New Releases by Tom STEVENSON

Artificial intelligence is changing how code is written-but most beginners are either overwhelmed by it or using it blindly. Getting Started with Replit AI: A Beginner''s Guide to AI-Powered Coding shows you how to use AI the right way: as a practical coding assistant that helps you learn faster, build real projects, and stay fully in control of your code.This book is designed for beginners, self-taught developers, students, and non-developers who want to turn ideas into working software using Replit''s AI-powered environment. You don''t need prior AI experience, advanced math, or complex setup. Every concept is explained in plain English, and every example is complete, runnable, and tested inside Replit. You''ll start with the foundations-understanding how AI-powered coding works and how Replit AI fits into modern development. From there, you''ll move quickly into action, learning how to generate your first programs, explore Replit AI''s features, and use AI to learn programming concepts through real code instead of abstract theory. As you progress, you''ll build practical projects in Python and web development, learn how to debug and fix errors with AI assistance, and improve code quality without changing behavior. You''ll also discover how to collaborate, share projects, and maintain clean, readable code as your projects grow. This book goes beyond basic tutorials. You''ll learn prompt engineering techniques that produce better, more predictable results, understand the limits and risks of AI-generated code, and apply best practices to avoid common beginner mistakes. You''ll see how non-developers can safely use Replit AI to build useful tools-and how developers can validate and refine those results. By the final chapters, you''ll be deploying and maintaining projects, working through real-world use cases, and developing the habits that separate casual users from confident builders. You won''t just copy AI-generated code-you''ll understand it, test it, improve it, and make it your own. Inside this book, you''ll learn how to: - Understand AI-powered coding without hype or confusion - Use Replit AI to write, explain, and improve real code - Build Python and web projects step by step - Debug runtime and logic errors efficiently - Improve code readability, structure, and safety - Write better prompts for better AI results - Collaborate and share projects using Replit - Deploy and maintain beginner-friendly applications - Avoid the hidden risks of over-relying on AI Whether you''re learning to code for the first time or looking for a smarter way to build with AI, Getting Started with Replit AI gives you the clarity, structure, and confidence to turn AI into a reliable development partner. Stop guessing. Start building. Learn to code with AI-the right way.

SOMEONE ELSE''S EMPIRE dispels the myth of a ''Global Britain'' that punches above its weight in the world. The reality, argues Tom Stevenson, is that Britain lacks even the barest outline of an independent foreign policy. The impetus for so many policy decisions, from Iraq to AUKUS, comes from a supine desire to maintain lieutenant rank in the Washington hierarchy, whatever the consequences. Nostalgia for global influence has produced a compulsive Atlanticism and a reflexive resort to military actions that the UK is near incapable of actually performing. The net effect of Brexit has been an increase in vassalage. Yet for what must ultimately be psychological reasons, British leaders and national security clerks have tended to dislike seeing Britain framed by American power. Someone Else''s Empire looks at the infrastructure of a US world order re-energised by Russia''s invasion of Ukraine, and fits the UK into the picture without the usual euphemisms. It is one thing to station military forces around the world to maintain your empire, but quite another to do so for someone else''s.

Shortlisted for the André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards 2019 Originally written by multi-award winning wine writer Tom Stevenson, this luxurious fourth edition has been fully updated and once again significantly extended by Essi Avellan, Master of Wine, one of the world''s most talented young wine writers. A country-by-country guide, from the finest Champagnes of France to the lesser-known sparkling wine producers of China, this extraordinary work takes you to five continents and to all the countries where serious sparkling wine is produced. More than 2,000 producers from around the world are rated on a 100-point global scale with an in-depth analysis of their history, method of production and style of wine. New photography and maps vividly enrich this beautiful edition of Christie''s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine.

This essential reference for oenophiles -- long used as the go-to text for the prestigious Master Sommelier examination -- is the most comprehensive guide to the world of wine, featuring authoritative information on the history, culture, geography, and taste of vintages around the globe. Fully updated and revised for the first time since 2011, this new 800-page edition of Sotheby''s Wine Encyclopedia reflects the most recent trends in the dynamic world of wine, written by experts around the globe. Beautifully illustrated with more than 400 images and 100 brand new National Geographic maps, this definitive guide is arranged geographically to highlight the regions and climates that produce the best vintages. From the countries of Southeast Europe to the Eastern Mediterranean, each page is packed with information on flavor notes, vineyard profiles, tasting room guides, grape know-how, and special information on unique varietals. The book also features top wines organized by maker and year; a troubleshooter''s guide to potential wine faults; a taste chart to help identify flavors; up-and-coming producers; unusual wines, food pairings, and more. You''ll also find time lines depicting the chronology of wine from 500 million B.C., expert sommelier tips, and thousands of recommendations for the latest and greatest reds, whites, and roses. The most up-to-date and comprehensive wine refence in the world, this stunning book is an oenophile''s dream -- and a must-have for anyone looking to become an expert in wine.

Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic provides an accessible introduction to Caesar’s life and public career. It outlines the main phases of his career with reference to prominent social and political concepts of the time. This approach helps to explain his aims, ideals, and motives as rooted in tradition, and demonstrates that Caesar’s rise to power owed much to broad historical processes of the late Republican period, a view that contrasts with the long-held idea that he sought to become Rome’s king from an early age. This is an essential undergraduate introduction to this fascinating figure, and to his role in the transformation of Rome from republic to empire.

Drawing on many years of tastings, book signings, and lectures, Stevenson delivers what wine aficionados want from an annual guide: the inside story of the past year from 40 of the world''s most respected wine writers.

"This important book brings together valuable resources and insights in a key area of practice which has often been overlooked, and where disadvantage and discrimination are rife, but which also deserves and demands serious attention of the kind offered here." Roger Smith, Professor of Social Work Research, De Montfort University, UK This comprehensive book uniquely acknowledges the overlap between different states of adult vulnerability within a range of health, social care and community contexts. The book looks beyond social work practice and legislative focus to examine the categories of at risk " and vulnerable adults ". These include often forgotten groups such as homeless people, prisoners and migrant workers. Through a range of practical examples, the book illustrates how professionals can usefully and effectively intervene to lessen the chance of a member of an excluded community becoming at greater risk " of further vulnerability. The book includes: Explanations of core themes and implications for a range of professionals and service providers with a practical and accessible focus Case studies and practice examples from work with vulnerable groups Illustrative examples of how different states of vulnerability are frequently contingent upon one another Working with Adults at Risk from Harmis ideal for third-year undergraduate students and Master''s students in the fields of social work, social care, community health and education, as well as staff working in public sector who will have contact with vulnerable individuals in their professional life. Contributors: Jill Aitken, David Bailey, Jennifer Burton, Caroline Cole, Jo Edwards, Michael Farquharson, Lalage Harries, Tennyson Mgutshini, Melanie Parris and Kate Potter.

The inside track on what''s really happening in the world of wine, winner of the Best Book in the World at The Gourmand Awards 2005. Spotlights the rising stars amongst producers and covers the wine world, region-by-region, offering in-depth assessments of the most recent vintages and highlights of important developments. Also includes up-to-date news on the current state of organic wine, wine science, and buying wine on the web. Compelling reading, the most useful book imaginable Independent On Sunday

The pocket edition of Tom Stevenson''s guide to champagne has the basics of how sparkling wine is made, how to store and serve sparkling wines and a helpful list of styles, basic divisions of sweetness, vintage and non-vintage, grape varieties, colour and degree of mousse. There is a glossary of champagne and sparkling wine terms and a list of local champagne retailers categorized by state with contact information. Every wine recommended in this guide has been personally tasted for this edition. Voted Best Wine Guide by World Food Media Awards.

The classic, award-winning book on Champagne and sparkling wine is now fully revised, updated, and expanded Created for Christie''s, the world''s largest wine auctioneer, this edition features all-new photography, nearly 175 additional pages--including expanded sections on up-and-coming sparkling wine territories and Champagne itself--and freshened-up tasting notes. Throughout, Tom and Essi have fascinating and illuminating exchanges about their personal preferences and opinions. With wine auctions at an all-time high, this definitive guide is a must-have for anyone in the market to buy a fine bottle of Champagne.

How to Become a Millionaire shows you in an easy-to-read way how to take a few simple steps to financial freedom. The authors explain the eighth wonder of the world, the power of compounding, showing how with relatively small regular savings you can produce a very significant capital sum. Did you know, for example, that with growth at the same rate as the UK stock market over the last 20 years, £5,000 a year would produce £2 million in 25 years?But that is only half the story. By using an ISA mortgage to finance the purchase of your house or flat you can harness two of the world’s best-performing financial assets, property and shares. How to Become a Millionaire shows you how to set them to work for you at the same time. And believe it or not, the capital profits you make on both will be tax free!Endowment mortgages should be avoided like the plague. If you are already saddled with one, the authors show you how to calculate whether or not to run it to maturity and how to get the best price if you decide to surrender the policy.There is no need to worry about the complexities of the stock market. You will be shown how to invest in tracker funds or a simple high-yield system that will take you less than an hour a year to use. If you want to become a more active investor, the authors give you a taste of the two most popular methods and point you in the right direction to progress further.There is no need to fantasise about winning the lottery. Written by Jim Slater, one of the country’s leading investment experts, and Tom Stevenson, the former City Editor of Independent, this book is a clear blueprint for making your first million. It really could be you.

Celebrants need look no further for that perfect bottle of bubbly to usher in the new millennium. From the world''s leading writer on champagne comes this fully revised edition with special emphasis on vintages that will be available in the U.S. as the millennium approaches. In addition to its practical Buyer''s Guide, the book includes detailed profiles of more than 750 wines.

From the author of the Good Wine Guide, this book not only provides profiles of 300 producers and every style of Alsace wine, it also analyzes all 118 wine villages, 51 grand crus, 84 lieux-dits, 28 clos and four wine-producing chateaux.