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Author: Charles Seife Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101443502 Category : Mathematics Languages : en Pages : 320
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The bestselling author of Zero shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-and shapes-our daily lives. According to MSNBC, having a child makes you stupid. You actually lose IQ points. Good Morning America has announced that natural blondes will be extinct within two hundred years. Pundits estimated that there were more than a million demonstrators at a tea party rally in Washington, D.C., even though roughly sixty thousand were there. Numbers have peculiar powers-they can disarm skeptics, befuddle journalists, and hoodwink the public into believing almost anything. "Proofiness," as Charles Seife explains in this eye-opening book, is the art of using pure mathematics for impure ends, and he reminds readers that bad mathematics has a dark side. It is used to bring down beloved government officials and to appoint undeserving ones (both Democratic and Republican), to convict the innocent and acquit the guilty, to ruin our economy, and to fix the outcomes of future elections. This penetrating look at the intersection of math and society will appeal to readers of Freakonomics and the books of Malcolm Gladwell.
Author: Charles Seife Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101443502 Category : Mathematics Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
The bestselling author of Zero shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-and shapes-our daily lives. According to MSNBC, having a child makes you stupid. You actually lose IQ points. Good Morning America has announced that natural blondes will be extinct within two hundred years. Pundits estimated that there were more than a million demonstrators at a tea party rally in Washington, D.C., even though roughly sixty thousand were there. Numbers have peculiar powers-they can disarm skeptics, befuddle journalists, and hoodwink the public into believing almost anything. "Proofiness," as Charles Seife explains in this eye-opening book, is the art of using pure mathematics for impure ends, and he reminds readers that bad mathematics has a dark side. It is used to bring down beloved government officials and to appoint undeserving ones (both Democratic and Republican), to convict the innocent and acquit the guilty, to ruin our economy, and to fix the outcomes of future elections. This penetrating look at the intersection of math and society will appeal to readers of Freakonomics and the books of Malcolm Gladwell.
Author: Susan Mallery Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1460344618 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 377
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On Blackberry Island, friendship, love and forgiveness are as constant as the ocean waves, if only you can make room in your heart for hope. This is Susan Mallery at her emotionally charged best! Michelle Sanderson may appear to be a strong, independent woman, but on the inside she's still the wounded girl who fled home years ago. A young army vet, Michelle returns to the quaint Blackberry Island Inn to claim her inheritance and recover from the perils of war. Instead, she finds the owner's suite occupied by the last person she wants to see—Carly Williams. She and Michelle were once inseparable, until a shocking betrayal destroyed their friendship. And now Carly is implicated in the financial disaster lurking behind the inn's cheerful veneer. Single mother Carly has weathered enough rumors, lies and secrets for a lifetime, and is finally starting to move forward with her life. But if the Blackberry Island Inn goes under, Carly and her daughter will go with it. To save their livelihoods, Carly and Michelle will undertake a turbulent truce. It'll take more than a successful season to move beyond their devastating past, but with a little luck and a beautiful summer, they may just rediscover the friendship of a lifetime.
Author: R.W. Clinger Publisher: JMS Books LLC ISBN: 1634863151 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 351
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The best-selling gay romance series by R.W. Clinger is now available in a box set! Contains the stories: Barefoot Beach: Ian meets Brayden, the hottest real estate mogul on Barefoot Beach, and sparks fly along the Gulf Coast. The two men hit it off quite well and become inseparable. But Ian’s ex Christopher has a villainous plan to sever Ian’s relationship with Brayden at any cost. Can Ian save his new love from Christopher’s wrath? Or will his ex separate them forever? Barefoot Storm: Wealthy Storm Darlington meets lifeguard Trent Long in Barefoot Beach and sparks fly the moment their two worlds collide. The only fly in the sunscreen ointment is Storm’s best friend Barbara, who reveals some of Trent’s secrets. But there’s very little time to think because Barefoot Beach is threatened by a hurricane. Can Storm navigate love, loss, and a possible future in Barefoot Beach? Barefoot Kill: Spy Julian Yardling must complete three tasks: find Marcos Tanzi, his nemesis; retrieve the Capac Mask from the thug; and bring back both. Julian's first attempt is an epic fail; however, on his second attempt, Julian bumps into Marcos wearing the Capac Mask at a masquerade ball at the Locke Mansion in Barefoot Beach. Can Julian obtain the mask and the man?
Author: Janelle Smith-Haff Publisher: BalboaPress ISBN: 145256468X Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 228
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Unbridle the caring spirit of humankind through the spirit of the equine. Does the soul communicate with little girls through the spirit of the horse to begin the process of awakening females to their power? Is this why little girls experience a pink phase and a horse phase? Did the myths of yesteryear involving women and horses serve a spiritual purpose, or was their purpose solely to subjugate the power of women? Does the horses reputation as being a forgiving animal lie in the fact that it sees in humans the same energy that exists in the energy of the Divine? Intertwined in Jellybeans continuing spiritual journey is a comprehensive primer for the newbie horse owner and owners of new horses on the cradle-to-grave care of the whole horse. Is the homeopathic remedy Ledum a successful alternative treatment for horses afflicted with headshaking syndrome? Is antioxidant therapy an alternative to joint supplement therapy for the treatment of arthritic conditions? How does the pH balance affect a horses arthritic condition? Are the three most important and most basic nutritional needs of horses being provided by owners? With Universal guidance, Jellybean leads you into a self-empowering equine-human relationship; one that combines the powers of will and desire with T.I.M.E.E. (time, insight, money, exhilarating, exhaustion). Read and learn how to find that space within your self, as it is in this space where youll become best friends with your horse, and so much more.
Author: Jeanne M. Haskin Publisher: Algora Publishing ISBN: 162894188X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 237
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Using eye-witness accounts to narrate the terrifying, failed efforts at communication during the standoffs at Ruby Ridge and in Waco, TX, Haskin offers a psycho-social theory for militant white movements influenced by political economics. The heart-stopping dialogues as the authorities in both cases make their erroneous calculations are dramatic, but so is the idea that such events can furnish essential clues to success for those who are responsible for de-fusing such conflicts. The Ruby Ridge standoff and the Branch Davidian siege were symptoms of a broader battle between the goals of Corporate Governance and the hatred of white supremacists. Haskin show that by instilling insecurity, the Corporate power makes a mockery of citizens' free will. Bred by a different set of goals and grievances, white supremacists would use and sacrifice anyone (whites included) to achieve their "whites-only" world. What if white supremacists and those who favor Corporate Governance find common ground? The worst of both their goals--grotesque levels of deprivation, debt peonage, survival slavery, ethnic cleansing, and racial and religious violence--may be our future.
Author: Paul R. Martin Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1444395149 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 857
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The IAAP Handbook of Applied Psychology, an up-to-date and authoritative reference, provides a critical overview of applied psychology from an international perspective. Brings together articles by leading authorities from around the world Provides the reader with a complete overview of the field and highlights key research findings Divided into three parts: professional psychology, substantive areas of applied psychology, and special topics in applied psychology Explores the challenges, opportunities, and potential future developments in applied psychology Features comprehensive coverage of the field, including topics as diverse as clinical health psychology, environmental psychology, and consumer psychology
Author: , Zhenyinfang Publisher: Funstory ISBN: 1648571840 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 436
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The unicorn, which came from the sky, was killed by the demon family and the demon family, and then turned into a human youth Ling Tian. He met Lin Feng in the arena. They killed the slaveholders together and were taken by the mysterious man in black to dig graves. Lingtian came to wushenmen after many years and became a disciple of wushenmen. During this period, he fought against the four kings of the demon family and stabbed the immortal who had lived for 600 years. At the same time, he also suffered a lot, which is quite outstanding in wushenmen with his strength. Because he accidentally injured Li Feifei, the twelve close door female disciples of the old patriarch, and angered those old guys, he was sent to xingmen as a poor miner. Lingtian proved to win the admiration of wushenmen with his own efforts, and then he was sent to the Bohai Sea to eliminate the deep-sea blue whale. When he arrived at the fishing village in Bohai Sea, he met Gu Ling, the woman of the head of the human race. From her words, he learned that the demon race was quietly planning to conquer the land of Wushen. Lingtian stops the plot of the demon family, kills the leader of the demon family, Emperor Xuantian, and the leader of the demon family, the ancestor of Ming River, and revenges for many years.
Author: Richard Moran Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307425800 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 299
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A "fascinating and provocative" story (The Washington Post) of high stakes competition between two titans that shows how the electric chair developed through an effort by one nineteenth-century electric company to discredit the other. In 1882, Thomas Edison ushered in the “age of electricity” when he illuminated Manhattan’s Pearl Street with his direct current (DC) system. Six years later, George Westinghouse lit up Buffalo with his less expensive alternating current (AC). The two men quickly became locked in a fierce rivalry, made all the more complicated by a novel new application for their product: the electric chair. When Edison set out to persuade the state of New York to use Westinghouse’s current to execute condemned criminals, Westinghouse fought back in court, attempting to stop the first electrocution and keep AC from becoming the “executioner’s current.” In this meticulously researched account of the ensuing legal battle and the horribly botched first execution, Moran raises disturbing questions not only about electrocution, but about about our society’s tendency to rely on new technologies to answer moral questions.
Author: Barbara Every Publisher: Author House ISBN: 1477299025 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 177
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Barb Every Wife, Mother, Grand Mother and Great Grand Mother with all these years and a host of experiences in observing and helping with all sorts of ailments and finding the old remedies of my mother and grand mother often times worked better than the drugs promoted by traditional doctors that only learn prescriptions and surgery in 8 years of Med. School. I started buying health books and monthly news letters by the dozens. When modern medicine nearly killed my dear husband, not once, but two different times, I knew something needed to be done to help others that are being sickened or killed by medicine (poisons). The book Licensed To Kill practically wrote itself it took barely over a week. The title of the book, the names of each chapter just fell into place. Even the cover design of prescription containers was done without much thought on my part. (Divine intervention?) The only addition was Chapter 9, Here We Go Again, which personally proved, one more time, what a natural cure (iodine) can do by regulating the pulse, and what medical drugs and procedures cannot do. I'm still reading health books and Newsletters. After all, Natural cures (with no side effects) have been around for literally thousands of years. Drugs and Prescriptions (with many side effects, including death, are relatively new). The Pharmaceutical Companies do not want you well. Why would they? They make their Big Bucks when you are ill and buying their Drugs.
Author: Charles Seife
Author: Charles Seife
Author: Susan Mallery
Author: R.W. Clinger
Author: Janelle Smith-Haff
Author: Jeanne M. Haskin
Author: Paul R. Martin
Author: , Zhenyinfang
Author: Richard Moran
Author: Barbara Every
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray