How do novel scientific concepts arise? In Creating Scientific Concepts, Nancy Nersessian seeks to answer this central but virtually unasked question in the problem of conceptual change. She argues t
Art students aspiring to diverse careers that range from book illustration to creating animated films will value this book as a solid, practical tutorial. The author instructs in methods for creating
The Sophists were bold, exciting innovators with new ideas about Athenian society. Plato criticised the Sophists for promoting dangerous ideas which threatened the traditional structure of society. We
Challenge students to be daring, creative, and confident revisers with the help of writing expert Vicki Spandel! Based on its highly successful parent texts, "Creating Writers" and "Creating Young Wri
Challenge students to be daring, creative, and confident revisers with the help of writing expert Vicki Spandel! Based on its highly successful parent texts, "Creating Writers" and "Creating Young Wri
One of the world's leading robot builders presents an entertaining handbook that takes readers step by step through the entire process of creating robots, offering complete instructions for building s
Halpern, one of Americas most distinguished public interest advocates and social innovators, shares his revealing experiences from his journey from corporate attorney to activist and social entrepren
This book is a course in manifesting and creating abundance in your life, Section I, Creating Money, is a step-by-step guide to the art of manifesting. You will learn how to discover what you want, dr
A readable, perceptive account of the lives of fourteen gifted innovators who have played important roles in scientific and industrial progress. The achievements of Benjamin Banneker, Granville T. Woo
Creating Valuable Business Strategies will change existing mindsets about strategy. Here is an answer for the strategist who asks, 'What should I do differently next Monday morning?'.The object of st
From its beginnings as a Mexican land grant, Los Gatos has been filled with promise. A beautiful natural setting attracted a fascinating population of innovators, inventors, intellectuals, and artists
Thomas Merton, Robert Lax, and Edward Rice were college buddies who became lifelong friends, literary innovators, and spiritual iconoclasts. Their friendship and collaboration began at Columbia Colle
Praise for Business Power Creating: New Wealth from IP Assets "Business Power is an essential handbook for every business leader. Creating and growing IP is a critical element of innovation and accel
You can be intentional about creating the right God-given culture for your church.? This book is intended to help both pastors and members engage in the never-ending process of creating a purposeful c
This compact, well-illustrated and clearly written book unravels the contribution of two of modern theatre’s most charismatic innovators. Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo is the first book to combine:a
Creating a New Kind of University builds on the authors' previous book, A Time for Boldness, in its vision for creating “engaged universities”—institutions of higher education that p
Innovators across all sectors of society are using information and communication technology to reshape economic and social activity. Even after the boom -- and despite the bust -- the process of struc
Innovators across all sectors of society are using information and communication technology to reshape economic and social activity. Even after the boom -- and despite the bust -- the process of struc
This richly illustrated collection profiles the bold innovators in landscape architecture who, around the turn of the twentieth century, ventured into the nation's heartland to develop a new style of
Creating Knowledge Based Healthcare Organizations brings together high quality concepts closely related to how knowledge management can be utilized in healthcare. It includes the methodologies, system
Clear, comprehensive advice from an intellectual property lawyer--for every artist, inventor, and small business owner. Today, virtually all companies, artists, and innovators run the risk of losing
According to the Vedic tradition, the term abundance applies to every dimension of our lives, from material wealth to spiritual sustenance and growth. With Mantra Meditation for Creating Abundance, y
Decrying contemporary educational historians' neglect of the religious faith of educational innovators, Jeynes (California State U.-Long Beach) presents a rare quantitative analysis of the effects of
From writing a business plan and financing an idea to choosing the most cost-efficient production method and best-suited sales approach, Creating a Successful Crafts Business provides a sound blueprin
Relationship Marketing: Creating Stakeholder Value extends the analysis of the change in the marketing rationale from a crude concern for increased market share to a strategy aimed at creating long-te
In his first book, Dicaire provided biographical and critical perspectives and discographies of blues pioneers, innovators, superstars, and cult heros born before 1940. Here he carries his work on to
Tools and techniques from today's leading intellectual capital innovators: Xerox, Dow Chemical, Hewlett-Packard, Avery Dennison, Eastman Chemical, Rockwell, and Skandia "Patrick Sullivan . . . has bro
Creating the Multicultural Organization challenges organizations to move away from merely "counting heads for the government" and begin creating effective strategies for a more positive approach to m
This invaluable resource is a self-study curriculum designed for small child care businesses. It offers over 50 best practices developed by industry innovators to raise the level of professionalism
Eleven bandstand favorites composed and/or recorded by one of jazz's greatest trumpet innovators. Different than most of our other volumes where many tunes incorporate new musical influences and style
Sixteen of the 20th century's leading artistic innovators talk forcefully about their work — from Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzinger's 1912 presentation of cubist theory to Henry Moore's comments, thre
Asking parishioners for money is very different from creating congregations of generous people. In this provocative book, stewardship consultant Michael Durall argues convincingly that annual pledge d
In Creating Country Music, Richard Peterson traces the development of country music and its institutionalization from Fiddlin' John Carson's pioneering recordings in Atlanta in 1923 to the posthumous
Provides instructions for creating such projects as elephant earrings, animal stencils, an angelfish necklace, striped-bow button covers, and a ruffled bouquet pin
Genetic screening, new reproductive technologies, gene therapies, and the reality of cloning all make biological solutions to human social problems seem possible. Creating Born Criminals shows how his
Tools and techniques from today's leading intellectual capital innovators: Xerox, Dow Chemical, Hewlett-Packard, Avery Dennison, Eastman Chemical, Rockwell, and Skandia"Patrick Sullivan . . . has brou
This fully revised and updated edition of Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge recognizes that the future of economic well being in today's knowledge and information society rests upon the effectiv
