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Jeremy Gray

    April 25, 1947
    Mars and Venus Together Forever
    Lonely Planet Netherlands
    Munich
    Amsterdam: city guide
    Montréal
    Georgia & the Carolinas
    • DK Eyewitness Travel: Top 10 Berlin 2019

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      An unbeatable, pocket-sized guide to Berlin, this travel companion is filled with insider tips, color maps, and top 10 lists to help you explore the city's highlights. Stroll along Unter den Linden, uncover treasures at Museumsinsel, picnic in Tiergarten, visit Charlottenburg Palace, or experience Kreuzberg's vibrant nightlife. Inside, you'll find twelve easy-to-follow itineraries ideal for any length of stay, showcasing attractions like Brandenburger Tor, the Reichstag, and Kurfürstendamm. A free laminated pull-out map and ten color neighborhood maps make navigation effortless. In-depth guides delve into Berlin's most fascinating areas, highlighting the best spots for shopping, dining, and sightseeing. Color-coded chapters allow for quick information access, while essential travel tips cover accommodations, dining, shopping, and transportation. The guide includes detailed maps for areas such as Scheunenviertel, Alexanderplatz, and the Berlin Wall. For those planning a longer stay, a more comprehensive guide is available. DK's Top 10 series simplifies short trip planning with easy-to-read maps and expert recommendations, making it an essential resource for any traveler.

      DK Eyewitness Travel: Top 10 Berlin 20192018
    • Henri Poincaré

      A Scientific Biography

      • 608 pages
      • 22 hours of reading

      This comprehensive examination delves into the mathematics, physics, and philosophy of Henri Poincaré (1854-1912), a remarkably inventive and versatile mathematician, leading physicist, and influential philosopher of science. Poincaré's groundbreaking contributions sparked significant debates and continue to impact society today. Math historian Jeremy Gray highlights Poincaré's wide-ranging influence, particularly his novel interpretation of non-Euclidean geometry, which challenged existing notions of space and spurred extensive research. His pioneering work in topology laid the foundation for modern studies, notably culminating in the resolution of the famous Poincaré conjecture. Additionally, his reformulation of celestial mechanics and discovery of chaotic motion were pivotal in developing the modern theory of dynamical systems. In physics, Poincaré's insights into the Lorentz group predated Einstein's theories, and he was among the first to suggest that space and time might be fundamentally atomic. A public intellectual, Poincaré engaged in scientific controversies, defending mathematics against logicians like Bertrand Russell, opposing Catholic apologists, and serving as an expert witness in the Dreyfus case that divided France. Richly informed by letters and documents, this exploration reveals how Poincaré's work revolutionized mathematics, science, and the broader world.

      Henri Poincaré2013
    • Amsterdam: city guide

      • 276 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Shows you Amsterdam's canals without setting foot on a tourist cruise. This title offers comprehensive cycling tours inside and outside of Amsterdam

      Amsterdam: city guide2008
      4.0
    • Mars and Venus on a Date is for all single people looking for love, including the newly separated or divorced who are daunted by re-entering the singles scene. Written with the compassion and understanding that could come only from John Gray, it takes readers through the five stages of dating: Attraction, Ambivalence, Commitment (to monogamy), True Intimacy and Proposal/Marriage. In its pages, readers will find creative ideas on finding a soulmate, making a commitment and sage advice on such difficult issues as deciding when to become sexually intimate and whether or not to live with their partner. The singles universe can be a nebulous and frightening place, and the men and women alone in this void have great need for the wisdom of John Gray. In the same way that Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus became the ultimate relationship book for couples, Mars and Venus on a Date will be the singles' essential guide.

      Mars and Venus on a Date2006
      3.9
    • Lonely Planet Netherlands

      • 342 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      From the cosmopolitan wonders of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague to windmills, tulips and boundless bike tracks, this indispensable guide will help you to experience all that the Netherlands has to offer. -- 45 maps including eight colour Amsterdam city maps -- accommodation options from trekkershutten to five-star hotels -- the background on windmills -- how they work, where to find them -- all the entertainment choices, from coffee shops and brown cafes to opera and classical music -- the lowdown on where to see Dutch art from Rembrandt to Mondriaan

      Lonely Planet Netherlands2004
      3.7
    • An account of the major work of Janos Bolyai, a nineteenth-century mathematician who set the stage for the field of non-Euclidean geometry. Janos Bolyai (1802-1860) was a mathematician who changed our fundamental ideas about space. As a teenager he started to explore a set of nettlesome geometrical problems, including Euclid's parallel postulate, and in 1832 he published a brilliant twenty-four-page paper that eventually shook the foundations of the 2000-year-old tradition of Euclidean geometry. Bolyai's Appendix (published as just that--an appendix to a much longer mathematical work by his father) set up a series of mathematical proposals whose implications would blossom into the new field of non-Euclidean geometry, providing essential intellectual background for ideas as varied as the theory of relativity and the work of Marcel Duchamp. In this short book, Jeremy Gray explains Bolyai's ideas and the historical context in which they emerged, were debated, and were eventually recognized as a central achievement in the Western intellectual tradition. Intended for nonspecialists, the book includes facsimiles of Bolyai's original paper and the 1898 English translation by G. B. Halstead, both reproduced from copies in the Burndy Library at MIT.

      Janos Bolyai, Non-Euclidean Geometry, and the Nature of Space2003
    • Le Défi de Hilbert

      Un siècle de mathématiques

      • 372 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Cet ouvrage raconte l'histoire des 23 problèmes que le grand mathématicien allemand David Hilbert a proposés à la sagacité des mathématiciens lors d'un congrès à Paris, en 1900. Ces problèmes ont considérablement influencé la recherche en mathématiques depuis cette date. Jeremy Gray propose une vision générale du développement des mathématiques de la fin du XIX e siècle à nos jours. Pour ce faire, il a replacé les mathématiques dans leur contexte historique, social et culturel. On trouve ainsi de nombreux développements sur différentes écoles de mathématiques : Bourbaki en France, l'école soviétique, les mathématiques aux Etats-Unis... et des notices biographiques sur de grands mathématiciens. Les problèmes sont présentés sans formalisme excessif (quelques compléments mathématiques sont présentés en encarts), ce qui rend le texte accessible à un large lectorat . Pierre Cartier présente en Introduction à la version française de ce livre : «les défis relevés par les mathématiciens de l'ère "post-hilbertienne"».

      Le Défi de Hilbert2003
    • Georgia & the Carolinas

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Get away to the heart of the New South and find remnants of the Old South. Be charmed by the modern belles of Atlanta and Charlotte. Trade tall tales on the porches of Savannah and Charleston. Raft the 'Hooch'in Northern Georgia or slip into solitude in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Carolinas' barrier islands. special music section detailing the area's contributions to everything from bluegrass to rap tried-and-true barbeque joints, seafood shacks and country kitchens lodging for all budgets, from rustic cabins to antebellum mansions 40 maps, including one of the Appalachian Trail and another of the Great Smoky Mountains

      Georgia & the Carolinas2002
      3.8
    • Montréal

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Old World charm and New World chic collide in this historic town with a young attitude. Take this guide and explore Montré it’s jazz heaven, architecture nirvana, restaurant cloud nine - all with a French twist on good ol' Canadian hospitality.

      Montréal2001
      3.8
    • Munich

      • 244 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      From beerhalls and Bratwurst to Glockenspiels and gardens, this comprehensive guide to the Bavarian capital is an indispensable companion for any traveller. 16 pages of colour maps, including a public transport map the latest on clubs, bars and live music venues invaluable language section detailed information on excursions to Nuremberg and Salzburg all museums covered, from Picasso to porcelain, BMWs to Botticelli

      Munich2000
      3.2
    • Mars and Venus Together Forever

      • 262 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      This repackaged, retitled version of WHAT YOUR MOTHER COULDN'T TELL YOU AND YOUR FATHER DIDN'T KNOW brings the book firmly into line with John Gary's existing Mars and Venus classics, and has proved immensley successful in the states. This enticing book by America's phenomenally successful relationships guru explains how we can all have exciting, happy and everlasting relationships. In it he reveals: *what women need most and what men want *masculine skills for listening without getting upset *feminine skills for talking so a man will listen *seven secrets of lasting passion *dance steps for lasting intimacy Brimming with humour, exercises and profound common sense, this book will help to get men and women talking, loving and communicating and will keep loving couples 'together forever'.

      Mars and Venus Together Forever1997
      3.8
    • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      The best-selling relationship book of all time- over seven million copies sold world wide to date- in a freshly designed new format. Learn how to create understanding and communication between the sexes from this classic and authoritative guide.

      Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus1995
      3.6