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The Third Guest

by Robert Thomson ...

On a foggy night on the Scottish coast in 1934, a most unusual visitor arrives at an inn and rents a room on the upper floor. He is colorful and charming and appears to be harmless, and at first the other guests staying at the inn think nothing of his presence, but as the night wears on events take a turn for the worse.The innkeeper and his guests learn that a series of murders have taken place in ... Read more

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On a foggy night on the Scottish coast in 1934, a most unusual visitor arrives at an inn and rents a room on the upper floor. He is colorful and charming and appears to be harmless, and at first the other guests staying at the inn think nothing of his presence, but as the night wears on events take a turn for the worse.The innkeeper and his guests learn that a series of murders have taken place in
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Doorways

by Robert Thomson ...

Brooks Hospital, once among the largest psychiatric facilities in Pennsylvania and former host to the most violent patients in the state, now sits abandoned on a sprawling section of forgotten land. Most of its windows have been shattered, the stone of its exterior cracked and worn and its interior ruined by vandals and the passage of time.For Charles Gray and Sabine Jensen, who make a living ... Read more

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Brooks Hospital, once among the largest psychiatric facilities in Pennsylvania and former host to the most violent patients in the state, now sits abandoned on a sprawling section of forgotten land. Most of its windows have been shattered, the stone of its exterior cracked and worn and its interior ruined by vandals and the passage of time.For Charles Gray and Sabine Jensen, who make a living
... Read more
Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

18th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2025, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, October 14–17, 2025, Proceedings

Edited by Robert Thomson, Scott Renshaw, Samer Al-khateeb, Annetta Burger, Patrick Park, Aryn A Pyke ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume contains the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2025, which took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in October 2025.The 23 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. They are divided into the following themes: Advances in Tools and Theory; Data-Driven Approaches ... Read more

$58.99 USD

This volume contains the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2025, which took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in October 2025.The 23 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. They are divided into the following themes: Advances in Tools and Theory; Data-Driven Approaches
... Read more
Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

17th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2024, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 18–20, 2024, Proceedings

Edited by Robert Thomson, Aravind Hariharan, Scott Renshaw, Samer Al-khateeb, Annetta Burger, Patrick Park, Aryn Pyke ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2024, which was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, during September 18–20, 2024.The 24 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions.They are grouped into the following topics: advancements in tools and theory; data-driven ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2024, which was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, during September 18–20, 2024.The 24 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions.They are grouped into the following topics: advancements in tools and theory; data-driven
... Read more
Party Mandates and Democracy

Making, Breaking, and Keeping Election Pledges in Twelve Countries

Edited by Elin Naurin, Terry J Royed, Robert Thomson ...

Series series New Comparative Politics
When people discuss politics, they often mention the promises politicians make during election campaigns. Promises raise hopes that positive policy changes are possible, but people are generally skeptical of these promises. Party Mandates and Democracy reveals the extent to and conditions under which governments fulfill party promises during election campaigns. Contrary to conventional wisdom a ... Read more

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When people discuss politics, they often mention the promises politicians make during election campaigns. Promises raise hopes that positive policy changes are possible, but people are generally skeptical of these promises. Party Mandates and Democracy reveals the extent to and conditions under which governments fulfill party promises during election campaigns. Contrary to conventional wisdom a
... Read more
Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics

Edited by Robert Thomson, Christopher Leburn, Derryck Reid ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The field of ultrafast nonlinear optics is broad and multidisciplinary, and encompasses areas concerned with both the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses of light, as well as those concerned with the applications of such pulses. Ultrashort pulses are extreme events – both in terms of their durations, and also the high peak powers which their short durations can facilitate. These ... Read more

$188.09 USD

The field of ultrafast nonlinear optics is broad and multidisciplinary, and encompasses areas concerned with both the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses of light, as well as those concerned with the applications of such pulses. Ultrashort pulses are extreme events – both in terms of their durations, and also the high peak powers which their short durations can facilitate. These
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Gastroenterology For General Surgeons

Edited by Matthias W. Wichmann, Timothy K. McCullough, Ian C. Roberts-Thomson, Guy J. Maddern ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This book fills a void in the market for specialists who are working in areas without the support of gastroenterologists. Due to a lack of local expertise, treatment decisions in the field of gastroenterology frequently have to be made by non-gastroenterologists. The book addresses this problem by providing clear instructions on the diagnosis, medical management and on-going treatment of the most ... Read more

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This book fills a void in the market for specialists who are working in areas without the support of gastroenterologists. Due to a lack of local expertise, treatment decisions in the field of gastroenterology frequently have to be made by non-gastroenterologists. The book addresses this problem by providing clear instructions on the diagnosis, medical management and on-going treatment of the most
... Read more
Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

14th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2021, Virtual Event, July 6–9, 2021, Proceedings

Edited by Robert Thomson, Muhammad Nihal Hussain, Christopher Dancy, Aryn Pyke ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2021, which was held online during July 6–9, 2021.The 32 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: COVID-related focus; methodologies; social cybersecurity ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2021, which was held online during July 6–9, 2021.The 32 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: COVID-related focus; methodologies; social cybersecurity
... Read more
Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

15th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2022, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 20–23, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Robert Thomson, Christopher Dancy, Aryn Pyke ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2022, which was in Pittsburgh, PA, USA in September 2022.The 25 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: computer science, psychology, sociology, ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2022, which was in Pittsburgh, PA, USA in September 2022.The 25 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: computer science, psychology, sociology,
... Read more
Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

16th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2023, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 20–22, 2023, Proceedings

Edited by Robert Thomson, Samer Al-khateeb, Annetta Burger, Patrick Park, Aryn A. Pyke ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2023, which was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA in September 2023.The 31 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 73 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Detecting malign influence; human behavior ... Read more

$76.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2023, which was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA in September 2023.The 31 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 73 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Detecting malign influence; human behavior
... Read more
Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

13th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2020, Washington, DC, USA, October 18–21, 2020, Proceedings

Edited by Robert Thomson, Halil Bisgin, Christopher Dancy, Ayaz Hyder, Muhammad Hussain ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2020, which was planned to take place in Washington, DC, USA. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online during October 18–21, 2020.The 33 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. A wide number of ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2020, which was planned to take place in Washington, DC, USA. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online during October 18–21, 2020.The 33 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. A wide number of
... Read more
Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

12th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2019, Washington, DC, USA, July 9–12, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Robert Thomson, Halil Bisgin, Christopher Dancy, Ayaz Hyder ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2019, held in Washington, DC, USA, in July 2019.The total of 28 papers presented in this volume was carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. The papers in this volume show, people, theories, methods and data from a wide number of disciplines including ... Read more

$58.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2019, held in Washington, DC, USA, in July 2019.The total of 28 papers presented in this volume was carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. The papers in this volume show, people, theories, methods and data from a wide number of disciplines including
... Read more

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