«This is a splendidly lucid and readable book, a distinctive and a distinguished contribution to Nordic Studies.»(Colin Roth, Centre for Nordic Studies, University of Sheffield)«Eloquently narrates with precision and wit the fascinating story of how the objects and imagery of Danish architecture, design and lifestyle helped satisfy an appetite for novel and improved ways of living among British consumers during the postwar decades.»(Martin Søberg, Royal Danish Academy...

Los métodos estadísticos son una parte fundamental de la ciencia de datos, pero pocos científicos de datos tienen una formación avanzada en estadística. Los cursos y libros sobre estadística básica rara vez tratan el tema desde la perspectiva de la ciencia de datos. La segunda edición de este libro incluye ejemplos detallados de Python, ofrece una orientación práctica sobre la aplicación de los métodos estadísticos a la ciencia de datos, te indica cómo evitar su uso incorrecto y te aconsej...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Tonight in Jungleland comes the first biography in more than twenty-five years written with Bruce Springsteen’s cooperation—an intimate, powerful portrait that captures the enduring impact of the Boss: “Carlin gets across why Mr. Springsteen has meant so much, for so long, to so many people” (The New York Times).In Bruce, acclaimed music writer Peter Ames Carlin presents a startlingly...

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In de biografie Bruce Springsteen van Peter Ames Carlin wordt de stem van Bruce Springsteen, die al meer dan een halve eeuw klinkt, beschreven als het hart van Amerika: rauw, eerlijk en onverzettelijk. Met meer dan 140 miljoen verkochte albums, talloze Grammy's en een Oscar op zijn naam, is Bruce Springsteen uitgegroeid tot een levende legende. Maar achter de mythe schuilt een man van vlees en bloed.In deze veelgeprezen biografie - nu opnieuw uitgegeven - duikt auteur Peter Ames Carlin die...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story comes “an inspired thriller” (The Washington Post) about four Vietnam vets linked by a shattering secret and their global hunt to track down a brutal killer.Koko. Only four men knew what it meant. Now they must stop it. They were Vietnam vets—a doctor, a lawyer, a working stiff, and a writer. Very different from each other, they are nonetheless linked by a shared history and a d...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story comes “a dark, labyrinthian tale of murder and family relationships” (Chicago Sun-Times), starring an unlikely duo who must confront demons from the past and dark secrets that still haunt the present.Tom Pasmore, ten years old, survives a near fatal accident. During his long recovery, he becomes obsessed with an unsolved murder and finds he has clues to solving it that he should...

Bruce Springsteen grew from a dishevelled, bearded singer of youthful street ballads to become the hottest name in the rock world - twice. The resilience of the New Jersey troubadour has seen him top the album charts in four successive decades, and his epic world tours with the legendarily hard-working E Street Band are still sell-outs well into the new millennium.Once seen as another Bob Dylan wannabe, Springsteen became rock's definitive chronicler of blue-collar life, inheritor ...

Two missing boys. One fatal shot.When DCI Banks and his team are called to investigate the theft of a tractor from a North Yorkshire village, they're far from enthusiastic about what seems to be a simple case of rural crime. Then a blood stain is found in an abandoned hangar, two main suspects vanish without a trace, and events take a darkly sinister turn.As each lead does little to unravel the mystery, Banks feels like the case is coming to a dead end. Unt...

Die Biographie eines AusnahmemusikersEric Clapton ist der einzige Künstler, dem es gelang, gleich dreimal in die Rock and Roll Hall of Fame aufgenommen zu werden – mit den Yardbirds, mit Cream und für seine Solokarriere. Er gewann 17 Grammys, davon allein sechs im Zusammenhang mit dem bis heute erfolgreichsten Album der Reihe MTV Unplugged.Ein Leben für den Blues erzählt von Claptons Wurzeln, seiner Musik, seiner Weltkarriere – und...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story brings the chilling Blue Rose Trilogy to an astonishing close—secrets unearthed, demons revisited, and mysteries solved. • “A masterpiece…. The most intelligent novel of suspense to come along in years.” —The Washington Post Book WorldTim Underhill, now an acclaimed novelist, travels back to his hometown of Millhaven, Illinois after he gets a call from John Ransom, an old army buddy....

The Yorkshire Ripper was- is- perhaps the most famous British serial killer, aside from his Victorian namesake. His crimes gripped the nation over a five year period, starting in 1975. But behind the media image created for him was a man called Peter Sutcliffe, a normal man from the accounts of all who knew him. He first worked as a gravedigger, before moving on to regular jobs as a salesman, a factory worker, and finally an HGV driver. Nothing out of the ordinary.Sutcliffe's story ...