In MATH WITH BAD DRAWINGS, Ben Orlin answers math's three big questions: Why do I need to learn this? When am I ever going to use it? Why is it so hard? The answers come in various forms-cartoons, drawings, jokes, and the stories and...

Before Damien Hirst stuffed a shark, before Basquiat picked up a spray can, before Andy Warhol started The Factory, a pile of unwanted Jackson Pollocks changed everything. From them emerged the first major modern art dealer. It was 1947,...

A complement to the "Feynman Lectures On Physics", which has been used for teaching since the 1960s. A hands-on introduction to all the most important topics in physics, clarified, modernised, and combined into one volume for the first...

A visit to a physician these days is cold: physicians spend most of their time typing at computers, making minimal eye contact. Appointments generally last only a few minutes, with scarce time for the doctor to connect to a patient's...

The Cult of the Dead Cow is the story of the oldest, most respected and most famous hacking group of all time. Its members invented the the concept of hacktivism, released both the top tool for cracking passwords and the reigning...

The six easiest chapters from Feynman's landmark work, "Lectures on Physics"-- specifically designed for the general, non-scientist reader. von Feynman, Richard P. und Leighton, Robert B. und Sands, Matthew

Trade paperback. In this book, the Englers discuss how nonviolent revolt is shaping the twenty-first century. von Engler, Mark und Engler, Paul

Central banks and institutions like the IMF and the World Bank are overstepping the boundaries of their mandates by using the flow of money to control global markets and dictate economic policy both at the domestic and global level....

"Monkey Business" is the hilarious confession of two young investment bankers of what it's like at ground zero on The Street. This tell-all pulls off Wall Street's suspenders and gives the reader the inside skinny on what working at an...

Thrive.10th Anniversary Edition von Brazier, Brendan

Too often, 'practice makes perfect is not enough'. While traditional success literature tells you how to enhance your abilities, recognize key ideas, this emphasis on talent and a strong work ethic doesn't lead to proportional success....

Superminds von Malone, Thomas W.