Survival Zero

Author : Mickey Spillane
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471917813

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Survival...Zero! by Mickey Spillane Pdf

The killing of Lippy Sullivan is only a one-column squib in the morning papers. Lippy was a loser, a pickpocket, and his one claim to fame was an acquaintanceship with Mike Hammer. Was that reason enough for someone to gag, torture and kill him? By the time Mike figures out that the wrong man has been killed, it's nearly too late. Containers of a virulent strain of bacteria have been hidden around the country, and when the canisters explode, there will be no stopping it: no vaccines, no natural barriers - nothing. Each time Mike tracks down a clue, it leads to a dead man, and time is running out . . .

Author : Alan Gratz
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338245776

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Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Pdf

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller. In time for the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, master storyteller Alan Gratz (Refugee) delivers a pulse-pounding and unforgettable take on history and hope, revenge and fear -- and the stunning links between the past and present. September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive -- and escape? September 11, 2019, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz -- and put herself and her family in mortal danger? Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same.

Author : Brian Murphy
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780306823299

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81 Days Below Zero by Brian Murphy Pdf

"A riveting...saga of survival against formidable odds" (Washington Post) about one man who survived a World War II plane crash in Alaska's harsh Yukon territory Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a routine flight to test their hastily retrofitted B-24 Liberator in harsh winter conditions. The mission ended in a crash that claimed all but one-Leon Crane, a city kid from Philadelphia with no wilderness experience. With little more than a parachute for cover and an old Boy Scout knife in his pocket, Crane now found himself alone in subzero temperatures. Crane knew, as did the Ladd Field crews who searched unsuccessfully for the crash site, that his chance of survival dropped swiftly with each passing day. But Crane did find a way to stay alive in the grip of the Yukon winter for nearly twelve weeks and, amazingly, walked out of the ordeal intact. 81 Days Below Zero recounts, for the first time, the full story of Crane's remarkable saga. In a drama of staggering resolve and moments of phenomenal luck, Crane learned to survive in the Yukon's unforgiving wilds. His is a tale of the capacity to endure extreme conditions, intense loneliness, and flashes of raw terror-and emerge stronger than before.

Author : Mickey Spillane
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1971-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101174593

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Survival Zero by Mickey Spillane Pdf

A phone call from a dying friend pulls Mike Hammer into a world of two-bit hucksters and hidden brutality, where life is cheap and revenge is costly. Lurking beneath the unsolved murder of a sleazy pickpocket, there is another, deeper mystery—with the fate of far more than one hard-boiled detective in the balance.

Author : David G. Kleinbaum,Mitchel Klein
Publisher : Springer
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-02
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780387291505

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Survival Analysis by David G. Kleinbaum,Mitchel Klein Pdf

An excellent introduction for all those coming to the subject for the first time. New material has been added to the second edition and the original six chapters have been modified. The previous edition sold 9500 copies world wide since its release in 1996. Based on numerous courses given by the author to students and researchers in the health sciences and is written with such readers in mind. Provides a "user-friendly" layout and includes numerous illustrations and exercises. Written in such a way so as to enable readers learn directly without the assistance of a classroom instructor. Throughout, there is an emphasis on presenting each new topic backed by real examples of a survival analysis investigation, followed up with thorough analyses of real data sets.

Author : Robert L. Gale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313058486

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A Mickey Spillane Companion by Robert L. Gale Pdf

At one time, Mickey Spillane had authored seven of the top ten bestsellers in history, and may have been the most widely read author in the world. Spillane masterful storytelling grabs his readers with his first paragraph and leads them spellbound toward his climax. Along with Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross Macdonald, he remains one of America's greatest mystery writers. This book is a convenient guide to his works. An opening chronology lists the chief events in his life and career. The bulk of the volume presents several hundred alphabetically arranged entries on his writings. Lengthier entries summarize the plots of his works, including I, the Jury; My Gun Is Quick; Vengeance Is Mine!; and The Long Wait. Shorter entries identify his numerous characters, including his particularly memorable detective, Mike Hammer. Select entries list works for further reading, and the volume concludes with a brief bibliography.

Author : David Collett
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000863109

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Modelling Survival Data in Medical Research by David Collett Pdf

Hugely popular textbook on survival analysis for graduate students of statistics and biostatistics, mainly due to its accessibility and breadth of examples. This is a standard course on graduate programs in biostatistics and statistics, and this is one of the most popular textbooks. Updated with modern methods covering Bayesian survival analysis, joint models, and more.

Author : Martin J. Crowder
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781439875223

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Multivariate Survival Analysis and Competing Risks by Martin J. Crowder Pdf

Multivariate Survival Analysis and Competing Risks introduces univariate survival analysis and extends it to the multivariate case. It covers competing risks and counting processes and provides many real-world examples, exercises, and R code. The text discusses survival data, survival distributions, frailty models, parametric methods, multivariate

Author : Leslie Daly,Geoffrey J Bourke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780470695258

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Interpretation and Uses of Medical Statistics by Leslie Daly,Geoffrey J Bourke Pdf

In 1969 the first edition of this book introduced the concepts of statistics and their medical application to readers with no formal training in this area. While retaining this basic aim, the authors have expanded the coverage in each subsequent edition to keep pace with the increasing use and sophistication of statistics in medical research. This fifth edition has undergone major restructuring, with some sections completely rewritten; it is now more logically organized and more user friendly (with the addition of 'summary boxes' throughout the text). It incorporates new statistical techniques and approaches that have made an appearance since the last edition. In addition, some chapters or chapter headings are specifically marked to signify material that is more difficult than the material in which it is embedded - such sections or chapters can be omitted at first reading. Several new chapters have been added . "Associations: Chance, Confounded and Causal?" explains without any formulae the concepts underlying confounding, confidence intervals and p values, and the interpretation of associations observed in research investigations. Another new chapter considers sample size calculations in some detail and provides, in addition to the relevant formulae, useful tables that should give the researcher an indication of the order of magnitude of the number of subjects he or she might require in different situations.

Author : William H Weber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 192645636X

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America Offline by William H Weber Pdf

A devastating cyber-attack.A deadly winter storm. And a lone man who will stop at nothing to save his familyThe largest snowstorm in a hundred years is barreling down on the northern United States. When it hits it will bring over a meter of snow and numbing arctic winds. Some are prepared. Most are not. But something infinitely more dangerous is also on its way-a multi-pronged cyber-attack that will destroy the power grid, crippling the country at the worst possible moment. Like millions of others, ex-cop Nate Bauer and his family are bracing for the coming storm, unaware that it will test them in ways they could never have imagined. For hidden deep within the malignant code lies an even greater threat. One that holds the potential to destroy America forever.In the end, only a single question will matter. When the lights go out for good, who will have what it takes to survive?

Author : Peter Müller,Fernando Andres Quintana,Alejandro Jara,Tim Hanson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319189680

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Bayesian Nonparametric Data Analysis by Peter Müller,Fernando Andres Quintana,Alejandro Jara,Tim Hanson Pdf

This book reviews nonparametric Bayesian methods and models that have proven useful in the context of data analysis. Rather than providing an encyclopedic review of probability models, the book’s structure follows a data analysis perspective. As such, the chapters are organized by traditional data analysis problems. In selecting specific nonparametric models, simpler and more traditional models are favored over specialized ones. The discussed methods are illustrated with a wealth of examples, including applications ranging from stylized examples to case studies from recent literature. The book also includes an extensive discussion of computational methods and details on their implementation. R code for many examples is included in online software pages.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : UOM:39015053960087

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General Technical Report PSW. by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Collett
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781584883258

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Modelling Survival Data in Medical Research, Second Edition by David Collett Pdf

Critically acclaimed and resoundingly popular in its first edition, Modelling Survival Data in Medical Research has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the many developments and advances--particularly in software--made in the field over the last 10 years. Now, more than ever, it provides an outstanding text for upper-level and graduate courses in survival analysis, biostatistics, and time-to-event analysis.The treatment begins with an introduction to survival analysis and a description of four studies that lead to survival data. Subsequent chapters then use those data sets and others to illustrate the various analytical techniques applicable to such data, including the Cox regression model, the Weibull proportional hazards model, and others. This edition features a more detailed treatment of topics such as parametric models, accelerated failure time models, and analysis of interval-censored data. The author also focuses the software section on the use of SAS, summarising the methods used by the software to generate its output and examining that output in detail. Profusely illustrated with examples and written in the author's trademark, easy-to-follow style, Modelling Survival Data in Medical Research, Second Edition is a thorough, practical guide to survival analysis that reflects current statistical practices.

Author : Mara Tableman,Jong Sung Kim
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-07-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781482285970

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Survival Analysis Using S by Mara Tableman,Jong Sung Kim Pdf

Survival Analysis Using S: Analysis of Time-to-Event Data is designed as a text for a one-semester or one-quarter course in survival analysis for upper-level or graduate students in statistics, biostatistics, and epidemiology. Prerequisites are a standard pre-calculus first course in probability and statistics, and a course in applied linear regres

Author : Mounir Mesbah,Bernard F. Cole,Mei-Ling Ting Lee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781475736250

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Statistical Methods for Quality of Life Studies by Mounir Mesbah,Bernard F. Cole,Mei-Ling Ting Lee Pdf

On October 16 and 17, 2000, we hosted an international workshop entitled "Statistical Design, Measurement, and Analysis of Health Related Quality of Life." The workshop was held in the beautiful city of Arradon, South Brittany, France with the main goal of fostering an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of theoretical and applied statistical issues arising in studies of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Included were biostatisticians, psychometricians and public health professionals (e.g., physicians, sociologists, psychologists) active in the study ofHRQoL. In assembling this volume, we invited each conference participant to contribute a paper based on his or her presentation and the ensuing and very interesting discussions that took place in Arradon. All papers were peer-reviewed, by anonymous reviewers, and revised before final editing and acceptance. Although this process was quite time consuming, we believe that it greatly improved the volume as a whole, making this book a valuable contribution to the field ofHRQoL research. The volume presents a broad spectrum of papers presented at the Workshop, and thus illustrates the range of current research related to the theory, methods and applications of HRQoL, as well as the interdisciplinary nature ofthis work. Following an introduction written by Sir David Cox, it includes 27 articles organized into the following chapters.