Mathematics for Human Flourishing
By: Francis Su
4.26
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
AN INCLUSIVE VISION OF MATHEMATICS - ITS BEAUTY, ITS HUMANITY, AND ITS POWER TO BUILD VIRTUES THAT …
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1. The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
By: Steven H. Strogatz
2.70
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A world-class mathematician and regular contributor to the New York Timeshosts a delightful tour of… read more
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2. Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
By: Simon Singh
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution "I have discovered a truly marvelous demon… read more
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3. The Consolation of Philosophy
By: Boethius , None
4.27
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek … read more
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5. A Mathematician's Apology
By: G.H. Hardy
4.37
Format: None pages, Paperback
Written in 1940 as his mathematical powers were declining, G.H. Hardy's apology offers an engaging … read more
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6. A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form
By: Keith Devlin , Paul Lockhart
3.68
Format: None pages, Paperback
"One of the best critiques of current mathematics education I have ever seen."--Keith Devlin, math … read more
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7. Beauty for Truth's Sake: The Re-Enchantment of Education
By: Stratford Caldecott
3.54
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
Based in the riches of Christian worship and tradition, this book helps readers put back together a… read more
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9. Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students' Potential Through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching
By: Jo Boaler
5.00
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
Banish math anxiety and give students of all ages a clear roadmap to successMathematical Mindsets p… read more
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10. Dream Psychology: Psychoanalysis for Beginners
By: Sigmund Freud , André Tridon , None
3.69
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
This classic work by the Father of Psychoanalysis, is essential reading for any serious student of … read more
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11. In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World
By: Ian Stewart
3.27
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
In In Pursuit of the Unknown, celebrated mathematician Ian Stewart uses a handful of mathematical e… read more
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12. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
By: Charles Seife
3.68
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Church used it… read more
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13. Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too
By: Cindy Rollins
4.75
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
Being a mom can sometimes feel like an overwhelming job with endless tasks and lofty, unattainable … read more
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- nonfiction
- education
"The truth is that all humans are always seeing something, paying attention to something, learning something. Perhaps, we are learning every sort of sexual innuendo known to man by watching endless re…"-Cindy Rollins, Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too
14. Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
By: Steven H. Strogatz
4.30
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Without calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn’t have unraveled … read more
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- science
"For reasons nobody understands, the universe is deeply mathematical. Maybe God made it that way. Or maybe it’s the only way a universe with us in it could be, because nonmathematical universes can’t …"-Steven H. Strogatz, Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
"With the star up above and the blackness of space, I can't avoid feeling awe. How could we, Homo sapiens, an insignificant species on an insignificant planet adrift in a middleweight galaxy, have man…"-Steven H. Strogatz, Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
15. Math Without Numbers
By: Milo Beckman
4.10
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated tour of the structures and patterns we call math The only numbers in this book ar… read more
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16. Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History
By: John Dickson
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Is the world better off without Christianity? Combining narrative with keen critique of contemporar… read more
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"The explosion of charity in the fourth century is one clear way in which Christ's teaching has impacted the history of western society."-John Dickson, Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History
"The temptation of our age is to elevate our particular time and place as the crescendo of human purity and achievement. And that necessarily involves speaking ill of the past."-John Dickson, Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History
"The tempration of our age is to elevate our particular time and place as the crescendo of human purity and achievement. And that necessarily involves speaking ill of the past."-John Dickson, Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History
17. Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
By: Yanis Varoufakis
4.01
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The #1 bestselling economist shows how capitalism has been replaced by a more exploitative system, … read more
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- audiobook
"Il profitto è vulnerabile alla competizione di mercato, mentre la rendita non lo è."-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"Se non è un mercato capitalista, in cosa entriamo, buon Dio, quando andiamo su amazon.com ?"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"Oltre ad avvertirci che ogni nuova epoca forgiata da qualche tecnologia rivoluzionaria produce una generazione che “mai passerà un giorno immune da fatica e dolore, struggendosi anche di notte"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"La rivoluzione digitale potrebbe consistere nel trasformare i lavoratori salariati in proletari del cloud, che vivono una vita sempre più precaria e stressante sotto il controllo invisibile di capi a…"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
18. Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)
By: Salman Khan
3.74
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the founder of Khan Academy, the first book written for general audiences on the AI revolution… read more
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19. Math with Bad Drawings
By: Ben Orlin
4.22
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
Smart, hilarious, and engaging, MATH WITH BAD DRAWINGS is a delightful re-education in math that em… read more
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"Reality is a lovely starting point, but the coolest destinations lie far beyond it."-Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings
"There are two kinds of people in life: those who like crude dualities and those who do not."-Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings
"It is a funny paradox of design: utility breeds beauty. There is elegance in efficiency, a visual pleasure in things that just barely work."-Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings
"Science has never been defined by infallibility or superhuman perfection. It has always been about healthy skepticism, about putting every hypothesis to the test."-Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings
20. The Cure for Burnout: How to Find Balance and Reclaim Your Life
By: Emily Ballesteros
4.15
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Is dread the first thing you feel when you wake up in the morning? Are you working in the evenings … read more
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21. Mathematics for Human Flourishing
By: Francis Su
4.26
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
AN INCLUSIVE VISION OF MATHEMATICS - ITS BEAUTY, ITS HUMANITY, AND ITS POWER TO BUILD VIRTUES THAT … read more
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22. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II
By: Adam Gidwitz
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more
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23. Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn
By: Barbara Oakley
4.20
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Top 10 Pick for Learning Ladders’ Best Books for Educators Summer 2021 A groundbreaking guide to i… read more
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24. Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth
By: Catherine Pakaluk
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A portrait of America's most interesting yet overlooked women. In the midst of a historic "birth d… read more
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25. Arithmetic
By: Paul Lockhart
3.90
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Because evolution endowed humans with a complement of ten fingers, a grouping size of ten seems nat… read more
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"Of course, being a mathematician, I'm always looking for ways to avoid tedious mundane labor. Especially if it means I get to do a bunch of interesting abstract thinking. That's kind of the whole mat…"-Paul Lockhart, Arithmetic
"Perhaps the most surprising and powerful aspect of place-value arithmetic is how it reduces any calculation to a set of purely abstract symbolic manipulations. In principle, I suppose, one could even…"-Paul Lockhart, Arithmetic
26. A Most Elegant Equation: Euler's Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics
By: David Stipp
3.82
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning science writer introduces us to mathematics using the extraordinary equation that … read more
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27. Dive into Inquiry: Amplify Learning and Empower Student Voice
By: Trevor MacKenzie
4.06
Format: 146 pages, Paperback
Want to make learning more meaningful in your classroom? Looking to better prepare your students fo… read more
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28. Selections from Kepler's Astronomia Nova (Science Classics Module for Humanities Studies)
By: Johannes Kepler
3.95
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
Johannes Kepler wrote Astronomia Nova (1609) in a single minded drive to sweep away the ancient and… read more
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29. Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy
By: Daniel T. Willingham
3.99
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this revolutionary, comprehensive, and accessible guide on how the brain learns, discover how to… read more
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30. A Divine Language: Learning Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus at the Edge of Old Age
By: Alec Wilkinson
3.41
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Wilkinson has accomplished something more moving and… read more
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31. Unlearning: Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with Udl
By: Allison Posey
3.82
Format: 128 pages, ebook
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) suggests exciting ways to design and deliver engaging, rigorous… read more
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