Author : Matt Weinstein
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 31,65 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN :
A collection of mixer, energizer, family, leadership, mind, and learning games supports the concept of cooperative rather than competitive play.
Author : David R. Bellhouse
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 15,43 MB
Release : 2023-07-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1487545045
A product of the Scottish Enlightenment, William Playfair (1759–1823) worked as a statistician, economist, engineer, banker, land speculator, scam artist, and political propagandist. It has been claimed – erroneously – that Playfair was a spy for the British government and ran a forging operation to print the paper money of the French Revolution. The Flawed Genius of William Playfair offers a complete account of Playfair’s life, richly contextualized in the economic, political, and cultural history of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. The book explores the many peaks and troughs of Playfair’s career, ranging from moderate prosperity to bankruptcy and imprisonment. Through careful analysis, David R. Bellhouse shows that Playfair was neither a spy nor a forger, but perhaps briefly a one-time courier for a government minister. Bellhouse pieces together as complete a picture as possible of the forging operations supported by the British government and illuminates Playfair’s lasting contributions in economics and statistics, where he is known as the father of statistical graphics. Disputing the misinformation about the man, The Flawed Genius of William Playfair highlights that the truth about Playfair’s life is often more intriguing than the fictions that surround him.
Author : Bruce D. Berkowitz
Publisher : George Mason University
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,49 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781942695042
William Playfair is best known as an ingenious Scot of questionable repute who happened to invent "statistical graphics"--the line, bar, and pie charts we use today. Some are also aware he developed theories explaining international trade and investment, made contributions to concepts like price indexes and measures of national power, and pioneered strategic analysis. Yet even those familiar with his work will be surprised to learn that Playfair was, in fact, a secret agent, carrying out espionage and subversion against France on behalf of Great Britain. Many of his contributions to economics and statistics were a direct result of his most audacious operation, the first full-scale campaign to collapse a nation's currency, as the French First Republic turned radical. Playfair had a remarkable knack for appearing at--or propelling--the major events of his era. He's at James Watt's side for the birth of the Industrial Revolution. He is on the scene during the storming of the Bastille. He even helps trigger the first major political scandal in the newly formed United States, a land speculation gone bad involving Washington, Hamilton, and Jefferson. This is the first book to uncover the full, true account of this remarkable, colorful man--undeniably brilliant, hopelessly flawed, and fundamentally important. Part biography, part history, and part detective story, its pages reveal the astounding inventions and adventures of this larger-than-life swashbuckler, rogue, genius, and patriot. Distributed for George Mason University Press
Author : William Playfair
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 12,9 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521855549
A scientific revolution began at the end of the eighteenth century with the invention and popularization of the graphic display of data by the remarkable Scot, William Playfair. His marvellous Atlas showed how much could be learned if one plotted data atheoretically and looked for suggestive patterns. Those patterns provide evidence, albeit circumstantial, on which to build new science. Playfair's work has much to teach us, but finding a copy has been almost impossible. Until now. This full colour reproduction of two of his classic works, with new explanatory material, makes Playfair's wisdom widely available for the first time in two centuries.
Author : John Playfair
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 32,8 MB
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 110802940X
This collection of the major works of influential Scottish mathematician and geologist John Playfair was first published in 1822.
Author : Thomas Chalmers
Publisher :
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 32,25 MB
Release : 1805
Category : Church and college
ISBN :
Author : William TAIT (Bookseller.)
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 45,43 MB
Release : 1844
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Helaine Becker
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 35,51 MB
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1771385707
Born in Scotland over 250 years ago, William Playfair was a dreamer who ñsaw the world differently from other people.î Unfortunately, this skill didnÍt easily translate into the fame and fortune he hoped for. In fact, it often got him into trouble with family, friends and bosses. But WillÍs innovative vision did inspire a big idea that would set him apart: he turned numbers into pictures by creating line graphs, bar graphs and pie charts! Numbers as pictures? ThereÍs an idea thatÍs off the charts!
Author : Francis James Finn
Publisher :
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 28,70 MB
Release : 1891
Category : Amusements
ISBN :
A mischevious 10-year-old boy is sent to a Jesuit boarding school by his father to shape him up and prepare him for his First Communion.
Author : Eve Rodsky
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 14,49 MB
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0525541942
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Tired, stressed, and in need of more help from your partner? Imagine running your household (and life!) in a new way... It started with the Sh*t I Do List. Tired of being the “shefault” parent responsible for all aspects of her busy household, Eve Rodsky counted up all the unpaid, invisible work she was doing for her family—and then sent that list to her husband, asking for things to change. His response was...underwhelming. Rodsky realized that simply identifying the issue of unequal labor on the home front wasn't enough: She needed a solution to this universal problem. Her sanity, identity, career, and marriage depended on it. The result is Fair Play: a time- and anxiety-saving system that offers couples a completely new way to divvy up domestic responsibilities. Rodsky interviewed more than five hundred men and women from all walks of life to figure out what the invisible work in a family actually entails and how to get it all done efficiently. With 4 easy-to-follow rules, 100 household tasks, and a series of conversation starters for you and your partner, Fair Play helps you prioritize what's important to your family and who should take the lead on every chore, from laundry to homework to dinner. “Winning” this game means rebalancing your home life, reigniting your relationship with your significant other, and reclaiming your Unicorn Space—the time to develop the skills and passions that keep you interested and interesting. Stop drowning in to-dos and lose some of that invisible workload that's pulling you down. Are you ready to try Fair Play? Let's deal you in.
