A "biography" of the most vexing and troublesome number in human history reveals how the Babylonians invented it, why the Greeks were afraid of it and the Hindus worshipped, the role it played in hunting down heretics in the Middle Ages, and its current place in the Y2K issue. Original.

Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea

Seife, Charles

History

Viking Adult

How Computers Learn to Play Games of Strategy  This is book is for anyone who has ever tried to match wits with a computer in chess, bridge, or any other game requiring long-range strategy and studied decisions. If you're not a pro, chances are you've been defeated by a machine - and impressed at its uncanny ability to outmaneuver humans. In Computer Gamesmanship, David Levy, an International Chess Master and producer of intelligent computer games, unravels the mysteries of how computers successfully mimic strategic thinking and play complex games. In jargon-free language, Levy describes the important principles and techniques applicable to any game of strategy-such as decision trees, alpha-beta algorithms, minimax searches, and evaluation functions-and explains how even highly advanced strategies can be reduced to relatively simple procedures that a home computer can perform. He then illustrates and elaborates upon them in extensive discussions of the most popular and successful programs for chess, bridge, poker, Go, Othello, and many others. Computer Gamesmanship is a unique introduction and insider's guide to the most challenging games you can play, or create, on your computer.  "This is a simply written and serious little book about how computers go about playing games.... (Computer Gamesmanship] leaves the reader with a sense of admiration for the stratagems of computer programmers."

Computer Gamesmanship

Computers & Technology

David N.L. Levy

Computer Science

Century

The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzle-smiths the ultimate book featuring a new collection of challenging conundrums. "You can be sitting in the train working a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary."--Maki Kaji, The Japanese Times Boasting an average of 60 word clues, each game is centered on themes such as Letters to Rome, Tax Credits, Opposites Attract, and more.

USA TODAY Crossword: 200 Puzzles from The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper (USA Today Puzzles) (Volume 2)

Humor & Entertainment

USA TODAY

Puzzles & Games

Andrews McMeel Publishing

This new and improved edition of the Harry Potter Quidditch Collectible Set features a Golden Snitch (now removeable!), Bludgers, Quaffle, and all-new illustrated playbook. Perfect for fans of Quidditch and the Wizarding World!\nSpecifications: Officially licensed replica of the Quidditch Trunk as seen in the Harry Potter films; includes 1 Quaffle (2-5/8 inches), 2 Bludgers (1-5/8 inches), and 1 removeable Golden Snitch (3/4 inch) 
Keepsake Trunk: Packaged in keepsake box modeled after the Quidditch trunk seen in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, complete with closing latch 
Book Included: A 24-page 5 x 7 inch playbook features information about Quidditch and full-color images from the movies (Note: book can be found underneath the tray housing the Quaffle and Bludgers) 
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Harry Potter Collectible Quidditch Set (Includes Removeable Golden Snitch!): Revised Edition

Running Press

Running Press Adult

This informative and engaging illustrated reference provides the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day political and subculture symbols.\nWhat in the world does Ω mean? And what about its meaning might have led my coffee date to tattoo it on his entire forearm? Where did the symbol ∞ originate, and what was its first meaning? How did the ampersand symbol & come about and how was it applied daily in book publishing? And what is the full story behind that staring eye on top of the pyramid on our American dollar bill? This comprehensive guide to signs and symbols explains.\nFind within: More than 1,000 illustrations An extensive collection of written and cultural symbols, including animals, instruments, stones, shapes, numbers, colors, plants, food, parts of the body, religious and astrological symbols, emojis, and gestures Historical facts culled from a wide variety of sourcesLearn all about the signs and symbols that surround us and their part in our rich world history.

Signs & Symbols of the World: Over 1,001 Visual Signs Explained

McElroy, D.R.

Programming

Chartwell Books

The first of three core rulebooks for the 4th Edition Dungeons &amp; Dragons® Roleplaying Game. The Dungeons &amp; Dragons Roleplaying Game has defined the medieval fantasy genre and the tabletop RPG industry for more than 30 years. In the D&amp;D game, players create characters that band together to explore dungeons, slay monsters, and find treasure. The 4th Edition D&amp;D rules offer the best possible play experience by presenting exciting character options, an elegant and robust rules system, and handy storytelling tools for the Dungeon Master. The Player's Handbook presents the official Dungeons &amp; Dragons Roleplaying Game rules as well as everything a player needs to create D&amp;D characters worthy of song and legend: new character races, base classes, paragon paths, epic destinies, powers, more magic items, weapons, armor, and much more.

Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook: Arcane, Divine, and Martial Heroes (Roleplaying Game Core Rules)

Rob Heinsoo

Andy Collins

James Wyatt

Reference

Wizards of the Coast

Create heroic characters for the world’s greatest roleplaying game. The Player’s Handbook is the essential reference for every Dungeons &amp; Dragons roleplayer. It contains rules for character creation and advancement, backgrounds and skills, exploration and combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Use this book to create characters from among the most iconic D&amp;D races and classes. Publisher’s Weekly #1 Best Seller in Hardcover Nonfiction Wall Street Journal #1 Best Seller in Hardcover Nonfiction • In Dungeons &amp; Dragons, you and your friends coauthor your own legend. Guided by a Dungeon Master, you create characters and play their roles in a story, rolling dice and navigating maps as you unfold a tale as limitless as your imagination. • The Player’s Handbook is the first of three D&amp;D core rulebooks, along with the Monster Manual and the Dungeon Master’s Guide. The Player’s Handbook is the cornerstone. It’s the foundational text of D&amp;D’s fifth edition—for beginners and for veterans alike. • The Player’s Handbook walks you through how to create a Dungeons &amp; Dragons character—the role you’ll play in the D&amp;D world. • Dungeons &amp; Dragons is the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Created in 1974, D&amp;D transformed gaming culture by blending traditional fantasy with miniatures and wargaming.

D&D Player’s Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook)

Wizards RPG Team

Questions for Couples: 469 Thought-Provoking Conversation Starters for Connecting, Building Trust, and Rekindling Intimacy
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Questions for Couples: 469 Thought-Provoking Conversation Starters for Connecting, Building Trust, and Rekindling Intimacy (Activity Books for Couples Series)

Kusi, Marcus

Kusi, Ashley

Our Peaceful Family

Happy 45th Birthday to the Scratch-off Lottery Ticket. Since its May 1974 introduction, sales have shown no sign of slowing down and for American citizens the chance to win a big jackpot on a lottery scratch-off card has become part of our American Dream, not to mention one of our most cherished American hobbies. IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO BUY ANY SCRATCH-OFF LOTTERY TICKET, THIS BOOK IS ESSENTIAL! It contains tips and tricks that you can easily use when buying scratch-off lottery tickets this year and in the years and coming decades ahead. For many Scratch-off Lottery Ticket customers, knowing what scratchers to buy with your hard earned money can be a confusing and complicated walk through extremely unfamiliar territory. The 34 tips and tricks including some top do’s and don’ts’ information that only the most experienced Lottery Scratcher winners choose to play are revealed in this book. You will learn so much that you will immediately want to run out to lottery stores in your neighborhood and try out some new ticket buying strategies. Whether you are a beginner or already an expert lottery scratch-off ticket player, you will learn so much including: 1) how to “Own The Lottery Scratcher Roll,” 2) When The Best Time of The Day and Week is to buy scratcher tickets, 3) If there are Lucky Lottery Ticket Stores vs. Unlucky Stores and how to find them 4) If you should buy your scratcher tickets from the store clerk positioned behind the sales counter or from the automated lottery scratch-off vending machine, 5) You’ll learn how you can get free tickets for ‘Second Chance’ drawings your state lottery may be offering, 6) how to decide which scratch-off game tickets to buy, and when in the lifetime of each game you may want to partake in each ticket. 7) You’ll read about actual Top Prize lottery scratch-off winners and you’ll get familiar with their ‘winner stories.’ 8) and so much more.Now YOU can instantly be a better, more informed scratch-off lottery ticket player. Now YOU can create the best lottery scratcher/instant-win opportunities for yourself. Now YOU can enjoy playing Lottery Scratch-off games more than ever before. The information, tips and tricks that you will learn will stick with you for the rest of your life. These tips and tricks will work in any city, state or country where scratch-off lottery tickets are sold.About Tricia Daniels: In her career as a TV Show Celebrity Talent Booker, Tricia Daniels has personally secured over 25,000 celebrity appearances for some of television's biggest programs including "Good Morning America," to Academy Award, Emmy &amp; Grammy "Live From The Red Carpet" big event broadcast specials. Tricia Daniels is well known in the television industry for making Celebrity Programming, including stars of Film, TV, Music, and Book Author interview guests "happen." With her finger firmly on the pulse of American Pop Culture, Tricia has been instrumental in not just keeping up, but leading the way in the evolution of entertainment news guest booking, ensuring the most exciting content is available to viewers as it happens. Through her solid work ethic and a true love and passion for what what she does, Tricia continues to strive for journalistic excellence every day in keeping the public connected with the hottest stars and the most current entertainment and pop culture news and information in every medium. Tricia's many career highlights include: a) working alongside the digerati of Young Hollywood in the pioneering leap from content provider to YouTube/Google Channel partner, b) seven years setting up interviews, live events coverage and red carpet telecasts with the TV Guide Network, and c) serving as a celebrity talent executive on the history-making 9/11 telethon, "America: A Tribute To Heroes" which was broadcast "live" on September 21, 2001 by the four major American television networks and all of the cable networks in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

Lottery Scratch-off Tickets: How to WIN MORE and Lose Less at the Lottery Store (2019 Edition): 34 Tips, Tricks and Secrets Revealed!

Daniels, Tricia

Independently published

• What time is it at the North Pole? • What's the chemical formula for a human being? • Why do boomerangs come back? • Why do flying fish fly? • Do the living really outnumber the dead? • Why does lightning fork? • Why does the end of a whip crack? Everyone has at one time or another thought up odd questions like these, questions that are strange, intriguing, maybe even impossible to answer. Making your morning omelet, perhaps you've wondered why most eggs are egg shaped. Or maybe, the last time you walked on the beach, you felt compelled to ask why the sea is salty. Watching Polly sit on her perch, have you ever marveled at how she stays there -- even when she's asleep? Well, the readers of New Scientist's wildly popular, long-running column "The Last Word" thought of these questions, too, and weren't afraid to ask them. Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? is a brilliant collection of questions and answers for everyone who enjoyed the international, runaway bestseller Does Anything Eat Wasps? Guaranteed to amaze, inform, and delight with topics such as the human body, plants and animals, weird weather, and our wacky world, it'll stump you, enlighten you, entertain and amuse you.

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions

New, Scientist

Atria Books

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