Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with Jack, the latest novel in one of the great works of contemporary American fiction Marilynne Robinson's mythical world of Gilead, Iowa'the setting of her novels Gilead, Home, and Lila, and now Jack'and its beloved characters have illuminated and interrogated the complexities of American history, the power of our emotions, and the...

Liang Shih-chiu, was a renowned educator, writer, translator, literary theorist and lexicographer. This book contains classic articles and proses composed by Liang Shih-Chiu, such as: "House", "Mahjong", "Beiping Yearly Views". They fully presented the spiritual world and life joys of Liang. Appreciate all beings in the witty words, and see the lives of thousands in knowing smiles. The road of life, whether you say it is the road of roses or the road...

Collecting Bayesian material scattered throughout the literature, Current Trends in Bayesian Methodology with Applications examines the latest methodological and applied aspects of Bayesian statistics. The book covers biostatistics, econometrics, reliability and risk analysis, spatial statistics, image analysis, shape analysis, Bayesian computation, clustering, uncertainty assessment, high-energy astrophysics, neural networking, fuzzy information,...