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| tom sheldon sudoku: Sudoku Master Class Tom Sheldon, 2006-09-07 The perfect gift for any sudoku puzzle master! The author of Sudoku Genius returns with 144 challenging new puzzles and a master class in the very most advanced and elegant solving methods. The logical beauty of Sudoku is laid bare in clear, easy-to-follow lessons that will take you down routes of thought that you might not have encountered before, including: • Swordfish • X-Wing • Double Channeling • Uniqueness Start with a Sudoku 101 refresher course in basic rules and techniques before moving up to methods formerly only whispered about in the halls of the mathematics department. By the end of this book, you will have mastered Sudoku. So what are you waiting for? “Logic has not been this fashionable since the Rubik’s Cube.”—ABCNews.com “The morning brain breakfast for millions.”—USA Today “Feel the rush and become addicted.”—Slate |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Sudoku Genius Tom Sheldon, 2005-12 Welcome to the 9 Circles of Sudoku Hell! From Merciless to Maddening to Murderous, this is a book to challenge even the most seasoned Sudokuist. By the end of this book, you'll be a Sudoku Genius. With 144 puzzles (and solutions) and an advanced strategies master class from puzzle expert Tom Sheldon, Sudoku Genius includes logical strategies such as: · The Force (and its variant, the Pincer) · Channeling · Completing the Square With these strategies in your arsenal, you'll have everything you need to solve these puzzles--if you dare to take the Genius challenge. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Sudoku Master Class Tom Sheldon, 2006-09-07 The perfect gift for any sudoku puzzle master! The author of Sudoku Genius returns with 144 challenging new puzzles and a master class in the very most advanced and elegant solving methods. The logical beauty of Sudoku is laid bare in clear, easy-to-follow lessons that will take you down routes of thought that you might not have encountered before, including: • Swordfish • X-Wing • Double Channeling • Uniqueness Start with a Sudoku 101 refresher course in basic rules and techniques before moving up to methods formerly only whispered about in the halls of the mathematics department. By the end of this book, you will have mastered Sudoku. So what are you waiting for? “Logic has not been this fashionable since the Rubik’s Cube.”—ABCNews.com “The morning brain breakfast for millions.”—USA Today “Feel the rush and become addicted.”—Slate |
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| tom sheldon sudoku: 全方位破解數讀 曹恆平, 2013-04-01 迷宮巧門四處築， 一切設障不難除； 無事且登三寶殿， 閒情逸致玩數獨。 作者總結了十年來挑戰諸多世界各國名家所設計頂級數獨之經驗，發展出獨特的一步一腳印迷陣解法，並用下標以及簡記符號記錄整個解題過程，能夠把解題的邏輯思維，鉅細靡遺地呈現在大家面前，使老少婦孺都可一目了然。 本書共十六節，前四節是要把生手訓練成老手，後續七節是介紹各種特殊的功夫，第十二節則是全面使用照妖鏡的簡易解法，其後二節為供讀者把玩的實戰迷陣以及註有簡記的解法，倒數第二節將帶領大家闖天下，而於最後一節詳述史上最難數獨之破解。 目錄 序 言 8 前 戲 1 1 簡 介 37 本書的特點 39 41 第一節：基本功法易到難 ◎◎ 入門．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 41 ◎◎ 練功．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 44 50 第二節：逆境求生不厭煩 ◎◎ 入門．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 50 ◎◎ 練功．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 54 58 第三節：反覆練習招式巧 ◎◎ 入門．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 58 ◎◎ 練功．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 60 65 第四節：疑難雜症皆可安 ◎◎ 入門．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 65 ◎◎ 練功．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 67 71 第五節：千江億湖我獨行 ◎◎ 入門．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 71 ◎◎ 練功．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 73 77 第六節：萬徑蹤滅尋不停 ◎◎ 入門．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 77 ◎◎ 練功．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 79 84 第七節：山窮水盡疑無路 ◎◎ 入門．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 84 ◎◎ 練功．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 86 91 第八節：柳暗花明又一村 ◎◎ 入門．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 91 ◎◎ 練功．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 93 97 第九節：折衝樽俎存乎心 ◎◎ 入門．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 97 ◎◎ 練功．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 99 104 第十節：明槍暗箭快如神 ◎◎ 入門．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 104 ◎◎ 練功．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 106 111 第十一節：乾坤袋裡藏八寶 1.「狡兔脫」列步． ．．．．．．．．．．． 111 2.「狡兔脫」行步． ．．．．．．．．．．． 113 3.「狡兔脫」宮步． ．．．．．．．．．．． 114 4.「狡兔脫」格步． ．．．．．．．．．．． 115 5.「沉鯉躍」列步． ．．．．．．．．．．． 116 6.「沉鯉躍」行步． ．．．．．．．．．．． 117 7.「沉鯉躍」宮步． ．．．．．．．．．．． 118 8.「落雁飛」格步． ．．．．．．．．．．． 119 122 第十二節：宮中暗鬼見光死 1. 隱列步． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 122 2. 隱行步． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 124 3. 隱宮步． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 125 4. 隱格步． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 126 5. 無路走列步． ．．．．．．．．．．．．． 127 6. 無路走行步． ．．．．．．．．．．．．． 128 7. 無路走宮步． ．．．．．．．．．．．．． 129 8. 見光死． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 130 9. 見光死． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 133 10. 見光死． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 136 11. 見光死． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 138 140 第十三節：無影無形創世紀 ◎◎ 創世紀 1．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 140 ◎◎ 創世紀 2．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 145 ◎◎ 創世紀 3．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 148 ◎◎ 創世紀 4．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 152 155 第十四節：神閒氣定遊江湖 ◎◎ 江湖 1．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 155 ◎◎ 江湖 2．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 157 ◎◎ 江湖 3．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 159 ◎◎ 江湖 4．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 161 ◎◎ 江湖 5．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 163 ◎◎ 江湖 6．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 165 ◎◎ 江湖 7．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 167 ◎◎ 江湖 8．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 169 ◎◎ 江湖 9．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 171 ◎◎ 江湖 10． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 173 ◎◎ 江湖 11． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 175 ◎◎ 江湖 12． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 176 ◎◎ 江湖 13． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 178 ◎◎ 江湖 14． ．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 180 182 第十五節：天涯海角任我行 ◎◎ 天涯海角 1 (1001 SUDOKU)． ．．．．． 182 ◎◎ 天涯海角 2 (1001 SUDOKU)． ．．．．． 186 ◎◎ 天涯海角 3 (SUDOKU GENIUS)． ．．．． 190 ◎◎ 天涯海角 4 (Su Doku)． ．．．．．．．． 194 ◎◎ 天涯海角 5 (HIGHER SUDOKU)． ．．．． 197 ◎◎ 天涯海角 6 (Sudoku Puzzles)． ．．．．． 200 ◎◎ 天涯海角 7 (Extreme Sudoku)． ．．．．． 205 207 第十六節：最難數獨照破解 「兩數並試法」一． ．．．．．．．．．．． 216 「兩數並試法」二． ．．．．．．．．．．． 217 「兩數並試法」三． ．．．．．．．．．．． 219 「兩數並試法」四． ．．．．．．．．．．． 220 「兩數並試法」五． ．．．．．．．．．．． 222 「兩數並試法」六． ．．．．．．．．．．． 225 「兩數並試法」七． ．．．．．．．．．．． 226 「兩數並試法」八． ．．．．．．．．．．． 228 「兩數並試法」九． ．．．．．．．．．．． 229 「兩數並試法」十． ．．．．．．．．．．． 230 231 結語 |
| tom sheldon sudoku: God-Level Knowledge Darts Desus & Mero, 2020-09-22 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Desus & Mero are smarter and funnier than everyone writing books.”—Shea Serrano “I will never write anything as hilarious as they have. I give up.”—Malcolm Gladwell “These motherf***ers make me laugh until I choke.”—Jia Tolentino NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR A wild, hilarious guide to life from the hosts of the hit late-night show Desus & Mero and the Bodega Boys podcast Who could have predicted that, after a fateful meeting in a Bronx summer school in the 1990s, Desus & Mero would turn their friendship into an empire of talking to each other. And it’s no surprise—tuning in to them is like listening to the funniest, smartest people you know dissect a topic and then light it on fire. Now they’ve written the most essential guide to life of this century*, in which all the important questions are asked: How do I talk to my kids about drugs if I do them, too? What are the ethics of ghosting in a relationship? How do I bet on sports? How should I behave in jail? How much is too much to spend on sneakers? Is porn really that bad for me? As they put it: “We want to share all we’ve learned, after years in the Bronx streets, with you: the people. So with a lifetime spent building up a plethora of information from trials and tribulations and a handful of misdemeanors, we decided to write this book—a sequel to the Bible, or maybe to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,depending on how big a nerd you are. Let this book be your North Star.” *NO REFUNDS |
| tom sheldon sudoku: The Worm at the Core Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, 2015-05-12 A transformative, fascinating theory—based on robust and groundbreaking experimental research—reveals how our unconscious fear of death powers almost everything we do, shining a light on the hidden motives that drive human behavior More than one hundred years ago, the American philosopher William James dubbed the knowledge that we must die “the worm at the core” of the human condition. In 1974, cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker won the Pulitzer Prize for his book The Denial of Death, arguing that the terror of death has a pervasive effect on human affairs. Now authors Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski clarify with wide-ranging evidence the many ways the worm at the core guides our thoughts and actions, from the great art we create to the devastating wars we wage. The Worm at the Core is the product of twenty-five years of in-depth research. Drawing from innovative experiments conducted around the globe, Solomon, Greenberg, and Pyszczynski show conclusively that the fear of death and the desire to transcend it inspire us to buy expensive cars, crave fame, put our health at risk, and disguise our animal nature. The fear of death can also prompt judges to dole out harsher punishments, make children react negatively to people different from themselves, and inflame intolerance and violence. But the worm at the core need not consume us. Emerging from their research is a unique and compelling approach to these deeply existential issues: terror management theory. TMT proposes that human culture infuses our lives with order, stability, significance, and purpose, and these anchors enable us to function moment to moment without becoming overwhelmed by the knowledge of our ultimate fate. The authors immerse us in a new way of understanding human evolution, child development, history, religion, art, science, mental health, war, and politics in the twenty-first century. In so doing, they also reveal how we can better come to terms with death and learn to lead lives of courage, creativity, and compassion. Written in an accessible, jargon-free style, The Worm at the Core offers a compelling new paradigm for understanding the choices we make in life—and a pathway toward divesting ourselves of the cultural and personal illusions that keep us from accepting the end that awaits us all. Praise for The Worm at the Core “The idea that nearly all human individual and cultural activity is a response to death sounds far-fetched. But the evidence the authors present is compelling and does a great deal to address many otherwise intractable mysteries of human behaviour. This is an important, superbly readable and potentially life-changing book.”—The Guardian (U.K.) “A neat fusion of ideas borrowed from sociology, anthropology, existential philosophy and psychoanalysis.”—The Herald (U.K.) “Deep, important, and beautifully written, The Worm at the Core describes a brilliant and utterly original program of scientific research on a force so powerful that it drives our lives.”—Daniel Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of Stumbling on Happiness “As psychology becomes increasingly trivial, devolving into the promotion of positive-thinking platitudes, The Worm at the Core bucks the trend. The authors present—and provide robust evidence for—a psychological thesis with disturbing personal as well as political implications.”—John Horgan, author of The End of War and director of the Center for Science Writings, Stevens Institute of Technology |
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| tom sheldon sudoku: Wonder of Wonders Alisa Solomon, 2013-10-22 A sparkling and eye-opening history of the Broadway musical that changed the world In the half-century since its premiere, Fiddler on the Roof has had an astonishing global impact. Beloved by audiences the world over, performed from rural high schools to grand state theaters, Fiddler is a supremely potent cultural landmark. In a history as captivating as its subject, award-winning drama critic Alisa Solomon traces how and why the story of Tevye the milkman, the creation of the great Yiddish writer Sholem-Aleichem, was reborn as blockbuster entertainment and a cultural touchstone, not only for Jews and not only in America. It is a story of the theater, following Tevye from his humble appearance on the New York Yiddish stage, through his adoption by leftist dramatists as a symbol of oppression, to his Broadway debut in one of the last big book musicals, and his ultimate destination—a major Hollywood picture. Solomon reveals how the show spoke to the deepest conflicts and desires of its time: the fraying of tradition, generational tension, the loss of roots. Audiences everywhere found in Fiddler immediate resonance and a usable past, whether in Warsaw, where it unlocked the taboo subject of Jewish history, or in Tokyo, where the producer asked how Americans could understand a story that is so Japanese. Rich, entertaining, and original, Wonder of Wonders reveals the surprising and enduring legacy of a show about tradition that itself became a tradition. Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: If Tomorrow Comes Sidney Sheldon, 2012-06-07 The international bestseller from the master of suspense. A mafia conspiracy and one women against the world. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: The Science of Interstellar Kip Thorne, 2014-11-07 A journey through the otherworldly science behind Christopher Nolan’s award-winning film, Interstellar, from executive producer and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Kip Thorne. Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the Nobel prize-winning physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific aspects of Interstellar, shows us that the movie’s jaw-dropping events and stunning, never-before-attempted visuals are grounded in real science. Thorne shares his experiences working as the science adviser on the film and then moves on to the science itself. In chapters on wormholes, black holes, interstellar travel, and much more, Thorne’s scientific insights—many of them triggered during the actual scripting and shooting of Interstellar—describe the physical laws that govern our universe and the truly astounding phenomena that those laws make possible. Interstellar and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s14). |
| tom sheldon sudoku: The Other Side of Me Sidney Sheldon, 2006-08-01 Author of over a dozen bestsellers, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, and creator of some of television's greatest hits, Sheldon has seen and done it all, and now in this candid memoir, he shares his story for the first time. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Alan Sillitoe, 2013-08-29 From the author of ‘Saturday Night and Sunday Morning’ come stories of hardship and hope in post-war Britain. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Weird, Scary & Unusual , 2008-01-01 The Armchair Reader series entertains and enlightens with little-known anecdotes, untold stories, and fascinating facts that make even the mundane fun. The Armchair Reader's innovative approach and witty style will capture the interest of all readers. Inside you'll find tantalizing tales of true hauntings, strange stories of otherworldly phenomena, and bizarre bits of human behavior. Learn how the testimony of a ghost got a man convicted of murder. Read about the fire that's been burning under a Pennsylvania town for more than 40 years. Uncover the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle. Find out where America's most frightening monsters hang out. And much, much more. Pick up a copy today and start reveling in the lore, legends, and colorful characters that make up this weird and wacky world in which we live. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Playing With Fire Theoren Fleury, Kirstie McLellan Day, 2010-10-19 “It’s hard to believe Fleury survived his own life.” — The Globe and Mail Theo Fleury, who had walked away from hockey in 2003, leaving millions of dollars on the table and thousands of fans asking why, was determined to redeem himself. But how? With a comeback. Six years after his last NHL game, at age 41, weighing 215 pounds and with 25 per cent body fat, he had only seven months to get ready for the Calgary Flames training camp. His chance for redemption came in a pre-season game against the New York Islanders. The score was 4–4 going into a shootout when his coach leaned over and told him, “You’re up next.” In this fully up-to-date edition of Playing with Fire, Fleury gives readers the inside story on how his life has changed since this book was first published. Along with the original, fearlessly honest tale that captivated the nation, he now chronicles his NHL comeback. In the same frank, fast-paced style that made his book a blockbuster, Fleury shares fascinating new stories about life as a 41-year-old rookie, as an author on the road, and as a man in the spotlight following the disturbing news that his former coach Graham James had been pardoned for his horrific crimes. Playing with Fire is Theo Fleury’s journey to hell and back, a book no one can put down or will ever forget. Finalist for the 2010 CBA Libris Award for Non-fiction Book of the Year Hockey Book of the Year (Denver Post) |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Elements of Information Theory Thomas M. Cover, Joy A. Thomas, 2012-11-28 The latest edition of this classic is updated with new problem sets and material The Second Edition of this fundamental textbook maintains the book's tradition of clear, thought-provoking instruction. Readers are provided once again with an instructive mix of mathematics, physics, statistics, and information theory. All the essential topics in information theory are covered in detail, including entropy, data compression, channel capacity, rate distortion, network information theory, and hypothesis testing. The authors provide readers with a solid understanding of the underlying theory and applications. Problem sets and a telegraphic summary at the end of each chapter further assist readers. The historical notes that follow each chapter recap the main points. The Second Edition features: * Chapters reorganized to improve teaching * 200 new problems * New material on source coding, portfolio theory, and feedback capacity * Updated references Now current and enhanced, the Second Edition of Elements of Information Theory remains the ideal textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in electrical engineering, statistics, and telecommunications. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: The World Until Yesterday Jared Diamond, 2013-01-10 From the author of No.1 international bestseller Collapse, a mesmerizing portrait of the human past that offers profound lessons for how we can live today Visionary, prize-winning author Jared Diamond changed the way we think about the rise and fall of human civilizations with his previous international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse. Now he returns with another epic - and groundbreaking - journey into our rapidly receding past. In The World Until Yesterday, Diamond reveals how traditional societies around the world offer an extraordinary window onto how our ancestors lived for the majority of human history - until virtually yesterday, in evolutionary terms - and provide unique, often overlooked insights into human nature. Drawing extensively on his decades working in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, Diamond explores how tribal societies approach essential human problems, from childrearing to conflict resolution to health, and discovers we have much to learn from traditional ways of life. He unearths remarkable findings - from the reason why modern afflictions like diabetes, obesity and Alzheimer's are virtually non-existent in tribal societies to the surprising benefits of multilingualism. Panoramic in scope and thrillingly original, The World Until Yesterday provides an enthralling first-hand picture of the human past that also suggests profound lessons for how to live well today. Jared Diamond is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the seminal million-copy-bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, which was named one of TIME's best non-fiction books of all time, and Collapse, a #1 international bestseller. A professor of geography at UCLA and noted polymath, Diamond's work has been influential in the fields of anthropology, biology, ornithology, ecology and history, among others. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: The Second City Unscripted Mike Thomas, 2012-06-30 Descriptions of Chicago's Second City comedy theater group as told to the author by troup members and historical information collected by the author. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: A Severe Mercy Sheldon Vanauken, 2011-07-26 Beloved, profoundly moving account of the author's marriage, the couple's search for faith and friendship with C. S. Lewis, and a spiritual strength that sustained Vanauken after his wife's untimely death. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Mutant Sudoku Thomas Snyder, Wei-Hwa Huang, 2009-09 Run for cover, because Mutant Sudoku is on the loose! Thomas Snyder and Wei-Hwa Huang are both U.S. Sudoku Champions, and they’ll have you filling in grids of all shapes and sizes, testing parts of your logical mind that have never been tested before. You will marvel at the ingenuity within these pages, and after experiencing the power of these Mutant Sudoku, normal 9 x 9 puzzles will never seem the same again. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Vienna Blood Frank Tallis, 2009-09-15 The hit novels behind the major new TV series Vienna Blood ___________________________ Vienna, 1902. Vienna is in the grip of the worst winter for years. Amid the snow and ice, a killer embarks upon a bizarre campaign of murder. Vicious mutilation, a penchant for arcane symbols, and a seemingly random choice of victim are his most distinctive peculiarities. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt summons a young disciple of Freud - his friend Dr. Max Liebermann - to assist him with the case. The investigation draws them into the sphere of Vienna's secret societies - a murky underworld of German literary scholars, race theorists, and scientists inspired by the new English evolutionary theories. At first, the killer's mind seems impenetrable - his behaviour and cryptic clues impervious to psychoanalytic interpretation; however, gradually, it becomes apparent that an extraordinary and shocking rationale underlies his actions ... Against this backdrop of mystery and terror, Liebermann struggles with his own demons. The treatment of a patient suffering from paranoia erotica and his own fascination with the enigmatic Englishwoman Amelia Lydgate raise doubts concerning the propriety of his imminent marriage. To resolve the dilemma, he must entertain the unthinkable - risking disgrace and accusations of cowardice. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Battleship Sudoku Thomas Snyder, 2008-04 Battleship - the classic HASBRO board game - has been popular for years. Sudoku, of course, is the craze that's won millions of converts. This title brings two games together to create a novel hybrid that's a real brain-buster. It includes boats that have numbers and aims to place the ships and complete the sudoku at the same time. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Inspired Rachel Held Evans, 2018-06-12 If the Bible isn't a science book or an instruction manual, what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired? When New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she embarked on a journey to better understand what the Bible is and how it's meant to be read. What she discovered changed her--and it can change you, too. Evans knows firsthand how a relationship with the Bible can be as real and as complicated as a relationship with a family member or close friend. In Inspired, Evans explores contradictions and questions from her own experiences with the Bible, including: If the Bible was supposed to explain the mysteries of life, why does it leave the reader with so many questions? What does it mean to be chosen by God? To what degree did the Holy Spirit guide the preservation of these narratives, and is there something sacred to be uncovered beneath all these human fingerprints? If the Bible has given voice to the oppressed, why is it also used as justification by their oppressors? Drawing on the best in biblical scholarship and using her well-honed literary expertise, Evans examines some of our favorite Bible stories and possible interpretations, retelling them through memoir, original poetry, short stories, and even a short screenplay. Undaunted by the Bible's most difficult passages and unafraid to ask the hard questions, Evans wrestles through the process of doubting, imagining, and debating the mysteries surrounding Scripture. Discover alongside Evans that the Bible is not a static text, but a living, breathing, captivating, and confounding book that can equip us and inspire us to join God's loving and redemptive work in the world. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: 102 Combinatorial Problems Titu Andreescu, Zuming Feng, 2013-11-27 102 Combinatorial Problems consists of carefully selected problems that have been used in the training and testing of the USA International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) team. Key features: * Provides in-depth enrichment in the important areas of combinatorics by reorganizing and enhancing problem-solving tactics and strategies * Topics include: combinatorial arguments and identities, generating functions, graph theory, recursive relations, sums and products, probability, number theory, polynomials, theory of equations, complex numbers in geometry, algorithmic proofs, combinatorial and advanced geometry, functional equations and classical inequalities The book is systematically organized, gradually building combinatorial skills and techniques and broadening the student's view of mathematics. Aside from its practical use in training teachers and students engaged in mathematical competitions, it is a source of enrichment that is bound to stimulate interest in a variety of mathematical areas that are tangential to combinatorics. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: At the Sands: The Casino That Shaped Classic Las Vegas, Brought the Rat Pack Together, and Went Out With a Bang David G. Schwartz, 2020-08-26 The lights are coming down. Frank, Dean, and Sammy are about to take the stage. This is the moment we remember, when Las Vegas became classic. And it was at the Sands. Built in 1952 over the ashes of Hollywood Reporter publisher Billy Wilkerson's last chance in Las Vegas, the Sands was a collective effort. Underworld figures like Meyer Lansky, Doc Stacher, and Frank Costello provided the cash. Beloved Texas gambler Jake Freedman was the public face. Manhattan nightclub king Jack Entratter kept the Copa Room filled and made the party happen, every night. Carl Cohen, esteemed as the greatest casino manager in the history of the business, made the team complete.No matter how well your casino is run, you need a good hook to get the gamblers through the door. Casino owners were learning that entertainment was a pretty fair hook. Entratter, who broke into the entertainment business as a bouncer at the Stork Club, had risen to become manager of the Copacabana, one of Manhattan's hottest hot spots, before heading to Las Vegas. At the Sands, Mr. Entertainment brought many of the brightest stars of the day to the casino's showroom, named the Copa Room. The Copa was the hottest ticket in America and, for performers, one of the most coveted stages in the nation. Headlining at the Sands-or even opening there-meant that you had made it.For gamblers, the Sands was paradise. For tourists, it was a chance to see some sophistication-and maybe run into a famous singer or actor. The resort itself became a celebrity. Early on, the Sands hosted numerous radio and television broadcasts, bringing the casino into American households coast to coast when gambling was still not entirely reputable. Las Vegas is a city built on public relations, and the Sands' Al Freeman was one of its early masters.The Sands did more than showcase stars: it made them shine brighter. In 1960, while filming Ocean's 11, the Rat Pack (though they were never called that in those days) came together onstage at the Sands, creating a cultural icon that would define the era. Behind the scenes, Davis and Sinatra resisted the prevailing segregationist mindset of Las Vegas and helped to overturn Jim Crow on the Strip. With Sinatra as its star, the Sands reached its highest point, hosting everyone from John F. Kennedy to Texas oilmen to Miami bookmakers.Yet the Sands wasn't all comps and curtain calls. Behind the scenes, the casino's connection with reputed mobsters made it a target. For years, the FBI tried to penetrate the casino, including a disastrous wiretapping operation that turned into a public embarrassment for the Bureau. And Frank Sinatra-at one point a 10 percent owner of the Sands-would divest his interests after a highly-publicized feud with Nevada gaming regulators over his friendship with alleged Chicago mob kingpin Sam Giancana.thanksAfter Howard Hughes bought the Sands in 1967 (with Frank Sinatra explosively departing soon after) the Sands lost some of its allure, but the casino soldiered on under Hughes and other owners before being sold to Sheldon Adelson, who closed the property in 1996 to make way for the Venetian mega-resort, along the way doing for conventions what Jack Entratter had done for entertainment in Las Vegas four decades earlier.In the end, the Sands went out with a bang-an implosion that brought down its hotel tower. It had a wild 44 year run. Along the way, a host of characters, including the Rat Pack (and their many friends) in all their glory, author Mario Puzo, Apollo astronauts, wealthy arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, and President Ronald Reagan passed through the Sands' doors.At the Sands tells the story of how one of the most fondly remembered classic Las Vegas casinos beat the odds to become a success, staged some of the Strip's most memorable spectaculars, and paved the way for the next generation of Las Vegas resorts. The Sands may be gone, but it did not fade away. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: How To Find Your Way In The Dark Derek B. Miller, 2021-07-27 FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE JEWISH FICTION AWARD FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES [Miller’s] character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears, the highest possible compliment.” —New York Times Book Review With the wit and scope of Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Derek B. Miller tackles his most ambitious epic yet. At its heart is the return of Sheldon Horowitz, the protagonist from Miller’s award-winning first novel, Norwegian by Night, who was lauded by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Richard Russo as “one of the most memorable characters . . . that I’ve encountered in years.” MEET SHELDON IN THE MORNING OF HIS LIFE Twelve-year old Sheldon Horowitz is still recovering from the tragic loss of his mother only a year ago when a suspicious traffic accident steals the life of his father near their home in rural Massachusetts. It is 1938, and Sheldon, who was in the truck, emerges from the crash an orphan hell-bent on revenge. He takes that fire with him to Hartford, where he embarks on a new life under the roof of his buttoned-up Uncle Nate. Sheldon, his teenage cousins Abe and Mirabelle, and his best friend, Lenny, will contend with tradition and orthodoxy, appeasement and patriotism, mafia hitmen and angry accordion players, all while World War II takes center stage alongside a hurricane in New England and comedians in the Catskills. With his eye always on vengeance for his father’s murder, Sheldon stakes out his place in a world he now understands is comprised largely of crimes: right and wrong, big and small. “For me—as I’m certain it will be for every reader of the wonderful Norwegian By Night—Derek B. Miller’s new novel is a genuine literary event (Sheldon Horowitz is back!). Miller has long deserved to be a household name. How to Find Your Way in the Dark should finally make him one. —Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and Chances Are... |
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| tom sheldon sudoku: James Tiptree, Jr. Julie Phillips, 2015-01-06 “Phillips’s superb depiction [of] the woman behind the persona of science-fiction writer James Tiptree is an extraordinary achievement.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year One of Entertainment Weekly’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year Alice Bradley Sheldon was born in Chicago in 1915. As a child, she crossed Africa with her explorer parents. Later she became a painter, a CIA agent, a psychologist, and at age fifty-one made yet another career change. James Tiptree, Jr., appeared on the science fiction scene in 1967. His stories were fast-paced and hard-boiled, his letters frank and sensitive. For nearly ten years he carried on intimate correspondences with fellow writers Philip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison, and Ursula K. Le Guin. But no one knew who he really was. Then, assumptions about writing and gender were demolished when “he” was revealed to be Alice B. Sheldon. Based on extensive research and full access to Sheldon’s papers, James Tiptree, Jr., is the suspenseful, engrossing, and tragic biography of a profoundly original writer and woman far ahead of her time. “An incredible life, done elegant justice. Tiptree-Sheldon is one of the century’s astonishing figures.” —Jonathan Lethem, bestselling author of The Fortress of Solitude “Fascinating . . . May make you rethink your ideas about what it means to be male or female—or, for that matter, human.” —Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine “The meticulous, emotionally intelligent biography of an extraordinary writer.” —William Gibson |
| tom sheldon sudoku: The Book of Myths & Misconceptions Jeff Bahr, 2009 Myths are debunked. Learn the truth behind urban legends, old wives tales, misattributed quotes and those so called facts we have all heard. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Educational Research James B. Schreiber, Kimberly Asner-Self, 2010-11-02 Students will finally have a resource that focuses on the research question, providing them with a unique approach that will help in the educational research field. Authors, Jim Schreiber and Kimberly Asner-Self have chosen to focus on the research question in Educational Research, First Edition because it is core element around which a research study revolves and evolves. Within the text, Key Ideas sections are presented in each chapter act as an organizing mechanism and look at the big picture of that chapter. Many of the writing activities are open-ended questions that allow students to write questions or what they are thinking about the topic at that point. Case study examples are also integrated throughout to demonstrate how decisions are made and how they affect everything within a study. This text will enable students to create the most effective studies. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: The Parsifal Mosaic Robert Ludlum, 2012-08-14 Michael Havelock’s world died on a moonlit beach on the Costa Brava as he watched his partner and lover, double agent Jenna Karas, efficiently gunned down by his own agency. There’s nothing left for him but to quit the game, get out. Then, in one frantic moment on a crowded railroad platform in Rome, Havelock sees Jenna. Racing around the globe in search of his beautiful betrayer, Havelock is now marked for death by both U.S. and Russian assassins, trapped in a massive mosaic of treachery created by a top-level mole with the world in his fist: Parsifal. Praise for Robert Ludlum and The Parsifal Mosaic “[Robert] Ludlum’s narrative imagination is a force of nature.”—The New York Times “As fast-paced and absorbing as any he’s written.”—Newsday “The suspense never lets up.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “A crackling good yarn.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Rethinking Gamification Mathias Fuchs, Niklas Schrape, Sonia Fizek, Paolo Ruffino, 2014 Gamification marks a major change to everyday life. It describes the permeation of economic, political, and social contexts by game-elements such as awards, rule structures, and interfaces that are inspired by video games. Sometimes the term is reduced to the implementation of points, badges, and leaderboards as incentives and motivations to be productive. Sometimes it is envisioned as a universal remedy to deeply transform society toward more humane and playful ends. Despite its use by corporations to manage brand communities and personnel, however, gamification is more than just a marketing buzzword. States are beginning to use it as a new tool for governing populations more effectively. It promises to fix what is wrong with reality by making every single one of us fitter, happier, and healthier. Indeed, it seems like all of society is up for being transformed into one massive game.The contributions in this book offer a candid assessment of the gamification hype. They trace back the historical roots of the phenomenon and explore novel design practices and methods. They critically discuss its social implications and even present artistic tactics for resistance. It is time to rethink gamification! |
| tom sheldon sudoku: White Belt Kakuro Conceptis Puzzles, 2006-08 Kakuro is the next hot puzzle craze, and everyone can give it a try with this new, multilevel series. These language-free number puzzles use pure logic and require just simple arithmetic to solve. So, in addition to being fun, they help develop your powers of deduction and reasoning. Beginners can get started--and more experienced solvers hone their skills--with these perfectly tiered belt books, each containing 150 kakuros. They take their cue from the belt colors in martial arts: white is for novices, green for intermediates, brown for very accomplished players, and black for those consummate experts who crave a challenge. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Challenges for Game Designers Brenda Brathwaite, Ian Schreiber, 2009 Welcome to a book written to challenge you, improve your brainstorming abilities, and sharpen your game design skills! Challenges for Game Designers: Non-Digital Exercises for Video Game Designers is filled with enjoyable, interesting, and challenging exercises to help you become a better video game designer, whether you are a professional or aspire to be. Each chapter covers a different topic important to game designers, and was taken from actual industry experience. After a brief overview of the topic, there are five challenges that each take less than two hours and allow you to apply the material, explore the topic, and expand your knowledge in that area. Each chapter also includes 10 non-digital shorts to further hone your skills. None of the challenges in the book require any programming or a computer, but many of the topics feature challenges that can be made into fully functioning games. The book is useful for professional designers, aspiring designers, and instructors who teach game design courses, and the challenges are great for both practice and homework assignments. The book can be worked through chapter by chapter, or you can skip around and do only the challenges that interest you. As with anything else, making great games takes practice and Challenges for Game Designers provides you with a collection of fun, thoughtprovoking, and of course, challenging activities that will help you hone vital skills and become the best game designer you can be. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012 Mircea Pitici, 2013 An anthology of the year's finest writing on mathematics from around the world, featuring promising new voices as well as some of the foremost names in mathematics. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Mastering Sudoku Week by Week Paul Stephens, 2007-02 Sudoku has become an addiction for millions--and that’s great, because mind games help keep our brains in good working order. But even though the rules are simple, many solvers need some help when cracking the more complicated grids. That support is here in abundance...enough to take to you into the realm of the Very Difficult and even the Fiendish. Using this attractive guide, solvers will smoothly progress through 52 stages, each with a self-testing and timed puzzle to monitor progress. Chock-full of tactics and tips, and drawing on strategies evolved by Sudoku experts from Japan, Europe, and the United States, this little book takes you to the top. |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Blood Memory Greg Iles, 2019-04-09 From the author of the New York Times bestselling Natchez Burning trilogy and the Penn Cage series, and hailed by Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) for his “utterly consuming” suspense fiction, Greg Iles melds forensic detail with penetrating insight in this novel that delves in the heart of a killer in a Mississippi town. Some memories live deep in the soul, indelible and dangerous, waiting to be resurrected… Forensic dentist “Cat” Ferry is suspended from an FBI task force when the world-class expert is inexplicably stricken with panic attacks and blackouts while investigating a chain of brutal murders. Returning to her Mississippi hometown, Cat finds herself battling with alcohol, plagued by nightmares, and entangled with a married detective. Then, in her childhood bedroom, some spilled chemicals reveal two bloody footprints…and the trauma of her father’s murder years earlier comes flooding back. Facing the secrets of her past, Cat races to connect them to a killer’s present-day violence. But what emerges is the frightening possibility that Cat herself might have blood on her hands… “As Southern Gothic as it gets” (Kirkus Reviews), Greg Iles’s Blood Memory “will have readers turning pages at a breakneck pace” (New Orleans Times-Picayune). |
| tom sheldon sudoku: Contemporary Social Psychological Theories Peter J. Burke, 2018-05-15 This text, first published in 2006, presents the most important and influential social psychological theories and research programs in contemporary sociology. Original chapters by the scholars who initiated and developed these theoretical perspectives provide full descriptions of each theory and its background, development, and future. This second edition has been revised and updated to reflect developments within each theory, and in the field of social psychology more broadly. The opening chapters of Contemporary Social Psychological Theories cover general approaches, organized around fundamental principles and issues: symbolic interaction, social exchange, and distributive justice. Following chapters focus on specific research programs and theories, examining identity, affect, comparison processes, power and dependence, status construction, and legitimacy. A new, original piece examines the state and trajectory of social network theory. A mainstay in teaching social psychology, this revised and updated edition offers a valuable survey of the field. |
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