Everyone knows some of the basics of probability, perhaps enough to play cards. Beyond the introductory ideas, there are many wonderful results that are unfamiliar to the layman, but which are well within our grasp to understand and appreciate. Some of the most remarkable results in probability are those that are related to limit theorems--statements about what happens when the trial is repeated many times. The most famous of these is the Law of Large Numbers, which mathematicians,engineers, economists, and many others use every day. In this book, Lesigne has made these limit theorems accessible by stating everything in terms of a game of tossing of a coin: heads or tails. In this way, the analysis becomes much clearer, helping establish the reader's intuition aboutprobability. Moreover, very little generality is lost, as many situations can be modelled from combinations of coin tosses. This book is suitable for anyone who would like to learn more about mathematical probability and has had a one-year undergraduate course in analysis.

The comics collected in Heads or Tails display a virtuosic breadth of visual styles and color palettes, each in perfect service to the story; they range from experimental one-pagers to masterpieces like “The Thing About Madeline” (featured in The Best American Comics 2008), to novellas like “The Carnival” (featured in David Sedaris’ and Dave Eggers’ 2010 Best American Nonrequired Reading). Carré’s elegant stories read like the gothic family narratives of Flannery O’Connor or Carson McCullers. Poetic rhythms―a coin flip, a circling Ferris wheel―are punctuated by elements of melancholic fantasy, and are pushed forward by character-driven, naturalistic dialogue.

From wet noses to fuzzy paws, babies and toddlers will love learning the parts of the body from the adorable dogs and puppies in Heads & Tails. With lively images from the lens of expert animal photographer Carli Davidson, this sturdy book is perfect for the very youngest readers—and fun for the whole family.

Crocbits, Rabphants, and zeboses, oh my! Lift the flaps to match an animal head with a different body! Heads and Tails contains 21 animals on split pages to mix and match to create silly animal combinations. A crocodile and a rabbit becomes a "crocbit" and a moose and an elephant becomes a "moophant"! Flip the book over for more heads and tails to mix and match.

A young girl embarks unknowingly on a dangerous regime to lose weight while her parents are absorbed in marital difficulties.

Lets STEP™ introduces a clever new format just right for babies and toddlers beginning to explore their ever-expanding surroundings. There are: • Sturdy, die-cut board book pages, graduated in size for a "what's next?" sense of discovery. • Shaped pages for tactile reinforcement of concepts and words, • Spot-on whimsical art to stimulate growing imaginations. Lets STEP™ are the perfect books for youngsters just stepping out into the world. There are ever so many critters—and ever so much fun—packed between each tip of the nose and each end of a tail on every spread of Lets STEP™ bright, new HEADS AND TAILS. And just whose snout is that peeking out waiting for the page to be turned? From heads to tails, it's a hands-on way to for kids to grow their understanding of the wider, and wilder, world!