Smart Guide to Practical Math is a book designed to enable anyone who can use a calculator to answer a large number of questions that commonly arise in everyday life. Whether you are a housewife or an auto mechanic, a doctor or a lawyer, a student or a businessman, Smart Guide to Practical Math has the answers to the questions you want answered in a form that enables you to easily answer them. In forty years of teaching mathematics, the author has found that the question students most want to see answered is "What formula do I plug these numbers into?” That's generally the question most people want to see answered, because formulas represent the easiest way to get the solutions to the problems that you need to solve. Whether you want to know how many pounds of hamburger you need to make enough meat loaf for 12 people, or how much to invest annually to have enough to send your child to college, or if it's really a good idea to buy a fuel additive for your car, there's a formula that answers your questions. Smart Guide to Practical Math enables you to "do the math” - without having to do the math, because Smart Guide to Practical Math does the math for you. You simply find a problem which looks like the problem you want to solve, and plug your numbers into the convenient formula. Practical math - for practical problems - neatly packaged for you.

Smart Guide To Practical Math

Stein, Jim

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Smart Guide Publications, Inc.

The Jewish religion and its values and culture have enriched the world for thousands of years. But, in North America today, that rich heritage doesn't appear to translate into a thriving Jewish community. Jewish author Jim Stein is not disheartened, however. After examining his experiences as an active volunteer and leader in his local community, as well as time invested serving in leadership roles on a national level, he has created a strategy that envisions a rebirth of Judaism to enrich the lives of every Jew, whatever his or her background. Renaissance: A Strategic Plan for Transforming Judaism proposes a principal strategy to "focus attention on fundamental Jewish values and wisdom in evaluating all prayers, customs, traditions, and rituals, and live these values and wisdom every day of our spiritual and communal existence in new, proactive, and innovative ways that provide access through multiple portals and that explain the 'why' of what we do religiously and that ultimately build a strong and intimate Jewish spiritual community."Recognizing that in today's economy a rich history is no longer a guarantee of relevance, Stein approaches Judaism with an eye for its lasting values and significance. Building on the foundations of the past, the author brings a fresh perspective to traditional customs that invites questions and debate. This "big tent" approach welcomes discussion, dialogue, and dissent, and creates more access points for people who find themselves on the fringes.With a desire to reconnect Jewish leaders with their congregants, and draw disaffected Jews back into the fold, Stein writes this exposition as the start of a conversation with the Jewish community aiming to usher in a vibrant, effective, and authentic Judaism that both enhances the life of the community and enriches the world beyond it. Renaissance is not a critique of traditional Judaism, but rather an extended welcome to the Jews who can't seem to find a place at the table. For these disaffected Jews, Stein suggests new ways to encourage meaningful Jewish observance and to expand the Jewish community to include them.

Renaissance: A Strategic Plan For Transforming Judaism

Religion & Spirituality

Judaism

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The apocalypse didn't arrive with nuclear war or a plague of zombies, just a quiet virus that sterilized most everyone and put humanity's future in jeopardy. Fifty years later, seventeen-year-old Ed Johnson plies his musical talents in New Philadelphia, jumping at the chance to help launch a coworker's band. But Quinn, their beautiful bassist, is inexplicably cold toward him, and other strange things are afoot. In spite of a growing unease, Ed shrugs off being stalked by a crazy, old Native American and a frightening crone. But when nightmare creatures threaten his sister, Ed discovers he is bound to the strangers. To get out of this mess, he must enlist the help of his friends and Quinn, who harbors her own dark secret. But there is little time for Ed to discover the true power of music and save them, himself, and perhaps the future of the human race.

Strange Tidings

Literature & Fiction

United States

The Wild Rose Press, Inc. (Fantasy Rose)

Music, magic, and mysteries abound in the Legends Walk Urban Fantasy series. Recent months in New Philadelphia have been pleasantly monster-free, allowing Edan Johnson to focus on launching the band's new album. Music brought hope, something the world's dwindling population desperately needed. But when a mysterious promotion company sends the A-Chords on tour and the audience splits into opposing factions, it's clear that gods and dark forces are once again meddling. Ed's command of music and magic grows strong, but an arrogant goddess decrees he must not interfere. Even his own sister scolds him for casting spells. But Ed connects with the band's free-spirited groupies and vows to keep them safe from the more sinister patrons flocking to "The Company's" backstage events. More hangs in the balance than the simple corruption of a few fans. These happy, bright people could be the salvation of the human race, yet are being drawn in like sheep. Someone or something stalks the tour, and evil lurks in the heart of Old Milwaukee. Magic, monsters, and kindred spirits keep Ed and his friends scrambling to discover what's going on behind the scenes, but an improbable friendship just might be the key to their survival. 
<ul><li>Join Ed as he travels the country and unravels the mystery; download Strange Omens today!</li></ul>Content warning: Mild language and violence

Strange Omens (Legends Walk)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Jagged Sky Books

The epic conclusion to the Legends Walk trilogy Returning from tour, Ed finds New Philadelphia overwhelmed by a freak desert teaming with hostile creatures. People who wander onto the shifting sands vanish, as do sections of town, and a swirling energy vortex rises beyond the dunes. This is no ordinary fallout from climate change or the virus plaguing mankind. Kokopelli and others in the dream world warn of an ancient force reaching from the past to corrupt magic and threaten all the realms. Answers lie beyond the vortex, a place where gods may not tread. Aided by friends, a quirky forest sprite, and his candy-loving imp, Ed must travel to a land from legends where alien creatures serve a malevolent deity. But danger lurks around every turn and fixing the problem may take some very strange medicine. Embrace the magic, download Strange Medicine today!

Strange Medicine (Legends Walk)

A humorous science fiction novel. She's a classically-trained scientist fighting for survival in an alien jungle.He's four feet of wise-cracking goo and phlegm.When human botanist and talking slug team up to search for survivors from Nancy's expedition, all seems hopeless. Bizarre alien invaders lurk around every corner, scouring the land for a mysterious substance worth a king's ransom-valuable enough to kill for.Joining up with one of these hunting parties might be a ticket off this god-forsaken rock. But who can they trust, who harbors dark secrets, and can any of them survive the ravages of Planet Fred?

Planet Fred: A space-slime continuum adventure (The Space-Slime Continuum)

Science Fiction

Regardless of whether they are housewives or auto mechanics, doctors or lawyers, or students or businessmen, The Smart Guide to Practical Math provides readers with responses to the questions they want answered about everyday math. From how many pounds of hamburger are required to make meatloaf to feed 12 people to how much to invest annually to be able to send a child to college, and whether it’s really a good idea to buy fuel additive for a car, this guide provides readers with practical mathematical formulas that can serve as templates for a number of real-life scenarios.

The Smart Guide to Practical Math (Smart Guides)

The Heartstone Chamber: A Magic Academy Fantasy (Magic Trade School)

Teen & Young Adult

One final semester in Attwater Academy will get me certified as a welder and tinker, a rare mage able to fix mundane and magical items. Graduation hinges on projects showcasing each student's magic talent.My choices? Study a powerful artifact of unknown origin or repair an ancient device once used by the lost monks-the order that raised the protective barrier at the edge of the world.Focusing on academics brings a sense of normalcy. That is, until evidence from a hastily abandoned lair reveals demons are targeting the school.When my final project leads beyond Attwater's halls, it's clear that more than our beloved institution is at stake.But with all eyes looking outward, will corruption from within be what ultimately hands our world over to the demons?This is the third and final book of the Magic Trade School fantasy series. With slightly older protagonists as found in the later years of Mortal Instruments and Harry Potter, The Forgotten Isle offers plenty of action, intrigue, and magic for all.? Buy The Forgotten Isle and complete your magical education today!The Magic Trade School completed series:? The Heartstone Chamber? The Silver Portal? The Forgotten Isle? Content note/warning: Urban fantasy, magic academy genres with mild language and adult themes. No explicit gore nor sex. Teen through adult appropriate.

The Forgotten Isle: A Magic Academy Fantasy (Magic Trade School)

Genre Fiction

Strange Origins: Urban Fantasy Meets Native American Gods (Legends Walk)

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