The Number

Author : Lee Eisenberg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780743282444

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Do you know your Number? What happens if you don't make it to your Number? Do you have a plan? The Number is no ordinary finance book—it offers an intriguing and entertaining tour of weath gurus, life coaches, and financial advisers, and our hopes and fears for the future. The result is a provocative field guide to your psyche and finances and an urgently useful book for anyone over thirty. The often-avoided, anxiety-riddled discussion about financial planning for a secure and fulfilling future has been given a new starting point in The Number by Lee Eisenberg. The buzz of professionals and financial industry insiders everywhere, the Number represents the amount of money and resources people will need to enjoy the active life they desire, especially post-career. Backed by imaginative reporting and insights, Eisenberg urges people to assume control and responsibility for their standard of living, and take greater aim on their long-term aspirations. From Wall Street to Main Street USA, the Number means different things to different people. It is constantly fluctuating in people’s minds and bank accounts. To some, the Number symbolizes freedom, validation of career success, the ticket to luxurious indulgences and spiritual exploration; to others, it represents the bewildering and nonsensical nightmare of an impoverished existence creeping up on them in their old age, a seemingly hopeless inevitability that they would rather simply ignore than confront. People are highly private and closed-mouthed when it comes to discussing their Numbers, or lack thereof, for fear they might either reveal too much or display ineptitude. In The Number, Eisenberg describes this secret anxiety as the “Last Taboo,” a conundrum snared in confusing financial lingo. He sorts through the fancy jargon and translates the Number into commonsense advice that resonates just as easily with the aging gods and goddesses of corporate boardrooms as it does with ordinary people who are beginning to realize that retirement is now just a couple of decades away. Believing that the Number is as much about self-worth as it is net worth, Eisenberg strives to help readers better understand and more efficiently manage all aspects of their life, money, and pursuit of happiness.

Author : Jonny Steinberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Gangsters
ISBN : 1868429911

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On 9 June 2003, a 43-year-old coloured man named Magadien Wentzel walked out of Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town. Behind him lay a lifelong career in the 28s, South Africa's oldest and most reviled prison gang, for decades rumoured to have specialised in rape and robbery. In front of him lay the prospect of a law-abiding future, and life in a household of eight adults and six children, none of whom earned a living. Jonny Steinberg met Wentzel in prison in the dying months of 2002. By the time Wentzel was released, he and Steinberg had spent more than 50 hours discussing his life experiences. The Number is an account of their conversations and of Steinberg's journeys to the places and people of Wentzel's past. Wentzel had lived a bewilderingly schizophrenic life, wandering to and fro between three worlds: the arcane universe of prison gangs, steeped in a mythology of banditry and retribution, where he was known as JR; the fringes of South Africa's criminal economy, where he lived by a string of stolen names and learned the arts of commercial fraud; and his scattered family which eked out a living int the coloured ghettos of the Cape flats. The Number visits each of those worlds in turn. It is a tale of modern South Africa's historic events seen through the eyes of the country's underclass. Surprisingly, perhaps, it is neither a story of passivity nor despair, but of beguiling ingenuity and cool cynicism. Most of all, the book is an account of memory and identity, of Wentzel's project to make some sense of his bewildering past and something worthy of his future. When Steinberg met him, Wentzel was embarking on a quest to retrieve the name he had been given at birth. He was also beginning the daunting task of gathering together the estranged children he had sired into a nuclear family. It was an eccentric and painful venture for a man with his past, but it has led him to construct an account of himself that begs to be told.

Author : Jenny Kay Dupuis,Kathy Kacer
Publisher : Second Story Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781772602326

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I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis,Kathy Kacer Pdf

When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from, despite the efforts of the nuns who are in charge at the school and who tell her that she is not to use her own name but instead use the number they have assigned to her. When she goes home for summer holidays, Irene's parents decide never to send her and her brothers away again. But where will they hide? And what will happen when her parents disobey the law? Based on the life of co-author Jenny Kay Dupuis’ grandmother, I Am Not a Number is a hugely necessary book that brings a terrible part of Canada’s history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to.

Author : Mystic Michaela
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781507217351

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The Angel Numbers Book by Mystic Michaela Pdf

"Have you ever noticed yourself waking up at exactly the same time every night? Or find yourself stuck on a certain page number of a book? What about seeing those very numbers repeated on signs and license plates while you travel? Numbers repeated throughout your day are one major way that angels communicate guidance, warning, and praise to let you know whether the path you are on is right for you. The Angel Numbers Book can help you decipher these messages. Here you'll receive the tools to understand the meaning of each number and number pattern sent by your angel guides. You'll also find space to record and reflect on the numbers you see, cultivating meanings that are personal to you and your experiences. You'll learn to turn your attention toward the communications of your angel guides, strengthen your understanding of the messages they are sending, and stay more tune in whenever they're trying to speak to you. Unlock your potential -- and light the way to a more satisfying, meaningful life -- with The Angel Numbers Book!" --

Author : Drew Daywalt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780515157888

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The Crayons' Book of Numbers by Drew Daywalt Pdf

Counting is as easy as 1... 2... purple?... in this charming book of numbers from the creators of the #1 New York Times Best Sellers, The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home. Poor Duncan can't catch a break! First, his crayons go on strike. Then, they come back home. Now his favorite colors are missing once again! Can you count up all the crayons that are missing from his box? From the creative minds behind the The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home comes a colorful board book introducing young readers to numbers.

Author : Tom Breihan
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780306826559

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The Number Ones by Tom Breihan Pdf

Beloved music critic Tom Breihan's fascinating narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of game-changing #1 singles from the Billboard Hot 100. When Tom Breihan launched his Stereogum column in early 2018, “The Number Ones”—a space in which he has been writing about every #1 hit in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, in chronological order—he figured he’d post capsule-size reviews for each song. But there was so much more to uncover. The column has taken on a life of its own, sparking online debate and occasional death threats. The Billboard Hot 100 began in 1958, and after four years of posting the column, Breihan is still in the early aughts. But readers no longer have to wait for his brilliant synthesis of what the history of #1s has meant to music and our culture. In The Number Ones, Breihan writes about twenty pivotal #1s throughout chart history, revealing a remarkably fluid and connected story of music that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. The Numbers Ones features the greatest pop artists of all time, from the Brill Building songwriters to the Beatles and the Beach Boys; from Motown to Michael Jackson, Prince, and Mariah Carey; and from the digital revolution to the K-pop system. Breihan also ponders great artists who have never hit the top spot, like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and James Brown. Breihan illuminates what makes indelible ear candy across the decades—including dance crazes, recording innovations, television phenomena, disco, AOR, MTV, rap, compact discs, mp3s, social media, memes, and much more—leaving readers to wonder what could possibly happen next.

Author : Ella Hawley
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781448801848

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The Number 1 by Ella Hawley Pdf

Some say that one is the loneliest number, but after reading this book, readers will see that number one can be lots of fun. Lively text introduces our singular number hero, and then puts the number into a real world setting.

Author : Stanislas Dehaene
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780199910397

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The Number Sense by Stanislas Dehaene Pdf

Our understanding of how the human brain performs mathematical calculations is far from complete, but in recent years there have been many exciting breakthroughs by scientists all over the world. Now, in The Number Sense, Stanislas Dehaene offers a fascinating look at this recent research, in an enlightening exploration of the mathematical mind. Dehaene begins with the eye-opening discovery that animals--including rats, pigeons, raccoons, and chimpanzees--can perform simple mathematical calculations, and that human infants also have a rudimentary number sense. Dehaene suggests that this rudimentary number sense is as basic to the way the brain understands the world as our perception of color or of objects in space, and, like these other abilities, our number sense is wired into the brain. These are but a few of the wealth of fascinating observations contained here. We also discover, for example, that because Chinese names for numbers are so short, Chinese people can remember up to nine or ten digits at a time--English-speaking people can only remember seven. The book also explores the unique abilities of idiot savants and mathematical geniuses, and we meet people whose minute brain lesions render their mathematical ability useless. This new and completely updated edition includes all of the most recent scientific data on how numbers are encoded by single neurons, and which brain areas activate when we perform calculations. Perhaps most important, The Number Sense reaches many provocative conclusions that will intrigue anyone interested in learning, mathematics, or the mind. "A delight." --Ian Stewart, New Scientist "Read The Number Sense for its rich insights into matters as varying as the cuneiform depiction of numbers, why Jean Piaget's theory of stages in infant learning is wrong, and to discover the brain regions involved in the number sense." --The New York Times Book Review "Dehaene weaves the latest technical research into a remarkably lucid and engrossing investigation. Even readers normally indifferent to mathematics will find themselves marveling at the wonder of minds making numbers." --Booklist

Author : Matthew Welton
Publisher : Carcanet Press Ltd
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781784102210

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The Number Poems by Matthew Welton Pdf

Matthew Welton is a poet enchanted by form and process. Many of the Number Poems abide by subtle patterns or constraints, creating symmetries in the arrangement of sentences, lines, words, or metrical feet. As with good architecture, however, Welton's rules and methods resist exclamation; rather, they are the framework upon which are established localised ambiances, be they of warmth or dazzlement, the home or the dream. Other sequences, such as the mind-altering 'Melodies for the meanwhile', begin with a palette of words and images and recombine them kaleidoscopically. By adding layers of colour and sound, Welton composes a modulating sensory wave. Even in silence, we do not so much read these poems as perform them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10322157

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Tables Showing the Number of Criminal Offenders by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gabi Gal
Publisher : Gabi Gal
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789189855045

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The Number 1 Leader Book by Gabi Gal Pdf

The number 1 leader book helps you tap into your self leadership, personal power, inner wisdom, higher power a leader as well as discover your own gifts of intuition, areas you need to work through and grow, as well as parts of yourself that are not visible yet. Become the number one leader by starting with leading yourself, through exercises and content that will help you integrate the leadership of your whole system as well as of teams and groups. Discover more about our work with leadership on www.leadershiphub.se

Author : L. C. A. Cortsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Block designs
ISBN : UOM:39015095250380

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Incomplete Block Designs in which the Number of Replicates is Not the Same for All Treatments by L. C. A. Cortsen Pdf

Author : John R. Garay
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798890278524

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The Beast and His Number (666) On the Calculator by John R. Garay Pdf

About the Book The Beast and His Number (666) On the Calculator was written for the expressed purpose of compiling more data amongst the readers of those who have a mathematical mind, and who are of a religious nature. This compendium shows how to derive the Beast's number, 666, and other relevant numbers pertaining to the number 666. 666 is, of course, the Antichrist's number, and His rise in today’s societies is becoming more prevalent right before our eyes! The Beast’s number is cleverly hidden on the keypads: of calculators and iPhones as a subliminal number that goes directly into the mind of the person who looks upon the keypad! The subconscious mind can add, and subtract, and can come up with the number 666. Since the subconscious mind accepts this number, the conscious mind tends to accept it as well. It is written in Revelation of the Holy Bible that whoever accepts this number will not be found in the Lamb’s Book of Life, but God’s wrath abides on them! About the Author John R. Garay was in the Navy for six years, stationed in Guam. He belonged to the Fleet Ballistic Missile Program. As a 3rd class petty officer, his duties were wide and varied. His job was to see that the Polaris missile was ready to fly. Garay’s education in the Navy was very intensive in electronics, and computer logic. He spent most of his free time on his hobby, which was electronics, until he moved to the Ohio Veterans Home.

Author : Oliver Jeffers
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780698165540

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The Hueys in None The Number by Oliver Jeffers Pdf

Learn to count with the #1 New York Times bestselling artist of The Day the Crayons Quit and his hilarious cast of Hueys! "Is none a number?" you might ask. I'm glad you did. The answer is Yes! For example, how many lumps of cheese do you see next to you? The answer, depending on where you are, is likely "none." Counting with the reader all the way up to ten, the Hueys explain numbers as only they can. Such as: The number 4 is the number of tantrums thrown by Dave every day. 7 is the number of oranges balanced on things. And 9 is the number of seagulls who attacked Frank's French fries. Together they make quite a spectacle. But when you take away all of these fun illustrations in the book? You're left with none! This funny and accessible counting book from #1 New York Times bestseller Oliver Jeffers (The Day the Crayons Quit; This Moose Belongs to Me) gives the Hueys one more reason to be every young child's best friends. Praise for NONE THE NUMBER "Delightfully droll and enlightening . . . . The illustrations, 'made with pencils and a bit of color' on large white pages, are deceptively simple and ridiculously funny."--School Library Journal

Author : Stanislas Dehaene,Elizabeth Brannon
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780123859495

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Space, Time and Number in the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene,Elizabeth Brannon Pdf

The study of mathematical cognition and the ways in which the ideas of space, time and number are encoded in brain circuitry has become a fundamental issue for neuroscience. How such encoding differs across cultures and educational level is of further interest in education and neuropsychology. This rapidly expanding field of research is overdue for an interdisciplinary volume such as this, which deals with the neurological and psychological foundations of human numeric capacity. A uniquely integrative work, this volume provides a much needed compilation of primary source material to researchers from basic neuroscience, psychology, developmental science, neuroimaging, neuropsychology and theoretical biology. The first comprehensive and authoritative volume dealing with neurological and psychological foundations of mathematical cognition Uniquely integrative volume at the frontier of a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field Features outstanding and truly international scholarship, with chapters written by leading experts in a variety of fields