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Flatland

A Romance in Many Dimensions

By: Edwin A. Abbott

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Flatland

A Romance in Many Dimensions

By: Edwin A. Abbott

A “romance in many dimensions” that has fascinated generations of readers with its clever blend of social satire and mathematical theory A Penguin Classic A work that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth—its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator, A Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world—its physics and metaphysics, its history, customs and religious beliefs. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to the Land of Three Dimensions, his world view is forever shattered. Written more than a century ago, Flatland conceals within its brilliant parody of Victorian society speculations about the universe that resonate in Einstein’s theory of relativity as well as the current “string-theory” of nature. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Penguin

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014043531X

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9780140435313

Flatland

An Edition with Notes and Commentary

By: Edwin A. Abbott,William F. Lindgren,Thomas F. Banchoff

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Flatland

An Edition with Notes and Commentary

By: Edwin A. Abbott,William F. Lindgren,Thomas F. Banchoff

A fully annotated edition of Abbott's classic Flatland, with notes and commentary putting it in its historical and mathematical context.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521769884

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9780521769884

Flatland

By: Edwin Abbott

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Flatland

By: Edwin Abbott

Flatland (1884) is an influential mathematical fantasy that simultaneously provides an introduction to non-Euclidean geometry and a satire on the Victorian class structure, issues of science and faith, and the role of women. A classic of early science fiction, the novel takes place in a world of two dimensions where all the characters are geometric shapes. The narrator, A Square, is a naïve, respectable citizen who is faced with proof of the existence of three dimensions when he is visited by a sphere and is forced to see the limitations of his world. The introduction to this Broadview Edition provides context for the book’s references to Victorian culture and religion, mathematical history, and the history of philosophy. The appendices contain contemporary reviews; extracts from the work of fellow mathematical fantasy writer/mathematician Charles Hinton; Hermann von Helmboltz’s “The Axioms of Geometry” (1870); and autobiographical passages from Abbott’s The Kernel and the Husk (1886).

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252

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Broadview Press

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177048129X

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9781770481299

The Secrets We Share

A Gripping Novel of Suspense

By: Edwin Hill

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The Secrets We Share

A Gripping Novel of Suspense

By: Edwin Hill

Two sisters, one long-ago murder, and a web of terrifying secrets collide in this gripping domestic suspense from acclaimed author Edwin Hill. Perfect for fans of Megan Miranda, Shari Lapena, Greer Hendricks, Alafair Burke, Karin Slaughter, and Charlie Donlea! "Shari Lapena meets Ruth Ware. A compulsively readable domestic thriller." --Charlie Donlea, USA Today bestselling author At first glance, Natalie Cavanaugh and Glenn Abbott hardly look like sisters. Even off-duty, Natalie dresses like a Boston cop, preferring practical clothes and unfussy hair. Her younger sister, Glenn, seems tailor-made for the spotlight, from her signature red mane to her camera-ready smile. Glenn has spent years cultivating her brand through her baking blog, and that hard work seems about to pay off. But her fans have no idea about the nightmare in Glenn and Natalie's past. Twenty years ago, their father's body was discovered in the woods behind their house. A trauma like that doesn't fit with Glenn's public image. Yet maybe someone reading her blog does know something. There have been anonymous online messages, vague yet ominous, hinting that she's being watched. And with unsettling coincidences hitting ever closer to home, both Glenn and Natalie soon have more pressing matters to worry about, especially when a dead body is found in an abandoned building . . . Natalie is starting to wonder how much Glenn really knows about the people closest to her. But are there also secrets Natalie has yet to uncover about those she herself trusts? About their father. About their neighbors. About her friends. Maybe even about herself. But there are no secrets between sisters . . . are there? "Suspenseful . . . will have readers careening from one erroneous conclusion to the next . . ." --Library Journal, (STARRED REVIEW) "Full of whiplash twists and dark family secrets, Edwin Hill's new standalone is clever and chilling. Be advised to not trust anyone."--PETER SWANSON, best-selling author of Every Vow You Break and The Kind Worth Killing "The series about Hester proved Hill to be an author to watch, but the tightly plotted The Secrets We Share shows the author's talents reaching another level." --Oline Cogdill, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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337

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1496735420

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9781496735423

The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931

By: Edwin M. Bradley

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The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931

By: Edwin M. Bradley

This study of early sound shorts begins with an explanation of the development of sound motion pictures in Hollywood by such influential companies as Warner Bros. and Fox, with an emphasis on short subjects, leading up to the first few months when all of the major studios were capable of producing them. The next chapters discuss the impact on other mass entertainments, the development of audible news reels and other non-fiction shorts, as well as the origins of animated sound subjects. A comprehensive list of pre-1932 American-made shorts completes the volume.

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McFarland

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1476606846

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9781476606842

Strategic Speed

Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution

By: Jocelyn Davis,Henry M. Frechette,Edwin H. Boswell

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Strategic Speed

Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution

By: Jocelyn Davis,Henry M. Frechette,Edwin H. Boswell

Only 30 percent of strategic initiatives are successfully executed. Of those that are, most CEOs view the process as too slow. What’s going on? And how can you accelerate execution in your company? In Strategic Speed, the authors provide the answers. Start by understanding the barriers to execution: Employees don’t grasp where an initiative is going. They don’t adopt new behaviors. They’re not committed to working together to achieve results. Most leaders try to speed things up by changing processes or installing new technologies. But better processes and systems won’t remove the barriers. Instead, you need to unleash three people factors—clarity (understanding the goal), unity (collaborating across work groups), and agility (adapting quickly). The authors explain how to unleash these factors by exercising four leadership abilities: • Affirming strategies: Ensuring everyone knows the destination and wants to go there • Driving initiatives: Accelerating projects called for by your strategy • Managing climate: Controlling what it feels like to work in your team • Cultivating experience: Harnessing employees’ knowledge and expertise Strategic Speed provides real-world examples—from companies as diverse as Tata Sky, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Ameriprise, and Fender Guitars—showing these practices in action. And it’s packed with tools and assessments for diagnosing where your execution efforts are in trouble and choosing specific actions for accelerating results in your firm.

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217

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Harvard Business Press

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1422159302

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9781422159309

Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Ohio

Vol. 11

By: Edwin M. Stanton

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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Ohio

Vol. 11

By: Edwin M. Stanton

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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336875081X

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9783368750817

Mammon and the Pursuit of Empire Abridged Edition

The Economics of British Imperialism

By: Lance Edwin Davis,Robert A. Huttenback

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Mammon and the Pursuit of Empire Abridged Edition

The Economics of British Imperialism

By: Lance Edwin Davis,Robert A. Huttenback

Historians have so far made few attempts to assess directly the costs and benefits of Britain's investment in empire. This book presents answers to some of the key questions about the economics of imperialism: how large was the flow of finance to the empire? How great were the profits on empire investment? What were the social costs of maintaining the empire? Who received the profits, and who bore the costs? The authors show that colonial finance did not dominate British capital markets; returns from empire investment were not high in comparison to earnings in the domestic and foreign sectors; there is no evidence of continued exploitative profits; and empire profits were earned at a substantial cost to the taxpayer. They depict British imperialism as a mechanism to effect an income transfer from the tax-paying middle class to the elites in which the ownership of imperial enterprise was heavily concentrated, with some slight net transfer to the colonies in the process.

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320

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Cambridge University Press

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0521357233

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9780521357234

The Pioneer Farmer and Backwoodsman

Volume Two

By: Edwin C. Guillet

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The Pioneer Farmer and Backwoodsman

Volume Two

By: Edwin C. Guillet

In this lavishly illustrated new book, the author of Early Life in Upper Canada and other famous histories of pioneer days, relates the story of the Canadian farm and farmer from the primitive to the machine age. Farm life and farm processes are pictured in fascinating detail, and Mr. Guillet quotes generously from books, newspapers, letters and hitherto unpublished archives material, using the words of those who actually witnessed the life of other days–the pioneers themselves, or the more observant of the numerous travellers who visited Canada during the period. The 450 illustrations contained in the two volumes of this work include many never before reproduced. A detailed list of contents and a full index enable the reader to find readily any topic of pioneer life to which he wishes to refer.

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University of Toronto Press

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144261496X

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9781442614963

Book's by Edwin Abbott

Flatland

Flatland

Flatland

Flatland

Flatland

Flatland

The Secrets We Share

The Secrets We Share

The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931

The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931

Strategic Speed

Strategic Speed

Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Ohio

Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Ohio

Mammon and the Pursuit of Empire Abridged Edition

Mammon and the Pursuit of Empire Abridged Edition

The Pioneer Farmer and Backwoodsman

The Pioneer Farmer and Backwoodsman

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