In this potent book, three eminent scientists—an astrophysicist, an organic chemist, and an anthropologist—ponder and discuss some of the basic questions that have obsessed humankind through the ages, and offer thoughtful, enlightening answers in terms the layperson can easily understand. Until now, most of these questions were addressed by religion and philosophy. But science has reached a point where it, too, can voice an opinion. Beginning with the Big Bang roughly fifteen billion years...

Algorithmic trading, once the exclusive domain of institutional players, is now open to small organizations and individual traders using online platforms. The tool of choice for many traders today is Python and its ecosystem of powerful packages. In this practical book, author Yves Hilpisch shows students, academics, and practitioners how to use Python in the fascinating field of algorithmic trading.You'll learn several ways to apply Python to different aspects of algorithmic tradi...

Impetuous Freddy Lombard and his frustrated, but faithful, friends, Dina and Sweep, go on six different adventures, from exploring Belgian castles and African jungles, to being swept up in revolutionary Budapest or caught up in the secrets surrounding a futuristic jet! Forever broke, the trio constantly look for ways to hustle enough money to live and continue solving mysteries in these tales with unexpected twists and lots of laughs.

The second novel in the highly acclaimed series Charles the Bold, about a young man growing up in east-end Montreal.“Montreal! You’re going to be hearing from me! I’m going to make your ears ring!”These are the last words in this hypnotically interesting saga that follow the adventurous life of our bold hero, Charles Thibodeau.This book takes us through his high school years, and is called The Years of Fire for three reasons. First, he discovers gi...

The actions of Germany's armed SS force during D-Day in the series that's "a welcome addition . . . targeted at the general World War II enthusiast" ( Globe at War).For many, the Waffen-SS soldier represents the archetype of the combatant, if not the warrior: well-armed, well-trained, possessing intelligence in combat, imbued with political and ideological fanaticism, he is an elite soldier par excellence, even if a lack of scruples casts a long shadow. Ho...

A poet haunted by grief. A lover marked by blood. A sister silenced behind asylum walls.In the decadent heart of fin de siècle Paris, Averill Charron makes a devil's bargain. To rescue his sister—locked away by their father—heturns to the last man he should trust, Blaise Dancier, the crime lord who once ordered his death.No longer enemies. Now they are lovers. Together they descend into the underworld—back alleys and brothels, cabarets and crypts**...

It's Chinese New Year, a time for feasting. But children beware ... a hungry beast is looking for you!Join Dinner Detectives Clementine, Aksel and Ying, as they travel back in time and around the world to discover why Chinese people eat dumplings at New Year. Celebrate with your own bowl of delicious dumplings. Yum! Find Clementine's easy-to-follow recipe inside.

Quickly learn to draw realistic perspective!Learn to draw realistic perspective by exploring its fundamental principles with expert teacher and artist Yves Leblac. This brief but information-packed guide covers essential concepts such as:• Horizon lines• Vanishing points• Spatial perception• Intersections• Ellipses• Shadow techniques• Three-dimensional perspective• Panoramic viewsEach concept i...

The Redemption of Your Lineage is a powerful biblical teaching that reveals how Christ's redemptive work goes beyond the individual and reaches entire family lines.Many believers love God sincerely yet continue to struggle with recurring patterns of failure, bondage, sickness, or spiritual resistance passed down through generations. This book unveils how Scripture addresses spiritual inheritance, generational consequences, and the redemptive authority believers hav...

We all go through challenges in our life, and we all must face them wisely. You are special in your own way; you must celebrate yourself and make the best use of your strengths. Hurdles are meant to be a part of the road you'll walk; you must learn to put a smile on your face and jump over them every time.

Markham, the murderous preacher, is dead at last. And yet, for the lone rider who tracked and killed him, the hunt goes on. Now he must find who was behind the preacher’s campaign of terror. He has a name – Senator Dawson of New York. But getting to his quarry won’t be easy; the man is powerful, rich, engaged in a conspiracy against the government of the United States … and that’s not even considering any other … less natural abilities he might possess …

This book presents the main methods used for thermal properties measurement. It aims to be accessible to all those, specialists in heat transfer or not, who need to measure the thermal properties of a material. The objective is to allow them to choose the measurement method the best adapted to the material to be characterized, and to pass on them all the theoretical and practical information allowing implementation with the maximum of precision.