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The PicnicCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781529920987 Format: B format paperback Year: 2025 Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK Description: Winner of the Orwell Prize 2024 the exhilarating story of the greatest border breach in Cold War history A gripping reconstruction of the daring escape to freedom of hundreds of East Germans in the summer of 1989 and how it led to the fall of the Berlin Wall. In August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists did the unthinkable they
Condition: BRAND NEWISBN: 9781529920987
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2025
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Description:
Winner of the Orwell Prize 2024- the exhilarating story of the greatest border breach in Cold War history
A gripping reconstruction of the daring escape to freedom of hundreds of East Germans in the summer of 1989 and how it led to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
In August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists did the unthinkable- they entered the forbidden militarised zone of the Iron Curtain - and held a picnic. On wisps of rumour, thousands of East German 'holiday-makers' had made their way to the border, surveilled by lurking Stasi agents. The stage was set for the greatest border breach in Cold War history. The fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Soviet Union - the so-called end of history - all would flow from what happened next. Drawing on dozens of original interviews with those involved, Matthew Longo reconstructs this world-shaping event and its tumultuous aftermath.
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★★★★★ 5
Easy to follow and very thorough.
Format: Paperback
I went from start to finish on this book and feel more than comfortable with the basics of this platform. If I can do it, so can journalists.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022
★★★★★ 5
Great present
Format: Paperback
My son asked for theirs for Xmas and he needed it for school
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Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021
★★★★★ 1
Bugs Within Code
Format: Paperback
The blueprint code where we change the material of the character skeletal mesh has a serious game breaking bug. When the player picks up just ONE of the spheres, the game exits after three seconds despite the fact that there are still two remaining. I followed the code to the letter, even going out of my way to using the exact same engine version as in the book. There are no hints nor tips within the book that offers solutions should any problems arise. Therefore, one would expect the code to be flawless and bug free.
At this point, one would be better off seeking free tutorials from elsewhere. The book does not go in depth with anything considered 'advanced' (interactive doors). Very disappointing considering how much one pays for the book.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2019
★★★★★ 5
A Must Have For The Beginner
Format: Kindle
So I've had an the opportunity to spend time with this book and I have to say that I'm very satisfied. Normally when you're reading tech books that claim to be for beginners they assume that you know things and skips steps, but this book doesn't do that. I went from being super intimidated about programming and back end development, but this book eases your mind and makes you feel like you can do anything. And after reading it you start looking at programming in a completely different way.
Pros:
* Easy to comprehend
* Well laid out
* The tone of the author is very pleasant and not boring at all
* Encourages you to experiment with what you've learned and encourages you to go out explore even further
* He makes you feel smart
* He makes you feel like you actually have a shot at being a paid developer
Cons:
* There were a few typos and some missing syntax in a few of the coding examples, but even with that being the case this book is still awesome
Once I land a gig here in the next three months it'll be thanks to this book and this amazing author. Thanks =)
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Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2021
★★★★★ 4
A good book for beginners
Format: Paperback
Well I spent about 3 hours reviewing this book last night and I actually think I understood most of it. I still have a long way to go. And I’m not ready to call myself a software engineer any time soon. I think I would need to take about 3 college courses in software engineering and this book would be the first textbook.
I would recommend that the index be expanded. I would recommend a book on Python to go with this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2025
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