Author: Stockton Frank R.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539402350
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Called the most famous riddle mystery of all time, this very short story poses a dilemma. A man is sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a king's beloved daughter. Taken to the public arena, he is faced with two doors, behind one of which is a hungry tiger that will devour him. Behind the other is a beautiful lady-in-waiting, whom he will have to marry if he finds her. While the crowd waits anxiously for his decision, he sees the princess among the spectators, who points him to the door on the right with a slight movement of her hand. The lover starts to open the door and ...
The Lady, Or the Tiger?
Author: Stockton Frank R.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539402350
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Called the most famous riddle mystery of all time, this very short story poses a dilemma. A man is sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a king's beloved daughter. Taken to the public arena, he is faced with two doors, behind one of which is a hungry tiger that will devour him. Behind the other is a beautiful lady-in-waiting, whom he will have to marry if he finds her. While the crowd waits anxiously for his decision, he sees the princess among the spectators, who points him to the door on the right with a slight movement of her hand. The lover starts to open the door and ...
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539402350
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Called the most famous riddle mystery of all time, this very short story poses a dilemma. A man is sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a king's beloved daughter. Taken to the public arena, he is faced with two doors, behind one of which is a hungry tiger that will devour him. Behind the other is a beautiful lady-in-waiting, whom he will have to marry if he finds her. While the crowd waits anxiously for his decision, he sees the princess among the spectators, who points him to the door on the right with a slight movement of her hand. The lover starts to open the door and ...
The Lady Or the Tiger?
Author: Raymond M. Smullyan
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048647027X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
"Another scintillating collection of brilliant problems and paradoxes by the most entertaining logician and set theorist who ever lived." — Martin Gardner. Inspired by the classic tale of a prisoner's dilemma, these whimsically themed challenges involve paradoxes about probability, time, and change; metapuzzles; and self-referentiality. Nineteen chapters advance in difficulty from relatively simple to highly complex.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048647027X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
"Another scintillating collection of brilliant problems and paradoxes by the most entertaining logician and set theorist who ever lived." — Martin Gardner. Inspired by the classic tale of a prisoner's dilemma, these whimsically themed challenges involve paradoxes about probability, time, and change; metapuzzles; and self-referentiality. Nineteen chapters advance in difficulty from relatively simple to highly complex.
Tiger Queen
Author: Annie Sullivan
Publisher: Blink
ISBN: 0310768764
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
“TIGER QUEEN is a gorgeous, lush YA fiction…Highly recommend for anyone looking for a beautifully crafted stand-alone book.” (YA and Kids Book Central) Two doors. Two choices. Life or death. Kateri, an arrogant warrior princess, has to fight in the arena against her suitors to win her right to rule, and she is desperate to prove to her father that she is strong enough to take over his throne and rule the kingdom. But when she finds out her final opponent, she knows she cannot win. Kateri flees to the desert to train under the enemy she hates the most and the only one who might be able to give her a shot at winning. But what Kateri discovers in the desert twists her world—and her heart—upside down. There in the sand, away from the comforts of the palace, Kateri’s perception of her father is challenged and she discovers the truth about his treatment of her people. When she returns to the kingdom, the fate of the one she loves lies behind two doors in the arena—one door leads to happiness, and the other door releases the tiger. Secrets, suitors, thieves, and a fierce princess await readers in this YA fantasy re-telling. Tiger Queen: Is a fantasy re-telling of Frank Stockton’s famous short story, “The Lady, or the Tiger?” Features a slow-burn romance wrapped in fast-paced adventure Is set in a fantastical world wrought by fascism, classism, and climate crisis
Publisher: Blink
ISBN: 0310768764
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
“TIGER QUEEN is a gorgeous, lush YA fiction…Highly recommend for anyone looking for a beautifully crafted stand-alone book.” (YA and Kids Book Central) Two doors. Two choices. Life or death. Kateri, an arrogant warrior princess, has to fight in the arena against her suitors to win her right to rule, and she is desperate to prove to her father that she is strong enough to take over his throne and rule the kingdom. But when she finds out her final opponent, she knows she cannot win. Kateri flees to the desert to train under the enemy she hates the most and the only one who might be able to give her a shot at winning. But what Kateri discovers in the desert twists her world—and her heart—upside down. There in the sand, away from the comforts of the palace, Kateri’s perception of her father is challenged and she discovers the truth about his treatment of her people. When she returns to the kingdom, the fate of the one she loves lies behind two doors in the arena—one door leads to happiness, and the other door releases the tiger. Secrets, suitors, thieves, and a fierce princess await readers in this YA fantasy re-telling. Tiger Queen: Is a fantasy re-telling of Frank Stockton’s famous short story, “The Lady, or the Tiger?” Features a slow-burn romance wrapped in fast-paced adventure Is set in a fantastical world wrought by fascism, classism, and climate crisis
The Lady Or the Tiger and Other Short Stories
Author: Frank Stockton
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0812519566
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Collection of stories by the nineteenth century author, featuring his most famous tale, "The Lady or the Tiger," which poses a dilemma that was hotly debated for years after its publication.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0812519566
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Collection of stories by the nineteenth century author, featuring his most famous tale, "The Lady or the Tiger," which poses a dilemma that was hotly debated for years after its publication.
The Lady Or the Tiger? and Other Logic Puzzles
Author: Raymond M. Smullyan
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games
ISBN: 9780812921175
Category : Logic puzzles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The paperback reprint of Smullyan's most successful book of puzzles--a mind-bending, pleasurable romp through the world of logic. For all ages and all levels of difficulty, these puzzles range from those that can be solved in minutes to those that will beguile for hours.
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games
ISBN: 9780812921175
Category : Logic puzzles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The paperback reprint of Smullyan's most successful book of puzzles--a mind-bending, pleasurable romp through the world of logic. For all ages and all levels of difficulty, these puzzles range from those that can be solved in minutes to those that will beguile for hours.
The Lady Or the Tiger--The Young Man Must Choose
Author: Linda Costarella
Publisher: Linda Costarella
ISBN: 9780997974010
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Beginning where Frank R. Stockon's short story The Lady, or the Tiger? left off, The Lady or the Tiger-- The Young Man Must Choose takes us back in time to the kingdom of a semi-barbaric ruler. The king had imprisoned a young man, a mere commoner in his court, in his castle dungeon because of the man's relationship with his daughter, the princess. Now the king is forcing the young man to make a choice that will separate him from the beautiful princess, and alter the course of his life forever. This book contains black and white pictures. The story is a page-turner filled with excitement and surprises.
Publisher: Linda Costarella
ISBN: 9780997974010
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Beginning where Frank R. Stockon's short story The Lady, or the Tiger? left off, The Lady or the Tiger-- The Young Man Must Choose takes us back in time to the kingdom of a semi-barbaric ruler. The king had imprisoned a young man, a mere commoner in his court, in his castle dungeon because of the man's relationship with his daughter, the princess. Now the king is forcing the young man to make a choice that will separate him from the beautiful princess, and alter the course of his life forever. This book contains black and white pictures. The story is a page-turner filled with excitement and surprises.
The Tiger Rising
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763649449
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
A National Book Award finalist by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache, and tigers—can’t be locked up forever. Featuring a new cover illustration by Stephen Walton.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763649449
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
A National Book Award finalist by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache, and tigers—can’t be locked up forever. Featuring a new cover illustration by Stephen Walton.
The Tiger Ladies
Author: Sudha Koul
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807059197
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Sitting in her grandmother Dhanna's kitchen, surrounded by the aromas of mint and the smoke of a hookah, warmed by the kangri tucked beneath her thighs, young Sudha Koul listened to tales of She Who Fears Nothing: The Tiger Lady, stories Sudha would repeat to her own daughters in time, though in a kitchen many thousands of miles away from her beloved Kashmir. This is a magical memoir of a land now consumed by political and religious turmoil, a richly detailed story of a girl's passage into maturity, marriage, and motherhood in the midst of an exquisite and fragile world that will never be entirely the same.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807059197
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Sitting in her grandmother Dhanna's kitchen, surrounded by the aromas of mint and the smoke of a hookah, warmed by the kangri tucked beneath her thighs, young Sudha Koul listened to tales of She Who Fears Nothing: The Tiger Lady, stories Sudha would repeat to her own daughters in time, though in a kitchen many thousands of miles away from her beloved Kashmir. This is a magical memoir of a land now consumed by political and religious turmoil, a richly detailed story of a girl's passage into maturity, marriage, and motherhood in the midst of an exquisite and fragile world that will never be entirely the same.
Tiger Woman on Wall Street: Winning Business Strategies from Shanghai to New York and Back
Author: Junheng Li
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071818448
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Powerful methods for global investing from a dual expert on Chinese and U.S. markets Tiger Woman on Wall Street is the remarkable story of how one woman has risen to the top of the traditionally male-dominated world of finance. Raised by “tiger parents” in China in the 1980s, when the Chinese economy was just starting to boom, Junh Li came to the United States to attend college and climbed her way up to the top with a relentless personal drive and a remarkable talent for investing and finance. Tiger Woman on Wall Street is both an autobiographical tell-all and a critical review of Chinese and American comparative cultures and economies. It gives international investors both the insight and the hard advice they need to navigate the increasing complexities of the global economy. Junheng Li runs the independent equity research firm, JL Warren Capital LLC, to advise institutional asset managers on investing in small- to mid-capitalization companies both in the U.S. and China. She was previously senior equity analyst at Aurarian Capital Management.
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071818448
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Powerful methods for global investing from a dual expert on Chinese and U.S. markets Tiger Woman on Wall Street is the remarkable story of how one woman has risen to the top of the traditionally male-dominated world of finance. Raised by “tiger parents” in China in the 1980s, when the Chinese economy was just starting to boom, Junh Li came to the United States to attend college and climbed her way up to the top with a relentless personal drive and a remarkable talent for investing and finance. Tiger Woman on Wall Street is both an autobiographical tell-all and a critical review of Chinese and American comparative cultures and economies. It gives international investors both the insight and the hard advice they need to navigate the increasing complexities of the global economy. Junheng Li runs the independent equity research firm, JL Warren Capital LLC, to advise institutional asset managers on investing in small- to mid-capitalization companies both in the U.S. and China. She was previously senior equity analyst at Aurarian Capital Management.
The Night Guest
Author: Fiona McFarlane
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374710643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
A mesmerizing first novel about trust, dependence, and fear, from a major new writer Ruth is widowed, her sons are grown, and she lives in an isolated beach house outside of town. Her routines are few and small. One day a stranger arrives at her door, looking as if she has been blown in from the sea. This woman—Frida—claims to be a care worker sent by the government. Ruth lets her in. Now that Frida is in her house, is Ruth right to fear the tiger she hears on the prowl at night, far from its jungle habitat? Why do memories of childhood in Fiji press upon her with increasing urgency? How far can she trust this mysterious woman, Frida, who seems to carry with her own troubled past? And how far can Ruth trust herself? The Night Guest, Fiona McFarlane's hypnotic first novel, is no simple tale of a crime committed and a mystery solved. This is a tale that soars above its own suspense to tell us, with exceptional grace and beauty, about ageing, love, trust, dependence, and fear; about processes of colonization; and about things (and people) in places they shouldn't be. Here is a new writer who comes to us fully formed, working wonders with language, renewing our faith in the power of fiction to describe the mysterious workings of our minds. A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2013
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374710643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
A mesmerizing first novel about trust, dependence, and fear, from a major new writer Ruth is widowed, her sons are grown, and she lives in an isolated beach house outside of town. Her routines are few and small. One day a stranger arrives at her door, looking as if she has been blown in from the sea. This woman—Frida—claims to be a care worker sent by the government. Ruth lets her in. Now that Frida is in her house, is Ruth right to fear the tiger she hears on the prowl at night, far from its jungle habitat? Why do memories of childhood in Fiji press upon her with increasing urgency? How far can she trust this mysterious woman, Frida, who seems to carry with her own troubled past? And how far can Ruth trust herself? The Night Guest, Fiona McFarlane's hypnotic first novel, is no simple tale of a crime committed and a mystery solved. This is a tale that soars above its own suspense to tell us, with exceptional grace and beauty, about ageing, love, trust, dependence, and fear; about processes of colonization; and about things (and people) in places they shouldn't be. Here is a new writer who comes to us fully formed, working wonders with language, renewing our faith in the power of fiction to describe the mysterious workings of our minds. A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2013