Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut

First novel by Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1952 and reissued in 1954 as Utopia 14. This anti-utopian novel employs the standard science-fiction formula of a futuristic world run by machines and of one man's futile rebellion against that world. The novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. His rebellion is a wildly funny, darkly satirical look at modern society.

3.1416 And All That

To appreciate mathematics at its deeper level we must pass from naked formulas to the ideas that lie behind them.

In the present volume, we have selected for reprinting a number of pieces that appeared principally in Science World, a periodical with a wide circulation among students and teachers.

Marc Bloch's supreme achievement was to recreate the vivid and complex world of Western Europe from the 9th to the 13th centuries. The author treats feudalism as a vitalising force in European society. He surveys the social and economic conditions in which feudalism developed; he sees the structures of kinship which underlay the formal relationships of vassal and overlord. His insights into the lives of the nobility and the clergy and his deep understanding of the processes at work in medieval Europe, are profound and memorable.

Frommer's 500 Places for Food & Wine Lovers

Coverage is global, including food festivals, farmer's markets, cooking schools, street food, wineries, wine trails, and restaurant wine lists-as well as the world's best restaurants in several price ranges and categories throughout the world. The book includes contact and Web site information, plus details on accommodations and services to help with trip-planning. Black-and-white photographs bring the places and experiences to life, while geographical and topical indexes make it easy to find information quickly.