Introduction to Formal Language and Automata or Swimming Across

Introduction to Formal Language and Automata

Author: Peter Linz

Fully revised, the new Fourth Edition of An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata provides an accessible, student-friendly presentation of all material essential to an introductory Theory of Computation course. The text was designed to familiarize students with the foundations and principles of computer science and to strengthen the students' ability to carry out formal and rigorous mathematical arguments. In the new Fourth Edition, author Peter Linz has offered a straightforward, uncomplicated treatment of formal languages and automata and avoids excessive mathematical detail so that students may focus on and understand the underlying principles. In an effort to further the accessibility and comprehension of the text, the author has added new illustrative examples throughout.

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Swimming Across: A Memoir

Author: Andrew S Grov

The story of Andris Gros -- later to become Andy Grove -- begins in the 1930s, on the banks of the Danube. Here, in Budapest, young Andris lives a middle-class existence with his secular Jewish parents. But he and his family are faced with a host of staggering obstacles. Fleeing the Nazis, Andris and his mother find refuge with a Christian family outside Budapest. After the nightmare of war, the family rebuilds its life only to face a succession of repressive Communist governments. In June 1956, the popular Hungarian uprising is put down at gunpoint. Soviet troops randomly round up young people. Two hundred thousand Hungarians follow a tortuous route to escape to the West. Among them is the author... Within these pages, an authentic American hero reveals his origins in a very different place during a very different time. He explores the ways in which persecution and struggle, as well as kinship and courage, shaped his life. It is a story of survival -- and triumph.

Chicago Tribune

...a remarkable book, both for what it says and for what it does not...

Time Magazine

...an astringently unsentimental memoir that may find its place...with such works as Angela's Ashes...and This Boy's Life...

Booklist

...moving and inspiring memoir...a vivid picture of a tumultuous period in world history...

American Way

...a heck of a story...reads like a spy novel...

Biography

...Grove tells an enthralling tale...

Publishers Weekly

"Jesus Christ was killed by the Jews, and because of that, all of the Jews will be thrown into the Danube," says a playmate to four-year-old Andris Grof Grove's original name. Born to a middle-class Jewish family in 1936, Grove, chairman of Intel, grew up in Budapest during his country's most tempestuous era. Despite avoiding deportation and death, Grove's family lived in fear during Nazi occupation and lost some rights and property. Afterwards, they lived under Soviet control. Curiously, Grove's memoir charts the routinized mundanities of his teen years seeing his teacher at the opera, being afraid to meet young women at the local public pool, the success of a short story he wrote more than life in war-torn Europe. But his discussion of contemporary politics is astute and personal "I had mixed feelings about the Communists... they had saved my mother's life and my own.... On the other hand... they increasingly interfered with our daily life." Never didactic, he remains focused on his own intellectual growth. Grove continued his education in New York after the 1956 revolution failed. The intelligence, dedication and ingenuity that earned him fame and fortune (he was Time's Man of the Year in 1997) are evident early on. He deftly balances humor e.g., subversive anti-Communist jokes from Hungary with insight into overcoming endless obstacles (from hostile foreign invasions to New York's City University system). Though lacking in drama, Grove's story stands smartly amid inspirational literature by self-made Americans. B&w photos. (Nov. 12) Forecast: Warner's fanfare pre-pub bookseller luncheons, Jewish Book Fair appearances, publication events in New York and San Francisco and concertedmedia campaigns will bring this book to readers' attention despite it not being the sort of business-oriented book most would expect from Grove. Its unexpected subject matter will mean that, despite the Grove name, it won't come near to matching Welch-size sales, but still, it should thrive. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Andris Grof was born in 1936 in Hungary; years later, he changed his name to Andrew Grove and went on to help found the Intel Corporation, eventually becoming its CEO and chairman. Grove's memoir recounts his early life in Budapest from his perspective as a Jewish boy trying to make sense of a world torn apart by World War II, the Nazi persecution of the Jews, and the repression of communism. He describes his escape to New York City after the failed 1956 Hungarian Revolution and how he began to assimilate into American culture. His simple, evenhanded, almost unemotional writing style stands in stark contrast to the events around him, making them seem all the more horrific. While this memoir presents no broad political or historical insights, it is a poignant reminder of the great suffering that took place during the middle part of the last century. This excellent book is recommended for all public libraries and for academic libraries where there is interest in the effects of World War II or the American immigration experience. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 7/01.] Lawrence R. Maxted, Gannon Univ., Erie, PA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

The self-portrait of a young man, now the CEO of Intel. Grove, chairman of the world's largest computer-chip company and author of several management books, reaches back to his childhood years in Budapest to produce something like a Bildungsroman in the classic tradition. Born before WWII to assimilated, middle-class Jewish parents, young Andris Grof found his life torn apart with his father's being sent to the Russian front and the Nazis taking control of Budapest. The Grofs survived the war, however, and the Communist regime that followed it, but when Russian tanks rolled into town to suppress the Hungarian revolution, Grof, then a chemistry student, took advantage of the chaos and stole across the Austrian border. From there he made it to the Bronx, talked his way into City College, and became Andy Grove, chemical engineer and American. The rest, as they say, is history. Thankfully, Grove spends little time foreshadowing his later success but instead offers a tight, simply told, extremely intimate memoir with careful attention to structure and detail: even the metaphor in the title is multifaceted, adding depth and resonance as the story moves forward. And although his family suffered during the war, Grove's tale resembles pre-war generations of immigrant success stories; laced with a sardonic, though unmistakable, faith in the American dream, it's like The Rise and Fall of David Lewinsky with a happy ending. Still, more than a few readers will find their eyes welling up when Grof's mother asks young Andris, who has zealously hidden his identity during the war, to recite a Jewish prayer to a newly arrived Russian soldier. Grove, though, maintains a steady hand and keeps thetear-jerking to a minimum. The outcome, while not earth-shattering-and possibly self-indulgent on occasion-is a polished, solid portrait of a particular time and place. .

What People Are Saying

Richard North Patterson
...a unique and often harrowing personal experience...fiction at its most engrossing... an utterly compelling narrative...a wonderful reading experience.

Elie Wiesel
A poignant tale leading to human courage and hope.

George Soros
This honest and riveting account gives a fascinating insight into the man who wrote Only the Paranoid Survive.

Monica Seles
Andy Grove is a tremendous role model, and his book sheds light on his amazing journey. I would choose him as my doubles partner any day!

Henry Kissinger
A poignant memoir...a moving reminder of the meaning of America...

Tom Brokaw
Haunting and inspirational. It should be required reading in schools.

Table of Contents:

	Prologue	1
1	My Third Birthday	7
2	Scarlet Fever	21
3	The War Arrives	35
4	Life Gets Strange	53
5	Christmas in Kobanya	79
6	After the War	101
7	Gymnasium	143
8	Dob Street School	175
9	Madach Gymnasium	211
10	Fourth Year	265
11	University--First Year	305
12	Revolution	343
13	Crossing the Border	367
14	Aboard Ship	405
15	New York City	425
	Epilogue	471