Authors:Greg Anderson, Alec N. Kercheval,
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Keywords: lectures, mathematics, synthesis, statistics, pricing, discrete, financial, asset
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 2010-08-02
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1608454959
ISBN-13: 9781608454952

This is a short book on the fundamental concepts of the no-arbitrage theory of pricing financial derivatives. Its scope is limited to the general discrete setting of models for which the set of possible states is finite and so is the set of possible trading times--this includes the popular binomial tree model. This setting has the advantage of being fairly general while not requiring a sophisticated understanding of analysis at the graduate level. Topics include understanding the several variants of "arbitrage", the fundamental theorems of asset pricing in terms of martingale measures, and app

Author: Jesse Lee Kercheval
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Keywords: structure, plot, develop, fiction, building
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2003-03-24
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0299187241
ISBN-13: 9780299187248

No one looks at structure like Jesse Lee Kercheval. She builds a work of fiction just as an architect would design a house—with an eye for details and how all parts of a story or novel interconnect. Even with the most dynamic language, images, and characters, no piece of fiction will work without a strong infrastructure. Kercheval shows how to build that structure using such tools as point of view, characterization, pacing, and flashbacks. Building Fiction will help you envision the landscape of your fiction and build great stories there.

Author: Jesse Lee Kercheval MFA
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Keywords: series, poetry, orchard, crab, muto, cinema
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2009-02-25
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 080932895X
ISBN-13: 9780809328956

In Cinema Muto, Jesse Lee Kercheval examines the enduring themes of time, mortality, and love as revealed through the power of silent film. Following the ten days of the annual Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Italy, this collection of ekphrastic poems are love letters to the evocative power of silent cinema. Kercheval’s poems elegantly capture the allure of these rare films, which compel hundreds of pilgrims from around the world—from scholars and archivists, to artists and connoisseurs—to flock to Italy each autumn. Cinema Muto celebrates the flickering tales of madness and adventure, dram

Author: George Truman Kercheval
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: stories, indian, mooruck, lorin
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2009-06-04
List price: $20.75
ISBN-10: 1110690118
ISBN-13: 9781110690114

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Author: Alec Nisbett
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: sound, studio, recording, seventh, film, radio, audio, techniques, television
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2003-07
List price: $67.95
ISBN-10: 0240519116
ISBN-13: 9780240519111

This classic work has inspired and informed a whole generation of artists and technicians working in all branches of the audio industry. Now in its seventh edition, The Sound Studio has been thoroughly revised to encompass the rapidly expanding range of possibilities offered by today’s digital equipment. It now covers: the virtual studio; 5.1 surround sound; hard drive mixers and multichannel recorders; DVD and CD-RW.Alec Nisbett provides encyclopaedic coverage of everything from acoustics, microphones and loudspeakers, to editing, mixing and sound effects, as well as a comprehensive glo

Author: Alec Mackenzie
Publisher: AMACOM
Keywords: time, management, book, classic, trap
Number of Pages: 282
Published: 1997-09-17
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 081447926X
ISBN-13: 9780814479261

Since it was first published, The Time Trap, by internationally known authority Alec Mackenzie, has indeed become The Classic Book on Time Management, as proclaimed in its subtitle. Based on the theory that self-management is the key to handling the time crunch that we all face, it focuses primarily on Mackenzie’s 20 biggest time wasters, such as telephone interruptions, the inability to say "no," and personal disorganization, and offers clear step-by-step ways to combat them. The updated third edition also includes information on time problems caused by technology, downsizing, and self-

Author: Alec Fisher
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: thinking, critical
Number of Pages: 228
Published: 2001-11-01
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0521009847
ISBN-13: 9780521009843

In this book, Alec Fisher aims to teach directly an important range of thinking skills. The skills are fundamental critical (and creative) thinking skills, and they are taught in a way which expressly aims to facilitate their transfer to other subjects and other contexts. The method is to use ’thinking maps’ which help improve thinking by asking key questions of students when they are faced with different types of problems. Alec Fisher explains the language of reasoning, how to understand different kinds of arguments and how to ask the right question. Other topics include: differen