books by QI

books by QI

books:

QI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance (Qi)
QI, John Lloyd, ...

Faber and Faber, 2008

A number-one bestseller, this is a comprehensive catalogue of all the misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in 'common knowledge' that will make you wonder why anyone bothers going to school. Now available in this handy pocket-sized edition, carry it everywhere to impress your friends, frustrate your enemies and win every argument.

Asymptotic Theory in Probability and Statistics with Applications (Volume 2 of the Advanced Lectures in ...

International Press of Boston, 2008

A collection of 18 papers, many of which are surveys, on asymptotic theory in probability and statistics, with applications to a wide variety of problems. This volume comprises three parts: limit theorems, statistics and applications, and mathematical finance and insurance. It is intended for graduate students in probability and statistics, and ...

Nonparametric Econometrics: Theory and Practice

Qi Li, Jeffrey Scott Racine

Princeton University Press, 2006

The go-to book for advanced non-parametrics
I have been through the first four chapters of the book now with a student in some detail. This is a very nice book. It is clearly written and covers the frontier of the literature. It is not appropriate as a first treatment of non-parametrics as it presumes some ...

Introduction to High Power Pulse Technology (Advanced Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering)

S. T. Pai, Qi Zhang

World Scientific Publishing Company, 1995

excellent compilation
I have been involved in pulse power work for 20 years and I am really happy to read a book of such a detailed and simple explanation of complicated high power pulse power switches which is not available anywhere else fantastic book for the pulse power maniac.

Black Beauty - Book and Cd Adaptation (Simplified Chinese and English) (Fast Track Classics)
Anna Sewell, 2008

Fast Track Classics has produced a Chinese/English bilingual reworking of Anna Sewell's classic, Black Beauty. Readers still enjoy the main action sequences as they read English alongside Chinese for 10 chapters. Also included is a dramatic reading of the book, providing an enjoyable aural experience. Black Beauty is the classic horse story set ...

Monte Carlo Methods in Bayesian Computation (Springer Series in Statistics)

Ming-Hui Chen, Qi-Man Shao, ...

Springer, 2001

MCMC methods presente for efficient and realistic application of Bayesian methods
With advances in computing and the rediscovery of Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods and their application to Bayesian methods, there have been a number of books written on this subject in recent years. What then distinguishes this text from the others? Section 1.1 of ...

How to Read Chinese Poetry: A Guided Anthology

Columbia University Press, 2007

A Must-Have for Chinese Poetry Learners
This book is perfectly designed for a variety of Chinese poetry readers, learners, and even researchers. The eighteen chapters starting from The Book of Poetry and ends with the Ming-Qing poetry cover Chinese poetry tradition of more than two thousand years and all ...

The Pearl Jacket and Other Stories: Flash Fiction from Contemporary China

Stone Bridge Press, 2008

"Modern Chinese fiction . . . looks to have made a great leap towards the bookshelves of [Western] readers."- Guardian Hugely popular in China, flash fiction is poised to be the most exciting new development in contemporary Chinese literature in a decade. Integrating both vernacular and contemporary styles while embracing new technologies such ...

Wudang Taijiquan 108 Postures
Yuzeng Liu

Wudang Research Association, 2007

Prof. Liu has fully documented the art of Wudang taiji in text and photos. Each movement is carefully explained. Please note: The text in this book is presented in simplified Chinese.

Building on Children's Strengths: The Experience of Project Spectrum (Project Zero Frameworks for Early ...

Teachers College Press, 1998

good for preschool teachers
I recomend this book to the teachers who want to be challenged. With this book You can change your mind.

Veterans Day (On My Own Holidays)
Marlene Targ Brill

Carolrhoda Books, 2005

Analysis and Geometry on Complex Homogeneous Domains (Progress in Mathematics)
Jacques Faraut, Soji Kaneyuki, ...

Birkhäuser Boston, 1999

A number of important topics in complex analysis and geometry are covered in this excellent introductory text. Written by experts in the subject, each chapter unfolds from the basics to the more complex. The exposition is rapid-paced and efficient, without compromising proofs and examples that enable the reader to grasp the essentials. ...

Bridging: Assessment for Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood Classrooms, PreK-3

Jie-Qi Chen, Gillian Dowley McNamee

Corwin Press, 2007

Authentic Assessment
Bridging makes a significant contribution to formative assessment of young children's learning. The protocols look not simply at achievement but also at the child's affect and have built in a developmental scale that recognizes the importance of process and continuous ...

The Science of Internal Strength Boxing
Zhang Nai Qi, 2005

A good translation of a book originally published in 1933. It is a thin but very interesting volumeessentially an essayon the practice of internal arts. This book is one of the best we've seen attempting to explain the rationale of standing practice, relaxation, internal studies etc. Many of the ideas have been adopted since its initial ...

Understanding DB2(R): Learning Visually with Examples

Raul F. Chong, Clara Liu, ...

IBM Press, 2005

Excellent Book for DB2 !!
This is an excellent book for DB2 if you are a beginner or even an intermediate skilled user. This book covers not only DB2 9, it covers DB2 9.5 and the facts that pertain only to v9.5 are duly bulleted/annotated with the version number. This book treats DB2 from a DBA ...