【英】阿拉斯泰尔·雷诺兹 Alastair Reynolds 1966年生。科幻作家，被誉为“太空歌剧大师”。曾在纽卡斯尔大学攻读物理学和天文学，并于圣安德鲁斯大学获得天文学博士学位。1991年，雷诺兹移居荷兰，并在当地的欧洲空间与技术研究中心（隶属欧洲航天局）工作，直到2004年之后才开始专职写作。雷诺兹的作品曾获英国科幻小说奖，并多次入围雨果奖、阿瑟·C·克拉克奖、约翰·W·坎贝尔纪念奖、西奥多·斯特金奖和轨迹奖。

The stories in Zima Blue represent a more optimistic take on humanity's future, a view that says there may be wars, there may be catastrophes and cosmic errors, but something human will still survive.

Reynolds' pursuit of truth is not limited to wide-angle star smashing - not that stars don't get pulverised when one character is gifted (or cursed) with an awful weapon by the legendary Merlin. Reynolds' protagonists find themselves in situations of betrayal, whether by a loved one's accidental death, as in 'Signal to Noise', or by a trusted wartime authority, in 'Spirey and t...(展开全部)

【英】阿拉斯泰尔·雷诺兹 Alastair Reynolds 1966年生。科幻作家，被誉为“太空歌剧大师”。曾在纽卡斯尔大学攻读物理学和天文学，并于圣安德鲁斯大学获得天文学博士学位。1991年，雷诺兹移居荷兰，并在当地的欧洲空间与技术研究中心（隶属欧洲航天局）工作，直到2004年之后才开始专职写作。雷诺兹的作品曾获英国科幻小说奖，并多次入围雨果奖、阿瑟·C·克拉克奖、约翰·W·坎贝尔纪念奖、西奥多·斯特金奖和轨迹奖。

One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect desc...(展开全部)

Most textbooks on regression focus on theory and the simplest of examples. Real statistical problems, however, are complex and subtle. This is not a book about the theory of regression. It is about using regression to solve real problems of comparison, estimation, prediction, and causal inference. Unlike other books, it focuses on practical issues such as sample size and missin...(展开全部)

Most textbooks on regression focus on theory and the simplest of examples. Real statistical problems, however, are complex and subtle. This is not a book about the theory of regression. It is about using regression to solve real problems of comparison, estimation, prediction, and causal inference. Unlike other books, it focuses on practical issues such as sample size and missin...(展开全部)

Most textbooks on regression focus on theory and the simplest of examples. Real statistical problems, however, are complex and subtle. This is not a book about the theory of regression. It is about using regression to solve real problems of comparison, estimation, prediction, and causal inference. Unlike other books, it focuses on practical issues such as sample size and missin...(展开全部)

Published by "Drawn and Quarterly "in 2007, "Exit Wounds"--a tale at once mystery and romance--introduced North American readers to the colorful and tightly woven narrative by Rutu Modan and was included in "Time "and "Entertainment Weekly"'s "best of" lists. "Jamilti and Other Stories "collects the cartoonist's short works, which lead the reader through unexpected turns of plo...(展开全部)

James Salter is an author with an impassioned following among contemporary readers, writers, and critics, and Dusk and Other Stories is among his signal achievements. First published nearly a quarter-century ago, and one of the very few short-story collections to win the PEN/Faulkner Award, this is American fiction at its most vital—each narrative a masterpiece of sustained p...(展开全部)