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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days This new book from the author of 'The Music of the Primes' combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the search for symmetry. This is the story of how humankind has come to its understanding of the bizarre world of symmetry - a subject of fundamental significance to the way we interpret the world around us. Our eyes and minds are drawn to symmetrical objects, from the sphere to the swastika, the pyramid to the pentagon. Symmetry indicates a dynamic relationship or connection between objects, and it is all-pervasive: in chemistry and physics the concept of symmetry explains the structure of crystals or the theory of fundamental particles; in evolutionary biology, the natural world exploits symmetry in the fight for survival; symmetry and the breaking of symmetry are central to ideas in art, architecture and music; the mathematics of symmetry is even exploited in industry, for example to find efficient ways to store more music on a CD or to keep your mobile phone conversation from cracking up through interference. Marcus du Sautoy constantly strives to push his own boundaries to find ways in which to share the excitement of mathematics with a broader audience; this book charts his own personal quest to master one of the most innate and intangible concepts, and to demonstrate the intricacy and beauty of the world around us. Features Summary This new book from the author of 'The Music of the Primes' combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the search for symmetry.. Author Marcus du Sautoy Publisher HarperPerennial Release date 20090514 Pages 376 ISBN 0-00-721462-6 ISBN 13 978-0-00-721462-4

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 5 - 10 working days You were meant to live free, healed, and whole! And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity (Luke 13:12 KJV) Do you feel imprisoned by past failures...like you just can't break free from all the guilt, condemnation and shame? Does your heart long to experience true joy and lasting wholeness? Then it's time for you to start living the free and flourishing life God that has always intended. For over 20 years, T.D. Jakes' classic bestseller, Woman Thou Art Loosed!, has brought hope and healing to countless women. From the insecure teenager to the battered wife, and from the hopeless woman to the broken female soul—no matter where you find yourself today, you can experience a better tomorrow! In these healing pages, you will receive: · Keys to finding freedom from the pain of the past · Deliverance from self-hatred and low self-esteem · Healing for a wounded heart · Hope for a wounded heart · Hope for a bright, glorious future There is freedom available for you, regardless of the tragedy, trauma and disappointments that life has brought. Let today be the first day on your journey towards complete healing and deliverance! Features Summary This book offers healing to hurting single mothers, insecure women, and battered wives--and hope to abused girls and women in crisis. Hurting women around the nation--and those who minister to them--are devouring the compassionate truths in Bishop T... Author T.D. Jakes Publisher Trust Media Distribution Release date 19940501 Pages 186 ISBN 1-56043-100-8 ISBN 13 978-1-56043-100-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days A pep talk in your pocket This short, small, highly illustrated book will fill you to the brim with happiness, positivity, wellbeing and, most importantly, success Andy Cope and Andy Whittaker are experts in the art of happiness and positive psychology and "The Art of Being Brilliant" is crammed full of good advice, instructive case studies, inspiring quotes, some funny stuff and important questions to make you think about your work, relationships and life. You see being brilliant, successful and happy isn't about dramatic change, it's about finding out what really works for you and doing more of it The authors lay down their six common-sense principles that will ensure you focus on what you're good at and become super brilliant both at work and at home. - A richly illustrated, 2 colour, small book full of humour, inspiring quotes and solid advice - A great read with a serious underlying message - how to foster positivity and bring about success in every aspect of your life - Outlines six common-sense principles that will help you ensure you are the best you can be Features Summary Features a great read with a serious underlying message - how to foster positivity and bring about success in every aspect of your life; and outlines six common-sense principles that can help you ensure you are the best you can be... Author Andy Cope (Author), Andy Whittaker (Author) Publisher Capstone Publishing Ltd Release date 20120914 Pages 202 ISBN 0-85708-371-6 ISBN 13 978-0-85708-371-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A Nobel Prize-winning physicist argues that beauty is the fundamental organizing principle for the entire universe In this scientific tour de force, world-class physicist Frank Wilczek argues that beauty is at the heart of the logic of the universe. As the quest to find the beauty embodied in the universe has connected all scientific pursuit, from Pythagoras to Einstein, Wilczek shows us just how deeply intertwined our ideas about beauty and art are with our understanding of the cosmos. A Beautiful Question is a mind-expanding book combining the age-old human quest for beauty with the age-old human quest for truth. Features Summary A Nobel Prize-winning physicist argues that beauty is the fundamental organizing principle for the entire universe In this scientific tour de force, world-class physicist Frank Wilczek argues that beauty is at the heart of the logic of the universe... Author Frank Wilczek Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20160930 Pages 430 ISBN 0-7181-9946-4 ISBN 13 978-0-7181-9946-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days A National Book Award Finalist! In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery - Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents - two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through with raising children until Jarrett came along. Jarrett goes through his childhood trying to make his non-normal life as normal as possible, finding a way to express himself through drawing even as so little is being said to him about what's going on. Only as a teenager can Jarrett begin to piece together the truth of his family, reckoning with his mother and tracking down his father. Hey, Kiddo is a profoundly important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive. Features Summary A National Book Award Finalist! Hey, Kiddo is a profoundly important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive. Author Jarrett Krosoczka Publisher Scholastic US Release date 20190103 Pages 320 ISBN 0-545-90248-7 ISBN 13 978-0-545-90248-9

Unabridged value reproduction of THE PRINCE, by Niccolo Machiavelli and translated by N. H. Thomson for a Harvard series, is game theory from the year 1513. THE PRINCE is divided into 26 chapters covering all the steps of power, be it in the office or across continents. Topics include various forms of power (mixed, heredity), how power is acquired (with help, through criminal acts), and important aspects of power (bearing, flatters, secretaries). No student of influence should be without this historic philosophy book on leadership. Amazon.com Review When Lorenzo de' Medici seized control of the Florentine Republic in 1512, he summarily fired the Secretary to the Second Chancery of the Signoria and set in motion a fundamental change in the way we think about politics. The person who held the aforementioned office with the tongue-twisting title was none other than Niccol² Machiavelli, who, suddenly finding himself out of a job after 14 years of patriotic service, followed the career trajectory of many modern politicians into punditry. Unable to become an on-air political analyst for a television network, he only wrote a book. But what a book The Prince is. Its essential contribution to modern political thought lies in Machiavelli's assertion of the then revolutionary idea that theological and moral imperatives have no place in the political arena. "It must be understood," Machiavelli avers, "that a prince... cannot observe all of those virtues for which men are reputed good, because it is often necessary to act against mercy, against faith, against humanity, against frankness, against religion, in order to preserve the state." With just a little imagination, readers can discern parallels between a 16th-century principality and a 20th-century presidency. --Tim Hogan --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Read more Review [Machiavelli] can still engage our attention with remarkable immediacy, and this cannot be explained solely by the appeal of his ironic observations on human behaviour. Perhaps the most important thing is the way he can compel us to reflect on our own priorities and the reasoning behind them; it is this intrusion into our own defenses that makes reading him an intriguing experience. As a scientific exponent of the political art Machiavelli may have had few followers; it is as a provocative rhetorician that he has had his real impact on history. from the Introduction by Dominic Baker-Smith --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Read more See all Editorial Reviews Paperback Language: English Publisher: Value Classic Reprints (December 26, 2016) When Lorenzo de' Medici seized control of the Florentine Republic in 1512, he summarily fired the Secretary to the Second Chancery of the Signoria and set in motion a fundamental change in the way we think about politics. The person who held the aforementioned office with the tongue-twisting title was none other than Niccol² Machiavelli, who, suddenly finding himself out of a job after 14 years of patriotic service, followed the career trajectory of many modern politicians into punditry. Unable to become an on-air political analyst for a television network, he only wrote a book. But what a book The Prince is. Its essential contribution to modern political thought lies in Machiavelli's assertion of the then revolutionary idea that theological and moral imperatives have no place in the political arena. "It must be understood," Machiavelli avers, "that a prince... cannot observe all of those virtues for which men are reputed good, because it is often necessary to act against mercy, against faith, against humanity, against frankness, against religion, in order to preserve the state." With just a little imagination, readers can discern parallels between a 16th-century principality and a 20th-century presidency. --Tim Hogan --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. [Machiavelli] can still engage our attention with remarkable immediacy, and this cannot be explained solely by the appeal of his ironic observations on human behaviour. Perhaps the most important thing is the way he can compel us to reflect on our own priorities and the reasoning behind them; it is this intrusion into our own defenses that makes reading him an intriguing experience. As a scientific exponent of the political art Machiavelli may have had few followers; it is as a provocative rhetorician that he has had his real impact on history. from the Introduction by Dominic Baker-Smith --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Tried mindfulness? Yoga? Therapy? New hair? Forget that! Sometimes finding happiness is much simpler than you thought. Draw yourself happy! With this engaging activity book all you have to do is pick up a pen and get doodling, colouring, embellishing and completing the uplifting and joyful drawing exercises within. You'll learn how to create whimsical cities, cute animals and intriguing insects - and how to turn the simplest doodle into charming cheerful art. You don't have to be an artist. Lose the fear, enjoy the moment, and join in. Alex Beeching's delightful characters and scenarios are designed to put a smile on your face. Features Summary Sack the therapist, pick up a pencil and Draw Yourself Happy! Author Alex Beeching Publisher Ilex Release date 20170309 Pages 192 ISBN 1-78157-368-9 ISBN 13 978-1-78157-368-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the world's first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream first as a Ph.D. student at the University of Utah, where many computer science pioneers got their start, and then forged an early partnership with George Lucas that led, indirectly, to his founding Pixar with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986. Nine years later and against all odds, Toy Story was released, changing animation forever. Since then, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, and WALL-E, which have gone on to set box-office records and garner twenty-seven Academy Awards. The joyousness of the storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. Now, in this book, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques, honed over years, that have made Pixar so widely admired - and so profitable. Creativity, Inc. is a book for managers who want to lead their employees to new heights, a manual for anyone who strives for originality, and the first-ever, all-access trip into the nerve center of Pixar Animation Studios - into the story meetings, the postmortems, and the 'Braintrust' sessions where art is born. It is, at heart, a book about how to build and sustain a creative culture - but it is also, as Pixar co-founder and president Ed Catmull writes, 'an expression of the ideas that I believe make the best in us possible.' Features Summary Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. In this book, the author reveals the ideals and techniques, honed over years, that have made Pixar so widely admired - and so profitable. Author Ed Catmull Publisher Bantam Press Release date 20140408 Pages 340 ISBN 0-593-07009-7 ISBN 13 978-0-593-07009-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days An uplifting celebration of friendship and a powerful depiction of imaginative play, this is the tale of two thrill-seeking friends on a mission... a mission to find gold."LET'S FIND GOLD," said Anna. "That would be dangerous and difficult," said Crocodile. "Good!" said Anna. "Let's go!" From the award-winning picture book creator of There are Cats in This Book comes a story of imaginative play and of two friends, Anna and Crocodile, who are on the hunt for gold. But finding gold isn't easy. Oh no! It's dangerous and difficult and requires planning. First, they must master their secret-keeping faces. Then Anna must pick up Crocodile, to be sure she's strong enough to carry all the gold. Finally, they must draw the whole world together, with an X that marks the spot, before sailing off in their boat. What will the two friends discover? Teeming with adventurous spirit and boasting wonderfully funny dialogue, this story introduces two unforgettable characters in a gorgeous, classic new art style from Viviane Schwarz, one of the most innovative and creatively inspired picture book makers of today. Features Summary An uplifting celebration of friendship and a powerful depiction of imaginative play, this is the tale of two thrill-seeking friends on a mission... a mission to find gold. Author Viviane Schwarz (Author), Viviane Schwarz (Illustrator) Publisher Walker Books Ltd Release date 20160229 Pages 32 ISBN 1-4063-6213-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4063-6213-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Bob Dylan's ways with words are a wonder, matched as they are with his music and verified by those voices of his. In response to the whole range of Dylan early and late (his songs of social conscience, of earthly love, of divine love, and of contemplation), this critical appreciation listens to Dylan's attentive genius, alive in the very words and their rewards. "Fools they made a mock of sin." Dylan's is an art in which sins are laid bare (and resisted), virtues are valued (and manifested), and the graces brought home. The seven deadly sins, the four cardinal virtues (harder to remember?), and the three heavenly graces: these make up everybody's world -- but Dylan's in particular. Or rather, his worlds, since human dealings of every kind are his for the artistic seizing. Pride is anatomized in "Like a Rolling Stone," Envy in "Positively 4th Street," Anger in "Only a Pawn in Their Game"... But, hearteningly, Justice reclaims "Hattie Carroll," Fortitude "Blowin' in the Wind," Faith "Precious Angel," Hope "Forever Young," and Charity "Watered-Down Love." In The "New Yorker, Alex Ross wrote that "Ricks's writing on Dylan is the best there is. Unlike most rock critics -- 'forty-year-olds talking to ten-year-olds, ' Dylan has called them -- he writes for adults." In the "Times (London), Bryan Appleyard maintained that "Ricks, one of the most distinguished literary critics of our time, is almost the only writer to have applied serious literary intelligence to Dylan..." Dylan's countless listeners (and even the artist himself, who knows?) may agree with W.H. Auden that Ricks "is exactly the kind of critic every poet dreams of finding." Features Summary On of the most distinguished literary critics of our time presents a scholarly, in-depth analysis of Bob Dylan's lyrics. Author Christopher Ricks Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20050726 Pages 517 ISBN 0-06-059924-3 ISBN 13 978-0-06-059924-9

Spinning out of the #1 New York Times best-selling BATMAN VOL. 7: ENDGAME, and SUPERMAN VOL. 1: BEFORE TRUTH by National Book Award finalist Gene Luen Yang! Now that the truth is out and world knows that Superman is Clark Kent, the one-time mild-mannered reporter is a wanted man. From the thugs of Metropolis, to the boys in blue, everybody wants a piece of Superman. And with threats to his freedom constantly closing in on him, Superman must also face a new form of evil that appears to be coming from the home of one of his greatest allies–Gotham City! But instead of finding the Batman he’s known for years, Superman is met by a new Dark Knight–James Gordon! Find out whether Superman and this new Batman will be friends or foes in this, the first meeting of the World’s Finest superheroes in the DCU’s new status quo! Written by acclaimed writer Greg Pak (ACTION COMICS) with art by Adrian Syaf (BRIGHTEST DAY). Collects DC SNEAK PEEK: BATMAN/SUPERMAN #1 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN #21-27.