This is a delightful little tome for anyone who likes numbers,their significance and even a bit of mathematical curiosity thrown in.
There are many books around that deal with Numerology and particularly ones that use numbers and their associations to predict the future. The difference with this book is that it covers many more areas where numbers come into play.
It covers a lot of historical aspects and significience of numbers and many numbers that immediately bring to mind historical events, 1776 being an example.
It also touches on fields of Recreational Mathematics such as Magic Squares and even Magic Triangles.
There are even sections that deal with statistics for the Continents.

Did you like Math or Science in school? Have you played games that stimulated your thought processes for Math and Science? Trying to be creative in your Math, Science or leadership class? Can leadership be taught? Is leadership an Art or a Science or Math? Seeking to impact your training program with creative games?
A primer for leadership development, this book introduces Math and Science games with a review process component that can be used for leadership instruction. The book highlights key leadership principles which show that leaders must: Ask questions; Be disciplined; Create and see things differently; Develop resources; Engage in active listening; Make priorities; Multiply leaders; Problem solve; Set an example; Sacrifice; Search and explore; Strategize; Support diversity; Work in teams and collaborate.

The Handbook of Educational Linguistics is a dynamic, scientifically grounded overview revealing the complexity of this growing field while remaining accessible for students, researchers, language educators, curriculum developers, and educational policy makers.

• A single volume overview of educational linguistics, written by leading specialists in its many relevant fields
  
• Takes into account the diverse theoretical foundations, core themes, major findings, and practical applications of educational linguistics
  
• Highlights the multidisciplinary reach of educational linguistics
  
• Each chapter portrays the complexity of its subject matter while remaining accessible to a wide audience.

This book aims to review the work done in psychology and linguistics on language processing and to relate it to the learning of a second language. It is aimed at the student language teacher who will also be studying aspects of linguistics such as phonology alongside psychological theories and theories of language learning.
It is an attempt to pull together the two disciplines with a specific focus on the second language learner.
It will also be of interest to postgraduate students in off ering them a wide variety of sources for further research.

The clearest presentation of research and philosophy currently available relating to the mind/brain interface
Discusses the cognitive processes of dreaming utilized in film and artificial intelligence
Describes the functioning of dream in creative process