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    Forgotten Authors, The - Volume 9

    Rina Ramsay to James Stephens

    by Rina Ramsay, William Pett Ridge, Herbert C Ridout, Tod Robbins, Morley Roberts, Gertrude Minnie Robins, Sax Rohmer, Benjamin Rosenblatt, George Sand, Bruno Schulz, Matilde Serao, Ömer Seyfettin, Evelyn Sharp, Oswald Sickert, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Hristo Smirenski, Lady Eleanor Smith ...
    Narrated by Robert Maskell, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Stephen Hogan ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 36 min

    Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Is Mathematics?:An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods

    An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods

    by Richard Courant, Herbert Robbins, Ian Stewart ...
    For more than two thousand years a familiarity with mathematics has been regarded as an indispensable part of the intellectual equipment of every cultured person. Today, unfortunately, the traditional place of mathematics in education is in grave danger. The teaching and learning of mathematics has degenerated into the realm of rote memorization, the outcome of which leads to satisfactory formal ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

  • The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising a Gifted Child

    All you need to know to meet your child's emotional, social, and academic needs

    by Robbins Med Herbert ...
    Series series Everything® Parents Guide Series
    Raising a gifted child is both a joy and a challenge. Gifted and exceptional children can seem self-sufficient, but it takes more than intelligence to lead a happy and fulfilling life. Your child need your support and advocacy in school, in social situations, and even at home. This guide shows you how to encourage and foster your gifted child from birth to adolescence, including information onHow ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • What Is Mathematics?

    An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods

    by the late Richard Courant, Herbert Robbins, Ian Stewart ...
    For more than two thousand years a familiarity with mathematics has been regarded as an indispensable part of the intellectual equipment of every cultured person. Today, unfortunately, the traditional place of mathematics in education is in grave danger. The teaching and learning of mathematics has degenerated into the realm of rote memorization, the outcome of which leads to satisfactory formal ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

  • Birds

    A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-to-Use Guide

    by Ira N. Gabrielson, Herbert S. Zim, Chandler S. Robbins ...
    Series series A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press
    This eBook is best viewed on a color device.This Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press will help you identify--quickly and easily--the birds you are most likely to see. It tells you:What to look forWhere and when to lookHow to attract birdsRange maps show where each bird is found, and handy tables at the back of the book contain a wealth of additional information about migration, eggs, nests, and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • How to Solve It

    A New Aspect of Mathematical Method

    by G. Polya ...
    Series series Princeton Science Library
    A perennial bestseller by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It will show anyone in any field how to think straight.In lucid and appealing prose, Polya reveals how the mathematical method of demonstrating a proof or finding an unknown can be of help in attacking any problem that can be "reasoned" out--from building a bridge to winning a game of anagrams. Generations of readers have ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Timothy Gowers ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The aim of this book is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics, and the sort of mathematics we learn at school. The most fundamental differences are philosophical, and readers of this book will emerge with a clearer understanding of paradoxical-sounding concepts such as infinity, curved space, and imaginary numbers. The first few ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Princeton Companion to Mathematics

    Edited by Timothy Gowers, June Barrow-Green, Imre Leader ...
    This is a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone with a serious interest in mathematics. Edited by Timothy Gowers, a recipient of the Fields Medal, it presents nearly two hundred entries, written especially for this book by some of the world's leading mathematicians, that introduce basic mathematical tools and vocabulary; trace the development of modern mathematics; explain essential terms and ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • I Am a Strange Loop

    by Douglas R Hofstadter ...
    **One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind examines where the self comes from – and how our selves can exist in the minds of others.“I Am a Strange Loop is a work of rigorous thinking, but it’s also an extraordinary tribute to the memory of romantic love: The Year of Magical Thinking for mathematicians.” ―Time**Deep down, your brain is a chaotic seething soup of particles. On a ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • Our Mathematical Universe

    My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality

    by Max Tegmark ...
    Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate multiverse. In a dazzling combination of both popular and groundbreaking science, he not only helps us grasp his ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Being Logical

    A Guide to Good Thinking

    by D.Q. McInerny ...
    An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical thinking—by a renowned Notre Dame professorLogic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Beinglogical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments—arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • A Mind For Numbers

    How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

    by Barbara Oakley PhD ...
    The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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