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This book describes current practices in science communication, from citizen science to Twitter storms, and celebrates this diversity through case studies and examples. However, the authors also reflect on how scholars and practitioners can gain better insight into science communication through new... More

For many years it has been recognized that the key to explaining the production of the Bible lies in understanding the profession, the practice and the mentality of scribes in the ancient Near East, classical Greece and the Greco-Roman world. In many ways, however, the production of the Jewish liter... More

Exploring Science Communication demonstrates how science and technology studies approaches can be explicitly integrated into effective, powerful science communication research. Through a range of case studies, from climate change and public parks to Facebook, museums, and media coverage, it helps yo... More

Exploring Science Communication demonstrates how science and technology studies approaches can be explicitly integrated into effective, powerful science communication research. Through a range of case studies, from climate change and public parks to Facebook, museums, and media coverage, it helps yo... More

Retailing and E-tailing integrates the four Ps of marketing into the operations of retail and e-tail businesses. Retail-specific topics in the areas of business operations, merchandising, customer service, and selling are presented. The differences between traditional retail operations and e-taili... More

The Forum on Emerging Infections was created in 1996 in response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. The goal of the forum is to provide structured opportunities for representatives from academia, industry, professional and interest... More

Whether you're a total novice or a programmer shifting to C#, the newest version of this programming language is full of cool features you'll want to use. With its Visual Studio compatibility, C# is the perfect language for building Windows Vista applications. And the 2008 version works with LINQ, a... More

Now in its second edition, Communication Law: Practical Applications in the Digital Age is an engaging and accessible text that brings a fresh approach to the fundamentals of mass media law. Designed for students of communication that are new to law, this volume presents its readers with key princip... More

This title was first published in 2000: Serving the State is an invaluable two-volume exploration of global trends in public administration education and training. Volume 2 of this important reference work explores traditions and contexts. Included for examination are the French and Islamic traditi... More

Sustainable consumption is a central research topic in academic discourses of sustainable development and global environmental change. Informed by a number of disciplinary perspectives, this book is structured around four key themes in sustainable consumption research: Living, Moving, Dwelling and F... More

Describes seven major ways of learning and shows how each can best be used to maximize self-directed learning Provides a step-by-step guide to assessing previous learning and designing an action plan for future learning Reveals how to expand opportunities for learning and use libraries and the Inter... More

Master the qualities of a skilled therapist with THE ELEMENTS OF COUNSELING. Brief and practical, this handy guide focuses on relationship building, the counseling process, self-exploration, and presents information that is essential for beginning counselors to know and for experienced counselors t... More

Featuring the latest research on standards and curriculum design, this valuable resource provides educators with a systematic approach for instructional planning aligned with today's high standards.... More

one designed specifically for the second financial management course, and that led to the creation of Intermediate Financial Management, or IFM for short.... More

800+ pages of top-notch coverage; perfect for learning the fundamentals of C#! C# is a complex programming language for building .NET-connected software for Microsoft Windows, cloud computing, the Web, and a wide range of devices. Today's developers use it to develop Azure and Windows Phone apps, an... More

A logical, straightforward approach to learning the C# languageC# is a complicated programming language for building .NET-connected software for Microsoft Windows, the Web, and a wide range of devices. The friendly All-in-One For Dummies format is a perfect way to present it. Each minibook is a self... More

In May 1940, Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt called for the production of 50,000 military airplanes. He then drafted the president of General Motors, William Knudsen, to mobilize industry in the United States. The automotive companies were called upon to produce a massive fleet of bombers, as well as ta... More

Updated after two decades, the new 6th Edition of the Handbook of Oil Industry Terms & Phrases combines a father/son author team whose experience in the petroleum industry spans more than 75 years. R. Dobie Langenkamp offers a fresh set of terms and phrases introduced to the industry over the past 2... More

Stephen R. Davis fängt von vorn an: Wie arbeitet ein Programm? Wie installiert man die Programmierumgebung und den Compiler? Und was ist das überhaupt? Als nächstes lernen Sie grundlegende Programmiertechniken kennen: Variablendeklaration, Schleifen, Funktionen und anderes mehr. Fünf Kapitel widmen ... More

Von Array bis Zeiger – lernen Sie alles zur Programmierung mit C++ Die Programmierung mit C++ muss nicht schwer sein. Mit diesem Buch werden Sie die C++-Syntax von der Pike auf lernen, verstehen und anwenden und schon ab dem ersten Kapitel eigene Programme schreiben. Stephen Randy Davis zeigt Ihnen ... More

This edition has been fully revised and extended to cover blockwork and Eurocode 6 on masonry structures. This valued textbook:Discusses all aspects of design of masonry structures in plain and reinforced masonry.summarizes materials properties and structural principles as well as describing structu... More

Natural disasters are occasional intense events that disturb Earth's surface, but their impact can be felt long after. Hazard events such as earthquakes, volcanos, drought, and storms can trigger a catastrophic reshaping of the landscape through the erosion, transport, and deposition of different ki... More

Opening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible. It is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these most central of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and experiences of... More

Although the information age offers individuals from all walks of life the power to make their voices heard, we often end up with a cacophony of competing voices rather than a conversation. With so many people empowered to join the decision-making process, the number and diversity of stakeholders in... More

All executives agree that speed is necessary to a successful business. "Strategic speed" is where urgency meets execution-implementing plans and strategies not just quickly, but well. It's something leaders pursue every day and are paid to achieve, yet few are satisfied with the speed of execution w... More