The world's most famous travelling reporter is confused by some very strange goings on involving shattering glass & an packet of cigarettes. But can he solve the mystery in time to protect Professor Calculus? Windows mirrors & chandeliers are spontaneously shattering & Tintin is left flummoxed. After a shooting & a break in Tintin knows Calculus is in danger but he has only one clue
- an unusual packet of cigarettes. He has a mystery to solve. But can he do it before a terrible weapon falls into the wrong hands? Join the most iconic character in comics as he embark on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical & political events & thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100 000 copies every year in the UK & having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson in 2011 The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children & adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th.
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Jennifer Ouellette never took maths in the sixth form mostly because she
- like most of us
- assumed she wouldn't need it

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The mere thought of having to take a required calculus course is enough to make legions of students break out in a cold sweat. Others who have no intention of ever studying the subject have this notion that calculus is impossibly difficult unless you happen to be a direct descendant of Einstein. Well the good news is that you can master calculus. Its not nearly as tough as its mystique would lead you to think. Much of calculus is really just very advanced algebra geometry & trig. It builds upon & is a logical extension of those subjects. If you can do algebra geometry & trig you can do calculus. Calculus For Dummies is intended for three groups of readers: Students taking their first calculus course -- If youre enrolled in a calculus course & you find your textbook less than crystal clear this is the book for you. It covers the most important topics in the first year of calculus: differentiation integration & infinite series. Students who need to brush up on their calculus to prepare for other studies -- If youve had elementary calculus but its been a couple of years & you want to review the concepts to prepare for say some graduate program Calculus For Dummies will give you a thorough no-nonsense refresher course. Adults of all ages whod like a good introduction to the subject -- Non-student readers will find the books exposition clear & accessible. Calculus For Dummies takes calculus out of the ivory tower & brings it down to earth. This is a user-friendly math book. Whenever possible the author explains the calculus concepts by showing you connections between the calculus ideas & easier ideas from algebra & geometry. Then youll see how the calculus concepts work in concrete examples. All explanations are in plain English not math-speak. Calculus For Dummies covers the following topics & more: * Real-world examples of calculus * The two big ideas of calculus: differentiation & integration * Why calculus works * Pre-algebra & algebra review * Common functions & their graphs * Limits & continuity * Integration & approximating area * Sequences & series Dont buy the misconception. Sure calculus is difficult -- but its manageable doable. You made it through algebra geometry & trigonometry. Well calculus just picks up where they leave off -- its simply the next step in a logical progression. ...

In 1999 Amit Chaudhuri moved back to Calcutta the city in which he was born. It was a place he had loved in his youth & the place he had made his name writing about. But upon his return he discovered that the Calcutta of his imagination had receded & another had taken its place. Lyrical observant & profound Calcutta is a personal account of two years (2009-2011) spent in one of the least known
- yet greatest
- cities of our time by one of our leading novelists. Using the historic elections of 2011 as a fulcrum Chaudhuri looks back to the nineteenth century when the city burst with a new vitality & towards the twenty-first when
- utterly changed
- it seems to be on the verge of another turn. Along the way he evokes all that is most particular & extraordinary. From the homeless & the working class to the old declining haute bourgeois; from the new malls & hotels to old houses being destroyed by developers; from politicians on their way out to the citys fitful attempts to embrace globalisation Calcutta brings a multifarious universe to life.



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The new novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks author of the Richard & Judy bestseller March Sunday Times bestseller Year of Wonders & People of the Book. Martha s Vineyard 1650s: Bethia Mayfield is a young girl growing up in the tiny settlement of Great Harbor amid a small band of pioneers & Puritans. Restless bright & curious but denied the education that her brothers receive she slips away as often as she can to explore the island s wild landscapes & observe its native Wampanoag inhabitants. At the age of twelve she encounters Caleb the young son of a chieftain & the children form a secret friendship that gradually draws each into the alien world of the other. Meanwhile Bethia s minister father is trying to convert the Wampanoag awakening the wrath of the tribe s shaman against whose magic he must test his own beliefs. & when he takes it upon himself to educate Caleb it will further divide the communities
- within a year the boy is learning Latin & Greek & leaves the island to study at Harvard. As Caleb makes the crossing into white culture Bethia finds herself pulled in the opposite direction. Trapped by the narrow strictures of her faith & her gender she seeks connections with Caleb s world that will challenge her beliefs & set her at odds with her community...
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In this George Mackay Browns first collection of short stories the themes he would develop over his career are set out
- an obsession
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This is the story of electric street railway trolleybus & light rail vehicle transit in Canada's western city of Calgary Alberta. Calgary was founded in 1875 when the North West Mounted Police established a new fort
- Fort Calgary. A big boost for the city came eight years later when the Canadian Pacific Railway
- building westward to the Pacific
- reached the Bow River in 1883. Calgary became an important centre for Canadian Pacific operations & has since become the railway's headquarters location. By 1909 Calgary boasted a population of 30 000 people. In July of that year the Calgary Electric Railway began operations with two cars sixteen employees & three miles of track. The system quickly grew & the following year became known as the Calgary Municipal Railway. Through its forty years of street railway service Calgary acquired passenger cars from such well-known Canadian builders as Ottawa Car Manufacturing Company Preston Car & Coach Company & the Canadian Car & Foundry. In addition the system's roster included used cars from several sources in the United States. Totalling 113 cars in all
- plus a scenic car
- it has been a daunting task to secure photos for this book. Many superb images have been discovered illustrating the operation of streetcars in different sections of the city. There are over 150 streetcar photos. Finding trolleybus photographs has been a challenge as well but the authors have succeeded in gathering a fine selection representing all classes of 'trackless trolley' coaches purchased new & acquired used from other US systems. You'll see streetcars & trolleybuses operating in the city centre in the rural suburbs & in residential neighbourhoods. Coverage of today's modern rail transit cars is outstanding. Now called 'light rail vehicles' all classes of these LRVs are represented operating in all seasons & over most portions of the system illustrating the many varied & unique Calgary urban environments. Rich carefully composed black & white photos are rounded out with a fine showing of subjects in colour. There's a variety of photos to interest everyone with an interest in the development of Calgary as a city: the construction of ' The Bay' early scenes in Bowness Park & some views of the streetcars serving seemingly unpopulated fields that today are thriving subdivisions. Whether you are a railway enthusiast or simply interested in Calgary's history you will find this account of Calgary's Electric Transit" a fascinating informative & enjoyable reading experience."




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For someone who didnt intend to wreck the solar systems fragile balance of power Jim Holden did a pretty good job of it. While Earth & Mars have stopped shooting each other the core alliance is shattered. The outer planets & the Belt are uncertain in their new
- possibly temporary
- autonomy. Then on one of Jupiters moons a single super-soldier attacks slaughtering soldiers of Earth & Mars indiscriminately & reigniting the war. The race is on to discover whether this is the vanguard of an alien army or if the danger lies closer to home.

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For someone who didnt intend to wreck the solar systems fragile balance of power Jim Holden did a pretty good job of it. While Earth & Mars have stopped shooting each other the core alliance is shattered. The outer planets & the Belt are uncertain in their new
- possibly temporary
- autonomy. Then on one of Jupiters moons a single super-soldier attacks slaughtering soldiers of Earth & Mars indiscriminately & reigniting the war. The race is on to discover whether this is the vanguard of an alien army or if the danger lies closer to home.

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Thirty years have passed since eleven-year-old Paul Tracy watched his troubled father Warren a pitcher for the New York Mets clash with his childhood hero the Cubs golden-boy Joe Castle in a contest from which no winners emerged. Now the news that his father is dying brings the memory of that day flooding back. Deciding that its time to face up to what really happened on that baseball field in 1973 father & son make their way to Calico Rock Arkansas where either redemption or rejection awaits them. ...