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Adventures of Sherlock HolmesSir Arthur Conan Doyle

With an Introduction by Dr. Julian Wolfreys This edition of The Adventures & Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes contains the earliest cases of the greatest fictional detective of all time. It comprises the complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, newly reprinted from the original text of The Strand Magazine. It is illustrated by Sidney Paget, the finest of illustrators, and the man from whom our images of... (more)

Classical Mythology

by Mark P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon

Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, Classical Mythology, Eighth Edition, is the most comprehensive survey of classical mythology available in one volume. Featuring the authors' clear and extensive translations of original sources, it brings to life the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. The text contains a wide variety of faithfully translated passages from... (more)

National Geographic: The Ultimate Field Guide to Photography

National Geographic: The Ultimate Field Guide to Photography

by Bob Martin, Richard Olsenius, Robert Clark, John Healey, Debbie Grossman

In addition to countless millions of conventional film cameras, digital cameras will be found in one out of every two American households this year. This authoritative guide provides a handy, all-in-one reference for photographers using either medium (or both), combining the practical know-how of more than 50 outstanding professional photographers with National Geographic's world-renowned tradition of excellence... (more)

New Book of Herbs

by Jekka McVicar

This lavishly illustrated A-Z reference is a must have for gardeners or anyone interested in the role of fresh herbs in a healthy lifestyle. A unique and innovative combination of cookbook, gardening guide, and organic reference, New Book of Herbs illustrates how growing and using fresh herbs can enhance ones home, health, and garden. Readers will learn how to raise and maintain herbs the organic way; discover... (more)

Gaussian Processes for Machine Learning (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning)

Gaussian Processes for Machine Learning (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning)

by Carl Edward Rasmussen

Gaussian processes (GPs) provide a principled, practical, probabilistic approach to learning in kernel machines. GPs have received increased attention in the machine-learning community over the past decade, and this book provides a long-needed systematic and unified treatment of theoretical and practical aspects of GPs in machine learning. The treatment is comprehensive and self-contained, targeted at researchers... (more)

Semi-Supervised Learning (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning)

Semi-Supervised Learning (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning)

In the field of machine learning, semi-supervised learning (SSL) occupies the middle ground, between supervised learning (in which all training examples are labeled) and unsupervised learning (in which no label data are given). Interest in SSL has increased in recent years, particularly because of application domains in which unlabeled data are plentiful, such as images, text, and bioinformatics. This first... (more)

Learning Kernel Classifiers: Theory and Algorithms (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning)

Learning Kernel Classifiers: Theory and Algorithms (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning)

by Ralf Herbrich

Linear classifiers in kernel spaces have emerged as a major topic within the field of machine learning. The kernel technique takes the linear classifier--a limited, but well-established and comprehensively studied model--and extends its applicability to a wide range of nonlinear pattern-recognition tasks such as natural language processing, machine vision, and biological sequence analysis. This book provides the... (more)

Spinning the Semantic Web: Bringing the World Wide Web to Its Full Potential

Spinning the Semantic Web: Bringing the World Wide Web to Its Full Potential

As the World Wide Web continues to expand, it becomes increasingly difficult for users to obtain information efficiently. Because most search engines read format languages such as HTML or SGML, search results reflect formatting tags more than actual page content, which is expressed in natural language. Spinning the Semantic Web describes an exciting new type of hierarchy and standardization that will replace the... (more)

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN (R) Examination Full Color Reprint

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN (R) Examination Full Color Reprint

by Linda Anne Silvestri MSN RN

A useful review tool in preparing for the NCLEX-RN examination, this full-color guide is based on the latest NCLEX-RN test plan including alternate item formats. In an outline format, it comprehensively reviews all areas of nursing, including maternity, pediatric, medical-surgical, psychiatric, and gerontologic. More than 4,000 practice questions are included in the book/CD-ROM package, along with comprehensive... (more)

Emotional Intelligence: Science and Myth (Bradford Books)

Emotional Intelligence: Science and Myth (Bradford Books)

by Gerald Matthews

Emotional intelligence (EI) is one of the most widely discussed topics in current psychology. Although first mentioned in the professional literature nearly two decades ago, in the past five years it has received extensive media attention. The term "emotional intelligence" refers to the ability to identify, express, and understand emotions; to assimilate emotions into thought; and to regulate both positive and... (more)

Photoshop(R) Elements: The Complete Reference

Photoshop(R) Elements: The Complete Reference

by Ken Milburn

Get comprehensive coverage of all of the features of this popular image-editing software. Suitable for professional users and hobbyists alike, the book contains details about all the key tools and features, and has step-by-step projects to test knowledge and reinforce just-learned skills.

Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience: The Geometry of Excitability and Bursting (Computational Neuroscience)

Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience: The Geometry of Excitability and Bursting (Computational Neuroscience)

by Eugene M. Izhikevich

In order to model neuronal behavior or to interpret the results of modeling studies, neuroscientists must call upon methods of nonlinear dynamics. This book offers an introduction to nonlinear dynamical systems theory for researchers and graduate students in neuroscience. It also provides an overview of neuroscience for mathematicians who want to learn the basic facts of electrophysiology. Dynamical Systems... (more)

Children's Literature in the Elementary School

Children's Literature in the Elementary School

by Charlotte S. Huck

This classic text shows readers how childrens literature can capture the attention of K-8 students and foster a lifelong love of reading. It is the standard work in the field. The text covers learning about childrens literature, understanding childrens responses to literature, the history of childrens literature, picture books and all the genres (beginning books, fantasy, poetry, realistic fiction, historical... (more)

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Hiker's Guide to the Sunshine State (Wild Florida)

Hiker's Guide to the Sunshine State (Wild Florida)

by Sandra Friend

The definitive guide to more than 500 hiking trails in Florida that no enthusiast will want to be without. Hikers in the Sunshine State may find themselves less than elevationally challenged, but what Florida trails lack in altitude, they make up for in habitat diversity. More than 80 different natural communities range across the state, from tropical gumbo limbo forests to open prairies and sand dunes, and... (more)

Homeschool Your Child for Free: More Than 1,200 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond

Homeschool Your Child for Free: More Than 1,200 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond

by LauraMaery Gold

Provide a solid education at home without breaking the bank. Introduced in 2000, Homeschool Your Child for Free gave countless parents the plan and peace of mind to get their kids’ education on the right track. Now, authors LauraMaery Gold and Joan M. Zielinski have revised and updated their popular guide, offering their expert homeschooling advice and information, plus new tools and resources to help you and... (more)

Lincoln Library of Essential Information (Thumb Tabbed, Volume II)N/A

Lincoln Library of Essential Information (Thumb Tabbed, Volume II)

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Situating Semantics: Essays on the Philosophy of John Perry (Bradford Books)

Situating Semantics: Essays on the Philosophy of John Perry (Bradford Books)

John Perry, Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, is one of a handful of contemporary analytic philosophers to combine the focused approach of most current work in analytic philosophy with the more expansive systems-building of earlier analytic philosophers and contemporary philosophers in other disciplines. Perry, like W. V. O. Quine, Donald Davison, David Lewis, and Hilary... (more)

A Culture of Improvement: Technology and the Western Millennium

A Culture of Improvement: Technology and the Western Millennium

by Robert D. Friedel

Finalist, 2008 Henry Paolucci / Walter Bagehot Book Award given by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Why does technology change over time, how does it change, and what difference does it make? In this sweeping, ambitious look at a thousand years of Western experience, Robert Friedel argues that technological change comes largely through the pursuit of improvement—the deep-rooted belief that things could... (more)

THE PELICAN HISTORY OF GREECE.A. R. BURN

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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle