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So You Think You've Got Problems?

Author : Alex Bellos

Publisher : Guardian Faber Publishing

Page : 279 pages

File Size : 13,27 MB

Release : 2019-11-07

Category : Critical thinking

ISBN : 9781783351909

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Thought you had it bad? In this book, you will be: Imprisoned by a sadistic logician. Challenged to raise dogs from the dead. Trapped on a burning island. And much more besides . . . Everything is at stake in this compendium of more than 150 ingenious puzzles, selected to reveal the wonderful diversity of brainteasers that have confounded and intrigued solvers for the last thousand years. You'll need to pit your wits against probability problems, wrestle with wordplay, grapple with geometry and scrabble for survival. Along the way you will discover stories of whip-smart thinkers, eccentric novelists and a poodle with allegedly supernatural powers. You will absorb fascinating and important mathematical ideas. Some solutions will rely on ingenuity, some will challenge you to spot hidden patterns, others call for extreme rationality. All will surprise, entertain and stretch your brain. Will you make it out with your puzzling pride intact?



Can You Solve My Problems?

Author : Alex Bellos

Publisher : Guardian Faber Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 42,52 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Mathematical recreations

ISBN : 9781783351145

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A high-class puzzle book from the bestselling author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland; organised from easy-peasy to ninja level - with stories of puzzle mysteries, histories and scandals along the way this book will make your hippocampus happy.



Strategies for Work With Involuntary Clients

Author : Ronald H. Rooney

Publisher : Columbia University Press

Page : 552 pages

File Size : 48,1 MB

Release : 2009-01-28

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9780231519519

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Involuntary clients are required to see a professional, such as juveniles on probation, or are pressured to seek help, such as alcoholics threatened with the desertion of a spouse. For close to two decades, Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients has led in its honest analysis of the involuntary transaction, suggesting the kind of effective legal and ethical intervention that can lead to more cooperative encounters, successful contracts, and less burnout on both sides of the treatment relationship. For this second edition, Ronald H. Rooney has invited experts to address recent theories and provide new information on the best practices for specific populations and settings. He also adds practical examples and questions to each chapter to better facilitate the involvement of students and readers, plus a section on motivational interviewing.



So You're Going To Be a Dad

Author : Peter Downey

Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 11,87 MB

Release : 2000-03-22

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 9781555612412

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Lighthearted but serious advice for the father-to-be.



So You're Going to Be a Dad, revised edition

Author : Peter Downey

Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 32,4 MB

Release : 2016-03-01

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 073821907X

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For the first-time dad, useful and practical information about pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care, including: what to say -- and what not to say--when you hear the news; taking care of moms-to-be; what childbirth feels like; crying, diapers, and bathtime; and baby-proofing the home.



The Last Lecture

Author : Randy Pausch

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 10,68 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Cancer

ISBN : 9780340978504

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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.



Pain and the Pride

Author : Brian Block

Publisher : Waterside Press

Page : 130 pages

File Size : 29,90 MB

Release : 2000-05-31

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1906534543

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Covers various aspects of the regime at Buena Vista, Colorado. This book contains a comparison based on the experimental regime at Britain's Thorn Cross young offender institution (the British boot camp). It is useful to people and practitioners across a broad spectrum, particularly sentencers and people concerned with prisons.



Focus on Health Maintenance Organizations

Author : United States. Office of Health Maintenance Organizations

Publisher :

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 15,51 MB

Release : 1978

Category : Health maintenance organizations

ISBN :

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Stop Smiling, Start Kvetching

Author : Barbara S. Held

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 144 pages

File Size : 39,47 MB

Release : 2001-09-04

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 9780312283513

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Are you sick of being told "Smile-look on the bright side"? Do you feel guilty when you admit you're having a bad day? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are a victim of the "don't worry, be happy" mentality that is pervading America. Dr. Held, convinced that having to smile through life's problems only adds insult to injury, is here to tell you that you have the right, the need, to kvetch! As she walks you through the five steps of creative kvetching, Dr. Held will show you that the right kind of complaining can help you to feel better and attract others to you instead of driving them away. So get ready to take off your smiley face and be liberated from the "tyranny of the positive attitude."