Augusten Burroughs Running with Scissors : A Memoir
Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. So at the age of twelve, Burroughs found himself amidst Victorian squalor living with the doctor’s bizarre family, and befriending a pedophile who resided in the backyard shed.
Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life
Game theory is all around us. How the modern science of game theory has helped biologists to understand the evolution of cooperation in nature, and investigates how we might apply those lessons to our own society. In a series of experiments author sheds light on the problem of global cooperation. Rock, Paper, Scissors will both teach and delight anyone interested in what it what it takes to get people to work together.
This is the first time I have bought this and I was very impressed with the content. All the articles are interesting and informative and most of the materials used are readily available in the UK. It is naturally quite Americanised but still relevant to the UK. I would encourage anyone interested in crafting altered art.
Learning to safely use a pair of scissors is an important part of preparing for school. This workbook is for children who have only just begun to use scissors. Children will advance from simple one-stroke cuts all the way to cutting complicated curved and zig-zagged lines and shapes.
Learning to safely use a pair of scissors is an important part of preparing for school. This workbook is for children who have never used scissors before. Children will learn how to hold and control a pair of scissors, and will advance from simple one-stroke cuts all the way to cutting complicated curved and zig-zagged lines and shapes.