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Euclids Window
Leonard Mlodinow, the best-selling author of The Drunkard’s Walk and Subliminal is Elastic. He was co-author of two books with Stephen Hawking. Later, he wrote a bestselling memoir about their time together, Stephen Hawking. He has also written for television, including several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also assisted Robin Williams and Steven Spielberg in creating a videogame. Leonard Mlodinow’s books are currently in print.
Leonard Mlondinow’s Euclid’s Window takes us on an entertaining trip through 3,000 years worth of geometry and genius, and introduces us to the people who have changed the way we view the world. Since Pythagoras devised a “little scheme” to create a set of rules that would describe the universe, mathematicians and scientists have attempted to find order in it. All of them show how geometry is key to understanding the universe. It will change the way you see life. Buy it” Ian Stewart, New Scientist “This book is exhilarating…an important book…and finally, a beautiful book… Washington Post ‘Reader-friendly…stunningly clear and lively exposition… Pythagoras proof has not lost its ability to amaze and delight’ Edward Skidelsky Daily Telegraph Leonard Mlodinow was on the faculty of California Institute of Technology before moving to Hollywood as a television writer. He is Vice President, Emerging Technologies & R&D at Scholastic Inc. and has been the author of many award-winning CD-ROMs. He lives in New York City. He is also the author of Subliminal and The Drunkard’s Walk.SKU: PRK0141009094 -
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Numbers Don’t Lie
“My favorite author has done it again. Numbers Don’t Lie by Bill Gates is his most accessible book yet. I recommend it to anyone interested in the world. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves to learn. Bill Gates: Is flying dangerous? What is the average weight of cows around the world? What makes people happy? The happiness of people is determined by the diversity of Earth’s countries and their inhabitants. Smil’s mission is to make facts matter. After all, numbers don’t lie. But which truth do they communicate? “Smil”‘s title is clear: To understand the world, one must follow the trends, not the headlines. It is an engaging, captivating, and most importantly, real portrait of the world and its future. Steven Pinker calls it “The best book you can read to understand our world.” It should be in every bookcase! Linda Yueh “There’s no one academic who paints pictures using numbers like Smil.” Guardian Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the University of Manitoba. His books include topics such as energy, population and environmental change, food production, nutrition, technical innovation and risk assessment, and policy. There are few living scientists who have had more books on a variety of topics reviewed in Nature than he. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was named one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy in 2010. This is his first book for a wider readership.
SKU: PRK0241989692
