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The Birth of Satan: Tracing the Devil's Biblical Roots

Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

"An informative study of the biblical origins of Satan…With resourceful though never excessive citation, Mobley and Wray make a good job of pinning down the roots of a notoriously protean character."--The Times Literary Supplement

"Let's admit it. Even in a secular age we are all still...

The Artful Universe Expanded

Oxford University Press, 2005

Our love of art, writes John Barrow, is the end product of millions of years of evolution. How we react to a beautiful painting or symphony draws upon instincts laid down long before humans existed. Now, in this enhanced edition of the highly popular The Artful Universe, Barrow further explores the close ties between our aesthetic appreciation and...

Hip: The History (P.S.)

Harper Perennial, 2005

Hip: The History is the story of how American pop culture has evolved throughout the twentieth century to its current position as world cultural touchstone. How did hip become such an obsession? From sex and music to fashion and commerce, John Leland tracks the arc of ideas as they move from subterranean Bohemia to Madison Avenue and...

Universal Mandelbrot Set: Beginning of the Story

World Scientific Publishing, 2006

This book is devoted to the structure of Mandelbrot set - a remarkable and important personage of the modern theoretical physics, related to chaos and fractals and simultaneously to analytical functions, Riemann surfaces and phase transitions. This makes Mandelbrot set one of the bridges connecting the worlds of chaos and order (integrability). At...

The Mind of the Mathematician

Johns Hopkins, 2007

What makes mathematicians tick? How do their minds process formulas and concepts that, for most of the rest of the world's population, remain mysterious and beyond comprehension? Is there a connection between mathematical creativity and mental illness?

In The Mind of the Mathematician, internationally famous mathematician Ioan James and...

The Essential John Nash

Princeton Press, 2007

"John Nash's creative work in game theory has of course had the most profound influence on both its mathematics and its practical applications in economics. It is very good to see his work in this area joined with his other mathematical contributions in a single volume, to give a more rounded perspective."--Kenneth J. Arrow, 1972 Nobel...

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D (Focal Digital Camera Guides)

Focal Press, 2008

Focal Digital Camera Guides: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D

Just bought a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D and looking to combine practical know-how with inspiration? This one-stop, easy-to-read guide covers all the basic functions of the camera, and everything beyond.

For the basics, turn to the quick start guide, which...

Pythagoras' Revenge: A Mathematical Mystery

Princeton Press, 2009

The celebrated mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras left no writings. But what if he had and the manuscript was never found? Where would it be located? And what information would it reveal? These questions are the inspiration for the mathematical mystery novel Pythagoras' Revenge. Suspenseful and instructive, Pythagoras'...

Oh. My. Gods.

Dutton Juvenile, 2008

The story is part "Harry Potter," part Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief and part shojo, and it will keep teens, particularly girls, reading. -- School Library Journal

The mythological concept elevates the usual high-school dramas...to new heights. Funny and light, this tale is a romance of Olympian proportions. --...

Under the Sink: Selected Works

D.A. Peters, 2009

Debut novella and short story collection by upcoming author, d.a. peters. With a knack for the vernacular and a biting wit, his debut has been likened to Darrell Spencer, John Updike, and Chuck Palahniuk. In the eponymous novella, four clerks share their experiences working at a grocery: from alcohol stashed behind the counter, drug addiction, and...

Subconscious Demons and Conscious Delights

Iuniverse Inc, 2009

A man had an accident seven months ago.He lost his sense of time and his perception was drastically altered.He will write his story. History will judge it.This is his fifth attempt to communicate how he perceives the world since the accident.

About the Author

I had an accident and lost my sense...

New Theories of Everything

Oxford University Press, 2007

"A fascinating journey."--Kirkus Reviews
"He acknowledges the limitations of seeking a formula to describe the emotional aspects of experience and the necessity of incorporating these variables into the long-sought-after theory of everything."--Science News
"Recommended for general readers; lower-division...

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