This newly expanded & updated second edition of the best-selling classic continues to take the mystery out of designing algorithms & analyzing their efficacy & efficiency Expanding on the first edition the book now serves as the primary textbook of choice for algorithm design courses while maintaining its status as the premier practical reference guide to algorithms for programmers researchers & students The reader-friendly Algorithm Design Manual provides straightforward access to combinatorial algorithms technology stressing design over analysis The first part Techniques provides accessible instruction on methods for designing & analyzing computer algorithms The second part Resources is intended for browsing & reference & comprises the catalog of algorithmic resources implementations & an extensive bibliography NEW to the second edition Doubles the tutorial material & exercises over the first edition Provides full online support for lecturers & a completely updated & enhanced website component with lecture slides audio & video Contains a unique catalog identifying the 75 algorithmic problems that arise most often in practice leading the reader down the right path to solve them

Includes:: several NEW war stories relating experiences from real-world applications Provides up-to-date links leading to the very best algorithm implementations available in C C & Java

...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Meet Ray Elliot Business Man Conman Liar Next in the firing line The Alibi & he&s saying nothing Ray Elliot (Steve Coogan) is an ex-con smart enough to leave the grift before the grift grifted him Now Ray runs an alibi service for men & woman who want to spend a little quality love time away from their well loved ones A true cynic Ray&s business is booming until Wendell Hatch (James Marsden) the pampered son of Ray&s biggest client sneaks away to Santa Barbara the weekend before his wedding & accidentally strangles his bit on the side Suddenly Ray is an accessory to murder & is being pursued by everyone from the savvy small
- town cop & a heartbroken chauffeur to a holier-than-thou assassin known as & The Mormon& Unable to extricate himself from this tangled we Ray must at last place his trust in someone Enter the fast-talking & extremely sexy Lola (Rebecca Romijn) With Lola&s help Ray decides to mastermind one final con that will clear his name & finally lay his ghosts to rest But still things refuse to go to plan & whether he likes it or not Ray is about to learn a thing or two about love & affairs of the heart
- particularly his own

...

NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY BESTSELLER1 GLOBE & MAIL HISTORICAL FICTION BESTSELLEROne of NPR's Best Books of 2017! One of Bookbub's Biggest Historical Fiction Books of 2017! Reese Witherspoon Book Club Summer Reading Pick! The 2017 Girly Book Club Book of the Year!A Summer Book Pick from Good Housekeeping Parade Library Journal Goodreads Liz & Lisa & Book Bub In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn two women-a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I & an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947-are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage & redemption 1947 In the chaotic aftermath of World War II American college girl Charlie St Clair is pregnant unmarried & on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family She's also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war might still be alive So when Charlie's parents banish her to Europe to have her little problem taken care of Charlie breaks free & heads to London determined to find out what happened to the cousin she loves like a sister 1915 A year into the Great War Eve Gardiner burns to join the fight against the Germans & unexpectedly gets her chance when she's recruited to work as a spy Sent into enemy-occupied France she's trained by the mesmerizing Lili the Queen of Spies who manages a vast network of secret agents right under the enemy's nose Thirty years later haunted by the betrayal that ultimately tore apart the Alice Network Eve spends her days drunk & secluded in her crumbling London house Until a young American barges in uttering a name Eve hasn't heard in decades & launches them both on a mission to find the truthno matter where it leads Both funny & heartbreaking this epic journey of two courageous women is an unforgettable tale of little-known wartime glory & sacrifice Quinn knocks it out of the park with this spectacular book!-Stephanie Dray New York Times bestselling author of America's First Daughter ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on the International Bestseller by Caleb Carr THE ALIENIST is a psychological thriller set in the Gilded Age of New York City in 1896 &8211; a city of vast wealth extreme poverty & technological innovation As a serial killer haunts the city Dr Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Br&252;hl) a criminal psychologist &8211; also known as an alienist &8211; partners with newspaper illustrator John Moore (Luke Evans) & young secretary Sara Howard (Dakota Fanning) to solve the case Using the emerging disciplines of psychology & early forensic investigation techniques this band of social outsiders tracks down one of New York City&8217;s first serial killers ...

A thoughtful accessible look at the rapidly growing issue of invasive plants animals & microbes around the globe with a focus on the scientific issues & ecological health & other challenges From an award-winning adventure & science journalist comes an eye-opening exploration of a burgeoning environmental phenomenon & the science coalescing around it Leslie Anthony leads readers on adventures physical & philosophical as he explores how & why invasive species are hijacking ecosystems around the globe Weaving science travel history & humor with diverse examples to chart & describe the phases of species invasion & human response Anthony introduces field researchers & managers who seek to understand the biological social & economic aspects of this complex issue & whose work collectively suggests the emergence of a global shadow economy centered on invasives With tales of pythons in the Everglades Asian carp & lamprey in the Great Lakes Japanese knotweed seemingly everywhere & the invasive organisms we don't see-pathogens & microbes such as the Zika virus-this book rivets attention on a new ecological reality ...

With his home on the market Chris leaves it in the incapable hands of his flatmate Bob--an odd little man with a penchant for amateur taxidermyinstructing him to let everyone in Mistaking wannabe gangster Dennis & his dodgy associate for estate agents Bob allows them in inadvertently creating a hostage situation Unbeknownst to Chriswhos enduring a day at work from hellhis home is under siege with four estate agents two Jehovahs Witnesses & a childrens entertainer being held captive by two paper gangsters with chronic food poisoning! ...

The All-Day Energy Diet helps busy everyday people enjoy more energy improve their health & lose weight by restoring their bodies' optimal vitality through five natural solutions Real food Restorative supplementation Adrenal stress & hormonal support Digestive repair Proper exercise These five lifestyle pillars are all that's necessary for enjoying all-day energy The diet takes the complexities of how our body operates & interacts with food & our lifestyle & makes it very easy for you to understand As a result you will feel empowered to take action & create amazing results By implementing any one (or all) of these strategies you can expect to double your energy while enjoying easier weight loss & looking & feeling younger ...

This third edition therefore has been redesigned to exhibit a cleaner more contemporary 'look'; given a range of new recipes & more complete nutritional information & has had its menu plans expanded for each stage of pregnancy so as to make meal planning & shopping easier as well as taking the worry out about what foods to eat Dozens of new recipes plus more suggestions as to what to eatorder when out & about A new emphasis on lighter more frequent meals with suggestions for varied sandwich fillings tapas-like dishes & seasonal salads Complete nutritional profile for each recipe Expanded menu plans for each week of pregnancy using a combination of the book's recipes with easily found supplemental supermarket items Redesign of the book's pages to make the book more open & accessible Comprehensive changes to the general advice given on nutrition food preparation & storage & the choice of ingredients ...

On the morning after he has celebrated his 60th birthday party at a celebrity-filled party Ned Marriott is in bed with his partner Emma when there's a knock on the door Detectives from the London police force's ' Operation Millpond' have come to arrest him over an allegation of sexual assault Ned is one of the country's best-known historians
- teaching at a leading university advising governments & making top-rating TV documentaries
- but this 'historic' claim from someone the cops insist on calling 'the victim' threatens him with personal & professional ruin & potential imprisonment Professor Marriott would normally turn for support to Tom Pimm his closest friend at the university but Tom has just been informed that a secret investigation has raised anonymous complaints which may end Dr Pimm's career Swinging between fear bewilderment & anger Ned & Tom must try to defend themselves against the allegations & hope that no others are made The two men's families & friends are forced to question what they know & think Can the complainants detectives HR teams journalists & Tweeters who are driving the stories all be seeing smoke that has no fire behind it? By turns shocking & comic reportorial & thoughtful The Allegations startlingly & heart-breakingly captures a contemporary culture in which allegations are easily made & reputations casually destroyed Asking readers to decide who they believe it explores a modern nightmare that could happen in some way to anyone whose view of personal history may differ from someone else's

...

Leading equine illustrator Jennifer Bell has revised this beautiful & ever-popular book which is designed to assist budding artists of all ages Its encouraging text & inspiring illustrations will help the reader understand basic horse anatomy & the mechanics of movement as well as the art techniques necessary to draw & paint horses with success ...