Costa Haroldo (18 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A rigorous and accessible journey through expected value - from the definition to Markov chains, from the gambler's ruin to the dangers of betting. Every formula is proved, with problems from entrance exams and olympiads - IME, ITA, OBM - plus a chapter with 107 solved multiple-choice questions. Born from the author's master's dissertation at PUC-Rio on the teaching of Probability and Expected Value, the book is structured around fascinating themes. Part I (Foundations) develops, in sequence, the concepts of probability, conditional probability, total probability (and Bayes), expected value and variance. Part II brings solved expected-value problems, including the geometric distribution, the harmonic number and the elegant Coupon Collector's Problem. Part III solves, in detail, problems usually stated without solution in the classroom. Part IV gathers entrance-exam and olympiad exercises, organized by the same chapters as the Foundations. May the clarity of numbers help you protect your own wallet - and achieve the highest grades.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A rigorous and accessible journey through expected value - from the definition to Markov chains, from the gambler's ruin to the dangers of betting. Every formula is proved, with problems from entrance exams and olympiads - IME, ITA, OBM - plus a chapter with 107 solved multiple-choice questions. Born from the author's master's dissertation at PUC-Rio on the teaching of Probability and Expected Value, the book is structured around fascinating themes. Part I (Foundations) develops, in sequence, the concepts of probability, conditional probability, total probability (and Bayes), expected value and variance. Part II brings solved expected-value problems, including the geometric distribution, the harmonic number and the elegant Coupon Collector's Problem. Part III solves, in detail, problems usually stated without solution in the classroom. Part IV gathers entrance-exam and olympiad exercises, organized by the same chapters as the Foundations. May the clarity of numbers help you protect your own wallet - and achieve the highest grades. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Tapa Blanda. Condition: New. Faz uma crônica de cada carnaval da escola desde a sua fundação, em 1953. Ao lado das histórias estão as letras e partituras completas de todos os sambas de enredo. 334 Páginas. 430 gr. Libro.

Paperback. Condition: New. New; Através de letras de músicas, fatos e diversas modalidades de carnaval, Haroldo Costa, o ilustre historiador da maior de todas as festas brasileiras, expõe a festividade do povo brasileiro permeada de episódios políticos e expressões religiosas. O comportamento do folião é, em si, repleto de contradições, anseios, possibilidades, irreverências, mordacidade, alegrias e frustrações, que variam constantemente, entre o sagrado e o profano. Os desdobramentos do carnaval, vistos aqui sob uma perspectiva inédita, contornam o perfil lúdico que caracteriza a identidade cultural de um país diversificado etnicamente, onde a festa não tem dia para terminar.; Height: 0.5511811018 Inches, Length: 8.661417314 Inches, Weight: 0.81571036; 85 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 159pp. Bilingual: Portuguese / English. Brazilian caricaturist (1925--present) Lan. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall E4. Lan (illustrator).

Tapa Blanda. Condition: New. Por meio de letras de músicas, fatos e diversas modalidadesde carnaval, Haroldo Costa, historiador da maior festa brasileira, expõe a festividade do povo permeada de episódios políticos e expressões religiosas. Mostra também que os desdobramentos do carnaval contornam o perfil lúdico que caracteriza a identidade cultural de um país diversificado etnicamente. 254 Páginas. 330 gr. Libro.…

Paperback. Condition: New. New; Zé Pereira, corso, batalha de confete, banho de mar a fantasia, bailes, concursos de fantasia, blocos, escolas de samba. Tudo nos é mostrado pelo jornalista e historiador Haroldo Costa, de maneira clara e erudita, falando do que conhece e muito bem. O livro é fruto de um longo trabalho de pesquisa, no qual o autor se debruçou para compilar o que de mais importante ocorreu no carnaval carioca, desde os primórdios do Século XX até os dias de hoje.; Portuguese Edition; Height: 0.2362204722 Inches, Length: 8.8188976288 Inches, Weight: 0.8157103; 256 pages.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Colour & Black and White illustrations. Very Good-, without dust jacket (spine bears vertical slit).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Irmãos Vitale [Published Date: 1981]. The illustrated history of Rio's Samba schools. English edition. text by Haroldo Costa ; translated from the Portuguese by Peter T. Seidl. Hardcover, oversized (12 X 12"), unpaginated. Illustrated endpapers and illustrated throughout, mostly in black and white but with several in color, with Lan's wonderfully sumptuous and exuberant characters of Rio's Samba schools. In good+ condition/ NO dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with blind stamped character on front cover and silver embossed lettering on front and spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges and corners of covers with heavier scuffing and rubbing to the back cover. Binding tight. Pages lightly aged but otherwise clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Lanfranco Aldo Ricardo Vaselli Cortellini Rossi Rossini, or simply Lan is an Italian cartoonist based in the city ??of Rio de Janeiro. In 1945, he began his professional life in newspapers Mundo Uruguaio and El Pais. In 1948, he moved to Buenos Aires where he was hired by Editorial Haynes, the largest publisher of the time in Argentina. This allowed him to work in the most important publications such as Sports World, Mundo Argentino, Mundo Infantil, Caras y Caretas, among others.In 1952, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, dazzled by its beaches and the joy of the people. Lan fell in love with the mulattoes who exhibit the lightness, grace, and exuberance of the Carioca women. In 1960, In 1952 Lan joined the newspaper Última Hora and in 1953, the magazine Flan and in 1962, he joined the Jornal do Brasil team where he remained for 39 years. …

ORIGINAL-GROßFOTO (Porträt, Aufn. Felicitas, München), rs. eigenhändig signiert mit E.Kurzbrief,O,D. München 4.6.55.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 161 pages. Square 4to, (12" by 12"). Text in Portuguese and English. Illustrated in black & white and color. No dust jacket as issued. Book is in excellent condition, solid, square, tight, and very clean, no former owner's names or marks. Caricaturist Lan's amazing creations. Lan (Lanfranco Vaselli) (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. many illustrations (some color), 159 unnumbered pages. Original black cloth. Square 30 cm. Original thin slipcase rather soiled and worn. No jacket (presumably as published). Tightly rolled color print hidden in separate rather flimsy compartment at back of slipcase. Thi English-language edition was translated from the Portuguese by Peter T. Seidl. The Portugese edition was titled "E hoje: as escolas de Lan" and published in 1978. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 159 pp., illustrations, bibliography. no dust jacket, back cover has small abrasions and some creasing, bottom edge has 3 small abrasions, hinge is nearly separated between last two pages 0.0.

Condition: Very good +. Erthos Albino de Souza (ed.), 'Codigo 4', Salvador, Bahia, 1980. 245 x 220 mm. 40pp unpaginated, invisible bound printed black and orange on cream, printed black on white stock. Front cover by Regina Silveira with Codigo emblem top left, back cover by Julio Plaza. Contributors include: Aldo Fortes, Alice Ruiz, Augusto de Campos, Antonio Riserio, Caetano Veloso, Decio Pignatari, Duda Machado, Haroldo de Campos, Ines Oseki-Depre, Jose Lino Grunewald, Nelson Ascher, Paulo Leminski, Pedro Xisto, Pericles Cavalcante, Regis Bonvicino, Vinicius Dantas, translation and note on Allen Ginsberg poem by Duda Machado and Regis Bonvicino, E.E. Cummings translated also by Machado, translation of Yoko Ono poems by Monica Costa. Edited by Erthos Albino de Souza in Salvador, Brazil, 'Codigo' can be considered as a significant South American concrete poetry periodical. It was also one of the most long-standing, remaining in circulation from the late 1970s until 1990. Though not widely known the quality and importance of this periodical is apparent from its contributors and content. Codigo, as a Noigandres-based periodical can be seen as a natural progression from the earlier Noigandres and Invenção publications. In total 12 issues were published. All of issues feature the circular 'Codigo' logo designed by Augusto de Campos on cover or inside cover. Text in Portuguese. Condition: wear to spine, including 20mm closed tear(no paper missing), slight wear to edges of covers and minor toning to the edges of some pages. Very good+. …

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A rigorous and accessible journey through expected value - from the definition to Markov chains, from the gambler's ruin to the dangers of betting. Every formula is proved, with problems from entrance exams and olympiads - IME, ITA, OBM - plus a chapter with 107 solved multiple-choice questions. Born from the author's master's dissertation at PUC-Rio on the teaching of Probability and Expected Value, the book is structured around fascinating themes. Part I (Foundations) develops, in sequence, the concepts of probability, conditional probability, total probability (and Bayes), expected value and variance. Part II brings solved expected-value problems, including the geometric distribution, the harmonic number and the elegant Coupon Collector's Problem. Part III solves, in detail, problems usually stated without solution in the classroom. Part IV gathers entrance-exam and olympiad exercises, organized by the same chapters as the Foundations. May the clarity of numbers help you protect your own wallet - and achieve the highest grades. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…