14 June 2009
Espresso Tales (Kindle Edition)
From Publishers Weekly
Once again McCall Smith fixes his telescope on the windows of 44 Scotland Street, the converted Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh that provided the title for his previous novel and initiated this latest series. This time o...
Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability (Paperback)
Amazon.com Review
Some people who think they hate math are lucky to learn that they actually just can’t abide its often dry, abstract presentation. Physicist Colin Bruce turns math teaching on its head by using conflict, drama, and famil...
14 May 2009
Vanity Fair's Tales of Hollywood: Rebels, Reds, and Graduates and the Wild Stories Behind the Making of 13 IconicFilms (Paperback)
From Booklist
These lively essays from Vanity Fair reveal the stories behind 13 iconic films. The attitude taken toward several of these baker’s-dozen movies is, however, more ironic than reverent. But the circumstances surrounding the makin...
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