The latest tools and techniques for pricing and risk management This book introduces readers to the use of copula functions to represent the dynamics of financial assets and risk factors, integrated temporal and cross-section applications.[...]

The Yugoslav break up and conflict have given rise to a considerable literature offering dramatically different interpretations of what happened. But just how do the various interpretations relate to each other? This ambitious new book by Sabrina Ramet, an eminent commentator on recent Balkan polit[...]

So Below, volume two within The Book of Shadows Tarot Kit, is now available as a stand-alone deck. Explore the beliefs, symbols, and values of Pagan and Wicca spirituality--and how these teachings manifest in the real world. Following basic Rider-Waite structure, this vivid and powerful tarot helps [...]

In her three previous books, Spilling Open, Brave on the Rocks, and Messy, Thrilling Life, Sabrina Ward Harrison gave readers a very private glimpse into her world by sharing the hopes, fears, worries and questions she had set down in her illustrated journals. In The True and the Questions, she crea[...]

This pretty in pink Mix & Match Stationery set is a springtime delight. With a feminine palette and delicate illustrations of butterflies, blossoms, and birds, it hints at being bridal and could merchandise with wedding tables.[...]

From Africa to Asia, there are areas that are home to minority and in some cases majority groups of Twelver Shia. Geography and history place Iran at the centre of these Shia worlds, but to what extent can we speak of an 'Iranian model' that these groups follow? This volume presents the Shi'a world[...]

A proven method for working with teachers to design better evaluations There is no magic formula for successfully designing a teacher evaluation system. However there is abundant evidence that suggests involving teachers in the process will reduce the likelihood of opposition, gridlock, and reform [...]