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A biography of mystery writer Agatha Christie, discussing what kind of person she was, her two marriages, her successful career, and the true-life mystery of her disappearance and seeming amnesia.

Presents a self-teaching guide to everyday math for people who want to refine their skills at the high school level, covering the expression of quantities, how to find unkknowns, shapes and places, and math in science, with chapter quizzes, section tests, and a final exam with answers.

Provides instructions designed to help test-takers do well on the math portion of the SAT test, covering fractions, percentages, equations, ratios, and other topics; and includes practice problems and sample SAT questions.

Describes the author's comprehensive twelve-week program designed to lead people to discover their creativity and develop imagination by tapping into a higher power that connects creativity with the creative energies of the universe.

Presents the career histories of thirty-eight professional women, describing how much math each took in high school and college, how she chose her field of study, and how she ended up in her current job. Each woman presents several problems typical of those she had to solve on the job using mathematics.

Provides an overview of basic problem-solving strategies and skills, including solving algebraic expressions and equations and different kinds of word problems.

Discusses the characteristics of droughts, and explains how readers can use math skills to explore droughts, featuring problems and an answer key.