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Originally published in 1948, this book was written to provide
students with an accessible guide to various elements of
mathematics. The text was created for individual working rather
than group learning situations. Numerous exercises are included.
This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in
mathematics and the history of education.
First published in 1942, as the second edition of a 1941 original,
this book was intended to supply a course of mathematical
instruction for the Air Training Corps Cadets during the Second
World War. The text provides a cursory review of mathematical
basics, then goes on to demonstrate the practical applications of
those basics to 'the many and varied problems and interests of the
Services'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in
the history of education in the military during the Second World
War.
Originally published in 1944, this book was originally intended as
a continuation of the 1943 publication Nautical Mathematics, which
is also reissued in this series. In it, the principles set out in
Nautical Mathematics are given practical applications, and the text
is supplied with exercises to test and clarify the lessons. This
book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of
education in the forces during WWII.
Originally published in 1943, this book was intended to supply a
refresher course of mathematical instruction for volunteers in the
Sea Cadet Corps. Each lesson is supplied with practical examples in
order to apply the lesson to life at sea. This book will be of
value to anyone with an interest in the history of education during
WWII.
Infamous for her blocks on the roller derby circuit, Ballistic Miss
L rolls with whatever life hands her. But Malinda Locke's fearless
demeanor can't keep her wheels turning when she hears those dreaded
three words: you have cancer. Having lost her brother to cancer,
Malinda feels like her family is cursed. Determined to fight back
without anyone knowing, she quickly finds that trying to keep the
secret from her best friend, her brother's widow is harder than
accepting her fate. As Malinda faces life-altering decisions, she
starts to rely on her derby friend Dex the Hall. Their attraction
is undeniable, but circumstances dictate the relationship remain
platonic. A jammer on the men's roller derby team, Declan Hall's as
fast on eight wheels as he is to come to Malinda's aid. As a
paramedic, he has a vast network to help Malinda learn about cancer
and her options. Her reluctance to open her heart has him fighting
the demons of his foggy and sordid past. AA helps him handle the
alcoholism and spearmint gum staves the nicotine addiction, but not
even the reality of cancer can't deter the fixation he has for
Malinda. A percentage of sales from this book benefit Relay For
Life.
A cancer survivor who celebrates in silence... Aaron Hawkins is a
reporter whose assignment is to report on the Relay For Life
fundraiser that Hannah Locke's team is holding. But the news report
turns into a love story he continues to pursue long after it's gone
to press. He doesn't know loss the way Hannah does, but he knows
fear and guilt, both of which resurface as he struggles with how to
tell her that he survived the same cancer that took her husband. A
widow who remembers the man she lost... Still heartbroken from the
loss of her husband to cancer five years ago, Hannah has a simple
formula for happiness that doesn't include falling in love. Her
calculation stops adding up the moment she locks on to Aaron's
mesmerizing eyes. Even the memories of the man she vowed to love
forever can't keep her heart from learning to love again. And
Hannah finds that Aaron's nice-guy charm and bad-boy sex appeal are
only a small part of the man who brings happiness back into her
life. A fight back where two hearts battle to be together... After
Aaron confesses his love, Hannah has her own revelation and longs
to surrender to the love she feels in heart. Then she discovers
Aaron's secret and the memories of what she already lost to cancer
have her running from him. Her efforts to get back to her simple
formula turn futile, though, because her heart already belongs to
Aaron. When she finally admits her love, their hearts vow to fight
back against cancer together.
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