Wicked Bronze Ambition

Author: Glen Cook
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101626399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498

Book Description
Garrett is a human detective in the fantastical city of TunFaire. And now he’s getting tangled up in the worst sort of laws... In-laws. Garrett is set to stow his wandering heart with his fiancée, Strafa Algarda. But for Garrett, even true love comes with its share of headaches—namely, the Algarda family. Strafa’s family needs Garrett’s unique skills in the worst way. Rumors are spreading that someone is organizing a Tournament of Swords—a brutal contest that magically compels the children of sorcerers to battle until only one is left alive. The winner will absorb the power from those he has killed and thus become a demigod. Strafa and her family want to protect her daughter, Kevans, from being forced to take part in the lethal contest...and they’ve asked Garrett to find out who is organizing the tournament and nip it in the bud. The only problem is that finding the culprit is most likely impossible. But the Algardas are used to getting what they want....

Sweet Silver Blues

Author: Glen Cook
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451450708
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
It should have been a simple job. But for Garrett, a human detective in a world of gnomes, tracking down the woman to whom his dead pal Danny left a fortune in silver is no slight task. Even with the aid of Morley, the toughest half-elf around, Garrett isn't sure he'll make it out alive from a land where magic can be murder, the dead still talk, and vampires are always hungry for human blood.

Garrett For Hire

Author: Glen Cook
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101608951
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1204

Book Description
Meet Garrett, P.I. He’s a hardboiled human detective who stands out in a crowd of elves, trolls, and other otherworldly denizens in the magical city of TunFaire. Garrett For Hire is “fantasy noir at its best" (Library Journal), collecting three novels from Glen Cook’s classic urban fantasy series. Deadly Quicksilver Lies A rich woman hires Garrett to find her missing daughter…or to act as her hitman. In TunFaire, sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference, leaving him no choice but to sift through the sex, intrigue, and murder to uncover the truth behind this case… Petty Pewter Gods With TunFaire real estate at a premium and prayer palaces at a minimum, the big gods on the block hold a contest: find the “key” to the one temple still available for worship. And when two rival pantheons try to hire Garrett to find it on their behalf, he finds himself facing the wrath of gods… Faded Steel Heat Riots between humans and non-humans have turned TunFaire into a war zone. And when a powerful gang of “human rightists” drag Garrett into the fray, he defends himself with a circle of friends no one would wish on their worst enemy…

Wicked Bronze Ambition

Author: Glen Cook
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451465237
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498

Introduction to Actuarial and Financial Mathematical Methods

Author: Stephen Garrett
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128004916
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 622

Book Description
This self-contained module for independent study covers the subjects most often needed by non-mathematics graduates, such as fundamental calculus, linear algebra, probability, and basic numerical methods. The easily-understandable text of Introduction to Actuarial and Mathematical Methods features examples, motivations, and lots of practice from a large number of end-of-chapter questions. For readers with diverse backgrounds entering programs of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, the Society of Actuaries, and the CFA Institute, Introduction to Actuarial and Mathematical Methods can provide a consistency of mathematical knowledge from the outset. - Presents a self-study mathematics refresher course for the first two years of an actuarial program - Features examples, motivations, and practice problems from a large number of end-of-chapter questions designed to promote independent thinking and the application of mathematical ideas - Practitioner friendly rather than academic - Ideal for self-study and as a reference source for readers with diverse backgrounds entering programs of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, the Society of Actuaries, and the CFA Institute

Introducing Biological Energetics

Author: Norman W. H. Cheetham
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 019157676X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
This novel, interdisciplinary text presents biological understanding in terms of general underlying principles, treating energy as the overarching theme and emphasizing the all-pervading influence of energy transformation in every process, both living and non-living. Key processes and concepts are explained in turn, culminating in a description of the overall functioning and regulation of a living cell. The book rounds off the story of life with a brief account of the endosymbiotic origins of eukaryotic cells, the development of multicellularity, and the emergence of modern plants and animals. Multidisciplinary research in science is becoming commonplace. However, as traditional boundaries start to break down, researchers are increasingly aware of the deficiencies in their knowledge of related disciplines. Introducing Biological Energetics redresses the reciprocal imbalance in the knowledge levels of physical and biological scientists in particular. Its style of presentation and depth of treatment has been carefully designed to unite these two readerships.

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection

Author: Gardner Dozois
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250003555
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 701

Book Description
This anthology marks the 29th edition of the award-winning annual compilationof the year's best science fiction stories.

The Randall Garrett MEGAPACK®

Author: Randall Garrett
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434447057
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1085

Book Description
"The Randall Garrett Megapack" (and its companion volume, "The Second Randall Garrett Megapack") together encompass 42 classic-era science fiction tales by Randall Garrett. Readers interested in works by the author of the Lord Darcy and the Queen's Own F.B.I. series will find much of interest here! [Note that we omit one story--an early magazine version of a novel included in the second volume--as unnecessary.] "The Randall Garrett Megapack" -- focusing primarily on shorter words --collects 25 stories from the pages of Astounding Science Fiction Stories, Analog, and Amazing Stories. Included are: BELLY LAUGH HEIST JOB ON THIZAR THE MAN WHO HATED MARS THE JUDAS VALLEY THE PENAL CLUSTER DESPOILERS OF THE GOLDEN EMPIRE CUM GRANO SALIS BUT, I DON’T THINK DEAD GIVEAWAY ...OR YOUR MONEY BACK THE DESTROYERS IN CASE OF FIRE THE MEASURE OF A MAN DAMNED IF YOU DON’T BY PROXY THE HIGHEST TREASON A SPACESHIP NAMED McGUIRE HANGING BY A THREAD FIFTY PER CENT PROPHET HAIL TO THE CHIEF THE BRAMBLE BUSH ...AFTER A FEW WORDS... ANCHORITE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO THE UNNECESSARY MAN If you like this volume, you will definitely want to add "The Second Randall Garrett Megapack" too. (Available on this ebook store.) And don't forget to search for "Wildside Megapack" in this store to see the whole series, ranging from science fiction and fantasy to westerns, mysteries, ghost stories -- and much, much more!

Introduction to Interrater Agreement for Nominal Data

Author: Roel Popping
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030116719
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
This introductory book enables researchers and students of all backgrounds to compute interrater agreements for nominal data. It presents an overview of available indices, requirements, and steps to be taken in a research project with regard to reliability, preceded by agreement. The book explains the importance of computing the interrater agreement and how to calculate the corresponding indices. Furthermore, it discusses current views on chance expected agreement and problems related to different research situations, so as to help the reader consider what must be taken into account in order to achieve a proper use of the indices. The book offers a practical guide for researchers, Ph.D. and master students, including those without any previous training in statistics (such as in sociology, psychology or medicine), as well as policymakers who have to make decisions based on research outcomes in which these types of indices are used.

Introduction to Dynamical Systems

Author: Michael Brin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139433970
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
This book provides a broad introduction to the subject of dynamical systems, suitable for a one- or two-semester graduate course. In the first chapter, the authors introduce over a dozen examples, and then use these examples throughout the book to motivate and clarify the development of the theory. Topics include topological dynamics, symbolic dynamics, ergodic theory, hyperbolic dynamics, one-dimensional dynamics, complex dynamics, and measure-theoretic entropy. The authors top off the presentation with some beautiful and remarkable applications of dynamical systems to such areas as number theory, data storage, and Internet search engines. This book grew out of lecture notes from the graduate dynamical systems course at the University of Maryland, College Park, and reflects not only the tastes of the authors, but also to some extent the collective opinion of the Dynamics Group at the University of Maryland, which includes experts in virtually every major area of dynamical systems.