Hello My Name Is Bob

Bob lives quietly. He likes to sit in empty parking lots. He likes to think. He likes quiet. Jack is the opposite. He loves to dance and paint and wear bright, bright colours. You wouldn't think Bob and Jack could be best friends - but they are, in this charming picture book from young talent Linas Alsenas.

It seems that government wants to invade every part of our lives: our workplace, our religion, even our families. And now our debt! As a small businessman, I am appalled at the spending deficit, year after year. Don’t our people in Congress know that even the interest on our national debt is a backbreaking load on our economy? Perhaps we have too many lawyers roaming the Hallowed Halls and too few responsible businessmen. The awful specter of death overwhelmed me. Never again would I hear her bubbly laughter as she jumped into my lap to hug me. Never again would she delight us with her little-girl antics. I begged God to spare her. I confessed every sin I could remember. It was not to be. In His infinite wisdom, God took her home. Oh, Susan. I consider the Bible to be the most practical book ever written. It teaches us how to live in a world that seems to consider honesty and integrity to be a fault. It teaches purity in a world where chastity is pictured as unnatural. It promotes self-sacrificial friendliness to a grasping, self-seeking world. It teaches us to live peaceably, and finally, it can prepare us for eternity.

Creating Improvised Theatre: Tools, Techniques, and Theories for Short Form and Narrative Improvisation is a complete guide to improvised theatre for performers and instructors. This book provides a modern view of improvised theatre based on the rapid evolution of this art form, shedding new light on classic theories as well as developing lesser known and emerging techniques, such as the Trance Mask. Instead of simply referencing classic theories, the book revisits them and places them in the context of contemporary improvisation techniques. Designed as a practical support, this guide contains over 130 exercises that allow its theories to come alive in workshops, rehearsals, and performance. The book is divided into four sections: Nuts and bolts: The fundamental tools of improvisation to explore how to be spontaneously creative, build with your partner, and learn from masks to discover your scene instant by instant. Short form: Techniques for scene work and short form performance, including how to get the most out of a scene, remain connected to the relational stakes, provoke change (physical, status, and emotional), and maintain a playful attitude. Narrative improvisation: Theories to help navigate long form narrative-based shows with "narrative waypoints," generate variety, develop protagonists, work on genres, and manipulate creative transitions. The bits box: Advice for warming-up before a rehearsal or a show with a collection of useful games. Written to inspire creativity and provide the tools to develop innovative improvised shows and experiences, Creating Improvised Theatre is an invaluable source book for anyone interested in the art of improvised theatre, whether a beginning student or experienced performer.

A colourful illustrated children's picture book prequel to the worldwide bestseller A Street Cat Named Bob and The World According to Bob – perfect for very young fans. A moving and uplifting tale about one cat in search of a friend that will melt your heart. "[Bob] has entranced London like no feline since the days of Dick Whittington" Evening Standard

What will you learn from this book? What’s all the buzz about this Ruby language? Is it right for you? Well, ask yourself: are you tired of all those extra declarations, keywords, and compilation steps in your other language? Do you want to be a more productive programmer? Then you’ll love Ruby. With this unique hands-on learning experience, you’ll discover how Ruby takes care of all the details for you, so you can simply have fun and get more done with less code. Why does this book look so different? Based on the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory, Head First Ruby uses a visually rich format to engage your mind, rather than a text-heavy approach to put you to sleep. Why waste your time struggling with new concepts? This multi-sensory learning experience is designed for the way your brain really works.

Discover unique features and powerful capabilities of Scala Programming as you build projects in a wide range of domains Key FeaturesDevelop a range of Scala projects from web applications to big data analysisLeverage full power of modern web programming using Play FrameworkBuild real-time data pipelines in Scala with a Bitcoin transaction analysis appBook Description Scala is a type-safe JVM language that incorporates object-oriented and functional programming (OOP and FP) aspects. This book gets you started with essentials of software development by guiding you through various aspects of Scala programming, helping you bridge the gap between learning and implementing. You will learn about the unique features of Scala through diverse applications and experience simple yet powerful approaches for software development. Scala Programming Projects will help you build a number of applications, beginning with simple projects, such as a financial independence calculator, and advancing to other projects, such as a shopping application and a Bitcoin transaction analyzer. You will be able to use various Scala features, such as its OOP and FP capabilities, and learn how to write concise, reactive, and concurrent applications in a type-safe manner. You will also learn how to use top-notch libraries such as Akka and Play and integrate Scala apps with Kafka, Spark, and Zeppelin, along with deploying applications on a cloud platform. By the end of the book, you will not only know the ins and outs of Scala, but you will also be able to apply it to solve a variety of real-world problems What you will learnBuild, test, and package code using Scala Build ToolDecompose code into functions, classes, and packages for maintainabilityImplement the functional programming capabilities of ScalaDevelop a simple CRUD REST API using the Play frameworkAccess a relational database using SlickDevelop a dynamic web UI using Scala.jsSource streaming data using Spark Streaming and write a Kafka producerUse Spark and Zeppelin to analyze dataWho this book is for If you are an amateur programmer who wishes to learn how to use Scala, this book is for you. Knowledge of Java will be beneficial, but not necessary, to understand the concepts covered in this book.

In the world of programming, Object-Oriented (OO) paradigm has gained significant importance and has become the foundation for designing and developing complex software systems. This paradigm provides a systematic approach to organizing and managing code by modeling real-world entities as objects and defining their behaviors through classes. This book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the OO paradigm using Java as the primary programming language. Java is a popular and widely used language that fully supports the principles and concepts of OO programming. It offers a robust set of features, including inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, and abstraction, which are essential for building scalable and maintainable software applications. The book starts with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of OO programming, including the concept of agents and their role in viewing the world. It then delves into the basics of Java, covering its timeline, features, syntax, data types, variables, and operators. The concept of classes and objects is introduced, along with topics like constructors, access control, method overloading, parameter passing, and recursion. Next, the book explores the concepts of strings and arrays in Java, followed by an in-depth discussion on inheritance, packages, and interfaces. Inheritance allows for the creation of hierarchical abstractions, and the book explores different types of inheritance, such as specialization, specification, construction, and extension. It also covers the benefits and costs associated with inheritance and explains the member access rules and the use of keywords like "super" and "final." The book then moves on to discuss packages and interfaces, which provide mechanisms for organizing and structuring code. It explains how to define, create, and access packages and how to define interfaces in Java. Exception handling and multithreading are vital aspects of modern programming, and Chapter 3 focuses on these topics. It covers the concepts of exception handling, including try-catch blocks, throws, and finally clauses. Custom exceptions and the creation of exception subclasses are also discussed. The chapter then delves into multithreading, explaining the differences between multithreading and multitasking, the thread class hierarchy, thread life cycle, and various aspects of thread creation, synchronization, daemon threads, and thread groups. Chapter 4 introduces the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT), which provides the foundation for building graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in Java. It covers the AWT hierarchy and explains how to create a GUI using the Frame class. Event handling is also discussed, including event handling code and various AWT components such as buttons, labels, checkboxes, lists, text fields, and more. Swings, which is an advanced GUI toolkit in Java, is the focus of Chapter 5. The chapter explores the history of Swings, compares it with AWT, and explains the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. It then covers commonly used Swing components and containers, including buttons, labels, text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, and more. Layout managers, which are essential for organizing and positioning components within a container, are also discussed. Finally, Chapter 6 presents several Java projects to apply the concepts learned throughout the book. These projects include a moving balls application using threads and GUI, a simple image viewer, a basic calculator, and the implementation of a simple notepad. By the end of this book, readers will have a solid understanding of the principles and concepts of the OO paradigm, as well as the ability to develop Java applications using object-oriented techniques. The book is designed to be a valuable resource for beginners and intermediate programmers looking to enhance their understanding and skills in object-oriented programming with Java.

Kevin Bower returns with some of his best work to date. New loveable characters, heroes to cheer and villains to jeer. Everyone will love this new selection of hilarious poems.