Praise for the Second Edition : "Serious researchers in combinatorics or algorithm design will wish to read the book in its entirety...the book may also be enjoyed on a lighter level since the different chapters are largely independent and so it is possible to pick out gems in one's own area..." — Formal Aspects of Computing This Third Edition of The Probabilistic Method ...(展开全部)

The Probabilistic Method, Fourth Edition is an ideal textbook for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level students majoring in mathematic s, computer science, operations research, and statistics. The Fourth Edition is also an excellent reference for researchers and combinatorists who use probabilistic methods, discrete mathematics, and number theory.

The leading reference on probabilistic methods in combinatorics-now expanded and updated When it was first published in 1991, The Probabilistic Method became instantly the standard reference on one of the most powerful and widely used tools in combinatorics. Still without competition nearly a decade later, this new edition brings you up to speed on recent developments, while ad...(展开全部)

This Third Edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide to languages is essential reading for language enthusiasts everywhere. Written with the non-specialist in mind, its user-friendly style and layout, delightful original passages and exotic scripts will continue to fascinate reader. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to include more languages, more countries and...(展开全部)

With more than 200,000 copies in print, "The Craft of Research" is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices.Now, seasoned researchers and educators Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams present an updated third edition of their classic handbook, whose first and second ed...(展开全部)

Designed for beginners,this best-selling textbook provides a lively introduction to the study of language.Starting from the basics,it provides a solid foundation in all of the essential topics,and introduces the analysis of the key elements of language——sounds,words,structures and meanings. A wide range of fascinating questions are explored,such as how conversation works,how c...(展开全部)

本书作者乔纳森•赖利—史密斯是英国剑桥大学教会史教授，国际知名的十字军史研究专家。曾著有《什么是十字军？》、《牛津十字军史》、《第一次十字军东征与十字军观念》。通过这些著作，他推动了十字军研究的重大变革。他认为，十字军东征的动机更多地是出于虔诚、宗教热情、责任感，真诚地期望解放圣地并使之回归基督教的怀抱；而不是出于贪婪和帝国主义。 译者夏继果，历史学博士，首都师范大学历史学院教授，研究方向欧洲中世纪史，现主要从事基督教文明与伊斯兰文明关系史研究。曾出版专著《伊丽莎白一世时期英国外交政策研究》，出版译著《12世纪文艺复兴》、《现代世界的起源》、《全球史读本》、《近代世界体系》（合译）等。在《世界历史》、《史学理论研究》等学术期刊发表论文30余篇。

Widely praised for its student-friendly style and exceptional artwork and pedagogy, Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain is a leading undergraduate textbook on the biology of the brain and the systems that underlie behavior. This edition provides increased coverage of taste and smell, circadian rhythms, brain development, and developmental disorders and includes new information on...(展开全部)

First published in 1960, Albert B. Lord’s The Singer of Tales remains the fundamental study of the distinctive techniques and aesthetics of oral epic poetry. Based upon pathbreaking fieldwork conducted in the 1930s and 1950s among oral epic singers of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia, Lord analyzes in impressive detail the techniques of oral composition in performance. He explores t...(展开全部)