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Publisher
World Almanac Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1007 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. Since 1868, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. This edition celebrates its illustrious history while keeping an eye on the future. Praised as a "treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information"...
Publisher
World Almanac Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1007 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The World Almanac® is America's bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for school, library, business, and home. The 2022 edition of The World Almanac reviews the biggest events of 2021 and will be your go-to source for questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a "treasure trove of political, economic, scientific...
Publisher
World Almanac Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1007 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
The World Almanac is America's bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for school, library, business, and home. The 2024 edition of The World Almanac reviews the biggest events of 2023 and will be your go-to source for questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a "treasure trove of political, economic, scientific...
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"LGBTQ Stats chronicles the ongoing LGBTQ revolution, providing the critical statistics, and draws upon and synthesizes newly collected data. Deschamps and Singer - whose previous books and films on LGBTQ topics have won numerous awards and found audiences around the globe - provide chapters on family and marriage, workplace discrimination, education, youth, criminal justice, and immigration, as well as evolving policies and laws affecting LGBTQ communities....
Author
Publisher
Family Roots Publishing Co. LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
x, 250 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Researchers can now learn where and when German census records were compiled, as well as why and how. The author also describes state by state the content of census records and explains how surviving census documents can be located. This is groundbreaking information, of enormous value to anyone researching their German roots. Would you like additional information about your family in old country? The information found in the parish registers is...
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
x, 306 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The author points out that core questions about the way the climate is responding to our influence and what the impacts will be remain largely unanswered. He provides insights and perspective free from political agendas, dispels popular myths, and unveils little-known truths. He points out that the models we use to predict the future aren't able to accurately describe the climate of the past, suggesting they are deeply flawed.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
What does Player Efficiency Rating (PER) have to do with hoops greatness? More than you think. In this fun and smart look at basketball, you will discover stories and uncover facts that will help you better understand and enjoy every pass, dribble, and shot all the more.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
What does a quarterback rating have to do with gridiron greatness? More than you think. In this fun and smart look at football, you will discover stories and uncover facts that will help you better understand and enjoy every kickoff, tackle, and touchdown all the more.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this book, readers will get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the math behind football. Readers will also be challenged to figure out the answers to some problems along the way, all while they learn about their favorite sport.
Author
Publisher
Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An eye-opening and engrossing look at rare moments, why they occur, and how they shape our world In The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand unveils his groundbreaking argument that extraordinarily rare events are in fact commonplace. Weaving together fascinating new ways to think about chance, Hand highlights his "law of near enough," the "look elsewhere effect," and more, doing for probability what Newton's laws of motion...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 291 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The best-selling author of Policy Paradox, a classic on politics, delivers a pathbreaking work on the simple act of counting. Early in her extraordinary career, Deborah Stone wrote Policy Paradox, a landmark work on politics. Now, in Counting, she revolutionizes how we approach numbers and shows how counting shapes the way we see the world. Most of us think of counting as a skill so basic that we see numbers as objective, indisputable facts. Not...
Author
Series
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xvi, 367, 8 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a study plan for the AP statistics examination, discussings study skills and strategies and providing a review of the core concepts and two practice exams with answers and explanations.
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