The dazzling debut novel that launched David Mitchell as one of the most exciting talents to emerge for the new millennium.
The world is full of fascinating facts and statistics, but presented without context and in no particular order they can be overwhelming. By interpreting the world around us through numbers, you can break the most amazing and revealing of facts down to their bare bones. For example, did you know that the average eyelash lasts five months? That 400 quarter-pound hamburgers can be made out of one…
Mathematics for the International Student: Mathematics HL (Core) has been written to embrace the core syllabus for the two-year Mathematics HL Course, first examined in 2014. The new edition reflects the new Mathematics HL syllabus and includes syllabus references at the beginning of each chapter. In response to the introduction of a calculator-free examination paper, the review sets at the end…
Random House USA Inc, United States, 1991. Paperback. Condición: New. Reissue. Language: English. Brand new Book. Here is Sandra Cisnero's greatly admired and best-selling novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Acclaimed by critics, beloved by children and their parents and grandparents, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the coun…
After a courtroom gunman threatens everything he holds dear, a Texas Ranger with a checkered past must choose between vengeance and family in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller. Crawford Hunt wants his daughter back. Following the death of his wife four years ago, he fell into a downward spiral that knocked him down to deskwork and landed his five-year-old daughter Georgia in the cu…
18 "monstrous" origami projects for folders of all experience. This book presents 18 projects to create monsters of all kinds and sizes. The book opens with an introduction (or review, for experienced folders) of the basic folds. The brightly colored monsters are shown step by step with folds displayed clearly on the page, complete with directional arrows. Easy-to-follow text instructions…