This sophisticated artist's book, with custom-cut cover and partially exposed binding, documents John Bock's 2006 action, "Maltreated Frigate"--the height as well as the culmination of this rising German artist's performative work. Here, Bock's vision comes to life in a multitude of color illustrations composed and collaged by the artist. The libretto, printed in its entirety, explodes in linguistic fireworks and tumbles down the printed page, solid in its earthiness and ready to be constructed into a jumble of bizarre and whimsical neologisms--vivid testimony to the artist's zest for expression. "Maltreated Frigate" was performed as a spectacle in 10 scenes, a collision course of rock opera, Theater of the Absurd, animated sculpture and puppet show. This raucous volume invites the reader to accompany the artist and his protagonists along their tour-de-force, stream-of-consciousness action. It is a violent ride on a machine from hell, steered by an idiosyncratic inner logic.

The mixed-media collages of Kirstine Roepstorff (born 1972) spill over with messy glee. Over the past decade, Roepstorff has built up a large body of collage work that stages and dismantles the imagery of our times, drawing out themes of disinformation, media theory and feminism. She often coheres her collage narratives through archetypal characters, which come to the fore in her new mechanical theater installation, "Stille Teater" ("Quiet Theater"), documented here alongside essays and an interview with the artist.

Andreas Schlegel fuhrt eine Analyse der wichtigsten Bodenabfertigungsprozesse im Luftverkehr durch und identifiziert relevante Einflussfaktoren und Verspatungsursachen. In einem Simulationsmodell bestimmt er kritische Prozesse und mogliche Optimierungspotenziale sowie Echtzeit-Prognosen des Abfertigungsendes.
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Das Buch fuhrt in die wesentlichen statistischen Konzepte und Ideen ein und erlautert anhand von Beispielen detailliert deren Umsetzung. Der Stil ist, anders als bei den meisten Konkurrenzwerken, betont locker gehalten - ohne dabei auf eine exakte Darstellung zu verzichten. Das Buch ist speziell auf die Bedurfnisse von Anfangern im Fach Statistik zugeschnitten und fur Bachelor- und Masterstudenten aller Disziplinen geeignet - auch zum Selbststudium."