Mathematics Of Life - Unlocking the Secrets of Existence (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

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

Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

The bestselling Ian Stewart tackles his biggest subject yet: the weird and wonderful world of numbers, from zero to

Taming the Infinite - The Story of Mathematics (Stewart Ian)(Paperback / softback)

From ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems, Ian Stewart brings us his definitive history of mathematics. In his famous straightforward style, Professor Stewart explains each major development - from the first number systems to chaos theory - and considers how each affected society and

The Foundations of Mathematics (Stewart Ian)(Paperback)

The transition from school mathematics to university mathematics is seldom straightforward. Students are faced with a disconnect between the algorithmic and informal attitude to mathematics at school, versus a new emphasis on proof, based on logic, and a more abstract development of general

Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Solving mathematical riddles with the world's most popular maths

Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Presents a collection of games, puzzles, paradoxes, brainteasers, and riddles. This title helps you find out: how to organise chaos; how matter balances anti-matter; how to turn a sphere inside out (without creasing it); why you can't comb a hairy ball; and, how to calculate pi by observing the

Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Features mathematical oddities such as games, puzzles, facts, numbers and mathematical

Math Hysteria: Fun and Games with Mathematics (Stewart Ian)(Paperback)

Welcome to Ian Stewart's strange and magical world of mathematics! Math Hysteria contains twenty quirky tales of mathematical exploration by one of the world's most popular writers on mathematics. Ian Stewart presents us with a wealth of magical puzzles, each one spun around an amazing tale,

The Mathematics of Secrets: Cryptography from Caesar Ciphers to Digital Encryption (Holden Joshua)(Paperback)

Explaining the mathematics of cryptographyThe Mathematics of Secrets takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematics behind cryptography--the science of sending secret messages. Using a wide range of historical anecdotes and real-world examples, Joshua Holden shows how mathematical

Concepts of Modern Mathematics (Stewart Ian)(Paperback)

Some years ago, new math took the country's classrooms by storm. Based on the abstract, general style of mathematical exposition favored by research mathematicians, its goal was to teach students not just to manipulate numbers and formulas, but to grasp the underlying mathematical concepts. The

Obesity Code - the bestselling guide to unlocking the secrets of weight loss (Fung Dr Jason)(Paperback / softback)

Women of the Highlands (Stewart Katharine)(Paperback / softback)

Katherine Stewart examines the ways of life of Highland women through the spoken, sung and written histories they have left

Thinking about Mathematics: The Philosophy of Mathematics (Shapiro Stewart)(Paperback)

This unique book by Stewart Shapiro looks at a range of philosophical issues and positions concerning mathematics in four comprehensive sections. Part I describes questions and issues about mathematics that have motivated philosophers since the beginning of intellectual history. Part II is an

Science Of Discworld II - The Globe (Stewart Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Acclaimed The Science of Discworld centred around an original Pratchett story about the wizards of

Secrets of The Krays - My Life in The Firm (Dickson John)(Paperback / softback)

Great Mathematical Problems (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture. This book explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to incredible lengths to solve them and where they stand in the context of

Tao of Nature (Tzu Chuang)(Paperback / softback)

Examines the nature of existence, from the battle to grasp the purpose of life to the search for knowledge. This title describes perfection, perception, the value of skills and the truth revealed by complete

Your Superstar Brain - Unlocking the Secrets of the Human Mind (Nordengen Kaja)(Paperback / softback)

A short popular science book about how the brain

Henry, Himself (O'Nan Stewart)(Paperback / softback)

Stewart O'Nan is renowned for illuminating the unexpected grace of everyday life and the resilience of ordinary people with humour, intelligence and compassion. In Henry, Himself he offers an unsentimental, moving life story of a twentieth-century

Ancient City of Liangzhu - Unlocking its Secrets (Bin Liu)(Paperback / softback)

Discover a whole new world. The mysterious, ancient civilisation in the city of Liangzhu was largely unheard of, until recently. Learn all about the Liangzhu people, including their society, infrastructure, trades, economy, politics, agriculture, art and mythology in this detailed and beautiful

Key to Happiness - How to Find Purpose by Unlocking the Secrets of the World's Happiest People (Wiking Meik)(Paperback / softback)

Meik Wiking understands happiness better than anyone. In his role as Founder and CEO of the world's only Happiness Research Institute, he has travelled the globe interviewing the world's happiest people to discover the key components of happiness. | In The Key to Happiness, Meik explores the hidden

Dead (Oldfield Mark)(Paperback / softback)

Former secret policeman Leopoldo Guzman is the key to unlocking some of Spain's darkest secrets and forensic investigator Ana Maria Galindez determined to track him

Men of Mathematics (Bell E. T.)(Paperback)

From one of the greatest minds in contemporary mathematics, Professor E.T. Bell, comes a witty, accessible, and fascinating look at the beautiful craft and enthralling history of mathematics.Men of Mathematics provides a rich account of major mathematical milestones, from the geometry of the Greeks

Mathematics of the Breath and the Way - The Writing Life (Bukowski Charles)(Paperback / softback)

In The Mathematics of the Breath and the Way, Charles Bukowski considers the art of writing, and the art of living as writer. Bringing together a variety of previously uncollected stories, columns, reviews, introductions, and interviews, this book finds him approaching the dynamics of his chosen