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Author : Matthew Reilly

Publisher : Pan Australia

Page : 356 pages

File Size : 10,3 MB

Release : 2007-11-10

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1742621937

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The thrilling international bestseller from Australia's favourite novelist, author of the Scarecrow series and Jack West Jr series with new novel Mr Einstein's Secretary out now. "Reilly hurls readers into an adrenaline-drenched thrill ride ... impossible to put down." Orlando Sentinel "Reilly ... can inspire awe. Speed demons, take note." Publishers Weekly The New York State Library. A silent sanctuary of knowledge; a 100-year-old labyrinth of towering bookcases, narrow aisles and spiralling staircases. For Doctor Stephen Swain and his eight-year-old daughter, Holly, it is the site of a nightmare. For one night, the State Library is to be the venue for a contest. A contest in which Stephen Swain is to compete - whether he likes it or not. The rules are simple: seven contestants will enter, only one will leave. With his daughter in his arms, Swain is plunged into a terrifying fight for survival. He can choose to run, to hide or to fight - but if he wants to live, he has to win. Because in a contest like this, unless you leave as the victor, you do not leave at all. Fans of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton will love Matthew Reilly.



No Contest

Author : Alfie Kohn

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 25,58 MB

Release : 1992

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780395631256

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Argues that competition is inherently destructive and that competitive behavior is culturally induced, counter-productive, and causes anxiety, selfishness, self-doubt, and poor communication.



The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Book

Author : The New Yorker Magazine

Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing

Page : 218 pages

File Size : 27,85 MB

Release : 2008-09-23

Category : Humor

ISBN : 0740777505

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The New Yorker presents the best of its weekly cartoon caption contest. The book also presents fun facts and statistics about who enters and why.



The God Contest

Author : Carl Laferton

Publisher :

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 12,99 MB

Release : 2021

Category :

ISBN : 9781784984786

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Teach children about two extraordinary events in history when the God of the Bible proved himself to be the one true God. Kids today are faced with a huge range of different views on who God is (or isn't). How can they be sure who's got it right? This beautifully illustrated hardback storybook for children aged 3-6 is written by the team behind The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross. It retells two extraordinary events in history when the God of the Bible proved himself to be the one true God. First it takes children back to Elijah's time and the gripping "God contest" between the God of the Bible, Yahweh, and the false god Baal. Then it fast-forwards to a different mountain and another "God contest" at an empty tomb. Once the evidence is examined, it invites kids, in a world of so many options, to decide with confidence to join Team Jesus.



The Bubble Gum Contest

Author : Michèle Dufresne

Publisher :

Page : 20 pages

File Size : 33,2 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Bubble gum

ISBN : 9781932570625

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"The Transitional Kit (28 early-reader picture and chapter books) supports students by building a strong reading vocabulary, reading fluency, and comprehension skills. Over the course of a week of lessons, students read a new book each day and a new nonfiction book each week. Each week, they compose a story about something they have learned from reading a nonfiction book and learn about how letters and words work using magnetic letters. Students build a core of words they can read and write. Lessons include guided reading using leveled books, phonics/word work, fluency, comprehension and vocabulary development. Each lesson also includes suggestions for working with second language students."--Website



Contest of Queens

Author : Jordan H. Bartlett

Publisher : CamCat Publishing, LLC

Page : 423 pages

File Size : 43,41 MB

Release : 2022-01-18

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0744304652

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In a Queendom divided, can one girl unite the realms? Jacs, an inventor’s apprentice from the Lower Realm, has only ever dreamed of what the land among the clouds holds. That is until she finds a letter from Connor, an Upperite boy hoping to learn more about the land below. Little does Jacs know, Connor is actually Prince Cornelius of the Queendom of Frea. With wooden boats and hot air balloons, the two begin a secret correspondence. But their friendship is divided by a heavily-guarded bridge and an inescapable prejudice. The strength of their bond was thought to transcend distance and time, but when the royal family visits the Lower Realm, the Queendom’s feud is reignited. To save her people, Jacs must infiltrate the Upper Realm and earn her place to compete in the Contest of Queens. In a story about friendship, love, bravery, and defying gravity, Jacs will strive to prove that a Queendom is strongest when united.



The Great Graph Contest

Author : Loreen Leedy

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 18,54 MB

Release : 2006-09-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0823420299

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Learn everything about graphs, charts, and how to organize information in this fun picture book introduction. Follow two comical creatures as they go graph-crazy! Gonk the frog and his friend Chester have all kinds of questions-- do more of their friends like mud, or not? Who has the biggest feet? What color butterfly is most common? In order to answer these questions, the two friends make all kinds of charts-- and so can you! This funny look at graphs and charts introduces several major ways of organizing information-- bar graphs, pie charts, Venn diagrams, and more. With concrete, easy-to-understand examples and bright, cartoonish illustrations, The Great Graph Contest is a kid-friendly introduction to the basics of data visualization that will have you itching to make your own graphs! An author's note expands on the different kinds of charts pictured in the story, and instructions on making your own graphs and charts are included.



The Contest Problem Book VI: American High School Mathematics Examinations 1989-1994

Author : Leo J. Schneider

Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.

Page : 234 pages

File Size : 30,20 MB

Release : 2019-01-24

Category : Education

ISBN : 1470449668

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Book Description

The Contest Problem Book VI contains 180 challenging problems from the six years of the American High School Mathematics Examinations (AHSME), 1989 through 1994, as well as a selection of other problems. A Problems Index classifies the 180 problems in the book into subject areas: algebra, complex numbers, discrete mathematics, number theory, statistics, and trigonometry.



The Contest Problem Book IX

Author : David Wells

Publisher : American Mathematical Society

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 21,44 MB

Release : 2021-02-22

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 1470454912

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This is the ninth book of problems and solutions from the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) contests. It chronicles 325 problems from the thirteen AMC 12 contests given in the years between 2001 and 2007. The authors were the joint directors of the AMC 12 and the AMC 10 competitions during that period. The problems have all been edited to ensure that they conform to the current style of the AMC 12 competitions. Graphs and figures have been redrawn to make them more consistent in form and style, and the solutions to the problems have been both edited and supplemented. A problem index at the back of the book classifies the problems into subject areas of Algebra, Arithmetic, Complex Numbers, Counting, Functions, Geometry, Graphs, Logarithms, Logic, Number Theory, Polynomials, Probability, Sequences, Statistics, and Trigonometry. A problem that uses a combination of these areas is listed multiple times. The problems on these contests are posed by members of the mathematical community in the hope that all secondary school students will have an opportunity to participate in problem-solving and an enriching mathematical experience.



Animal Contests

Author : Ian C. W. Hardy

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 385 pages

File Size : 18,41 MB

Release : 2013-05-30

Category : Science

ISBN : 1107244390

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Contests are an important aspect of the lives of diverse animals, from sea anemones competing for space on a rocky shore to fallow deer stags contending for access to females. Why do animals fight? What determines when fights stop and which contestant wins? Addressing fundamental questions on contest behaviour, this volume presents theoretical and empirical perspectives across a range of species. The historical development of contest research, the evolutionary theory of both dyadic and multiparty contests, and approaches to experimental design and data analysis are discussed in the first chapters. This is followed by reviews of research in key animal taxa, from the use of aerial displays and assessment rules in butterflies and the developmental biology of weapons in beetles, through to interstate warfare in humans. The final chapter considers future directions and applications of contest research, making this a comprehensive resource for both graduate students and researchers in the field.