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  • The Magic Theorem

    A Greatly-Expanded, Much-Abridged Edition of The Symmetries of Things

    by John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strauss ...
    Series series AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
    The Magic Theorem: a Greatly-Expanded, Much-Abridged Edition of The Symmetries of Things presents a wonder- fully unique re-imagining of the classic book, The Symmetries of Things. Begun as a standard second edition by the original author team, it changed in scope following the passing of John Conway. This version of the book fulfills the original vision for the project: an elementary introduction ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

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    Strait to Hell

    by Colin Conway ...
    Narrated by John D. Parker ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - The Flip-Flop Detective

    Unabridged

    7 hours 51 min

    Rule #2 – No attachments.Sam Strait didn’t want to leave home early for the snowbird season, but the rules he lived his life by demanded it. When a relationship turned sour, the rules dictated he pack his bags and get out of town.He could have gone anywhere in the world, but Sam picked Phoenix, Arizona. With its beautiful women, fall baseball league, and warm winters, what more could a single guy ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Strait Out of Nowhere

    by Colin Conway ...
    Narrated by John D. Parker ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - The Flip-Flop Detective

    Unabridged

    7 hours 38 min

    Rule #3 – Leave when it’s time.For a guy that lives his life by a set of written rules, former deputy Sam Strait has made a habit of casually violating one of them. He’s violated it to find the killer of a stranger. He’s broken it to solve a friend’s murder. He’s constantly disregarding it for beautiful women.But whatever the cause, Sam is determined to adhere to all the rules this summer.So, when ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A First Course in Analysis

    by John B. Conway ...
    Series series Cambridge Mathematical Textbooks
    This rigorous textbook is intended for a year-long analysis or advanced calculus course for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. Starting with detailed, slow-paced proofs that allow students to acquire facility in reading and writing proofs, it clearly and concisely explains the basics of differentiation and integration of functions of one and several variables, and covers the ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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    Strait Through the Heart

    by Colin Conway ...
    Narrated by John D. Parker ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - The Flip-Flop Detective

    Unabridged

    7 hours 11 min

    Sam Strait lives his life by a set of rules. Unfortunately, they just went out the window.Former Deputy Sam Strait follows some simple guidelines to give him the life he wants. The first rule? Only be where flip-flops can be worn. This principle, along with several others, has helped Sam follow the sun and avoid the brutal winters of the Pacific Northwest.When a former lover calls with a plea for ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Quaternions and Octonions

    by John H. Conway, Derek A. Smith ...
    This book investigates the geometry of quaternion and octonion algebras. Following a comprehensive historical introduction, the book illuminates the special properties of 3- and 4-dimensional Euclidean spaces using quaternions, leading to enumerations of the corresponding finite groups of symmetries. The second half of the book discusses the less f ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • On Numbers and Games

    by John H. Conway ...
    Originally written to define the relation between the theories of transfinite numbers and mathematical games, the resulting work is a mathematically sophisticated but eminently enjoyable guide to game theory. By defining numbers as the strengths of positions in certain games, the author arrives at a new class that includes both real numbers and ordinal numbers: surreal numbers. The second edition ... Read more

    $265.99 USD

  • A Course in Point Set Topology

    by John B. Conway ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This textbook in point set topology is aimed at an upper-undergraduate audience. Its gentle pace will be useful to students who are still learning to write proofs. Prerequisites include calculus and at least one semester of analysis, where the student has been properly exposed to the ideas of basic set theory such as subsets, unions, intersections, and functions, as well as convergence and other ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • The Rise of the New West

    The History of a Region in Confederation

    by John F. Conway ...
    This one-volume history chronicles a 150-year history of dramatic changes in fortune and attitudes in western Canada.From the Riel Rebellions and the Winnipeg General Strike to the founding of the CCF, Social Credit, and Reform parties, Canada's West has always been a hotbed of political, social, and economic change. In the early twentieth century those calls for change emanated from the left as ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Debts to Pay

    English Canada and Quebec from the Conquest to the Referendum

    by John F. Conway ...
    Written by a respected western Canadian writer, Debts to Pay offers a fresh point of view on the perennial questions of Quebec's place in the Canadian federation.Rejecting the hardline positions of both sovereigntists and federalists, Conway attempts to understand Quebec's demands by understanding its history. Through a discussion of relations between Quebec and Canada in the past and present, he ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Prairie Populist

    George Hara Williams and the Untold Story of the CCF

    by John F. Conway ...
    George Hara Williams was the most successful of the early leaders of the CCF in Saskatchewan. But his role in the party was undermined by Tommy Douglas and M. J. Coldwell, and now he is almost forgotten.The populist who mobilized farmers of the province to support a socialist platform, he was one of five MLAs elected in the 1934 election, becoming Leader of the Opposition. He firmly supported ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Canadian Family in Crisis

    Fifth Edition

    by John F. Conway ...
    In this book, sociology professor John F. Conway looks at families past, present and future and examines the changing nature of family. Figures from the first decade of the new millennium tell us that one marriage in two may well end in divorce. Conway considers the implications of divorce, the impact of social changes on men, women and children, and suggests how these issues might be better ... Read more

    $16.99 USD