Mathematics in Science & Nature & Nonfiction eBooks

Get it Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation

Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation

by Ayelet Fishbach ...

‘A compelling and revelatory new framework for setting and achieving your goals, from a psychologist on the cutting edge of motivational science’ – Carol Dweck, PhD, author of MindsetA great deal of ink has been spilled on the subject of motivating and influencing others, but what happens when the person you most want to influence is you? Setting and achieving goals for yourself – at work, at home ... Read more

$10.99 NZD

‘A compelling and revelatory new framework for setting and achieving your goals, from a psychologist on the cutting edge of motivational science’ – Carol Dweck, PhD, author of MindsetA great deal of ink has been spilled on the subject of motivating and influencing others, but what happens when the person you most want to influence is you? Setting and achieving goals for yourself – at work, at home
... Read more
Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe

by Roger Penrose ...

Nobel Prize–winning physicist Roger Penrose questions some of the most fashionable ideas in physics today, including string theoryWhat can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are immune to mere trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In fact, acclaimed physicist and ... Read more

$32.88 NZD

Nobel Prize–winning physicist Roger Penrose questions some of the most fashionable ideas in physics today, including string theoryWhat can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are immune to mere trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In fact, acclaimed physicist and
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Perfect Numerical and Logical Test Results

by Joanna Moutafi, Marianna Moutafi ...

-Have you been asked to sit a numerical or logical reasoning test?-Do you need some help preparing for the questions you'll be asked?-Do you want to make sure you perform to the best of your abilities?Perfect Numerical and Logical Test Results is an essential guide for anyone who wants to secure their ideal job. Written by two experts in occupational and clinical psychology, it explains how ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

-Have you been asked to sit a numerical or logical reasoning test?-Do you need some help preparing for the questions you'll be asked?-Do you want to make sure you perform to the best of your abilities?Perfect Numerical and Logical Test Results is an essential guide for anyone who wants to secure their ideal job. Written by two experts in occupational and clinical psychology, it explains how
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Leonhard Euler

Mathematical Genius in the Enlightenment

by Ronald S. Calinger ...

An acclaimed biography of the Enlightenment's greatest mathematicianThis is the first full-scale biography of Leonhard Euler (1707–83), one of the greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists of all time. In this comprehensive and authoritative account, Ronald Calinger connects the story of Euler's eventful life to the astonishing achievements that place him in the company of Archimedes, ... Read more

$123.96 NZD

An acclaimed biography of the Enlightenment's greatest mathematicianThis is the first full-scale biography of Leonhard Euler (1707–83), one of the greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists of all time. In this comprehensive and authoritative account, Ronald Calinger connects the story of Euler's eventful life to the astonishing achievements that place him in the company of Archimedes,
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Children’s Party Games

by Collins ...

Ever faced a crowd of fifteen 5-year olds and quaked? Well, here is your chance to bring order and calm to the party proceedings. Just consult your Gem and you can prepare for those half forgotten games such as Musical Bumps, Simon Says and Blind Man’s Buff.Collins Gem Children’s Party Games provides clear advice and instructions on the most popular family and party games. It is an invaluable ... Read more

$5.99 NZD

Ever faced a crowd of fifteen 5-year olds and quaked? Well, here is your chance to bring order and calm to the party proceedings. Just consult your Gem and you can prepare for those half forgotten games such as Musical Bumps, Simon Says and Blind Man’s Buff.Collins Gem Children’s Party Games provides clear advice and instructions on the most popular family and party games. It is an invaluable
... Read more
Numbers

Their Tales, Types, and Treasures

by Alfred S. Posamentier, Bernd Thaller ...

Did you grow up thinking math is boring? It's time to reconsider. This book will teach you everything you ever wondered about numbers-and more. How and why did human beings first start using numbers at the dawn of history? Would numbers exist if we Homo sapiens weren't around to discover them? What's so special about weird numbers like pi and the Fibonacci sequence? What about rational, irrational ... Read more

$26.26 NZD

Did you grow up thinking math is boring? It's time to reconsider. This book will teach you everything you ever wondered about numbers-and more. How and why did human beings first start using numbers at the dawn of history? Would numbers exist if we Homo sapiens weren't around to discover them? What's so special about weird numbers like pi and the Fibonacci sequence? What about rational, irrational
... Read more
Weaponized Lies

How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era

by Daniel Levitin ...

A guide to critical thinking in the 'post-truth' era, from the author of Sunday Times best-seller The Organized MindWe live in a world where the line between truth and lies is increasingly blurred by euphemistic terms such as 'post-truth', 'counter-knowledge', 'fringe theories' and others. In a world where anyone can become an expert at the click of a button, we're worse equipped than ever to ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

A guide to critical thinking in the 'post-truth' era, from the author of Sunday Times best-seller The Organized MindWe live in a world where the line between truth and lies is increasingly blurred by euphemistic terms such as 'post-truth', 'counter-knowledge', 'fringe theories' and others. In a world where anyone can become an expert at the click of a button, we're worse equipped than ever to
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Nightmare Blocks

by Les Page ...

Series series New Number and Logic Puzzles
Each of 15 letters represents a number to enter into the Nightmare Blocks grid—but which one? Some values are given to you, and following simple rules, you have to work out the rest. Les Page has devised some ingenious and challenging new puzzles for anyone who enjoys Sudoku, KenKen, Train Tracks, and similar puzzles. A puzzling breath of fresh air! ... Read more

$10.15 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Each of 15 letters represents a number to enter into the Nightmare Blocks grid—but which one? Some values are given to you, and following simple rules, you have to work out the rest. Les Page has devised some ingenious and challenging new puzzles for anyone who enjoys Sudoku, KenKen, Train Tracks, and similar puzzles. A puzzling breath of fresh air!
... Read more
The Black Swan

The Impact of the Highly Improbable

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb ...

The phenomenal international bestseller that shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertaintyWhat have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper?This book is all about Black Swans: the random events that ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

The phenomenal international bestseller that shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertaintyWhat have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper?This book is all about Black Swans: the random events that
... Read more
Alan Turing

The Enigma Man

by Nigel Cawthorne ...

Spring 1940: The Battle of the Atlantic rages. Vulnerable merchant convoys are at the mercy of German U-boats controlled by a cunning system of coded messages created by a machine called Enigma. Only one man believes that these codes can be broken - mathematician and Bletchley Park cryptanalyst Alan Turing.Winston Churchill later described Turing's success in breaking the Enigma codes as the ... Read more

$13.70 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Spring 1940: The Battle of the Atlantic rages. Vulnerable merchant convoys are at the mercy of German U-boats controlled by a cunning system of coded messages created by a machine called Enigma. Only one man believes that these codes can be broken - mathematician and Bletchley Park cryptanalyst Alan Turing.Winston Churchill later described Turing's success in breaking the Enigma codes as the
... Read more
Nudge

The Final Edition

by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R Sunstein ...

The completely updated, final edition of the global bestseller - one of the most influential books of the 21st century'Few books can be said to have changed the world, but Nudge did. The Final Edition is marvellous: funny, useful, and wise' Daniel KahnemanNudge has transformed the way individuals, companies and governments look at the world - and in the process has become one of the most important ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

The completely updated, final edition of the global bestseller - one of the most influential books of the 21st century'Few books can be said to have changed the world, but Nudge did. The Final Edition is marvellous: funny, useful, and wise' Daniel KahnemanNudge has transformed the way individuals, companies and governments look at the world - and in the process has become one of the most important
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Humble Pi

A Comedy of Maths Errors

by Matt Parker ...

**The First Ever Maths Book to be a No.1 Bestseller**'Wonderful ... superb' Daily MailWhat makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? Billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? A building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world.As ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

**The First Ever Maths Book to be a No.1 Bestseller**'Wonderful ... superb' Daily MailWhat makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? Billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? A building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world.As
... Read more
Longitude

by Dava Sobel ...

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’ New ScientistAnyone alive in the 18th century would have known that ‘the longitude problem’ was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the ... Read more

$13.99 NZD

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’ New ScientistAnyone alive in the 18th century would have known that ‘the longitude problem’ was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the
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The Selfish Gene

40th Anniversary edition

by Richard Dawkins ...

Series series Oxford Landmark Science
The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen ... Read more

$22.41 NZD

The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen
... Read more
A Mind For Numbers

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

by Barbara Oakley PhD ...

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 ... Read more

$27.47 NZD

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
... Read more
Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data

Stripping the Dread from the Data

by Charles Wheelan ...

The best-selling author of Naked Economics defies the odds with a book about statistics that you’ll welcome and enjoy.Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called “sexy.” From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues ... Read more

$26.99 NZD

The best-selling author of Naked Economics defies the odds with a book about statistics that you’ll welcome and enjoy.Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called “sexy.” From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues
... Read more
Fooled by Randomness

The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb ...

'One of the smartest books of all time' Fortune'The hottest thinker in the world' Sunday TimesEveryone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? Is it really down to skill and strategy - or something altogether more unpredictable?This book is the bestselling sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. It is... ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

'One of the smartest books of all time' Fortune'The hottest thinker in the world' Sunday TimesEveryone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? Is it really down to skill and strategy - or something altogether more unpredictable?This book is the bestselling sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. It is...
... Read more
How the World Really Works

A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

by Vaclav Smil ...

* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that shape human life, this is the book to read. It's a tour de force' BILL GATES__________We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. ... Read more

$18.99 NZD

* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that shape human life, this is the book to read. It's a tour de force' BILL GATES__________We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works.
... Read more
The Signal and the Noise

The Art and Science of Prediction

by Nate Silver ...

The International Bestseller by 'The Galileo of number crunchers' (Independent)Every time we choose a route to work, decide whether to go on a second date, or set aside money for a rainy day, we are making a prediction about the future. Yet from the financial crisis to ecological disasters, we routinely fail to foresee hugely significant events, often at great cost to society. The rise of 'big ... Read more

$18.99 NZD

The International Bestseller by 'The Galileo of number crunchers' (Independent)Every time we choose a route to work, decide whether to go on a second date, or set aside money for a rainy day, we are making a prediction about the future. Yet from the financial crisis to ecological disasters, we routinely fail to foresee hugely significant events, often at great cost to society. The rise of 'big
... Read more
Superintelligence

Paths, Dangers, Strategies

by Nick Bostrom ...

The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of ... Read more

$22.41 NZD

The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of
... Read more
The Infinite Game

From the bestselling author of Start With Why

by Simon Sinek ...

The New York Times-bestselling author of Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and Together Is Better offers a bold new approach to business strategy by asking one question: are you playing the finite game or the infinite game?In The Infinite Game, Sinek applies game theory to explore how great businesses achieve long-lasting success. He finds that building long-term value and healthy, enduring growth ... Read more

$21.99 NZD

The New York Times-bestselling author of Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and Together Is Better offers a bold new approach to business strategy by asking one question: are you playing the finite game or the infinite game?In The Infinite Game, Sinek applies game theory to explore how great businesses achieve long-lasting success. He finds that building long-term value and healthy, enduring growth
... Read more
Sample EBOOK - SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS - SAMPLES FROM EACH BOOK IN MR W'S MATH STUDY GUIDE SERIES

INCLUDING MR W'S EASY TO FOLLOW STEP BY STEP SOLUTIONS

by Dennis Weichman ...

Series series MR W'S MATH STUDY GUIDES
WHO IS MR.W?Dennis Irwin Weichman (MR. W) holds a Bachelors degree and Masters degree in mathematics from the University of Western Ontario. His series of Math Study Guides capture his teaching methodology best practices from 30 years as a high school teacher and 20 years as a private math tutor.It all started with the idea of simplifying the process of teaching math using a step by step approach. ... Read more

$7.13 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

WHO IS MR.W?Dennis Irwin Weichman (MR. W) holds a Bachelors degree and Masters degree in mathematics from the University of Western Ontario. His series of Math Study Guides capture his teaching methodology best practices from 30 years as a high school teacher and 20 years as a private math tutor.It all started with the idea of simplifying the process of teaching math using a step by step approach.
... Read more
The Undoing Project

A Friendship that Changed the World

by Michael Lewis ...

THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BIG SHORT AND FLASH BOYS'A gripping account of how two psychologists reshaped the way we think ... What a story it is' Sunday Times'You'll love it ... full of surprises and no small degree of tragedy' Tim HarfordIn 1969 two men met on a university campus. Their names were Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. They were different in every way. But ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BIG SHORT AND FLASH BOYS'A gripping account of how two psychologists reshaped the way we think ... What a story it is' Sunday Times'You'll love it ... full of surprises and no small degree of tragedy' Tim HarfordIn 1969 two men met on a university campus. Their names were Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. They were different in every way. But
... Read more
Rationality

What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

by Steven Pinker ...

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021'Punchy, funny and invigorating ... Pinker is the high priest of rationalism' Sunday Times'If you've ever considered taking drugs to make yourself smarter, read Rationality instead. It's cheaper, more entertaining, and more effective' Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous MindIn the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific... ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021'Punchy, funny and invigorating ... Pinker is the high priest of rationalism' Sunday Times'If you've ever considered taking drugs to make yourself smarter, read Rationality instead. It's cheaper, more entertaining, and more effective' Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous MindIn the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific...
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