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Beginner coders often gravitate to the easy-to-use Python language for its versatility and usability. Games, robots, and websites including Google and YouTube run on Python. Developers are constantly collaborating to improve the language and address problem areas. This volume introduces readers to Python, exploring its various applications and the history of its development. Side-by-side comparisons with other languages are also included to show the benefits of Python, while interviews with programmers highlight its many real-world applications.

Rock climbing tends to appeal to those who are interested alternative sports. The sport is often practiced alone, or with a small team, giving climbers a sense of being one with the mountain. This exciting introduction to the world of rock climbing will draw readers in with descriptions of amazing feats of scaling the most challenging peaks. Readers will learn how to develop the physical and mental skills needed to get involved in the sport in a safe and responsible way, the different types of equipment and safety gear, and about some of the sport's most accomplished superstars.

Rene-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle devoted his life to the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi River. He believed that the great river would provide him with an easier route to China, where he could find valuable silks and spices. His revised goal was to create a French empire in North America that would stretch from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. This book follows La Salle on his tireless expeditions and teaches readers the value of persistence even when no one else believes in the cause.

Growing up in the shadows of his older brother Kurt, a fellow NASCAR racer and something of a ''bad boy, '' Kyle Busch has had to carve out his own identify and his own racing career. Unlike his more wild and hot-tempered brother, Kyle has preferred to keep his head down, work hard, and pile up wins without making a spectacle of himself