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| "Wallbanger : 1" |
| "Caroline Reynolds has a fantastic new apartment in San Francisco a Kitchen Aid mixer to die for and no O (and we're not talking Oprah here folks) She has a flourishing design career an office overlooking the bay a killer zucchini bread recipe and no O She has Clive (the best cat ever) great friends a great rack and no O Adding insult to O-less she also has an oversexed neighbour with the loudest late-night wallbanging she's ever heard Every moan spank and-was that a meow?-punctuates the fact that not only is she losing sleep she still has-yep you guessed it-no O Enter Simon Parker When the wallbanging threatens to literally bounce her out of bed Caroline clad in sexual frustration and a pink baby-doll nightie confronts her heard-but-never-seen neighbour Their late-night hallway encounter haswellmixed results Because with walls this thin the tension's gonna be thick A delicious mix of silly and steamy this is an irresistible tale of exasperation at first sight"
Price: 7.49 |
| "I Am Pusheen the Cat" |
| "Who is Pusheen? This collection of oh-so-cute kitty comics-featuring the chubby tubby tabby who has taken the Internet by storm-will fill you in on all the basics Things you should know about Pusheen Birthday February 18 Sex Female Where she lives In the house on the couch underfoot Her favorite pastime Blogging sleeping Her best feature Her toe beans Her favorite food All of them Pusheen is a pleasantly plump cat who has warmed hearts and tickled funny bones of millions worldwide with her signature GIF animated bops bounces and tail wiggles Now Pusheen is ready to make the leap from digital to print in her first comic collection! Learn what makes her purr and find out why millions of people have already fallen in love with this naughty adorable kitty Featuring some of the most popular stories from Pusheen's Tumblr and Facebook pages (plus a healthy serving of never-before-seen material) I Am Pusheen the Cat is a treat for cat lovers and comics fans alike"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Glory over Everything" |
| "The year is 1830 and Jamie Pyke a celebrated silversmith and notorious ladies' man is keeping a deadly secret Passing as a wealthy white aristocrat in Philadelphian society Jamie is now living a life he could never have imagined years before when he was a runaway slave son of a southern black slave and her master But Jamie's carefully constructed world is threatened when he discovers that his married socialite lover Caroline is pregnant and his beloved servant Pan to whose father Jamie owes his own freedom has been captured and sold into slavery in the South Fleeing the consequences of his deceptions Jamie embarks on a trip to a North Carolina plantation to save Pan from the life he himself barely escaped as a boy With the help of a fearless slave Sukey who has taken the terrified young boy under her wing Jamie navigates their way racing against time and their ruthless pursuers through the Virginia backwoods the Underground Railroad and the treacherous Great Dismal Swamp"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Beautiful Player : 5" |
| "When Hanna Ziggy Bergstrom moves to New York City for graduate school Will Sumner thinks his responsibilities to his best friend's nerdy little sister will be limited to the occasional dinner and check-in Little does he know that Ziggy is ready to break out of her bookworm academic shell and move more into bombshell territory Of course she figures the gorgeous womanizing venture capitalist Will is the best person to help mentor her in this new field of study dating Will takes on the challenge with more than a healthy dose of scepticism and humour but soon finds that Ziggy just needed a tiny push not a world of change to reveal a woman every man seems to notice Soon Ziggy is gone and the unfiltered innocently seductive Hanna Bergstrom is hijacking his dreams his moods and even his orderly no-strings-attached dating life-beginning the night his mentoring activities move between the sheets"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Sweet Filthy Boy : 1" |
| "One-night stands are supposed to be with someone convenient or wickedly persuasive or regrettable They aren't supposed to be with someone like him But after a crazy Vegas weekend celebrating her college graduation-and terrified of the future path she knows is a cop-out-Mia Holland makes the wildest decision of her life follow Ansel Guillaume-her sweet filthy fling-to France for the summer and justplay When feelings begin to develop behind the provocative roles they take on and their temporary masquerade adventures begin to feel real Mia will have to decide if she belongs in the life she left because it was all wrong or in the strange new one that seems worlds away"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Beautiful Bitch : 3" |
| "Just when Chloe's career starts to take off Bennett wishes it would all slow down long enough to spend a wild night alonewith his girlfriend But after he refuses to take no for an answer Chloe and Bennett find themselves with two plane tickets one French Villa and a surprising conversation that predictably leaves them wrestling under the covers"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Beautiful Beginning : 6" |
| "It's time for a new Beginning as Chloe and Bennett from BEAUTIFUL BASTARD are finally going to get married All the couples from the other previous books BEAUTIFUL STRANGER and BEAUTIFUL PLAYER will be in attendance as Chloe and Bennett prove that the couple that argues the most stays together the best"
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| "Real : 1" |
| "Brooke Dumas has reinvented herself after a shattered Olympic dream and is now a sports rehab specialist Dragged to watch an underground fight by her best friend Melanie she never expected her life would change when she met Remington Tate Riptide - a famous underground fighter who has danger written all over him Given his reputation she's convinced he's only interested in a one night stand when he summons her backstage but he hires her as his sports rehab specialist instead Traveling together Brooke's physical and emotional attraction to the enigmatic Remy tests her boundaries She wants him more than she's wanted anything in her life but he's holding off for more than the casual sex she's ready to give him He wants something real but first Brooke needs to know every part of him--even the dark secret he'd prefer to keep hidden"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Tangled : 1" |
| "In New York Times bestselling author Emma Chase's sizzling and hilarious debut novel Drew Evans-gorgeous arrogant irreverent and irresistibly charming-meets his match in new colleague Kate Brooks Drew Evans makes multimillion dollar business deals and seduces New York's most beautiful women with just a smile So why has he been shuttered in his apartment for seven days miserable and depressed? He'll tell you he has the flu But we all know that's not really true Katherine Brooks is brilliant beautiful and ambitious When Kate's hired as the new associate at Drew's father's investment banking firm every aspect of the dashing playboy's life is thrown into a tailspin The professional competition she brings is unnerving his attraction to her is distracting his failure to entice her into his bed is exasperating Tangledis not your mother's romance novel It is an outrageous passionate witty narrative about a man who knows a lot about womenjust not as much as he thinks As he tells his story Drew learns that the one thing he never wanted in life is the only thing he can't live without"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Sweet Thing : A Novel" |
| "Mia Kelly thinks she has it all figured out She's an Ivy League graduate a classically trained pianist and the beloved daughter of a sensible mother and offbeat father Yet Mia has been stalling since graduation torn between putting her business degree to use and exploring music her true love When her father unexpectedly dies she decides to pick up the threads of his life while she figures out her own Uprooting herself from Ann Arbor to New York City Mia takes over her father's cafe a treasured neighbourhood institution that plays host to undiscovered musicians and artists She's denied herself the thrilling and unpredictable life of a musician but a chance encounter with Will a sweet gorgeous and charming guitarist offers her a glimpse of what could be When Will becomes her friend and then her roommate she does everything in her power to suppress her passions-for him for music-but her father's legacy slowly opens her heart to the possibility of something more A heart-breaking and romantic (Aestas Book Blog) debut Sweet Thing explores the intensity and complexities of first love and self-discovery"
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| "Collide : Book One in the Collide Series" |
| "Her mind tried to fight a bloody battle against what her body already knew She wanted him and she wanted him badOn the heels of college graduation and the unexpected death of her mother Emily Cooper moves to New York City to join her boyfriend for a fresh start Dillon Parker has been sweet thoughtful and generous through Emily's loss and she can't imagine her life without him-even as her inner voice tells her to go slow Then she meets Gavin Blake A rich and notorious playboy Gavin is dangerously sexy and charming as hell Their first encounter is brief but it's enough to inflame Emily's senses When their paths cross again through an unexpected mutual acquaintance she tries to deny the connection she feels but Mr Tall Dark and Handsome won't let go so easily As she discovers Gavin's pain-filled past and Dillon's true nature begins to surface Emily knows she must take action or risk destroying everyone-including herself But how can she choose when she can't trust her own heart?"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Rusty Nailed : 3" |
| "Playing house was never so much fun-or so confusing With her boss on her honeymoon Caroline's working crazy long hours to keep the interior design company running-especially since she's also the lead designer for the renovation of a gorgeous old hotel on Sausalito So with her hotshot photographer boyfriend gallivanting all over the world for his job she and Simon are heavy-duty into absence makes the heart grow fonder mode Neither has any complaints about the great reunion sex though! Then Simon decides he's tired of so much travelling and he's suddenly home more A lot more And wanting Caroline home more too Though their friends' romantic lives provide plenty of welcome distraction eventually Caroline and Simon have to sort their relationship out Neither wants out of sight out of mind but can they create their own happy mid-ground cliche? USA TODAYbestselling author Alice Clayton delivers another delicious frothy cocktail of a book shaking up her characters stirring in laugh-out-loud humour and serving sizzling romance straight up!"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Maybe in Another Life : A Novel" |
| "From the acclaimed author of Forever Interrupted and After I Do comes a breathtaking new novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters we see two possible scenarios unfold-with stunningly different results At the age of twenty-nine Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating college On the heels of leaving yet another city Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence in her best friend Gabby's guestroom Shortly after getting back to town Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend Ethan Just after midnight Gabby asks Hannah if she's ready to go A moment later Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay Hannah hesitates What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan? In concurrent storylines Hannah lives out the effects of each decision Quickly these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah as well as the people around her As the two alternate realities run their course Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love Is anything meant to be? How much in our life is determined by chance? And perhaps most compellingly Is there such a thing as a soul mate? Hannah believes there is And in both worlds she believes she's found him"
Price: 6.99 |
| "One True Loves : A Novel" |
| "Named a Best Book of Summer by Cosmopolitan InStyle Redbook Us Weekly PopSugar Buzzfeed Bustle BritCo ParadeNo one does life and love better InStyle Earth-shakingyou will flip for this epic love story Cosmopolitan In her twenties Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart Jesse They build a life for themselves far away from the expectations of their parents and the people of their hometown in Massachusetts They travel the world together living life to the fullest and seizing every opportunity for adventure On their first wedding anniversary Jesse is on a helicopter over the Pacific when it goes missing Just like that Jesse is gone forever Emma quits her job and moves home in an effort to put her life back together Years later now in her thirties Emma runs into an old friend Sam and finds herself falling in love again When Emma and Sam get engaged it feels like Emma's second chance at happiness That is until Jesse is found He's alive and he's been trying all these years to come home to her With a husband and a fiance Emma has to now figure out who she is and what she wants while trying to protect the ones she loves Who is her one true love? What does it mean to love truly? Emma knows she has to listen to her heart She's just not sure what it's saying"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Dark Wild Night : 3" |
| "Book 3 in the Wild Seasonsseries that began with New York Timesbestseller Sweet Filthy Boy When three besties meet three hot guys in Vegas anything could-and does-happen Moving from college into the real world has never been so crazy or fun Let the Wild Seasons begin In Dark Wild Night now that they're only friends kissing Lola is all Oliver can think about Trying to forget her with a wild anonymous hookup he's simultaneously thrilled and torn Is this his chance to get over her? Or will this new stranger only pull him in deeper?"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Dirty Rowdy Thing : 2" |
| "Despite their rowdy hookups Harlow and Finn don't even like each otherwhich would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants She lives by the Want-something-done? Do-it-yourself mantra Maybe she's too similar to the rugged fisherman-or just what he needs"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Wicked Sexy Liar : 4" |
| "When three college besties meet three hot guys in Vegas anything can-and does-happen Book Four in the New York TimesWild Seasons series that began with Sweet Filthy Boy (the Romantic Timesbook of the year that Sylvia Day called a sexy sweet treasure of a story) Dirty Rowdy Thing and Dark Wild Night"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Beautiful Secret : 8" |
| "AN UPTIGHT BRITISH EXECUTIVE AN ADVENTUROUS AMERICAN NEWBIE A SEXY INTERNATIONAL SCANDAL IN THE MAKING New York Times and 1 internationally bestselling author Christina Lauren's Beautiful and Wild Seasons series hook up in Beautiful Secret for an erotic intercontinental romp that celebrates the best of both worlds! When Ruby Miller's boss announces he's sending her on an extended business trip to New York City she's shocked As one of the best and brightest young engineers in London she knows she's professionally up to the task The part that's throwing her is where she'll be spending a month up close and personal working alongside-and staying in a hotel with-Niall Stella her firm's top urban planning executive and The Hottest Man Alive Despite her ongoing crush Ruby is certain Niall barely knows she's aliveuntil their flirty overnight flight makes him sit up and take notice Not one for letting loose and breaking rules recently divorced Niall would describe himself as hopeless when it comes to women But even he knows outgoing California-girl Ruby is a breath of fresh air Once she makes it her mission to help the sexy Brit loosen his tie there's no turning back Thousands of miles from London it's easy for the lovers to play pretend But when the trip is over will the relationship they've built up fall down?"
Price: 7.99 |
| Unteachable |
| "Maise O'Malley just turned eighteen but she's felt like a grown-up her entire life The summer before senior year she has plans get into a great film school convince her mom to go into rehab and absolutely do not under any circumstances screw up her own future But life has a way of throwing her plans into free-fall When Maise meets Evan at a carnival one night their chemistry is immediate intense and short-lived Which is exactly how she likes it no strings But afterward she can't get Evan out of her head He's taught her that a hookup can be something more It can be an unexpected connection with someone who truly understands her Someone who sees beyond her bravado to the scared but strong girl inside That someone turns out to be her new film class teacher Mr Evan Wilke Maise and Evan resolve to keep their hands off each other but the attraction is too much to bear Together they're real and genuine; apart they're just actors playing their parts for everyone else And their masks are slipping People start to notice Rumors fly When the truth comes to light in a shocking way they may learn they were just playing parts for each other too Smart sexy and provocative Unteachableis about what happens when a love story goes off-script"
Price: 6.49 |
| "I Hate Myselfie" |
| "The book that more than 12 million YouTube subscribers have been waiting for! Shane Dawson's memoir features twenty original essays-uncensored yet surprisingly sweet Shane Dawson has always been an open book From his first YouTube vlog back in 2008 to his feature film debut Not Cool to a cover story in Variety magazine Shane has documented his life pre-tty thoroughly We've seen awkward and adorable Q&As with his mum weight loss center drama love life details and the all-important haircut reveal We've seen his hilarious spoofs of Miley Cyrus Paris Hilton and Sarah Palin His music videos are awesome But in I Hate Myselfie fans will finally get a chance to see the real Shane through personal stories that are at once humorous and heartwarming self-deprecating and totally inspiring Highlighting key moments of his childhood and adolescence through his phenomenal success on YouTube and continuing on to his more recent experiences as an actor and director Shane's memoir will feature the silliness and satire his fans already enjoy but it will be even more in depth more real and more portable (it's a book)"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Jazz Guitar Handbook : A Complete Course in All Styles of Jazz" |
| "The Jazz Guitar Handbook is a step-by-step guide to jazz guitar playing It takes you from the basics through to advanced harmony and soloing concepts and teaches you the music theory a jazz guitarist needs to know Along the way it covers a wide range of styles including jazzy blues swing bebop modal jazz-funk Gypsy and more The handbook features over 120 exercises in notation and tab and includes a 96-track CD of examples play-alongs and backing tracks It also presents the history of the jazz guitar and its great players Easy to use and useful for players at various levels this volume is a must-have reference for players looking to expand their jazz skillset"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan" |
| "Meet two brave young heroes of Pakistan who stood up for the right to freedom and education in this inspirational nonfiction picture book from acclaimed author-illustrator Jeanette Winter One country Pakistan Two children Iqbal Masih and Malala Yousafzai Each was unafraid to speak out He against inhumane child slavery in the carpet trade She for the right of girls to attend school Both were shot by those who disagreed with them-he in 1995 she in 2012 Iqbal was killed instantly; Malala miraculously survived and continues to speak out around the world The stories of these two courageous children whose bravery transcended their youth are an inspiration to all"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk" |
| "From the mother-son duo behind the New York Times bestselling A Bucket of Blessings comes a zany picture book about a wild ride on a tuk tuk taxi in India! This picture book brings an international twist to the beloved nursery rhyme The Wheels on the Bus by bringing you aboard a busy three-wheeled taxi in India! Anything can happen as the tuk tuk rolls through town-from an elephant encounter to a tasty treat to a grand fireworks display And in the midst of all the action one thing's for sure passengers young and old love every minute of their exciting ride as the wheels of the tuk tuk go round and round!"
Price: 7.99 |
| "KILL BEFORE DYING" |
| "The year is 2065 and an accidental encounter in space leads to the discovery that we are not alone in the universeand that our continued existence as a species may be in jeopardy Chris Holt working in his office at the Space Resources Corporation discovers that one of the asteroids he is surveying for mining is actually not an asteroid at allbut a derelict spaceship The word gets out and soon the worlds powers are competing to explore and claim for themselves the secrets that it holds What they dont know is that across the galaxy a war has been underway for millennia A war between alien civilizations that have very"
Price: 7.49 |
| "A Child's First Book of Trump by Michael Ian Black (Hardback, 2016)" |
| "What do you do when you spot a wild Trump in the election season? New York Times bestselling author and comedian Michael Ian Black has some sage advice for children (and all the rest of us who are scratching our heads in disbelief) in this perfectly timely parody picture book intended for adults that would be hysterical if it wasn't so trueThe beasty is called an American Trump Its skin is bright orange its figure is plump Its fur so complex you might get enveloped Its hands though are sadly underdeveloped The Trump is a curious creature very often spotted in the wild but confounding to our youngest citizens A business mogul reality TV host and nowpolitical candidate? Kids (and let's be honest many adults) might have difficulty discerning just what this thing that's been dominating news coverage the US election cycle is Could he actually be real? Are thosewords coming out of his mouth? Why are his hands so tiny? And perhaps most importantly what on earth do you do when you encounter an American Trump? With his signature wit and a classic picture book style comedian Michael Ian Black introduces those unfamiliar with the Americus Trumpus to his distinguishing features and his mystifying campaign for world dominationsorryPresident of the United States"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Handbook of Obstetric Medicine, Fifth Edition" |
| "Medical professionals are often involved in the management of the pregnant patient without necessarily being experts on all the complications surrounding pregnancy The Handbook of Obstetric Medicine addresses the most common and serious medical conditions encountered in pregnancy including heart disease thromboembolism diabetes skin problems gastrointestinal disease neurological problems hormonal diseases hypertension and pre-eclampsia and more For each condition the handbook includes a description of incidence clinical features pathogenesis diagnosis the effect of pregnancy and management of the condition The book also includes a detailed section focusing on the differential diagnosis of common symptoms including hypertension chest pain palpitations breathlessness headaches dizziness abdominal pain and more The symptoms and differential diagnoses are presented in an easy-to-read tabular format and include a description of important clinical features and potential areas of investigation For those clinicians understandably reluctant to prescribe drugs during pregnancy a useful appendix includes a list of contraindicated drugs In addition to assist in the interpretation of laboratory tests a second appendix lists normal laboratory values in pregnancy broken down by trimester The handbook uses a pragmatic and easy-to-use design by including tables bullets and Points to remember boxes for ease of reference It is an essential on-the-spot guide for obstetricians physicians general practitioners and midwives in both practice and training"
Price: 57.99 |
| "Creating a Lean Culture : Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Third Edition" |
| "Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication AwardThe new edition of this Shingo Prize-winning bestseller provides critical insights and approaches to make any Lean transformation an ongoing success It shows you how to implement a sustainable successful transformation by developing a culture that has your stakeholders throughout the organizational chart involved and invested in the outcome It teaches you how to successfully navigate the politics in cross-functional process improvement projects and to engage executives in ways that are personally meaningful to them If you are a leader at any level in an organization undergoing or considering a Lean transformation this is where you should start and finish and start againRead the ReviewsThis book became an instant classic in the literature of professional operations In this third edition David Mann updates and expands his teaching with five additional years of valuable experience and expertise derived from his very active multi-industry consultancy I have benefitted greatly from his writing and wholeheartedly recommend this book to be top-of-the desk of any serious Lean practitioner or performance transformation leader- Raymond C Floyd two-time Shingo Prize Winner President and CEO Plasco Energy GroupDavid Mann builds substantially on his seminal work on the Lean management system The book is full of new insight and polishes the most important ideas about Lean management The new chapter on engaging executive leadership alone is worth the price of the book- Peter Ward Richard M Ross Professor and Chair Department of Management Science Fisher College of Business The Ohio State UniversityThis book has long been my go-to' guide on Lean management practices that help create a culture of continuous improvement and excellence I have recommended the book to countless healthcare leaders who rave about how helpful it is in translating Lean principles into daily management behaviors The healthcare examples make it even more relevant as a must read for any hospital leader who aims to move beyond Lean tools-Mark Graban author of Lean Hospitals co-author of Healthcare Kaizen and The Executive Guide to Healthcare KaizenAs more companies outside the manufacturing sector pursue Lean transformations Creating a Lean Culture is as critical a resource as ever Breaking down silos and navigating tricky internecine politics remain a momentous challenge and Mann's case-based insights are an invaluable tool- Peg Pennington Executive Director Center for Operational Excellence Fisher College of Business The Ohio State UniversityDavid has once again taken the topics that trip us up and put structure and guidance around them His new work on executive involvement is worth the price of the book all by itself Many of us have struggled with this topic and David provides a path to success- Elizabeth M King Vice President Organizational Effectiveness ESCO CorporationNew in the Third EditionContains new chapter on engaging executives in Lean initiativesIncludes 21 new case studiesPresents new examples from the healthcare and process industriesIncludes additional gemba worksheets for learning and teaching LeanProvides expanded coverage of Lean applications in complex cross functional value stream process improvement projectsWatch David Mann discuss how the latest edition of Creating a Lean Culture can help you and your organization succeed httpwwwyoutubecomwatch?vzX7jrtV3cBA&featureyoutube"
Price: 35.49 |
| "Numerical Algorithms : Methods for Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Graphics" |
| "Numerical Algorithms Methods for Computer Vision Machine Learning and Graphics presents a new approach to numerical analysis for modern computer scientists Using examples from a broad base of computational tasks including data processing computational photography and animation the textbook introduces numerical modeling and algorithmic design from a practical standpoint and provides insight into the theoretical tools needed to support these skills The book covers a wide range of topics-from numerical linear algebra to optimization and differential equations-focusing on real-world motivation and unifying themes It incorporates cases from computer science research and practice accompanied by highlights from in-depth literature on each subtopic Comprehensive end-of-chapter exercises encourage critical thinking and build students' intuition while introducing extensions of the basic material The text is designed for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in computer science and related fields with experience in calculus and linear algebra For students with a background in discrete mathematics the book includes some reminders of relevant continuous mathematical background"
Price: 50.49 |
| "Statistical Rethinking : A Bayesian Course with Examples in R and Stan" |
| "Statistical Rethinking A Bayesian Course with Examples in R and Stan builds readers' knowledge of and confidence in statistical modeling Reflecting the need for even minor programming in today's model-based statistics the book pushes readers to perform step-by-step calculations that are usually automated This unique computational approach ensures that readers understand enough of the details to make reasonable choices and interpretations in their own modeling work The text presents generalized linear multilevel models from a Bayesian perspective relying on a simple logical interpretation of Bayesian probability and maximum entropy It covers from the basics of regression to multilevel models The author also discusses measurement error missing data and Gaussian process models for spatial and network autocorrelation By using complete R code examples throughout this book provides a practical foundation for performing statistical inference Designed for both PhD students and seasoned professionals in the natural and social sciences it prepares them for more advanced or specialized statistical modeling Web ResourceThe book is accompanied by an R package (rethinking) that is available on the author's website and GitHub The two core functions (map and map2stan) of this package allow a variety of statistical models to be constructed from standard model formulas"
Price: 67.99 |
| "Hidden Markov Models for Time Series : An Introduction Using R, Second Edition" |
| "Hidden Markov Models for Time Series An Introduction Using R Second Edition illustrates the great flexibility of hidden Markov models (HMMs) as general-purpose models for time series data The book provides a broad understanding of the models and their uses After presenting the basic model formulation the book covers estimation forecasting decoding prediction model selection and Bayesian inference for HMMs Through examples and applications the authors describe how to extend and generalize the basic model so that it can be applied in a rich variety of situations The book demonstrates how HMMs can be applied to a wide range of types of time series continuous-valued circular multivariate binary bounded and unbounded counts and categorical observations It also discusses how to employ the freely available computing environment R to carry out the computations FeaturesPresents an accessible overview of HMMsExplores a variety of applications in ecology finance epidemiology climatology and sociologyIncludes numerous theoretical and programming exercisesProvides most of the analysed data sets onlineNew to the second editionA total of five chapters on extensions including HMMs for longitudinal data hidden semi-Markov models and models with continuous-valued state processNew case studies on animal movement rainfall occurrence and capture-recapture data"
Price: 61.49 |
