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A First Course in Random Matrix Theory

for Physicists, Engineers and Data Scientists

by Marc Potters, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud ...

The real world is perceived and broken down as data, models and algorithms in the eyes of physicists and engineers. Data is noisy by nature and classical statistical tools have so far been successful in dealing with relatively smaller levels of randomness. The recent emergence of Big Data and the required computing power to analyse them have rendered classical tools outdated and insufficient. ... Read more

$75.99 CAD

The real world is perceived and broken down as data, models and algorithms in the eyes of physicists and engineers. Data is noisy by nature and classical statistical tools have so far been successful in dealing with relatively smaller levels of randomness. The recent emergence of Big Data and the required computing power to analyse them have rendered classical tools outdated and insufficient.
... Read more
Why Doesn't My Cat Roar?

Mind-Blowing Facts About Animals

Illustrated by Luke Seguin-Magee ...

by Marc Powell, William Potter ...

Series series Big Ideas!
What is bat poop used for? How do dogs sweat? Which reptile has three eyes?Young readers can discover amazing, shocking and totally gross facts about animals in this entertaining book. Featuring laugh-out-loud illustrations, this awesome and accessible fact book gives the low-down on some of the weirdest, most remarkable creatures in the world, as well as your pets at home!Includes:• Crazy ... Read more

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What is bat poop used for? How do dogs sweat? Which reptile has three eyes?Young readers can discover amazing, shocking and totally gross facts about animals in this entertaining book. Featuring laugh-out-loud illustrations, this awesome and accessible fact book gives the low-down on some of the weirdest, most remarkable creatures in the world, as well as your pets at home!Includes:• Crazy
... Read more
Theory of Financial Risk and Derivative Pricing

From Statistical Physics to Risk Management

by Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Marc Potters ...

Risk control and derivative pricing have become of major concern to financial institutions, and there is a real need for adequate statistical tools to measure and anticipate the amplitude of the potential moves of the financial markets. Summarising theoretical developments in the field, this 2003 second edition has been substantially expanded. Additional chapters now cover stochastic processes, ... Read more

$87.99 CAD

Risk control and derivative pricing have become of major concern to financial institutions, and there is a real need for adequate statistical tools to measure and anticipate the amplitude of the potential moves of the financial markets. Summarising theoretical developments in the field, this 2003 second edition has been substantially expanded. Additional chapters now cover stochastic processes,
... Read more
513 Weird Facts That Every Kid Should Know

Illustrated by Luke Seguin-Magee ...

by Thomas Canavan, Marc Powell, Anne Rooney, William Potter ...

Do you grow taller in space? Can you hammer in a nail with a banana? Which animal has attractive farts?Packed with 513 questions and answers, young readers can discover amazing, shocking and totally gross facts all about animals science, space, and the human body in this entertaining book.Featuring laugh-out-loud illustrations, this awesome and accessible fact book will amaze and delight readers ... Read more

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Do you grow taller in space? Can you hammer in a nail with a banana? Which animal has attractive farts?Packed with 513 questions and answers, young readers can discover amazing, shocking and totally gross facts all about animals science, space, and the human body in this entertaining book.Featuring laugh-out-loud illustrations, this awesome and accessible fact book will amaze and delight readers
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Why Don't Sharks Have Bones?

Questions and Answers About Sea Creatures

Illustrated by Luke Seguin-Magee ...

by Marc Powell, Clare Hibbert, William Potter ...

Series series Big Ideas!
How heavy is a blue whale's tongue? How lazy is a blobfish? Which fish wrestle with their mouths?Young readers can find out the answers to these questions and more in this fun fact book. With clear, engaging text and vibrant illustrations, kids can get the low-down on the incredible world beneath our oceans in an accessible and entertaining way.Includes:• Deep-sea creatures• Sharks and dolphins• ... Read more

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How heavy is a blue whale's tongue? How lazy is a blobfish? Which fish wrestle with their mouths?Young readers can find out the answers to these questions and more in this fun fact book. With clear, engaging text and vibrant illustrations, kids can get the low-down on the incredible world beneath our oceans in an accessible and entertaining way.Includes:• Deep-sea creatures• Sharks and dolphins•
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We'll Always Have Paris

Stories

by Ray Bradbury ...

Narrated by Jesse Bernstein, Mark Bramhall, Marc Cashman, Kirsten Potter ...

Unabridged

5 hours 9 min

From the winner of the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters comes a brand new, never before published collection of short storiesFollowing the success of his recent collections, The Cat’s Pajamas and One More for the Road, Ray Bradbury has once again pulled together a stellar group of stories sure to delight readers of all ages. We’ll Always Have ... Read more

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From the winner of the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters comes a brand new, never before published collection of short storiesFollowing the success of his recent collections, The Cat’s Pajamas and One More for the Road, Ray Bradbury has once again pulled together a stellar group of stories sure to delight readers of all ages. We’ll Always Have
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Now and Forever

Somewhere a Band Is Playing & Leviathan '99

by Ray Bradbury ...

Narrated by Paul Hecht ...

Unabridged

4 hours 46 min

A journalist bearing terrible news leaps from a still-moving train into a small town of wonderful, impossible secrets . . .The doomed crew of a starship follows their blind, mad captain on a quest into deepest space to joust with destiny, eternity, and God Himself . . .Now and Forever is a bold new work from an incomparable artist whose stories have reshaped America's literary landscape. Two ... Read more

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A journalist bearing terrible news leaps from a still-moving train into a small town of wonderful, impossible secrets . . .The doomed crew of a starship follows their blind, mad captain on a quest into deepest space to joust with destiny, eternity, and God Himself . . .Now and Forever is a bold new work from an incomparable artist whose stories have reshaped America's literary landscape. Two
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A Graveyard for Lunatics

Another Tale of Two Cities

by Ray Bradbury ...

Narrated by Chris Henry Coffey ...

Unabridged

10 hours 18 min

Halloween Night, 1954. A young, film-obsessed scriptwriter has just been hired at one of the great studios. An anonymous investigation leads from the giant Maximus Films backlot to an eerie graveyard separated from the studio by a single wall. There he makes a terrifying discovery that thrusts him into a maelstrom of intrigue and mystery—and into the dizzy exhilaration of the movie industry at the ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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Halloween Night, 1954. A young, film-obsessed scriptwriter has just been hired at one of the great studios. An anonymous investigation leads from the giant Maximus Films backlot to an eerie graveyard separated from the studio by a single wall. There he makes a terrifying discovery that thrusts him into a maelstrom of intrigue and mystery—and into the dizzy exhilaration of the movie industry at the
... Read more

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Green Shadows, White Whale

A Novel of Ray Bradbury's Adventures Making Moby Dick with John Huston in Ireland

by Ray Bradbury ...

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews ...

Unabridged

9 hours 18 min

In 1953, the brilliant but terrifying titan of cinema John Huston summons the young writer Ray Bradbury to Ireland. The apprehensive scribe's quest is to capture on paper the fiercest of all literary beasts -- Moby Dick -- in the form of a workable screenplay so the great director can begin filming.But from the moment he sets foot on Irish soil, the author embarks on an unexpected odyssey. Meet ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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In 1953, the brilliant but terrifying titan of cinema John Huston summons the young writer Ray Bradbury to Ireland. The apprehensive scribe's quest is to capture on paper the fiercest of all literary beasts -- Moby Dick -- in the form of a workable screenplay so the great director can begin filming.But from the moment he sets foot on Irish soil, the author embarks on an unexpected odyssey. Meet
... Read more

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Bradbury Speaks

Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars

by Ray Bradbury ...

Narrated by Jim Frangione ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

He is an American treasure, a clear-eyed fantasist without peer, and a literary icon who has created wonder for the better part of seven decades. On subjects as diverse as fiction, the future, film, famous personalities, and more, Ray Bradbury has much to say, as only he can say it.Collected between these covers are memories, ruminations, opinions, prophecies, and philosophies from one of the most ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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He is an American treasure, a clear-eyed fantasist without peer, and a literary icon who has created wonder for the better part of seven decades. On subjects as diverse as fiction, the future, film, famous personalities, and more, Ray Bradbury has much to say, as only he can say it.Collected between these covers are memories, ruminations, opinions, prophecies, and philosophies from one of the most
... Read more

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The Cat's Pajamas

Stories

by Ray Bradbury ...

Narrated by Cary Hite, Janina Edwards, Jacques Roy, Shaun Taylor-Corbett ...

Unabridged

5 hours 29 min

From the winner of the National Book Foundations' 2000 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters comes a "sweet, funny . . . thought–provoking" (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) collection of short stories.As in his most recent major fiction collections, One More for the Road (1999) and Driving Blind (1997), Ray Bradbury has once again pulled together a stellar group of stories sure to ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

From the winner of the National Book Foundations' 2000 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters comes a "sweet, funny . . . thought–provoking" (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) collection of short stories.As in his most recent major fiction collections, One More for the Road (1999) and Driving Blind (1997), Ray Bradbury has once again pulled together a stellar group of stories sure to
... Read more

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One More for the Road

A New Story Collection

by Ray Bradbury ...

Narrated by Campbell Scott ...

Unabridged

6 hours 49 min

For more than fifty years Ray Bradbury has regaled us with wonders, enabled us to view from fresh perspectives the world we inhabit, and see others we never dreamed existed.Here are eighteen brand-new stories and seven previously published but never before collected stories -- proof positive that Bradbury's magic is as potent as ever.Sip the sweet innocence of youth, the wisdom -- and folly -- of ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

For more than fifty years Ray Bradbury has regaled us with wonders, enabled us to view from fresh perspectives the world we inhabit, and see others we never dreamed existed.Here are eighteen brand-new stories and seven previously published but never before collected stories -- proof positive that Bradbury's magic is as potent as ever.Sip the sweet innocence of youth, the wisdom -- and folly -- of
... Read more

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