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.
Working with Spoken Discourse provides a comprehensive account of the expanding multidisciplinary field of discourse analysis. Combining theory and practice it covers a wide range of material in a lively and accessible style. It discusses current approaches, concepts and debates in the field of spoken discourse and provides a grounding in the practical techniques of discourse analysis and how to apply them to real data. Working with Spoken Discourse is divided into three sections.
From the early Sumerian clay tablet through to the emergence of the electronic text, this Blackwell Companion provides a continuous and coherent account of the history of the book.
* Makes use of illustrative examples and case studies of well-known texts * Written by a group of expert contributors * Covers topical debates, such as the nature of censorship and the future of the book
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This book is the most authoritative encyclopedia ever prepared on dinosaurs and dinosaur science. In addition to entries on specific animals such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Velociraptor, the Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs covers reproduction, behavior, physiology, and extinction.
Men's Health (MH), published by Rodale Press in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, United States, is the largest circulation men's lifestyle magazine in the world. It covers fitness, nutrition, sexuality, lifestyle and other aspects of men's life and health.