Author: Matt Novak
Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
ISBN: 9780531058268
Category : Sharing
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Mr. Floop gives all of his lunch away to other creatures before finding someone to share with him.
Mr. Floop's Lunch
Author: Matt Novak
Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
ISBN: 9780531058268
Category : Sharing
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Mr. Floop gives all of his lunch away to other creatures before finding someone to share with him.
Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
ISBN: 9780531058268
Category : Sharing
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Mr. Floop gives all of his lunch away to other creatures before finding someone to share with him.
The Information
Author: James Gleick
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307379574
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
From the bestselling author of the acclaimed Chaos and Genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era: Information, communication, and information theory. Acclaimed science writer James Gleick presents an eye-opening vision of how our relationship to information has transformed the very nature of human consciousness. A fascinating intellectual journey through the history of communication and information, from the language of Africa’s talking drums to the invention of written alphabets; from the electronic transmission of code to the origins of information theory, into the new information age and the current deluge of news, tweets, images, and blogs. Along the way, Gleick profiles key innovators, including Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, Samuel Morse, and Claude Shannon, and reveals how our understanding of information is transforming not only how we look at the world, but how we live. A New York Times Notable Book A Los Angeles Times and Cleveland Plain Dealer Best Book of the Year Winner of the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307379574
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
From the bestselling author of the acclaimed Chaos and Genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era: Information, communication, and information theory. Acclaimed science writer James Gleick presents an eye-opening vision of how our relationship to information has transformed the very nature of human consciousness. A fascinating intellectual journey through the history of communication and information, from the language of Africa’s talking drums to the invention of written alphabets; from the electronic transmission of code to the origins of information theory, into the new information age and the current deluge of news, tweets, images, and blogs. Along the way, Gleick profiles key innovators, including Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, Samuel Morse, and Claude Shannon, and reveals how our understanding of information is transforming not only how we look at the world, but how we live. A New York Times Notable Book A Los Angeles Times and Cleveland Plain Dealer Best Book of the Year Winner of the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
The Last Words of Dutch Schultz
Author: William S. Burroughs
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
ISBN: 9781559702119
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Before he was gunned down in the Palace Chop House in Newark, NJ, October 1935, Arthur Flegenheimer, alias Dutch Schultz, was generally considered New York's Number One racketeer. He survived for two days, with a police stenographer to record his last words. He talked of his childhood and youth, as well as his recent past. Burroughs has taken these last words as a starting point to create his own fiction about the man.
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
ISBN: 9781559702119
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Before he was gunned down in the Palace Chop House in Newark, NJ, October 1935, Arthur Flegenheimer, alias Dutch Schultz, was generally considered New York's Number One racketeer. He survived for two days, with a police stenographer to record his last words. He talked of his childhood and youth, as well as his recent past. Burroughs has taken these last words as a starting point to create his own fiction about the man.
Test Your I.Q.
Author: Alfred W. Munzert
Publisher: Gramercy
ISBN: 9780517182871
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Self-help is a thriving genre -- Test Your I.Q. makes it especially interesting and entertaining. Much more than a comprehensive self-scoring test based on proven scientific principles, this book provides insight into the mysterious concept of intelligence and uncovers new opportunities for self-knowledge.
Publisher: Gramercy
ISBN: 9780517182871
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Self-help is a thriving genre -- Test Your I.Q. makes it especially interesting and entertaining. Much more than a comprehensive self-scoring test based on proven scientific principles, this book provides insight into the mysterious concept of intelligence and uncovers new opportunities for self-knowledge.
I'm Rubber, You're Glue
Author: Shannon Shea
Publisher: Dark Ink
ISBN: 1943201013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Using his unique and personal narrative, Shannon shares his funny, embarrassing, and brutally honest life story, detailing his journey from a monster obsessed Louisiana kid to co-supervising the creation of the iconic alien hunter from the film Predator along with his countless other iconic film creations. A must for any film fan, Rubber, will give fans a behind the scenes look at such classics as House, Star Trek IV, Evil Dead II and much more.
Publisher: Dark Ink
ISBN: 1943201013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Using his unique and personal narrative, Shannon shares his funny, embarrassing, and brutally honest life story, detailing his journey from a monster obsessed Louisiana kid to co-supervising the creation of the iconic alien hunter from the film Predator along with his countless other iconic film creations. A must for any film fan, Rubber, will give fans a behind the scenes look at such classics as House, Star Trek IV, Evil Dead II and much more.
The Five Chinese Brothers
Author: Claire Huchet Bishop
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780833529985
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Five brothers who look just alike outwit the executioner by using their extraordinary individual talents.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780833529985
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Five brothers who look just alike outwit the executioner by using their extraordinary individual talents.
The Quantum Realm
Author: Mark Montgomery
Publisher: Ebookit.com
ISBN: 9781456628970
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
The Quantum Realm: Philly the Photon, is an inspirational novella that addresses some of the key elements of Science and Quantum Physics and how it relates to the human experience. Understanding these elements in the context of human psychological growth and development can have a tremendous positive impact. This simple story of a young man confronting his trauma brought on by Nature--a freak electrical storm, by endeavoring on a quest of knowledge through the Quantum Realm, provide fundamental truths about how our personal life can be enhanced by the understanding of scientific analysis and the primary patterns of the Universe that govern our physical and spiritual existence. This journey will inspire, educate, and challenge your perceptions on relative reality. Children and young adults will find sanity and direction in these words, while adults of all ages will find nuggets of wisdom for personal application. Embark on a journey with Sebastian and visually experience the more elusive universal patterns that determine who we are as humans and how we are integrally and three-dimensionally connected to everything and everyone around us through the continuum of quantum events.
Publisher: Ebookit.com
ISBN: 9781456628970
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
The Quantum Realm: Philly the Photon, is an inspirational novella that addresses some of the key elements of Science and Quantum Physics and how it relates to the human experience. Understanding these elements in the context of human psychological growth and development can have a tremendous positive impact. This simple story of a young man confronting his trauma brought on by Nature--a freak electrical storm, by endeavoring on a quest of knowledge through the Quantum Realm, provide fundamental truths about how our personal life can be enhanced by the understanding of scientific analysis and the primary patterns of the Universe that govern our physical and spiritual existence. This journey will inspire, educate, and challenge your perceptions on relative reality. Children and young adults will find sanity and direction in these words, while adults of all ages will find nuggets of wisdom for personal application. Embark on a journey with Sebastian and visually experience the more elusive universal patterns that determine who we are as humans and how we are integrally and three-dimensionally connected to everything and everyone around us through the continuum of quantum events.
Talking Drums of Africa
Author: John F. Carrington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drum
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drum
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Socktopus
Author: Alice Yu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600854101
Category : CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sock knitters now have something to really get their needles into with the lavish and inspirational "Socktopus," which is packed with invaluable tips and 17 fabulous patterns. Full of clear, helpful instruction on topics such as how to master turning a heel, sizing a sole, and fitting a high arch, "Socktopus" is the book that will enlighten and intrigue knitters.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600854101
Category : CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sock knitters now have something to really get their needles into with the lavish and inspirational "Socktopus," which is packed with invaluable tips and 17 fabulous patterns. Full of clear, helpful instruction on topics such as how to master turning a heel, sizing a sole, and fitting a high arch, "Socktopus" is the book that will enlighten and intrigue knitters.
The Mathematical Theory of Communication
Author: Claude E Shannon
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 025209803X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Scientific knowledge grows at a phenomenal pace--but few books have had as lasting an impact or played as important a role in our modern world as The Mathematical Theory of Communication, published originally as a paper on communication theory more than fifty years ago. Republished in book form shortly thereafter, it has since gone through four hardcover and sixteen paperback printings. It is a revolutionary work, astounding in its foresight and contemporaneity. The University of Illinois Press is pleased and honored to issue this commemorative reprinting of a classic.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 025209803X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Scientific knowledge grows at a phenomenal pace--but few books have had as lasting an impact or played as important a role in our modern world as The Mathematical Theory of Communication, published originally as a paper on communication theory more than fifty years ago. Republished in book form shortly thereafter, it has since gone through four hardcover and sixteen paperback printings. It is a revolutionary work, astounding in its foresight and contemporaneity. The University of Illinois Press is pleased and honored to issue this commemorative reprinting of a classic.