Author: B.T. Lawson
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1529225353
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Do numbers have a life of their own or do we give them meaning? How do data play a role in constructing people’s perceptions of the world around them? How far can we trust numbers to speak truth to power? The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique moment to answer these questions. This book examines how politicians, experts and journalists gave meaning to data through the story of seven iconic numbers from the pandemic. Shedding light on a new dawn of data, this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the relationship between numbers, meaning and society.
The Life of a Number
Author: B.T. Lawson
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1529225353
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Do numbers have a life of their own or do we give them meaning? How do data play a role in constructing people’s perceptions of the world around them? How far can we trust numbers to speak truth to power? The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique moment to answer these questions. This book examines how politicians, experts and journalists gave meaning to data through the story of seven iconic numbers from the pandemic. Shedding light on a new dawn of data, this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the relationship between numbers, meaning and society.
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1529225353
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Do numbers have a life of their own or do we give them meaning? How do data play a role in constructing people’s perceptions of the world around them? How far can we trust numbers to speak truth to power? The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique moment to answer these questions. This book examines how politicians, experts and journalists gave meaning to data through the story of seven iconic numbers from the pandemic. Shedding light on a new dawn of data, this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the relationship between numbers, meaning and society.
The Number
Author: Lee Eisenberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743270320
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Backed by imaginative reporting and insights, Eisenberg urges people to assume control and responsibility for their standard of living, and take greater aim on their long-term aspirations. Not an investment guide, this is a revealing look at common financial and emotional conflicts and how to control them.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743270320
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Backed by imaginative reporting and insights, Eisenberg urges people to assume control and responsibility for their standard of living, and take greater aim on their long-term aspirations. Not an investment guide, this is a revealing look at common financial and emotional conflicts and how to control them.
Change Your Number, Change Your Life
Author: George Dean
Publisher: Add in Life
ISBN: 9780692097595
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Have you ever made a bad decision and wondered how you got to that point? A decision that impacted your health, education, finances, freedom, or your relationships? Don't worry, the Number Line can help you! This guide is about changing your number in life and provides a simple tool, the Number Line, to empower people to make positive decisions that add value to their lives.In his guide Change Your Number, Change your Life, author George Dean practically and skillfully breaks down the art of decision-making. With his Number Line method, George teaches readers how to weigh the outcomes of their decisions by using the Number Line and asking one simple question: Will this decision add to my life or subtract? Change Your Number, Change your Life will help you identify where you are in life so you can see what it will take to get where you want to be. This guide is a great tool not only for the youth, but for parents, teachers, counselors, ministers and other adults as well. Join me in learning how to Change your Number to Change your Life!
Publisher: Add in Life
ISBN: 9780692097595
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Have you ever made a bad decision and wondered how you got to that point? A decision that impacted your health, education, finances, freedom, or your relationships? Don't worry, the Number Line can help you! This guide is about changing your number in life and provides a simple tool, the Number Line, to empower people to make positive decisions that add value to their lives.In his guide Change Your Number, Change your Life, author George Dean practically and skillfully breaks down the art of decision-making. With his Number Line method, George teaches readers how to weigh the outcomes of their decisions by using the Number Line and asking one simple question: Will this decision add to my life or subtract? Change Your Number, Change your Life will help you identify where you are in life so you can see what it will take to get where you want to be. This guide is a great tool not only for the youth, but for parents, teachers, counselors, ministers and other adults as well. Join me in learning how to Change your Number to Change your Life!
Glynis Has Your Number
Author: Glynis McCants
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 1401394663
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
An accessible guide to everything the simple art of numerology can reveal about your friends, loved ones, colleagues, and -- especially -- yourself! Glynis McCants has gained a huge following with her on-target celebrity predictions. Now she's set to help readers lead the life they want with her simple numerology system. Using an ancient but surprisingly easy system of numbers, Glynis will show readers how to recognize their strengths, break harmful patterns, and change their lives for the better. What is your soul number? What does your birthday say about you? How can you heal through numbers? How can you find your soulmate through numbers? In Glynis Has Your Number, Glynis shows us how to find the unique set of numbers that "vibrate" within each of us, and how these numbers affect every aspect of our lives. Glynis gives readers all the tools they need to test their compatibility with loved ones, better navigate the waters at work, and find success by choosing pursuits that are in sync with their numbers.
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 1401394663
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
An accessible guide to everything the simple art of numerology can reveal about your friends, loved ones, colleagues, and -- especially -- yourself! Glynis McCants has gained a huge following with her on-target celebrity predictions. Now she's set to help readers lead the life they want with her simple numerology system. Using an ancient but surprisingly easy system of numbers, Glynis will show readers how to recognize their strengths, break harmful patterns, and change their lives for the better. What is your soul number? What does your birthday say about you? How can you heal through numbers? How can you find your soulmate through numbers? In Glynis Has Your Number, Glynis shows us how to find the unique set of numbers that "vibrate" within each of us, and how these numbers affect every aspect of our lives. Glynis gives readers all the tools they need to test their compatibility with loved ones, better navigate the waters at work, and find success by choosing pursuits that are in sync with their numbers.
Numbers Can Change Your Life
Author: Baldev Bhatia
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781519343192
Category : Numerology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
NUMBER CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFEKNOW YOUR LUCKY NUMBERABOUT THE BOOKNumbers Can Change Your Life - Know Your Lucky Number, deals with science of numbers. It is a cosmic Science, which reveals, the hidden mysteries of numbers. Its origin can be traced to earlier times, when a person first began to identify various causes, in his immediate behavior, environment, and his nature of controlling over his temperament. Research and deep studies done in the past have revealed that every number has a different characteristic and has different occult significance with very specific power. This power of difference n numbers has reflected not only a distinctive character on the basis of their qualities, with the cosmic force, and influencing the laws of nature by governing them in different ways.The commencement begins with number one, indicating a powerful dynamic force, and great abilities over everything. These are followed by number 2, 3, 4 and 0. This zero number has not been assigned any distinct role, but in association with other numbers it does play an important part. As anything multiplied by zero becomes zero. There are various types of numbers. These are called Birth Numbers (the prime number), the lucky Numbers, the Year Numbers and the Name Numbers. As such there are also the House Numbers, the Vehicle numbers, your Telephone Numbers etc. Now these different numbers of an individual when vibrates and influences well, life becomes much more interesting and fruitful for the person. Name number is the number obtained from the addition of all the alphabets in our name, which is further divided into various other types of numbers such as, Personality Number and Destiny Number and Ambition Number. Number 7 are great visualizers, thinkers and philosophers. Number 9 is highly suitable for politics as it confers qualities of aggressive approach dynamism, and good organization capacity.It often makes them courageous and fearless. Though number 9 natives tend to face difficulties and hassles initially but later on, by their own persistent and hard work, they can ensure success and often hit the target and become head-liners. Numbers 1 and 9 are more stable, strong than number 7. People with number 7 are more comfortable with regards to their religion and their religious and spiritual matter and have the capability of preserving and strengthening their cultural heritage, but on the face of it, this number is full of uncertainties, tribulations, dirty and foul play. Whereas, number 7 is good on the spiritual world, number 9 happens to be a top number on the materialistic world and is good for great success on the political front. Number 9 has qualities of diplomacy, tact, ability to take the masses which is inbuilt in them, among the weaker sections of society. Number 9 people feel restless when their leadership is questioned but once their leadership is well established, they march easily to their road to victory.When any one changes his name, a grand new set of cosmic vibrations start influencing his luck and fortune. These have tremendous impact on all aspects of his life. Whereas it is often said, that when a lady changes, her first name, after her marriage her style life and fortune too takes a new turn. In many circumstances and communities, when a man is suffering and is not in perfect health or is ill and is not good at responding to treatment, he is advised to change his name and that is changed for his speedy recovery and with this the new vibrations are set in him to respond to a more positive and fast manner.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781519343192
Category : Numerology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
NUMBER CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFEKNOW YOUR LUCKY NUMBERABOUT THE BOOKNumbers Can Change Your Life - Know Your Lucky Number, deals with science of numbers. It is a cosmic Science, which reveals, the hidden mysteries of numbers. Its origin can be traced to earlier times, when a person first began to identify various causes, in his immediate behavior, environment, and his nature of controlling over his temperament. Research and deep studies done in the past have revealed that every number has a different characteristic and has different occult significance with very specific power. This power of difference n numbers has reflected not only a distinctive character on the basis of their qualities, with the cosmic force, and influencing the laws of nature by governing them in different ways.The commencement begins with number one, indicating a powerful dynamic force, and great abilities over everything. These are followed by number 2, 3, 4 and 0. This zero number has not been assigned any distinct role, but in association with other numbers it does play an important part. As anything multiplied by zero becomes zero. There are various types of numbers. These are called Birth Numbers (the prime number), the lucky Numbers, the Year Numbers and the Name Numbers. As such there are also the House Numbers, the Vehicle numbers, your Telephone Numbers etc. Now these different numbers of an individual when vibrates and influences well, life becomes much more interesting and fruitful for the person. Name number is the number obtained from the addition of all the alphabets in our name, which is further divided into various other types of numbers such as, Personality Number and Destiny Number and Ambition Number. Number 7 are great visualizers, thinkers and philosophers. Number 9 is highly suitable for politics as it confers qualities of aggressive approach dynamism, and good organization capacity.It often makes them courageous and fearless. Though number 9 natives tend to face difficulties and hassles initially but later on, by their own persistent and hard work, they can ensure success and often hit the target and become head-liners. Numbers 1 and 9 are more stable, strong than number 7. People with number 7 are more comfortable with regards to their religion and their religious and spiritual matter and have the capability of preserving and strengthening their cultural heritage, but on the face of it, this number is full of uncertainties, tribulations, dirty and foul play. Whereas, number 7 is good on the spiritual world, number 9 happens to be a top number on the materialistic world and is good for great success on the political front. Number 9 has qualities of diplomacy, tact, ability to take the masses which is inbuilt in them, among the weaker sections of society. Number 9 people feel restless when their leadership is questioned but once their leadership is well established, they march easily to their road to victory.When any one changes his name, a grand new set of cosmic vibrations start influencing his luck and fortune. These have tremendous impact on all aspects of his life. Whereas it is often said, that when a lady changes, her first name, after her marriage her style life and fortune too takes a new turn. In many circumstances and communities, when a man is suffering and is not in perfect health or is ill and is not good at responding to treatment, he is advised to change his name and that is changed for his speedy recovery and with this the new vibrations are set in him to respond to a more positive and fast manner.
The Number Mysteries
Author: Marcus du Sautoy
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0230120288
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Every time we download music, take a flight across the Atlantic or talk on our cell phones, we are relying on great mathematical inventions. In The Number Mysteries, one of our generation's foremost mathematicians Marcus du Sautoy offers a playful and accessible examination of numbers and how, despite efforts of the greatest minds, the most fundamental puzzles of nature remain unsolved. Du Sautoy tells about the quest to predict the future—from the flight of asteroids to an impending storm, from bending a ball like Beckham to forecasting population growth. He brings to life the beauty behind five mathematical puzzles that have contributed to our understanding of the world around us and have helped develop the technology to cope with it. With loads of games to play and puzzles to solve, this is a math book for everyone.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0230120288
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Every time we download music, take a flight across the Atlantic or talk on our cell phones, we are relying on great mathematical inventions. In The Number Mysteries, one of our generation's foremost mathematicians Marcus du Sautoy offers a playful and accessible examination of numbers and how, despite efforts of the greatest minds, the most fundamental puzzles of nature remain unsolved. Du Sautoy tells about the quest to predict the future—from the flight of asteroids to an impending storm, from bending a ball like Beckham to forecasting population growth. He brings to life the beauty behind five mathematical puzzles that have contributed to our understanding of the world around us and have helped develop the technology to cope with it. With loads of games to play and puzzles to solve, this is a math book for everyone.
Base-12 Numerology
Author: Michael Smith
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738761907
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Master Your Vibrational Life with the Natural Power of Base-12 Discover your higher purpose and empower your life in profound ways with Base-12 Numerology, a unique system designed around the vibration of prime numbers and base-12. This approachable book adapts traditional numerology to the cycles of twelve through which nature speaks, creating a powerful system that helps you take control of your life, both personally and at work. Beginners and established numerologists will find amazing insights that are explained in straightforward, non-technical ways. Michael Smith walks you through your own numerology reading and reveals how your days are full of vibrational potential and growth. Discover the base-12 blueprint of nature and how the numbers guide you physically and spiritually. Explore sample profiles of famous figures and the numerical meanings of letters and words. Providing many clarifying examples and charts, this book makes it easy to put the numbers to work for you.
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738761907
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Master Your Vibrational Life with the Natural Power of Base-12 Discover your higher purpose and empower your life in profound ways with Base-12 Numerology, a unique system designed around the vibration of prime numbers and base-12. This approachable book adapts traditional numerology to the cycles of twelve through which nature speaks, creating a powerful system that helps you take control of your life, both personally and at work. Beginners and established numerologists will find amazing insights that are explained in straightforward, non-technical ways. Michael Smith walks you through your own numerology reading and reveals how your days are full of vibrational potential and growth. Discover the base-12 blueprint of nature and how the numbers guide you physically and spiritually. Explore sample profiles of famous figures and the numerical meanings of letters and words. Providing many clarifying examples and charts, this book makes it easy to put the numbers to work for you.
Life, the Universe and Everything
Author: Douglas Adams
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0330513141
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
‘One of the world's sanest, smartest, kindest, funniest voices’ – Independent on Sunday This 42nd Anniversary Edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction by Simon Brett, producer of the original radio broadcast. ***** In Life, the Universe and Everything, the third title in Douglas Adams' blockbusting sci-fi comedy series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Arthur Dent finds himself enlisted to prevent a galactic war. Following a number of stunning catastrophes, which have involved him being alternately blown up and insulted in ever stranger regions of the Galaxy, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. An eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, Ford Prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at Lord's, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the Vogons. Escaping the end of the world for a second time, Arthur, Ford, and their old friend Slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robots. Not bad for a man in his dressing gown . . . Follow Arthur Dent's galactic (mis)adventures in the rest of the trilogy with five parts: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, and Mostly Harmless. ***** Praise for Douglas Adams: 'Sheer delight' - The Times 'A pleasure to read' - New York Times 'Magical . . . read this book' - Sunday Express
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0330513141
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
‘One of the world's sanest, smartest, kindest, funniest voices’ – Independent on Sunday This 42nd Anniversary Edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction by Simon Brett, producer of the original radio broadcast. ***** In Life, the Universe and Everything, the third title in Douglas Adams' blockbusting sci-fi comedy series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Arthur Dent finds himself enlisted to prevent a galactic war. Following a number of stunning catastrophes, which have involved him being alternately blown up and insulted in ever stranger regions of the Galaxy, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. An eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, Ford Prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at Lord's, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the Vogons. Escaping the end of the world for a second time, Arthur, Ford, and their old friend Slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robots. Not bad for a man in his dressing gown . . . Follow Arthur Dent's galactic (mis)adventures in the rest of the trilogy with five parts: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, and Mostly Harmless. ***** Praise for Douglas Adams: 'Sheer delight' - The Times 'A pleasure to read' - New York Times 'Magical . . . read this book' - Sunday Express
Numb and Number
Author: William Hartston
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1838950869
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
'A wise, witty and insightful guide to clear thinking amid a deluge of percentages and probabilities.' Ian Stewart Like it or not, our lives are dominated by mathematics. Our daily diet of news regales us with statistical forecasts, opinion polls, risk assessments, inflation figures, weather and climate predictions and all sorts of political decisions and advice backed up by supposedly accurate numbers. Most of us do not even pause and question such figures even to ask what they really mean and whether they raise more questions than they answer. In this simple guide for anyone numbed by numbers, William Hartston reveals with clarity and humour why the figures being flung at us may not tell the whole story. Along the way he explains commonly misused mathematical terms, solves everyday mathematical problems and shows how to steer a safe path through the minefield of mathematics that surrounds us.
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1838950869
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
'A wise, witty and insightful guide to clear thinking amid a deluge of percentages and probabilities.' Ian Stewart Like it or not, our lives are dominated by mathematics. Our daily diet of news regales us with statistical forecasts, opinion polls, risk assessments, inflation figures, weather and climate predictions and all sorts of political decisions and advice backed up by supposedly accurate numbers. Most of us do not even pause and question such figures even to ask what they really mean and whether they raise more questions than they answer. In this simple guide for anyone numbed by numbers, William Hartston reveals with clarity and humour why the figures being flung at us may not tell the whole story. Along the way he explains commonly misused mathematical terms, solves everyday mathematical problems and shows how to steer a safe path through the minefield of mathematics that surrounds us.
Narrative and Numbers
Author: Aswath Damodaran
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231542747
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
How can a company that has never turned a profit have a multibillion dollar valuation? Why do some start-ups attract large investments while others do not? Aswath Damodaran, finance professor and experienced investor, argues that the power of story drives corporate value, adding substance to numbers and persuading even cautious investors to take risks. In business, there are the storytellers who spin compelling narratives and the number-crunchers who construct meaningful models and accounts. Both are essential to success, but only by combining the two, Damodaran argues, can a business deliver and sustain value. Through a range of case studies, Narrative and Numbers describes how storytellers can better incorporate and narrate numbers and how number-crunchers can calculate more imaginative models that withstand scrutiny. Damodaran considers Uber's debut and how narrative is key to understanding different valuations. He investigates why Twitter and Facebook were valued in the billions of dollars at their public offerings, and why one (Twitter) has stagnated while the other (Facebook) has grown. Damodaran also looks at more established business models such as Apple and Amazon to demonstrate how a company's history can both enrich and constrain its narrative. And through Vale, a global Brazil-based mining company, he shows the influence of external narrative, and how country, commodity, and currency can shape a company's story. Narrative and Numbers reveals the benefits, challenges, and pitfalls of weaving narratives around numbers and how one can best test a story's plausibility.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231542747
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
How can a company that has never turned a profit have a multibillion dollar valuation? Why do some start-ups attract large investments while others do not? Aswath Damodaran, finance professor and experienced investor, argues that the power of story drives corporate value, adding substance to numbers and persuading even cautious investors to take risks. In business, there are the storytellers who spin compelling narratives and the number-crunchers who construct meaningful models and accounts. Both are essential to success, but only by combining the two, Damodaran argues, can a business deliver and sustain value. Through a range of case studies, Narrative and Numbers describes how storytellers can better incorporate and narrate numbers and how number-crunchers can calculate more imaginative models that withstand scrutiny. Damodaran considers Uber's debut and how narrative is key to understanding different valuations. He investigates why Twitter and Facebook were valued in the billions of dollars at their public offerings, and why one (Twitter) has stagnated while the other (Facebook) has grown. Damodaran also looks at more established business models such as Apple and Amazon to demonstrate how a company's history can both enrich and constrain its narrative. And through Vale, a global Brazil-based mining company, he shows the influence of external narrative, and how country, commodity, and currency can shape a company's story. Narrative and Numbers reveals the benefits, challenges, and pitfalls of weaving narratives around numbers and how one can best test a story's plausibility.