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  • Cricket Explained

    A Beginner's Guide to the Great Global Pastime

    by Rob Eastaway ...
    Discover cricket in this updated edition of Cricket Explained: your guide to understanding one of the world's most strategic and eccentric sports.This is the definitive beginner's guide to the game of cricket, from the singular voice of Rob Eastaway, a true aficionado of the sport. Told through engaging anecdotes and Eastaway’s unmatched humor, this updated classic grabs you by the hand and takes ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Maths on the Go

    101 Fun Ways to Play with Maths

    101 fun maths games and activities for parents to play with kids aged 4 to 14Need some help with addition? Play a game of SaluteHaving trouble with times tables? Try Times Table DonkFloundering with fractions? Get creative cutting up the toast with your kids at breakfastBusy mums or dads are crying out for quick and easy ways to help their children with primary school maths an... ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • 100 Maddening Mindbending Puzzles

    Logic problems, maths conundrums and word games

    A fiendish collection of over 100 super-tricky brainteasers from puzzle-maestros Rob Eastaway and David Wells.Puzzles have intrigued and entertained generations of children – and their parents – for over 2,000 years. Here is an irresistible assortment of 100 challenging puzzles, in a sumptuous new edition of this classic book. These brilliant brainteasers range from the neatly lateral to the ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Much Ado About Numbers

    Shakespeare's Mathematical Life and Times

    by Rob Eastaway ...
    Open a new portal into Shakespeare's words—and his Renaissance life—with math and numbers as your key"Highly readable. . . . Shakespeare's surprising yet unsurprising mathematical sophistication led to some of his most creative feats."— BloombergShakespeare's era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of "zero" to Galileo's redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Maths on the Back of an Envelope

    Clever ways to (roughly) calculate anything

    by Rob Eastaway ...
    ‘Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway’ SIMON SINGH‘A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers’ HANNAH FRYHow many cats are there in the world?What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?And just how long does it take to count to a million?Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.Join ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Hidden Mathematics of Sport

    This fascinating book explores the mathematics involved in all your favourite sports.The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a unique and fascinating look at sport by exploring the mathematics behind the action. You'll discover the best tactics for taking a penalty, the pros and cons of being a consistent golfer, the surprising connection between American football and cricket, the quirky history of ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Headscratchers

    The New Scientist Puzzle Book

    by Rob Eastaway ...
    A mind-bending collection of 70 puzzles from the New Scientist published in book form for the first time. You'll find puzzles and problems drawn from real-life situations, games with intriguing strategies, and puzzles with such creative and whimsical storylines that they need to be explained to be believed. With the solutions you'll read the untold back stories behind the puzzles, and a ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What is a Googly?

    The Mysteries of Cricket Explained

    by Rob Eastaway ...
    A new edition of Rob Eastaway's classic guide to the rules of cricket.Cricket is one of the world's most popular sports, yet for the uninitiated, its peculiar laws and customs are a mystery. What is a 'silly mid off' and a 'long leg'? How can you be 'lbw'? And how can a match last for five days and still end up as a draw?In this fully updated edition of the classic guide, Rob Eastaway demystifies ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Any Ideas?

    Tips and Techniques to Help You Think Creatively

    by Rob Eastaway ...
    Every great creation starts with a good idea, but where does that special spark come from? How do you recognize the ideas that are worth taking further? And what do you do when your mind goes blank? Ideas are fragile, they need to be nourished, encouraged and shaped. This is a book about how to have ideas and how to nurture them so that you can:think more creativelyovercome ‘idea killers’solve ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Maths on the Back of an Envelope

    Clever ways to (roughly) calculate anything

    by Rob Eastaway ...
    Narrated by Rob Eastaway ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 36 min

    ‘Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway’ SIMON SINGH‘A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers’ HANNAH FRYHow many cats are there in the world?What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?And just how long does it take to count to a million?Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.Join ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Much Ado About Numbers

    Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times

    by Rob Eastaway ...
    Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 6 min

    Shakespeare's era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of "zero" to Galileo's redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare's plays—and his world—touring astronomy, code-breaking, color theory, navigation, music, sports, and more.● How reliable was a pocket sundial?● Was math illusionist John Dee the real-life Prospero?● ... Read more

    $26.10 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Elemental

    How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything

    by Tim James ...
    Narrated by Roger Davis ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 12 min

    SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2018 BY THE DAILY MAIL'A hugely entertaining tour of the periodic table and the 118 elements that are the basic building blocks of everything' Daily MailIn 2016, with the addition of four final elements - nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson - to make a total of 118 elements, the periodic table was finally complete, rendering any pre-existing books on ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD