Manga Math Mysteries 5: The Ancient Formula: A Mystery With Fractions
"A puzzle from Sifu's grandfather has everyone stumped. A circle divided into wedges shows part of the formula for an ancient medicine. But some wedges and another circle are blank, and no one knows how the original formula disappeared! Joy, Adam, Amy, and Sam will have to use clues--and fractions to discover the truth about...
Investing in the stock market is increasingly becoming an art at which very few are adept. It takes more than just raw statistics and market reports to gauge which stock has the potential to give the investor a handsome return. How to Choose Winning Stocks: Rewriting Formula shows investors how to distill data from the markets to select profitable stocks, avoiding investment risks and traps.
In 2000, the federal government distributed over $260 billion of funding to state and local governments via 180 formula programs. These programs promote a wide spectrum of economic and social objectives, such as improving educational outcomes and increasing accessibility to medical care, and many are designed to compensate for differences in fiscal capacity that affect governments abilities to address identified needs.
The Tarrasch Formula's central metaphor is an interesting one - the pack versus the herd. Imagine your own pieces as a pack of wolves trying to isolate a sick buffalo from your opponent's herd. The premise is that steady play to reduce the power of a single enemy piece, turning down the volume until its normal voice becomes a whisper,' can be enough to win a game.
Higher Returns from Safe Investments: Using Bonds, Stocks, and Options to Generate Lifetime Income
“Marvin Appel is a discerning and highly regarded money manager. In this concise but compelling text, he shows how individual investors can use a range of fixed-income strategies to gain superior returns while ably managing risk.” --Nelson Freeburg, Editor, Formula Research
