Author: Bill Nowlin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1613218893
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
What do Rube Walberg, Mike Nagy, Kevin Millar, and Dustin Pedroia all have in common? They have all worn #15 for the Boston Red Sox. Since 1931, the Red Sox have issued 74 different numbers to more than 1,500 players. In this newly updated edition, Red Sox by the Numbers tells the story of every Red Sox player since ’31—from Bill Sweeney (the first Red Sox player to don #1) to J.T. Snow (#84, the highest numbered non-coach in Sox history). Each chapter also features a fascinating sidebar that reveals obscure players who wore certain numbers and also which numbers produced the most wins, home runs, and stolen bases in club history. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
All the Numbers
Author: Judy Merrill Larsen
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 034548536X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A powerful story of tragedy, grief and redemptive love.
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 034548536X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A powerful story of tragedy, grief and redemptive love.
Life By the Numbers
Author: Keith Devlin
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0471672998
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Why do leopards grow spots when tigers grow stripes? Is the universe round, square, or some other shape? How do the dimples in a golf ball give it greater lift? Is there such a thing as a public mood? If so, how can we accurately take its pulse? Only one tool of the human mind has the power and versatility to answer so many questions about our world—mathematics. Far from a musty set of equations and proofs, mathematics is a vital and creative way of thinking and seeing. It is the most powerful means we have of exploring our world and how it works, from the darkest depths of the oceans to the faintest glimmers of far-away galaxies, and from the aerodynamics of figure-skating jumps to the shadows of the fourth dimension. In this captivating companion to the landmark PBS series Life by the Numbers, acclaimed author Keith Devlin reveals the astonishing range of creative and powerful ways in which scientists, artists, athletes, medical researchers, and many others are using mathematics to explore our world and to enhance our lives. On this exhilarating tour you will explore deep-sea volcanoes with oceanographer Dawn Wright, go behind the scenes of blockbuster movies with special-effects designer Doug Trumbull, and probe the strange lives of viruses with microbiologist Sylvia Spengler. Listen to astronomer Robert Kirshner describe how he is charting the curve of space; discover how biologist Mike Labarbara visualizes the way a Tyrannosaurus rex carried its massive frame; and, along with brain researcher Brad Hatfield, peer into the mind of an Olympic markswoman at the moment she takes a shot. Glimpse a future of wearable computers and silicon "butlers" with computer scientist Pattie Maes, and watch a lilac come to life on screen with "computer botanist" Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully written, Life by the Numbers brings mathematical exploration and invention to life through the stories of some of the most creative practitioners of the art. It imparts an appreciation of the ingenuity and the sheer fun of seeing our world through mathematical eyes.
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0471672998
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Why do leopards grow spots when tigers grow stripes? Is the universe round, square, or some other shape? How do the dimples in a golf ball give it greater lift? Is there such a thing as a public mood? If so, how can we accurately take its pulse? Only one tool of the human mind has the power and versatility to answer so many questions about our world—mathematics. Far from a musty set of equations and proofs, mathematics is a vital and creative way of thinking and seeing. It is the most powerful means we have of exploring our world and how it works, from the darkest depths of the oceans to the faintest glimmers of far-away galaxies, and from the aerodynamics of figure-skating jumps to the shadows of the fourth dimension. In this captivating companion to the landmark PBS series Life by the Numbers, acclaimed author Keith Devlin reveals the astonishing range of creative and powerful ways in which scientists, artists, athletes, medical researchers, and many others are using mathematics to explore our world and to enhance our lives. On this exhilarating tour you will explore deep-sea volcanoes with oceanographer Dawn Wright, go behind the scenes of blockbuster movies with special-effects designer Doug Trumbull, and probe the strange lives of viruses with microbiologist Sylvia Spengler. Listen to astronomer Robert Kirshner describe how he is charting the curve of space; discover how biologist Mike Labarbara visualizes the way a Tyrannosaurus rex carried its massive frame; and, along with brain researcher Brad Hatfield, peer into the mind of an Olympic markswoman at the moment she takes a shot. Glimpse a future of wearable computers and silicon "butlers" with computer scientist Pattie Maes, and watch a lilac come to life on screen with "computer botanist" Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully written, Life by the Numbers brings mathematical exploration and invention to life through the stories of some of the most creative practitioners of the art. It imparts an appreciation of the ingenuity and the sheer fun of seeing our world through mathematical eyes.
Playing the Numbers
Author: Shane White
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674051072
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The most ubiquitous feature of Harlem life between the world wars was the game of “numbers.” Thousands of wagers were placed daily. Playing the Numbers tells the story of this illegal form of gambling and the central role it played in the lives of African Americans who flooded into Harlem in the wake of World War I.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674051072
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The most ubiquitous feature of Harlem life between the world wars was the game of “numbers.” Thousands of wagers were placed daily. Playing the Numbers tells the story of this illegal form of gambling and the central role it played in the lives of African Americans who flooded into Harlem in the wake of World War I.
The Crayons' Book of Numbers
Author: Drew Daywalt
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0515157880
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 11
Book Description
Counting is as easy as 1... 2... purple?... in this charming book of numbers from the creators of the #1 New York Times Best Sellers, The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home. Poor Duncan can't catch a break! First, his crayons go on strike. Then, they come back home. Now his favorite colors are missing once again! Can you count up all the crayons that are missing from his box? From the creative minds behind the The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home comes a colorful board book introducing young readers to numbers.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0515157880
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 11
Book Description
Counting is as easy as 1... 2... purple?... in this charming book of numbers from the creators of the #1 New York Times Best Sellers, The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home. Poor Duncan can't catch a break! First, his crayons go on strike. Then, they come back home. Now his favorite colors are missing once again! Can you count up all the crayons that are missing from his box? From the creative minds behind the The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home comes a colorful board book introducing young readers to numbers.
Meet the Numbers
Author: Kathy Oxley
Publisher: Kro Publishing
ISBN: 9780976700838
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Your child has grown to love their "Number Friends." Now let's see how the "Number Friends" spend their days. This book teaches number character recognition from one to ten. You will be amazed at what your little one can learn!
Publisher: Kro Publishing
ISBN: 9780976700838
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Your child has grown to love their "Number Friends." Now let's see how the "Number Friends" spend their days. This book teaches number character recognition from one to ten. You will be amazed at what your little one can learn!
America by the Numbers
Author: Emmanuel Didier
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262357410
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
How new techniques of quantification shaped the New Deal and American democracy. When the Great Depression struck, the US government lacked tools to assess the situation; there was no reliable way to gauge the unemployment rate, the number of unemployed, or how many families had abandoned their farms to become migrants. In America by the Numbers, Emmanuel Didier examines the development in the 1930s of one such tool: representative sampling. Didier describes and analyzes the work of New Deal agricultural economists and statisticians who traveled from farm to farm, in search of information that would be useful for planning by farmers and government agencies. Didier shows that their methods were not just simple enumeration; these new techniques of quantification shaped the New Deal and American democracy even as the New Deal shaped the evolution of statistical surveys. Didier explains how statisticians had to become detectives and anthropologists, searching for elements that would help them portray America as a whole. Representative surveys were one of the most effective instruments for their task. He examines pre-Depression survey techniques; the invention of the random sampling method and the development of the Master Sample; and the application of random sampling by employment experts to develop the “Trial Census of Unemployment.”
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262357410
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
How new techniques of quantification shaped the New Deal and American democracy. When the Great Depression struck, the US government lacked tools to assess the situation; there was no reliable way to gauge the unemployment rate, the number of unemployed, or how many families had abandoned their farms to become migrants. In America by the Numbers, Emmanuel Didier examines the development in the 1930s of one such tool: representative sampling. Didier describes and analyzes the work of New Deal agricultural economists and statisticians who traveled from farm to farm, in search of information that would be useful for planning by farmers and government agencies. Didier shows that their methods were not just simple enumeration; these new techniques of quantification shaped the New Deal and American democracy even as the New Deal shaped the evolution of statistical surveys. Didier explains how statisticians had to become detectives and anthropologists, searching for elements that would help them portray America as a whole. Representative surveys were one of the most effective instruments for their task. He examines pre-Depression survey techniques; the invention of the random sampling method and the development of the Master Sample; and the application of random sampling by employment experts to develop the “Trial Census of Unemployment.”
Infinity
Author: Rachel Ward
Publisher: Chicken House
ISBN: 9780545381918
Category : Black people
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
No matter what it takes, Sarah's desperate to escape from the numbers. Always numbers. Sarah loves Adam, but can't bear the thought that every time he looks in her eyes, he can see her dying; can see her last day.
Publisher: Chicken House
ISBN: 9780545381918
Category : Black people
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
No matter what it takes, Sarah's desperate to escape from the numbers. Always numbers. Sarah loves Adam, but can't bear the thought that every time he looks in her eyes, he can see her dying; can see her last day.
By the Numbers
Author: Sean Manseau
Publisher: Dammit Worldwide
ISBN: 9780692475911
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
A system for instructing in CVFMHI that emphasizes progression at every level. It builds exercises pose-by-pose, movement skill exercise by exercise, and work capacity--fitness--by testing movement skill with incremental increases in volume, load, and intensity. And it's effective whether you're coaching one-on-one, or leading a class with dozens of athletes.
Publisher: Dammit Worldwide
ISBN: 9780692475911
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
A system for instructing in CVFMHI that emphasizes progression at every level. It builds exercises pose-by-pose, movement skill exercise by exercise, and work capacity--fitness--by testing movement skill with incremental increases in volume, load, and intensity. And it's effective whether you're coaching one-on-one, or leading a class with dozens of athletes.
Comedy by the Numbers
Author: Eric Hoffman
Publisher: McSweeney's
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"A comprehensive list of all comedy characters, bits, scenarios, sketches, skits, shtick, and much more - and includes special hints, tips and unboring comedy history."--Publisher's description
Publisher: McSweeney's
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"A comprehensive list of all comedy characters, bits, scenarios, sketches, skits, shtick, and much more - and includes special hints, tips and unboring comedy history."--Publisher's description
Prima Latina
Author: Leigh Lowe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781930953512
Category : Latin language, Postclassical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Prima Latina is a preparatory Latin course for young students who are still becoming familiar with English grammar. It is intended for teachers with no background in Latin and was developed for children in kindergarten thru third grade.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781930953512
Category : Latin language, Postclassical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Prima Latina is a preparatory Latin course for young students who are still becoming familiar with English grammar. It is intended for teachers with no background in Latin and was developed for children in kindergarten thru third grade.