Are you interested in learning web development using Python and Django? Do you want to build dynamic, responsive, and scalable web applications that can handle a high volume of traffic? If so, then "Django for Beginners" is the book for you.In "Django ", you'll learn how to create your first Django project, how to work with Django models and views, and how to use Django's built-in template system to create dynamic web pages. You'll also learn how to work with forms and user input, ...

Now in its fourth edition, Essential Epidemiology is an engaging and accessible introduction to the foundations of epidemiology. It addresses the study of infectious and chronic diseases, public health and clinical epidemiology, and the role of epidemiology in a range of health monitoring and research activities. Contemporary, historical and hypothetical examples enable students to engage with content, while mathematics is kept understandable with complex mathematics housed in optional mat...

Epidemiology is fundamental to public health, providing the tools required to detect and quantify health problems and identify and evaluate solutions. Essential Epidemiology is a clear, engaging and methodological introduction to the subject. Now in its fifth edition, the text has been thoroughly updated. Its trademark clear and consistent pedagogical structure makes challenging topics accessible, while the local and international examples, including from the COVID-19 pandemic, encourage s...

Alternatives to Suicide: Beyond Risk and Toward a Life Worth Living demonstrates how fostering resilience and a desire for life can broaden and advance an understanding of suicide. The book summarizes the existing literature and outlines a new focus on the dynamic interplay of risk and resilience that leads to a life-focus approach to suicide prevention. It calls for a treatment approach that enhances the opportunity to collaboratively engage clients in discussion about their lives. Provid...

"The Dixie Book of Days" by Matthew Page Andrews is a captivating collection that celebrates the rich cultural heritage and traditions of the Southern United States. This book serves as a delightful almanac, offering readers a glimpse into the daily life, folklore, and historical events that have shaped the South. Through its engaging narrative, Andrews captures the essence of Southern living, highlighting the unique customs, festivals, and notable figures that define the region's identity...

In "The Dixie Book of Days," Matthew Page Andrews masterfully compiles a rich tapestry of Southern culture, offering readers an insightful exploration of the daily life, traditions, and historical events that have shaped the American South throughout the year. This work is characterized by its engaging narrative style, seamlessly intertwining anecdotes, folklore, and historical fact, all while illuminating the complexities of Southern identity. Andrews, drawing from a diverse literary cont...

Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Vol. I was originally published in 1912 by the Lewis Historical Publishing Company of New York and Chicago as a collaboration of several historians, most notably Clayton Colman Hall.  The book is relevant today because of its unique views of the development of one of America’s most important industrial cities during its heyday.  It contains many interesting maps and photographs.  The book will be of special interest to histori...

Dixie Book of Days written by Matthew Page Andrews. This volume of brief selections from a wide range of Southern expression in prose and verse leads into fields of American history and literature which, perhaps, are not well known to the general public. The reader is not offered stacks of straw to thresh over; on the contrary, it has been the aim of the compiler, in a most congenial and delightful task, to afford others easy access to grain that he has already garnered. Generally speaking...

The author used a yearly calendar to focus on pieces written by Southern authors. Many of these writers are little known, having created for their own enjoyment or peace of mind, not necessarily for publication.

“[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights, a rare combination.”—The Dallas Morning NewsThe third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper gentlemen, with Thomas Jefferson’s genius overshadowing James Madison’s judgment and common sense. But in this revelatory book about their crucial partnership, both are seen as men of their times, hardboi...

"One of the finest biographies of a sadly underrated man . . . [Kaplan is] a master historian and biographer" (Carol Berkin, Washington Post).In this fresh and illuminating biography, Fred Kaplan brings into focus the dramatic life of John Quincy Adams—the little-known and much-misunderstood sixth president of the United States and the first son of John and Abigail Adams. In doing so, he reveals how Adams' inspiring, progressive vision guided his life and h...

Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution. Between 1760 and 1800, the American people cast off British rule to create a new nation and a radically new form of government based on the idea that people have the right to govern themselves. In this lively account, Robert Allison provides a cohesive synthesis of the military, diplomatic, political, social, and intellectual aspects of the ...