James ReasonModern technology has now reached a point where improved safety can only be achieved through a better understanding of human error mechanisms. In its treatment of major accidents, the...

Peter P WakkerProspect Theory: For Risk and Ambiguity provides the first comprehensive and accessible textbook treatment of the way decisions are made both when we have the statistical probabilities associated...

Harriet Wittels and Joan GreismanLists of synonyms, antonyms, sample sentences, parts of speech, and definitions accompany each alphabetically arranged entry word, in an easy-to-use revision of a popular reference title.

Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield"SCIENCE JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST. . . An impeccably researched, amazingly up-to-date, crisply written and well-illustrated survey."--NatureAt the cutting edge of the sciences, a dynamic new...

Robert WrightIn his bestselling The Moral Animal, Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more ambitious: explaining...

Ray KurzweilRay Kurzweil is the inventor of the most innovative and compelling technology of our era, an international authority on artificial intelligence, and one of our greatest living visionaries. Now...

Stephen M StiglerThis collection of essays examines in detail the history of some of the concepts involved in bringing statistical argument to the table, and some of the pitfalls that...

Erik DurschmiedFrom the wooden horse at Troy to a dropped package of cigars at Antietam, world history has been shaped as much by chance and error as by courage and...

Marjorie Teetor MeyerInventor of Cruise Control, president of the world-famous Perfect Circle Corporation, member of the Automotive Hall of Fame - Ralph Teetor was one of indiana's great industrial pioneers....

John L Phillips, Jr An easy, logical way to make sense of the numbers and data you encounter every day. John L. Phillips is a well-known expert in both statistics...

Roger von Oech, PhDWho is Heraclitus, and what is he whacking, you ask? Heraclitus was an ancient Greek philosopher, widely considered the world's first creativity teacher. The deck has 32...

Marlene GoodmanCreated by leading educators, these colorful, large-size dictionaries introduce beginning language learners to more than 1,550 commonly taught basic words. Each Let's Learn Language Picture Dictionary in the series...