James Butler Ordre des livres (chronologique)

The portrayal of Genghis Khan as a ruthless conqueror is examined, challenging the one-dimensional view of his brutality. While his military campaigns instilled fear, the narrative invites readers to explore a more nuanced perspective of his leadership and ambitions. It raises questions about the true nature of his legacy, suggesting that there may be more to his story than the historical accounts of destruction and terror.

The narrative explores the profound impact of a dementia diagnosis on family dynamics, highlighting the challenges and frustrations faced by loved ones. It emphasizes the importance of humor and shared experiences in maintaining family bonds amidst the struggles. By inviting readers to see dementia from both external and internal perspectives, the book aims to foster understanding and resilience, encouraging a journey of "positive reality" through the complexities of this condition.

Set in the harsh landscape of Paraguay, the story follows ex-soldier Joseph Allen as he secretly monitors a government department's plans to mine indigenous land. The arrival of Amanda Perry complicates his mission, leading to unforeseen dangers that put both their lives at risk. As they navigate the treacherous environment, they must confront escalating threats and their own vulnerabilities, turning their situation into a gripping fight for survival in a subtropical nightmare.

Betting exchanges are becoming ever more like financial markets. This has seen the rise of technical traders who find new and inventive ways of trading, little of it having anything to do with the underlying sports. Manual traders are having to give way to automation and algorithmic trading. To stay ahead, the most successful traders are resorting to systematic and automated methods to build and trade their strategies. This book demonstrates techniques for sports trading, including; fundamental and technical trading, statistical arbitrage, money management, Monte Carlo methods, machine learning and the increasing necessity for algorithmic trading.

"Hoglund and Butler show exactly how to subvert the Windows XP and Windows 2000 kernels, teaching concepts that are easily applied to virtually any modern operating system, from Windows Server 2003 to Linux and UNIX. Using extensive downloadable examples, they teach rootkit programming techniques that can be used for a wide range of software, from white hat security tools to operating system drivers and debuggers."--Jacket.

HUMOUR & COMEDY Read these amusing stories and you will discover why elephants have trunks, how it’s best to work out the correct price for pigs straight away and what happened to an English lady when she went hunting for a tiger! You will also find a stolen elephant, go boating with three friends and see how much trouble a small dog can make!

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Oh, those women! They nurse and cuddle their presentiments, and make darlings of their ugliest thoughts...' Self-serving social climber and anti-heroine Becky Sharp will do anything to raise her status and attain wealth and standing with smart Society. Clever, lively and resourceful, orphan Becky is the the total opposite of her naive and sentimental schoolmate Amelia Sedley, a pampered, yet good-natured girl from a wealthy family. As both women build lives for themselves in London, Thackeray decadently satirises the corruption and flaws of 19th-Century English Society.