Gareth Roberts
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Mathematics, like language, is a universal experience. Every society counts and is empowered by its ability to count and to measure. The mathematical processes developed within various cultures differ widely, and Count us in explores these cultural links, drawing examples from the author's personal experiences. The process of counting, like the process of communicating with words, is common to all societies worldwide but, just as there is a rich variety...
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This book celebrates the life and work of twelve mathematicians who were either born in Wales or who worked in Wales. When the Welsh national anthem was composed in 1856, Wales was at the centre of the industrial revolution, the country was transformed by engineering and technology, and scientific societies flourished across the length and breadth of the land. By 1859, Charles Darwin had published his On the Origin of Species, and one of its outcomes...
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An ordinary London bus ride takes the Doctor and some unsuspecting passengers through an unexpected wormhole to an extraordinary adventure on a vast wasteland planet. The Doctor must join forces with the mysterious Lady Christina, an unfamiliar insectoid species, and a quirky scientist in London to stop a terrifying swarm and fulfill his promise to get the frightened passengers back home.
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The volume is the first in nearly a decade to focus a wide range of scholarship on one of the most compelling periods in the antiquity of the Mediterranean and Near East. It presents new interpretive approaches to the problems of the Bronze Age to Iron Age transformation, as well as re-assessments of a wide range of high profile sites and evidence ranging from the Ugaritic archives, Hazor, the Medinet Habu reliefs, Tiryns and Troy. Implications for...
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Librarians volume 7
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The obnoxious Cindy Kroger has suddenly become super-popular thanks to a magical love potion. The Librarians must stop her before she launches a love missile that would force the whole world to become her fan base.
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Wizards vs. Aliens volume 10
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Time is running out for the Nekross. On Earth, Ursula plans radical action against Benny, while Tom realizes a solution might exist with the ancient Stones of Burnt Hill. If helping Benny means saving his enemy, what choice will Tom make?
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Wizards vs. Aliens volume 9
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Benny launches an attack on the Nekross starship Zarantulus by harnessing the power of all of the computers on Earth against the aliens. However, the plan soon runs afoul, with terrifying consequences for both wizards and aliens alike.
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Wizards vs. Aliens volume 8
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Tom and Benny suffer from Gemma Raven's curse. They hate each other, without understanding why. And the curse is spreading. Their friends are soon drawn into the conflict, as are their parents. Can friendship overcome the darkest of magic?
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Wizards vs. Aliens volume 7
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Gemma Raven strikes a bargain with the Nekross. If they save her mother's life, she will cast a spell to destroy Tom and Benny's friendship. When Ursula is drawn into the evil plot, she discovers that a fate worse than death awaits her.