The untold story of a heroic band of Caribbean pirates whose defiance of imperial rule inspired revolt in colonial outposts across the world In the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Blackbeard, "Black Sam" Bellamy, and Charles Vane. Along with their fellow pirates—former sailors, indentured servants, and runaway slaves—…
At the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and much of modern cosmology lies one concept: symmetry. In Why Beauty Is Truth, world-famous mathematician Ian Stewart narrates the history of the emergence of this remarkable area of study. Stewart introduces us to such characters as the Renaissance Italian genius, rogue, scholar, and gambler Girolamo Cardano, who stole the …
perampok atau penjelajah? penjara atau pedagang? kita mengira bahwa kita tahu siapa bangsa viking itu, tetapi apakah memang benar demikian? ribuan tahun setelah kebinansaannya, jejak peradaban viking dapat ditemukan dari amerika utara hingga timur tengah. mereka berdagang walrus dengan suku inuit dan menjual budak di konstantinopel. mereka menemukan benua amerika, menetap di newfoundland, dan b…
Tanya is no ordinary girl. She can see fairies. But not the fairies we imagine. Evil fairies who cast spells on her, rousing her from her sleep and propelling her out of bed. At wit's end with her daughter's inexplicable behavior, Tanya's mother sends her away to live with her grandmother at Elvesden Manor, a secluded countryside mansion on the outskirts of a peculiar Essex town. There is pl…
uku teks ini diperuntukkan bagi para mahasiswa, baik mahasiswa D3, politeknik, maupun sarjana teknik elektro/elektronika intrumentasi/teknik komputer. Diasumsikan bahwa pembaca telah memahami dasar kalkulus diferensial dan integral. Bab 8 dan Bab 9 mencakup prosedur tahap-demi-tahap dalam mencari solusi untuk persamaan diferensial sederhana yang dipakai untuk menemukan derivasi atas respons nat…
An exciting retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale for beginning chapter book readers! Mowgli is a boy who was raised by wolves. He lives in the jungle and spends his days climbing trees, eating honey, and swimming in forest pools. The jungle is Mowlgi's home--but not everyone wants him there. Mowlgi has a dangerous enemy, the ferocious tiger Shere Kahn. Mowgli knows that someday he w…
This twisty, breathless cat-and-mouse thrill ride, told in the second person, follows a girl with amnesia in present-day Los Angeles who is being pursued by mysterious and terrifying assailants. A girl wakes up on the train tracks, a subway car barreling down on her. With only minutes to react, she hunches down and the train speeds over her. She doesn’t remember her name, where she is, or …