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The Queen's Necklace: Marie Antoinette and the Scandal that Shocked and Mystified France (Phoenix Press)
Written in 1961 and now back in print, this classic and fascinating true crime story stars none other than Marie Antoinette Four years before the French Revolution, some priceless diamonds were purchased in elaborate secrecy from a court jeweler. The jewels, not yet paid for, were delivered into the hands of the first Prelate of the Church of France. He, in turn, gave it to a countess who claimed to be acting for Marie Antoinette. Although essentially an innocent bystander, the Queen became embroiled in a scandal that fatally weakened the monarchy. .
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Maths for the Mystified: An Exploration of the History of Mathematics and Its Relationship to Modern-Day Science and Computing
Part I of the book provides foundation materials explaining the origins of our system of numbers and the notation used in mathematics It then explores a number of familiar topics including the determination of times and distances, the structure of sound waves, the speed of light and gravity measurement. Part II takes the exploration process further, using the computer as a tool to investigate credit card and email security, digital photography, arithmetic by computers and the modelling of population dynamics. Part III concludes the exploration with details of a wide range of interesting numbers and number sequences, coupled with a little of the history for some of those that are regarded as being of greatest importance. Collectively these three parts offer a brief, but wide-ranging introduction to many areas of mathematics, physics and modern computing science. In the process and without recourse to "higher mathematics", it introduces readers to the history of mathematics, algebra, number theory, finite and infinite series, trigonometry, calculus, statistics and a fair sprinkling of computational mathematics..
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Mystified Daughter: In Search of Truth
Sherelle Clemmons is a young woman who grew up in a lower middle class household Broken by her father's neglect, she searches every avenue possible to stay on track. Her mother dated her father's ex-best friend, who was obvious bad news. She learned at an early age the pain and torment of a backstab. Being subjected to this environment introduced her to a subtle hard-knock lifestyle. Luckily for her, it wasn't all bad. Her well-to-do aunt helped to keep her on the right track. Her big brother Greg oftentimes stepped in to play 'Dad'. Sherelle was a smart, sassy young woman who earned a college scholarship. Her father's unfortunate accident turned out to be a financial blessing for her and her brother. She experienced romance in college and in law school and found out what a broken heart felt like. Devastated by her man leaving her and failing the bar exam, she becomes spiritually connected to her religious side. She decided to move back home and discovered something so unbelievably shocking about a childhood friend..
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The Mystified Fortune-Teller: And Other Tales from Psychotherapy
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