Alone among important American writers, Ambrose Bierce fought for four years in the Civil War. The writings he produced about that conflict comprise a body of work unique in merican literature. This volume gathers virtually everything Bierce wrote about the war, from letters composed on the field of[...]
Aims to present a variety of examples of modern mathematics where intelligent computing plays a significant role, highlighting some of the key algorithms and to teach some of the key experimental approaches.[...]
About the revised edition: Before the Iowa caucuses, nearly all political analysts believed that the Obama campaign strategy of targeting young Americans was doomed to failure. His election win proved the detractors wrong. In a new epilogue of "The Good Citizen", focusing on the 2008 presidential el[...]
Containing a collection of over 150 mind games to tax your powers of logic, this book includes several kinds of logic problems. It doesn't follow a structure - the puzzles are not in any particular order by type or difficulty - so the reader can never be sure what logical challenge lurks over the pa[...]
A collection of some of the tantalizing puzzles and top-grade problems.
Allows you to test yourself and discover what your mental strengths are: maybe you prefer numbers to words or can visualize shapes better than you can spell. This book contains tests that help you discover what type of thinker you are, and encourage you to learn various cognitive skills.[...]
Brain-training is still hugely popular and the IQ (Intelligence Quotient) test is the original way of measuring for improvement in the brain's processes. This title includes tests and exercises.[...]
A collection of over 150 mind games. It includes various kinds of logic problems.
The puzzles in a Mensa book will tax even the sharpest minds. Pit your wits against this extraordinary collection of crosswords of every imaginable kind - and some you won't even have thought of! These puzzles will stretch your word abilities and your general knowledge to the limit, as you rack your[...]
'This fifth edition is an indispensable tool for all those interested in keeping abreast with the developments in the world of work on a global scale' - Peter Auer, International Labour Organisation. 'By far the best and most widely used contemporary comparative industrial relations book' - Sarosh K[...]
Many people and IQ puzzles fascinating but are nevertheless bewildered by them. Why should one particular shape be the odd one out? Why should a certain number be the next one in sequence? Philip Carter and Ken Russell - the UK Mensa Magazine puzzle editors - are the world's leading composers of IQ [...]
There is one fact on which all experts of the brain agree - the brain benefits from regular exercise in much the same way as muscles do. In fact, the brain not only benefits from this training - it thrives on it. IQ puzzles are especially good training for the brain and are now increasingly being en[...]
This is the first full collection of all 122 of Russell Ackoff's f/laws - previously only available in two separate Triarchy Press books (Management f-Laws and Systems Thinking for Curious Managers.) Each f/law in this full collection is accompanied by Ackoff's own witty and acerbic explanatory t[...]
On August 29-30 2014 the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation in co-operation with the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law arranged an International legal symposium under the heading "Functional or dysfunctional - the law as a cure? Risks and liability in the financial markets". The symposium w[...]