Journey through the fascinating story of Lisp: How it came about and why it was designed the way it was. Meet the geniuses involved in its creation, including Alonzo Church, Alan Turing, and the father of Lisp and artificial intelligence, John McCarthy. Lisp has informed the design of most programming languages in use today, and to learn how Lisp was constructed is to learn what programming is all about.Explore the mathematical foundations of the language and dive deeply into its e...

A delightfully disgraceful romantic and often dangerous romp through the 18th century Georgian Age of Enlightenment by Adam Blake, the illegitimate son of Sir Francis Dashwood, Master of the Hellfire Club of the Monks of Medmenham Priory and Annie Blake an orphan from the Foundlings Hospital in London.With the endorsement of King George III and the threat of war increasing between England and France over the independence of the American Colonies, Adam is reluctantly groomed as an a...

"Mmmh, how delicious!" "Wonderful!" "I love it!" Jimmie kept hearing sentences like these again and again. As soon as people held a cup of coffee in their hands, they began to smile. Some even closed their eyes. And time after time Jimmie heard the joy in their voices. Coffee really had to be something very special! Jimmie the Coffee Bean - a story for everyone who loves coffee!

Throughout the centuries, humanity's great spiritual teachers have spoken of one and the same Truth — and yet their words have been divided by borders, traditions, and conflicting interpretations.What if Jesus and Buddha, despite the centuries and continents that separated them, were ultimately teaching the same thing? What if the Sermon on the Mount and the Four Noble Truths, the Lord's Prayer and the Bhagavad Gita, were not competing claims, but different voices pointing toward t...

Emil Beckman a wounded German soldier, is experiencing the extremes of battle fatigue during the last days of World War II. He's presented with the opportunity to take the identity of another man, a British officer, Lieutenant James Howard. The decision is to change his life in ways that he couldn't imagine.When the wartime diaries of a deceased Chaplain surface unexpectedly in the hands of a blackmailer revealing Beckman's real identity, Beckman has only one option – murder - whic...

Three former leaders of some of the greatest nations on earth agree to form 'The Silent Majority' to right the wrongs they were unable to while they were in power.Edward Carfax the narcissistic Chief Executive of a private bank launders money for criminal gangs and terrorists and is blackmailing both the Black Rose a hired assassin, and Peter Bench a former Prime Minister and member of The Silent Majoriry who is also secretly using the resources of The Silent Majority for a persona...

Learn how to use the Power Query M formula language and its functions effectively for better data modeling and impactful business intelligence reports. Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesGet comprehensive coverage of fundamental and advanced Power Query conceptsGain hands-on experience with practical examples based on real-world problemsDelve into the intricacies of Power Query M language ...

J. J. M. (Jan Jakob Maria) de Groot, Ph.D., (1854-1921) was a Dutch Sinologist and historian of religion. In this scholarly book published in 1910, he details the history, rituals, and beliefs of the major traditional religions of China: universal animism, polydemonism, specters, ancestral worship, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. He thought that one spiritual essence could be detected beneath a great variety of religious, philosophical, and even political expressions in China, and his ...

J. J. M. (Jan Jakob Maria) de Groot, Ph.D., (1854-1921) was a Dutch Sinologist and historian of religion. In this scholarly book published in 1910, he details the history, rituals, and beliefs of the major traditional religions of China: universal animism, polydemonism, specters, ancestral worship, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. He thought that one spiritual essence could be detected beneath a great variety of religious, philosophical, and even political expressions in China, and his ...

Herman Selderhuis as editor of this volume has brought together a team of experts, resulting in a unique approach since each chapter is co-written by a catholic and a protestant author, who have all integrated the latest research results. Each section begins with a brief historiographical overview. The same time, ecclesiastical events are always set within a greater framework of political, social, and cultural developments for which reason each author has taken the liberty to describe its ...

In "The Religion of The Chinese", scholarly book published in 1910, Jan Jakob Maria de Groot details the history, rituals, and beliefs of the major traditional religions of China: universal animism, polydemonism, specters, ancestral worship, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. He thought that one spiritual essence could be detected beneath a great variety of religious, philosophical, and even political expressions in China, and his lifework was the discovery and exposition of that essence....

Language games allow children to stretch their communication abilities, enhancing vocabulary, conversation, and storytelling skills. A suggested age range accompanies each game in this book; some games may be adapted to different age groups. Language games for beginners focus on making children aware of the ways letters look, the presence of letters in their surroundings (on signs, for instance), and the different letter systems in different cultures. More advanced games include creating p...