After a devious computer hacker pulls off the CIA’s worst-case scenario, shutting down power networks all over the world, Ben and his fellow spies-in-training are forced to make a harrowing emergency landing of their plane in Indonesia. While chaos begins to erupt around the planet, Ben deduces that his team is closer to the mysterious hacker’s base than anyone else. But with all computers …
Climb aboard the world’s 100 greatest railway adventures with this beautifully curated travel guide from National Geographic. Filled with unforgettable journeys, including a weeklong excursion through Italy’s wine country and a four-hour sojourn in the Swiss countryside, this illustrated collection will add to your train trip bucket list.
In Math with Bad Drawings, Ben Orlin reveals what math is all about. His tools are unorthodox: jokes, cartoons, strange-but-true stories, and beneath it all, the empathy of a veteran teacher who believes that math should belong to everyone. Orlin helps us to think like mathematicians by teaching a brand-new game of tic-tac-toe, profiling the ten people you meet in line for the lottery, and docu…
Thinking about life is a normal part of being human; it's helpful to analyze a situation or revisit a problem in your mind, but if you find yourself constantly dwelling on your thoughts - with no sign of a resolution - then it can set you back from living the life you want
Kamus ini hadir untuk menjadi rujukan andal bagi pemadanan kata-kata dari bahasa Indonesia ke dalam bahasa Inggris. Karya ini merupakan buah kerja penelitian dan dokumentasi selama 20 tahun oleh kedua penyusun, seorang doktor linguistik dan penerjemah pr
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egendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of "optimal experience" have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work on personal growth, Csikszentmihalyi (…
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that hasn’t kept her from leading a quietly happy life . . . until now. Suddenly Willow’s world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash,…
Welcome young biologists! Delve into the wonders of the human body, exploring it from head to toe with this big, smart pop-up book. You'll discover your brain, lungs, heart and more as they pop up from the page!