A Fraction of the Whole

A Fraction of the Whole
Title A Fraction of the Whole PDF eBook
Author Steve Toltz
Publisher Random House
Pages 546
Release 2008-02-12
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0385525699

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Meet the Deans “The fact is, the whole of Australia despises my father more than any other man, just as they adore my uncle more than any other man. I might as well set the story straight about both of them . . .” Heroes or Criminals? Crackpots or Visionaries? Families or Enemies? “. . . Anyway, you know how it is. Every family has a story like this one.” Most of his life, Jasper Dean couldn’t decide whether to pity, hate, love, or murder his certifiably paranoid father, Martin, a man who overanalyzed anything and everything and imparted his self-garnered wisdom to his only son. But now that Martin is dead, Jasper can fully reflect on the crackpot who raised him in intellectual captivity, and what he realizes is that, for all its lunacy, theirs was a grand adventure. As he recollects the events that led to his father’s demise, Jasper recounts a boyhood of outrageous schemes and shocking discoveries—about his infamous outlaw uncle Terry, his mysteriously absent European mother, and Martin’s constant losing battle to make a lasting mark on the world he so disdains. It’s a story that takes them from the Australian bush to the cafes of bohemian Paris, from the Thai jungle to strip clubs, asylums, labyrinths, and criminal lairs, and from the highs of first love to the lows of failed ambition. The result is a rollicking rollercoaster ride from obscurity to infamy, and the moving, memorable story of a father and son whose spiritual symmetry transcends all their many shortcomings. A Fraction of the Whole is an uproarious indictment of the modern world and its mores and the epic debut of the blisteringly funny and talented Steve Toltz.

A Fraction's Goal — Parts of a Whole

A Fraction's Goal — Parts of a Whole
Title A Fraction's Goal — Parts of a Whole PDF eBook
Author Brian P. Cleary
Publisher Millbrook Press ™
Pages 36
Release 2014-01-01
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1467742457

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In this fun-filled look at fractions, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable demonstrate how fractions work by splitting whole objects into parts. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are CATegorical® series divide everything from pieces of pizza to groups of people into halves, thirds, tenths, and more. Peppy rhymes, goofy illustrations, and kid-friendly examples take the fear out of fractions. From the author and illustrator duo of the best-selling Words Are CATegorical® series, Math Is CATegorical® introduces basic math concepts for young readers and reveals that sometimes math is easier to show than explain! Pairing clever rhyming verse with comical cartoon cats, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable help children add up just how fun math can be!

If You Were a Fraction

If You Were a Fraction
Title If You Were a Fraction PDF eBook
Author Trisha Speed Shaskan
Publisher Capstone
Pages 25
Release 2008-07-01
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1404847901

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A basic introduction to the concept of fractions.

Let's Play Math

Let's Play Math
Title Let's Play Math PDF eBook
Author Denise Gaskins
Publisher Tabletop Academy Press
Pages 288
Release 2012-09-04
Genre Education
ISBN 1892083248

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Quicksand

Quicksand
Title Quicksand PDF eBook
Author Steve Toltz
Publisher Hachette UK
Pages 400
Release 2015-05-21
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1473606047

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'A tour de force of sustained brilliance' Mail on Sunday Wildly funny and unceasingly surprising, Quicksand is both a satirical masterpiece and an unforgettable story of fate, family and friendship. Aldo Benjamin may be the unluckiest soul in human history, but that isn't going to stop his friend Liam writing about him. For what more could an aspiring novelist want from his muse than a thousand get-rich-quick schemes, a life-long love affair, an eloquently named brothel, the most sexually confusing evening imaginable and a brief conversation with God? 'What a joy to surrender oneself to a writer of such prodigious talent.' Peter Carey 'Tremendous' Sunday Times

Black Dogs

Black Dogs
Title Black Dogs PDF eBook
Author Ian McEwan
Publisher Vintage Canada
Pages 177
Release 2010-07-20
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0307367002

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Set in late 1980s Europe at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Black Dogs is the intimate story of the crumbling of Bernard and June Tremaine’s marriage, as witnessed by their son-in-law, Jeremy, who seeks to comprehend how their deep love could be defeated by ideological differences that seem irreconcilable. In writing June’s memoirs, Jeremy is led back to a moment, that was, for June, as devastating and irreversible in its consequences as the changes sweeping Europe in Jeremy’s own time. Ian McEwan weaves the sinister reality of civilization’s darkest moods—its black dogs—with the tensions that both create love and destroy it.

The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar Fractions Book

The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar Fractions Book
Title The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar Fractions Book PDF eBook
Author Jerry Pallotta
Publisher Scholastic
Pages 36
Release 1999
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9780439135191

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A collection of children's books on the subject of numbers and counting.