3 Answers2025-07-17
I wish I had more resources when I was learning to program. Here are some really good free Python resources for you to learn to program with. The online book “Think Python” by Allen B. Downey at Green Tea Press is probably the best online book to start with to learn the basics of programming. For data science, the free online version of “Python Data Science Handbook” by Jake VanderPlas is great to start with too.
Coursera and edX offer free Python courses, which can be audited and include downloadable course materials. FreeTechBooks is a great website that aggregates a variety of free programming books, many of which are Python specific. The Python community is active and you can find a variety of great blogs, including Full Stack Python, where you can find links to free versions of books as well as community created guides and more. Also, many local libraries offer free access to eBooks through OverDrive, where you can borrow a wide variety of legal Python eBooks. The combination of books, documentation and online forums is the best way to learn a programming language like Python.
3 Answers2025-08-06
I’ve kind of built a system for finding new RC novel releases over time. I bookmark Webnovel’s “New Releases” and Wuxiaworld’s “New Stories” pages, since they get updated regularly. Sometimes the “New Releases” page will even feature some trending content or newly completed translations, so I try to check that page every day or so too. There are a few Twitter translators of RC novels that I follow, and they’ll usually post about upcoming projects and then link to new chapters as they’re released.
For even more books to read, I look for RC Novel Facebook groups and follow some of the pages. Then, I also look at some of the Goodreads lists for Newly Translated RC Novels and Upcoming Releases in Fantasy. I’ve found some real gems when people add new titles to these lists, written by authors that I’d never heard of before.
I also keep an eye out for crowdfunding projects on Kickstarter (for example, it was how I found out about the translation of ‘Lord of the Mysteries’ early on). In general, I try to combine the official resources for new releases, the information I get from social media and the input I get from the community, in order to be as up-to-date as possible and always have something new to read.
7 Answers2025-07-12
Pay attention to the ending. A beginner needs a satisfying payoff. There’s nothing worse than spending hours of your life on a book only to be left with a confusing, ambiguous or even bleak ending that was somehow unearned. These types of endings can be powerful for more experienced readers, but may be very frustrating for a beginner. Look for stories where the end ties up the various story lines in a way that is very clear and also very thematically resonant. The end of The Hobbit found Bilbo safely back at home. He had been changed by his experiences but was content. The end of The Martian found Mark Safely back on Earth, triumphantly and humorously. A strong and clear ending is important for new readers because it reinforces the cause-and-effect structure that is at the heart of most stories.
7 Answers2025-11-06
This is quite interesting. I’ve never been in this type of formal situation before but it does look like a stressful affair. I would probably just start asking around in the team chat to see if anyone else has saved a copy.
8 Answers2025-07-15
Another book for a global, non-Western starting point could be “The Silk Roads: A New History of the World” by Peter Frankopan. In this book, Frankopan largely rewrites the standard history of the world by starting with the East-West trade routes of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe rather than with Europe. He carefully connects a vast number of cultures and gives them due credit in this re-interpretation of world history, especially with regard to the Crusades, the Mongols, and the rise of the West. His book provides a fundamental expansion of the typical student’s mental map of the world, showing many connections between cultures that were previously unknown to most readers. (From The History Book Club).
5 Answers2026-03-15
The next book I wanted to read after Falling Upward was another book on transformation. Even though The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is mostly fiction and an allegory, it is another very good book on transformation. Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor is another book that portrays darkness as a place of transformation, and ways that we can grow there. Like Rohr, she shows how we can transform our messy lives into something beautiful.
3 Answers2025-07-13
when it comes to the 'Bhagavad Gita', I always recommend the translation by Eknath Easwaran. His version is incredibly accessible, blending clarity with deep respect for the original Sanskrit. The commentary is thoughtful without being overwhelming, making it perfect for beginners and seasoned readers alike. I love how he captures the essence of Krishna's teachings without losing the poetic flow. The paperback edition is also sturdy and easy to carry, which is great for daily reading. If you're looking for a version that feels both modern and timeless, this is the one.
For those interested, Easwaran's introduction to the Gita's context is brief but insightful, and the glossary at the back helps with Sanskrit terms. It’s the edition I gift most often.
3 Answers2026-07-09
Read the Scythe trilogy in the following order: Scythe, Thunderhead, The Toll. After finishing the trilogy, read Gleanings. The anthology contains many backstory and “sidestories” that are far more enjoyable after you have finished reading the main characters and the ultimate fate of our world. Reading it in the middle of the trilogy would stifle much of the momentum that Mr. Shusterman has created for the three novels.
3 Answers2025-07-09
Book bibliographies are so much fun to read. I have a list of places to find PDFs. Project Gutenberg is a fantastic place to find classics that can be freely downloaded. Open Library is like a huge virtual library with lots of books that can be borrowed or even downloaded as PDFs. Google Scholar for academic books and articles is, in my opinion, unbeatable as it links to lots of free PDFs on the sites of universities and journals.
Many older books and in some cases hard to get books can also be downloaded from Archive.org. Some university collections are even shared online on Archive.org as well. As for other sources to find PDFs, such as rare books, often the author’s website or the publisher’s website will have the necessary free resources that one is looking for.
8 Answers2026-07-29
It is hard to go wrong with a perennial favorite recommended on every academic list of great novels – including ‘Middlemarch’, ‘Anna Karenina’ and ‘Moby-Dick’, all of which have been lauded by generations of literary critics for their groundbreaking structures and themes. Today, we also have a list of more recent novels that have received widespread critical acclaim. These include ‘Wolf Hall’ by Hilary Mantel, a revolutionary historical novel written in the present tense that swept the board at last year’s book awards, and ‘The Goldfinch’ by Donna Tartt, a ‘Dickensian’ novel that divided opinion among readers but won the Pulitzer Prize. However, it is the longer lists of novels that have been shortlisted for a prize that really offer the most interesting suggestions. For example, the shortlist for the International Booker Prize introduced me to a number of stunningly great translated novels including South Korean novel ‘The Vegetarian’. These are the novels that literary critics praise because they expand the literary conversation in some way.