Product Description: To his fellow conservatives, John Derbyshire makes a plea: Don't be seduced by this nonsense about "the politics of hope." Skepticism, pessimism, and suspicion of happy talk are the true characteristics of an authentically conservative temperament...read more

Gives form to the beauty and mystery of algebra, the most abstract of mathematical disciplines, in a reference that presents a cast of extraordinary historical characters who, through the centuries and across the world, played a role in the genesis of algebra. Reprint.

Gives form to the beauty and mystery of the most abstract of mathematical disciplines: algebra. This book presents the cast of extraordinary and bold historical characters each of whom, though the centuries and across the world, played a role in the genesis of algebra.

An intriguing look inside one of the great mathematical mysteries explains the fundamental elements of the nineteenth-century German mathematician's discovery and its implications, and features a profile of Bernhard Reimann and a history of mathematics in relation to his hypothesis. Reprint.

Product Description: Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the tension between civil rights and public safety has dominated public discourse. On issues ranging from racial profiling to military tribunals, Americans have had to ask whether it is possible for the United States to defend itself against terrorism without violating the values and principles that lie at the heart of its democratic order...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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A Chinese immigrant living a happy married life in America revives an affair with an old lover, whose son might be his, only to have his wife eventually teach him the meaning of love. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. NYT.

Product Description: This book describes the psychological strategies the world class sailors use to set goals, manage stress and build confidence. Part 3 contains photo sequences of sailing-specific exercises that can be used to build an individual training programme...read more