Robert Irwin Dinosaur Hunter 5: Call of the Wild

Robert Irwin Dinosaur Hunter 5: Call of the Wild
Author: Robert Irwin
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2013-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1742749593

Discover a world of prehistoric dinosaur adventure with Robert Irwin! Robert is out camping in the outback with his family and some friends. He can hear dingoes howling to one another, and imagines what it might have been like to hear muttaburrasaurus calling to one another. The fossil takes him back to the mid-Cretaceous where he sees and hears firsthand the unusual call of the prehistoric wild.

Robert Irwin 5 – 8: The Wilderness Collection

Robert Irwin 5 – 8: The Wilderness Collection
Author: Jack Wells
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0857985159

Discover a world of prehistoric adventure with Robert Irwin in stories five through eight, now in a bind-up After stumbling upon a dinosaur fossil that can transport him back in time to the age of dinosaurs, Robert Irwin has the chance to experience firsthand what it was like to live with dinosaurs. From an active volcano in New Zealand, to a dig site in Austrailia, join Robert and his family on four exhilarating dino escapades! The collection includes Call of the Wild, Dino Champions, Dinosaur Cove, and Eruption!

Dino Champions

Dino Champions
Author: Robert Irwin
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 174275094X

Which dinosaur was the fastest runner of all time? Robert is taking part in an athletics carnival. After an exhausting training session, he starts thinking about the biggest, fastest and strongest creatures in the dinosaur kingdom. With his best friend Riley, the two friends travel back in time to check out the gold medal champions of prehistoric times.

Out Of Control

Out Of Control
Author: Kevin Kelly
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2009-04-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 078674703X

Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.

Robert Irwin Dinosaur Hunter 8: Eruption!

Robert Irwin Dinosaur Hunter 8: Eruption!
Author: Lachlan Creagh
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0857980254

Discover a world of prehistoric dinosaur adventure with Robert Irwin! While trekking up Mount Ruapehu, an active volcano in New Zealand, Robert and Riley are transported back to the Late Cretaceous. They encounter herds of hadrosaurs, ceratopsians and titanosaurs – and even a dinosaur graveyard! But a series of earthquakes and a volcanic eruption soon threatens the peace. Is this the end of the age of dinosaurs?

The Last Crocodile Hunter

The Last Crocodile Hunter
Author: Bob Irwin
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 443
Release: 2016-10-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1952535042

Bob Irwin's extraordinary life as a wildlife pioneer, father to wildlife warrior Steve and founder of Australia Zoo, told in his own words. 'When the world lost Steve, the animals lost the best friend they ever had, and so did I. But he's still here with me and knowing that means that I am able to gain strength from him, and harness the same passion and drive that he and I had together. There are so many people who have been inspired and are still being inspired by Steve Irwin and that makes me feel really, really proud.' - Bob Irwin Bob Irwin grew up in the Dandenong Ranges where his passion for wildlife was born. A near-death experience while working as a plumber made Bob realise he needed to follow his dreams, so he and his wife Lyn moved their young family to Queensland where they opened a wildlife park on the Sunshine Coast. The Irwin children grew up in and around the Beerwah Reptile & Wildlife Park, learned about the animals there from their dad and cared for orphaned wildlife at home with their mum. Passion for the environment and all animals became a way of life for them. This unique upbringing had a profound impact on Bob's son Steve, who followed in his father's footsteps and became famous around the world as the Crocodile Hunter, educator and wildlife warrior. Bob nearly didn't survive the sudden death of his adored wife Lyn, and it was Steve who helped him face life again. When the world tragically lost Steve to a freak diving accident, it wasn't just the animals that lost the best friend they ever had. Bob did too. Describing it as moving forward without a map, Bob spent many years burying himself in physical work, as a means to cope with the loss of his son. It was the natural world and the animals within it that helped Bob to keep going, and since then he has continued to fight for his beloved Steve's legacy of protecting the wildlife, environment and planet on which our own survival depends. Entertaining, moving, impassioned and inspiring, The Last Crocodile Hunter shows the heart and soul of a great Australian character, father and wildlife campaigner.

Different Class

Different Class
Author: Joanne Harris
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2017-01-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501155512

Originally published: Great Britain: Doubleday, 2016.

The Onion Book of Known Knowledge

The Onion Book of Known Knowledge
Author: The Onion
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2012-10-23
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 031613323X

Are you a witless cretin with no reason to live? Would you like to know more about every piece of knowledge ever? Do you have cash? Then congratulations, because just in time for the death of the print industry as we know it comes the final book ever published, and the only one you will ever need: The Onion's compendium of all things known. Replete with an astonishing assemblage of facts, illustrations, maps, charts, threats, blood, and additional fees to edify even the most simple-minded book-buyer, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge is packed with valuable information -- such as the life stages of an Aunt; places to kill one's self in Utica, New York; and the dimensions of a female bucket, or "pail." With hundreds of entries for all 27 letters of the alphabet, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge must be purchased immediately to avoid the sting of eternal ignorance.

How I Became a Quant

How I Became a Quant
Author: Richard R. Lindsey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2011-01-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118044754

Praise for How I Became a Quant "Led by two top-notch quants, Richard R. Lindsey and Barry Schachter, How I Became a Quant details the quirky world of quantitative analysis through stories told by some of today's most successful quants. For anyone who might have thought otherwise, there are engaging personalities behind all that number crunching!" --Ira Kawaller, Kawaller & Co. and the Kawaller Fund "A fun and fascinating read. This book tells the story of how academics, physicists, mathematicians, and other scientists became professional investors managing billions." --David A. Krell, President and CEO, International Securities Exchange "How I Became a Quant should be must reading for all students with a quantitative aptitude. It provides fascinating examples of the dynamic career opportunities potentially open to anyone with the skills and passion for quantitative analysis." --Roy D. Henriksson, Chief Investment Officer, Advanced Portfolio Management "Quants"--those who design and implement mathematical models for the pricing of derivatives, assessment of risk, or prediction of market movements--are the backbone of today's investment industry. As the greater volatility of current financial markets has driven investors to seek shelter from increasing uncertainty, the quant revolution has given people the opportunity to avoid unwanted financial risk by literally trading it away, or more specifically, paying someone else to take on the unwanted risk. How I Became a Quant reveals the faces behind the quant revolution, offering you?the?chance to learn firsthand what it's like to be a?quant today. In this fascinating collection of Wall Street war stories, more than two dozen quants detail their roots, roles, and contributions, explaining what they do and how they do it, as well as outlining the sometimes unexpected paths they have followed from the halls of academia to the front lines of an investment revolution.

Logical Reasoning

Logical Reasoning
Author: Bradley Harris Dowden
Publisher: Bradley Dowden
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1993
Genre: Critical thinking
ISBN: 9780534176884

This book is designed to engage students' interest and promote their writing abilities while teaching them to think critically and creatively. Dowden takes an activist stance on critical thinking, asking students to create and revise arguments rather than simply recognizing and criticizing them. His book emphasizes inductive reasoning and the analysis of individual claims in the beginning, leaving deductive arguments for consideration later in the course.