Applied Parallel Computing

Meet Murakami in Vintage Classics – new, jazz-soaked, nostalgically surreal red spine editions of one of our great visionary storytellersKafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy.The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down.As their parallel odysseys unravel, cats converse with people; fish tumble from the sky; a ghost-like pimp deploys a Hegel-spouting girl of the night; a forest harbours soldiers apparently un-aged since World War II. There is a savage killing, but the identity of both victim and killer is a riddle - one of many which combine to create an elegant and dreamlike masterpiece.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR'Wonderful... Magical and outlandish' Daily Mail'Hypnotic, spellbinding' The Times'Cool, fluent and addictive' Daily Telegraph

A brother and sister lost and found, in a novel that seizes your heart and enthrals your mind, from the author of the Patrick Melrose series.‘Perhaps the most brilliant English novelist of his generation’ Alan Hollinghurst‘We set off in opposite directions and walked around the world until we met, and I’m very pleased we have…’Sebastian is in treatment following a breakdown that has left him with a fragile hold on reality and a hunger to connect with the mother who abandoned him. His therapist, Martin, also faces challenges, including his adopted daughter Olivia’s tenuous relationship with her biological mother. Olivia, meanwhile, is producing a radio series on natural disasters, which itself seems to be running parallel to the events unfolding in her personal life.Over a year, their fates collide and each of their destinies is revealed in a marvellous new light.‘A tale of art and family…brimming with wordplay’ Financial Times‘Sentences that whoosh past like arrows… St Aubyn’s talents

In this follow-up toThe Colliding Worlds Of Mine Lee, a boy discovers he can travel into parallel worldsto be with his girlfriend. But each time their paths collide, the fabric of their universes frays a little more. Is their love worth the unraveling of reality?"SINCERE, SMART,AND META..." —SOMAN CHAINANI, AUTHOR OF THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL SERIESJin’s whole world been turned upside down. Since meeting Mina inside her webcomic,Jin has discovered unbelievable things about his life:1. He’s been living in a parallel universe.2. His birth mother actually didn't abandon him.3. He'll never be able to see Mina again.But then the impossible happens—Jin teleports to Mina’s world. But with every visit, cataclysmic weather threatens Jin’s world. And a mysterious lab seemswaytoo interested in testing Jin’s new teleporting ability. Is Jin ready to risk it all for the girl he loves?Ellen Oh, the award-winning author and a founding member of We Need Diverse Books delivers a grounded speculative

This book follows the “adjoint method” of sensitivity analysis conceived by the author as the most efficient method for computing exactly first-order sensitivities. It will be of interest to postgradu

Studio Ghibli meets Wednesday in this action-packed, fantastical full-colour graphic novel for readers aged 8-12, full of wild imagination, enchanting characters and hair-raising adventure.On their way to visit Mum in hospital, Wilomina, her father and baby brother Kes get stuck in the middle of nowhere. Desperate, Wilomina leaps aboard a mysterious train - and away from the world she knows.On board, she meets Mephisto, a talking cat - and this is only the beginning of the absurd... Soon, Wilomina is separated from her family, tumbling into Nocturna - a parallel land where dreams and nightmares come from.But something eerie is happening: the nightmares are taking over. With Mephisto's help, Wilomina must find her family and seek the gate that will lead them home. On their journey, they meet spectres, dragons and spider-witches, crossing monster-infested waters and facing impossible puzzles at the maze-like Premonition Library. But worst of all: Nocturna is slowly transforming Wilomina

The second stand-alone novel in the Jack Sawyer trilogy, from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Talisman, "an intelligent . . . suspenseful page-turner" (Wall Street Journal) from "two master craftsmen, each at the top of his game" (Washington Post).Could the past he thought he'd escaped be reaching out to him from the Black House . . .Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer travelled to a parallel universe called the Territories in search of the talisman to save his mother's life.Now Jack is a former Los Angeles homicide detective living in the quiet town of French Landing in Wisconsin. But a series of murders involving young children force him out of retirement.If Jack is to save the latest victim, he must retrieve his childhood memories and revisit the one place he never wanted to see again . . .'Epic . . . impossible to put down' Sunday Express'One of the most brilliant and chilling thrillers of modern times' Daily Mail'It's the best of the best. No argument! Th

50 recipes, one beautiful green powder at the heart of them all... Matcha at Home is a selection of bold, nourishing and delicious recipes for both drinks and food - bringing this superfood to your everyday diet. Create the perfect matcha latte at home - either hot or iced - with heaps of interesting flavour combinations to test out like Iced Vanilla Sea Salt, Lavender, Mango, Brown Sugar Cinnamon or Strawberry. There are also food recipes, including Fluffy Matcha Pancakes, Jenki's Orange and Almond Yoghurt Bark, Matcha Tiramisu, Matcha White Choc Cookies, and Chewy Matcha Rice Krispie Bars. With caffeine levels parallel to coffee, but with none of the jitters or an energy crash, matcha is the ideal go-to for long-lasted calm focused energy like no other. Get your green fix!

This comprehensive third edition takes a skills-building approach to the Cambridge IGCSE™ and IGCSE™ (9–1) and Design and Technology syllabuses (0445/0979) for first examination from 2028. The Student’s Book is designed to enhance students’ skills and knowledge and to show how their learning can be applied in a range of contexts and careers.

With a focus on real-world issues and an extensive range of thought-provoking case studies, Issues in Political Theory provides the clearest, most engaging introduction to political theory and how it is applied to address the most important issues confronting the world today.

The perfect anti-Valentine: a deliciously dark collection of love stories, from a prizewinning writer who has been compared to Margaret Atwood and Angela Carter.An utterly absorbing collection of depraved, delectable and enchanting short stories from the queen of weird girl fiction.'Absolutely obsessed. Savage, strange and spicy' Lucy Rose, author of LambCan 'no' be a declaration of love? What happens when love is savage, dangerous and all-consuming? In this gorgeous and unsettling collection, women navigate the complexities and cruelties of desire across time and place, from a medieval convent to a Victorian parlour to a 1990s high school.Intensely atmospheric, surprising and darkly funny, No & Other Stories is a richly flavoured feast that will leave you craving more.'Unsettling and addictive, glistening with transgressive thrills and erotic appetites' Daily Mail'Gleefully depraved, gloriously queer and thrillingly bold' Leon Craig, author of Parallel Hells'A dark delight, steepe

In this bold anthem, feminist organizer and bestselling author Gloria Steinem and Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee share their parallel journeys as activists.We, sister-friends, working our way toward equality's front door. We, taking separate journeys, but walking in the same direction. We ---- for peace. We ---- for love. We ---- for bravery.Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee's dual paths have inspired a friendship empowered by the principles of equality, progress, and hope for a new generation. Here, two friends come together to tell one uplifting story of girls and women strengthening one another and changing the world.

Poole’s "Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction, Cengage International Edition", 5th, prepares students to transition from computational to theoretical mathematics. Balancing theory and application, the conversational writing style combines traditional presentation with student-centered learning. Theoretical, computational and applied topics are presented in a flexible, integrated way. Stressing geometric understanding before computational techniques, vectors and vector geometry are introduced early to help students visualize concepts and develop mathematical maturity for abstract thinking. Numerous applications drawn from a variety of disciplines reinforce that linear algebra is a valuable tool for modeling real-life problems.

Taiwan at the Core: Strategic Partner in Global Semiconductor Landscape and Realignment offers a clear, authoritative, and timely guide to understanding how semiconductors have become the strategic backbone of the modern global economy—and why Taiwan sits at its very center. As chips power everything from artificial intelligence and advanced computing to electric vehicles and defense systems, this book explains how Taiwan’s dominance—commanding over 78% of the global foundry market—has made the island an indispensable anchor of the world’s digital infrastructure.Written from a policy-oriented and global perspective, the book examines the ongoing “semiconductor strategic realignment,” unpacking Taiwan’s core position in the global semiconductor ecosystem; the revitalization efforts of United States, Japan and Europe; China’s aggressive expansion in mature-node manufacturing amidst advanced-node constraints; South Korea’s pivotal dominance in AI-driven High Bandwidth Memory (HBM); and th