Some heroines will steal your heart. This one will steal your wallet. In the future, mankind has expanded to fill the solar system, but when a snarky con-woman steals the wrong spaceship, she finds herself stranded in a distant galaxy. She is humanity's first emissary to a galactic civilization, and all she wants to do is go home. Preferably, without being arrested.
Mathematics is a wonderfully austere science, but it also has a very human side. It is embedded in a colorful history filled with extraordinary personalities, deep philosophical debates, and breath-taking advances in knowledge. This book offers a brief but penetrating synopsis of that history.Several important philosophical topics such as infinity and Platonism, are pursued throughout the text.The book is intended for anyone who wants to understand how mathematics grows out of, and nourishes, the total human experience.
Caillou learns to be considerate of animals. Caillou has nobody to play with, so he recruits Gilbert his cat. He tries to get Gilbert to play his favourite games, but Gilbert isn’t interested in the slightest. When Mom points out that Caillou’s been trying to get the cat to play people games, he realizes that Gilbert probably wants to play kitty cat games. That works much better! A teacher's guide and worksheets are included.
Colorful atlas of eye diseases which has step-by-step guidance of ophthalmological physical examination, invasive and non-invasive diagnostics. It will be helpful to anyone who wants to pass university course of eye diseases and final exams successfully.
