Edward Tenner
Edward Tenner, former executive editor for physical science and history at Princeton University Press, holds a visiting research appointment in the Department of Geological and Geophysical Sciences at Princeton University. He received the A.B. ... [... more]
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Mathematical Methods of Statistics (PMS-9)
 reprint of classic work: Princeton University Press originally published this book in the mid 1940s. At the time, Harold Cramer was a leading statistician in Sweden. The field of mathematical statistics was just being formalized and there were no [... more]
CDN$65.12
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The Divine Comedy, I. Inferno. Part 1: Text
Enriched Classic Edition is not Singleton's Translation: Contrary to what has been suggested by the two previous reviews, the Pocket Books Enriched Classic edition is not a cheaply priced copy of the Charles Singleton translation. I only became [... more]
CDN$20.02
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How Russia Shaped the Modern World: From Art to ...
Russia: The old Myth that never ends...: Professor Steven G. Marks' new book: "How Russia Shaped The Modern World" comes out at the time when Russia itself is deep into the sweeping transitions and uncertainties of the monumental post-Soviet [... more]
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The Hanged Man: A Story of Miracle, Memory, and ...
A Window into the Middle Ages: It is only to be expected that seven hundred years ago, people did things differently than they do them now. We have difficulty viewing so far back, certainly because language and culture were different, but mostly because [... more]
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The Theory of Island Biogeography
dated, but excellent for seeing where the field began: This is a wonderful book that spawned a new sub-field in ecology as well as providing a major theoretical approach to conservation issues. Island biogeography provided us with a new way to view [... more]
CDN$45.15
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Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter
Warning!: Be forewarned! Kerenyi, in all his works, offers a piece-meal, unsupported archaeologically, imaginative creation of what he WISHED Greek Religion could have been. Kerenyi seems to have had an image in his mind, and he assembles anything and [... more]
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Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant
Gamma finally joins the ranks of e, pi, i: After reading Paul Nahin's lovely book on i, "An Imaginary Tale" (also published by Princeton University Press), I could not believe it when the same publisher produced a book on gamma. Gamma seems to [... more]
CDN$31.20
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For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to ...
From Amazon.co.uk: For the Glory of God challenges numerous assumptions about how religion affected the course of history. As a professor of Sociology and Comparative Religions at the University of Washington, Rodney Stark (The Rise of Christianity) has [... more]
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Economics and the Law, Second Edition: From Posner to ...
a very good introduction: The authors know what they are talking about. The book is a survey of the main strains of law and economics theories and approaches. It provides examples of each theory and that can be illuminating. However, more examples could [... more]
CDN$39.07
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Quaternions and Rotation Sequences: A Primer with ...
I am the Quaternion Book's Author: I merely want to share with you an excellent review of my Quaternion Book. The review appeared in the Nov/Dec'03 issue of Contemporary Physics, vol6., and was written by Dr Peter Rowlands, Waterloo University, UK. The [... more]
CDN$48.92
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The Theory of Island Biogeography (Monographs in ...
dated, but excellent for seeing where the field began: This is a wonderful book that spawned a new sub-field in ecology as well as providing a major theoretical approach to conservation issues. Island biogeography provided us with a new way to view [... more]
CDN$52.75
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