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  • An Introduction to Number Theory with Cryptography

    Series series Textbooks in Mathematics
    Building on the success of the first edition, An Introduction to Number Theory with Cryptography, Second Edition, increases coverage of the popular and important topic of cryptography, integrating it with traditional topics in number theory.The authors have written the text in an engaging style to reflect number theory's increasing popularity. The book is designed to be used by sophomore, junior, ... Read more

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  • Vegas at Odds

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    Series series Studies in Industry and Society
    The stories of the shadowy networks and wealthy people who bankrolled and sustained Las Vegas's continuous reinvention are well documented in works of scholarship, journalism, and popular culture. Yet no one has studied closely and over a long period of time the dynamics of the workforce—the casino and hotel workers and their relations with the companies they work for and occasionally strike ... Read more

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  • Stage to Studio

    Musicians and the Sound Revolution, 1890-1950

    Series Book 9 - Studies in Industry and Society
    Award for Best Research in the Field of Record Labels or Manufacturers from the Association for Recorded Sound CollectionsWinner of the Kenneth W. Baldridge Prize from the Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, Hawaii RegionBetween the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth century, technology transformed the entertainment industry as much as it did such heavy industries as coal and steel. Among those most ... Read more

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  • Havoc and Reform

    Workplace Disasters in Modern America

    Series series Hagley Library Studies in Business, Technology, and Politics
    How disasters—that have wrecked work sites throughout American history, in all parts of the nation and all sectors of the economy—have also inspired policy reform.Workplace disasters have wreaked havoc on countless American workers and their families. They have resulted in widespread death and disability as well as the loss of property and savings. These tragic events have also inspired safety ... Read more

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  • Elementary Number Theory

    Elementary Number Theory takes an accessible approach to teaching students about the role of number theory in pure mathematics and its important applications to cryptography and other areas. The first chapter of the book explains how to do proofs and includes a brief discussion of lemmas, propositions, theorems, and corollaries. The core of the tex ... Read more

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  • Mars One: Humanity's Next Great Adventure

    Inside the First Human Settlement on Mars

    Edited by Norbert Kraft, James R Kass ...
    Human curiosity has led us to explore our solar system, landing on the moon and sending spacecraft to study distant planetary objects.The next step in our great adventure is putting humans on Mars, but what will it really take to achieve this?In 2011, Mars One announced its intentions to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars beginning as early as 2024; in 2013 it launched its astronaut ... Read more

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  • Religious Tolerance through Humility

    Thinking with Philip Quinn

    The acclaimed scholars contributing to this volume place under scrutiny a fascinating alternative proposal for a pathway to religious tolerance - that serious consideration of religious diversity tends to reveal the weakness of support many have for their religious commitments, and the humility produced tends to result in religious tolerance. The authors illuminate the debate within philosophy ... Read more

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  • Our Towns

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  • The Quest for Meaning

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  • Mission to Mars

    My Vision for Space Exploration

    Can astronauts reach Mars by 2035? Absolutely, says Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon. Celebrated astronaut, brilliant engineer, bestselling author, Aldrin believes it is not only possibly but vital to America's future to keep pushing the space frontier outward for the sake of exploration, science, development, commerce, and security. What we need, he argues, is a commitment by ... Read more

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