What Are the Chances?: Voodoo Deaths, Office Gossip, and Other Adventures in Probability

Using examples drawn from daily life and history, the author explains what probability is and how it works. Our lives are governed by chance. But what, exactly, is chance? In this book, accomplished statistician and storyteller Bart K. Holland takes us on a tour of the world of probability. Weaving together tales from real life—from the spread of the bubonic plague in medieval Europe or the number of Prussian cavalrymen kicked to death

Escape Your Shape: How to Work Out Smarter, Not Harder

The Individualized Fitness Prescription for Your Body Type Do you wonder why the latest fitness fad doesn't work for you? Have you lifted weights for months, dreaming of toned, defined muscles, with no results? Have you exercised regularly for months -- or even years -- without seeing any changes in your body? If you answered yes to any of these questions, chances are your exercise routine is incomplete and wrong for your body type.

The 21st Century Job Hunters Survival Guide

Learn how to leverage the immense power of Twitter, LinkedIn, VisualCV and Facebook to accelerate your professional development and increase the chances to land the job you deserve.