The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining Inference and Prediction Second Edition (Springer Series in Statistics)
This book describes the important ideas in a variety of fields such as medicine biology finance and marketingin a common conceptual framework. While the approach is statistical the emphasis is on concepts rather than mathematics. Many examples are given with a liberal use of colour graphics. It isa valuable resource for statisticians and anyone interested in data mining in science or industry. The book's coverage is broad from supervised learning (prediction) to unsupervised learning. The many topics include neural networks support vector machines classification trees and boosting---the first comprehensive treatment of this topic in any book. This major new edition features many topics not covered in the original including graphical models random forests ensemble methods least angle regression & path algorithms for the lasso non-negative matrix factorisation and spectral clustering. There is also a chapter on methods for 'wide'' data (p bigger than n) including multiple testing and false discovery rates.
Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)
This is the first textbook on pattern recognition to present the Bayesian viewpoint. The book presents approximate inference algorithms that permit fast approximate answers in situations where exact answers are not feasible. It uses graphical models to describe probability distributions when no other books apply graphical models to machine learning. No previous knowledge of pattern recognition or machine learning concepts is assumed. Familiarity with multivariate calculus and basic linear algebra is required and some experience in the use of probabilities would be helpful though not essential as the book includes a self-contained introduction to basic probability theory.
Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
In this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Timesbestseller Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian's courage cunning and fortitude following his plane crash in enemy territory. This adaptation of Unbroken introduces a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics.On a May afternoon in 1943 an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil gasoline and blood. Then on the ocean surface a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant the planes bombardier who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the Second World War.The lieutenants name was Louis Zamperini. As a boy he had been a clever delinquent breaking into houses brawling and stealing. As a teenager he had channeled his defiance into running discovering a supreme talent that carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when war came the athlete became an airman embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight a tiny raft and a drift into the unknown.Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean leaping sharks a sinking raft thirst and starvation enemy aircraft and beyond a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance Zamperini would respond to desperation with ingenuity suffering with hope and humor brutality with rebellion. His fate whether triumph or tragedy would hang on the fraying wire of his will.Featuring more than one hundred photographs plus an exclusive interview with Zamperini this breathtaking odysseyalso captured on film by director Angelina Jolieis a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the ability to endure against the unlikeliest of odds.Praise forUnbroken'This adaptation of Hillenbrand's adult bestseller is highly dramatic and exciting as well as painful to read as it lays bare man's hellish inhumanity to man.'Booklist STARRED'This captivating book emphasizes the importance of determination the will to survive against impossible odds and support from family and friends. A strong well-written work.'SLJ'This fine adaptation ably brings an inspiring tale to young readers.'Kirkus
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
More than 800000 copies in print! From the author of critically acclaimed and bestselling memoir Falling Leaves this is a poignant and moving true account of her childhood growing up as an unloved daughter in 1940s China.A Chinese proverb says 'Falling leaves return to their roots.' In her own courageous voice Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph in the face of despair.Adeline's affluent powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her and life does not get any easier when her father remarries. Adeline and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled with gifts and attention. Although Adeline wins prizes at school they are not enough to compensate for what she really yearns for -- the love and understanding of her family. Like the classic Cinderella story this powerful memoir is a moving story of resilience and hope.Includes an Author's Notea 6-page photo insert a historical note and the Chinese text of the original Chinese Cinderella.A PW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AN ALA-YALSA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS One of the most inspiring books I have ever read. The Guardian
The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel
The Handmaid's Tale The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates she will like dissenters be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs. Full description
Tuesdays with Morrie: An old man a young man and life's greatest lesson
Maybe it was a grandparent or a teacher or a colleague.Someone older patient and wise who understood you when you were young and searching helped you see the world as a more profound place gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.For Mitch Albom that person was Morrie Schwartz his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.Maybe like Mitch you lost track of this mentor as you made your way and the insights faded and the world seemed colder.Wouldn't you like to see that person again ask the bigger questions that still haunt you receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger?Mitch Albom had that second chance.He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life.Knowing he was dying Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college.Their rekindled relationship turned into one final 'class': lessons in how to live.Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together through which Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.
Richard Scarry's Busy Busy World
Travel the world thanks to the one and only Richard Scarry!Little explorers can travel the world thanks to Richard Scarry! With 33 stories featuring fun-filled stops in New York Paris Tokyo Egypt Australia and more this worldwide adventure of discovery will have children ready to pack their bags and visit those international Busytowns!
As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March toward Freedom
MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel. Their names stand for the quest for justice and equality.Martin grew up in a loving family in the American South at a time when this country was plagued by racial discrimination. He aimed to put a stop to it. He became a minister like his daddy and he preached and marched for his cause.Abraham grew up in a loving family many years earlier in a Europe that did not welcome Jews. He found a new home in America where he became a respected rabbi like his father carrying a message of peace and acceptance.Here is the story of two icons for social justice how they formed a remarkable friendship and turned their personal experiences of discrimination into a message of love and equality for all.
Ninjas and Samurai: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #5: Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker Band 30)
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the facts with Jack and Annie!! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #5: Night of the Ninjas they had lots of questions. What did it mean to be a ninja or a samurai? Did they really have special abilities? What was life like for them in ancient Japan? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts behind some of historys most intriguing and secretive figures. Filled with up-to-date information photographs illustrations and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet common core text pairing needs. Did you know that theres a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER A grand devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family famed for their philanthropy whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. From the prize-winning and bestselling author of Say Nothing as featured in the HBO documentary Crime of the Century.ON PRESIDENT OBAMAS SUMMER 2021 READING LIST The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutionsHarvard the Metropolitan Museum of Art Oxford the Louvre. They are one of the richest families in the world known for their lavish donations to the arts and the sciences. The source of the family fortune was vague however until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing a blockbuster painkiller that was the catalyst for the opioid crisis. Empire of Pain begins with the story of three doctor brothers Raymond Mortimer and the incalculably energetic Arthur who weathered the poverty of the Great Depression and appalling anti-Semitism. Working at a barbaric mental institution Arthur saw a better way and conducted groundbreaking research into drug treatments. He also had a genius for marketing especially for pharmaceuticals and bought a small ad firm.Arthur devised the marketing for Valium and built the first great Sackler fortune. He purchased a drug manufacturer Purdue Frederick which would be run by Raymond and Mortimer. The brothers began collecting art and wives and grand residences in exotic locales. Their children and grandchildren grew up in luxury.Forty years later Raymonds son Richard ran the family-owned Purdue. The template Arthur Sackler created to sell Valiumco-opting doctors influencing the FDA downplaying the drugs addictivenesswas employed to launch a far more potent product: OxyContin. The drug went on to generate some thirty-five billion dollars in revenue and to launch a public health crisis in which hundreds of thousands would die. This is the saga of three generations of a single family and the mark they would leave on the world a tale that moves from the bustling streets of early twentieth-century Brooklyn to the seaside palacesof Greenwich Connecticut and Cap dAntibes to the corridors of power in Washington D.C. Empire of Pain chronicles the multiple investigations of the Sacklers and their company and the scorched-earth legal tactics that the family has used to evade accountability. The history of the Sackler dynasty is rife with dramabaroque personal lives; bitter disputes over estates; fistfights in boardrooms; glittering art collections; Machiavellian courtroom maneuvers; and the calculated use of money to burnish reputations and crush the less powerful.Empire of Pain is a masterpiece of narrative reporting and writing exhaustively documented and ferociously compelling. It is a portrait of the excesses of Americas second Gilded Age a study of impunity among the super elite and a relentless investigation of the naked greed and indifference to human suffering that built one of the worlds great fortunes.
