Robyn Schneider's The Beginning of Everything is a witty and heart-wrenching teen novel that will appeal to fans of books by John Green and Ned Vizzini, novels such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and classics like The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye. Varsity tennis captain Ezra Faulkner was supposed to be homecoming king, but that was before--before his girlfriend cheated on him, before a car accident shattered his leg, and before he fell in love with unpredictable new girl Cassidy Thorpe. As Kirkus said in a starred review, Schneider takes familiar stereotypes and infuses them with plenty of depth. Here are teens who could easily trade barbs and double entendres with the characters that fill John Green's novels. Funny, smart, and including everything from flash mobs to blanket forts to a poodle who just might be the reincarnation of Jay Gatsby, The Beginning of Everything is a refreshing contemporary twist on the classic coming-of-age novel--a heart-wrenching sto...
Operations research is a scientific method of gathering information to be used in high-level military decision-making, first originating in World War II. Written by a pioneer of operations research, this volume was designed for scientists, engineers, and other non-military professionals, discussing such topics as strategical kinematics, tactical analysis, gunnery and bombardment problems, etc. Contents include: "Introduction", "Probability", "The Use of Measures of Effectiveness", "Strategical Kinematics", "Tactical Analysis", "Gunnery and Bombardment Problems", "Operational Experiments with Equipment and Tactics", "Organizational and Procedural Problems", "Tables", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork. This book was first published in 1951.
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- Hardback | 172 pages
- 140 x 216 x 14mm | 369g
- 30 Nov 2008
- Read Books
- Alcester, United Kingdom
- English
- Revised
- Revised
- black & white illustrations
- 1443725854
- 9781443725859
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