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This Python Machine Learning online instructor led course is an excellent introduction to popular machine learning algorithms. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Python Machine Learning 2-day Course Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Python coding is a pre-requisite. Who Should Attend? This course is an overview of machine learning and machine learning algorithms in Python SciKitLearn. Practical: * We cover the below listed algorithms, which is only a small collection of what is available. However, it will give you a good understanding, to plan your Machine Learning project * We create, experiment and run machine learning sample code to implement a short selected but representative list of available the algorithms.  Course Outline: Supervised Machine Learning: * Classification Algorithms: Naive Bayes, Decision Tree, Logistic Regression, K-Nearest Neighbors, Support Vector Machine * Regression Algorithms: Linear, Polynomial Unsupervised Machine Learning: * Clustering Algorithms: K-means clustering, Hierarchical Clustering * Dimension Reduction Algorithms: Principal Component Analysis Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) * Association Machine Learning Algorithms: Apriori, Euclat Other machine learning Algorithms: * Ensemble Methods ( Stacking, bagging, boosting ) Algorithms: Random Forest, Gradient Boosting * Reinforcement learning Algorithms: Q-Learning * Neural Networks and Deep Leaning Algorithms: Convolutional Network (CNN) Data Exploration and Preprocessing: * The first part of a Machine Learning project understands the data and the problem at hand. * Data cleaning, data transformation and data pre-processing are covered using Python functions to make data exploration and preprocessing relatively easy. What is included in this Python Machine Learning: * Python Machine Learning Certificate on completion   * Python Machine Learning notes * Practical Python Machine Learning exercises and code examples * After the course, 1 free, online session for questions or revision Python Machine Learning. * Max group size on this Python Machine Learning is 4. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REFUND POLICY No Refunds

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for IT Professionals who are already experienced in general Windows Server, Windows client, Azure, and Microsoft 365 administration, and who want to learn more about using Windows PowerShell for administration. No prior experience with any version of PowerShell or any scripting language is assumed. This course is also suitable for IT Professionals already experienced in server administration, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and Microsoft SQL Server. This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers. This course provides students the skills to identify and build the command they require to perform a specific task. In addition, students learn how to build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports. This course provides prerequisite skills supporting a broad range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365. In keeping with that goal, this course will not focus on any one of those products, although Windows Server, which is the common platform for all of those products, will serve as the example for the techniques this course teaches. Prerequisites Before attending this course, students must have: * -Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation. * - Experience with Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting. 1 - REVIEW WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Learn about Windows PowerShell * Get familiar with Windows PowerShell applications * Identify factors to install and use Windows PowerShell * Configure the Windows PowerShell console * Configure the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) * Use Visual Studio Code with PowerShell 2 - UNDERSTAND THE COMMAND SYNTAX IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Discover the structure of PowerShell cmdlets * Discover the parameters for using PowerShell cmdlets * Review the tab completion feature in PowerShell * Display the About files content in PowerShell 3 - FIND COMMANDS AND GET-HELP IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Define modules in PowerShell * Find cmdlets in PowerShell * Use command aliases in PowerShell * Use Show-Command and Get-Help in PowerShell * Interpret the help file contents and update the local help content in PowerShell 4 - MANAGE ACTIVE DIRECTORY DOMAIN SERVICES USING POWERSHELL CMDLETS * Manage user accounts in PowerShell * Manage groups and group memberships in PowerShell * Manage computer accounts in PowerShell * Manage organizational units and Active Directory objects in PowerShell 5 - MANAGE NETWORK SERVICE SETTINGS FOR WINDOWS DEVICES USING POWERSHELL CMDLETS * Manage IP addresses in PowerShell * Manage IP routing in PowerShell * Manage DNS clients in PowerShell * Manage Windows Firewall settings in PowerShell 6 - MANAGE WINDOWS SERVER SETTINGS USING POWERSHELL CMDLETS * Automate management tasks using the Group Policy management cmdlets * Manage server roles and services using PowerShell cmdlets * Manage Hyper-V Virtual Machines using PowerShell cmdlets * Manage Internet Information Services using PowerShell cmdlets 7 - MANAGE SETTINGS FOR A LOCAL WINDOWS MACHINE USING POWERSHELL CMDLETS * Manage Windows 10 using PowerShell * Manage permissions with PowerShell 8 - UNDERSTAND THE WINDOWS POWERSHELL PIPELINE * Review Windows PowerShell pipeline and its output * Discover object members in PowerShell * Control the formatting of pipeline output 9 - SELECT, SORT, AND MEASURE OBJECTS USING THE PIPELINE * Sort and group objects by property in the pipeline * Measure objects in the pipeline * Select a set of objects in the pipeline * Select object properties in the pipeline * Create and format calculated properties in the pipeline 10 - FILTER OBJECTS OUT OF THE PIPELINE * Learn about the comparison operators in PowerShell * Review basic filter syntax in the pipeline * Review advanced filter syntax in the pipeline * Optimize the filter performance in the pipeline 11 - ENUMERATE OBJECTS IN THE PIPELINE * Learn about enumerations in the pipeline * Review basic syntax to enumerate objects in the pipeline * Review advanced syntax to enumerate objects in the pipeline 12 - SEND AND PASS DATA AS OUTPUT FROM THE PIPELINE * Write pipeline data to a file * Convert pipeline objects to other forms of data representation in PowerShell * Control additional output options in PowerShell 13 - PASS PIPELINE OBJECTS * Pipeline parameter binding * Identify ByValue parameters * Pass data by using ByValue * Pass data by using ByPropertyName * Identify ByPropertyName parameters * Use manual parameters to override the pipeline * Use parenthetical commands * Expand property values 14 - CONNECT WITH DATA STORES USING POWERSHELL PROVIDERS * Define Windows PowerShell providers * Review the built-in providers in PowerShell * Access provider help in PowerShell 15 - USE POWERSHELL DRIVES IN POWERSHELL * Explain PowerShell drives in PowerShell * Use PowerShell drive cmdlets in PowerShell * Manage the file system in PowerShell * Manage the registry in PowerShell * Work with certificates in PowerShell * Work with other PowerShell drives in PowerShell 16 - REVIEW CIM AND WMI * Review architecture of CIM and WMI * Review repositories in CIM and WMI * Locate online class documentation by using CIM and WMI cmdlets 17 - QUERY CONFIGURATION INFORMATION BY USING CIM AND WMI * List local repository namespaces and classes by using CIM and WMI * Query instances by using commands and WMI Query Language * Connect to remote computers by using CIM and WMI cmdlets * Query repository classes from remote computers by using CIMSession objects 18 - QUERY AND MANIPULATE REPOSITORY OBJECTS BY USING CIM AND WMI METHODS * Discover methods of repository objects by using CIM and WMI * Locate class methods and documentation by using CIM and WMI * Invoke methods of repository objects by using CIM and WMI 19 - MANAGE VARIABLES IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL SCRIPTS * Define variables in Windows PowerShell scripts * Create variable names in Windows PowerShell scripts * Assign values and types to variables in Windows PowerShell scripts * Identify the methods and properties of variables in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use string variables and methods in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use date variables and methods in Windows PowerShell scripts 20 - WORK WITH ARRAYS AND HASH TABLES IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL SCRIPTS * Define an array in Windows PowerShell scripts * Work with array lists in Windows PowerShell scripts * Define hash tables in Windows PowerShell Scripts * Work with hash tables in Windows PowerShell scripts 21 - CREATE AND RUN SCRIPTS BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Review Windows PowerShell scripts * Modify scripts in the PowerShell Gallery * Create scripts using Windows PowerShell * Review the PowerShellGet module in Windows PowerShell * Run scripts and set the execution policy in Windows PowerShell * Review Windows PowerShell and AppLocker * Sign the scripts digitally in Windows PowerShell 22 - WORK WITH SCRIPTING CONSTRUCTS IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Review and use the ForEach loop in Windows PowerShell scripts * Review and use the If construct in Windows PowerShell scripts * Review and use the Switch construct in Windows PowerShell scripts * Review the For construct in Windows PowerShell scripts * Review other loop constructs in Windows PowerShell scripts * Review Break and Continue in Windows PowerShell scripts 23 - IMPORT DATA IN DIFFERENT FORMATS FOR USE IN SCRIPTS BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL CMDLETS * Use the Get-Content command in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the Import-Csv cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the Import-Clixml cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the ConvertFrom-Json cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts 24 - USE METHODS TO ACCEPT USER INPUTS IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL SCRIPTS * Identify values that might change in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the Read-Host cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the Get-Credential cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the Out-GridView cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts * Pass parameters to a Windows PowerShell script 25 - TROUBLESHOOT SCRIPTS AND HANDLE ERRORS IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Interpret error messages generated for Windows PowerShell commands * Add output to Windows PowerShell scripts * Use breakpoints in Windows PowerShell scripts * Interpret error actions for Windows PowerShell commands 26 - USE FUNCTIONS AND MODULES IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL SCRIPTS * Review functions in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use variable scope in Windows PowerShell scripts * Create modules in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the dot sourcing feature in Windows PowerShell 27 - MANAGE SINGLE AND MULTIPLE COMPUTERS BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL REMOTING * Review the remoting feature of Windows PowerShell * Compare remoting with remote connectivity * Review the remoting security feature of Windows PowerShell * Enable remoting by using Windows PowerShell * Use one-to-one remoting by using Windows PowerShell * Use one-to-many remoting by using Windows PowerShell * Compare remoting output with local output 28 - USE ADVANCED WINDOWS POWERSHELL REMOTING TECHNIQUES * Review common remoting techniques of Windows PowerShell * Send parameters to remote computers in Windows PowerShell * Set access protection to variables, aliases, and functions by using the scope modifier * Enable multi-hop remoting in Windows PowerShell 29 - MANAGE PERSISTENT CONNECTIONS TO REMOTE COMPUTERS BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL SESSIONS * Review persistent connections in Windows PowerShell * Create and manage persistent PSSessions by using Windows PowerShell * Disconnect PSSessions by using Windows PowerShell * Review the feature of implicit remoting in Windows PowerShell 30 - REVIEW AZURE POWERSHELL MODULE * Review Azure PowerShell * Review the benefits of the Azure PowerShell module * Install the Azure PowerShell module * Migrate Azure PowerShell from AzureRM to Azure * Review Microsoft Azure Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell and Azure Active Directory PowerShell for Graph modules 31 - REVIEW THE FEATURES AND TOOLS FOR AZURE CLOUD SHELL * Review the characteristics of Azure Cloud Shell * Review the features and tools of Azure Cloud Shell * Configure and experiment with Azure Cloud Shell 32 - MANAGE AZURE RESOURCES WITH WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Create a new Azure virtual machine by using Windows PowerShell commands * Manage Azure virtual machines by using Windows PowerShell commands * Manage Azure related storage by using Azure PowerShell * Manage Azure subscriptions by using Azure PowerShell 33 - MANAGE USERS, GROUPS, AND LICENSES IN MICROSOFT ENTRA ID BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Review benefits to manage Microsoft 365 services by using Windows PowerShell * Connect to the Microsoft 365 tenant by using Windows PowerShell * Manage users in Microsoft 365 by using Windows PowerShell * Manage groups in Microsoft 365 by using Windows PowerShell * Manage roles in Microsoft 365 by using Windows PowerShell * Manage licenses in Microsoft 365 by using Windows PowerShell 34 - MANAGE EXCHANGE ONLINE BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Connect to Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell * Manage mailboxes in Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell * Manage resources in Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell * Manage admin roles in Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell 35 - MANAGE SHAREPOINT ONLINE BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Install and connect to SharePoint Online Management Shell by using Windows PowerShell * Manage SharePoint Online users and groups by using Windows PowerShell * Manage SharePoint sites by using Windows PowerShell * Manage SharePoint Online external user sharing by using Windows PowerShell 36 - MANAGE MICROSOFT TEAMS BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Review Microsoft Teams PowerShell module * Install the Microsoft Teams PowerShell module * Manage teams with Microsoft Teams PowerShell module 37 - CREATE AND MANAGE BACKGROUND JOBS USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Define the types of background jobs in Windows PowerShell * Start remote jobs and CIM/WMI jobs in Windows PowerShell * Monitor jobs in Windows PowerShell * Retrieve results for running jobs in Windows PowerShell 38 - CREATE AND MANAGE SCHEDULED JOBS USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Create and run Windows PowerShell scripts as scheduled tasks * Define scheduled jobs in Windows PowerShell * Create job option and job trigger objects in Windows PowerShell * Create and register a scheduled job in Windows PowerShell * Retrieve the results from a scheduled job in Windows PowerShell

DISCUSS KATHERINE MANSFIELD'S GROUND-BREAKING COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES AND EXPLORE HER IMPORTANCE 100 YEARS AFTER HER DEATH HIGHLIGHTS * Take this English book club to maintain your English fluency & accuracy * 5 hours of live classes to help you develop phrasing & expressing your ideas  * Read these short stories and discuss their meaning and impact   * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Develop more sophisticated ways of expressing yourself in English in this 5 week English book club course using Katherine Mansfield's The Garden Party & Other Stories.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. The Book Club book This collection of short stories was written towards the end of Katherine Mansfield's tragically short life. With a variety of settings - New Zealand, England and the French Riviera - the stories reflect on everyday experience.  After an introductory session on the author, each week we will read and discuss the following stories: Week 1: The author's life and legacy Week 2: At the Bay Week 3: The Garden Party, The Daughters of the Late Colonel, Mr and Mrs Dove Week 4: The Young Girl, Life of Ma Parker, Marriage à la Mode, The Voyage, Miss Brill Week 5 : The First Ball, The Singing Lesson, The Stranger, Bank Holiday, An Ideal Family, The Lady's Maid The stories range from the impressionistic (At the Bay), to the darkly comic (The Daughters of the Late Colonel) and to the brutal and sharp (Miss Brill). Geoff says: > "This writer has had a profound effect on both the style of the short story, > and on the subject matter and theme.  100 years after her death we are reading > her to discuss her literary importance, and to share in her unmistakable > delight in being alive and putting life on the page .  She said: “The amount > of minute and delicate joy I get out of watching people and things … is simply > enormous, the detail of life, the life of life.”

DISCUSS KATHERINE MANSFIELD'S GROUND-BREAKING COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES AND EXPLORE HER IMPORTANCE 100 YEARS AFTER HER DEATH HIGHLIGHTS * Take this English book club to maintain your English fluency & accuracy * 5 hours of live classes to help you develop phrasing & expressing your ideas  * Read these short stories and discuss their meaning and impact   * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Develop more sophisticated ways of expressing yourself in English in this 5 week English book club course using Katherine Mansfield's The Garden Party & Other Stories.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. The Book Club book This collection of short stories was written towards the end of Katherine Mansfield's tragically short life. With a variety of settings - New Zealand, England and the French Riviera - the stories reflect on everyday experience.  After an introductory session on the author, each week we will read and discuss the following stories: Week 1: The author's life and legacy Week 2: At the Bay Week 3: The Garden Party, The Daughters of the Late Colonel, Mr and Mrs Dove Week 4: The Young Girl, Life of Ma Parker, Marriage à la Mode, The Voyage, Miss Brill Week 5 : The First Ball, The Singing Lesson, The Stranger, Bank Holiday, An Ideal Family, The Lady's Maid The stories range from the impressionistic (At the Bay), to the darkly comic (The Daughters of the Late Colonel) and to the brutal and sharp (Miss Brill). Geoff says: > "This writer has had a profound effect on both the style of the short story, > and on the subject matter and theme.  100 years after her death we are reading > her to discuss her literary importance, and to share in her unmistakable > delight in being alive and putting life on the page .  She said: “The amount > of minute and delicate joy I get out of watching people and things … is simply > enormous, the detail of life, the life of life.”

READ AND DISCUSS TWO GREAT NOVELLAS BY AWARD-WINNING IRISH WRITER CLAIRE KEEGAN HIGHLIGHTS * Join this book club course and gain extra motivation to read in English * 5 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English * Read two books and discuss one of Ireland's best contemporary writers  * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Use and improve your English in this 5 week English book club course using Claire Keegan's two short novels Small Things Like These, and Foster.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. THE BOOK CLUB BOOK Small Things Like These - in 1985, in an Irish town, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, is coming into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering to the local convent, he makes a discovery which leads him to confront both his own past and the silence of a town controlled by the church. Foster - A girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm, not knowing when she will return home.  Here she finds the warmth and comfort she is not used to. But when a secret is revealed, her perfect new existence comes under threat.   '[Claire Keegan] creates luminous effects with spare material, so every line seems to be a lesson in the perfect deployment of both style and emotion.' Hilary Mantel 'Exquisite.' Damon Galgut 'Masterly.' The Times 'Miraculous.' Herald 'Astonishing.' Colm Tóibín 'Stunning.' Sunday Independent Geoff says: > "Small Things Like These is an unforgettable story of hope, quiet heroism and > tenderness.  Foster is a heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and > love.  Both books are touching; highly recommended"

READ AND DISCUSS THIS UPLIFTING STORY ABOUT THE FIRST (AND BEST!) FEMALE PRIVATE DETECTIVE IN BOTSWANA   HIGHLIGHTS * Develop your English by reading and speaking about this fun, lively book * 5 hours of live classes to help your spoken fluency and accuracy in English * Read this light, engaging story and discover Africa and African culture * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop your English online in this 5 week upper intermediate book club course using the first book in the The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. THE BOOK CLUB BOOK This book follows the story of Precious Ramotswe who has just started as Botswana's first and only lady private detective.  We follow her solving a number of cases - a missing husband, a con man, a problem daughter, and most of all the case of a missing eleven-year-old boy.  This is a charming book -  a light, comfort read set in Africa, and offering a glimpse into Botswanan life and culture.  Among the greatest comfort-reads of all time ― Sunday Times The Miss Marple of Botswana ― New York Times Book Review A rare pleasure ― Daily Telegraph A publishing phenomenon ― Guardian Geoff says: > "This is a best selling and much beloved series of books, and the first novel > is great - introducing us to a wonderful character in Precious Ramotswe.

READ AND DISCUSS POSSIBLY THE GREATEST EVER AMERICAN NOVEL; BOTH HUGELY INFLUENTIAL AND A GREAT READ HIGHLIGHTS * Join this book club course to read & discuss one of the greatest books in English * 5 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent, accurate speaking in English * Read this world-famous novel & discuss the American dream  * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Join this online English language book club course featuring the novel "The Great Gatsby" in this 5 week Zoom course.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary and grammar.  You also receive personalised feedback to improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation from an expert English teacher from the UK. The Book Club book The Great Gatsby is a much loved novel covering the themes of the American Dream, responsibility and class. Through the narrator, Nick Carraway, we meet his mysterious neighbour, Jay Gatsby, and relive the dramatic events of the summer of 1922.  Gatsby is a triumphant creation, beautifully written by author F Scott Fitzgerald.   Geoff says: "This is one of those "must read" novels.  The original text is short, poetic and with beautiful imagery and a powerful melancholic tone."   >

READ AND DISCUSS THIS INCREDIBLE TRILOGY OF DETECTIVE STORIES - UNLIKE YOU HAVE EVER READ BEFORE!   HIGHLIGHTS * Join this English book group course and gain extra motivation to read in English * 5 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English * Discuss detective fiction and ideas of writing, identity, language & reality * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Improve your accuracy and fluency in this 5 week advanced English book group course featuring the collection of Paul Auster's groundbreaking novellas, The New York Trilogy.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. THE BOOK CLUB BOOK The New York Trilogy is an astonishing work.  It composes three interconnected short novels written in a standard detective fiction style, which collectively manages to be both a gripping read and full of interesting philosophical ideas.  It is like reading a cross between Raymond Chandler and Franz Kafka.  Our private investigator investigates a case, following clues which lead to some profound conclusions. The New York Trilogy is the modern novel at its finest: bold, astounding, unforgettable. 'Marks a new departure for the American novel.' Observer 'A shatteringly clever piece of work . . . Utterly gripping, written with an acid sharpness that leaves an indelible dent in the back of the mind.' Sunday Telegraph 'The New York Trilogy established him as the only author one could compare to Samuel Beckett.' Guardian  GEOFF SAYS: > "Paul Auster died recently and the world lost one of its great authors.  This > is three books in one, and almost certainly unlike anything you have ever > read.  Great ideas about the self, identity and language, all within the > structure of detective stories. Highly recommended!"

READ AND DISCUSS THIS UPLIFTING STORY ABOUT THE FIRST (AND BEST!) FEMALE PRIVATE DETECTIVE IN BOTSWANA   HIGHLIGHTS * Develop your English by reading and speaking about this fun, lively book * 5 hours of live classes to help your spoken fluency and accuracy in English * Read this light, engaging story and discover Africa and African culture * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop your English online in this 5 week upper intermediate book club course using the first book in the The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. THE BOOK CLUB BOOK This book follows the story of Precious Ramotswe who has just started as Botswana's first and only lady private detective.  We follow her solving a number of cases - a missing husband, a con man, a problem daughter, and most of all the case of a missing eleven-year-old boy.  This is a charming book -  a light, comfort read set in Africa, and offering a glimpse into Botswanan life and culture.  Among the greatest comfort-reads of all time ― Sunday Times The Miss Marple of Botswana ― New York Times Book Review A rare pleasure ― Daily Telegraph A publishing phenomenon ― Guardian Geoff says: > "This is a best selling and much beloved series of books, and the first novel > is great - introducing us to a wonderful character in Precious Ramotswe.

READ AND DISCUSS THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD IN THIS TOUCHING STORY OF LEGENDARY DIRECTOR BILLY WILDER'S PENULTIMATE MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS * Be a part of this book club to develop your skills in English * 5 hours of live classes to help your speaking become more fluent & accurate * Discuss Hollywood, legacy, fame and family in this charming story   * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop in this 5 week upper-intermediate online English book club course featuring Mr Wilder and Me by best selling author Jonathan Coe.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. THE BOOK CLUB BOOK This story set in the late 1970s, describes Hollywood director Billy Wilder's difficulties in writing, financing and shooting his penultimate film Fedora.   We see the story through the eyes of a young Greek interpreter - young Calista Frangopoulou who finds herself working for Billy Wilder on a Greek film set. Unable to attract the required finance from Hollywood, Wilder realises that he is no longer the star director that he once was.  Consequently they head to Munich to finish the film with German money, and here they embark on a journey into the dark secrets of his family history. __________ 'Utterly charming, deeply poignant and ultimately uplifting' Mail on Sunday 'Sweeps beautifully from Hollywood to Greece and London' FT, Best Books of 2020 'The dialogue's sharp, the comic timing excellent' Sunday Times Geoff says: > "This is both a tender coming-of-age story and a close portrayal of a > Hollywood icon, exploring the nature of time and fame, of family and the pull > of nostalgia."