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books by Ian Stewart

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44 reviews
Ian Rankin

Chivers Audio Books, 2000

Mr. Hyde's Edinburgh, not McCall Smith's...
This is the first of Rankin's Edinburgh crime novels featuring detective John Rebus. Alexander McCall Smith gave Rankin a "cameo" part in his serial novel 44 Scotland Street, mentioning in his introduction that Rankin thought his portrait much "nicer" than his real personality. I don't know about that...but it is certainly true that while McCall Smith gives us a colorful, heartwarming view of ...

The Science of Discworld II: The Globe

10 reviews
Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, ...

Ebury Press, 2003

The emergence of the storytelling ape
Try enlivening a party with this question: "What's on your mind?" When the babble has become truly raucous, ask another: "How did it get in there?" This book is about those questions, how we came to consider them, and how we've tried to learn to understand them. Interleaving a fantasy story with analyses of scientific thinking about thinking carries certain risks. In the hands of this trio, ...

The Science of Discworld (Discworld)

12 reviews
Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen Terry Pratchett

Ebury Press, 1999

The storytelling ape
Try enlivening a party with this question: "What's on your mind?" When the babble has become truly raucous, ask another: "How did it get in there?" This book is about those questions, how we came to consider them, and how we've tried to learn to understand them. Interleaving a fantasy story with analyses of scientific thinking about thinking carries certain risks. In the hands of this trio, ...

Why Beauty Is Truth: A History of Symmetry

16 reviews
Ian Stewart

Basic Books, 2008

"Beauty, Truth & Mathematics via Transformation"
"Why Beauty Is Truth: A History of Symmetry", by Ian Stewart, Basic Books, NY 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0-465-08236-0. HC 290/280 pgs., includes Preface, Further Readings, Index & a few cartoons. 9 1/2" x 6 1/2". Stewart, Mathematics Professor, Warwick, authored six prior books and here he provides an entertaining survey of the history of symmetry with especial reference to mathematical purity, ...

Taming the Infinite
Ian Stewart

Quercus Publishing Plc, 2008

The Big Book of Brain Games: 1,000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics & Science

6 reviews
Ivan Moscovich, Ian Stewart

Workman Publishing Company, 2006

Highly recommended book of puzzles
A superbly designed book of puzzles. You will find all types of "brain games" with different degrees of difficulty clearly marked. An index at the end of the book allows you to choose a "brain game" according to its type and degree of difficulty. Solutions to all brain games are at the end of the book. Very colourful and inviting for all ages. Just leave it on your coffee table and all the ...

What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods

29 reviews
Richard Courant, Herbert Robbins

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996

Outstanding writing
Whether or not you are a mathematician or if it is just a hobby, this book is fantastic!!! You can open it up to any page and just begin reading...there is no need to start beginning to end. A great work to read as time allows!!!

The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch (Discworld)

9 reviews
Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, ...

Ebury Press, 2005

The Evolution of Evolution
Terry Pratchett is always a joy to read and it is pretty obvious why he is one of the best selling, if not the best selling British author of all time. To say that Mr. Pratchett is funny is like saying that ice cream is cold. If you have read any of his books you will know that Terry Pratchett is not only funny he is hilarious. I think that I have a good sense of humour, but for me laughing out ...

Systems Leadership: Creating Positive Organisations

2 reviews
Ian MacDonald, Catherine Burke, ...

Ashgate Publishing, 2006

Systems Leadership: Creating Positive Organisations
Excellent read. Good balance between theory and practicality. The management approach proffered has successfully underpinned Rio Tinto's management system for more than a quarter century. Whilst the book is based on Elliott Jaques' studies and theories, it is well tempered by the managerial experience of its authors. The book is annoted with numerous stories of Rio's implementation ...

Concepts of Modern Mathematics

16 reviews
Ian Stewart

Dover Publications, 1995

Advanced Mathematical Concepts - Simply & Elegantly Explained
If you are interested in learning some advanced mathematical concepts, this is a great book. Even if you are not interested in mathematics, this book has additional rewards beyond the mathematical concepts: it will provide you with insight into approaching non-mathematical problems -you will be able to use most of the mathematical concepts contained in it, for unrelated but analogous problems. ...

The Annotated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

11 reviews
Ian Stewart

Basic Books, 2008

Combines math with magic and fun!
With the Alice in Wonderland books, the late 1800s seem to have been the time for really creative mathemetical writing. Although not as frequently read, Flatland, the Edwin Abbott Abbott story of a little square coming to understanding that higher dimensions do indeed exist outside his world is a delightful read. For those seeking to understand what life is like in other dimensions, Flatland ...

Letters to a Young Mathematician (Art of Mentoring)

12 reviews
Ian Stewart

Basic Books, 2007

Excellent mentoring guide
While the book certainly does an excellent job encouraging the study of mathematics I found the insights in how best to encourage a study of such a subject an excellent mentoring guide for other subjects as well. I am thinking specifially of logic but feel certain there would be a range of subjects these great stories and insights would apply to. So it is not just a good book for those young ...

Does God Play Dice? The New Mathematics of Chaos

5 reviews
Ian Stewart

Wiley-Blackwell, 2002

The best chaos for layman
This mesmerizing historical overview of nonlinear science, full of seedy ideas and fascinating expositions (from heartbeat to weather forecast) is well worth reading. One of those "aha !" books that will broaden your understanding of the universe (and the rest), it is very "visual" and..well, a friend of mine said she considered it a "mental thriller" since it touches on the great old questions ...

Math Hysteria: Fun and Games with Mathematics
Ian Stewart

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

Welcome to Ian Stewart's strange and magical world of mathematics! Math Hysteria contains twenty quirky tales of mathematical exploration by one of the world's most popular writers on mathematics. Ian Stewart presents us with a wealth of magical puzzles, each one spun around an amazing tale, including "Counting the Cattle of the Sun," "The Great Drain Robbery," and "Preposterous Piratical Predicaments." Fully illustrated with explanatory ...

How to Cut a Cake: And Other Mathematical Conundrums
Ian Stewart

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Welcome back to Ian Stewart's magical world of mathematics! Here are twenty more curious puzzles and fantastical mathematical stories from one of the world's most popular and accessible writers on mathematics. This is a strange world of never-ending chess games, empires on the moon, furious fireflies, and, of course, disputes over how best to cut a cake. Each chapter--with titles such as, "How to Play Poker By Post" and "Repealing the Law of ...

TA Today: A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis

3 reviews
Ian Stewart, Vann Joines

Lifespace Pub., 1987

Best introduction to current transactional analysis
Best introduction to current transactional analysis, both for anyone and professionals. Introduces the key concepts of TA in a very practical manner. You are also encouraged to work on yourself using the concepts. Very easy to read and comprehensive at the same time.

Flatterland: Like Flatland, Only More So

34 reviews
Ian Stewart

Basic Books, 2002

Thought-provoking book!
I actually borrowed this book from the local library because I loved the "prequel" so well and thought this looked interesting. I was not at all disappointed. "Flatterland" is truly like Flatland, only more so. Stewart takes the reader on a journey through different mathematical "places" and in doing so explains a wide variety of theories and aspects of mathematics in an easy-to-understand ...

Fearful Symmetry: Is God a Geometer? (Penguin Science)

4 reviews
Ian Stewart, Martin Golubitsky

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1993

AN EARFUL ON SYMETRY AND AN EYEFUL AS WELL
This book really improved my understanding of what physicists are talking about when they speak of Symmetry Breaking. The book makes it possible for you to understand the underpinnings of this concept whilst doing nothing more intellectual than pouring the milk onto your breakfast cereal. Lots of good illustrations.Nothing to be frightened of in this book.

Nature's Numbers: The Unreal Reality Of Mathematics (Science Masters Series)

11 reviews
Ian Stewart

Basic Books, 1997

A mathematician with his head on straight
Nature's Numbers is a valuable resource and, I think, a new doorway of scientific philosophy. (I think some reviewers didn't like this because they expected more, but as I said, its a doorway to a field, and by no means a complete study in itself) From the very beginning, it is promised to the reader that a new pair of glasses, a mathematicians, will be provided to look at your life in the ...

Transactional Analysis Counselling in Action (Counselling in Action series)
Ian Stewart

Sage Publications Ltd, 2007

Transactional Analysis Counselling in Action, Third Edition meets a demand from counselors and therapists in practice and in training, and from training institutes, for a clearly-written step-by-step account of the process, and practice of using transactional analysis to promote personal change. This book retains the successful overall structure and organization of the popular earlier editions, but has been fully revised. Key Features ...