require in return is obedience to all commands, whether from me or my officers. If any of you wish to back out now you are on board an armed ship that fights her way, go at once, for there will be shilly- shallying afterwards". Be sure to look for "A Cruise in an Opium Clipper" for your Kindle by the same author.

Desi is a witch. And she knows she could be a great witch—if only her mom would teach her any spells. Unfortunately, Desi’s mom is more concerned with keeping them safe and their abilities hidden.When her mom leaves town under mysterious circumstances, it should be Desi’s perfect opportunity to explore magic on her own. But Desi has been left in the care of the most unusual babysitter of all time: her pet cat—also her mom’s familiar—now transformed into a teenage girl named Cat. And Cat has only three goals: Learn how to eat sushi with her new hairless monkey paws, get the awkward boy next door to pay for her sushi, and keep Desi out of trouble. And that means no magic.Yeah, right!This hilarious and high-spirited fantasy is perfect for cat lovers, embattled siblings, and anyone who yearns to find the magic in everyday life.

We’ve all done it, spoken too soon. Vanessa can tell you, heck it happened so fast. You nonchalantly offer to help, which sounds cool and supportive, but as soon as the words leave your mouth, you wish with every fiber of your being that you could get a do-over. Your help puts a target on your back so you wish there was another way.But those whom you care about are counting on you, thus the emotional tear of love and loyalty. FriendMe – What Would You Do? is the sophomore installment of the quartet to Followed – Who’s Following YOU? and explores the twists and turns of yet another high school year where the more things change, the more they stay the same (and not in a good way).