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  • The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition (The Annotated Books)

    by Lewis Carroll ...
    Series Book 0 - The Annotated Books
    The culmination of a lifetime of scholarship, The Annotated Alice is a landmark event in the rich history of Lewis Carroll and cause to celebrate the remarkable career of Martin Gardner.For over half a century, Martin Gardner has established himself as one of the world's leading authorities on Lewis Carroll. His Annotated Alice, first published in 1959, has over half a million copies in print ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • Calculus Made Easy

    by Silvanus P. Thompson, Martin Gardner ...
    Calculus Made Easy by Silvanus P. Thompson and Martin Gardner has long been the most popular calculus primer.This major revision of the classic math text makes the subject at hand still more comprehensible to readers of all levels. With a new introduction, three new chapters, modernized language and methods throughout, and an appendix of challenging and enjoyable practice problems, Calculus Made ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish

    And Other Speculations About This and That

    by Martin Gardner ...
    "Martin Gardner is indispensable. Here's the perfect introduction to the range of his obsessions—from Ann Coulter to The Wizard of Oz." —William Poundstone, bestselling author of Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?Best known as the longtime writer of the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American—which introduced generations of readers to the joys of recreational mathematics—Martin ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Magical Mathematics

    The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks

    by Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham ...
    The mathematics behind some of the world's most amazing card tricksMagical Mathematics reveals the secrets of fun-to-perform card tricks—and the profound mathematical ideas behind them—that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each trick, explaining how to set up the effect and offering tips on what to say and ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • Did Adam and Eve Have Navels?

    Debunking Pseudoscience

    by Martin Gardner ...
    "[Gardner] zaps his targets with laserlike precision and wit."—Entertainment WeeklyMartin Gardner is perhaps the wittiest, most devastating unmasker of scientific fraud and intellectual chicanery of our time. Here he muses on topics as diverse as numerology, New Age anthropology, and the late Senator Claiborne Pell's obsession with UFOs, as he mines Americans' seemingly inexhaustible appetite for ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Undiluted Hocus-Pocus

    The Autobiography of Martin Gardner

    by Martin Gardner ...
    "Zealously debunking science fads and declaring his bafflement at the human brain, maths writer Martin Gardner was on fine form in this posthumous memoir." — NatureMartin Gardner wrote the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American for twenty-five years and published more than seventy books on topics as diverse as magic, religion, and Alice in Wonderland. Gardner's illuminating ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Wizard of Oz and Who He Was

    Edited by Martin Gardner, Russel B. Nye ...
    When Russel B. Nye and Martin Gardner teamed up to bring out a new edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, theirs was the first critical analysis of L. Frank Baum American classic. The book opens with an essay by Nye, entitled "An Appreciation," which is an overview of Baum's creative and imaginative genius. Nye explores the reasons why earlier critics virtually ignored the Oz stories. Gardner, in ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener

    by Martin Gardner ...
    The renowned, award-winning intellectual shares his philosophical and provocative thoughts on a variety of subjects.The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener showcases Martin Gardner as the consummate philosopher, thinker, and great mathematician that he is. Exploring issues that range from faith to prayer to evil to immortality, and far beyond, Garnder challenges the discerning reader with ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Murder on Liberty Ship Hull # 13

    Life of a Liberty Ship Rigger's Extra Activities

    by Capt. Gardner Martin Kelley ...
    SynopsisThe Liberty Ship Murder on Hull # 13, it will not be remembered for the murder which was of no importance except to the participants.What will be remembered are the antics of the shipyard stud by many of the young women on their lonely nights?My job was as an agent sent to the ship yard to investigate the demise of a woman worker. My interest was soon diverted to this brawny and horny ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science

    The Curious Theories Of Modern Pseudoscientists And The Strange, Amusing And Alarming Cults That Surround Them. A Study In Human Gullibility

    by Martin Gardner ...
    "Although we are amused, we may also be embarrassed to find our friends or even ourselves among the gullible advocates of plausible-sounding doubletalk." — Saturday Review"A very able and even-tempered presentation." — New YorkerThis witty and engaging book examines the various fads, fallacies, strange cults, and curious panaceas which at one time or another have masqueraded as science. Not just a ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles

    by Martin Gardner ...
    Series series Dover Math Games & Puzzles
    Over a period of 25 years as author of the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American, Martin Gardner devoted a column every six months or so to short math problems or puzzles. He was especially careful to present new and unfamiliar puzzles that had not been included in such classic collections as those by Sam Loyd and Henry Dudeney. Later, these puzzles were published in book collections, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • On the Wild Side

    by Martin Gardner ...
    "I have always been intrigued by fringe science," writes Martin Gardner in the preface to this book, "perhaps for the same reason that I enjoy freak shows and circuses. Pseudoscientists, especially the extreme cranks, are fascinating creatures for psychological study. Moreover, I have found that one of the best ways to learn something about any branch of science is to find out where its crackpots ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD