'... as heartfelt a memoir as one could find, utterly unspoiled, uninfluenced, and original.' - Augusten BurroughsA New York Times and Australian bestseller, Look Me In The Eye tells of a child's heartbreaking desperation to connect with others, and his struggle to pass as 'normal' -- a struggle that would continue into adulthood.By the time he was a teenager, John Elder Robison's odd habits -- such as a tendency to obsessively dismantle radios and dig fiv...

Vive la difference! Here are stories and advice to help Aspergians and ordinary geeks alike!The author of the New York Times bestselling Look Me In the Eye returns with endearing stories and actionable advice that will help Aspergians, and even ordinary geeks, embrace being different and work on the things that hold them back in life.With his usual honesty, dry wit, and unapologetic eccentricity, John Robison argues that Asperger's is abou...

The slyly funny, sweetly moving memoir of an uncoventional dad's relationship with his equally offbeat son.Misfit, truant, delinquent: Robison was never a model child, and he wasn't a model dad either. Diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at the age of forty, he approached fatherhood as a series of logic puzzles and practical jokes. When his son, Cubby, asked, 'Where did I come from?' John said he'd bought him at the Kid Store, and that the salesman had cheated him by promising Cubby ...

Picking Up the Flute sets to music a former professor's musings on retirement, marriage, literature, and the natural world. From his home in historic Bristol, Vermont to Ireland's Connemara coast, travel through John Elder's exquisite topography and relish his explorations of nature, poetry, and geology.John Elder's memoir through music is permeated by his unique combination of prose and learning how to play the Irish flute. Elder revisits his time teaching at Middlebury Co...

Practical Text Mining and Statistical Analysis for Non-structured Text Data Applications brings together all the information, tools and methods a professional will need to efficiently use text mining applications and statistical analysis.Winner of a 2012 PROSE Award in Computing and Information Sciences from the Association of American Publishers, this book presents a comprehensive how-to reference that shows the user how to conduct text mining and statistically analyze re...

"Set aside your Bella Tuscanys and Year in Provences for a different kind of travel book. Pilgrimage to Vallombrosa puts a walking stick in your hand and Marsh’s Man and Nature in your knapsack, exploring how Italians have managed their natural and cultural heritage in ways that sustain both. John Elder’s poetic meditations on land and life demonstrate that only by searching beyond our familiar boundaries can we discover better ways of living back at hom...

Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative conversations that have transformed the studyof islands, coasts and...

Picking Up the Flute sets to music a former professor' s musings on retirement, marriage, literature, and the natural world. From his home in historic Bristol, Vermont to Ireland' s Connemara coast, travel through John Elder' s exquisite topography and relish his explorations of nature, poetry, and geology. John Elder' s memoir through music is permeated by his unique combination of prose and learning how to play the Irish flute. Elder revisits his time teaching at Middlebury Coll...

The Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications is a comprehensive professional reference book that guides business analysts, scientists, engineers and researchers (both academic and industrial) through all stages of data analysis, model building and implementation. The Handbook helps one discern the technical and business problem, understand the strengths and weaknesses of modern data mining algorithms, and employ the right statistical methods for practical application. ...

Ensemble methods have been called the most influential development in Data Mining and Machine Learning in the past decade. They combine multiple models into one usually more accurate than the best of its components. Ensembles can provide a critical boost to industrial challenges -- from investment timing to drug discovery, and fraud detection to recommendation systems -- where predictive accuracy is more vital than model interpretability. Ensembles are useful with all modeling algorithms, ...

In this book Elder John Henry Henderson Jr. D.D. delves deep into God's divine plan for families, presenting an in-depth look at how biblical principles shape the structure, purpose, and function of a Christian household. Drawing from Scripture, this profound exploration highlights how the family unit is not just a social construct but a vital part of God's creation, meant to bring spiritual fulfillment, harmony, and love to each of its members.John Henderson provides a clear and i...

This book summaries faith, trust, assurance and confidence. Faith is based on the objective of God's Word therefore faith is crucial our daily walk with God. As we face many trials and tribulations in this, we must understand that living faith is not just believing that God exists. It is demonstrated by one's service and obedience to God for one will increase our faith if we fervently seek to draw closer to the Lord in prayer and the studying of his Holy Word.