“a drunkard s walk and the black swan hypothesis”

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so... More

"The Drunkard's Walk" is a magnificent exploration of the role that chance plays in our lives. Often historical, occasionally hysterical, and consistently smart and funny, this book challenges everything we think we know.--Daniel Gilbert, author of "Stumbling on Happiness."In this irreverent and ill... More

Moore spins a 21st-century nautical yarn where her heroine descends from the warmth of the "Black Swan's" galley to discover its murky depths where secrets of smuggling and murder lie. Her survival depends on her determination to redefine freedom and return to her native home.The Black Swan by Chris... More

Set against a spontaneous cross-country road trip following the migrating birds, this passionate, lyrical memoir is one woman's reflections on midlife, her important personal relationships, her kaleidoscopic past, and her uncertain future.To fifty-six-year-old Anne Batterson, a woman whose life has ... More

Jason Taylor is thirteen and stuck in the deadest village in the dullest county of darkest Cold War England. But with a stammer, bullies and simmering family discord to contend with, plus the Falklands War, village hysteria against a gypsy encampment and these mysterious objects known as girls, 1982... More

As the only child of a powerful sorcerer, Odile Von Rothbart has studied the magical arts under her father's stern tutelage all her life. Yet she feels only fear toward him. For considering his wife's untimely death the ultimate betrayal, Baron Von Rothbart scours the land in the shape of a great bi... More

Visual Basic .NET Programming Black Book2003 Edition by Steven HolznerVisual Basic .NET Black Book 2003 Edition is a comprehensive reference and problem-solving guide for Visual Basic programmers. It covers Visual Basic .NET tips, examples, and how-to's on everything from programming to managing Vis... More