When is a summer vacation not really a summer vacation?Sunny Lewin has been packed off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first she thought Florida might be fun -- it is the home of Disney World, after all. But the place where Gramps lives is no amusement park. It's full of . . . old people. Really old people.Luckily, Sunny isn't the only kid around. She meets Buzz, a boy who is completely obsessed with comic books, and soo...

When Mom can’t—or won’t—let go, normal steps toward independence can leave you feeling guilty—even when you’ve done nothing wrong.Guilty for setting even the smallest boundary. Guilty for choosing your partner over her. Guilty for daring to have a life of your own.But these are not betrayals. They are part of becoming your own woman.You don’t want to reject her. But you can’t keep living like this.The relationship may be working for ...

A comprehensive guide to Python programming for web development using the most popular Python web framework - DjangoKey FeaturesLearn the fundamentals of programming with Python and building web appsBuild web applications from scratch with DjangoCreate real-world RESTful web services with the latest Django frameworkBook DescriptionIf you want to develop complete Python web apps with Django, this Learning ...

This collection of 466 English haiku is a poetic life path, where various tales intertwine, in a "one-night-long" life —And indeed you can read all the poems in one night, or (much better) take it more easily, savoring a haiku at a time, in the intimate and comfortable slowness of several evenings... However, this is a book to keep where you can comfortably reach it: as on the bedside table, so that you can read (or re-read) some haiku at a time, before a good sleep. I recommend it! [J.S.]...

This long poem is the tale of Marie and Josephine, and of their love story.The beginning of the poem/tale relates to the Greek Myth of Demeter (the Goddess of Nature, responsible for maintaining of earth) and her daughter, Persephone, who has been carried off by the God of the Underworld. Demeter, while desperately seeking the girl, abandons her responsibilities. Then, at a well, she meets Baubo, the wise woman/witch. In the poem Demeter represents aspects of Marie, and Baubo is to ...

Failures of structures occur in all parts of the world as the result of design errors, construction defects, abuse or misuse, ageing and deterioration of the structure, lack of maintenance, as well as environmental effects such as wind, flood, snow, earthquake and, of course, human errors. They can result in catastrophic human costs as well as heavy financial losses to all involved, including local economic growth deceleration, expensive delays and repairs, as well as other repercussions, ...

Beneath the streets of Paris lies a forbidden underground world: nearly 300 kilometers of tunnels that run deeper than the city's sewers and metro lines. These mysterious passageways bear hidden traces of key moments in history — from the French Revolution and the Paris Commune to the failed coup of 1937 by the Cagoule, the German occupation, and Cold War nuclear shelters.The catacombs stretch 15 to 25 meters below ground, sometimes across two or three levels. Originally ancient st...

Essential Reads on Family Offices is your essential resource featuring insights from the world’s foremost experts on the most pressing topics facing family offices and their advisers today. Containing a collection of authoritative materials dedicated to providing family offices and their advisers with the most informative and thought-provoking contributions on key themes, the content focuses on: • Family office profiles: profiles of leading family offices from around the world, highlightin...

Shedding new light on the understudied Italian Renaissance scholar, Andrea Cesalpino, and the diverse fields he wrote on, this volume covers the multiple traditions that characterize his complex natural philosophy and medical theories, taking in epistemology, demonology, mineralogy, and botany.By moving beyond the established influence of Aristotle's texts on his work, Andrea Cesalpino and Renaissance Aristotelianism reflects the rich influences of Platonism, alchemy, Gale...

In AD 905, the standard poetic diction for the "perfect waka" was established, with the rule of 31 sound units in the pattern 5–7–5–7–7. Since then, although tanka poetry has evolved over the centuries, its form hasn't changed.This collection of tanka by Fabrizio Frosini, although written in English, possess all the charm of the ancient Japanese waka poetry: in them you can savor the aesthetic principles of 'sabi' (the melancholic sense of beauty), or enjoy the feeling of 'yūgen' (m...

The ketogenic diet is more popular than ever — for a reason! This form of nutrition turns our organism into a fat burning machine and at the same time fights the most common diseases such as arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, obesity and others in an impressive way. The fact that our organism is capable of ketogenesis has ensured the survival of our ancestors in evolutionary development. Therefore, ketosis must be understood as an absolutely physiological process. Th...

Most of us are no strangers to health problems, illness, or pain, but what if there's a solution to restore our well-being that doesn't involve drugs, surgery, or other medical procedures? Well, there is, and you'll find it within your own body. That's right! Your body has a built-in capacity to heal itself-a remarkable system of self-repair that works day in and day out-and improving its ability to heal is within your control. Yet most people don't fully grasp the body's incredible power ...