6/12/2023 0 Comments The man who knew infinity bookI don't write very many reviews but this book encouraged me to write one. Well researched, excellent book, great narration No answers are attempted, but his questions are profound. While decrying the failings in Ramanujan's formal education, Kanigel also speculates on whether the broader South Indian culture, particularly the flexibility within Hindu religious traditions, allowed Ramanujan to approach mathematics less rigidly than could his English colleagues. While the book celebrates Ramanujan's improbable rise to success, overcoming tremendous obstacles, it also examines those obstacles, created by the British Raj and unfortunately persisting into the post-colonial Indian educational system. The technical discussions are woven into the story, and do not at all get in its way. A vague memory of high school math is required of the listener, and Kanigel uses that basis to explain both the directions and importance of Ramanujan's work, without trying to explain the specifics. Mathematical achievement is at the core of Ramanujan's story, and Kanigel does a good job of integrating it. This book explores (1) the influences of South India on Ramanujan's development, (2) the influences of the British educational system and society on GH Hardy and the other English scholars with whom Ramanujan met and worked and (3) the effects of those different influences on both Ramanujan and the English, personally and professionally.
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6/12/2023 0 Comments The city we became seriesSome are ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power. In the Bronx, a Lenape gallery director discovers strange graffiti scattered throughout the city, so beautiful and powerful it's as if the paint is literally calling to her. In Brooklyn, a politician and mother finds she can hear the songs of her city, pulsing to the beat of her Louboutin heels. And they're not the only ones. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a "glorious" story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City. In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Within the pages of her diary, Deliverance captures the panic, terror, suspicion, and hysteria that swept through Salem Village during one of the most infamous eras in American history. Suddenly she has more to worry about than just the wrath of her uncle, her ill sister, and the fate of the other women in town. Lisa lives with her husband in Connecticut and teaches at Eastern Connecticut State University. She is also the author of the picture book THE HICKORY CHAIR. When the villagers begin to realize that Deliverance is a clever girl who possesses the skills to read and write, the whispered accusations begin. Lisa Rowe Fraustino is the author of the novels I WALK IN DREAD, a Dear America title GRASS AND SKY ASH and THE HOLE IN THE WALL. But after four young girls from the village accuse some of the local women of being witches, the town becomes increasingly caught up in a witch hunt. Lisa Rowe Fraustino's dramatic tale of the Salem witch trials is back in print with a beautiful new cover design!ĭeliverance Trembley lives in Salem Village where she must take care of her sickly sister, Mem, and where she does her daily chores in fear of her cruel uncle's angry temper. Synopsis Lisa Rowe Fraustinos dramatic tale of the Salem witch trials is back in print with a beautiful new cover design Deliverance Trembley lives in Salem Village where she must take care of her sickly sister, Mem, and where she does her daily chores in fear of her cruel uncles angry temper. 6/12/2023 0 Comments The Christmas Bride by Anne GracieWounded, and helpless in the hands of this handsome stranger, Charley soon realizes her heart is in danger from him too. Ash can't leave her bleeding in the road, so he stays and tends her.Ĭharlotte Underwood, in hiding from an unscrupulous guardian, is battling to support herself and her little brother. Shots are exchanged and to Ash's horror he discovers he's accidentally wounded a girl. Making his way to Devon on a freezing dark night, he's accosted on the road by a footpad. He has just one plan in mind-to show his face, then immediately return to his free and easy life in the Far East. When Blake Ashton reluctantly returns to England for a business meeting-his first visit in ten years-he learns his partners are getting ready for a big family Christmas in the country. A sweet, Regency-era story of forgiveness and redemption - and love.Ī chance meeting on a dark highway, a wounded heroine, a hero-in-waiting and Christmas. 6/11/2023 0 Comments Shadows by John SaulThen, in 1976, one of his manuscripts reached Dell, who didn't want to buy it, but asked if he'd be interested in writing a psychological thriller. Eventually he found an agent in New York, who spent several years sending his manuscripts around, and trying to make the rejection slips sound hopeful. Those years garnered him a nice collection of unpublished manuscripts, but not a lot of money. Should anyone ever want to write a novel concerning the car-rental industry or the travails of temporary typists, John can provide excellent background material. He attended several colleges-Antioch, in Ohio, Cerritos, in Norwalk, California, Montana State University and San Francisco State College, variously majoring in anthropology, liberal arts, and theater, but never obtaining a degree.Īfter leaving college, he decided the best thing for a college dropout to do was become a writer, and spent the next fifteen years working in various jobs while attempting to write a book someone would want to publish. John Saul grew up in Whittier California where he graduated from Whittier High School in 1959. 6/11/2023 0 Comments Rob sanders prideHe is the author of Cowboy Christmas, Crystal Kite-winner Outer Space Bedtime Race, Ruby Rose - Off to School She Goes, Ruby Rose - Big Bravos, Rodzilla, and Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights. Rob Sanders is an acclaimed writer who teaches, and a teacher who writes. A story of love, hope, equality, and pride. Award-winning author Rob Sanders’s stirring text, and acclaimed illustrator Steven Salerno’s evocative images, combine to tell this remarkable - and undertold - story. In this deeply moving and empowering true story, young readers will trace the life of the Gay Pride Flag, from its beginnings in 1978 with social activist Harvey Milk and designer Gilbert Baker to its spanning of the globe and its role in today’s world. “Pride is a beacon of (technicolor) light.” -Entertainment Weekly Celebrate Pride and it’s iconic rainbow flag-a symbol of inclusion and acceptance around the world-with the very first picture book to tell its remarkable and inspiring history!.South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (USD $) 6/11/2023 0 Comments Mistborn secret historyThrough these, he learns of Marsh's survival as a Steel Inquisitor and that Elend has become the new ruler of the Final Empire Since Preservation is unable to help him in his investigations, Kelsier sets out to discover Ruin's motives for himself. Though trapped, he is able to glimpse snapshots of the Physical Realm by riding the Well's pulses. During his time there, he unknowingly discovers Ruin trapped beneath the Well. Kelsier finds but becomes trapped in the Well of Ascension. Despite refusing to pass on, as Preservation wishes, Kelsier befriends Preservation, giving him the nickname of Fuzz (a crewmember name).ĭesperate to prevent himself passing on, Kelsier tricks Preservation into revealing that the Well of Ascension is nearby, and is capable of anchoring him as a Cognitive Shadow. Kelsier refuses, and he remains on Scadrial as a cognitive aspect. For a complete chapter by chapter summary, see /Summary.įollowing his death at the hands of the Lord Ruler, Kelsier meets Preservation before he "passes on" to the Beyond. 6/11/2023 0 Comments Rendezvous at ramaAlso Nominatedīy David Gerrold, published by Random Houseīy Poul Anderson, published by Analog and NAL/Signetīy Robert A. And now the moment of rendezvous awaits - just behind a Raman airlock door. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. Rendezvous with Rama starts when an large, cylindrical object is detected hurtling towards the sun. That said, the book isnt perfect, particularly when it comes to the characters. Clarkes best book, and it definitely deserves much of the praise its gotten. It will kindle their wildest dreams… and fan their darkest fears. Rendezvous with Rama is widely acclaimed as Arthur C. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind’s first encounter with alien intelligence. It is, incredible, an interstellar spacecraft. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. Clarke (Published by Galaxy Science Fiction and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich) Winner,Īt first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. 6/11/2023 0 Comments Jane the virgin book snow fallingIt’s been a lifetime (and three seasons) in the making, but Jane Gloriana Villanueva is finally ready to make her much-anticipated literary debut! Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. By AUTHOR Jane Austen Eric Carle Lewis Carroll Roald Dahl Charles Dickens Sydney Hanson C.Indestructubles Little Golden Books Magic School Bus Magic Tree House Pete the Cat Step Into Reading Book The Hunger Games By POPULAR SERIES Chronicles of Narnia Curious Geoge Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fancy Nancy Harry Potter I Survived If You Give. 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Collecting The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara are the three hardest hardcovers to find in the history of the fantasy genre.Everything listed on this page is tentative but it is also what Terry has in mind at this very moment: Letters From Terry JHoliday 2009 AugMaHoliday 2007 JHoliday 2006 Holiday 2005 The Gypsy Morph – paperback (in stores) A Landover omnibus – books 1-3 (in stores) A Landover omnibus – books 4-5 (in stores) A Princess of Landover (in stores) The World of Shannara – Revised & Updated (in stores)… The website receives many questions about what he is publishing next, so this part of the website is devoted to the future-not only concerning the next new book but what Terry’s planning on doing over the next several years. He finishes a new book at the same time as the last one is being released, so he is always one book ahead of what the readers have in their hands. It is this work ethic that helps him publish a book every year. He begins writing at six o’clock every morning, and during those moments he is not writing, he has one foot in the story. What’s Next? erry is always working on a new writing project. |