Midnite: The Story of a Wild Colonial Boy by Randolph Stow
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Overview: In author Randolph Stow’s home state of Western Australia there was once a famous "bushranger" (or highwayman) called Moondyne Joe, a highly comic character who was quite remarkable at escaping from prison but was otherwise very dim-witted and accident-prone. He had a hideout in the Moondyne Hills, on land belonging to Stow’s great-grandfather, and according to family legend was once hidden from the police under Stow’s great-grandmother’s bed.

From the author’s nostalgic affection for these and other family legends grew this now classic story of Captain Midnite, a young, almost handsome bushranger who isn't very bright, and his five good animal friends - Khat the Siamese cat; Gyp the sheepdog; Major, the Major Mitchell cockatoo; Red Ned, a tall and noble-minded horse; and a rather silly cow called Dora - who help him in his bushranging exploits.

Midnite is an adventure story of the best sort as the animals plot and scheme and rescue Midnite. And as in most children’s books, the escapades of the hero teach him morals - in Midnite’s case, the dangers of lying, card playing, alcohol and stealing. For children and adults alike, Midnite is a charming book full of grace and wit and laughter.
Genre: Fiction > Children/Young Adult


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2 Books by Jeff Carlson
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Overview: Jeff Carlson was born on the day of the first manned moon landing and narrowly escaped being named Apollo, Armstrong, or Rocket. His father worked for NASA-Ames at the time, and his granddad on his mother's side was a science fiction fan whose library included autographed copies of Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy.

Both men were strong, early influences-and in the high tech 21st Century, it's easy to stand with one foot in reality and the other in sci-fi. Jeff's writing alternates between mainstream and genre fiction.

Jeff is the international bestselling author of Plague Year, Plague War (a finalist for the 2008 Philip K Dick Award), and Plague Zone.

To date, his writing has sold in fourteen languages.His short stories and nonfiction articles have appeared in leading venues such as Boys' Life, Asimov's Science Fiction, and the Fast Forward 2 anthology.
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy


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Go by Example (MEAP v7) by Inanc Gumus
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Overview: Unlock Go’s unique perspective on program design, and start writing simple, maintainable, and testable Go code. Go by Example is a practical guide to writing high-quality code that’s easy to test and maintain. The book is full of best practices to adopt and anti-patterns to dodge. It explores what makes Go so dramatically different from other languages and how you can still leverage your existing skills into writing excellent Go code. Aimed at Go beginners looking to graduate to serious Go development, this book will help you write and test command line applications, web API clients and servers, concurrent programs, and more. Writing well-designed Go code takes more than just porting across skills you’ve learned in other languages. You’ll need to understand Go’s unique way of working to ensure your programs don’t spiral out of control. This book is the perfect primer on Go’s hidden mechanics that will help you code more effective Go. Go by Example teaches you to write well-designed and maintainable code in Go. By concentrating on Go’s unique characteristics, you’ll learn how to stop fighting against the language and start delivering idiomatic code that’s simple, adaptable, and testable. You’ll learn how to deliver applications and how to extend code with robust testing. Easy-to-understand visualizations and step-by-step examples help explain Go’s complexities without oversimplification. To get the most benefit from this book, you’ll need to be an experienced developer with an intermediate knowledge of testing in any language. You may be new to Go, but knowing the basics will help along the way.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Tech & Devices


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Elfland by Freda Warrington (Aetherial Tales Series Book 1)
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Overview: "A glittering treasure trove and a stunning read for Warrington's multitude of fans." Tanith Lee

Elfland is an intimate, sensual novel of people - both human and Aetherial - caught between duty and desire. It is a story of families, and of Rose Fox, a woman born to magic but tormented by her place in her adopted world.
Led by Auberon Fox, a group of Aetherials - call them the Fair Folk, if you will - live among us, indistinguishable from humans. Every seven years, on the Night of the Summer Stars, Lawrence Wilder, the Gatekeeper, throws open all gates to the Other World. But this time, something has gone wrong. Wilder has sealed the gates, warning of a great danger lurking in the realm beyond them. The Aetherial community is outraged. What will become of them, deprived of the home realm from which their essential life force flows?
Rose Fox and Sam Wilder are drawn to the lands beyond the gates, even as their families feud over Lawrence's refusal to do his duty. Struggling with their own too-human urges, they discover hidden truths that draw them together in a forbidden alliance. Only by breaching the dreaded gates and daring the danger beyond can they confront that which they fear most - their otherness - and claim their birthright.
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy


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