From the author of the bestselling Philistines at the Hedgerow, a mesmerizing inside account of the high-stakes world of Manhattan residential real estate Steven Gaines takes us from New York's most expensive condominiums and co-ops to the offices of its most powerful real estate brokers to reveal the outlandish displays of ego, bad behavior, and status hunger that come into play when the best addresses in the city are on the line. With his signature elan, Gaines weaves a gossipy tapestry of brokers, buyers, co-op boards, and eccentric landlords and tells of the apartment hunting and...

Life is a chancy proposition: from the movement of molecules to the age at which we die, chance plays a key role in the natural world. Traditionally, biologists have viewed the inevitable "noise" of life as an unfortunate complication. The authors of this book, however, treat random processes as a benefit. In this introduction to chance in biology, Mark Denny and Steven Gaines help readers to apply the probability theory needed to make sense of chance events--using examples from ocean waves to spiderwebs, in fields ranging from molecular mechanics to evolution.

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A Thug'z Luv is a gripping story with a natural street language, centering around Jason Blue, who at the tender age of six, lost his father to drugs and crime in the streets of Fort Worth, Texas. Now living with his single white mother, Paris Blue, in an all Black Community on the South Side of Town; he has to learn to deal with life on a level far beyond an average kid his age. Jason at the age of six does not understand why his mother keeps him locked in the house away from other kids. But as time goes on he, is faced with the facts of life and learns about different Races, Prejudices,...