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Magic Numbers of the Professor
Av Owen O'Shea, Underwood Dudley
Inbunden, 2007
425 kr
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A fascinating collection of numerical curiosities and wonders. The Professor in Owen O Shea s book is the imaginary American Richard Stein. As Owen O Shea and the Professor travel through Ireland, O Shea notes the Professor s collection of amazing magic numbers in fascinating detail. His …
From Bullets to Ballots
Politics and Electioneering in Post-Civil War Kerry, 1923-33
Av Owen O'Shea
Häftad, 2025
374 kr
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Civil War politics has defined the Irish political landscape for generations. The parties which emerged from the divisions over the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 dominated elections for decades. The war cast a long shadow over party politics and elections in subsequent years.In Kerry, the Civil War …
Mathematical Brainteasers with Surprising Solutions
Häftad, 2019
166 kr
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If you like any kind of game at all, you'll enjoy the amazing mathematical brainteasers in this entertaining book. No special mathematics training is needed. With an emphasis on puzzling word problems with surprising solutions, the author presents his mathematical hurdles in order of increasing …
Book of Proposition Bets
Using Mathematics to Reveal the Odds of Friendly (and Not-So-Friendly) Wagers
Av Owen O'Shea
Häftad, 2021
259 kr
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In the modern world the theory of probability is used extensively in mathematics, science, engineering, medicine and, of course, gambling. A proposition bet is one that involves the use of probability –both estimated and actual –where an individual makes an apparently attractive bet to someone who …
Call of Coincidence
Mathematical Gems, Peculiar Patterns, and More Stories of Numerical Serendipity
Av Owen O'Shea
Häftad, 2023
239 kr
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Strange happenstances and chance encounters have puzzled us for centuries. This fun and fascinating book takes readers on a journey through the mathematics behind coincidences both famous and never-before-examined. From peculiar patterns in geometry and calculus to the famous Waring Problem, and …
Call of Coincidence
Mathematical Gems, Peculiar Patterns, and More Stories of Numerical Serendipity
Av Owen O'Shea
E-bok, 2023
319 kr
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Strange happenstances and chance encounters have puzzled us for centuries. This fun and fascinating book takes readers on a journey through the mathematics behind coincidences both famous and never-before-examined. From peculiar patterns in geometry and calculus to the famous Waring Problem, and …
Century of Politics in the Kingdom
A County Kerry Compendium
Av Gordon Revington, Owen O'Shea
E-bok, 2018
156 kr
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In the 100 years since the establishment of Dáil Éireann, rarely has politics been so divisive, turbulent, engaging and entertaining as in County Kerry. A Century of Politics in the Kingdom captures the exhilarating highs and lows of politics in Kerry, featuring tales of scandal, punch-ups, …
Century of Politics in the Kingdom
A County Kerry Compendium
Av Gordon Revington, Owen O'Shea
E-bok, 2018
45 kr
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In the 100 years since the establishment of Dáil Éireann, rarely has politics been so divisive, turbulent, engaging and entertaining as in County Kerry. A Century of Politics in the Kingdom captures the exhilarating highs and lows of politics in Kerry, featuring tales of scandal, punch-ups, …
Ballymacandy
The Story of a Kerry Ambush
Av Owen O'Shea
E-bok, 2021
161 kr
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On 1 June 1921, at the height of Ireland’s War of Independence, a cycling patrol of members of the RIC was ambushed by members of the IRA at Ballymacandy, between Milltown and Castlemaine in County Kerry. After an hour of fighting, four police officers lay dead and another died a day later, among …
No Middle Path
The Civil War in Kerry
Av Owen O'Shea
E-bok, 2022
161 kr
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The violence and divisions caused by the Irish Civil War of 1922–23 were more vicious, bitter and protracted in County Kerry than anywhere else in Ireland. For generations, the fratricide, murder and executions that occurred there have been synonymous with the worst excesses of the brutality which …
One Man's Ireland
Memoirs of Dan Mulvihill, Maverick Republican
Av Owen O'Shea
Häftad, 2025
196 kr
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In this unrepentant and revealing memoir, Dan Mulvihill, a leading figure in Irish republicanism recounts his fight for an Irish Republic over several decades and his central involvement in key events throughout the twentieth century.Dan Mulvihill was at the heart of many of the most iconic and …
One Man's Ireland
Memoirs of Dan Mulvihill, Maverick Republican
Av Owen O'Shea
E-bok, 2025
161 kr
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In this revealing memoir – which remained unpublished for almost fifty years – Dan Mulvihill, a leading figure in Irish republicanism recounts the fight for Irish independence over the course of several decades and his central involvement in key events throughout the twentieth century. Dan …
Civil War in Kerry and Beyond
Histories, memories and legacies
Av Bridget McAuliffe, Mary McAuliffe m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
322 kr
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Call of the Primes
Surprising Patterns, Peculiar Puzzles, and Other Marvels of Mathematics
Av Owen O'Shea
Häftad, 2016
221 kr
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This sampler of entertaining mathematical diversions reveals the elegance and extraordinary usefulness of mathematics for readers who think they have no aptitude for the subject. If you like any kind of game at all, you'll enjoy the amazing mathematical puzzles and patterns presented here in …
