Duels & Deception by Cindy Anstey6/7/2023 Tradition required that in case of disagreement a public debate should be held in which the contenders would discuss the disputed problems and solutions in front of judges, notaries, government officials, and a large crowd of spectators. When a duel was to take place, a mathematician or scholar would send another a list of problems to be solved in a given amount of time-the “challenge gauntlet”-after which the recipient would propose a further set of problems to his rival. They also played a hugely influential role in the development of the history of mathematics. Sixteenth-century mathematical duels had a long history, rigid procedures, and a lasting impact on the duelists’ standing in their communities. In this era when mathematicians challenged each other in intellectual duels held outdoors before enthusiastic crowds, their contentious relationship would change the history of mathematics forever. Gerolamo Cardano was a physician, gifted scholar, and notorious gambler who would not hesitate to use flattery and even trickery to learn Tartaglia’s secret. He wrote it down in the form of a poem to prevent other mathematicians from stealing it. Niccolò Tartaglia was an ambitious teacher who possessed a secret formula – the key to unlocking a seemingly unsolvable, two-thousand-year-old mathematical problem. The Secret Formula is the story of two Renaissance mathematicians whose jealousies, intrigues, and contentious debates led to the discovery of a formula for the solution of the cubic equation.
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The Lost Clue by Mrs. O.F. Walton6/7/2023 Will be despatched wrapped in bubblewrap and in a cardboard box. The first front pages and the top, fore and bottom edges of the spine are slightly foxed. There is a neat owners name and date on the front page. The end papers and pages are clean without tears. There is some shelf wear to the top and bottom edge of the spine and a white mark on the rear board. The binding is straight and tight, the boards are clean and the gilt lettering and embellishment to the front cover and spine is bright. This is a First Edition, First Impression in very good condition. The book has four illustrations drawn by Adolf Thiede. In the meantime, Marjorie wonders how anything could grow in the bleak, coal mining region of Daisy Bank and finds herself 'bringing sunshine and growth to the dark, dreary world in which she finds herself. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges. In this mystery, Captain Fortesque finds himself torn between two loyalties and finds his life changed when he reads a mysterious note that could only be opened after his fathers death. This romantic mystery story gives an intriguing glimpse into the class extremes that existed in Edwardian England, with wealthy titled families on one side, and some families. Walton, this Lighthouse edition has been lightly abridged and edited to make it easier to read and understand today. Walton was a British author of mainly children's and teenage christian fiction books. Written in 1905 by the much-loved author Mrs. Walton, The Religious Tract Society, 1907, First Edition, First Impression Amy Catherine Walton, better known as Mrs O.F. Family Solstice by Kate Maruyama6/7/2023 Masks were worn, but Beto still featured his flaming pumpkin (featured in the book, picture included here), and little kids who had totally missed out the year before could finally dress up and see all the Halloween magic. Each novella is its own story but all pass through a Halloween Superstore called Halloween Beyond and all our protagonists encounter a tricksy clerk there, named Maeve.Ī Gentleman’s Suit takes place in the first Halloween after the pandemic, in 2021 when the kids were so happy to be out again, but there was this air of caution. The novella: Halloween Beyond: A Gentleman’s Suit, is part of a triptych of novellas by myself, Lisa Morton and Lucy A. Last winter, I wrote a novella set against that very Halloween, starring Beto, the King of Halloween, based on Miguel. Last year, I wrote a Halloween Haunts about my favorite Halloween traditions at my friend Miguel’s house, and how I missed it so much during the pandemic. As a teenager, he worked as a pharmacist’s assistant in his uncle’s drugstore to help support his family. Though his father, Algernon Porter, was a doctor, the young boy did not receive much formal education. Henry was born William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Such love, the story and its title suggest, is like the gifts given by the wise men, called magi, who brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the newborn Jesus. A major reason given for its enduring appeal is its affirmation of unselfish love. Henry is widely known, including poor, working-class characters, a humorous tone, realistic detail, and a surprise ending. The story contains many of the elements for which O. Included in The Four Million, his first collection of short stories, in 1906, it has been anthologized many times since then. Elric the stealer of souls6/6/2023 Perhaps due to this in-depth study, unlike other members of his race, Elric has a conscience. From childhood, he read freely in the immense royal library and learned of the world outside the Dreaming Isle. Physically weak, the anemic Elric must use drugs (special herbs) to maintain his health and vitality. Įlric is the last emperor of the stagnating island civilization of Melniboné. From the tapering, beautiful head stare two slanting eyes, crimson and moody, and from the loose sleeves of his yellow gown emerge two slender hands, also the colour of bone. It is the colour of a bleached skull, his flesh and the long hair which flows below his shoulders is milk-white. Description Įlric is described in 1972's Elric of Melniboné: The stories have been continuously in print since the 1970s. Moorcock's doomed albino antihero is one of the better known characters in fantasy literature, having crossed over into a wide variety of media, such as role-playing games, comics, music, and film. Later stories by Moorcock marked Elric as a facet of the Eternal Champion.Įlric first appeared in print in Moorcock's novella " The Dreaming City" ( Science Fantasy No. The proper name and title of the character is Elric VIII, 428th Emperor of Melniboné. Elric as depicted by Michael Whelan on the 1977 cover of The Weird of the White WolfĮlric of Melniboné is a fictional character created by English writer Michael Moorcock and the protagonist of a series of sword and sorcery stories taking place on an alternative Earth. He was educated in Bradford and went on to Birmingham University. Read more Detailsįrancis Durbridge was born in Hull in on 25 November 1912. A bonus disc features rare archive material from otherwise lost productions, including the final episodes of 'Send for Paul Temple' (1938) and 'Paul Temple and the Front Page Men' (1938). Hugh Morton, Bernard Braden, Carl Bernard and Peter Coke play Paul in these episodes, with Bernadette Hodgson, Peggy Hassard and Marjorie Westbury as Steve. 'Paul Temple Intervenes' (1942) finds Paul and Steve investigating a series of celebrity murders, whilst 'Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair' (the original 1950 production, presented here for the very first time) concerns the strange disappearance of the Desmond baby and her sitter. 'Send for Paul Temple' (1940) is an early remake of the now-lost original 1938 BBC production. Here, presented in chronological order, are some of the amateur detective's earliest adventures. Between 19 their glamorous exploits enthralled generations of radio listeners around the world. When it comes to classic crime partnerships, Paul Temple and his wife Steve are the crème de la crème. Three complete radio dramas featuring writer-cum-amateur detective Paul Temple, plus bonus archive material. Ray bradbury the lighthouse6/5/2023 Plotting the sightings of the beast's appearances on a map for skeptical military officers, Elson proposes the dinosaur is returning to the Hudson River area, where fossils of Rhedosaurus were first found. Nesbitt eventually gains allies in paleontologist Thurgood Elson and his young assistant Lee Hunter after one of the surviving fishermen identifies from a collection of drawings the very same dinosaur that Nesbitt saw. The dinosaur begins making its way down the east coast of North America, sinking a fishing ketch off the Grand Banks, destroying another near Marquette, Canada, wrecking a lighthouse in Maine and destroying buildings in Massachusetts. Despite the skepticism, he persists, knowing what he saw. Nesbitt is the only surviving witness to the beast's awakening and later is dismissed out-of-hand as being delirious at the time of his sighting. The explosion awakens a 200-foot (61 m) long carnivorous dinosaur known as a Rhedosaurus, thawing it out of the ice where it had been held in suspended animation for millions of years. Prophetically, right after the blast, physicist Thomas Nesbitt muses "What the cumulative effects of all these atomic explosions and tests will be, only time will tell". Far north of the Arctic Circle, a nuclear bomb test, dubbed "Operation Experiment", is conducted. And you'll cheer for Yeine as she becomes the person she was meant to be and then some in this adventure. Jemisin's world-building is expertly done, and her gods remind me of the jealous, sensual beings from Greek mythology. (Hint: If you think Fifty Shades of Grey sounds exciting, I can promise it's nothing compared to a sex scene in this book that is quite literally out of this world.) N.K. It's a place where exiled gods are slaves and aristrocratic death plots reach new levels. Jemisin is a Brooklyn author who won the Hugo Award for Best Novel for The Fifth Season, which was also a New York Times Notable Book of 2015. But life in Sky-a palace located, you guessed it, in the sky-presents more dangers than Yeine has ever faced before, both within the walls and within herself. Yeine is from a culture of warrior women but she has to step down as ruler of her supposedly barbarian realm when she is summoned as one of the potential heirs to the leader of the entire world. The hundred thousand kingdoms (Book) Author: Jemisin, N. Jemisin Paperback 16. Jemisin Mass Market Paperback 6.89 The Broken Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, 2) by N. If you want a kick-ass female protagonist in a sensual, magical setting, read this book. This item: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, 1) by N. Author of hey kiddo6/5/2023 Only as a teenager can Jarrett begin to piece together the truth of his family, reckoning with his mother and tracking down his father. Jarrett lives with his grandparents - two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through with raising children until Jarrett came along.Jarrett goes through his childhood trying to make his non-normal life as normal as possible, finding a way to express himself through drawing even as so little is being said to him about what's going on. His father is a mystery - Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents. That idea-which goes against the grain of the assumption that the modern novel is all about realism-runs through books like Anne Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series and thousands more works of fiction, be they written as stories or novels, or filmed for cinema or television.īut of course Horace Walpole did not know that all of these works would follow from The Castle of Otranto he was not setting out to found what would become the first fully-fledged sub-genre of the English novel. Like the Gothic novels, plays, stories, and films that followed it, The Castle of Otranto teases us by suggesting that the rules of the everyday world do not always apply, that sometimes only a supernatural explanation can account for everything we see. Which is fair enough, so far as it goes Walpole’s novel did establish many key features of this genre, which has been popular with readers ever since The Castle of Otranto was first published on Christmas Eve, 1764. The Castle of Otranto is often referred to as the first Gothic novel. |