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Markov Chain Monte Carlo: Stochastic Simulation for Bayesian ...

Markov Chain Monte Carlo: Stochastic Simulation for Bayesian ...

Dani Gamerman

The book has been substantially reinforced as a first reading of material on MCMC and, consequently, as a textbook for modern Bayesian computation and Bayesian inference courses.
The Best American Short Plays 2013-2014

The Best American Short Plays 2013-2014

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HENRY Em. DANI Oh, HERE WE GO, playing the “Em, Em, Em” Charade—it's always, “Em, Em, Em” with you, isn't it? Why can't you just say “UM” like every other goddamn American?! HENRY Huh. DANIUhhuh. HENRY Em. DANI Oh?
Spirit-Driven Success

Spirit-Driven Success

Dani Johnson

In Spirit Driven Success, Dani reveals time tested biblical secrets to achieving financial freedom. Inside you'll discover the spiritual keys that unlock the door to true wealth.
Drupal Development Tricks for Designers: A Designer Friendly ...

Drupal Development Tricks for Designers: A Designer Friendly ...

Dani Nordin

In this concise guide—the third in a series by award-winning designer Dani Nordin—you’ll learn how to set up your own development environment, quickly update your modules, and use version control to protect yourself from bonehead ...
The Body For Beginners

The Body For Beginners

Dani Cavallaro

The documentary comic books of the For Beginners series deal with complex and serious subjects.
Gothic Vision: Three Centuries of Horror, Terror and Fear

Gothic Vision: Three Centuries of Horror, Terror and Fear

Dani Cavallaro

This is an excellent overview of a genre that is increasingly studied in literature, film, and cultural studies courses.
Mummy's Little Girl: A Desperate Race to Save a Lost Child

Mummy's Little Girl: A Desperate Race to Save a Lost Child

Jane Elliott

The moving, unforgettable new novel from the author of the bestselling inspirational memoir 'The Little Prisoner' Life was never going to be easy for little Dani Sinclair...
The Burning Land

The Burning Land

Barbara Siegel

Sixteen-year-olds Matt and Dani are deep underground in a theater storage room when nuclear missiles hit, and when they emerge one month later, they struggle to survive in the radioactive wasteland that was once their home.
Anime and Memory: Aesthetic, Cultural and Thematic Perspectives

Anime and Memory: Aesthetic, Cultural and Thematic Perspectives

Dani Cavallaro

The theme of memory has played a significant role in anime throughout its evolution as an art form and as popular entertainment.
The Animé Art of Hayao Miyazaki

The Animé Art of Hayao Miyazaki

Dani Cavallaro

The thought-provoking, aesthetically pleasing animated films of Hayao Miyazaki attract audiences well beyond the director’s native Japan.
Fade Out

Fade Out

Nova Ren Suma

Dani loves all the old black-and-white noir thrillers with their damsels in distress and their low camera angles. It also doesn’t hurt that Jackson, the guy who works the projection reel, is super cute and nice and funny.
The World of Angela Carter: A Critical Investigation

The World of Angela Carter: A Critical Investigation

Dani Cavallaro

This text explores a selection of Carter’s novels and short stories, supplemented with her perspectives on politics, society and aesthetics, and her attempts to redefine popular genres such as the fairy tale.
The Chivalric Romance and the Essence of Fiction

The Chivalric Romance and the Essence of Fiction

Dani Cavallaro

As Brian C. Lockey explains, “King Cymbeline's initial attitude toward imperial Rome seems to be lifted from the pages of historiographers used by prominent common lawyers in order to illustrate the unchangeable nature of English law in the ...
Smart Globalization: The Canadian Business and Economic ...

Smart Globalization: The Canadian Business and Economic ...

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Inspired by the work of economists Ha-Joon Chang and Dani Rodrik, editors Andrew Smith and Dimitry Anastakis bring together essays from both historians and economists in this collection to test claims that wealth comes from either ...
Japanese Aesthetics and Anime: The Influence of Tradition

Japanese Aesthetics and Anime: The Influence of Tradition

Dani Cavallaro

"This study addresses the relationship between Japanese aesthetics and anime.
Grooming the Next Generation for Success: Proven Strategies ...

Grooming the Next Generation for Success: Proven Strategies ...

Dani Johnson

This book is jam packed with easy-to-understand and apply principles and proven practices that give parents, and anyone involved with young people, practical ways to raise children who are successful now and will continue to be as adults.
Drupal for Designers: The Context You Need Without the ...

Drupal for Designers: The Context You Need Without the ...

Dani Nordin

This book is a compilation of three short guides—Planning Drupal Projects, Design and Prototyping for Drupal, and Drupal Development Tricks for Designers—plus exclusive "director’s material.
Silent Screen

Silent Screen

Mike Gould

Dani and her friends love going there to mess about and look at all the old film posters. One day when they visit, an old silent film begins playing and a greyscale actor steps straight out of the screen!
Magic as Metaphor in Anime: A Critical Study

Magic as Metaphor in Anime: A Critical Study

Dani Cavallaro

This book first examines a range of Eastern and Western approaches to magic in anime, addressing magical thinking as an overarching concept which unites numerous titles despite their generic and tonal diversity.
French Feminist Theory: An Introduction

French Feminist Theory: An Introduction

Dani Cavallaro

These are explored through the work of a wide range of theorists: Simone de Beauvoir, Chantal Chawaf, Helene Cixous, Catherine Clement, Christine Delphy, Marguerite Duras, Colette Guillaumin, Madeleine Gagnon, Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva, ...
Revolution at the Crossroads: Street Theater and the ...

Revolution at the Crossroads: Street Theater and the ...

Neil A. Doshi

I'd like to particularly thank Rodwin Pabello, Catherine Lee, Meenesh Pattni, Barry McNeill, Maxime Foerster, Dominica Chang, Matty Wegehaupt, Dani Arroyo , Vi Le Meur, Jere Righter, Ilka Rasch, and Laura Brueck. Pavitra Sundar, Shradha ...
Cravat-A-Licious

Cravat-A-Licious

Matt Preston

This generosity never ceases to amaze me. So stand up and take a bow: Tony Love, Lizzie Loel, Bob Hart, Dani Valent, Michael Harden, Simon Thomsen, Simon Plant, Joanna Savill, Janne Apelgren, Nina Rousseau, Cherry Ripe, Benedict 554.
States of Division: Border and Boundary Formation in Cold ...

States of Division: Border and Boundary Formation in Cold ...

Sagi Schaefer

Chris Barthel, Brandon County, Reto Hofmann, Dani Lainer-Voss, Daniel Mahla, Bill McAllister, Harel Shapira, Uri Shwed, Mari Webel, and Steve Wills all read drafts and helped improve my chapters, offering constructive critique and useful ...
Diario de un escritor delgado

Diario de un escritor delgado

Germán San Nicasio

Mientras Almudena y Dani comentan las evoluciones de la lidia, le digo a David Barbero que llevo casi tres días sin dormir y me quito las gafas de sol para que me mire las ojeras. Joder, tengo que parecer el cadáver de un yonqui recién ...
Desi-American Reflections on Suffering Change: Secrets of 'A ...

Desi-American Reflections on Suffering Change: Secrets of 'A ...

Ravi Prakash G. Dani

In: Bortolloti, Lisa (ed): Philosophy and Happiness. Palgrave McMillan, New York, N. Y. pp100-115. Mishra, Pankaj. 2004. An End To Suffering. The Buddha in the World. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, N. Y. 422 p. Mishra, Pankaj. 2006.

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