Provides explanation of the Monte Carlo (MC) method. In addition to providing guidance for generating samples from diverse distributions, this book describes how to design, perform, and analyze the results of MC experiments based on independent replications, Markov chain MC, and MC optimization.[...]

This eloquent, streetwise book is a paean to America's Rust Belt and a compelling exploration of four milieus caught up in a great transformation of city life. With loving attention to detail and a fine sense of historical context, Carlo Rotella explores women's boxing in Erie, Pennsylvania; Buddy G[...]

Carlo Ginzburg's brilliant and timely new essay collection takes a bold stand against naive positivism and allegedly sophisticated neo-skepticism. It looks deeply into questions raised by decades of post-structuralism: What constitutes historical truth? How do we draw a boundary between truth and fi[...]

This book presents the concepts, methods and applications of kinetic theory to rarefied gas dynamics.[...]

Alan Kazdin delivers the evidence-based, gold-standard method for parents who want simple, effective responses to the everyday challenging behaviors of their children. Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Flourish and The Optimistic ChildAlan Kazdins The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child is [...]

Quantum mechanics, which describes the behavior of subatomic particles, seems to challenge common sense. Waves behave like particles; particles behave like waves. You can tell where a particle is, but not how fast it is moving - or vice versa. An electron faced with two tiny holes will travel throug[...]

Katsushika Hokusai (1769-1849) was one of the greatest of the Japanese print designers, painters and book illustrators, and by far the most famous Asian artist in the West. This richly illustrated monograph provides an overview of the master's life and works in all media. Comprising introductory ess[...]

Examines images of the floating world (ukiyo-e) found in paintings, screens, books and the numerous woodblock prints that nineteenth-century French artists were to find so influential. This book provides information on the history, techniques and development of ukiyo-e and the plate section. It pres[...]

Shunga, such as the famous Japanese erotic pillow books, also known euphemistically as 'spring images', were vibrant, curious and explicit documents of sexual life, designed to inform, thrill and entertain. This book presents a comprehensive modern study on Japanese erotic art, illustrating a large [...]

The acclaimed survey of the life and works of the celebrated Italian modernist master, available for the first time in paperback The work of Carlo Scarpa challenged, and continues to challenge, accepted notions of modern architecture. While several books have been published on his work, none has app[...]

Set within an innovative theoretical framework, this book draws on systematic documentary analysis and interviews with key actors in three policy areas to provide valuable insights into the role of movement coalitions in shaping EU policy.[...]