The standard rules of probability can be interpreted as uniquely valid principles in logic. In this book, E. T. Jaynes dispels the imaginary distinction between 'probability theory' and 'statistical inference', leaving a logical unity and simplicity, which provides greater technical power and flexibility in applications. This book goes beyond the conventional mathematics of probability theory, viewing the subject in a wider context. New results are discussed, along with applications of probability theory to a wide variety of problems in physics, mathematics, economics, chemistry and biology. It contains many exercises and problems, and is suitable for use as a textbook on graduate level courses involving data analysis. The material is aimed at readers who are already familiar with applied mathematics at an advanced undergraduate level or higher. The book will be of interest to scientists working in any area where inference from incomplete information is necessary.

Douglas R Hofstadter's long-awaited return to the themes of Godel, Escher, Bach - an original and controversial view of the nature of consciousness and identity.Can thought arise out of matter? Can self, a soul, a consciousness, an 'I' arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here?"I Am a Strange Loop" argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the 'strange loop' - a special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. The most central and complex symbol in your brain or mine is the one called 'I'. The 'I' is the nexus in our brain, one of many symbols seeming to have free will and to have gained the paradoxical ability to push particles around, rather than the reverse.How can a mysterious abstraction be real - or is our 'I' merely a convenient fiction? Does an 'I' exert genuine power over the particles in our brain, or is it helplessly pushed around by the laws of physics?These are the mysteries tackled in "I Am a Strange Loop", Douglas R. Hofstadter's first book-length journey into philosophy since Godel, Escher, Bach. Compulsively readable and endlessly thought-provoking, this is the book Hofstadter's many readers have been waiting for.

This first book from Chicago author Chris Ware is a pleasantly-decorated view at a lonely and emotionally-impaired "everyman" (Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth), who is provided, at age 36, the opportunity to meet his father for the first time. An improvisatory romance which gingerly deports itself between 1890's Chicago and 1980's small town Michigan, the reader is helped along by thousands of colored illustrations and diagrams, which, when read rapidly in sequence, provide a convincing illusion of life and movement. The bulk of the work is supported by fold-out instructions, an index, paper cut-outs, and a brief apology, all of which concrete to form a rich portrait of a man stunted by a paralyzing fear of being disliked.

Working closely with Moebius Productions in France, Dark Horse is putting the work of a master storyteller back in print--with some material in English for the first time!

Stel and Atan are interstellar investigators trying to find a lost space station and its crew. When they discover the mythical paradise planet Edena, their lives are changed forever. The long out-of-print Edena Cycle from Moebius gets a deluxe hardcover treatment! Moebius's World of Edena story arc comprises five chapters--Upon a Star, Gardens of Edena, The Goddess, Stel, and Sra--which are all collected here.

A storyboard artist and designer ("Alien, Tron, The Fifth Element," among many others) as well as comic book master, Moebius's work has influenced creators in countless fields.

Killing and Dying is a stunning showcase of the possibilities of the graphic novel medium and a wry exploration of loss, creative ambition, identity, and family dynamics. With this work, Adrian Tomine (Shortcomings, Scenes from an Impending Marriage) reaffirms his place not only as one of the most significant creators of contemporary comics but as one of the great voices of modern American literature. His gift for capturing emotion and intellect resonates here: the weight of love and its absence, the pride and disappointment of family, the anxiety and hopefulness of being alive in the twenty-first century.
"Amber Sweet" shows the disastrous impact of mistaken identity in a hyper-connected world; "A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture" details the invention and destruction of a vital new art form in short comic strips; "Translated, from the Japanese" is a lush, full-color display of storytelling through still images; the title story, "Killing and Dying", centers on parenthood, mortality, and stand-up comedy. In six interconnected, darkly funny stories, Tomine forms a quietly moving portrait of contemporary life.
Tomine is a master of the small gesture, equally deft at signaling emotion via a subtle change of expression or writ large across landscapes illustrated in full color. Killing and Dying is a fraught, realist masterpiece.

In the age of big data and digital distribution, when news travel ever further and faster and media outlets compete for a fleeting slice of online attention, information graphics have swept center stage. At once nuanced and neat, they distill abstract ideas, complex statistics, and cutting-edge discoveries into succinct, compelling, and masterful designs. Cartographers, programmers, statisticians, designers, scientists, and journalists have developed a new field of expertise in visualizing knowledge.
This XL-sized compendium explores the history of data graphics from the Middle Ages right through to the digital era. Curated by Sandra Rendgen, some 400 milestones span astronomy, cartography, zoology, technology, and beyond. Across medieval manuscripts and parchment rolls, elaborate maps, splendid popular atlasses, and early computer-based information design, we systematically break down each work's historical context, including such highlights as Martin Waldseemuller's famous world map, the meticulous nature studies of Ernst Haeckel, and many unknown treasures.
Hot on the heels of the best-selling Information Graphics and Understanding the World, this third volume fills the gap as an unprecedented reference book for data freaks, designers, historians, and anyone thirsty for knowledge. An enthralling exploration into the teachings, research, and lives of generations past.

The classic book on statistical graphics, charts, tables. Theory and practice in the design of data graphics, 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst) statistical graphics, with detailed analysis of how to display data for precise, effective, quick analysis. Design of the high-resolution displays, small multiples. Editing and improving graphics. The data-ink ratio. Time-series, relational graphics, data maps, multivariate designs. Detection of graphical deception: design variation vs. data variation. Sources of deception. Aesthetics and data graphical displays.
This is the second edition of The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Recently published, this new edition provides excellent color reproductions of the many graphics of William Playfair, adds color to other images, and includes all the changes and corrections accumulated during 17 printings of the first edition.
This book celebrates escapes from the flatlands of both paper and computer screen, showing superb displays of high-dimensional complex data. The most design-oriented of Edward Tufte's books, Envisioning Information shows maps, charts, scientific presentations, diagrams, computer interfaces, statistical graphics and tables, stereo photographs, guidebooks, courtroom exhibits, timetables, use of color, a pop-up, and many other wonderful displays of information. The book provides practical advice about how to explain complex material by visual means, with extraordinary examples to illustrate the fundamental principles of information displays. Topics include escaping flatland, color and information, micro/macro designs, layering and separation, small multiples, and narratives. Winner of 17 awards for design and content. 400 illustrations with exquisite 6- to 12-color printing throughout. Highest quality design and production.
Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative is about pictures of verbs, the representation of mechanism and motion, process and dynamics, causes and effects, explanation and narrative. Practical applications and examples include statistical graphics, charts for making important decisions in engineering and medicine, technical manuals, diagrams, design of computer interfaces and websites and on-line manuals, animations and scientific visualizations, techniques for talks, and design strategies for enhancing the rate of information transfer in print, presentations, and computer screens. The use of visual evidence in deciding to launch the space shuttle Challenger is discussed in careful detail. Video snapshots show redesigns of a supercomputer animation of a thunderstorm. The book is designed and printed to the highest standards, with luscious color throughout and four built-in flaps for showing motion and before/after effects.

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K.是受雇于城堡的土地测量员。当他抵达城堡下面的村子，想在村中留宿时，却因没有城堡的留宿许可而遭受冷遇。为了确认城堡对自己的任命，K.想方设法接近城堡。但面对管理制度森严的城堡和恪守规则的村民们，K.感到十分无奈，似乎每向前迈一步，就会堵死一条去往城堡的路。城堡虽然近在咫尺，却是K.可望而不可即的……

“鲁尔福三部曲”《燃烧的原野》《佩德罗·巴拉莫》《金鸡》
★ 魔幻现实主义小说流派的开山鼻祖，被誉为“拉丁美洲新小说的先驱”，引领拉美“文学爆炸”的潮流
★ 没有鲁尔福，或许就没有《百年孤独》——
《百年孤独》经典开篇的雏形，灵感来源于《佩德罗·巴拉莫》
从鲁尔福的作品中，加西亚·马尔克斯“找到了继续写书而需寻找的道路”
★ 一生只留下篇幅极其有限的作品，却被众多作家奉为文学偶像——
加西亚·马尔克斯、大江健三郎、勒克莱齐奥……他们都热爱鲁尔福描写原野的笔触；
余华、莫言、苏童……他们都曾受到鲁尔福的深刻影响
★ 知名翻译家/学者赵振江、屠孟超、张伟劼、金灿从西班牙语直译，附序言导读，收录加西亚·马尔克斯长文序言、作家自述、鲁尔福基金会献词等珍贵内容
★ 丛书封面独家采用鲁尔福私人摄影，展现作家眼中广袤而迷人的墨西哥大地，藏读两宜
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《佩德罗·巴拉莫》
◎ “人生短暂，长眠无期。”
◎ 魔幻现实主义开山之作，加西亚·马尔克斯倒背如流
◎ 鲁尔福最为人熟知的成名代表作，一部荒原寻根、回望百年兴衰的当代墨西哥神话
【内容简介】
为完成母亲的遗愿，我来到小城科马拉，寻找从未谋面的父亲佩德罗·巴拉莫。好心的赶驴人指引我投宿爱杜薇海斯太太家——她似乎一早就在等待我的到来。村庄荒芜凋敝，却时常能听见擦地而行的脚步声、像蜂群一样压得紧紧的嗡嗡声，那里的生命好像在低声细语，随风荡漾……
通过和他们的交谈，往日的科马拉渐渐浮现：佩德罗·巴拉莫幼年家道中落，靠着巧取豪夺一跃成为统治者，无恶不作。然而，他唯一承认的儿子坠马而亡，历经半生娶到的爱妻疯癫而死，他诅咒整个村庄，自己也在劫难逃……
【名人评价】
我能够背诵全书，且能倒背，不出大错，并且我还能说出每个故事在我读的那本书的哪一页上，没有一个人物的哪种特点我不熟悉。
——加西亚·马尔克斯
《佩德罗·巴拉莫》是西班牙语文坛乃至世界文坛最好的小说之一。
——博尔赫斯
胡安•鲁尔福反映的是我们土地上最后的男人和女人。
——卡洛斯·富恩特斯
鲁尔福的文字揭示了“一种并非我们的双眼所看到的景色，而是在我们视力所及的事物后面的景色。一种从来不叙说自身而叙说他物的景色，甚至是更加遥远的景色。这是一种形而上，一种宗教，一种人和宇宙的思想。（……）鲁尔福是唯一给了我们一种墨西哥景色的意象而不是对墨西哥景色的描写的墨西哥小说家。”
——奥克塔维奥·帕斯
鲁尔福的小说不仅是20世纪文学的杰作，也是20世纪影响最大的书籍之一。
——苏珊·桑塔格
我认为最出色的作品是墨西哥的题为《佩德罗·巴拉莫》的小说。在我的印象里，该作品说的好像是死去的人和活着的人呼吸着同一空气并在一起生活，我觉得这部小说非常棒！那位作家可是理应位于拉美文学中心的人物啊。
——大江健三郎
《佩德罗·巴拉莫》迄今仍旧被很多作家、评论家们认为是20世纪拉丁美洲小说的巅峰之作，只有《百年孤独》等少数小说才可与之争锋。
——邱华栋
是胡安·鲁尔福第一次真正打开了时间的入口，正是那种神秘的、非理性的、拥有多种时间、跨越生死、打破逻辑的观念，才让他着魔似的将“地域主义”的写作推到了一个梦幻般的神性的极致。
——吉狄马加
胡安·鲁尔福在《佩德罗·巴拉莫》和《燃烧的原野》的写作中，显示了写作永不结束的事实。
——余华
《佩德罗·巴拉莫》是一座文学高峰，只能仰视和默默攀爬。
——苏童
对我有重要影响的一部小说是胡安·鲁尔福的《佩德罗·巴拉莫》。胡安·鲁尔福在这本小说中把阴阳之间的界限彻底打破了，它阴阳时空的转换是非常流畅的，没有膈膜感，在这点上远远超过了我们的《西游记》和《聊斋志异》。
——阎连科
鲁尔福的小说像墨西哥乡间游荡的，无头无尾，歌词迷离的忧伤歌曲。
——张佳玮

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1936年以来，我所写的每 一部严肃作品，都是直接或间接地反对极权主义，支持我所理解的民主社会主义。 ——乔治•奥威尔（《我为何写作》）
《1984》是一部杰出的政治寓言小说，也是一部幻想小说。作品刻画了人类在极权主义社会的生存状态，有若一个永不褪色的警示标签，警醒世人提防这种预想中的黑暗成为现实。历经几十年，其生命力益显强大，被誉为20世纪影响最为深远的文学经典之一。

《包法利夫人》于1856-1857年间在《巴黎杂志》上连载，轰动文坛，在社会上引起轩然大波。法当局对作者提起公诉，指控小说“伤风败俗、亵渎宗教”，并传唤作者到庭受审，最终以“宣判无罪”收场，而隐居乡野、籍籍无名的作者从此奠定了自己的文学声誉和在文学的地位。曾有人问福楼拜，谁是法利夫人的原型，他答道：“包法利夫人就是我自己。”

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2666的五部分讲述了五个独立又彼此呼应的故事。第一部分《文学评论家》讲述四个来自欧洲不同地区（英法西意）的文学评论家，因为共同喜欢及研究一位德国作家阿琴波尔迪而成为朋友进而成为情人的故事。几人得知阿琴波尔迪曾在墨西哥现身时，便共同前往。这个部分的基调很平静，甚至有轻喜 剧般的轻松可人。但进入尾声时，气氛开始诡异起来，有很强的梦幻色彩。
第二部分《阿玛尔菲塔诺》是举家迁居到墨西哥的智利教授的故事。在第一部分里他曾是几位评论家的向导，因为他宣称曾与阿琴波尔迪有一面之缘。这一部分里，几位评论家已不见踪影，只留下这位日渐迷幻的教授，他不只能听到死人对自己说话，更是在某天效法杜尚，把一本偶然发现的几何学著作挂在自家的晾衣绳上，看风吹动书页。这部分也交待了教授的妻子迷恋上一位疯诗人抛家弃女的情节。这部分的情绪相对来说超现实，很迷幻。气氛压抑诡谲。甚至配有一些另人费解的图示。
第三部分《法特》，一位纽约《黑色黎明》杂志的黑人记者，因同刊的拳击口记者遇害身亡，接替那人来到墨西哥报道一场拳击赛。在这里，他结识了一批各地媒体同僚，还遇到阿玛尔菲塔诺的女儿。他逐渐地了解到在这个墨西哥北方城市圣特莱莎发生了多起杀害妇女的案件，手段残忍，抛尸荒野，他想进行报道，但困难重重。这部分写法上非常写实，叙述简洁有力。特别之处在于（也贯穿于2666全书），线性叙事之间，穿插有非常多的“离题”之言，比如法特乘飞机时听乘客讲的一段海上求生故事，寻访某人时在教堂听到的大段个人独白，某个美国导演的八卦等等。再如前文那晒书的杜尚，也特书了一段。这部分的结尾交待法特在某人帮助下到监狱找一个这些连环杀人案的嫌犯采访，可在见到那人时，却不知道该问些什么了。
第四部分《罪行》可说是全书的高潮部分。这部分看似警方档案，因为按时间顺序记录了自1993年1月到1997年12月，每月甚至每周发生的一起或多起杀害妇女案件，简明扼要，某时某地某人被谁谁发现，死状如何，衣物怎样，周遭环境，死者有否确认身份，法医学检测死因是何，有否嫌犯，警方又是怎样处理的。当然其间穿插了警方故事，贩毒集团背景，政治人物干预，来自FBI的侦探，亵渎教堂的“忏悔者”，能预言未来的女巫师，监狱中呼风唤雨的嫌犯（此嫌犯与第三部分结尾那位巨人嫌犯联系起来），等等。这部分“警方报告”的罗列，让人震惊愤怒，继而失望无奈，直到只能接受这现实的残酷。对读者而言，阅读这部分将会是一次极为震撼的心理过程。
第五部分《阿琴波尔迪》回归开篇引入的悬念人物，他出场了。这个部分甚至可作为独立的历史小说阅读，讲述了阿琴波尔迪的一生，他的出生，成长，贵族家的用人生活，参军，二战，与家人失散，目睹酷刑，成为战俘，耳闻屠犹亲历，开始写作，一家汉堡出版社社长的高度认可关注甚至是资助，传闻其极有可能得到诺贝尔文学奖，隐姓埋名混迹于欧洲各地，再到遇见家人，直到决定去圣特莱莎那个充满死亡的墨西哥北方小城。这部分的情绪悠然回荡着一首哀伤的歌曲，尽管一些细节的震撼力并不比第四部分弱，然而这更是一种尽在不言中让人既恐惧又哀伤无奈的调子。

《喧哗与骚动》是威廉•福克纳最著名的作品，几乎每个人都对这个名字耳熟能详。它以四个人物的不同视角将一个故事讲了四遍，如同一部交响乐的四个乐章，构筑了一个立体主义的美国南方社会，其创作手法之大胆丰富，足以为一部“创作艺术教科书”，是现当代文坛罕见的大手笔。《喧哗与骚动》被福克纳认作自己“最伟大的作品”，它也是公认的福克纳小说中最精美的一部。
《喧哗与骚动》书名取自莎士比亚《麦克白》一句台词：“生活就像傻子讲的故事，满是聒噪和狂怒（喧哗与骚动），却没有任何意义。”小说主题也在被这句台词说中。
小说分为四部分，分别由四个人讲述同一个故事。有智障弟弟班杰明完全时空错乱的心理活动；有昆汀在自杀前的种种臆想；有杰森有私利无亲情的所作所为；有黑人女仆眼中的烦扰家事。这些人以及他们所讲述的故事中的另外的人，如凯蒂、父亲母亲、毛莱舅舅，他们所有人似乎都在同时发出声音，急于诉说自己的欲望、困惑、愠怒和绝望。这些声音就如同现代派交响乐中的那种乐句，如低吟和嘶吼，倾诉着人在凝滞的时间中的窒息和苦熬，此起彼伏地充满整部小说的每一页，但没有一句是和谐和有意义的。

第二次世界大戦の真実を明らかにする……
「一言で言えば、ここに書かれているのはあの戦争ではない」……500人以上の従軍女性を取材し、その内容から出版を拒否され続けた、ノーベル文学賞受賞作家の主著。『狼と香辛料』小梅けいとによるコミカライズ。

《冰与火之歌》（A Song of Ice and Fire）是由美国著名科幻奇幻小说家乔治·R·R·马丁（George R.R. Martin）所著的史诗奇幻小说，是当代奇幻文学一部影响深远的里程碑式的作品。于1996年初问世时，便以别具一格的结构、浩瀚辽阔的视野、错落有致的情节和生动活泼的语言，迅速征服了欧美文坛。迄今，本作已被译为三十多种文字，并在各个国家迭获大奖。作品主要描述了在一片虚构的中世纪大陆上所发生的一系列相互联系的宫廷斗争、疆场厮杀、游历冒险和魔法抗衡的故事，全书七卷（已出版到第五卷）浑然一体，共同组成了一幅壮丽而完整的画卷。
从1995年至今，《权力的游戏》、《列王的纷争》、《冰雨的风暴》、《群鸦的盛宴》和《魔龙的狂舞》陆续出版，引发了全球性的追捧热潮。
2008年底，该系列图书销量接近一千万册，在全球以三十多种语言翻译出版。由于HBO同名电视剧的推动，该系列图书仅今年二季度，在美国一地就卖出了400万册之多，长时间霸占了《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜前十位的多个位置。

Some books on algorithms are rigorous but incomplete; others cover masses of material but lack rigor. Introduction to Algorithms uniquely combines rigor and comprehensiveness. The book covers a broad range of algorithms in depth, yet makes their design and analysis accessible to all levels of readers. Each chapter is relatively self-contained and can be used as a unit of study. The algorithms are described in English and in a pseudocode designed to be readable by anyone who has done a little programming. The explanations have been kept elementary without sacrificing depth of coverage or mathematical rigor.
The first edition became a widely used text in universities worldwide as well as the standard reference for professionals. The second edition featured new chapters on the role of algorithms, probabilistic analysis and randomized algorithms, and linear programming. The third edition has been revised and updated throughout. It includes two completely new chapters, on van Emde Boas trees and multithreaded algorithms, and substantial additions to the chapter on recurrences (now called "Divide-and-Conquer"). It features improved treatment of dynamic programming and greedy algorithms and a new notion of edge-based flow in the material on flow networks. Many new exercises and problems have been added for this edition.
As of the third edition, this textbook is published exclusively by the MIT Press.

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供应链的话题从来没有像今天这样重要。
20世纪末开始蓬勃发展的全球供应链变革，是全球化的关键动作。产品以小颗粒度进行拆分，分布到全球生产性价比最高的国家和地区。这些部件重新组装成型，在全球售卖，大大压低了产品成本，也大大增加了跨国公司的收益。全球生产能力转移组合，重新确立了各个国家和地区在全球供应链中的角色和地位。今天的供应链随着受益国家对未来设计的冲突，发生了一系列重大的变化。“脱钩”“制造业回流”“安全的第二选择”等话题，正在深入影响包括中国在内的全球各大经济体。
林雪萍先生接触产业20余年，每年深度走访数十家企业，覆盖了供应链链主与链条上不起眼的环节。既有对供应链的一线认知，也有全景的思考框架。这本书从全球制造业的变化切入，结合国际政治和疫情后的新局势，援引大量供应链企业的案例，分析供应链发生的深刻变化。它深度解读了当今时代格局下，中国在全球供应链竞争中的角色，并对未来发展做出推演与展望。作者在书中创造性地提出了新的观测模型，以此判断企业和国家供应链的韧性和抗打击能力。
作者在专业高墙之外，将这套“隐形操作系统”呈现出来。无论是对企业管理者、政策制定者、投资操盘者，还是对大众读者而言，这本书的理性、博识和细节，都让人有豁然开朗之感。