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  • X Marks the Spot

    The Lost Inheritance of Mathematics

    Series series AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
    X Marks the Spot is written from the point of view of the users of mathematics. Since the beginning, mathematical concepts and techniques (such as arithmetic and geometry) were created as tools with a particular purpose like counting sheep and measuring land areas.Understanding those purposes leads to a greater understanding of why mathematics developed as it did. Later mathematical concepts came ... Read more

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  • Political Writing: A Guide to the Essentials

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    Writing well, and persuasively, is not only a discipline that can be learned, it is one deeply rooted in the classical arts of rhetoric and polemic. This book introduces the essential skills, rules, and steps for producing effective political prose appropriate to many contexts, from the editorial, the op-ed, and the polemical essay to others both weighty and seemingly slight. ... Read more

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    Students and research workers in mathematics, physics, engineering and other sciences will find this compilation of more than 4,000 mathematical formulas and tables invaluable. All the information included is practical, rarely used results are excluded. Topics range from elementary to advanced - from algebra, trigonometry and calculus to linear algebra and statistics. Great care has been taken to ... Read more

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  • How to Think

    A Survival Guide for a World at Odds

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    Series series Demystified
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  • The Constitution of Knowledge

    A Defense of Truth

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  • How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor

    A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between

    The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become better readers, thinkers, and consumers of media.We live in an information age, but it is increasingly difficult to know which information to trust. Fake news is rampant in mass media, stoked by foreign ... Read more

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    Welcome to the Post-Truth era— a time in which the art of the lie is shaking the very foundations of democracy and the world as we know it. The Brexit vote; Donald Trump’s victory; the rejection of climate change science; the vilification of immigrants; all have been based on the power to evoke feelings and not facts. So what does it all mean and how can we champion truth in in a time of lies and ... Read more

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    Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
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  • Changing Minds

    The Art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other Peoples Minds

    Series series Leadership for the Common Good
    Think about the last time you tried to change someone’s mind about something important: a voter’s political beliefs; a customer’s favorite brand; a spouse’s decorating taste. Chances are you weren’t successful in shifting that person’s beliefs in any way. In his book, Changing Minds, Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner explains what happens during the course of changing a mind and offers ways to ... Read more

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  • Student Solution Manual for Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering Third Edition

    Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering, Third Edition is a highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook that teaches all the mathematics for an undergraduate course in any of the physical sciences. As well as lucid descriptions of all the topics and many worked examples, it contains over 800 exercises. New stand-alone chapters give a systematic account of the 'special functions' of physical ... Read more

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