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Current Directions in Computer Music Research (System Development Foundation Benchmark Series)

1 review

The MIT Press, 1991

A must have for computer music enthusiasts
The articles in collection are very readable - a great deal of care seems to have been made in the editing process. Various authors give summaries of different parts of the area of computer music. Some of the articles I particularly like include the following: i) several articles by different authors on synthesis of the singing voice; ii) the article by Mathews and Pierce on the Bohlen-Pierce ...

An Introduction to Information Theory

16 reviews
John R. Pierce

Dover Publications, 1980

Excellent explanation for the core concepts
You cannot learn the math of information theory from this book but this book is perfect for you to get the core concepts. An Excellent place to start!

Yellow Jack: How Yellow Fever Ravaged America and Walter Reed Discovered Its Deadly Secrets

5 reviews
John R. Pierce, James V. Writer

Wiley, 2005

Yellow Fever - The Journey of its Cause
Highly recommended. From the start just like a good mystery, this book grips and holds your attention as it unfolds the discovery of what causes yellow fever. The rolls of the individuals in academia and medicine are insightful. Vivid descriptions portray the full affect of both the human and economic devastation caused by this disease. Had is not been for the few couragous individuals who ...

Almost All About Waves

3 reviews
John R. Pierce

The MIT Press, 1976

A very readable intro to the physics of waves...
This is an excellent book that discusses the physics of waves with a minimum of math. A very readable introduction to waves. Sadly, at the time of this writing, this book is out of print. However, if you can find a copy it is worth reading.

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1969 (Volume LXXXII, No. 6)
Wolfling [Part 2 of 3] by Gordon R. Dickson, A Womanly Talent by Anne McCaffrey, ...

Conde Nast Publications, 1969

Wolfling [Part 2 of 3] by Gordon R. Dickson A Womanly Talent by Anne McCaffrey You'll Love the Past by J. R. Pierce Extortion, Inc. by Mack Reynolds A Chair of Comparative Leisure by Robin Scott

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1969 (Volume LXXXIV, No. 2)
The Yngling [Part 1 of 2] by John Dalmas, The Big Rock by Rob Chilson, ...

Conde Nast Publications, 1969

The Yngling [Part 1 of 2] by John Dalmas The Big Rock by Rob Chilson Compassion by J. R. Pierce A Relic of War by Keith Laumer Test Ultimate by Christopher Anvil Jump by William J. Earls

Divine Inspirations: Pearls of Bible Wisdom from the Old and New Testaments
Anne Pierce

Book Sales, 1999

A beautifully designed volume with decorative border art and a ribbon marker, Divine Inspirations presents more than 1,000 quotations from both the Old and New Testaments. With 150 categories arranged alphabetically by theme, all chosen from Zondervan's bestselling Bibles, especially the New International Version, peerless reflections from the Good Book promise to inspire and heal hearts year-round.