Books with author Michael Goldsmith

Learn how your amazing brain works and give it a power boost with a variety of exciting challenges, puzzles and codes to crack!In this clever, compelling math book, young readers previously daunted by algebra, logic, algorithms, and all things math will discover they are far better at it than they thought. Count on this essential book to make math more magical and memorable than ever before.Could it be? An exciting, brain training book about math?! Leave all your assumptions about math at the door, because this fun-filled visual guide will bring out your inner brilliance through a plethora of fun exercises including tantalising tests, codes to crack, puzzles to solve, and illusions to inspire you along the way.One of an educational series of captivating and comprehensive books for kids, How to be a Math Genius introduces the wonders of numbers through an exploration of amazing algebra, puzzling primes, super sequences, and special shapes. Put your brain to the test with a variety of exciting activities, challenges, tips, and tricks. Meet the big names and even bigger brains who made mathematical history, such as Pythagoras, Isaac Newton, and Alan Turing. This fantastic math book combines fun and facts in one complete package. Whether you're a math mastermind, numbers nerd, or completely clueless with calculations, train your brain to come out on top.Put Your Brain To the Test – Unleash Your Inner Genius!It’s your brain and it's yours to train!Whoever said math couldn't be an adventure? Put your brain to the test and see how it measures up to a series of number games, logic problems, shape puzzles, and fun activities that will boost your brain cells. A delightfully put together kid’s math book, designed to interest the young brain, with vivid imagery, fun points, and kid friendly language on concepts that can sometimes be a challenge.As an added bonus, there are loads of ideas for science projects too! As you'll learn in this math book - science and math go hand in hand. A great addition to any math and science classroom, or the perfect gift for the learner who needs a little motivation to get into learning math. This educational book for children opens the world of numbers through:- Understanding your brain and math- Discovering Pythagoras, number patterns and thinking outside the box- Exploring magic squares, infinity and number tricks

For the first time ever, the explosive truth behind the world's most secret Special Operations organizationA top-secret U.S. Army Special Operations unit has been running covert missions all over the world, from leading death squads to the hideout of drug baron Pablo Escobar to capturing Saddam Hussein and, in one of the greatest special operations missions of all time, helping to track down al-Qa'eda leader Osama bin Laden. "The Activity," as it became known to insiders, has achieved near-mythical status, even among the world's Special Operations elite. Hidden from the politicians and the government bean counters, the Activity has been carrying out deniable operations, preparing the way for Delta and SEAL Team Six.Now journalist Michael Smith gets inside this clandestine military team to expose their explosive history and secrets. Smith has spoken to many former members of the Activity and reveals the incredible truth behind the world's most secret Special Operations organization, a unit that is at the forefront of the War on Terror.“An extensively researched and crisply written exposé . . . An important primer for anyone hoping to understand the successes and failures of U.S. intelligence in the last twenty-five years.” ―Publishers Weekly“Well written and authoritatively sourced, Killer Elite is the first detailed account of a Special Operations unit that Smith regards as America's most effective.” ―Sunday Telegraph (UK)About the Author:Michael Smith writes on defense for the Sunday Times of London. A former member of the British Army's Intelligence Corps, Smith covered the wars in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq and has broken a number of important stories. He is the award-winning author of numerous bestselling books, including MI6: The Real James Bonds.

Become a Master of Reading People and Start Spotting Who is a Liar! The ability to analyze people is one of the greatest assets you can have. Think of all the benefits! What would you do with this amazing superpower? Once you learn how to analyze someone's behavior, you effectively know how to read their minds. Think of the power you will have, with the ability to determinate who is telling you the truth and who is telling you a lie. This is something you can use to your advantage without anyone knowing! When you learn to analyze when someone is telling you lies, you can take preemptive action to stop a potentially bad outcome occurring, thus getting a beneficial outcome. Knowing when someone is telling you lies is an asset when selling, negotiating, finding out if your partner is unfaithful, or indeed any situation where you want a required outcome. Here Is What You Will Find Out... Whу Trаіnіng on How to Sроt a Lіаr Iѕ thе Most Imроrtаnt Tool іn Your Life Pѕусhоlоgу of Lуіng Whу Do Liars Lie? Hоw Imроrtаnt to Yоu Iѕ Truth? Hоw Gооd Arе You at Detecting Lіеѕ and Deceit? Lie Detection Tесhniquеѕ Eye Mоvеmеnt Lying Signs - 11 Tірѕ tо Sроt a Lіаr Body Language: 8 Quick Tірѕ оn Learning Hоw tо Sроt a Liar Dеbunkіng thе Common Mуthѕ Abоut Liars Aррlісаtіоn to Pеrѕоnаl Lіfе How to Tell if Someone is Lying in a Job Interview in Less Than One Minute The One Dead Giveaway Almost Every Liar Makes When Telling a Story

To the peril of all who accompany him, a salvager sails the globe searching for a creature supposed to have gone extinct before the time of the dinosaurs. Megalodon was the length of a sperm whale with jaws that could swallow an orca. Its teeth that still wash onto distant shores measure six inches from tip to root. How much fame and fortune awaits the one who proves such a monster from the Pleistocene still exists? A video surfaces purporting to document a megalodon attacking an adult sperm whale. Treasure hunter and soldier of fortune Enzo Palmer becomes obsessed with proving it's real. With his voluptuous inamorata, skeptical partner, and his somewhat harebrained paramour, Enzo embarks on an around the world monster quest. From Key West to the Sea of Cortéz, the team dives, trolls and trawls in their high stakes voyage to prove the gigantic living fossil still lurks in the depths. However, there is competition on the horizon in the form of a slightly deranged megalodon enthusiast who has the support of environmental activists with malevolent intent.

For the first time ever, the explosive truth behind the world's most secret Special Operations organizationA top-secret U.S. Army Special Operations unit has been running covert missions all over the world, from leading death squads to the hideout of drug baron Pablo Escobar to capturing Saddam Hussein and, in one of the greatest special operations missions of all time, helping to track down al-Qa'eda leader Osama bin Laden. "The Activity," as it became known to insiders, has achieved near-mythical status, even among the world's Special Operations elite. Hidden from the politicians and the government bean counters, the Activity has been carrying out deniable operations, preparing the way for Delta and SEAL Team Six. Now journalist Michael Smith gets inside this clandestine military team to expose their explosive history and secrets. Smith has spoken to many former members of the Activity and reveals the incredible truth behind the world's most secret Special Operations organization, a unit that is at the forefront of the War on Terror.

The story of the remarkable Tom Crean who ran away to sea aged 15 and played a memorable role in Antarctic exploration. He spent more time in the unexplored Antarctic than Scott or Shackleton, and outlived both. Among the last to see Scott alive, Crean was in the search party that found the frozen body. An unforgettable story of triumph over unparalleled hardship and deprivation.

Math, so often a mystery to children, is simply explained in I Wish I Knew That Math. With clear, commonsense explanations of mathematical concepts and fun and interesting applications, this book is a great way to increase your understanding of math. The concepts addressed include, but are certainly not limited to: Basic operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division The math behind money The connections between math and music Irrational numbers – Why did Pythagoras have one of his followers killed just for talking about the square root of 2? The value of zero Angles – from acute, all the way to reflexive Coordinates and the Cartesian plane Probability – What is the likelihood of being struck by lightning? Logic – induction, deduction and Sherlock Holmes Computers and algorithms Code breaking – from ancient Rome to super computers With its readable style and engaging examples, I Wish I Knew That: Math can give children a head start or a helping hand in their understanding of math. Even grownups could learn a thing or two that they may have forgotten or maybe things they never learned at all!

The extraordinary wartime exploits of the British codebreakers based at Bletchley Park continue to fascinate and amaze. In The Emperor's Codes Michael Smith tells the story of how Japan's wartime codes were broken, and the consequences for the Second World War. He describes how the Japanese ciphers were broken and the effect on the lives of the codebreakers themselves. Using material from recently declassified British files, privileged access to Australian secret official histories and interviews with British, American and Australian codebreakers, this is the first full account of the critical role played by Bletchley Park and its main outposts around the world.

In this gripping, previously untold story from World War II, Michael Smith examines how code breakers cracked Japan’s secret codes and won the war in the Pacific. He also takes the reader step by step through the process, explaining exactly how the code breakers went about their daunting task—made even more difficult by the vast linguistic differences between Japanese and English.The Emperor’s Codes moves across the world from Bletchley Park to Pearl Harbor, from Singapore to Colombo, and from Mombasa to Melbourne. It tells the stories of John Tiltman, the British soldier turned code breaker who made many of the early breaks in Japanese diplomatic and military codes; Commander Joe Rochedort, the leading expert on Japanese in U.S. naval intelligence; Eric Nave, the Australian sailor who pioneered breakthroughs in deciphering Japanese naval codes; and Oshima Hiroshi, the hard-drinking Japanese ambassador to Berlin whose candid, often verbose reports to Tokyo of his conversations with Hitler and other high-ranking Nazis were a major source of intelligence in the war against Germany. Without the dedication demonstrated by these relatively unsung heroes, the outcome of World War II might have been very different.

Whether you have forgotten what you learned or are starting fresh, I Wish I Knew That Math is a great guide which teaches anything from basic operations to more complex mathematics, including geometry, money, logic and probability in a clear, concise manner.Math, so often a mystery to children, is simply explained in I Wish I Knew That Math. With clear, commonsense explanations of mathematical concepts and fun and interesting applications, this book is a great way to increase your understanding of math. The concepts addressed include, but are certainly not limited to: Basic operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division The math behind money The connections between math and music Irrational numbers – Why did Pythagoras have one of his followers killed just for talking about the square root of 2? The value of zero Angles – from acute, all the way to reflexive Coordinates and the Cartesian plane Probability – What is the likelihood of being struck by lightning? Logic – induction, deduction and Sherlock Holmes Computers and algorithms Code breaking – from ancient Rome to super computers With its readable style and engaging examples, I Wish I Knew That: Math can give children a head start or a helping hand in their understanding of math. Even grownups could learn a thing or two that they may have forgotten or maybe things they never learned at all!

Irishman Francis Crozier was a major figure in nineteenth-century polar exploration. His voyages with Parry, Ross and Franklin lifted the veil from the frozen wastes of the Arctic and Antarctic, paving the way for Amundsen, Scott and Shackleton. The Antarctic cape named after him was immortalised in Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World. A failed romance drove him back to the ice one fatal last time with Franklin's North West Passage expedition in 1845. All 129 men perished. Crozier took command after Franklin's death and led the courageous battle to survive in the Arctic wilderness. In the bitter life-or-death struggle, which lasted for years, some even resorted to cannibalism. But, according to legend, Crozier was the last to die – the last man standing. • Also available: An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean