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The main message of this book is that people should be on their guard against both scare stories about risks to health, and claims for miracle cures of medical conditions. In the 21^st century hardly a day passes without another article appearing in the media about a new treatment for a particular disease, new ways of improving our health by changing our lifestyle or new foodstuffs that claim to increase (or decrease) the risk of heart disease, cancer and the like. But how should the general public react to such claims, given that some of the journalists writing them focus on the...

It has been awhile since Dr. Strangematter's dangerous turn of events, but now after his return from oblivion, he plans to bring his master scheme to life. Jane Aldrige is caught in the crossfire again as she tries to come to terms with the fact that her boyfriend John, also known as the vigilante Cobra, must save fortune teller Amy from the mastermind doctor. Helping John save the damsel in distress is Turrell, a common hood who has fallen in love with Amy.

Filled with tales of adventure and astounding reversals of fortune, The Rise of Athens celebrates the city-state that transformed the world--from the democratic revolution that marked its beginning, through the city's political and cultural golden age, to its decline into the ancient equivalent of a modern-day university town.

Anthony Everitt constructs his history with...

Chance continues to govern our lives in the 21^st Century. From the genes we inherit and the environment into which we are born, to the lottery ticket we buy at the local store, much of life is a gamble. In business, education, travel, health, and marriage, we take chances in the hope of obtaining something better. Chance colors our lives with uncertainty, and so it is important to examine it and try to understand about how it operates in a number of different circumstances. Such understanding becomes simpler if we take some time to learn a little about probability, since...

The second edition of...

A Whistle-Stop Tour of Statistics introduces basic probability and statistics through bite-size coverage of key topics. A review aid and study guide for undergraduate students, it presents descriptions of key concepts from probability and statistics in self-contained sections.

Features

• Presents an accessible reference to the key concepts in probability and statistics
• Introduces each concept through bite-size descriptions and presents interesting real-world examples
• Includes lots of diagrams and graphs to...