Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
This 504 page book teaches Python programming to automate tedious tasks and “do in minutes what would take hours.” Written by Al Sweigart for complete beginners, readers learn Python by writing scripts for practical tasks like finding/changing text, manipulating documents and spreadsheets, web automation, and more. Recommended for: Beginner-to-intermediate readers. This book [...]
Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí!
Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí! is an open educational resource (OER) textbook designed to develop communication skills in Spanish across the interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes. Created by Jenny Ceciliano and Lisa Notman, professors at Portland State University, the textbook takes a learner-centered approach by engaging students in real-life exchanges on topics [...]
Emma
The novel Emma was penned by Jane Austen way back in 1815, though it didn’t actually get printed until the following year. Austen was British, and Emma is considered one of her major works. The story mainly follows Emma Woodhouse, who at the start of the book is 21 years old. Austen [...]
Formal Axiology and Its Critics
This book brings together writings that critically look at and try to move forward the formal theory of value that Robert S. Hartman spent his career researching and publishing about. Hartman’s axiology (study of value and worth) was groundbreaking in how it used logic and math like set theory and relationships to [...]
Indian Islamic Architecture
Forms and Typologies, Sites and Monuments
This book offers a nice overview of the Islamic architecture found across India. It brings together several articles written over the years by John Burton-Page, a well-known British scholar. His writings focus on the main architectural styles and important buildings constructed during Muslim rule in India starting in the 1200s. Recommended for: Beginner-to-intermediate [...]
Introduction to Art: Design, Context and Meaning
Discover the comprehensive textbook 'Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning' - an invaluable resource authored by faculty members from the University System of Georgia. Explore the world of art, its history, applications, and impact on society through 400+ high-quality images.
Readings in Database Systems
Readings in Database Systems is a respected collection of papers on database research, now in its fifth edition. Edited by Peter Bailis, Joseph M. Hellerstein, and Michael Stonebraker, three leaders in the database research community, it has been informing the field on both classic and cutting-edge topics for over 30 years. Recommend [...]
Social learning towards a sustainable world
Principles, perspectives, and praxis
This book looks at the idea of social learning and how it can help move things toward more sustainable development globally. It’s got 27 different chapters from people in all kinds of fields that are trying to deal with sustainability issues. The main focus is on social learning as something people from [...]
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by the famous American writer Mark Twain, was first published in 1876. This classic children’s book also appeals to many grown-up readers. It follows the escapades of a crafty young boy named Tom who lives in the fictional town of St. Petersburg along the Mississippi River [...]
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
The Death of Ivan Ilych tells the story of a man facing his mortality in his mid 40s. Published in 1886 by Leo Tolstoy, it gives us a glimpse into Ivan’s attitudes and thoughts as he grapples with the fact that he is dying. We see Ivan working through some heavy existential [...]
The Knowledge of Good
Critique of Axiological Reason
Explore Robert S. Hartman's theory of value and major 20th-century value theorists. Gain new perspectives on ethics and axiology. Recommended for scholars and students of value theory and ethics.
White Fang
White Fang is a novel written by Jack London, an American author, and was published in 1906. The story is set in the Yukon Territory, Canada, at the end of the 19th century. The novel narrates the story of the domestication of a wild wolfhound. Moreover, White Fang is a companion novel [...]