R in a Nutshell
The first affordable, comprehensive book on R, a powerful open source tool for statistical computing. Whether analyzing business data or conducting scientific research, R lets users perform statistical analysis in minutes that would take hours with Excel.
R Is for Ricochet
The #1 "New York Times" bestseller is now in paperback. After five dark and gritty Kinsey Milhone mysteries, Grafton changes tone, giving readers a lighthearted novel featuring a wide range of characters, from a spoiled rich girl just out of prison to a too-good-to-be-true (and single) cop who seems to have the hots for Kinsey.
R.U.R (Rossum’s Universal Robots)
Karel apek was one of the most influential Czech writers, famous for introducing the word Robot into modern usage.
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)
R.U.R.awritten in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in New York in 1922agarnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word "robot." Mass-produced as efficient laborers to serve man, A Capekas Robots are an android productathey remember everything but think of nothing new. Continue Reading →
Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography
Beginning with the Gospels, interpretations of the life of Jesus have flourished for nearly two millennia, yet a clear and coherent picture of Jesus as a man has remained elusive. In" Rabbi Jesus, the noted biblical scholar Bruce Chilton places Jesus within the context of his times to present a fresh, historically accurate, and revolutionary examination of the man who founded Christianity. Continue Reading →
Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography
A brilliant new biography of Saint Paul, whose interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus
Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography
A brilliant new biography of Saint Paul, whose interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus tr
Rabbit e bogat
Romanul Rabbit e bogat a fost distins în 1982 cu Premiul Pulitzer şi National Book Award.
A treia verigă a tetralogiei dedicate de John Updike mediocrului cetăţean american Harry Angstrom alias Rabbit, multipremiatul roman Rabbit e bogat (Rabbit is rich) ne poartă în America anilor 1979-1980, adică în plină criză energetică şi geo-politică mondială, când preţul petrolului a explodat în lumea întreagă, adepţii Ayatollahului Khomeini au luat câteva sute de ostatici americani la ambasada SUA din Teheran, iar URSS a invadat Afganistanul. Continue Reading →
Rabbit se odihneste
Ultima parte a tetralogiei dedicate de John Updike lui Harry Angstrom alias Rabbit, Rabbit se odihneste (Rabbit at Rest) – roman distins in 1991 cu premiul Pulitzer – ne poarta in America anilor 1989-1990. Facand naveta intre Pennsylvania natala (vara), si Florida (artificialul paradis hibernal al pensionarilor americani), Rabbit se confrunta cu noi crize si incepe sa se simta muritor. Continue Reading →
Rabdarea Timpului.
John Brunner condamna si demonteaza resorturile rasismului.
Brunner imagineaza o lume viitoare în care pamântenii colonizeaza doua planete: Viridis si Stellaris. Colonistii umani de pe Stellaris râvnesc sa preia conducerea intregii omeniri si risca sa declanseze o catastrofa cu implicatii incalculabile. Continue Reading →