Author: Matt Weinstein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A collection of mixer, energizer, family, leadership, mind, and learning games supports the concept of cooperative rather than competitive play.
Playfair
Author: Matt Weinstein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A collection of mixer, energizer, family, leadership, mind, and learning games supports the concept of cooperative rather than competitive play.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A collection of mixer, energizer, family, leadership, mind, and learning games supports the concept of cooperative rather than competitive play.
Playfair
Author: Bruce D. Berkowitz
Publisher: George Mason University
ISBN: 9781942695042
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
William Playfair is best known as an ingenious Scot of questionable repute who happened to invent "statistical graphics"--the line, bar, and pie charts we use today. Some are also aware he developed theories explaining international trade and investment, made contributions to concepts like price indexes and measures of national power, and pioneered strategic analysis. Yet even those familiar with his work will be surprised to learn that Playfair was, in fact, a secret agent, carrying out espionage and subversion against France on behalf of Great Britain. Many of his contributions to economics and statistics were a direct result of his most audacious operation, the first full-scale campaign to collapse a nation's currency, as the French First Republic turned radical. Playfair had a remarkable knack for appearing at--or propelling--the major events of his era. He's at James Watt's side for the birth of the Industrial Revolution. He is on the scene during the storming of the Bastille. He even helps trigger the first major political scandal in the newly formed United States, a land speculation gone bad involving Washington, Hamilton, and Jefferson. This is the first book to uncover the full, true account of this remarkable, colorful man--undeniably brilliant, hopelessly flawed, and fundamentally important. Part biography, part history, and part detective story, its pages reveal the astounding inventions and adventures of this larger-than-life swashbuckler, rogue, genius, and patriot. Distributed for George Mason University Press
Publisher: George Mason University
ISBN: 9781942695042
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
William Playfair is best known as an ingenious Scot of questionable repute who happened to invent "statistical graphics"--the line, bar, and pie charts we use today. Some are also aware he developed theories explaining international trade and investment, made contributions to concepts like price indexes and measures of national power, and pioneered strategic analysis. Yet even those familiar with his work will be surprised to learn that Playfair was, in fact, a secret agent, carrying out espionage and subversion against France on behalf of Great Britain. Many of his contributions to economics and statistics were a direct result of his most audacious operation, the first full-scale campaign to collapse a nation's currency, as the French First Republic turned radical. Playfair had a remarkable knack for appearing at--or propelling--the major events of his era. He's at James Watt's side for the birth of the Industrial Revolution. He is on the scene during the storming of the Bastille. He even helps trigger the first major political scandal in the newly formed United States, a land speculation gone bad involving Washington, Hamilton, and Jefferson. This is the first book to uncover the full, true account of this remarkable, colorful man--undeniably brilliant, hopelessly flawed, and fundamentally important. Part biography, part history, and part detective story, its pages reveal the astounding inventions and adventures of this larger-than-life swashbuckler, rogue, genius, and patriot. Distributed for George Mason University Press
Playfair's Commercial and Political Atlas and Statistical Breviary
Author: William Playfair
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521855549
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
A scientific revolution began at the end of the eighteenth century with the invention and popularization of the graphic display of data by the remarkable Scot, William Playfair. His marvellous Atlas showed how much could be learned if one plotted data atheoretically and looked for suggestive patterns. Those patterns provide evidence, albeit circumstantial, on which to build new science. Playfair's work has much to teach us, but finding a copy has been almost impossible. Until now. This full colour reproduction of two of his classic works, with new explanatory material, makes Playfair's wisdom widely available for the first time in two centuries.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521855549
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
A scientific revolution began at the end of the eighteenth century with the invention and popularization of the graphic display of data by the remarkable Scot, William Playfair. His marvellous Atlas showed how much could be learned if one plotted data atheoretically and looked for suggestive patterns. Those patterns provide evidence, albeit circumstantial, on which to build new science. Playfair's work has much to teach us, but finding a copy has been almost impossible. Until now. This full colour reproduction of two of his classic works, with new explanatory material, makes Playfair's wisdom widely available for the first time in two centuries.
Tom Playfair
Author: Francis James Finn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amusements
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
A mischevious 10-year-old boy is sent to a Jesuit boarding school by his father to shape him up and prepare him for his First Communion.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amusements
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
A mischevious 10-year-old boy is sent to a Jesuit boarding school by his father to shape him up and prepare him for his First Communion.
Sir Lyon Playfair's Logic
Author: William Job Collins
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385327792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385327792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Observations on a Passage in Mr. Playfair's Letter to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh Relative to the Mathematical Pretensions of the Scottish Clergy
Author: Thomas Chalmers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church and college
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church and college
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Reply to Professor Playfair's Letter to the Author of the Examination of Professor Stewart's Short Statements, &c. Including Some Remarks on Mr. Stewart's Postscript
Author: John Inglis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Peter Playfair's Correspondence with the Editor of the Times Journal, on Banks of Issue. Republished by the author, W. Tait
Author: William TAIT (Bookseller.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Playfair's Axiom
Author: James Axler
Publisher: Gold Eagle
ISBN: 1426888384
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A legendary warrior of nuke-spawned America, Ryan Cawdor understands the hard-and-fast rule of Deathlands. Where there is life, death is only a matter of time. Still, staying alive is the dubious luxury of being quick, hard and willing to abide by a code of honor long abandoned to the wreckage of this postapocalyptic hell zone: truth and fair play. St. Louis is a concrete jungle of fetid heat, acid rains and cutthroats. With J. B. Dix gravely wounded, Ryan and his group become captive guests of a local barony. Freedom lies in the success of a deal: recapture a runaway teen, daughter of the ailing baron. But the dangerous power behind the throne rests with a self-proclaimed holy man. His gruesome manipulation of life and death are about to put the group in a race for their own salvation.
Publisher: Gold Eagle
ISBN: 1426888384
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A legendary warrior of nuke-spawned America, Ryan Cawdor understands the hard-and-fast rule of Deathlands. Where there is life, death is only a matter of time. Still, staying alive is the dubious luxury of being quick, hard and willing to abide by a code of honor long abandoned to the wreckage of this postapocalyptic hell zone: truth and fair play. St. Louis is a concrete jungle of fetid heat, acid rains and cutthroats. With J. B. Dix gravely wounded, Ryan and his group become captive guests of a local barony. Freedom lies in the success of a deal: recapture a runaway teen, daughter of the ailing baron. But the dangerous power behind the throne rests with a self-proclaimed holy man. His gruesome manipulation of life and death are about to put the group in a race for their own salvation.
He Don't Play Fair
Author: Clifford "Spud" Johnson
Publisher: Urban Books
ISBN: 1622860748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
When his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine is overturned, Papio is released from a Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno after serving just 3 years of his 30-year sentence. Having some unfinished business in Oklahoma City, Papio stops there to collect on some debts before heading out West. On the way, he won't settle for anything less than the best hotels, luxury vehicles, designer clothing, and of course, gorgeous women. Follow Papio across the States as he lives the good life, avoiding contact with his infuriated Cuban connection by all means. His journey takes some unexpected twists and turns, which make this tale extra special! Don't get caught up, because He Don't Play Fair.
Publisher: Urban Books
ISBN: 1622860748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
When his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine is overturned, Papio is released from a Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno after serving just 3 years of his 30-year sentence. Having some unfinished business in Oklahoma City, Papio stops there to collect on some debts before heading out West. On the way, he won't settle for anything less than the best hotels, luxury vehicles, designer clothing, and of course, gorgeous women. Follow Papio across the States as he lives the good life, avoiding contact with his infuriated Cuban connection by all means. His journey takes some unexpected twists and turns, which make this tale extra special! Don't get caught up, because He Don't Play Fair.