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This book demonstrates that the state-contingent approach provides the best way to think about all problems in the economics of uncertainty, including problems of consumer choice, the theory of the firm, and principal agent relationships. The authors demonstrate that dual methods apply under uncertainty and that the dual representations can be developed for stochastic technologies. Moreover, proper exploitation of the properties of alternative...

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A historical novel from the author of "The King in Yellow". "I wonder, " mused Geraldine, "if there is anything the matter with us, Scott?" "Why?" "Oh -- I don't know. People stare at us so -- nurses always watch us and begin to whisper as soon as we come along. Do you know what a boy said to me once when I skated very far ahead of Kathleen?" "What did he say?" inquired Scott, flattening his nose against the window-pane to see whether it st...

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A discussion of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and language learning, aimed at researchers and practitioners in the field. It deals with developments in Europe, with the majority of the chapters focusing on the results of collaborative international projects.

John Chambers has been the principal designer of the S language since its beginning, and in 1999 received the ACM System Software award for S, the only statistical software to receive this award. He is author or coauthor of the landmark books on S. Now he turns to R, the enormously successful open-source system based on the S language. R's international support and the thousands of packages and other contributions have made it the standard for...

In June of 1936, Step Johnson of Savannah, Georgia, a brilliant black odd-jobs man, part-time thug, full-time womanizer, is a cynical rebel with numerous causes, usually negative. His sweet and unselfish girlfriend, twenty-year-old Gancy Miller, "deserts" him to care for her ill sister, Sweet Annie, in Lourdes, called Lordies, in the next state. Angry as well as desolate, he hitchhikes after her. Gancy, rebounded, is now involved with Lonnie M...

In June of 1936, Step Johnson of Savannah, Georgia, a brilliant black odd-jobs man, part-time thug, full-time womanizer, is a cynical rebel with numerous causes, usually negative. His sweet and unselfish girlfriend, twenty-year-old Gancy Miller, "deserts" him to care for her ill sister, Sweet Annie, in Lourdes, called Lordies, in the next state. Angry as well as desolate, he hitchhikes after her. Gancy, rebounded, is now involved with Lonnie M...

A look at the metaphysical experiences that shaped 24 great men and women from the Renaissance to modern times. The Secret Life of Genius chronicles our changing relationship with God, nature, and spirituality from the 16th to the 20th century.

La nascita e l'evoluzione del sistema solare sono un mistero davvero affascinante. La sua soluzione un giorno - forse - potrà rispondere alle domande che ci poniamo sulle origini dell'umanità. Il libro racconta l'avvincente storia di come i corpi celesti che formano il sistema solare siano nati milioni di anni fa e descrive come scienziati e filosofi da secoli provino a svelarne i misteri, mettendo insieme pezzo a pezzo tutti gli indizi che ha...

Mycorrhiza - the symbiosis between plants and fungi - plays a key role in plant life. This book reviews for the first time the current knowledge of 15 individual genera of ectomycorrhizal fungi. It is unique in that each chapter is dedicated to a single fungal genus, each written by internationally recognized experts on the respective fungal genera. It is thus an invaluable reference source for researchers, students and practitioners in the fi...

This vintage book contains John Chambers's 1954 work, "Seven Figure Logarithms up to 100, 000". Highly recommended for those with an interest in logarithmic maths, this antiquarian volume would make for a great addition to collections of vintage mathematical literature. It is certainly not to be missed by the discerning collector. Many antiquarian texts such as this, especially those dating back to the 1900s and before, are increasingly hard t...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Essential reading for travelers who wish to enjoy the amazing diversity of Australia, this book outlines the history of that great southern democracy from the arrival of the earliest Aborigines some 60, 000 years ago to the present. Includes maps and illustrations.