Demonstrates mathematics' usefulness and relevance to students' daily lives through topics such as calculating interest and understanding voting systems. This text emphasizes problem-solving skills, practical applications, and the history of mathematics, and unveils the relevance of mathematics and [...]
"At the end of last year, an extraordinary work of detective criticism briefly appeared, despite legal threats. Kent Johnson's "A Question Mark Above the Sun "(Punch Press) movingly speculates that Kenneth Koch forged one of Frank O'Hara's greatest poems as a posthumous tribute to his friend. A noir[...]
A philosophical look at the movie "Inception" and its brilliant metaphysical puzzlesIs the top still spinning? Was it all a dream? In the world of Christopher Nolan's four-time Academy Award-winning movie, people can share one another's dreams and alter their beliefs and thoughts. "Inception" is a m[...]
The only text dealing exclusively with rare or infrequently encountered malignancies in adults and childrenNow in its "Fourth Edition, Textbook of Uncommon Cancer" is designed to help clinicians manage the treatment of uncommon cancers, for which, in many instances, there are few established guideli[...]
New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and international bestselling phenomenon David Weber delivers the next book in the multiple New York Times bestselling Honor Harrington series. There are two sides to any quarrel... unless there are more. Queen Elizabeth of Manticore's first cousin and[...]
The countdown to the motion picture event of 2013 begins here, in this blockbuster 4-issue prequel mini-series that sets the stage for the upcoming "Star Trek" film! Like the best-selling "Star Trek: Countdown" in 2009, this all-new series leads directly into the next movie, with a story by "Star Tr[...]
This is the first biography of two integral bluegrass innovators and touchstones of country music authenticity. Carter and Ralph Stanley - the Stanley Brothers - are comparable to Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs as important members of the earliest generation of bluegrass musicians. This first biogr[...]
The exclusive graphic novel prequel to this summer's blockbuster Star Trek movie, Star Trek Into Darkness! New characters and new conflicts threaten Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise in this all-new story overseen by Star Trek movie writer/producer, Roberto Orci[...]
This book details the vision of interspirituality within a comprehensive and powerful synthesis of world religions and spirituality, the discoveries of modern science, and the developmental and evolutionary view of history. It is the first book to review and predict the ongoing history of world reli[...]
The latest title from Ryton features all the variations of the German four wheeled armored car. It contains over 280 color and b+w photographs. The Sd.Kfz. 223, 260 and 261 series vehicles are illustrated with color sideviews by Uwe Feist. 288 photos[...]