Author: Mathematical Sciences Education Board National Re
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: numeracy, approaches, new, giants, shoulders
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1990-01-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0309084490
ISBN-13: 9780309084499
What mathematics should be learned by today’s young people, as well as tomorrow’s workforce? "On the Shoulders of Giants" is a vision of richness of mathematics expressed in essays on change, dimension, quantity, shape, and uncertainty, each of which illustrate fundamental strands for school mathematics. These essays expand on the idea of mathematics as the language and science of patterns, allowing us to realize the importance of providing hands-on experience and the development of a curriculum that will enable students to apply their knowledge to diverse numerical problems.Book D
Author: Philo of Alexandria
Publisher: Paulist Press
Keywords: western, spirituality, classics, selections, life, giants, contemplative
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 1980-01-01
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0809123339
ISBN-13: 9780809123339
Available for the first time in one volume is the basic vision of Philo, the greatest Jewish mystic, philosopher, and theologian of the Greco-Roman period. This book lets Philo speak in his own words. Since the corpus of his writings is immense and his style diffuse, no one treatise or small group of treatises exhibits his full perspective on any given spiritual theme; thus and anthology was necessary. The volume is edited by David Winston, Professor of Hellenistic and Judaic Studies and Director of the center for Judaic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. In hi
Author: Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
Keywords: medieval, cultures, ages, middle, sex, monsters, giants
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 1999-05-01
List price: $24.50
ISBN-10: 0816632170
ISBN-13: 9780816632176
Authors:Pat Summerall, Michael Levin,
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: tom, landry, lombardi, vince, learned, life, giants
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2010-11-02
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 0470611596
ISBN-13: 9780470611593
One the greatest NFL broadcasters distills the wisdom of two of the greatest coachesAs both a tight end and a place kicker for the 1958 Giants (back when special teams were part of the defense), Pat Summerall was the only person to be coached by both Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry, the team’s offensive and defensive coaches, respectively. In telling the story of that legendary season, which ended with the Giants losing to the Colts in the NFL championship game, Summerall explores the wisdom that was passed along to him that made him a better player, and later a better broadcaster and bett
Authors:Nicolaus Copernicus, Stephen Hawking,
Publisher: Running Press
Keywords: giants, shoulders, spheres, heavenly, revolutions
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2004-12-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0762420219
ISBN-13: 9780762420216
New to our On the Shoulders of Giants series, this groundbreaking work of astronomy proposed a heliocentric universe in which planets orbited the sun-daring to challenge the Ptolemaic ideal of the earth as the center of the universe. This essay by Copernicus (1473-1543), revolutionized the way we look at the earth’s placement in the universe, and paved the way for many great scientists, including Galileo and Isaac Newton, whose theories stemmed from this model. Featuring a biography of Copernicus and an accessible, enlightening introduction, both written by the renowned physicist Stephen
Author: Peter Potterfield
Publisher: National Geographic
Keywords: meter, giants, fourteen, summits, quest, viesturs, himalayan
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2009-05-19
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 142620485X
ISBN-13: 9781426204852
Now updated to include the triumphant culmination of a monumental questto stand on the summits of all fourteen of the world’s highest mountainsHimalayan Quest offers an unforgettable glimpse into the remarkable world of Ed Viesturs, America’s best-known high altitude climber, and the breathtaking landscape in which he works. It is an unparalleled showcase of both the heartbreaking tragedy and the ineffable joy Viesturs has experienced while striving at the limits of human endurance.At the center of this extraordinary account of his mountaineering adventures are Viesturs’s own awe-ins
Authors:L. Alan Winters, Shahid Yusuf,
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: global, economy, india, china, giants, dancing
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-01-10
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0821367498
ISBN-13: 9780821367490
China is now the world’s fourth largest economy and growing very fast. India’s economic salience is also on the rise. Together these two countries will profoundly influence the pace and nature of global economic change. Drawing upon the latest research, this volume analyzes the influences on the rapid future development of these two countries and examines how their growth is likely to impinge upon other countries. It considers international trade, industrialization, foreign investment and capital flows, and the implications of their broadening environmental footprints. It also disc
