Most people have heard of brilliant scientists such as Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, and Alan Turing, men who carried humanity into new horizons during the 20th Century. Among these famous names, John Forbes Nash was one of the most important figures of this era. He may not be as well known, but Nobel Prize winner John Nash did groundbreaking work that shaped modern Economics and made a serious impact on many other fields. Nash was as great of a mathematician as Albert Einstein, with a life as troubled as Stephen Hawking’s. Suffering from schizophrenia, this man had to overcome many difficult challenges. John Nash´s life story is an inspiring tale for every person, with a strong message about human struggle, and our capacity to face even the most difficult obstacles. In this book, there’s much to learn about one of the most gifted minds of the past century.
• You will get a deep look into John Nash’s personality.
• You will learn about the path that he took to become such a remarkable and celebrated person.
• You will get clear explanations about his work in economics and mathematics, such as ¨The Nash Equilibrium¨ and ¨The Bargaining Problem¨
• You will learn about important scientific theories such as ¨The Game Theory¨ and the way they have changed different fields forever.
• You will look at John Nash’s struggle with schizophrenia and the prejudices he had to face because of it at the time.
• How a man sunk by mental illness and left to oblivion would later become a Nobel Prize winner and one of the most celebrated figures of the 20th century.

Read this book and you will learn everything you need to know about John Nash, and why he is so important today.

This Earth, the third planet in our Solar system, was formed over four and a half billion years ago. It is the densest of all plants, and the most massive and largest of the known four rocky planets. Our Earth has a total surface area of 510 million km2, of which about 71% is below sea level (i.e. covered with water). This leaves the remaining 29% for the about 7.7 billion people that live upon this Earth.

The prime goal of every living thing upon the face of the Earth is to survive. Whether it is food, water, shelter, security or the wants and needs - each living thing – be it mankind, animals, plants and trees, birds of the air, living things in the ocean – are many and are insatiable.

Focusing on mankind, the 7.7 billion people (and counting) that live on this Earth are spread over seven earth surface areas known as continents. These continents are North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. The land composition and use, physical characteristics, weather, climate, and atmospheric conditions, and natural resources vary considerably from one continent to another.

Considering mineral and natural resources, Africa is reported to be the richest of all the seven continents. Notwithstanding this, no continent has an abundance of every single resource that it needs. In every continent except for Antarctica, there are countries and territories. In the same vein, countries and territories vary in available resources. What a continent or country lacks, another has it in abundance or in excess. It is an obvious fact that no continent, country, or territory has all the resources that its citizens need for survival.

While various natural and mineral resources have been discovered in various parts of the world, some are already being mined, explored, processed, and used in a meaningful and beneficial way. Others are being wasted, while some are not in use at all. What is not needed in one part of the world or in excess in another, is desperately needed in another part of the world. Also, it is a known fact that there are many resources yet to be discovered in every country and continent. Our entire Earth is yet to be 100 percent explored.

So, what are resources and which ones are available in each continent and country? What are their likely uses? In what quantities and forms do these resources exist in those countries and continents? To what extent can these resources be mined, explored, refined, and processed? What is their likely end-products?

These are some of the questions that will be explored in this book. Since no one has it all, knowing about these resources will not only help readers to know where to turn for the resources we need, but it might also help us to manage what we have in a better way.

Europe during the Renaissance was an era known for its beautiful art creations that remain a testament for mankind. The reader will find the history of one of the most important families, not only to Europe, but to mankind as a whole, as this family was the architects of that age.

This was a family of merchants and bankers from Florence who came to rule Tuscany and exert considerable influence on Italian politics. They were also the representatives of the ascending bourgeoisie in the cities of northern Italy at the time of expansion of mercantile and financial capitalism. The Medici left their mark on the art of the Renaissance by abundantly exercising patronage.

In this text, readers will also be able to find the complete history of the family from its beginnings to its bitter end, as well as other events that impacted the artistic world of Florence and some important characters that were associated with them, such as Leonardo Da Vinci or Michelangelo.

Prepare yourself for a journey through history, full of splendor, intrigue, betrayals, and many other feelings that were involved in the birth and fall of the sons of Florence. This is a story that you won’t want to miss.