When lowly civil servant Ben Anscomb's luck deserts him, he opts for a walk on the lawless side of life. Jobless and wifeless, he draws up his very own Theft Chart and sets about earning his living through a series of systematically planned felonies. Confident in his ability to avoid the cock-ups of the commonplace crook, he proves to be a singular thief. From the author of 'Barry Braithwaite's Last Life' and 'Spanish Journals - The Posthumous Diary of an Expat', an amusing and instructive tale of criminal capers in which the question, 'Does crime pay?' is finally and all but conclusively...

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Can you name one of the four presidents that did not attend his successor's inauguration? What about the president who ran for re-election unopposed? Or which president had no vice-president? With this book, you'll soon find out With so much to learn in the history of America, it's easy to glance over the presidents and just learn the most obvious facts. Now though, you'll be able to expand your knowledge of presidents from a simple overview to a game show worthy historian In Presidential Facts for Fun Washington to Polk, you'll find a veritable library of information about numerous American...

In this book, readers gain access to real scientific data pertaining to the science of music performance, promoting graph-reading, comparison, contrast, and calculation skills. Graphs show data from the following scientific instruments: Dual-Range Force Sensor, Force Plate, Gas Pressure Sensor, Anemometer (Wind Speed), and Breath Volume Bag. The musical instruments analyzed include violin, guitar, piano keyboard, flute, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon reed, trumpet, trombone, mallets, and drumsticks. Analyses include the forces required to press piano keys, pluck violin and guitar strings, draw...