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1	The Symmetries of Things more books like this by John Horton Conway add to wishlist Start with a single shape. Repeat it in some way - translation, reflection over a line, rotation around a point - and you have created symmetry. Symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in art, science, and nature that has been captured, described, and analyzed using mathematical concepts for a long time. Inspired by the geometric intuition of Bill ... see all copies from $47.65! new only from $47.65!
2	Putting Amazing Back Into Grace: Who Does What in Salvation? more books like this by Michael Scott Horton, John Deestyne (Illustrator), Dr. J I Packer (Foreword by) add to wishlist IN see all copies from $1.99! first editions
3	The Book of Numbers more books like this by John Horton Conway, Richard K. Guy add to wishlist Journey through the world of numbers with the foremost authorities and writers in the field. John Horton Conway and Richard K. Guy are two of the most accomplished, creative, and engaging number theorists any mathematically minded reader could hope to encounter. In this book, Conway and Guy lead the reader on an imaginative, often astonishing tour ... see all copies from $7.62! new only from $7.62! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Ingenious Mechanisms Vol IV more books like this by John A Newell, Holbreck L Horten, Holbrook Lynedon Horton add to wishlist The descriptions and illustrations are confined to the important and fundamental elements, so that time is not wasted reading a lot of useless or irrelevant detail. Readers are told plainly and briefly what each mechanism consists of, how it operates, and the features which make it of special interest. The particular mechanisms have been selected ... see all copies from $10.12! new only from $36.00! \| first editions
5	Sensual (Quadratic) Form more books like this by John Horton Conway add to wishlist The distinguished mathematician John Conway presents quadratic forms in a pictorial way that enables the reader to understand them mathematically without proving theorems in the traditional fashion. One learns to sense their properties. In his customary enthusiastic style, Conway uses his theme to cast light on all manner of mathematical topics ... see all copies from $26.36! new only from $38.95!
6	Politics of Diversity PB more books like this by John Horton, Mary Pardo, Linda Shaw add to wishlist Advertised in Asia as "The Chinese Beverly Hills," this small city minutes east of downtown Los Angeles, became by the late 1970s a regional springboard for a new type of Chinese immigration suburban and middle class with a diversified and globally-oriented economy. Freed from the isolation of old Chinatowns, new immigrants now confronted ... see all copies from $3.93! new only from $22.23!
7	The Swahili Paf more books like this by Mark Horton, John Middleton add to wishlist The Swahili are one of the best known of the peoples of Africa. Living along the East African coast, they acted as commercial middlemen, exchanging the commodities of continental Africa, such as gold, copper, slaves, ivory, skins and timber with the luxury items of the classical, oriental and Islamic worlds. They were central participants in a ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $42.47! \| SVS
8	Winning Ways, for Your Mathematical Plays more books like this by Elwyn R Berlekamp add to wishlist In Volume 1, the authors present theories and techniques to "dissect" games of varied structures and formats in order to develop winning strategies. The inclusion of many examples helps the reader to put the mathematical analysis to immediate use. Nearly a quarter of a century ago, three mathematicians created the first and definitive book on ... see all copies from $25.32! new only from $51.96!
9	Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia: An Encyclopedia more books like this by Professor John B Allcock (Editor), Marko Milivojevic (Editor), John J Horton (Editor) add to wishlist The demise of Yugoslavia resulted in a savage internal conflict that confounded European efforts to prevent it. The intense and often instantaneous media coverage has tended to produce a confusing maze of images and impressions. This text aims to present a balanced treatment of the hostilities. Covering the people, places, events, and agreements ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Inner Game of Stress: Outsmart Life's Challenges and Fulfill Your Potential more books like this by Edd Hanzelick, John Horton, W Timothy Gallwey add to wishlist Renowned sports psychology expert W. Timothy Gallwey teams up with two esteemed physicians to offer a unique and empowering guide to mental health in today's volatile world. The Inner Game of Stress applies the trusted principles of Gallwey's wildly popular Inner Game series, which have helped athletes the world over, to the management of everyday ... see all copies from $11.50! new only from $14.75! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	A Black Legend more books like this by John Horton add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
12 view cover	On Numbers and Games more books like this by John Horton Conway add to wishlist This new edition ends with an epilogue that sets the stage for further research on surreal numbers. The book is a must-have for all readers with a serious interest in the mathematical foundations of game strategies. ONAG, as the book is known, is one of those rare publications that sprang to life in a moment of creative energy and has remained ... see all copies from $35.00! new only from $61.88! \| first editions
13	The Jonathan Hale Farm: A Chronicle of the Cuyahoga Valley more books like this by John J Horton, John J Norton add to wishlist Horton tells the story of the Hale Farm and its inhabitants from the time it was settled in 1810 by Jonathan Hale through several generations, ending when the farm was willed to the WRHS in 1956. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.90! \| first editions
14 view cover	On Quaternions and Octonions more books like this by John Horton Conway, Derek W Smith add to wishlist An investigation of the geometry of quaternion and octonion algebras, this work is intended for mathematicians, physicists and crystallographers at any level - from undergraduate to professional - who are interested in symmetries of low-dimensional space. The text can also be used as a text for graduate courses in many mathematical fields, ... see all copies from $26.24! new only from $29.99!
15 view cover	Ninety-Day Wonder: Flight to Guerrilla War more books like this by John Ryder Horton add to wishlist A fascinating, well-written WWII odyssey--a rare personal account of the outbreak of the war in the Philippines. As one of the few Americans in China during the second World War, Horton experienced a fascinating but little-known aspect of the war . . . from code breaking to Chinese guerrilla warfare. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.80! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Sphere Packings, Lattices, and Groups more books like this by John Horton Conway add to wishlist The third edition of this timely, definitive, and popular book continues to pursue the question: what is the most efficient way to pack a large number of equal spheres in n-dimensional Euclidean space? The authors also continue to examine related problems such as the kissing number problem, the covering problem, the quantizing problem, and the ... see all copies from $72.28! new only from $72.28! \| SVS
17	The Further Adventures of Halley's Comet more books like this by Sue Horton, John Calvin Batchelor add to wishlist In this astonishing account, readers come face-to-face with the handsome Joe Hunt--a brilliant, up-and-coming commodities trader hypnotically programmed for success by his father. Shows how this 25-year-old iceman lured his rich overachievers into a multimillion-dollar scam of cons, extortion and murder. Martin's. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18	Brahms Orchestral Music more books like this by John Horton add to wishlist see all copies from $6.32! first editions
19	Grieg more books like this by John Horton add to wishlist This book is intended for musicians, general music lovers, students of music from A-level onwards, university music departments. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	The Grub Street Dictionary of International Aircraft Nicknames, Variants and Colloquial Terms more books like this by John Horton add to wishlist Which World War I types were known as the "Rumpety","Gnome Sandwich", "Blockbuster", "Bognor Bloater" and "Harry Tate"? Where will you find a "Pig", "Possum" and "Plastic Parrot"? John Horton has compiled a comprehensive A-Z of aircraft names. The book explores evocative names such as the "Aardvark", which refers to the General Dynamics F-111 and ... see all copies from $8.70! first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Ingenious Mechanisms more books like this by Franklin Day Jones, Holbrook Lynedon Horton, John A Newell add to wishlist The descriptions and illustrations are confined to the important and fundamental elements, so that time is not wasted reading a lot of useless or irrelevant detail. Readers are told plainly and briefly what each mechanism consists of, how it operates, and the features which make it of special interest. The particular mechanisms have been selected ... see all copies from $28.08! new only from $126.36! \| SVS
22	The Return of Inocencio Brown more books like this by John Horton add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions
23	Some Nineteenth Century Composers more books like this by John Horton add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
24	Mendelssohn Chamber Music more books like this by John Horton add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	American Artists: Signatures and Monograms, 1800 to 1989: Signatures and Monograms, 1800 to 1989 more books like this by John Castagno, Ann Horton (Designer), George J Turak (Designer) add to wishlist Lists 5,100 artists, with nearly 10,000 signature examples with biographical, bibliographical, and auction sources...far the most comprehensive American artist signature directory ever published...Castagno lists over 1,000 more artists than are listed in the next best directory...a must for any serious reference library. - ART TALK see all copies from $167.00! new only from $192.69! \| signed copies

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