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Riddles of the Sphinx and Other Mathematical Puzzle Tales (New Mathematical Library Series/No. 32)

Mathematical Association of America, 1987

This is the third and final collection of puzzle columns that I contributed to Isaac Asimov' s Science Fiction Magazine over a period of about ten years. The format follows that of two previous anthologies: Science Fiction Puzzle Tales (1981) and Puzzles from Other Worlds (1984).

Each chapter poses a problem answered in the First Answers...

The New York City Subway System (Building America: Then and Now)

Chelsea House Publications, 2009

In 1912, workers digging to create the Broadway Subway, north of Murray Street in lower Manhattan, hit a brick wall approximately 21 feet (6.4 meters) below the street surface. Breaking through the wall, the laborers came upon a tunnel 9 feet (2.7 m) in diameter and lined with eight- inch- thick (20.32 centimeters) bricks. Two rails led into a...

Invitation to Number Theory (New Mathematical Library)

Mathematical Association of America, 1969

This book is one of a series written by professional mathematicians in order to make some important mathematical ideas interesting and understandable to a large audience of high school students and laymen. Most of the volumes in the New Mathematical Library cover topics not usually included in the high school curriculum; they vary in difficulty,...

Mathematics of Choice: Or, How to Count Without Counting (New Mathematical Library)

Mathematical Association of America, 1975

First Concepts of Topology (New Mathematical Library)

Mathematical Association of America, 1975

Web 2.0 and Social Networking for the Enterprise: Guidelines and Examples for Implementation and Management Within Your Organization

IBM Press, 2009

Humans are creatures of collaboration. Since the beginning of time, we have sought each other out and wanted to communicate and share. Language finds its very purpose in this. As social beings, and aided by all manner of advancement, our ability to interact has evolved.

Centuries ago, man stood on hilltops separated by miles and...

Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty.

PublicAffairs, 2009

For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the Ð²ÐÑGreen RevolutionÐ²ÐÑ succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. More than 9 million people every year die of hunger, malnutrition, and related diseases every year most of them in Africa...

The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Great copy is the heart and soul of the advertising business. In this practical guide, legendary copywriter Joe Sugarman provides proven guidelines and expert advice on what it takes to write copy that will entice, motivate, and move customers to buy. For anyone who wants to break into the business, this is the ultimate companion resource for...

Handbook of Optics, Third Edition Volume II: Design, Fabrication and Testing, Sources and Detectors, Radiometry and Photometry

McGraw-Hill, 2009

The most comprehensive and up-to-date optics resource available

Prepared under the auspices of the Optical Society of America, the five carefully architected and cross-referenced volumes of the Handbook of Optics, Third Edition, contain everything a student, scientist, or engineer requires to actively work in...

Handbook of Optics, Third Edition Volume I: Geometrical and Physical Optics, Polarized Light, Components and Instruments(set)

McGraw-Hill, 2009

The most comprehensive and up-to-date optics resource available

The Two Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke

Basic Books, 2003

This groundbreaking exposé brings to light the surprising financial consequences of mothers going to work, and the precarious position of today's middle class.

More than two decades ago, the women's movement flung open the doors of the workplace. Although this social revolution created a firestorm of controversy, no one questioned the...

Javafx in Action

Manning Publications, 2009

I suppose for many it was just another unremarkable mid-May Wednesday; certainly I don’t recall the weather making any effort to surprise. What might have made the day slightly memorable for some, perhaps, was that Manchester United was playing Chelsea in the final of the ultra-prestigious soccer European Champions League. A couple of days...

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