Authors:David A. Blackwell, M. A. Girshick,
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: decisions, statistical, games, theory
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 1979-09-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0486638316
ISBN-13: 9780486638317

A problem-oriented text for evaluating statistical procedures through decision and game theory. First-year graduates in statistics, computer experts and others will find this highly respected work best introduction to growing field.

Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: made, decisions, audacity, profiles
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2006-05-12
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1402732821
ISBN-13: 9781402732829

A journey of exploration through history’s great decisions and those who had the courage to make them. In brief, compelling, and inspiring vignettes, bestselling historian Alan Axelrod pinpoints and investigates the make-or-break event in the lives and careers of some of history’s most significant figures. Axelrod reexamines history by revealing the answer to the fascinating question of why the people who made history made their choices—and conveys the resonance of those choices today. The 46 profiles range from ancient times to the present day and include Cleopatra’s decision to rescu

Authors:Richard F. Hamilton, Holger H. Herwig,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: war, decisions
Number of Pages: 284
Published: 2004-12-13
List price: $25.99
ISBN-10: 0521545307
ISBN-13: 9780521545303

Focusing on the choices made by coteries, this study examines the perplexing question of why World War I happened. In each case, the decision to enter the war was made by a handful of individuals--monarchs, ministers, military people, party leaders, ambassadors, and a few others. In each case also, separate and distinct agendas are seen, with considerations differing from one nation to the next. The leadership of Japan, the Ottoman Empire, Italy, the Balkans, and the United States are explored, as well as that of the major powers involved--Austria-Hungary, Germany, France, and Great Britain,

Author: Ian Shapiro
Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc
Keywords: decisions, court, supreme, abortion
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 2001-07
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0872205797
ISBN-13: 9780872205796

Shapiro has updated his 1995 edition to include the latest US Supreme Court cases on abortion. The court cases are presented in edited form for use in the undergraduate and graduate classroom in a variety of disciplines. Shapiro provides a lengthy introduction to elucidate the complexities of this controversial issue.

Author: Gary Klein
Publisher: Broadway Books
Keywords: decisions, work, feelings, gut, intuition, power
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2004-06-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0385502893
ISBN-13: 9780385502894

At times in our careers, we’ve all been aware of a "gut feeling" guiding our decisions. Too often, we dismiss these feelings as "hunches" and therefore untrustworthy. But renowned researcher Gary Klein reveals that, in fact, 90 percent of the critical decisions we make is based on our intuition. In his new book, THE POWER OF INTUITION, Klein shows that intuition, far from being an innate "sixth sense," is a learnable--and essential--skill.Based on interviews with senior executives who make important judgments swiftly, as well as firefighters, emergency medical staff, soldiers, and others

Author: Morris H. DeGroot
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Keywords: classics, library, wiley, decisions, statistical, optimal
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 2004-04-30
List price: $112.50
ISBN-10: 047168029X
ISBN-13: 9780471680291

The Wiley Classics Library consists of selected books that have become recognized classics in their respective fields. With these new unabridged and inexpensive editions, Wiley hopes to extend the life of these important works by making them available to future generations of mathematicians and scientists.

Authors:Haim Levy, Marshall Sarnat,
Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
Keywords: decisions, financial, investment, capital
Number of Pages: 800
Published: 1995-01-01
List price: $105.00
ISBN-10: 0131158821
ISBN-13: 9780131158825

A substantial revision of a bestseller by two prominent authors, this book focuses on the practical application of the modern theory of finance to realistic corporate decisions, with an emphasis on the allocation of a firm’s long-term capital resources. Includes new chapters on short term working capital management and new examples throughout.