Curious and Interesting Puzzles, The Penguin Book of (Penguin science)
A companion to the same author's "Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers" and "Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Geometry", this book covers mathematical and logical puzzles from the Ancient Greeks to the present day.
The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers
First published in 1986, this mind-boggling and entertaining dictionary, arranged in order of magnitude, exposes the fascinating facts about certain numbers and number sequences - very large primes, amicable numbers and golden squares to give but a few examples.
Environmental Justice and Sustainability in the Former Soviet Union
The legacy of environmental catastrophe in the states of the former Soviet Union includes desertification, pollution, and the toxic aftermath of industrial accidents, the most notorious of which was the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. This book examines the development of environmental activism in Russia and the former Soviet republics in response to these problems and its effect on policy and planning.
Thanks largely to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case of 1954, which declared that separate educational facilities were inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional, the civil rights movement began to gain momentum. This movement, which was led by such activists as Martin Luther King Jr., espoused nonviolent protest as a means to ending racial segregation and promoting equal rights for African Americans.
Now there is a book, Cooking With Aristos, which will allow his loyal viewers to relax and have fun as they follow his simple and tasty recipies for everything from Dad's Greek Potato Salad, "The Boys" Tomato and Onion Soup and the world-famous, Aristos Chilli Prawns. Conveniently split into Entrees, Vegetables, Mains, Desserts, Salads and Sauces and with clear colour photographs, Cooking With Aristos is the ideal cookbook for people who want simple, honest food, made from ingredients that can be found in any pantry.
