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Speed

How It Explains the World

par Vaclav Smil ...

Lu par Joe Jameson ...

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11 heure 9 min

A data-driven, scientific account of our need for speed—exploring a wide range of topics including evolution, transportation, and technologyIn a world obsessed with efficiency, perhaps nothing is valued as highly as being fast. Some of our greatest achievements include building planes that break the sound barrier and creating computers that process data at the touch of a button. With signature ... En savoir plus

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A data-driven, scientific account of our need for speed—exploring a wide range of topics including evolution, transportation, and technologyIn a world obsessed with efficiency, perhaps nothing is valued as highly as being fast. Some of our greatest achievements include building planes that break the sound barrier and creating computers that process data at the touch of a button. With signature
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Humble Pi

When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World

par Matt Parker ...

Lu par Matt Parker ...

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9 heure 33 min

**#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERAN ADAM SAVAGE BOOK CLUB PICKThe book-length answer to anyone who ever put their hand up in math class and asked, “When am I ever going to use this in the real world?”“Fun, informative, and relentlessly entertaining, Humble Pi is a charming and very readable guide to some of humanity's all-time greatest miscalculations—that also gives you permission to feel a little ... En savoir plus

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**#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERAN ADAM SAVAGE BOOK CLUB PICKThe book-length answer to anyone who ever put their hand up in math class and asked, “When am I ever going to use this in the real world?”“Fun, informative, and relentlessly entertaining, Humble Pi is a charming and very readable guide to some of humanity's all-time greatest miscalculations—that also gives you permission to feel a little
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Love Triangle

How Trigonometry Shapes the World

par Matt Parker ...

Lu par Matt Parker ...

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8 heure 57 min

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!An ode to triangles, the shape that makes our lives possible**Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly less bad at pool. Triangles underpin our day-to-day lives and civilization as we know it.In Love ... En savoir plus

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**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!An ode to triangles, the shape that makes our lives possible**Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly less bad at pool. Triangles underpin our day-to-day lives and civilization as we know it.In Love
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Mastering Logical Fallacies

The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic

par Michael Withey ...

Lu par Steven Crossley ...

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4 heure 22 min

Your argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made worse when you realize that your defeat came at the hands of someone's abuse of logic—and that with the right skills you could have won the argument.The ability to recognize logical fallacies when they occur is an essential life skill. Mastering ... En savoir plus

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Your argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made worse when you realize that your defeat came at the hands of someone's abuse of logic—and that with the right skills you could have won the argument.The ability to recognize logical fallacies when they occur is an essential life skill. Mastering
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Political Science. Classics Collection:

Sun Tzu-The Art of War, Plato-The Republic, Niccolo Machiavelli-The Prince, Lao Tzu-Tao Te Ching, Thomas More-Utopia, Thomas Paine-Common Sense, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels-The Communist Manifesto

par Marcus Aurelius, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Thomas Paine, Niccolo Machiavelli, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Plato, John Stuart Mill, Vladimir lenin, Thomas More ...

Lu par Kenneth Elliot, Alfred Costa, Peter Coates, John Brown, Douglass Scott, Jowanna Lewis, Richard Williams, Jamey Lewis, Andrew Roberts ...

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36 heure 24 min

Why Political Science Classics Collection is so important? In today's world, providing quality training for the younger generation at colleges and universities is of primary importance. But higher education is not enough. Any graduate is first and foremost a citizen of his nation. He has the right to be an actor in the political life of his society. The political changes taking place today in the ... En savoir plus

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Why Political Science Classics Collection is so important? In today's world, providing quality training for the younger generation at colleges and universities is of primary importance. But higher education is not enough. Any graduate is first and foremost a citizen of his nation. He has the right to be an actor in the political life of his society. The political changes taking place today in the
... En savoir plus
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Six Easy Pieces

Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher

par Richard P. Feynman ...

Lu par Richard P. Feynman ...

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5 heure 21 min

Learn how to think like a physicist from a Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) with these six classic and beloved lessonsIt was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at the ... En savoir plus

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Learn how to think like a physicist from a Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) with these six classic and beloved lessonsIt was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at the
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A Mind for Numbers

How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

par Barbara Oakley PhD ...

Lu par Grover Gardner ...

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7 heure 4 min

The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand ... En savoir plus

$23.99 CAD

The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand
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Shape

The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and EverythingElse

par Jordan Ellenberg ...

Lu par Jordan Ellenberg ...

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14 heure 23 min

**From the New York Times-bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong—himself a world-class geometer—a far-ranging exploration of the power of geometry, which turns out to help us think better about practically everythingHow should a democracy choose its representatives? How can you stop a pandemic from sweeping the world? How do computers learn to play Go, and why is learning Go so much easier for ... En savoir plus

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**From the New York Times-bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong—himself a world-class geometer—a far-ranging exploration of the power of geometry, which turns out to help us think better about practically everythingHow should a democracy choose its representatives? How can you stop a pandemic from sweeping the world? How do computers learn to play Go, and why is learning Go so much easier for
... En savoir plus
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The Shape of a Life

One Mathematician’s Search for the Universe’s Hidden Geometry

par Shing-Tung Yau, Steve Nadis ...

Lu par Arthur Morey ...

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12 heure 59 min

A Fields medalist recounts his lifelong transnational effort to uncover the geometric shape—the Calabi-Yau manifold—that may store the hidden dimensions of our universe.Harvard geometer and Fields medalist Shing-Tung Yau has provided a mathematical foundation for string theory, offered new insights into black holes, and mathematically demonstrated the stability of our universe. In this ... En savoir plus

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A Fields medalist recounts his lifelong transnational effort to uncover the geometric shape—the Calabi-Yau manifold—that may store the hidden dimensions of our universe.Harvard geometer and Fields medalist Shing-Tung Yau has provided a mathematical foundation for string theory, offered new insights into black holes, and mathematically demonstrated the stability of our universe. In this
... En savoir plus
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Four Ways of Thinking

Statistical, Interactive, Chaotic and Complex

par David Sumpter ...

Lu par Sam Woolf ...

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8 heure 45 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Acclaimed mathematician David Sumpter shows how we can deal with the chaos and complexity of our lives**What is the best way to think about the world? How often do we consider how our own thinking might impact the way we approach our daily decisions? Could it help or hinder our relationships, our careers, or even our health?Thinking about thinking is something we rarely ... En savoir plus

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**Brought to you by Penguin.Acclaimed mathematician David Sumpter shows how we can deal with the chaos and complexity of our lives**What is the best way to think about the world? How often do we consider how our own thinking might impact the way we approach our daily decisions? Could it help or hinder our relationships, our careers, or even our health?Thinking about thinking is something we rarely
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Biggest Number in the World, The

A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics

par David Darling, Agnijo Banerjee ...

Lu par Rick Adamson ...

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7 heure 59 min

From cells in our bodies to measuring the universe, big numbers are everywhereWe all know that numbers go on forever, that you could spend your life counting and never reach the end of the line, so there can’t be such a thing as a ‘biggest number’. Or can there?To find out, David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee embark on an epic quest, revealing the answers to questions like: are there more grains of ... En savoir plus

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From cells in our bodies to measuring the universe, big numbers are everywhereWe all know that numbers go on forever, that you could spend your life counting and never reach the end of the line, so there can’t be such a thing as a ‘biggest number’. Or can there?To find out, David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee embark on an epic quest, revealing the answers to questions like: are there more grains of
... En savoir plus
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O andar do bêbado

Como o acaso determina nossas vidas

par Leonard Mlodinow ...

Lu par Paulo Vinicius Justo Fernandes ...

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11 heure 28 min

Best-seller internacional e livro notável do New York TimesUm dos 10 Melhores Livros de Ciência, segundo a Amazon.comNão estamos preparados para lidar com o aleatório e, por isso, não percebemos o quanto o acaso interfere em nossas vidas. Num tom irreverente, citando exemplos e pesquisas presentes em todos os âmbitos da vida, do mercado financeiro aos esportes, de Hollywood à medicina, Leonard ... En savoir plus

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Best-seller internacional e livro notável do New York TimesUm dos 10 Melhores Livros de Ciência, segundo a Amazon.comNão estamos preparados para lidar com o aleatório e, por isso, não percebemos o quanto o acaso interfere em nossas vidas. Num tom irreverente, citando exemplos e pesquisas presentes em todos os âmbitos da vida, do mercado financeiro aos esportes, de Hollywood à medicina, Leonard
... En savoir plus
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The Joy of Pi

par David Blatner ...

Lu par Oliver Wyman, Hank Jacobs, Laura Dean ...

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3 heure 31 min

No number has captured the attention and imagination of people throughout the ages as much as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Pi—or ? as it is symbolically known—is infinite and, in The Joy of pi, it proves to be infinitely intriguing. With incisive historical insight and a refreshing sense of humor, David Blatner explores the many facets of pi and humankind's fascination ... En savoir plus

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No number has captured the attention and imagination of people throughout the ages as much as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Pi—or ? as it is symbolically known—is infinite and, in The Joy of pi, it proves to be infinitely intriguing. With incisive historical insight and a refreshing sense of humor, David Blatner explores the many facets of pi and humankind's fascination
... En savoir plus
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Rubik’s Cube

How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube, Including Rubik’s Cube Algorithms

par Clark Cornell ...

Lu par Angela Julian ...

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41 min

If you want to impress your family and friends by solving the Rubik's Cube while staying calm and collected, then keep reading....The Rubik's Cube seems like an innocent, colorful, and perfect gift for kids, something that will keep them busy for hours on end...Until you're faced with helping them solve it a few minutes later. That's when you realize the fiendish difficulty involved and feel a ... En savoir plus

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If you want to impress your family and friends by solving the Rubik's Cube while staying calm and collected, then keep reading....The Rubik's Cube seems like an innocent, colorful, and perfect gift for kids, something that will keep them busy for hours on end...Until you're faced with helping them solve it a few minutes later. That's when you realize the fiendish difficulty involved and feel a
... En savoir plus
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Waves in an Impossible Sea

How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic Ocean

par Matt Strassler ...

Lu par Christopher Grove ...

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11 heure 31 min

A theoretical physicist takes listeners on an awe-inspiring journey—found in "no other book" (Science)—to discover how the universe generates everything from nothing at all: "If you want to know what's really going on in the realms of relativity and particle physics, read this book" (Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe).In Waves in an Impossible Sea, physicist Matt Strassler ... En savoir plus

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A theoretical physicist takes listeners on an awe-inspiring journey—found in "no other book" (Science)—to discover how the universe generates everything from nothing at all: "If you want to know what's really going on in the realms of relativity and particle physics, read this book" (Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe).In Waves in an Impossible Sea, physicist Matt Strassler
... En savoir plus
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Mathematica

A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity

par David Bessis ...

Lu par Mike Lenz ...

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9 heure 12 min

Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from René Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case. Like Albert Einstein, who famously claimed to have "no special talent," they said that they had accomplished what they did ... En savoir plus

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Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from René Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case. Like Albert Einstein, who famously claimed to have "no special talent," they said that they had accomplished what they did
... En savoir plus
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Abstract Algebra: Vector Spaces

par N.B. Singh ...

Lu par Digital Voice Mary G ...

Collections Livre audio : 4 - Algebra
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2 heure 45 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Abstract Algebra: Vector Spaces" is a comprehensive exploration of vector spaces within the realm of abstract algebra, offering a clear and insightful journey into foundational concepts and their diverse applications. From fundamental definitions of basis and dimension to advanced topics like quantum mechanics, coding theory, and data science, this ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Abstract Algebra: Vector Spaces" is a comprehensive exploration of vector spaces within the realm of abstract algebra, offering a clear and insightful journey into foundational concepts and their diverse applications. From fundamental definitions of basis and dimension to advanced topics like quantum mechanics, coding theory, and data science, this
... En savoir plus
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Escape from Model Land

How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do About It

par Erica Thompson ...

Lu par Kirsty Dillon ...

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9 heure 38 min

Why mathematical models are so often wrong, and how we can make better decisions by accepting their limitsWhether we are worried about the spread of COVID-19 or making a corporate budget, we depend on mathematical models to help us understand the world around us every day. But models aren’t a mirror of reality. In fact, they are fantasies, where everything works out perfectly, every time. And ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD

Why mathematical models are so often wrong, and how we can make better decisions by accepting their limitsWhether we are worried about the spread of COVID-19 or making a corporate budget, we depend on mathematical models to help us understand the world around us every day. But models aren’t a mirror of reality. In fact, they are fantasies, where everything works out perfectly, every time. And
... En savoir plus
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Bharatiya Genius D. D. Kosambi

par Deepa Deshmukh, Achyut Godbole ...

Lu par Vishwaraj Joshi ...

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1 heures 28 min

दामोदर धर्मानंद कोसंबी यांनी आपल्या ॲन इंट्रोडक्शन टू द स्टडी ऑफ इंडियन हिस्ट्री या ग्रंथात भारताच्या इतिहासाकडे पाहण्याचा दृष्टीकोन, घटनांचे विश्लेषण, मार्क्सवादी दृष्टी, ऐतिहासिक साधने व संशोधन या बाबींची चिकित्सा केलेली आहे. इतिहास म्हणजे साधन व उत्पादन यांच्या परस्परसंबंधातील एक अनुक्रमवार आधारीत घटना आहे असा त्यांचा ऐतिहासिक दृष्टीकोन होता. भोजराजाचे खगोलशास्त्र, विद्याधराचा सुभाषित रत्नकोश, ... En savoir plus

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दामोदर धर्मानंद कोसंबी यांनी आपल्या ॲन इंट्रोडक्शन टू द स्टडी ऑफ इंडियन हिस्ट्री या ग्रंथात भारताच्या इतिहासाकडे पाहण्याचा दृष्टीकोन, घटनांचे विश्लेषण, मार्क्सवादी दृष्टी, ऐतिहासिक साधने व संशोधन या बाबींची चिकित्सा केलेली आहे. इतिहास म्हणजे साधन व उत्पादन यांच्या परस्परसंबंधातील एक अनुक्रमवार आधारीत घटना आहे असा त्यांचा ऐतिहासिक दृष्टीकोन होता. भोजराजाचे खगोलशास्त्र, विद्याधराचा सुभाषित रत्नकोश,
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Fractals

A Very Short Introduction

par Kenneth Falconer ...

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3 heure 58 min

From the contours of coastlines to the outlines of clouds, and the branching of trees, fractal shapes can be found everywhere in nature. In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Falconer explains the basic concepts of fractal geometry, which produced a revolution in our mathematical understanding of patterns in the twentieth century, and explores the wide range of applications in science, and in ... En savoir plus

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From the contours of coastlines to the outlines of clouds, and the branching of trees, fractal shapes can be found everywhere in nature. In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Falconer explains the basic concepts of fractal geometry, which produced a revolution in our mathematical understanding of patterns in the twentieth century, and explores the wide range of applications in science, and in
... En savoir plus
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Forestillinger om Ana Ivan

par Mikkel Rosengaard, Andreas Kjærgaard ...

Lu par Christian Engell ...

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8 heure 3 min

'Forestillinger om Ana Ivan' begynder i Brooklyn et forår hvor en ung, dansk praktikant møder kunstneren og matematikeren Ana Ivan. Ana er opvokset i Rumænien i tiden op til Ceausescus fald i 1989, og hendes livshistorie indeholder en dramatisk og afgørende begivenhed.Over de næste måneder hjælper praktikanten Ana med at gennemføre et eksperiment, der skal opløse hendes tidsfornemmelse, og inden ... En savoir plus

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'Forestillinger om Ana Ivan' begynder i Brooklyn et forår hvor en ung, dansk praktikant møder kunstneren og matematikeren Ana Ivan. Ana er opvokset i Rumænien i tiden op til Ceausescus fald i 1989, og hendes livshistorie indeholder en dramatisk og afgørende begivenhed.Over de næste måneder hjælper praktikanten Ana med at gennemføre et eksperiment, der skal opløse hendes tidsfornemmelse, og inden
... En savoir plus
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60 Minute Guide to the 2024 Football Season, The

The Ultimate Betting and Analytics Preview

par Ed Feng ...

Lu par Ed Feng ...

Collections Livre audio : 1 - The 60 Minute Guides
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1 heures 8 min

With your passion for the 2024 football season, you want to look smart to both the sports books and your illogical friends. Instead of hot takes from supposed experts like Stephen A. Smith, you want predictions based on cutting edge analytics. In The 60 Minute Guide to the 2024 Football Season, Ed Feng uses his Stanford Ph.D. and decade of experience in sports betting to bring you two stories. ... En savoir plus

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With your passion for the 2024 football season, you want to look smart to both the sports books and your illogical friends. Instead of hot takes from supposed experts like Stephen A. Smith, you want predictions based on cutting edge analytics. In The 60 Minute Guide to the 2024 Football Season, Ed Feng uses his Stanford Ph.D. and decade of experience in sports betting to bring you two stories.
... En savoir plus
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The Answer Stays The Same

par Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Lu par Aaron M. Cabrera ...

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2 min

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn multiplication facts for 1. ... En savoir plus

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Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn multiplication facts for 1.
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Proof of God: The Fractal Fabric of Reality

par Daniel D. Lee ...

Lu par Digital Voice Marcus G ...

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2 heure 36 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.28 degrees.One impossibly precise angle—repeated in every neuron, river delta, lightning bolt, and galactic filament.What if that angle is not a coincidence but a signature—proof that reality is an intelligent computation coded by a Designer?Proof of God shatters the materialist comfort zone by unveiling the universal 28° divergence—a geometric ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.28 degrees.One impossibly precise angle—repeated in every neuron, river delta, lightning bolt, and galactic filament.What if that angle is not a coincidence but a signature—proof that reality is an intelligent computation coded by a Designer?Proof of God shatters the materialist comfort zone by unveiling the universal 28° divergence—a geometric
... En savoir plus

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