Critical Survey of Long Fiction

Gr 9 Up–Though this attractive set is well conceived and includes 678 essays on the authors most studied in high school and their works (97 new essays, 130 revised from the 2000 edition), and a wealth of information and opinion, it is not essential. Each entry provides brief biographical data and a list of principal long works; a short discussion of the subject's other literary forms; sections entitled “Achievements,” “Biography,” and “Analysis,” which provide general overviews of the author's writings; and a selection of analysis and plot summaries for specific titles.

The Skeptic's Guide to the Paranormal

Can a human being really spontaneously burst into flames? Just how deadly is the Bermuda Triangle? And what's the real story behind all those alien abductions?
The answers to these and many other questions lie within the covers of The Skeptic's Guide to the Paranormal.

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Эта книга раскроет секреты запоминания иностранных слов пяти европейских языков (английского, немецкого, французского, испанского н итальянского). Вы научитесь запоминать слова одного иностранного языка или сразу нескольких языков. Чтобы облегчить запоминание слов и сделать эту книгу доступной всем желающим, автор использует русскую транскрипцию.

As a poet, novelist, essayist, and playwright, Oscar Wilde excelled in a range of genres, engaging and fascinating his readers with his ability to make use of compatible contraries. Many of his central works, including 'The Importance of Being Earnest', 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', 'Lady Windermere's Fan', and 'Salomé', and their lasting influence are discussed in this new edition of critical essays. This entry in the Bloom's Modern Critical Views series features an introductory essay from literary critic Harold Bloom, a chronology of Wilde's life, a bibliography of his works, and an index for handy reference.

Introduction to Robust Estimation and Hypothesis Testing

This revised book provides a thorough explanation of the foundation of robust methods, incorporating the latest updates on R and S-Plus, robust ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) and regression. It guides advanced students and other professionals through the basic strategies used for developing practical solutions to problems, and provides a brief background on the foundations of modern methods, placing the new methods in historical context.