The Random Walk of Destiny

The Random Walk of Destiny
Author: Jeremiah Tenant
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2009-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1440173133

Time is running out. Mankind is on the verge of extinction caused by a mysterious occurrence known simply as "the Illness." Emma Bright, a criminal investigator for the only remaining government on earth, embarks on mankind's last criminal investigation with the hope of somehow linking the phony murder of history's greatest prophet, Günter Habsburg, to the apocalypse. However, there is one problem: "the Illness" has destroyed all of the evidence that ever existed. In her journey to solve the riddle of "the Illness," Emma unintentionally steps into a whirlwind of randomness and eventually learns, not only the purpose of her own life, but also the meaning of all life.

Random Walks

Random Walks
Author: David Solway
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 250
Release: 1997
Genre: Criticism
ISBN: 0773516484

The first section of the book develops Solway's approach to literature, starting from the assumption that genuine criticism requires the intellectual freedom to range at will across the literary landscape rather than restricting one's direction based on what is current, fashionable, or politically correct. Solway argues that advocating a theoretical school - postmodernism, poststructuralism, semiotics, new historicism, Marxist revisionism, or queer theory - generally involves abandoning the real critical project, which is the discovery of one's own undetermined motives, dispositions, and interests as reflected in the secret mirrors embedded in literary texts. Instead Solway pursues what he calls elective criticism, writing that enables the critical writer to freely discover his or her own identity - a concept that he claims cannot reasonably be diluted, relinquished, or deconstructed. In the second section Solway practices what he preaches, exploring a wide range of authors and subjects. His essays include an analysis of Franz Kafka's The Trial as a Jewish joke, a personal memoir of Irving Layton, an interpretation of Erin Moure's "Pronouns on the Main," an examination of language in William Shakespeare's romances, a reading of Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess" that is sympathetic to the Duke, an assertion that James Joyce has more in common with the traditional novelist than with the professional, (post-)modern alienator, and an exploration of Jonathan Swift's sartorial imagery that contends that form is the source of substantive identity.

A Random Walk to Nowhere

A Random Walk to Nowhere
Author: Edward E. Williams
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2020
Genre: Efficient market theory
ISBN: 9811207798

Preface -- Fraud, lies, and statistics -- The early history of modern financial economics -- The birth of the efficient market hypothesis -- Earlier views of market efficiency -- The impact of information and regulation on market efficiency -- Tests of the EMH -- Anomalies -- The capital asset pricing model -- Beyond the CAPM -- Conclusions -- References.

A Random Walk in Physics

A Random Walk in Physics
Author: Massimo Cencini
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030725316

This book offers an informal, easy-to-understand account of topics in modern physics and mathematics. The focus is, in particular, on statistical mechanics, soft matter, probability, chaos, complexity, and models, as well as their interplay. The book features 28 key entries and it is carefully structured so as to allow readers to pursue different paths that reflect their interests and priorities, thereby avoiding an excessively systematic presentation that might stifle interest. While the majority of the entries concern specific topics and arguments, some relate to important protagonists of science, highlighting and explaining their contributions. Advanced mathematics is avoided, and formulas are introduced in only a few cases. The book is a user-friendly tool that nevertheless avoids scientific compromise. It is of interest to all who seek a better grasp of the world that surrounds us and of the ideas that have changed our perceptions.

A Random Walk Down Wall Street

A Random Walk Down Wall Street
Author: Burton Gordon Malkiel
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 532
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780393315295

In the newest edition of his best-selling investment guide, Burton G. Malkiel maps a clear path through the dizzying array of new financial instruments in this era of high-risk investing. Now more than ever, this sure-footed, irreverent, and vastly informative volume is an indispensable "best buy" for personal money management. In A Random Walk Down Wall Street you will discover how to beat the pros at their own game and learn a user-friendly long-range investment strategy that tailors investors' financial objectives to their particular incomes at any age. New material covers the dynamic but risky markets in futures and options, takes a shrewd look at derivative-type securities, and offers strategies to reduce the tax bite from investment earnings.

Random Walks in Solitude

Random Walks in Solitude
Author: Anil Vishnu Moharir
Publisher: Zorba Books
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2024-07-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9358967757

Random Walks In Solitude Glimpses of Religion and Spirituality through the Eyes of Modern Science The ‘Random Walks in Solitude: Glimpses of Religion and Spirituality through the Eyes of Modern Science’ is a collection of articles published by the author since 2006 AD. The topics include some of the most complex and enigmatic subjects as ‘Concept of Prana’, ‘Universal Consciousness’, ‘Scientific basis of Samudra Manthan the Proverbial Churning of Cosmic Ocean’, ‘Lord Dattatreya’, ‘Ardha-Nari-Nateshwara’ and ‘Science behind ‘Yogic Samadhi’. While doing so, the author does not claim that his interpretations on some of these enigmatic concepts are exactly true, but in the absence of any serious attempt done so far, they feel refreshing and he has attempted to re-validate religion and spirituality on scientific logic and reasons. Otherwise, we as a community were just holding them dear to our hearts for thousands of years as fanciful stories. These concepts were conceived and described by our ancient ‘Rishis’ in native terminologies and language and since then, have remained a part of our psyche in our life. Today, as professional scientists, we need to re-look to these concepts afresh from modern scientific perspective, identify and correlate them with current scientifically analogous terminologies, without losing their original perceptive meaning, they conveyed to our minds. In this respect, the logical scientific interpretations of the concepts of ‘Soul’, ‘Rebirth’, ‘Work’ and the ‘Law of Karma’, published earlier by the author, have received considerable attention and appreciation. In the same spirit, the author hopes that the readers would find this book also equally interesting, innovative, refreshing and scientifically logical to realize the continued relevance of the ‘Sanatan Vedic Philosophy’ even in the twenty first century.

Nobodies to Somebodies

Nobodies to Somebodies
Author: Peter Han
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781591840862

Draws on the lessons learned by the author in his quest to discover how professionals find long-term meaning in their work, identifying fourteen key value systems as imparted by such figures as former senator Bill Bradley, actor John Lithgow, writer Tom Clancy, and others.

Natural Resources, Neither Curse nor Destiny

Natural Resources, Neither Curse nor Destiny
Author: Daniel Lederman
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2006-10-23
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0821365460

'Natural Resources: Neither Course nor Destiny' brings together a variety of analytical perspectives, ranging from econometric analyses of economic growth to historical studies of successful development experiences in countries with abundant natural resources. The evidence suggests that natural resources are neither a curse nor destiny. Natural resources can actually spur economic development when combined with the accumulation of knowledge for economic innovation. Furthermore, natural resource abundance need not be the only determinant of the structure of trade in developing countries. In fact, the accumulation of knowledge, infrastructure, and the quality of governance all seem to determine not only what countries produce and export, but also how firms and workers produce any good.

The Tree

The Tree
Author: Colin Tudge
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2007-10-23
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0307395391

A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future. There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field. From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and in The Tree, Colin Tudge travels around the world—throughout the United States, the Costa Rican rain forest, Panama and Brazil, India, New Zealand, China, and most of Europe—bringing to life stories and facts about the trees around us: how they grow old, how they eat and reproduce, how they talk to one another (and they do), and why they came to exist in the first place. He considers the pitfalls of being tall; the things that trees produce, from nuts and rubber to wood; and even the complicated debt that we as humans owe them. Tudge takes us to the Amazon in flood, when the water is deep enough to submerge the forest entirely and fish feed on fruit while river dolphins race through the canopy. He explains the “memory” of a tree: how those that have been shaken by wind grow thicker and sturdier, while those attacked by pests grow smaller leaves the following year; and reveals how it is that the same trees found in the United States are also native to China (but not Europe). From tiny saplings to centuries-old redwoods and desert palms, from the backyards of the American heartland to the rain forests of the Amazon and the bamboo forests, Colin Tudge takes the reader on a journey through history and illuminates our ever-present but often ignored companions.