Think of a Number" is the chilling debut from John Verdon. It begins with a letter... The letter contains a request
- think
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Join TV Presenter Johnny Ball for an incredible number-filled adventure cracking secret codes & unravelling mazes
- now in paperback.
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Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel is first on the scene as a stolen car crashes on a misty wet Manchester morning. The driver is dead but the biggest shock awaits her when she discovers the body of a child wrapped in plastic in the boot of the car. As Jessica struggles to discover the identity of the driver a thin trail leads her to a set of clothes buried in the woods & a list of children's names abandoned in an allotment shed. With the winter chill setting in & parents looking for answers Jessica must find out who has been watching local children & how this connects to a case that has been unsolved for fourteen years. The fourth fantastic title in the ' Jessica Daniel' series from Amazon UK No. 1 bestseller Kerry Wilkinson. ...

Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel is first on the scene as a stolen car crashes on a misty wet Manchester morning. The driver is dead but the biggest shock awaits her when she discovers the body of a child wrapped in plastic in the boot of the car. As Jessica struggles to discover the identity of the driver a thin trail leads her first to a set of clothes buried in the woods & then to a list of children's names abandoned in an allotment shed. With the winter chill setting in & parents looking for answers Jessica must find out who has been watching local children & how this connects to a case that has been unsolved for 14 years. ...

For decades people have been studying Shakespeares life & times & in recent years there has been a renewed surge of interest in aspects of his language. So how can we better understand Shakespeare? David Crystal provides a lively & original introduction to Shakespeares language making his plays easily accessible to modern-day audiences. Covering the five main

Dimensions of language structure
- writing system pronunciation grammar vocabulary & conversational style
- this book demonstrates how examining these linguistic nuts & bolts can help us achieve a greater appreciation of Shakespeares linguistic creativity.



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Were your school exercise books adorned with huge ticks glowing comments & gold stars? Did you win prizes for your awe-inspiring performances on the toughest of tests? Do you still think you know it all? This is your chance to prove it as you work your way through a vast array of general knowledge head scratchers in Think You Know It All?" If you reckon youve got what it takes to list the capitals of Europe name the 52 states of the USA check off all 38 Shakespeare plays or recall all the James Bond films (in order) lets find out. With space to scribble tick & graffiti as well as an answers section for when you admit defeat this book will entertain & challenge in equal measure." ...

The Telegraph's obituaries pages are renowned for their quality of writing & capacity to distil the essence of a life from its most extraordinary moments. A unique mix of heroism ingenuity infamy & the bizarre Thinker Failure Soldier Jailer collects the very best of those obituaries to present an endlessly absorbing compendium of human endeavour. Organised day by day around the calendar year with each life presented on the date it ended the book features hundreds of remarkable stories. World statesmen jostle with glamorous celluloid stars pioneering boffins sit alongside chart-topping rock 'n' rollers while artists & their muses mingle with record-breaking sportsmen Victoria Cross winners spies showgirls & captains of industry
- as well as the titans of rather more esoteric fields. Here for instance can be found Britain's greatest goat breeder a hangman who campaigned to abolish the death penalty a priest to Soho's pimps a cross-dressing mountaineer & a minister who preached a gospel of avarice
- donations in notes only please as 'change makes me nervous'. A treasure trove of human virtue vice & trivia Thinker Failure Soldier Jailer is the perfect gift for the armchair psychologist in all of us.

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Evil is one of the deepest & most central problems of human existence
- a problem that every individual & every age must face for
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The New York Times" Bestseller acclaimed by author such as Freakonomics co-author Steven D. Levitt Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb & Nudge co-author Richard Thaler " Thinking Fast & Slow" offers a whole new look at the way our minds work & how we make decisions. Why is there more chance we'll believe something if it's in a bold type face? Why are judges more likely to deny parole before lunch? Why do we assume a good-looking person will be more competent? The answer lies in the two ways we make choices: fast intuitive thinking & slow rational thinking. This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error & prejudice (even when we think we are being logical) & gives you practical techniques for slower smarter thinking. It will enable to you make better decisions at work at home & in everything you do." ...

This unique text by Stewart Shapiro looks at a range of philosophical issues & positions concerning mathematics in four comprehensive sections. The first describes questions & issues about mathematics that have motivated philosophers almost since the beginning of intellectual history. Part II is an historical survey discussing the role of mathematics in such thinkers as Plato Aristotle Kant & Mill. The third section covers the three major positions & battle lines throughout the twentieth century: that mathematics is logic (logicism) that the essence of mathematics is the rule-governed manipulation of characters (formalism) & a revisionist philosophy that focuses on the mental activity of mathematics (intuitionism). Finally Part IV looks at contemporary positions & work which brings the reader up-to-date on the discipline. Thinking about Mathematics is accessible to those with little background in either mathematics or philosophy. It is aimed at students & professionals in mathematics who have little contact with academic philosophy & at philosophy students & other philosophers who forgot much of their mathematics. ...