"[yves.'s] voice is so full of energy and charm it's ridiculous."-- Micah Perks, author of True Love and Other Dreams of Miraculous EscapeA vampire is forced into a compromising situation; a father fears his child's growing plant collection; the undead go to high school; a butcher contemplates whether or not she can be loved. In a captivating debut now updated in a fully redesigned anniversary edition, yves. opens the door to our world, slightly askew-where...

We are conscious of only a small fraction of our lives. Because the brain constantly receives an enormous quantity of information, we need to be able to do things without thinking about them—to act in “autopilot” mode. Automatic behaviors—the vast majority of our activities—occur without our conscious awareness, or subconsciously. Yet the physiological basis of subconsciousness remains poorly understood, despite its vast importance for physical and mental health.The neurodegenerati...

Supercharge options analytics and hedging using the power of PythonDerivatives Analytics with Python shows you how to implement market-consistent valuation and hedging approaches using advanced financial models, efficient numerical techniques, and the powerful capabilities of the Python programming language. This unique guide offers detailed explanations of all theory, methods, and processes, giving you the background and tools necessary to value stock ind...

A timely and thought-provoking memoir about the trans experience.Was I always trans, part boy beneath my skin, or was it that I landed in a place where 'girl' was a container so small it could break your bones?I learn that a ready smile and sympathetic ear are the only props required to impersonate a woman. The performance becomes so familiar I almost forget that it's staged.What happens when, aged 30, you realise you're transgender?This was the question tha...

Throughout the Second World War, a shift occurred in the composition of the large armored units of armies which lead to an increase in the power of their tanks in particular. The Germans were no exception. Many of its recently formed Panzer divisions, from the 12th SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend to the 2nd SS-Panzerdivision Das Reich, were thrust into the effort to repel the Allies from June to August 1944 in Normandy. Within just ten weeks they would be defeated.This volume of Cas...

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...

" Certainly my first recourse from now on when looking at the SS panzer divisions. G ive yourself a treat and buy a copy ASAP if tanks are your thing" ( Army Rumour Service ).The Das Reich Division was the most infamous unit of the Waffen-SS. Originally a paramilitary formation raised to protect the members of the Nazi Party, it was founded in 1934 as th...

The Lost Princess: Volume I of Chrysanthe, an epic fantasy in three installments.Torn from her family thirteen years ago, Christine hides within her drab existence as a refuge from the unspeakable horrors of her past--until she is found by a young knight riding a metal mount, who brings with him shattering revelations about the true nature of the world and her place within it.Now Christine must choose to remain inside the only world she can remember--a prison built...

Get ready to venture on a life-changing journey of transforming your money, where you'll dive deep into your relationship with money. Prepare to be empowered to attract lasting abundance into every aspect of your life. "Money Magnet" is a powerful guide filled with profound insights to help you pave an enriching path toward your abundance while cultivating a harmonious and loving relationship with money.Uncover the secrets to clearing negative energy surrounding your money and unle...

Kriss has become Queen of the Vikings of the North-East! The brand- new monarch must immediately face a serious threat: the troops of Emperor Magnus are heading her way, intent on conquering all the northern kingdoms, while Taljar Sologhonn, the Healer-King, is still trying to unite the Vikings under his own banner to resist the Emperor, and wants Kriss’s allegiance. A deadly game of alliances and treasons begins – but who is really the masked Taljar?

Still with Annika, Jason McLane has the documents his godfather left for him to find in the Netherlands deciphered. Once translated, the text offers revelations of breathtaking importance – enough to change the geopolitical map for ever. But the killers sent by the Mayflower Foundation are still after them, while in Afghanistan, Jones and Carrington’s situation goes from bad to worse. XIII will have to be on his best game to sort it all out – but at what price?

1843, Paris. A sensational trial stuns the art world and has the streets of the capital buzzing. Is the famous art dealer Daniel Northbrook nothing but a swindler? Count Skarbek, a rich Polish businessman, will do everything he can to prove it. A gripping romantic thriller and a poignant story of love, hatred, passion, and revenge in the vein of the great popular fiction by Hugo and Dumas.