Author: Verma, Surendra
Publisher: Orient Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The continuing story of eureka moments… The book traces the winding route of scientific beginnings, blunders and breakthroughs over the past four millennia, and uncovers the fascinating personalities behind them, their creative processes and their triumphs or tragedies. Try to imagine life without microchips or the internet of World Wide Web. Pause and reflect on the enormous advantages accruing from the mapping of DNAs ― the Genome Project ― which are helping in treating previously untreatable diseases. The human curiosity continues to thrive, and the 'little globe of sunshine' remains with us, a symbol of those eureka moments that herald scientific breakthroughs.
The Little Book of Sudoku
Author: Pete Sinden
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
ISBN: 9781782436645
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Little Book of Sudoku will entice the novice, enthrall the casual player, and tax the expert. Above all, the book will not only test a reader's skills, but help to develop them to a very high level, while ensuring many hours of captivating, if sometimes frustrating, fun.
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
ISBN: 9781782436645
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Little Book of Sudoku will entice the novice, enthrall the casual player, and tax the expert. Above all, the book will not only test a reader's skills, but help to develop them to a very high level, while ensuring many hours of captivating, if sometimes frustrating, fun.
Will Shortz Presents The Little Flip Book of Sudoku
Author: Will Shortz
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312370381
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Edited by crossword great Shortz, this beautiful book offers 400 easy-to-hard puzzles in a convenient portable size, perfect for carrying in a purse, briefcase, or backpack.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312370381
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Edited by crossword great Shortz, this beautiful book offers 400 easy-to-hard puzzles in a convenient portable size, perfect for carrying in a purse, briefcase, or backpack.
The Little Book of Beginnings and Breakthroughs in Science
Author: Verma, Surendra
Publisher: Orient Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The continuing story of eureka moments… The book traces the winding route of scientific beginnings, blunders and breakthroughs over the past four millennia, and uncovers the fascinating personalities behind them, their creative processes and their triumphs or tragedies. Try to imagine life without microchips or the internet of World Wide Web. Pause and reflect on the enormous advantages accruing from the mapping of DNAs ― the Genome Project ― which are helping in treating previously untreatable diseases. The human curiosity continues to thrive, and the 'little globe of sunshine' remains with us, a symbol of those eureka moments that herald scientific breakthroughs.
Publisher: Orient Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The continuing story of eureka moments… The book traces the winding route of scientific beginnings, blunders and breakthroughs over the past four millennia, and uncovers the fascinating personalities behind them, their creative processes and their triumphs or tragedies. Try to imagine life without microchips or the internet of World Wide Web. Pause and reflect on the enormous advantages accruing from the mapping of DNAs ― the Genome Project ― which are helping in treating previously untreatable diseases. The human curiosity continues to thrive, and the 'little globe of sunshine' remains with us, a symbol of those eureka moments that herald scientific breakthroughs.
The Little Book of Big Mind Benders
Author: Scott Kim
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761179771
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Smart, addictive, challenging, fun, and good for the brain—here, in the irresistible 4" x 6" games format, are more than 450 truly satisfying, mind-expanding, full-color puzzles. It’s like salted peanuts for the puzzle aficionado and boot camp for the neophyte who wants to give his or her mind a workout. Created by puzzle master Scott Kim—a contributor to Games and Discover magazines—and adapted from the bestselling Amazing Mind Benders Page-A-Day Calendar, The Little Book of Big Mind Benders is a cornucopia of spatial puzzles, number challenges, wordplay, visual conundrums, and more. The puzzles are categorized by type but distributed throughout the book in a mixed fashion (i.e., a word puzzle next to a number puzzle next to a visual stumper). Readers can move page by page, working different parts of the brain—or easily find their favorite type of puzzle, going from easy to challenging. Test your knack for patterns with Dot Matrix. Put the pieces together in Assemblies. Deduce the secret word in Letter Swap, or untangle the mangled phrases of Lost in Translation. Plus discover cool twists on Sudoku, far-out ambigrams, Wordezoids, mazes, and number crunches. Answers are included in the back of the book.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761179771
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Smart, addictive, challenging, fun, and good for the brain—here, in the irresistible 4" x 6" games format, are more than 450 truly satisfying, mind-expanding, full-color puzzles. It’s like salted peanuts for the puzzle aficionado and boot camp for the neophyte who wants to give his or her mind a workout. Created by puzzle master Scott Kim—a contributor to Games and Discover magazines—and adapted from the bestselling Amazing Mind Benders Page-A-Day Calendar, The Little Book of Big Mind Benders is a cornucopia of spatial puzzles, number challenges, wordplay, visual conundrums, and more. The puzzles are categorized by type but distributed throughout the book in a mixed fashion (i.e., a word puzzle next to a number puzzle next to a visual stumper). Readers can move page by page, working different parts of the brain—or easily find their favorite type of puzzle, going from easy to challenging. Test your knack for patterns with Dot Matrix. Put the pieces together in Assemblies. Deduce the secret word in Letter Swap, or untangle the mangled phrases of Lost in Translation. Plus discover cool twists on Sudoku, far-out ambigrams, Wordezoids, mazes, and number crunches. Answers are included in the back of the book.
The Little Book of Maths Theorems, Theories and Things
Author: Surendra Verma
Publisher: New Holland Publishers (AU)
ISBN: 1921655321
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Mathematics is indeed fun as this little book testifies. This book presents a unique collection of mathematical ideas, theories, theorems, conjectures, rules, facts, equations, formulas, paradoxes, fallacies and puzzles with short, simple and witty explanations that require no background in mathematics.
Publisher: New Holland Publishers (AU)
ISBN: 1921655321
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Mathematics is indeed fun as this little book testifies. This book presents a unique collection of mathematical ideas, theories, theorems, conjectures, rules, facts, equations, formulas, paradoxes, fallacies and puzzles with short, simple and witty explanations that require no background in mathematics.
The Addict's Guide to Everything Sudoku
The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories & Things
Author: Robert Solomon
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607652226
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
This little book makes serious math simple—with more than 120 laws, theorems, paradoxes, and more explained in jargon-free terms. The Little Book of Mathematical Principles provides simple, clear explanations for the principles, equations, paradoxes, laws, and theorems that form the basis of modern mathematics. It is a refreshingly engaging tour of Fibonacci numbers, Euclid's Elements, and Zeno's paradoxes, as well as other fundamental principles such as chaos theory, game theory, and the game of life. Renowned mathematics author Dr. Robert Solomon simplifies the ancient discipline of mathematics and provides fascinating answers to intriguing questions, such as: What is the greatest pyramid?, What is a perfect number?, and Is there a theory for stacking oranges?
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607652226
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
This little book makes serious math simple—with more than 120 laws, theorems, paradoxes, and more explained in jargon-free terms. The Little Book of Mathematical Principles provides simple, clear explanations for the principles, equations, paradoxes, laws, and theorems that form the basis of modern mathematics. It is a refreshingly engaging tour of Fibonacci numbers, Euclid's Elements, and Zeno's paradoxes, as well as other fundamental principles such as chaos theory, game theory, and the game of life. Renowned mathematics author Dr. Robert Solomon simplifies the ancient discipline of mathematics and provides fascinating answers to intriguing questions, such as: What is the greatest pyramid?, What is a perfect number?, and Is there a theory for stacking oranges?
The Little Book of Home Remedies, Mind and Body
Author: Linda B. White, M.D.
Publisher: Fair Winds Press (MA)
ISBN: 1592336728
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Cure common ailments like stress, fatigue and depression with home remedies found in this handy, highly giftable guidebook. Perfect for busy families!
Publisher: Fair Winds Press (MA)
ISBN: 1592336728
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Cure common ailments like stress, fatigue and depression with home remedies found in this handy, highly giftable guidebook. Perfect for busy families!
Will Shortz Presents Simply Sinister Sudoku
Author: Will Shortz
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312541635
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
"New York Times" crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz delivers another collection of 150 simple, easy-to-complete Sudoku puzzles.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312541635
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
"New York Times" crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz delivers another collection of 150 simple, easy-to-complete Sudoku puzzles.
The Little Book of Genius
Author: Keith Souter
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752471392
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
At any party, there's always one person who stands out from the crowd, because he or she talks more intelligently and tells better jokes than everyone else there. And everyone else wishes they were as knowledgeable and witty as that person. Thanks to Keith Souter's The Little Book of Genius, they can be, or at least appear to be. The first part, which is based on serious scientific foundations, explained in an accessible and light-hearted manner, explains some handy techniques for winning an argument, getting your point across, telling a joke and generally making the most of yourself. The second contains the essentials of what you need to know about literature, history, art, science, sport and other subjects, so that people will think you are cultured, intelligent and well-read. With the help of The Little Book of Genius, you can be the envy of everyone else at the party!
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752471392
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
At any party, there's always one person who stands out from the crowd, because he or she talks more intelligently and tells better jokes than everyone else there. And everyone else wishes they were as knowledgeable and witty as that person. Thanks to Keith Souter's The Little Book of Genius, they can be, or at least appear to be. The first part, which is based on serious scientific foundations, explained in an accessible and light-hearted manner, explains some handy techniques for winning an argument, getting your point across, telling a joke and generally making the most of yourself. The second contains the essentials of what you need to know about literature, history, art, science, sport and other subjects, so that people will think you are cultured, intelligent and well-read. With the help of The Little Book of Genius, you can be the envy of everyone else at the party!