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An Introduction to Communication

de Lynn H. Turner, Richard West ...

Prioritizing brevity and clarity, this textbook introduces the study of communication through examples and applications of communication in a variety of contexts. With a unique focus on diversity and the impact of culture, each chapter opens with a case study that identifies a communication challenge, which the chapter addresses throughout, and concludes with questions that respond to that ... Leer más

$40.99 USD

Prioritizing brevity and clarity, this textbook introduces the study of communication through examples and applications of communication in a variety of contexts. With a unique focus on diversity and the impact of culture, each chapter opens with a case study that identifies a communication challenge, which the chapter addresses throughout, and concludes with questions that respond to that
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Heart Full of Lies

A True Story of Desire and Death

de Ann Rule ...

From #1 New York Times bestselling true-crime author Ann Rule comes “a convincing portrait of a meticulous criminal mind” (The Washington Post) in this chilling true story of marriage and murder about a beautiful and charming widow with a dark side.An idyllic Hawaiian wedding held the promise of a wonderful future for handsome, athletic Chris Northon, an airline pilot, a confirmed bachelor-turned ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

From #1 New York Times bestselling true-crime author Ann Rule comes “a convincing portrait of a meticulous criminal mind” (The Washington Post) in this chilling true story of marriage and murder about a beautiful and charming widow with a dark side.An idyllic Hawaiian wedding held the promise of a wonderful future for handsome, athletic Chris Northon, an airline pilot, a confirmed bachelor-turned
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Imaginary Languages

Myths, Utopias, Fantasies, Illusions, and Linguistic Fictions

de Marina Yaguello ...

Traducido por Erik Butler ...

An exploration of the practice of inventing languages, from speaking in tongues to utopian schemes of universality to the discoveries of modern linguistics.In Imaginary Languages, Marina Yaguello explores the history and practice of inventing languages, from religious speaking in tongues to politically utopian schemes of universality to the discoveries of modern linguistics. She looks for imagined ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

An exploration of the practice of inventing languages, from speaking in tongues to utopian schemes of universality to the discoveries of modern linguistics.In Imaginary Languages, Marina Yaguello explores the history and practice of inventing languages, from religious speaking in tongues to politically utopian schemes of universality to the discoveries of modern linguistics. She looks for imagined
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How to Think Like a Mathematician

A Companion to Undergraduate Mathematics

de Kevin Houston ...

Looking for a head start in your undergraduate degree in mathematics? Maybe you've already started your degree and feel bewildered by the subject you previously loved? Don't panic! This friendly companion will ease your transition to real mathematical thinking. Working through the book you will develop an arsenal of techniques to help you unlock the meaning of definitions, theorems and proofs, ... Leer más

$38.59 USD

Looking for a head start in your undergraduate degree in mathematics? Maybe you've already started your degree and feel bewildered by the subject you previously loved? Don't panic! This friendly companion will ease your transition to real mathematical thinking. Working through the book you will develop an arsenal of techniques to help you unlock the meaning of definitions, theorems and proofs,
... Leer más
Writing and Publishing Research in Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Science

de Timothy Baghurst, Jason DeFreitas ...

Drawing on real-world experience and presented in an informal and accessible manner, Writing and Publishing Research in Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Science provides upper-level students and early-career academics with an essential resource to aid in disseminating research and publishing their first papers.Logically structured to take researchers through each step of the publishing process, the ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

Drawing on real-world experience and presented in an informal and accessible manner, Writing and Publishing Research in Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Science provides upper-level students and early-career academics with an essential resource to aid in disseminating research and publishing their first papers.Logically structured to take researchers through each step of the publishing process, the
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Dyscalculia: An Essential Guide for Parents

de Stephanie Glen ...

Mathematics Learning Disorder (commonly called "dyscalculia") is a brain-based learning disorder that affects arithmetic skills. Dyscalculia doesn't mean that your child will fail math. Dyscalculia is a recognized learning disability, so schools and colleges will usually make accommodations for dyscalculic students. This informative guide covers the causes for dyscalculia, how to get a diagnosis, ... Leer más

$3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Mathematics Learning Disorder (commonly called "dyscalculia") is a brain-based learning disorder that affects arithmetic skills. Dyscalculia doesn't mean that your child will fail math. Dyscalculia is a recognized learning disability, so schools and colleges will usually make accommodations for dyscalculic students. This informative guide covers the causes for dyscalculia, how to get a diagnosis,
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Introducing Semiotics

A Graphic Guide

de Paul Cobley ...

Series series Graphic Guides
"Introducing Semiotics" outlines the development of sign study from its classical precursors to contemporary post-structuralism. Through Paul Cobley's incisive text and Litza Jansz's brilliant illustrations, it identifies the key semioticians and their work and explains the simple concepts behind difficult terms. For anybody who wishes to know why signs are crucial to human existence and how we ... Leer más

$4.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

"Introducing Semiotics" outlines the development of sign study from its classical precursors to contemporary post-structuralism. Through Paul Cobley's incisive text and Litza Jansz's brilliant illustrations, it identifies the key semioticians and their work and explains the simple concepts behind difficult terms. For anybody who wishes to know why signs are crucial to human existence and how we
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Unfuck Your Writing

Write Better, Reach Readers, & Share Your Inner World

de Joe Biel, Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN ...

Want to be a writer, but the words won't come? Do you have a lot to say but don't know how to write it so people will read it? Do you struggle with anxiety, procrastination, or feeling like an imposter around your writing? Microcosm's two most prolific authors teach you their tricks of the trade in this no-nonsense, practical guide to the craft of writing longform work. Learn skills like setting ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Want to be a writer, but the words won't come? Do you have a lot to say but don't know how to write it so people will read it? Do you struggle with anxiety, procrastination, or feeling like an imposter around your writing? Microcosm's two most prolific authors teach you their tricks of the trade in this no-nonsense, practical guide to the craft of writing longform work. Learn skills like setting
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Streaming and Digital Media

Understanding the Business and Technology

de Dan Rayburn ...

Steaming and Digital Media gives you a concise and direct analysis to understand a scalable, profitable venture, as well as the common and hidden pitfalls to avoid in your business. By focusing on both the business implications and technical differences between online video and traditional broadcast distribution, you will learn how to gain significant time-to-market and cost-saving advantages by ... Leer más

$68.99 USD

Steaming and Digital Media gives you a concise and direct analysis to understand a scalable, profitable venture, as well as the common and hidden pitfalls to avoid in your business. By focusing on both the business implications and technical differences between online video and traditional broadcast distribution, you will learn how to gain significant time-to-market and cost-saving advantages by
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Picture a Professor

Interrupting Biases about Faculty and Increasing Student Learning

Edición de Jessamyn Neuhaus ...

Series series Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
“Does a service to all who would prefer a different path, offering realistic strategies to engage students in undermining scholarly stereotypes.”—SciencePicture a Professor is a collection of evidence-based insights and intersectional teaching strategies crafted by and for college instructors. It aims to inspire transformative student learning while challenging stereotypes about what a professor ... Leer más

$10.29 USD

“Does a service to all who would prefer a different path, offering realistic strategies to engage students in undermining scholarly stereotypes.”—SciencePicture a Professor is a collection of evidence-based insights and intersectional teaching strategies crafted by and for college instructors. It aims to inspire transformative student learning while challenging stereotypes about what a professor
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Building the Cycling City

The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality

de Melissa Bruntlett, Chris Bruntlett ...

In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the humble bicycle is enjoying a second life as a legitimate form of transportation. City officials are rediscovering it as a multi-pronged (or -spoked) solution to acute, 21st-century problems, including affordability, obesity, congestion, climate change, inequity, and social isolation. As the world’s foremost cycling nation, the Netherlands is the ... Leer más

$21.59 USD

In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the humble bicycle is enjoying a second life as a legitimate form of transportation. City officials are rediscovering it as a multi-pronged (or -spoked) solution to acute, 21st-century problems, including affordability, obesity, congestion, climate change, inequity, and social isolation. As the world’s foremost cycling nation, the Netherlands is the
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The Invisible Constitution

de Laurence H. Tribe ...

Series series Inalienable Rights
As everyone knows, the United States Constitution is a tangible, visible document. Many see it in fact as a sacred text, holding no meaning other than that which is clearly visible on the page. Yet as renowned legal scholar Laurence Tribe shows, what is not written in the Constitution plays a key role in its interpretation. Indeed some of the most contentious Constitutional debates of our time ... Leer más

$15.19 USD

As everyone knows, the United States Constitution is a tangible, visible document. Many see it in fact as a sacred text, holding no meaning other than that which is clearly visible on the page. Yet as renowned legal scholar Laurence Tribe shows, what is not written in the Constitution plays a key role in its interpretation. Indeed some of the most contentious Constitutional debates of our time
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Hinduism: The Basics

de Neelima Shukla-Bhatt ...

Series series The Basics
Hinduism: The Basics introduces readers to the third largest, and arguably the oldest, living religious tradition. It opens a vista into the rich and dynamic ethos of the Hindu religious tradition in India and other parts of the world. The book explores the variety of philosophical schools, priestly rituals, and popular practices common in the Hindu faith, presenting the layered diversity of its ... Leer más

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Hinduism: The Basics introduces readers to the third largest, and arguably the oldest, living religious tradition. It opens a vista into the rich and dynamic ethos of the Hindu religious tradition in India and other parts of the world. The book explores the variety of philosophical schools, priestly rituals, and popular practices common in the Hindu faith, presenting the layered diversity of its
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Cosmic Constitutional Theory

Why Americans Are Losing Their Inalienable Right to Self-Governance

de J. Harvie Wilkinson, III ...

Series series Inalienable Rights
American constitutional law has undergone a transformation. Issues once left to the people have increasingly become the province of the courts. Subjects as diverse as abortion rights and firearms regulations, health care reform and counterterrorism efforts, not to mention a millennial presidential election, are more and more the domain of judges. What sparked this development? In this engaging ... Leer más

$41.39 USD

American constitutional law has undergone a transformation. Issues once left to the people have increasingly become the province of the courts. Subjects as diverse as abortion rights and firearms regulations, health care reform and counterterrorism efforts, not to mention a millennial presidential election, are more and more the domain of judges. What sparked this development? In this engaging
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Stand Up That Mountain

The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail

de Jay Erskine Leutze ...

In the tradition of A Civil Action—this true story of a North Carolina outdoorsman who teams up with his neighbors in a grassroots conservation fight to save treasured land along the Appalachian Trail from being destroyed will “make you want to head for the mountains” (Raleigh News & Observer).Living alone in his wooded mountain retreat, Jay Leutze gets a call from a whip-smart fourteen-year-old, ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

In the tradition of A Civil Action—this true story of a North Carolina outdoorsman who teams up with his neighbors in a grassroots conservation fight to save treasured land along the Appalachian Trail from being destroyed will “make you want to head for the mountains” (Raleigh News & Observer).Living alone in his wooded mountain retreat, Jay Leutze gets a call from a whip-smart fourteen-year-old,
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Emergency

This Book Will Save Your Life

de Neil Strauss ...

Terrorist attacks. Natural disasters. Domestic crackdowns. Economic collapse. Riots. Wars. Disease. Starvation.What can you do when it all hits the fan?You can learn to be self-sufficient and survive without the system."I've started to look at the world through apocalypse eyes." So begins Neil Strauss's harrowing new book: his first full-length work since the international bestseller The Game, and ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

Terrorist attacks. Natural disasters. Domestic crackdowns. Economic collapse. Riots. Wars. Disease. Starvation.What can you do when it all hits the fan?You can learn to be self-sufficient and survive without the system."I've started to look at the world through apocalypse eyes." So begins Neil Strauss's harrowing new book: his first full-length work since the international bestseller The Game, and
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ゼロからスタート英語で話そう自分のことトレーニングBOOK

de 宮野　智靖　監修, 近藤　千代　著, ミゲル・E・コーティ　著 ...

訪日外国人も増えている今、日本国内でも外国人観光客から突然話しかけられる機会は増えています。そんなときポジティブに英語で会話ができたら、その上相手にも英語で質問し返したりして会話が盛り上がったら、小さいことかもしれませんが、きっと価値観をかえるきっかけになるはずです。英語で言いたいことが2,3語でも言えたら、相手の質問にポンポンと単語を返せたら、それだけで世界中の人と友だちになれるのです。本書は中学校で習う基本の英文法を使ったシンプルな自己紹介から応用編のミニスピーチまで、英語で自分の言いたいことが言えるようになる、アウトプット強化のためのはじめの1冊です。[音声の内容]・本文の英文フレーズと和訳 ... Leer más

$7.76 USD

訪日外国人も増えている今、日本国内でも外国人観光客から突然話しかけられる機会は増えています。そんなときポジティブに英語で会話ができたら、その上相手にも英語で質問し返したりして会話が盛り上がったら、小さいことかもしれませんが、きっと価値観をかえるきっかけになるはずです。英語で言いたいことが2,3語でも言えたら、相手の質問にポンポンと単語を返せたら、それだけで世界中の人と友だちになれるのです。本書は中学校で習う基本の英文法を使ったシンプルな自己紹介から応用編のミニスピーチまで、英語で自分の言いたいことが言えるようになる、アウトプット強化のためのはじめの1冊です。[音声の内容]・本文の英文フレーズと和訳
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Growing Without Schooling Volume 1

de John Holt ...

After years of working to change schools from within—testifying before Congress and addressing audiences around the world about how to make schools better places for children—John Holt founded Growing Without Schooling magazine in 1977 to support self-directed education and learning outside of school. Each issue is a lively exchange among readers and Holt, packed with useful advice, resource ... Leer más

$2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

After years of working to change schools from within—testifying before Congress and addressing audiences around the world about how to make schools better places for children—John Holt founded Growing Without Schooling magazine in 1977 to support self-directed education and learning outside of school. Each issue is a lively exchange among readers and Holt, packed with useful advice, resource
... Leer más
Write Through Your Pregnancy

Journal Writing Prompts for Expectant Mothers

de Adrienne M. Clark ...

Series Libro 2 - How to Use Writing for Personal Therapy
Are you PregnantDo you worry? Who doesn't? It's hard not to worry. When your worries keep you up at night; it's time to vent. Sometimes it's hard to find someone you trust to vent your worries to. This is where writing can come in handy. That way you do not have to worry about condensation or unwelcome suggestions but you still get what is bothering you off your mind.This book provides writing ... Leer más

$2.18 USD

Are you PregnantDo you worry? Who doesn't? It's hard not to worry. When your worries keep you up at night; it's time to vent. Sometimes it's hard to find someone you trust to vent your worries to. This is where writing can come in handy. That way you do not have to worry about condensation or unwelcome suggestions but you still get what is bothering you off your mind.This book provides writing
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HSK 3 Standard Course Textbook Exercises Solutions and Audio Files (Lesson 1,2,3)

HSK 3, #1

de Nyna Liu, Chemon Chen ...

Series Libro 1 - HSK 3
Dear students who are preparing the HSK3 Chinese exam, in this book you will find the solutions of the textbook exercises and the corresponding audio files: we hope to help you to study Cinese and pass HSK3 exam.各位正在准备HSK3汉语考试的学生，在本书中，你们会找到课本相关练习参考答案和相应的录音文件：我们很希望对你们的学习和通过考试有所帮助.Cari studenti che state preparando l'esame di cinese HSK3, in questo libro troverete le soluzioni degli esercizi del ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Dear students who are preparing the HSK3 Chinese exam, in this book you will find the solutions of the textbook exercises and the corresponding audio files: we hope to help you to study Cinese and pass HSK3 exam.各位正在准备HSK3汉语考试的学生，在本书中，你们会找到课本相关练习参考答案和相应的录音文件：我们很希望对你们的学习和通过考试有所帮助.Cari studenti che state preparando l'esame di cinese HSK3, in questo libro troverete le soluzioni degli esercizi del
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Vietnamese Picture Dictionary

Learn 1,500 Vietnamese Words and Expressions - The Perfect Resource for Visual Learners of All Ages (Includes Online Audio)

de Nguyen Thi Lien Huong ...

Series series Tuttle Picture Dictionary
A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Vietnamese—whether you're 5 or 100!This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Vietnamese words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given using the Vietnamese alphabet—with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly—along with the English meaning.The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics, ... Leer más

$12.39 USD

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Vietnamese—whether you're 5 or 100!This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Vietnamese words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given using the Vietnamese alphabet—with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly—along with the English meaning.The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics,
... Leer más
A Field Guide to White Supremacy

Edición de Kathleen Belew, Ramon A. Gutierrez ...

Drawing explicit lines, across time and a broad spectrum of violent acts, to provide the definitive field guide for understanding and opposing white supremacy in AmericaHate, racial violence, exclusion, and racist laws receive breathless media coverage, but such attention focuses on distinct events that gain our attention for twenty-four hours. The events are presented as episodic one-offs, ... Leer más

$23.79 USD

Drawing explicit lines, across time and a broad spectrum of violent acts, to provide the definitive field guide for understanding and opposing white supremacy in AmericaHate, racial violence, exclusion, and racist laws receive breathless media coverage, but such attention focuses on distinct events that gain our attention for twenty-four hours. The events are presented as episodic one-offs,
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Comprehension [Grades K-12]

The Skill, Will, and Thrill of Reading

de Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Nicole V. Law ...

Series series Corwin Literacy
Radically change the way students learn from texts, extending beyond comprehension to critical reasoning and problem solving.Is your reading comprehension instruction just a pile of strategies? There is no evidence that teaching one strategy at a time, especially with pieces of text that require that readers use a variety of strategies to successfully negotiate meaning, is effective. And how can ... Leer más

$34.19 USD

Radically change the way students learn from texts, extending beyond comprehension to critical reasoning and problem solving.Is your reading comprehension instruction just a pile of strategies? There is no evidence that teaching one strategy at a time, especially with pieces of text that require that readers use a variety of strategies to successfully negotiate meaning, is effective. And how can
... Leer más
AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) Study Guide

In-Depth Exam Prep and Practice

de Tom Taulli ...

AI is transforming industries, and cloud-based AI expertise is in high demand. This study guide is your essential resource for mastering foundational AI concepts and AWS tools while preparing for the AIF-C01 certification exam. Author Tom Taulli breaks down complex topics into practical, easy-to-understand lessons that will enhance the test-readiness of IT professionals, developers, or data ... Leer más

$36.79 USD

AI is transforming industries, and cloud-based AI expertise is in high demand. This study guide is your essential resource for mastering foundational AI concepts and AWS tools while preparing for the AIF-C01 certification exam. Author Tom Taulli breaks down complex topics into practical, easy-to-understand lessons that will enhance the test-readiness of IT professionals, developers, or data
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