books about: enigma

books about: enigma

books:

Enigma

Greg Nees

Intercultural Press, 2000

A great way to understand the US/German differences
As an American living in Germany, I've become accustomed to asking "why?", this book has given me many of the answers. Now I understand the German social market economy, German communication styles, the importance of formality and work/non-work divisions, the ...

Hitler's Second Book: The Unpublished Sequel to Mein Kampf

Adolf Hitler

Enigma Books, 2006

For evil to succeed ,the good need only to do nothing.
First of all,I also was surprised to see this book,wondered if it was legit,and like other reviewers hadn't come across it before. There are several excellent reviews already posted and I only regret that I had not read them all carefully before I read the book.I had ...

Enigma: A Magical Mystery
Graeme Base

Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2008

Bestseller Graeme Base harks back to his classic New York Times bestselling solve-the-mystery story The Eleventh Hour in an all-new book that will ?puzzle? and entice young readers. Enter a magical world in this warm, funny, and enduring story about the special relationship between a grandson and his grandpa?and their love for magic. ...

Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness

Bruce Rosenblum, Fred Kuttner

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Oh! MY GOD
Truly a classic book! If I had read this book during my college years, I definitely would have been a physics student instead of doing computer engineering. Even though I knew about Schrödinger Cats, It was the biggest surprise for me to read that it was in fact ...

Tour:Smart: And Break the Band

Martin Atkins, Cynthia Plastercaster, ...

Soluble LLC, 2007

Absolute must for EVERY band
This book is a monster--big thick tome of information. Every band who is seriously considering leaving the garage MUST read this book. Atkins is a fantastic writer and he is able to make the boring business side of this industry entertaining. In addition to his ...

Enigma

Robert Harris

Ballantine Books, 1996

Very Good
I read this shortly after reading Fatherland and was prepared to be disappointed but found it in many ways to be as good as it's predecessor. Read.

Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem

SIMON SINGH

Anchor, 1998

Really good read!
I am not a avid reader and I read for an hour 2 or 3 times a week i.e if the book is good and after I started reading this book I just couldn't drop it. In fact I used to look up every evening to the time when I can start reading it from where I left off the previous ...

The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas

Robert Frank

Basic Books, 2008

Interesting Perspective
This is an enjoyable read. The author presents and answers unusual economics questions and as the book goes by you, perhaps inadvertently, learn to think a bit like an economist. That is the author's intention, i.e., the economics does not have to be all charts and ...

Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up?: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered About Equine Enigmas, Medical ...

Marty Becker D.V.M., Audrey Pavia, ...

HCI, 2007

Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up?
Having grown up in Central Kentucky, I have had the pleasure of being around Thoroughbreds all my life. For the past 20 years, I have made my living in the Thoroughbred industry. "Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up?" is another example that no individual can know ...

Quilter's Knot: A Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery
Arlene Sachitano

Zumaya Enigma, 2008

Long-arm quilter Harriet Truman and her quilt group the Loose Threads set off for what should be an enjoyable week of stitching at the Angel Harbor Folk Art School, where member Lauren Sawyer is attending a two-year program in part to quiet the accusation that she copies other people?s work. It appears Lauren is up to her old tricks when Harriet's ...

Excelsior, You Fathead!: The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd

Eugene B. Bergmann

Applause Books, 2005

An Excellent Compendium of Shepherd's Life
This book does not attempt to be a linear, narrative biography of Shepherd's life, but instead contains voluminous material organized around broad themes that cut across different time periods of his life. This is both a difficulty and a strength. It can make for a ...

Solving Stonehenge: The Key to an Ancient Enigma

Anthony Johnson

Thames & Hudson, 2008

Compelling, innovative and satisfying
Tony Johnson's book is a compelling read, not only for the millions of people who are intrigued with the enigma that is Stonehenge, but also for those who like a police procedural which pulls one into the author's thoughts and raises and answers questions as you go. ...

The Three-Pound Enigma: The Human Brain and the Quest to Unlock Its Mysteries

Shannon Moffett

Algonquin Books, 2006

INCREDIBLE BOOK about an INCREDIBLE ORGAN of the Body
Not to mention that the author wrote this book WHILE she was in medical school. She became enamored, if that's a good word, maybe fascinated, curious, are better words, when she took the Gross Anatomy class. She had to open up the face of the cadaver she was studying ...

Nathan Bedford Forrest: In Search of the Enigma

Eddy W. Davison, Daniel Foxx

Pelican Publishing Company, 2007

Did a great job of trying to put the pieces together
The authors did a great job of trying to put the pieces of a very interesting warrior. Bedford was that a warrior. This is now my favorite book on Forrest. I have read many. They have come close to telling it as accurate as I have read. They had respect for him as a ...

The Essential Turing: Seminal Writings in Computing, Logic, Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, and ...

Alan M. Turing

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

a long overdue book
A long overdue book. Copeland collects together Turing's greatest papers. As in where Turing tackled the fundamentals of what is now called a Turing machine - ie. a universal computer. Plus other papers where Turing ruminated on artificial intelligence, and founded ...