Books with author M. Parker

A revolutionary book from the stand-up mathematician that makes math fun again―now in paperback!Math is boring, says the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker. Part of the problem may be the way the subject is taught, but it's also true that we all, to a greater or lesser extent, find math difficult and counterintuitive. This counterintuitiveness is actually part of the point, argues Parker: the extraordinary thing about math is that it allows us to access logic and ideas beyond what our brains can instinctively do―through its logical tools we are able to reach beyond our innate abilities and grasp more and more abstract concepts. In the absorbing and exhilarating Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension, Parker sets out to convince his readers to revisit the very math that put them off the subject as fourteen-year-olds. Starting with the foundations of math familiar from school (numbers, geometry, and algebra), he takes us on a grand tour, from four dimensional shapes, knot theory, the mysteries of prime numbers, optimization algorithms, and the math behind barcodes and iPhone screens to the different kinds of infinity―and slightly beyond. Both playful and sophisticated, Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension is filled with captivating games and puzzles, a buffet of optional hands-on activities that entice us to take pleasure in mathematics at all levels. Parker invites us to relearn much of what baffled us in school and, this time, to be utterly enthralled by it.

A book from the stand-up mathematician that makes math fun again!Math is boring, says the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker. Part of the problem may be the way the subject is taught, but it's also true that we all, to a greater or lesser extent, find math difficult and counterintuitive. This counterintuitiveness is actually part of the point, argues Parker: the extraordinary thing about math is that it allows us to access logic and ideas beyond what our brains can instinctively do—through its logical tools we are able to reach beyond our innate abilities and grasp more and more abstract concepts. In the absorbing and exhilarating Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension, Parker sets out to convince his readers to revisit the very math that put them off the subject as fourteen-year-olds. Starting with the foundations of math familiar from school (numbers, geometry, and algebra), he reveals how it is possible to climb all the way up to the topology and to four-dimensional shapes, and from there to infinity—and slightly beyond. Both playful and sophisticated, Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension is filled with captivating games and puzzles, a buffet of optional hands-on activities that entices us to take pleasure in math that is normally only available to those studying at a university level. Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension invites us to re-learn much of what we missed in school and, this time, to be utterly enthralled by it.

"The feminist ghost story you've been waiting for." ~BustleUnearthing years of buried secrets, Rilla Brae is haunted by ghostly visions tied to the tainted history of a mysterious island in this haunting novel from the author of The Girl Who Fell.Find Me. The words haunt eighteen-year-old Rilla Brae. They follow her wherever she goes.A message that started with a ghostly voice singing from the depths of the stormy seas surrounding Rilla's small Maine town. And then the visions started. Of a girl around her age. In trouble. Reaching out to Rilla. Come here, come here, she sings.Worried she might be losing her mind, Rilla tries to blink these visions away. Especially when Sam Taylor--a first-year archeology student--appears, exploring the mysterious island off Maine's coast. Not a lot of people know the history of the island. Or, rather, they don't talk about it. Don't discuss it.Yet the more she and Sam unearth the island's many secrets, the stronger Rilla's visions grow. The more the girl appears. Rilla can feel the girl's pain, the sadness. Her fear.Soon it becomes clear that there might be more to these visions than simple hallucinations. And that the truth behind the mysterious island may be the key in helping the girl.But how can Rilla help someone only she can see?It's a riddle Rilla already knows the answer to. An answer that's been whispered to her in the middle of the night. Sung to her over the ocean's whistling waves. Carved into the wood of her bedroom window: FIND ME.

Do you consider yourself a runner? Then consider this book your next purchase. Designed for both beginners and intermediate runners, but with enough tips to help even serious marathoners achieve peak running performance.With our month's worth of meal plans, smoothie and juice recipes, we'll help you eat your way to running greatness. You'll learn what to eat before and after a run, how to properly hydrate how to eat for peak performance. Learn the truth about supplements, sports drinks, meal replacement bars and calorie counting. Find out what foods are best (and worst) to take your run to the next level. Bust out of that plateau and fuel your body for success. Don't run another mile until you read this book!

So you wanna run?OK, then let’s run. But it’s not going to be easy and this no nonsense program is not for the faint of heart. If you want to run with us, you can’t be a punk! Running a marathon is not for the weak bodied or for the fragile spirited. The physical part of running is only a small portion of how far you can go. It’s your mind that will carry you past the physical obstacles. You will feel pain during your training, but it’s just weakness leaving the body. Don’t cry. Just push through it and stop whining! If you want to earn that 26.2 bumper sticker, this book will help you get it, but don’t think you won’t be pushed out of your comfort zone. Comfort is the thief of progress. We don’t want to rob you of your progress, so we’ll make sure you are anything but comfortable. You may be in pain and you may be tired, but if you stick with it, you’ll be glad you did. There’s nothing quite like knowing you’ve accomplished a feat that makes you part of an elite group. It’s not every day someone runs 26.2 miles. Written by a 12 year Army veteran who trained soldiers to get fit, you won't find any sissy stuff here. We concentrate on diet, choosing the proper clothing, training, and most important: mental discipline.So, if you’re truly ready, grab your sneakers, your water bottle and this book to get started. Stay motivated, and stay disciplined. It’s all worth it when you cross that finish line. Besides, no one likes a quitter.

"The feminist ghost story you've been waiting for." ~BustleUnearthing years of buried secrets, Rilla Brae is haunted by ghostly visions tied to the tainted history of a mysterious island in this haunting novel from the author of The Girl Who Fell.Find Me. The words haunt eighteen-year-old Rilla Brae. They follow her wherever she goes. A message that started with a ghostly voice singing from the depths of the stormy seas surrounding Rilla's small Maine town. And then the visions started. Of a girl around her age. In trouble. Reaching out to Rilla. Come here, come here, she sings.Worried she might be losing her mind, Rilla tries to blink these visions away. Especially when Sam Taylor--a first-year archeology student--appears, exploring the mysterious island off Maine's coast. Not a lot of people know the history of the island. Or, rather, they don't talk about it. Don't discuss it.Yet the more she and Sam unearth the island's many secrets, the stronger Rilla's visions grow. The more the girl appears. Rilla can feel the girl's pain, the sadness. Her fear. Soon it becomes clear that there might be more to these visions than simple hallucinations. And that the truth behind the mysterious island may be the key in helping the girl.But how can Rilla help someone only she can see?It's a riddle Rilla already knows the answer to. An answer that's been whispered to her in the middle of the night. Sung to her over the ocean's whistling waves. Carved into the wood of her bedroom window: FIND ME.

In this "invaluable addition to any collection" (School Library Journal, starred review) high school senior Zephyr Doyle is swept off her feet--and into an intense and volatile relationship--by the new boy in school.His obsession. Her fall. Zephyr Doyle is focused. Focused on leading her team to the field hockey state championship and leaving her small town for her dream school, Boston College. But love has a way of changing things. Enter the new boy in school: the hockey team's starting goaltender, Alec. He's cute, charming, and most important, Alec doesn't judge Zephyr. He understands her fears and insecurities--he even shares them. Soon, their relationship becomes something bigger than Zephyr, something she can't control, something she doesn't want to control. Zephyr swears it must be love. Because love is powerful, and overwhelming, and...terrifying? But love shouldn't make you abandon your dreams, or push your friends away. And love shouldn't make you feel guilty--or worse, ashamed. So when Zephyr finally begins to see Alec for who he really is, she knows it's time to take back control of her life. If she waits any longer, it may be too late.

**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 Matt Parker shows us, our modern lives are built on maths: computer programmes, finance, engineering. And most of the time this maths works quietly behind the scenes, until ... it doesn't. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near-misses and mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman empire and a hapless Olympic shooting team, Matt Parker shows us the bizarre ways maths trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world.Mathematics doesn't have good 'people skills', but we would all be better off, he argues, if we saw it as a practical ally. This book shows how, by making maths our friend, we can learn from its pitfalls. It also contains puzzles, challenges, geometric socks, jokes about binary code and three deliberate mistakes. Getting it wrong has never been more fun.

"The feminist ghost story you've been waiting for." ~BustleUnearthing years of buried secrets, Rilla Brae is haunted by ghostly visions tied to the tainted history of a mysterious island in this haunting novel from the author of The Girl Who Fell.Find Me. The words haunt eighteen-year-old Rilla Brae. They follow her wherever she goes. A message that started with a ghostly voice singing from the depths of the stormy seas surrounding Rilla's small Maine town. And then the visions started. Of a girl around her age. In trouble. Reaching out to Rilla. Come here, come here, she sings.Worried she might be losing her mind, Rilla tries to blink these visions away. Especially when Sam Taylor--a first-year archeology student--appears, exploring the mysterious island off Maine's coast. Not a lot of people know the history of the island. Or, rather, they don't talk about it. Don't discuss it.Yet the more she and Sam unearth the island's many secrets, the stronger Rilla's visions grow. The more the girl appears. Rilla can feel the girl's pain, the sadness. Her fear. Soon it becomes clear that there might be more to these visions than simple hallucinations. And that the truth behind the mysterious island may be the key in helping the girl.But how can Rilla help someone only she can see?It's a riddle Rilla already knows the answer to. An answer that's been whispered to her in the middle of the night. Sung to her over the ocean's whistling waves. Carved into the wood of her bedroom window: FIND ME.

I used to think that I was doing pretty well for myself, especially considering the tragedies of my past. I was on a fast track to a promising career. Then my world imploded. When twenty-two-year-old Rona Quick finds her plans for her future destroyed, her world goes into a tailspin. Five months later, she’s found a tentative home and a simple life as a private investigator, but when a case brings handsome billionaire Jalen Larsen into her life, she discovers that things aren’t going to be as easy as she’d hoped. Don’t miss Claimed by Him, the first book in the New Pleasures series.