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Designed for teachers of higher education, this guide explores the personal development possibilities that institutional appraisal can offer. Readers are asked to reflect upon their current stage of c
"This is an extremely important piece of work. In an unpretentious fashion, Roy challenges the traditional wisdom on communal riots and raises bold new questions about how they might be understood. A
The interdisciplinary field of cognitive science brings together elements of cognitive psychology, mathematics, perception, linguistics, and artificial intelligence. Given this breadth, textbooks have
When children begin secondary school, they already have knowledge and ideas about many aspects of the natural world from their experiences both in primary classes and outside school. This collection o
A dynamical system refers to a set of elements that interact in complex, often nonlinear ways to form coherent patterns. Because of the complexity of these interactions, the system as a whole may evol
This updated and expanded edition of the best-selling Barron's investment guide helps the serious investor set up a lifetime investment program that maximizes opportunity, minimizes risk, and can be e
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Shows how to write commercially successful songs, make a demo, obtain a copyright, submit songs, and negoiate a sale, and explains the roles of music publishers, record producers, and arrangers
This monumental series, acclaimed as a "masterpiece of comprehensive scholarship" in theNew York Times Book Review, reveals the impact of Asia's high civilizations on the development of mode
This monumental series, acclaimed as a "masterpiece of comprehensive scholarship" in theNew York Times Book Review, reveals the impact of Asia's high civilizations on the development of mode
This monumental achievement, the first comprehensive study of Asian influences on Western culture, was launched to acclaim in 1965 with Volume I: A Century of Discovery (2 books), which covered the 15
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Addresses the problem that commercial airplanes are so highly computerized and automated now that pilots get bored and let their attention wander. Examines the physiological mechanisms underlying vigi
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Winner of the prestigious MacIver Award when it was first published, this remains a towering work of modern political sociology, especially of macrosociology. Its main objective is comparative analysi
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