Big Data: A Very Short Introduction

Dawn E. (Faculty Member, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, University of California, Santa Barbara) Holmes

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198779575 | Paperback

An unimaginably vast amount of data is now generated by our on-line lives and businesses, At the same time, our ability to store, manage, analyse, and... Meer informatie

The Big Red Book of Modern Chinese Literature

Santa Barbara) Huang Yunte (university Of California

ISBN: 9780393239485 | Hardcover

This revelatory volume brings together significant works in translations from nearly fifty Chinese writers. It includes poems, essays, fiction, songs ... Meer informatie

D-Day From The Invasion To The Liberation Of Paris

Richard Holmes

ISBN: 9781781779293 |

D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history, and this graphic account explores all the details of its planning and execution, as well as the ... Meer informatie

De stem van het meer

Santa Montefiore

ISBN: 9789022592489 | Paperback

Santa Montefiore keert terug naar het prachtige Ierland in het zesde, los te lezen boek over de familie DeverillCavan Court, 1865, Ballinakelly, Ierla... Meer informatie

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

ISBN: 9789029098656 | Paperback

‘Kingsolver maakt maatschappelijke kwesties knap aanschouwelijk en voelbaar, in een plot vol (mis)avonturen die onweerstaanbaar voortdendert. Heel beg... Meer informatie

African History: A Very Short Introduction

John (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) Parker ; Richard (Honorary Professor of History, University of Aberystwyth) Rathbone

ISBN: 9780192802484 | Paperback

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's pa... Meer informatie

De jacht op de groene diamant

Barbara Laban

Reeks: Middernachtkatten

ISBN: 9789025886233 | Hardcover

Nova en Henry zijn kattenfluisteraars – ze kunnen katten verstaan en met hen praten. Hun supertalent moet absoluut verborgen blijven. Maar dan blijkt ... Meer informatie

Happier Hour

Cassie Holmes

ISBN: 9780241459126 | Paperback

Money is often thought of as the secret to a good life and the ultimate metric of success, yet research suggests a whole other story: time is the true... Meer informatie

Superintelligence

Nick (Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy & Oxford Martin School and Director, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford) Bostrom

ISBN: 9780198739838 | Paperback

This seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in genera... Meer informatie

The Twat Files

Dawn French

ISBN: 9780241477489 | Hardcover

Discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last sixty years. When I was younger I wanted to be an... Meer informatie

Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction

Paul (A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, Cambridge University, and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge) Cartledge

ISBN: 9780199601349 | Paperback

A highly stimulating Very Short Introduction to the history of Ancient Greek civilization, from the first documented use of the Greek language in abou... Meer informatie

The Maya: A Very Short Introduction

Matthew (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology, Penn State University) Restall ; Amara (Associate Professor of Art History and Anthropology, Associate Professor of Art History and Anthropology, Penn State University) Solari

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780190645021 | Paperback

Restall and Solari explore Maya identity, politics, culture, and indigenous views of the universe from ancient times to the present. With the Maya his... Meer informatie

Een beetje van alles

Barbara de Wolf

ISBN: 9789021685410 | Hardcover

Klein Konijn heeft een probleem: ze kan niet kiezen. Ze houdt van de rust in het bos, maar ook van de drukte in de stad. School vindt ze leuk, maar va... Meer informatie

De laatste prinses

Barbara Demick

ISBN: 9789041715487 | Paperback

1958, Ngawa, Tibet: Als de zevenjarige Gonpo, kroonprinses van de Mei-Dynastie, na een reis met haar moeder terugkeert naar haar stad, ziet ze vanuit ... Meer informatie

Nog net geen engelen

Barbara Pym

ISBN: 9789083166193 | Paperback

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Japanese Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Alan (Professor of Japanese, Professor of Japanese, University of California, Berkeley) Tansman

Reeks: Very Short Introduction

ISBN: 9780199765256 | Paperback

With a history stretching back nearly 1,500 years, written works originating from Japan encompass a vast range of forms and genres. Since the eighth c... Meer informatie

Colonial America: A Very Short Introduction

Alan (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of California at Davis, Davis, Ca, Usa) Taylor

ISBN: 9780199766239 | Paperback

In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Taylor presents the current scholarly understanding of colonial America to a broader audience. He focuses on the... Meer informatie

The Library of Broken Worlds

Alaya Dawn Johnson

ISBN: 9780008612399 | Paperback

A girl matches wits with a war god in this kaleidoscopic, epic tale of oppression and the cost of peace, where stories hide within other stories, and ... Meer informatie

Frederick Douglass

William S. (University of Georgia) McFeely

ISBN: 9780393354423 | Paperback

Born into but escaped from slavery, Frederick Douglass—orator, journalist, autobiographer; revolutionary on behalf of a just America—was a towering fi... Meer informatie

Modern France: A Very Short Introduction

Vanessa (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Southern California) Schwartz

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780195389418 | Paperback

In this Very Short Introduction, Vanessa Schwartz argues that modern France, as both a world stage and a global crossroads, is an essential actor in t... Meer informatie