i-SMOOTH ANALYSISA totally new direction in mathematics, this revolutionary new study introduces a new class of invariant derivatives of functions and establishes relations with other derivatives, such as the Sobolev generalized derivative and the generalized derivative of the distribution theory.i-smooth analysis is the branch of functional analysis that considers the theory and applications of the invariant derivatives o...

The main aim of the book is to present new constructive methods of delay differential equation (DDE) theory and to give readers practical tools for analysis, control design and simulating of linear systems with delays. Referred to as “systems with delays” in this volume, this class of differential equations is also called delay differential equations (DDE), time-delay systems, hereditary systems, and functional differential equations. Delay differential equations are widely used for descri...

Discover a BRAND NEW beautiful, uplifting, romantic read from BESTSELLER Kim NashHome is where the heart is…Imo spent most of her childhood at Brightwater Falls – a peaceful lakeside resort tucked away in a picture-perfect village – where she made treasured memories with her beloved mother and doting godmother Dandy.So when Dandy falls ill and asks for help running the resort, there’s no question in Imo’s mind. She’ll do whatever it takes to save ...

"...this series is laugh-out-loud funny! Completely creative, and with recipes!" - Amazon reviewerA picture-perfect Yorkshire village.You know the sort.Village greens. Dry-stone walls. Summer bake sales.A surprisingly high body count.And dragons …Toot Hansell nestles in the fells of the Yorkshire Dales, peaceful, river-girt, and ruled (in a subtle yet oddly irresistible manner) by the ladies of the Women's Institute. It's the...

*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***Updated and expanded with new material from the author and new foreword from Rachel Kushner**For many, Kim Gordon is the epitome of cool: vocalist, bassist/guitarist and founding member of Sonic Youth—one of the most successful bands to emerge from the post-punk New York scene—despite being famously reserved.Ten years ago, Gordon distilled that coolness into her groundbreaking memoir, Girl in a Band, speaking openly about her life. F...

A tranquil village.A poisoned cupcake.A murdered vicar.A simple case - or it should be. But all clues point to the Toot Hansell Women's Institute, and Detective Inspector Adams is about to discover there's much more to the W.I. than just bake sales and jam making.Alice Martin, RAF Wing Commander (Ret.), and current chair of the Women's Institute, knows the ladies of the W.I. are not guilty. But she has a bigger problem. Toot Hansel...

This beer festival's going off with a bang …A call from an old colleague has DI Adams off her patch and out of her depth, investigating a mysterious new beer with unexpected side effects. Side effects far more dangerous than a simple hangover.Deadly brewers. Super-powered DJs. Raging florists.And it's not just them. Half the police in Yorkshire have fallen for the beer's spell, and Adams is barely keeping a step ahead. If she doesn't figure this out before ...

A festive tale of kidnapping, explosions, & stolen turkeys....One should never meddle in the affairs of dragons, but someone has been doing just that. They've been making imitation dragon scale baubles that are nothing short of lethal, and kidnapping delivery drivers all over the Yorkshire Dales. They've also been leaving behind some distinctly dragon-ish traces.Beaufort Scales, High Lord of the Cloverly Dragons, is hot on the trail – or would be, if he wasn't havi...

There's more than one way to get to Faery. It's getting back that's the problem…DI Adams is not having a good summer. Her house has been hexed. Her DCI's muttering about mental health breaks. Her invisible dog keeps disappearing at inopportune moments. And to top it all off, her parents have just turned up, determined to experience all Yorkshire has to offer.And they're going to get more than they bargained for, because someone else has turned up too.

Rebellious Christmas wreaths.Mysterious welly-dwelling eggs.A plague of irate water fowl.And ten ladies of a certain age who are by no means the least troublesome of Toot Hansell's residents, as far as Detective Inspector Adams is concerned. She's entirely certain her training never covered dealing with the Women's Institute, dragons, or festive magic spills.Not to mention invisible dogs with caffeine dependencies.But Christmas is almost here. Things...

Warring staff."Accidental" poisonings.Topiary of dubious intent.Throw in the full complement of the Toot Hansell Women's Institute and dragons doing yoga on the terrace, and DI Adams is starting to wonder if she might have made a small misjudgement signing up for this particular spa weekend in the country.And that's before the dead body in the sauna and the storm that cuts them off from the rest of the world.Now she's dealing with a houseful of guest...

The 30th anniversary edition of the first V. I. Warshawski novel, Indemnity Only, featuring a new afterword from Sara ParetskyMeeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. But trouble is Chicago private eye V. I. Warshawski’s specialty. Her client says he’s the prominent banker John Thayer. Turns out he’s not. He says his son’s girlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Turns out that’s not her real name.V. I.’s search...