Collins Gem Instant Knowledge

Author : Editors of Mental Floss
Publisher : William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780060834616
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book mental floss presents Instant Knowledge (Collins Gem) written by Editors of Mental Floss and published by William Morrow Paperbacks. This book was released on 2005-10-18 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental_floss is proud to present a full-bodied jolt of inspiration for thirsty minds on the go. Blended with titillating facts, startling revelations, and head-scratching theories collected from around the world, Instant Knowledge will jumpstart riveting exchanges at cocktail parties, the watercooler, or any powwow. To experience the clean, rich flavor at home, just tear into a topic of your choice, and add conversation. It's that simple!

Author : Will Pearson
Publisher : Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780007224784
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collins Gem - Instant Knowledge written by Will Pearson and published by Collins. This book was released on 2005 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a handy A-to-Z guide. Mental_Floss Presents Instant Knowledge supplies all the trivia and intellectual tidbits needed to jump start a foggy brain or a lagging conversation. Labelled with keywords and possible uses, mental-floss's pearls of wisdom can be employed to spark stimulating chatter at funerals, academic gatherings, or the pub. Mental_Floss Presents Instant Knowledge will make people feel smart again. Feeding a wide array of knowledge in an easily digestible format, the A to Z guide has surprising, entertaining facts on everything from the Amish to Zambonis. For readers on-the-go, Instant Knowledge can give a quick fix of stimulation between the hum-drum of daily life, and whether rushing off to a business meeting or a poker game, they can discover a fascinating topic to discuss when upon a arrival. In addition to keywords which aid quick searches for relevance, each morsel of information has particular uses, ranging from general and common situations to the specific and rare. A Genghis Khan anecdote, for example, might come in handy at wakes or be used to impress history professors, camel lovers, or even Indiana Jones. educates and entertains in a single blow, working to perk up dull conversations one fact at a time.

Author : Harry Collins
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226113825
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tacit and Explicit Knowledge written by Harry Collins and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of what humans know we cannot say. And much of what we do we cannot describe. For example, how do we know how to ride a bike when we can’t explain how we do it? Abilities like this were called “tacit knowledge” by physical chemist and philosopher Michael Polanyi, but here Harry Collins analyzes the term, and the behavior, in much greater detail, often departing from Polanyi’s treatment. In Tacit and Explicit Knowledge, Collins develops a common conceptual language to bridge the concept’s disparate domains by explaining explicit knowledge and classifying tacit knowledge. Collins then teases apart the three very different meanings, which, until now, all fell under the umbrella of Polanyi’s term: relational tacit knowledge (things we could describe in principle if someone put effort into describing them), somatic tacit knowledge (things our bodies can do but we cannot describe how, like balancing on a bike), and collective tacit knowledge (knowledge we draw that is the property of society, such as the rules for language). Thus, bicycle riding consists of some somatic tacit knowledge and some collective tacit knowledge, such as the knowledge that allows us to navigate in traffic. The intermixing of the three kinds of tacit knowledge has led to confusion in the past; Collins’s book will at last unravel the complexities of the idea. Tacit knowledge drives everything from language, science, education, and management to sport, bicycle riding, art, and our interaction with technology. In Collins’s able hands, it also functions at last as a framework for understanding human behavior in a range of disciplines.

Author : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Publisher : Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780007203499
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collins Gem - Fact File written by HarperCollins Publishers Limited and published by Collins. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why trawl the internet when you can have to hand this quick-reference guide to thousands of difficult-to-remember or -find facts? It's easy to conceal in your pocket while wowing friends with your new found knowledge. Ideal for pub quizzes and wannabe "Who wants to be a Millionaires".

Author : Editors of Mental Floss
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0061747661
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book mental floss presents Instant Knowledge written by Editors of Mental Floss and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental_floss is proud to present a full-bodied jolt of inspiration for thirsty minds on the go. Blended with titillating facts, startling revelations, and head-scratching theories collected from around the world, Instant Knowledge will jumpstart riveting exchanges at cocktail parties, the watercooler, or any powwow. To experience the clean, rich flavor at home, just tear into a topic of your choice, and add conversation. It's that simple!

Author : William Allan
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780007147960
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fact File written by William Allan and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a quick-reference general knowledge guide offering answers to questions such as: do you know who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995?; what is the capital of the Netherlands Antilles?; when was the telescope invented?; what is ablutophobia?; which countries are members of OPEC?; and whose saint's day is 11 February?

Author : Anna Selby
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007385986
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Antique Marks (Collins Gem) written by Anna Selby and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket-sized guide to identifying and interpreting metal and ceramic marks has been improved with the addition of the most recent hallmarks, along with details of the new hallmarking system.

Author : Collins Dictionaries
Publisher : Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780008141714
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book English Gem Dictionary and Thesaurus: the World's Favourite Mini Dictionaries (Collins Gem) written by Collins Dictionaries and published by Collins. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. This is an indispensable guide to the English language. Part of the Collins Gem range - the world's best-selling mini dictionaries - it provides dictionary definitions and thesaurus synonyms on the same page for incomparable quick and easy reference. This book provides the most up-to-date words, clear definitions and accessible same-page dictionary and thesaurus texts - all in the handy and portable Gem format. In addition to the wide range of definitions and synonyms, it has a handy and practical supplement on punctuation and spelling rules. With its clear layout and matching dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page, you can be confident to find all the latest words you need - and fast!

Author : Richard Mabey
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007440766
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Food For Free (Collins Gem) written by Richard Mabey and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

Author : Marcus Du Sautoy
Publisher : Fourth Estate
ISBN 13 : 9780007576661
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What We Cannot Know written by Marcus Du Sautoy and published by Fourth Estate. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's most famous mathematician takes us to the edge of knowledge to show us what we cannot know. Is the universe infinite? Do we know what happened before the Big Bang? Where is human consciousness located in the brain? And are there more undiscovered particles out there, beyond the Higgs boson? In the modern world, science is king: weekly headlines proclaim the latest scientific breakthroughs and numerous mathematical problems, once indecipherable, have now been solved. But are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe? In this very personal journey to the edges of knowledge, Marcus du Sautoy investigates how leading experts in fields from quantum physics and cosmology, to sensory perception and neuroscience, have articulated the current lie of the land. In doing so, he travels to the very boundaries of understanding, questioning contradictory stories and consulting cutting edge data. Is it possible that we will one day know everything? Or are there fields of research that will always lie beyond the bounds of human comprehension? And if so, how do we cope with living in a universe where there are things that will forever transcend our understanding? In What We Cannot Know, Marcus du Sautoy leads us on a thought-provoking expedition to the furthest reaches of modern science. Prepare to be taken to the edge of knowledge to find out if there's anything we truly cannot know.