Discrete Event System Simulation is ideal for junior- and senior-level simulation courses in engineering, business, or computer science. It is also a useful reference for professionals in operations research, management science, industrial engineering, and information science. While most books on simulation focus on particular software tools, Discrete Event System Simulation examines the principles of modeling and analysis that translate to all such tools. This language-independent text explains the basic aspects of the technology, including the proper collection and analysis of data, the use of analytic techniques, verification and validation of models, and designing simulation experiments. It offers an up-to-date treatment of simulation of manufacturing and material handling systems, computer systems, and computer networks. Students and instructors will find a variety of resources at the associated website, www.bcnn.net/, including simulation source code for download, additional exercises and solutions, web links and errata.

Discrete-Event System Simulation

Engineering & Transportation

Banks, Jerry

Carson, John

Nelson, Barry

Nicol, David

Engineering

Pearson

How have modern democracies squared their commitment to equality with their fear that disparities in talent and intelligence might be natural, persistent, and consequential? In this wide-ranging account of American and French understandings of merit, talent, and intelligence over the past two centuries, John Carson tells the fascinating story of how two nations wrestled scientifically with human inequalities and their social and political implications.
 Surveying a broad array of political tracts, philosophical treatises, scientific works, and journalistic writings, Carson chronicles the gradual embrace of the IQ version of intelligence in the United States, while in France, the birthplace of the modern intelligence test, expert judgment was consistently prized above such quantitative measures. He also reveals the crucial role that determinations of, and contests over, merit have played in both societies--they have helped to organize educational systems, justify racial hierarchies, classify army recruits, and direct individuals onto particular educational and career paths.
 A contribution to both the history of science and intellectual history, The Measure of Merit illuminates the shadow languages of inequality that have haunted the American and French republics since their inceptions.

The Measure of Merit: Talents, Intelligence, and Inequality in the French and American Republics, 1750-1940

History

Americas

Princeton University Press

John Carson is a Londoner who has lived in Weston-super-Mare for most of the past 40 years. In the mid-1980's, he began collecting earthenwares produced by "The Bristol Pottery", which was the factory associated with the name "Pountney" for much of its long history. As his knowledge of the Pottery increased, he became conscious of the many gaps that existed in the published information available, particularly in regard to the actual wares produced. Consequently, he saw a need for a comprehensive publication covering the whole period from the time creamware succeeded delftware at Temple Back in the late eighteenth century until the Pottery's last years in Cornwall in the 1970's. The results of his researches are now brought together in this book.

Bristol Pottery 1784 - 1972

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Authors OnLine Ltd.

TIME OF DEATH (DI Frank Miller Series)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Independently published

A killer on the rampage. A detective standing in his way...As a winter storm covers the city, the frozen corpse of a female is found inside a pile of snow outside Hector Mann's house. There's no identity on her, but Hector recognises her. She's a woman from his past.DCI Harry McNeil is called in with his team to start the investigation but right from the start, things don't add up. Does Mann know more than he's letting on?DCI Jimmy Dunbar is sent through from Glasgow to join the investigation. They have a cold case murder from two years ago very similar to this one. Coincidence, or more? What is the connection between that murder and this one?Harry is brought in for questioning by his old department, Professional Standards. His ex-girlfriend is being stalked and she's pointing the finger at Harry. Suddenly things are not looking good for him.Harry not only needs to track down a vicious serial killer but somebody who is intent on bringing him to his knees.Can he catch a killer before his life is not only turned upside down, but ended? As time is running out, Harry is racing against the clock to stop one of the most frightening and lethal killers he's ever dealt with.

DEAD BEFORE YOU DIE: A Scottish Crime Thriller (A DCI Harry McNeil Crime Thriller)

** DISCLAIMER - previously published as GOD COMPLEX. This novel has been re-written and re-branded to feature Harry McNeil as the main protagonist. It has been re-edited and God Complex will no longer be available on or around Dec 26 2019 when it finishes its run on KDP. If you have read God Complex please DO NOT buy this book. It is essentially the same, with editorial revisions.A woman is found in a local cemetery, crushed to death under a gravestone. A production company is there, filming the remake of a classic sci-fi TV show in the grounds, making the investigation more difficult for DCI Harry McNeil.It's his first day in charge of the cold case unit in Edinburgh. After spending four years in Professional Standards, he has little choice but to take the promotion. The Crown Office decides which cold cases should be reviewed, and this time, they've decided the murder of a teenage girl from twenty years ago should be re-opened. A girl who was murdered by somebody pushing a gravestone on top of her...The case gets more complicated when they find out who the latest victim is. Suddenly there are no shortage of suspects.As the filming continues, so does the killing. And McNeil wonders, has a killer been murdering for twenty years? Or is this case completely unconnected? With Frank Miller's help, he's going to find out...the hard way...

RETURN TO EVIL: A Scottish Crime Thriller (A DCI Harry McNeil Crime Thriller)

A horrific murder. A stunning abduction. Can he open an old case to prevent another grisly death?
Edinburgh DCI Harry McNeil isn’t easily intimidated. But after years investigating crooked cops, a promotion heading up a Major Investigation Team will put his reputation on the line. And he’s starting to sweat when the daughter of a rich and powerful family vanishes from the honeymoon suite in a Scottish Highlands castle…
Searching alongside officers from two other divisions, pushes McNeil to his breaking point when the investigation uncovers a charred corpse dressed in a wedding gown. Fearing the missing bride will suffer the same gruesome fate, the detective follows a fifteen-year long trail of clues littered with vengeance, false identities, and a tragic murder-suicide.
Can McNeil bring the butcher to justice before the celebration turns into a mass funeral?
STICKS AND STONES is the enthralling first book in the DCI Harry McNeil Scottish crime thriller series. If you like hardened detectives, witty dialogue, and twisted mysteries, then you’ll love John Carson’s gripping novel.
Buy STICKS AND STONES to douse a killer’s deadly match today!

STICKS AND STONES (A DCI Harry McNeil Crime Thriller)

<h2>It looked like a simple murder case. But the victim's false identity is just the beginning...</h2> Edinburgh DCI Harry McNeil's dangerous job wasn't made for relationships. So when a female officer's mutilated remains wash up in a canal, it feels like proof he was right to leave his long-time girlfriend. But the investigation takes an unexpected turn when he discovers the corpse was carrying a police ID belonging to a cop already dead and buried. Digging deeper, McNeil learns the woman was actually a software engineer nosing around high-tech, classified projects and poking into murky government corners. So when a second body surfaces, he fears the truth lies in the darkest corners of greed and corruption. And someone is determined to make certain those secrets never come to light... Can McNeil catch the killer before the deadly tables are turned on him? BACK TO LIFE is the second book in the gritty DCI Harry McNeil Scottish crime thriller series. If you like hardboiled detectives, dark humor, and snappy banter, then you'll love John Carson's unputdownable tale. <h2>Buy BACK TO LIFE to decode a treacherous conspiracy today!</h2>

BACK TO LIFE: A Scottish Crime Thriller (A DCI Harry McNeil Crime Thriller)

A funny, truthful and sharp-witted account of a young man's experiences on a kibbutz. A story of adventure and misadventure, the discovery of a different kind of living, written from the viewpoint of a young man just out of college and ready for (almost) anything. 

Beer and Bagels for Breakfast

Travel

Asia

VISION Paperbacks

For Frank Miller, his first month in CID is a baptism of fire.In this prequel, Miller is attending a crime scene where a woman has been found murdered at a local tourist spot. She's been operated on and vital organs removed before being crudely sewn back up again. At her Post Mortem, they find her ID inside her.As Miller's girlfriend is promoted to CID, they are both thrown in at the deep end. While they're being mentored by an experienced detective, they look for a killer who the press has dubbed The Surgeon, and they're also looking for a peeping Tom. So far, he's only been reported looking through windows, but he goes one step further and kills a young woman in her own home.As The Surgeon's second victim is found, Miller and his colleagues know he's getting more confident with his killing.World famous thriller writer, Len Chatter, is coming to Edinburgh to launch his new book at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. He's looking for writers to co-author a new line of books. But this time, he's attracting the attention of somebody who wants to make him more famous for all the wrong reasons...Frank Miller will have to use everything he's being taught about being a detective to catch this killer, but as they close in on their suspect, they discover that not only is this case far more complex than they first thought, but the killer has outclassed them all.In a shocking twist, Carol's life is put in danger, and Miller knows he's up against one of the most formidable opponents he's ever likely to meet...

Under The Knife (DI Frank Miller Series)

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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