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The Tahitian Hat Club
A romantic novel with cultural overtones
ISBN: 978193563818-6
The Tahitian Hat Club is famous for its help in solving local murders for the Honolulu police. The club is made up of five older Hawaiian-style aunties who dress in flowery muumuus and iconic Tahitian Hats. Maureen O’Hara is new to Hawaii but must soon travel to Samoa to defend her best friend’s cousin against accusations that he committed a vicious, ritualistic killing. His ...
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Notes from the deep end: Nurturing courage in an often shallow world
An intelligent modern expose of the true import of courage
ISBN: 978193563816-2
What do elephants, battered women, Mohawk steelworkers and civil rights activists have in common? Courage: The depth of character that allows them to risk their lives to help others. After millions of years of evolution, most of us are capable of courage, yet it is the rarest of personality traits. It is so unexpected that we remember an act of courage long after the ...
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Scientific reflections: Selected multidisciplinary works
A collection of multidisciplinary papers.
ISBN: 978193563808-7
Scientific reflections is a compendium of the author’s scientific papers spanning three decades. The book should be of interest to any reader who is fascinated by the interplay between fields of scientific thought. The topics herein range from fundamental physical experiments to algorithm development to computational science to pure mathematics. Each book part is given a preamble, while each ...
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Growing up green
Simple gardening activities for children and adults.
ISBN: 978193563807-0
Gardening provides a wonderful opportunity for children and adults to have fun and learn together. Growing up green is a simple gardening book that uses nature-based activities to foster trusting, meaningful relationships between children and adults. Interactive gardening activities, a month-to-month gardening guide, and a journal section make horticulture fun and ...
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Programming from scratch
An ideal starting book for aspiring programmers.
ISBN: 978193563806-3
In this day and age, there are numerous programming languages and the technology looms intricate, if not overwhelming. Programming from scratch is intended for people who are interested in exploring a clear path “from scratch.” There are no presumptions about the reader’s level of skill, making this book ideal for beginners in the field. An excellent starting point ...
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Give food a chance
A thought-provoking view on eating disorders.
ISBN: 978193563801-8
Give food a chance arises from the clinical experience of Dr Julie O’Toole, MD, MPH, over more than a decade, of treatment for eating disorders in children and young adults. Dr O’Toole rejects former theories that claim such disorders are caused by poor parenting, issues of control, rejection of adulthood, or society’s oppression of women. Instead, the author’s thesis ...
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Botboy, my Botboy
A perfect addition to your science-fiction shelf.
ISBN: 978193563800-1
With questions about her independence looming, an older woman receives an unexpected gift—a robot. “Botboy” is a robot designed by her now dead husband to help her in the garden, to drive her to appointments, essentially to allow her to remain in her home to the end of her days. Botboy makes a fine companion and an encyclopedic medical resource. When she introduces her ...
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The cavekeeper’s daughter
A wonderful historical-anthropological novel.
ISBN: 978193563803-2
Tsunami! In one horrifying moment, a wall of water destroyed their world, and the survivors are left struggling to recreate their ancient way of life. But young Birdy does not want a return to normal; she wants to tell the sacred tales no girl has ever been allowed. Her aunt longs for the man everyone else scorns—yet his heart belongs to another. New leaders stumble ...
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Six gems of geometry
A special mix of classical geometry and historical speculation.
ISBN: 978193563802-5
Six gems of geometry is an introductory geometry textbook for general audiences. The book focuses mainly on the teachings of Euclid. It contains a story inspired by William Blake’s painting, Newton the Measurer, where an encounter is imagined between Euclid and Newton, suggesting a deep influence the former may have had on the ...
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Experimental and computational mathematics: Selected writings
A collection of historical importance.
ISBN: 978193563805-6
A quiet revolution in mathematical computing and scientific visualization took place in the latter half of the 20th century. These developments have dramatically enhanced modes of mathematical insight and opportunities for “exploratory” computational experimentation. This volume collects the experimental and computational contributions of Jonathan and Peter Borwein over the past quarter ...
