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Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles You don't need to be a mathematical genius to solve the treacherous puzzles in this collection of Fiendishly difficult puzzles - it's simply a question of logic. The latest...

Master the art of battling in Minecraft Don your armour, pick up your sword and charge headfirst into the Minecraft Combat Handbook - the only book you need to take your game to the next level. Read how to craft the deadliest...

Kakuro is the next hot puzzle craze, and everyone can give it a try with this new, multilevel series. These language-free number puzzles use pure logic and require just simple arithmetic to solve. So, in addition to being fun, they help develop your...

A #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERExplore the life-changing magic of trigonometry with Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician and No. 1 bestselling author of Humble PiWhy can no two people ever see the same rainbow? What happens when you pull a pop song apart...

Do you need to gain confidence with handling numbers and formulae? Do you want a clear, step-by-step guide to the key concepts and principles of statistics? Nearly all aspects of our lives can be subject to statistical analysis. Statistics: An...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles These are previously unpublished quality Su Doku grids from the puzzle providers to The Times, and help to develop you to take on Extreme Su Doku. The 200 puzzles in this...

The origami introduced in this book is based on simple techniques. Some were previously known by origami artists and some were discovered by the author. Curved-Folding Origami Design shows a way to explore new area of origami composed of curved folds...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles These are previously unpublished quality Su Doku grids from The Times, and help to develop you to take on Extreme Su Doku. The 200 puzzles in this collection of treacherously...

From bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, a must-have for number lovers and Simpsons fans 'An entertaining picture of the insanely high-minded nature of the Simpsons' writers' Sunday Times 'A valuable, entertaining book that, above all,...

Previously unpublished quality Su Doku grids from The Times, which help develop your skills to take on Extreme Su Doku. The 200 puzzles in this collection of treacherously difficult puzzles will stretch even the most advanced Su Doku...

A tenth anniversary edition of the iconic book about the wonderful world of maths Sunday Times bestseller | Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 'Original and highly entertaining' Sunday Times 'A page turner about humanity's strange, never...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978462727Author Sean Alexander LuciwFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Produce PressPublisher Produce PressWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Discover football's astonishing hidden rules in The Numbers Game by Chris Anderson and David Sally*Fully updated with a new World Cup chapter* Football has always been a numbers game: 4-4-2, the big number 9 and 3 points for a win. But what if up until...

There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture - they are the enigmas which define mathematics. The Great Mathematical Problems explains why these problems...

Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games. A collection of 200 Difficult Su Doku puzzles of the highest quality from The Times newspaper. Perfect for the intermediate Su Doku solver in need of a constant supply of challenging...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles A new collection of previously unpublished Fiendish Su Doku puzzles with the added bonus of 30 Super Fiendish puzzles. Perfect for the advanced solver in need of a constant supply of...

An entertaining guide to how maths is relevant to our everyday lives. Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on Friday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And which classic puzzle was destroyed by Allied...

Basic Mathematics teaches you all the maths you need for everyday situations. If you are terrified by maths, this is the book for you.Do you shy away from using numbers? Basic Mathematics can help. An easy-to-follow guide, it will ensure you gain the...

'Football looked at in a very different way' Pat Nevin, former Chelsea and Everton star and football media analyst Football - the most mathematical of sports. From shot statistics and league tables to the geometry of passing and managerial strategy,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789922636108Author Khalid AlzamiliFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Dr. Khalid Alzamili PubPublisher Dr. Khalid Alzamili PubWeight(grams)...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Christian Church used it to fend off heretics. Today it's a timebomb ticking in the heart of astrophysics. For zero, infinity's twin, is...

If you relish a serious mental workout, this collection of 100 brain teasers will demand your very best lateral thinking skills and mathematical rigour to solve. These puzzles will amuse and perplex in equal measure. But do not worry, full,...

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come. ...

Winner, Euler Book Prize, awarded by the Mathematical Association of America. With over 200 full color photographs, this non-traditional, tactile introduction to non-Euclidean geometries also covers early development of geometry and connections between...

Gerd Gigerenzer's Reckoning with Risk: Learning to Live with Uncertainty illustrates how we can learn to make sense of statistics and turn ignorance into insight. However much we want certainty in our lives, it feels as if we live in an uncertain and...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles This fifth and toughest addition to the successful Times Killer Su Doku series will test your skills to the limit, adding the challenge of arithmetic and taking Su Doku to a new and even...

Challenge your brain with these enjoyable puzzles. The latest puzzle book in The Times Fiendish Su Doku series - previously unpublished, quality Su Doku puzzles. Includes 180 Fiendish and 20 Super Fiendish puzzles. You don't need to...

The ideal gift for su doku enthusiasts. If you like to live dangerously and push beyond your mental comfort zone, steel yourself for The Times' toughest Ultimate Killer puzzles. A bumper collection of more than 360 puzzles for hard-core...

Modular origami is the latest craze in paper folding!These three-dimensional models are created from many small pieces of paper that are easily folded and then cleverly fit together to form a spectacular shape. They range from paper polyhedra to...

A revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of maths'Lively, satisfying, good at explaining difficult concepts' The Sunday TimesMathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles For those who like to live dangerously and push beyond their mental comfort zone, steel yourself for the second book in The Times' toughest Killer series yet. Prepare for the...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles This is the seventh title in the Fiendish series - the latest volume of quality previously unpublished puzzles from the puzzle providers to the Times. You don't need to be a...

Ian Stewart explores the astonishing properties of numbers from 1 to10 to zero and infinity, including one figure that, if you wrote it out, would span the universe. He looks at every kind of number you can think of -- real, imaginary, rational,...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles These are previously unpublished quality Su Doku grids from the puzzle providers to The Times, and help to develop you to take on Extreme Su Doku. The 200 puzzles in this...

This new book from the author of 'The Music of the Primes' combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the search for symmetry. This is the story of how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781579550417Author Alexander BogomolnyFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Wolfram MediaPublisher Wolfram MediaWeight(grams) 540gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles Specially compiled to provide the most devilishly difficult challenge, Ultimate killer Su Doku 4 is the only volume for Su Doku enthusiasts who need a puzzle that really tests their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2007.Book InformationISBN 9780307338402Author Arthur BenjaminFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Three Rivers...

Join the PAW Patrol as they help Santa find his missing Christmas star in this festive 32 page picture book Join the Pups for a magical Christmas rescue. It's Christmas Eve in...

Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles The latest volume in the hugely popular Killer Su Doku series from The Times, featuring the highest-quality puzzles with an extra element of arithmetic. This addition to the...