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|  | Math from the Birth of Numbers by Jan Gullberg
This work takes the reader on a long and fascinating journey, from the dual invention of numbers and language, through the major realms of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, to the final destination of differential equations, with excursions into mathematical logic, set theory, topology, fractals, probability, and assorted other mathematical byways. Overall the author links mathematics to the humanities, linguistics, the natural sciences, and technology. AUTHOR: Jan Gullberg
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Trees of Paradise & Pillars of the World by Elizabeth A. Newsome
Assemblies of rectangular stone pillars, or stelae, fill the plazas and courts of ancient Maya cities throughout the lowlands of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras. Mute testimony to state rituals that linked the king's power to rule with the rhythms and renewal of time, the stelae document the ritual acts of rulers who sacrificed, danced, and experienced visionary ecstasy in connection with celebrations marking the end of major calendrical cycles. The kings' portraits are carved in relief on the main surfaces of the stones, deifying them as incarnations of the mythical trees of life. Based on a thorough analysis of the imagery and inscriptions of seven stelae erected in the Great Plaza at Copan, Honduras, by the Classic Period ruler 18-Rabbit-God K, this ambitious study argues that stelae were erected not only to support a ruler's temporal claims to power but more importantly to express the fundamental connection in Maya worldview between rulership and the cosmology inherent in their vision of cyclical time. After an overview of the archaeology and history of Copan and the reign and monuments of 18-Rabbit-God K, Elizabeth Newsome interprets the iconography and inscriptions on the stelae, illustrating the way they fulfilled a coordinated vision of the king's ceremonial role in Copan's period-ending rites. She also links their imagery to key Maya concepts about the origin of the universe, expressed in the cosmologies and mythic lore of ancient and living Maya peoples. AUTHOR: Elizabeth A. Newsome
PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Jaguars by Michael Green
Description not available.Gives an overview of the history of the stylish Jaguar, describing some notable models AUTHOR: Michael Green
PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | A Textbook of Horseshoeing for Horseshoers & Veterinarians by Anton Lungwitz, John W. Adams
A reprint of one of the best manuals on horseshoeing ever published. The author was the outstanding authority on horseshoeing of his time; he published his first textbook in 1884, and in subsequent years revised and expanded it. The text and illustrations have still not been surpassed. AUTHOR: Anton Lungwitz, John W. Adams
PUBLISHER: Oregon State University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Pets & Animals
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 | Find Anyone Fast by Debra Johnson Knox, Richard S. Johnson
Description not available.Offers an overview of investigative techniques used by professional searchers and explains how to use the Internet to find people, locate birth parents, and determine if a person is deceased. AUTHOR: Debra Johnson Knox, Richard S. Johnson
PUBLISHER: Military Information Enterprises
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman
When a tornado hits their town, friends Dan and Arthur find that they must work together to save themselves and Dan's baby brother. AUTHOR: Ivy Ruckman
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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