How Humans Learn to Think Mathematically: Exploring the Three Worlds of Mathematics (Tall David)(Paperback)

How Humans Learn to Think Mathematically: Exploring the Three Worlds of Mathematics (Tall David)(Paperback)

How Humans Learn to Think Mathematically describes the development of mathematical thinking from the young child to the sophisticated adult. Professor David Tall reveals the reasons why mathematical concepts that make sense in one context may become problematic in another. For example, a child's

Animal Dreams (Brooks David)(Paperback)

Animal Dreams collects David Brooks' thought-provoking essays about how humans think, dream and write about other species. Brooks examines how animals have featured in Australian and international literature and culture, from 'The Man from Snowy River' to Rainer Maria Rilke and The Turin Horse, to

How the World Works: Mathematics - From Creating the Pyramids to Exploring Infinity (Rooney Anne)(Paperback / softback)

How Tall was a T. rex? (Limentani Alison)(Paperback / softback)

Fascinating exploration of the world's scariest dinosaur - the T. rex! Packed full of fun

Calculating the Cosmos - How Mathematics Unveils the Universe (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

One of the world's great mathematicians explores the origins, history and future of the

How Dogs Think (Coren Stanley)(Paperback / softback)

An authoritative but highly accessible insight into the canine mind from one of the world's best-known dog

Use Your Head: How to Unleash the Power of Your Mind (Buzan Tony)(Paperback)

Revolutionise the way you think and learn and discover how to unlock and unleash the maximum power of your amazing brain - with astonishing, life changing results. A definitive, classic operations manual for the brain, readers can discover how to revolutionise the way they think and learn to wake

Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics - Fourth edition (Nelson David)(Paperback / softback)

The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics takes in all branches of pure and applied mathematics, from algebra to mechanics and from number theory to statistics. Invaluable for students at all levels, it is also a useful and versatile source book for economists, business people, engineers, technicians

Pluses and Minuses: How Math Solves Our Problems (Buijsman Stefan)(Paperback)

A guide to changing how you think about numbers and mathematics, from the prodigy changing the way the world thinks about math. We all know math is important: we live in the age of big data, our lives are increasingly governed by algorithms, and we're constantly faced with a barrage of statistics

Advanced Construction Mathematics (Virdi Surinder)(Paperback)

Advanced Construction Mathematics covers the range of topics that a student must learn in order to achieve success in Level 3 and 4 mathematics for the Pearson BTEC National and BTEC HNC/HND in Construction, Building Services, and Civil Engineering. Packed with easy to follow examples, its 18

The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data (Spiegelhalter David)(Paperback)

The important and comprehensive (New Yorker) guide to statistical thinkingThe age of big data has made statistical literacy more important than ever. In The Art of Statistics, David Spiegelhalter shows how to apply statistical reasoning to real-world problems. Whether we're analyzing preventative

Freaky and Fearless: How to Tell a Tall Tale (Etherington Robin)(Paperback)

The FREAKY comic world collides with three FEARLESS kids in an explosion of fun, action, laughs and adventure!Simon Moss is just an ordinary boy who loves action comics and wishes he were brave enough to star in

Anti-Gravity: World Grid (Childress David Hatcher)(Paperback)

Learn the purpose of ley lines and ancient megalithic structures located on the grid. Discover how the grid made the Philadelphia Experiment possible. Explore Coral Castle and other mysteries including acoustic levitation, Tesla shields and Scalar wave

How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence (Omand David)(Paperback)

LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2021'One of the best books ever written about intelligence analysis and its long-term lessons. Brilliant, lucid and thought-provoking' Christopher Andrew, author of The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5 'An invaluable guide to

World's Worst Parents (Walliams David)(Paperback)

Millions of young readers have loved the World's Worst Children tales and revelled in the World's Worst Teachers with their delightfully dreadful deeds - now prepare for...THE WORLD'S WORST PARENTS! From the phenomenally bestselling David Walliams and illustrated in glorious colour by the artistic

Philosophy Bites (Edmonds David)(Paperback)

What does Anthony Grayling think about atheism? Adrian Moore about infinity? For the last three years, some of the world's leading philosophers have held forth on their favorite topics on the immensely popular website philosophybites.com. The site now features more than one hundred short

Difficult Women: A Memoir of Three (Plante David)(Paperback)

David Plante's dazzling portraits of three influential women in the literary world, now back in print for the first time in decades. Difficult Women presents portraits of three extraordinary, complicated, and, yes, difficult women, while also raising intriguing and, in their own way, difficult

Geometry & Art: How Mathematics Transformed Art During the Renaissance (Wade David)(Pevná vazba)

A definitive look at how geometry changed the world of art forever. Geometry & Art follows the artists of the Renaissance, whose search for perspective and visual depth led them to the study of geometry. Influencing the work of artists such as Paulo Uccello, Piero della Francesco, and Leonardo Da

Humans in the Classroom: Exploring the Lives of Extraordinary Teachers (Twiselton Sam)(Paperback)

Teachers are the vital life bloods of our schools, inspiring, nurturing and motivating their students. Never has this been more evident than during the Covid-19 pandemic, where teachers are risking their own health and wellbeing to ensure that no child is left behind, either face-to-face or online

The Student Guide to Mindfulness (Mair David)(Paperback)

Do you want to: Learn how to embed mindfulness in your everyday life? Understand how to manage feelings of anxiety or depression? Find a healthy balance between course work, job and social life? Face the future with a positive attitude? More than ever students are reporting high levels of

How to Argue with a Cat - A Human's Guide to the Art of Persuasion (Heinrichs Jay)(Paperback / softback)

Astrology and Cosmology in the World's Religions (Campion Nicholas)(Paperback)

When you think of astrology, you may think of the horoscope section in your local paper, or of Nancy Reagan's consultations with an astrologer in the White House in the 1980s. Yet almost every religion uses some form of astrology: some way of thinking about the sun, moon, stars, and planets and how

The Guest House (Mark David)(Paperback)

How much would you pay to survive?Mother-of-three Ronni Ashcroft had just pieced her life back together after her husband left. On a remote spur of the Scottish Highlands, she kept her successful guest house going and even met a new man, Bishop.But it turned out that Bishop had secrets. He had

The World’s Worst Teachers - David Walliams, Tony Ross

Millions of young readers have loved the World's Worst Children tales - now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever: The World's Worst Teachers. From the phenomenally bestselling David Walliams and illustrated in glorious colour by the artistic