Now available in a second Edition, Games of Strategy remains the most accessible principles-level text for courses in game theory, addressing a remarkably broad range of concepts in a narrative that is both clear and compelling. Using resonant real-world examples, the authors simplify difficult theoretic ideas, helping students see the value of strategic thinking in a variety o...(展开全部)

Discover the art of strategic thinking Revised and updated to reflect the cutting edge of academic thinking about business strategy, the Fourth Edition of Besanko, Dranove, Shanley, and Schaefer's highly acclaimed text offers a solid economic foundation for strategic analysis. By presenting basic concepts of economic theory with ideas in modern strategy literature, the book pr...(展开全部)

In today′s global recession, strong management of firms and organizations are of the utmost importance. Best–selling Economics of Strategy focuses on the key economic concepts students must master in order to develop a sound business strategy. Bringing economic theory and strategic analysis to life in an engaging and uniquely modern way, Besanko et al. have collaborated for o...(展开全部)

When "The Complete Strategyst" was originally published in 1954, game theory was an esoteric and mysterious subject, familiar only to specialized researchers, particularly in the military. Its popularity today can be traced at least in part to this book, which popularized the subject for amateurs, professionals, and students throughout the world. It has been reprinted numerous ...(展开全部)

伊恩•M.班克斯 Iain M.Banks （1954— ）：英国著名作家，生于苏格兰，曾就读于斯特林大学，主修英语文学、哲学和心理学。他以伊恩•班克斯为笔名写作主流小说，以伊恩•M.班克斯的笔名写作科幻小说。 一九八四年，班克斯以处女作《捕蜂器》 一举成名。自一九八七年起，他开始涉足科幻小说领域，创作了一系列以“文明”宇宙为背景的太空歌剧小说，反响巨大。《卫报》称其作品为“科幻小说评判的标杆”；赛博朋克宗师威廉•吉布森也盛赞其为科幻小说界的“不可多得的奇才”。《时代》周刊更是称其为“英国同时代作家中最有想像力的小说家。” 二○○八年，《泰晤士报》将班克斯评为一九四五年后英国最优秀的五十位作家之一。

A series of closely interrelated essays on game theory, this book deals with an area in which progress has been least satisfactory-the situations where there is a common interest as well as conflict between adversaries: negotiations, war and threats of war, criminal deterrence, extortion, tacit bargaining. It proposes enlightening similarities between, for instance, maneuvering...(展开全部)

The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest is Gurgeh. Jernau Morat Gurgeh. The Player of Games. Master of every board, computer and strategy. Bored with success, Gurgeh travels to the Empire of Azad, cruel and incredibly wealthy, to try their fabulous game...a game so complex, so like life itself, that the wi...(展开全部)

Joel Watson has refined his successful text to make it even more student-friendly. A number of sections have been added, and numerous chapters have been substantially revised. Dozens of new exercises have been added, along with solutions to selected exercises. Chapters are short and focused, with just the right amount of mathematical content and end-of-chapter exercises. New pa...(展开全部)

From 1556 until his death in 1598, Philip II of Spain ruled the first global empire in history. This book investigates the strengths and weaknesses of Philip's strategic vision, the priorities that underlay his policies, the practices and prejudices that influneced his decision-making, and the external factors that affected the achievements of his goals. Geoffrey Parker begins ...(展开全部)