Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job; loyal friends; his dream home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life, he believes that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite Travis's attempts to be friendly, she seems to have a chip on her shoulder about him. But ...(展开全部)

#1 New York Times bestseller Nicholas Sparks turns his unrivaled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, and the choices we hope we'll never have to make. Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life - boating, swimming , and regular barbecues with his ...(展开全部)

This is an introduction to Bayesian statistics and decision theory, including advanced topics such as Monte Carlo methods. This new edition contains several revised chapters and a new chapter on model choice.

This is an introduction to Bayesian statistics and decision theory, including advanced topics such as Monte Carlo methods. This new edition contains several revised chapters and a new chapter on model choice.

This is a brilliant study on the nature of choice, and how limitless freedom can lead to despair. We are encouraged from all sides to view our lives as being full of choices. Like the products on a supermarket shelf, our careers, our relationships, our bodies, our very identities seem to be there for the choosing. But paradoxically this seeming freedom to choose can create extr...(展开全部)

In this exploration of modern American legal culture, Lawrence Friedman addresses the ways in which the contemporary idea of individual rights has altered the legal systems and authority structures of Western society. Every aspect of law, he argues - from civil rights to personal-injury litigation - has been profoundly reshaped, reflecting the power of this concept.

In this imaginative exploration of modern legal culture, Lawrence Friedman addresses how the contemporary idea of individual rights has altered the legal systems and authority structures of Western societies. Every aspect of law, he argues--from civil rights to personal-injury litigation to divorce law--has been profoundly reshaped, reflecting the power of this concept. The new...(展开全部)

地下鉄の階段を上がる。目の前にずらりと並ぶもんじゃ焼き屋。裏道に入れば木造の長屋が残り、そして目線を上げれば、そこにはスカイラインを切り取る超高層マンションが。それらがみんな奇妙に調和して共存する町、それが僕らの町、月島。 180センチ、100キロの巨漢、ダイ。 ウェルナー症候群という難病のナオト。 勉強が得意なジュン。 かっこいいことを言ってもどこかイケてない、テツロー。 月島中学に通う中学二年生四人組が一年間で経験する様々な出来事。入院中のナオトの許に大まじめで「エンコー」の女子高生をプレゼントし（「びっくりプレゼント」）、過食・拒食を繰り返す同級生とつきあい（「月の草」）、自転車旅行と偽って2泊3日で新宿の町を探訪し（「十五歳への旅」）……。この町でぼくたちは恋をし、傷つき、死と出会い、いたわり合い、そして大人になっていく。 その他「空色の自転...(展开全部)

地下鉄の階段を上がる。目の前にずらりと並ぶもんじゃ焼き屋。裏道に入れば木造の長屋が残り、そして目線を上げれば、そこにはスカイラインを切り取る超高層マンションが。それらがみんな奇妙に調和して共存する町、それが僕らの町、月島。 180センチ、100キロの巨漢、ダイ。 ウェルナー症候群という難病のナオト。 勉強が得意なジュン。 かっこいいことを言ってもどこかイケてない、テツロー。 月島中学に通う中学二年生四人組が一年間で経験する様々な出来事。入院中のナオトの許に大まじめで「エンコー」の女子高生をプレゼントし（「びっくりプレゼント」）、過食・拒食を繰り返す同級生とつきあい（「月の草」）、自転車旅行と偽って2泊3日で新宿の町を探訪し（「十五歳への旅」）……。この町でぼくたちは恋をし、傷つき、死と出会い、いたわり合い、そして大人になっていく。 その他「空色の自転...(展开全部)

~Review~ An original, innovative, ground-breaking, interdisciplinary study, The Economics of Sin is scholarly and very highly recommended reading. -- Midwest Book Review ~Product Description~ "The Economics of Sin" examines the definition and evolution of sin from the perspective of rational choice economics, yet is conscious of the limitations of such an approach. The author a...(展开全部)