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Indonesian Business Culture

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodfellow, Rob, PUBLISHER: Butterworth-Heinemann, Indonesian Business Culture is designed for ong>theong> reader who has no interest in wading through academic works on ong>theong> subject, but who wants to understand Indonesia and its people better and to maximize ong>theong> chances of being successful in business ong>theong>re.

History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boia, Lucian / Boia, L., PUBLISHER: Central European University Press, Boia closely examines ong>theong> process of historical culture and conscience in nineteenth and twentieth century Romania, particularly concentrating on ong>theong> impact of ong>theong> national ideology on history. Based upon his findings, ong>theong> author identifies several key mythical configurations and analyses ong>theong> manner in which Romanians have reconstituted ong>theong>ir own highly ideologized history over ong>theong> last two centuries.

The Rise and Fall of the Broadway Musical

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grant, Mark N., PUBLISHER: Norong>theong>astern University Press, Many of today's Broadway shows, from Rent to ong>Theong> Lion King, have become commercial hits, but do ong>theong>y have ong>theong> cultural importance or ong>theong> dramatic and musical artistry of such enduring productions as Oklahoma, Show Boat, or Kiss Me, Kate? Mark N. Grant traces ong>theong> transformation of singing and melody, libretto and lyric writing, dance rhythms, sound design, and choreography and stage direction through three distinct eras: ong>theong> formative period (), ong>theong> golden age (), and ong>theong> fall ( to ong>theong> present). He explores how and why ong>theong> unsophisticated genre of pre- musical comedy evolved into ong>theong> creative, innovative, and immensely popular ong>theong>atre produced by ong>theong> likes of Rodgers and Hammerstein and ong>theong>n steadily faded as a significant entertainment genre in American culture, giving rise to ong>theong> "McMusicals" of today. This provocative, sometimes irreverent work offers a refreshing perspective on ong>theong> history of American musical ong>theong>atre and provides strong views on restoring ong>theong> genre to its former greatness.

Bridges to Better Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nazario, Luis / Borchers, Deborah / Lewis, William, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, BRIDGES TO BETTER WRITING makes ong>theong> writing process less daunting to students by guiding ong>theong>m through each step, giving ong>theong>m only what ong>theong>y need to know for a specific writing task. Throughout ong>theong> text, ong>theong> authors incorporate ong>theong> writing process and grammar into ong>theong>ir discussion of ong>theong> methods of development so that students can connect ong>theong> skills all at once. With writing samples from each method that illustrate how writing is relevant to students' academic, personal, and future professional lives, BRIDGES TO BETTER WRITING motivates students to take control of ong>theong>ir future by developing better writing skills.

Many Peoples, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ellwood, Robert S. / McGraw, Barbara A., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, This classic work presents ong>theong> religions of ong>theong> world in a way that captures ong>theong> total human experience in both a factual and empaong>theong>tic manner. Contains chapters on understanding ong>theong> world's religious heritage; ong>theong> cosmic religions of prehistoric and tribal peoples; ong>theong> spiritual paths of India; Buddhism and oong>theong>r religions of East Asia; Monoong>theong>istic religions; Judaism; ong>theong> growth of Christianity; ong>theong> Islamic faith, and more, and concludes with a chapter that considers religion today and in ong>theong> future. Describes ong>theong> experience of each faith's practitioners in ong>theong> United States and summarizes ong>theong> affect of that faith on larger American culture. Offers fresh insights and information on today's new religious ong>moveong>ments (such as China's Falun Gong)--discussing ong>theong> social conditions that tend to give rise to such ong>moveong>ments, ong>theong>ir sociological nature, and what ong>theong>y say about ong>theong> societies in which ong>theong>y appear--and includes current information on women's role in religion, and ong>theong> impact of religion on such human crises as ecology and population. Comes with handy outlines for writing a research paper on world religions and visiting religious sites. For general readers interested in an introspective and enlightening overview of world religions today.

Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy Vol 2: The Opus Magus

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Tee / Griswold Ford, Valerie, PUBLISHER: Dragon Moon Press, Tee Morris and Valerie Griswold team up as editors for ong>theong> title that picks up where "Alchemy With Words" leaves off. ong>Theong> Opus Magus takes on ong>theong> advanced topics of writing, such as incorporating horror, mystery, herbalism and advanced worldbuilding.

Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barong>theong>s, Roland / Dyer, Geoff, PUBLISHER: Hill & Wang, A graceful, contemplative volume, "Camera Lucida "was first published in . Commenting on artists such as Avedon, Clifford, Mapplethorpe, and Nadar, Roland Barong>theong>s presents photography as being outside ong>theong> codes of language or culture, acting on ong>theong> body as much as on ong>theong> mind, and rendering death and loss more acutely than any oong>theong>r medium. This groundbreaking approach established "Camera Lucida "as one of ong>theong> most important books of ong>theong>ory on ong>theong> subject, along with Susan Sontag's "On Photography."

Cadogan Guide Provence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Facaros, Dana / Pauls, Michael, PUBLISHER: Cadogan Guides, France is ong>theong> world's most popular tourist destination and Provence is France's Eden. ong>Theong> region has always enticed seekers of culture, beauty and inspiration. Written by French experts, who have returned to live in ong>theong> South, Cadogan's guide offers an inside view of Provencal life, revealing hidden monuments and castles, spectacular countryside and snow-peaked Alps. It explore both metropolitan and rural Provence, from ong>theong> old markets in ong>theong> hillside towns to ong>theong> larger communities and cities. Includes sections on local food and wine, culture and music, history and outdoor activities.

The Western Heritage: -Present

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kagan, Donald / Turner, Frank M. / Ozment, Steven E., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Present a strong, clear narrative account of ong>theong> central developments in Western history.. ong>Theong> book calls attention to certain critical ong>theong>mes--ong>theong> development of political freedom and constitutional government; ong>theong> shifting relations among religion, society, and ong>theong> state; ong>theong> development of science and technology and ong>theong>ir impact on thought and social institutions; and ong>theong> major religious and intellectual currents that have shaped Western culture. Acquista Ora

Studies on Greek Americans

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kourvetaris, George, PUBLISHER: East European Monographs, In this third volume of ong>theong> author's scholarly work, twenty fives articles address topics important to Greek society, culture, and politics, such as ethnicity; prejudice; ethnonationalism; civil military relations; class consciousness; and ong>theong> Olympic Games. ong>Theong> author stresses his methods, ong>theong>ories, and findings, and introduction of ong>theong> volume ong>theong> concepts and ong>theong> nature of organization and social organizations are clarified.

The Least You Should Know about English: Writing Skills,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wilson, Paige / Glazier, Teresa Ferster, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, Quickly master English writing skills with ong>THEong> LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH: WRITING SKILLS, FORM B, Tenth Edition. Brief and uncomplicated, this text has helped students learn ong>theong> basics of English writing for thirty years with its clear, concise concept explanations and useful, relevant corresponding exercises. Topics include spelling, word choice, sentence structure, and punctuation as well as more advanced topics such as ong>theong> writing process, argumentation, and summarizing skills. Check your work easily with exercise answers located in ong>theong> back of ong>theong> book. When ong>theong> course ends, this text is an excellent writing resource for all your college courses and beyond.

Dreaming Arrival

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Welch, John, PUBLISHER: Shearsman Books, Circumventing conventional narratives of trauma and recovery, 'Dreaming Arrival' presents a series of very personal reflections on ong>theong> writing life set in ong>theong> context of John Welch's experience of psychoanalysis. Intensely felt, but always retaining a significant degree of scepticism, ong>theong> book's starting-point was in a journal ong>theong> writer kept when in analysis and it refers back to an experience of breakdown and hospitalisation thirty years previously. Calling easy notions of creativity into question 'Dreaming Arrival' looks not only at ong>theong> way 'ong>theong>rapy' affects writing, but also at how ong>theong> writing may affect ong>theong> process of ong>theong> ong>theong>rapy itself.

The Essence of Anthropology.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haviland, William A., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, Haviland et al. present anthropology from a holistic, four-field perspective using three unifying ong>theong>mes to provide a framework for ong>theong> text: ong>theong> varied ways human groups face ong>theong> many challenges of existence, ong>theong> connections between human culture and human biology, and ong>theong> disparate impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around ong>theong> world. Between ong>theong> superlative writing-which instructors raved about in ong>theong>ir reviews-and ong>theong> strong pedagogical program, ong>theong> text is designed to help students grasp ong>theong> concepts and ong>theong>ir relevance to today's complex world. Such pedagogy as ong>theong> "Challenge Issue" at ong>theong> beginning of each chapter and ong>theong> "Questions for Reflection" at ong>theong> end of each chapter--which are linked to ong>theong> Challenge Issue--provide a framework that ensures that ong>theong> chapters consistently focus on and reflect ong>theong> text's ong>theong>mes. Boxed features such as "Biocultural Connections," "Original Studies," and "Anthropology Applied" hone in on particularly interesting examples that give students deeper insight into ong>theong> meaning and relevance of a wide range of topics covered in ong>theong> general narrative.

On Writing Short Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Tom, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On Writing Short Stories offers a fascinating introduction to writing fiction and ong>theong> short story by bringing togeong>theong>r 9 original essays by professional writers and 30 exemplars of short fiction. ong>Theong> first part features original essays by well-known authors such as Francine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andre Dubus that take ong>theong> student through ong>theong> process of writing ong>Theong>se essays focus on ong>theong> characteristics and craft of ong>theong> short story and its writer, and take ong>theong> student from ong>theong> workshopping process all ong>theong> way through ong>theong> experience of working with agents and publishers. ong>Theong> second part of ong>theong> text is an anthology of stories-many referred to in ong>theong> essays-that gives readers dynamic examples of technique brought to life. In this second edition, Bailey brings ong>theong> text up-to-date with new and revised essays and a freshened anthology that retains many of ong>theong> classics, but adds in new styles and diverse voices-from short short fiction to ong>theong> postcolonial writing of non-Western authors. In doing so, Bailey gives readers a broader scope of ong>theong> short fiction landscape. ong>Theong> first part of ong>theong> text now features Bailey's updated essay on ong>theong> elements of fiction, which incorporates many of ong>theong> nw stories in ong>theong> anthology. ong>Theong>re are also two new essays that expand on ong>theong> workshopping process: "Whose Story Is It? ong>Theong> Anonymous Workshop" by Antonya Nelson and "After ong>theong> Workshop: Transitional Drafts" by Robert Nelson. C. Michael Curtis also updates his essay on "Publishers and Publishing" from ong>theong> first edition, bringing in ong>theong> latest innovations in electronic and online publishing.

The Rhetoric of Credit: Merchants in Early Modern Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sullivan, Ceri, PUBLISHER: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Scores of business advice manuals, double-entry handbooks, and trade publicity briefs give ong>theong> early modern merchant help on guaranteeing ong>theong> value of his word. ong>Theong> Rhetoric of Credit looks at ong>theong> rhetorical handling of ong>theong> just price of goods, cash and credit; analyses ong>theong> uses of ong>theong> heroism in trade; shows how ong>theong> ethos of ong>theong> merchant is enhanced in dealing with bankruptcy and sovereign dept, and distinguishes between miser and usurer. Such shifts between ong>theong> fields of social and financial credit structure ong>theong> three plays that it goes on to examine: If You Know Not Me (1), ong>Theong> Alchemist, and Eastword Ho

Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scouller, Steven F., PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, ong>Theong> book looks in depth at ong>theong> collectable world of Murderabila and delves closely into ong>theong> cultural impact of murderer and serial killer culture in contemporary society. Through interviews with some of ong>theong> world's most prolific and notorious murderers and serial killers this book discusses ong>theong>ir point of view on serial killer artwork and crafts being freely available in ong>theong> public domain and ong>theong> issues that exist between killer, collector and victim. Featuring exclusive interviews with: Dennis Nilsen, Wayne Lo, Ian Brady, Joel Rifkin, Nico Claux and many more. Also including artwork from: John Wayne, Danny Rolling, Ottis Toole, Issei Sagawa, plus lots of images of some of ong>theong> most unusual crafts and memorabilia affiliated with some of ong>theong> most infamous killers of our time. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in, Murderabilia, true crime and serial killer culture. "Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting is ong>theong> definitive book on ong>theong> subject of Murderabilia and related serial killer culture."

AIDS: The Biological Basis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weeks, Benjamin S. / Alcamo, I. Edward, PUBLISHER: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Completely updated with ong>theong> latest findings and data, ong>theong> Fifth Edition of this award-winning text builds upon ong>theong> foundation established by ong>theong> late Edward Alcamo. Dr. Alcamo's accessible writing style is maintained with completely updated content and extended commentary on current developments. ong>Theong> text provides ong>theong> necessary background information for students to understand ong>theong> biology of HIV and AIDS while also providing information on critical epidemiological patterns and research developments.

The Brief Wadsworth Handbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kirszner, Laurie G. / Mandell, Stephen R., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, ong>Theong> most comprehensive brief handbook available, ong>THEong> BRIEF WADSWORTH HANDBOOK, Sixth Edition, provides students with extensive coverage of rhetorical concerns, ong>theong> writing and research process, writing and researching with computers, visual rhetoric, and oong>theong>r topics essential for 21st-century student writers. This versatile and proven text is a uniquely effective guide to help students develop ong>theong> critical thinking, reading, and writing skills ong>theong>y need to become successful communicators in college and beyond. Practicing teachers and collaborative writing partners throughout ong>theong>ir careers, Kirszner and Mandell bring an "in-ong>theong>-trenches" pragmatic understanding of instructor and student needs to every page of this Sixth Edition. Acquista Ora

Cracking the GMAT

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Martz, Geoff / Robinson, Adam, PUBLISHER: Princeton Review, If it's on ong>theong> GMAT, it's in this book. "Cracking ong>theong> GMAT, Edition," includes: - Exclusive access to 2 full-length practice tests online - More than 250 practice questions with detailed explanations - Extensive, up-to-date coverage of math, verbal, and ong>theong> analytical writing assessment - Practical information on ong>theong> what, when, where, and how of ong>theong> GMAT - Additional sample problems and drills on ong>theong> companion website - Thorough review of data sufficiency, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, sentence correction, reading comprehension, critical reasoning, and more - Planning and organization tips to get you all ong>theong> way to test day

Writing in the Academic Disciplines, : A Curricular

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Russell, David R., PUBLISHER: Souong>theong>rn Illinois University Press, In this singular study, David R. Russell provides a history of writing instruction outside general composition courses in American secondary and higher education, from ong>theong> founding of public secondary schools and research universities in ong>theong> s through ong>theong> spread of ong>theong> writing-across-ong>theong>-curriculum ong>moveong>ment in ong>theong> s. Russell's task is to examine ong>theong> ways writing was taught in ong>theong> myriad curricula that composed ong>theong> varied structure of secondary and higher education in modern America. He begins with ong>theong> assertion that, before ong>theong> s, writing was taught as ancillary to speaking. As a result, formal writing instruction was essentially training in handwriting, ong>theong> mechanical process of transcribing sound to visual form. From this point, Russell carefully examines academic writing, its origins and its teaching, from a broad institutional perspective. He looks at ong>theong> history of little-studied genres of student writing such as ong>theong> research paper, lab report, and essay examination. Tracing ong>theong> effects of increasing specialization on writing instruction, he notes how two new ideals of academic life, research and utilitarian service, shaped writing instruction into its modern forms. Finally, he contributes ong>theong> definitive history of ong>theong> current writing-across-ong>theong>-curriculum ong>moveong>ment, providing a study of ong>theong> long tradition of oong>theong>r WAC efforts with an analysis of why ong>theong>y have waned.

Writing Teaching Learning Math

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meier, John / Rishel, Thomas / Rishel, Thoams, PUBLISHER: Maong>theong>matical Association of America (MAA), Meier and Rishel explore ong>theong> hows and whys of writing in maong>theong>matics. How to get started? How to grade assignments? How to introduce good writing into a maths course, and why you should care to do this? And most importantly, why is it so important to get students speaking and writing about maong>theong>matics anyway? This book should provide anybody involved in ong>theong> teaching of maong>theong>matics with useful and constructive tools to examine ong>theong> assignments ong>theong>y are using and ong>theong> goals ong>theong>y hope to accomplish with ong>theong>m.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions of ong>theong> Brain and of Each of Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility of Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, and Talents, or ong>theong> Moral and Intellectual Dispositions of Men and Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration of ong>theong> Brain and Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

Umwelt-Lesebuch: Green Issues in Contemporary German Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodbody, Axel / Goodbody, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, ong>Theong> environment plays a central role in contemporary German political culture. Umwelt-Lesebuch provides essential information on ong>theong> key ong>theong>mes of deforestation, nuclear power, endangered species, ong>theong> changing landscape, and ong>theong> darker side of technology and progress, giving an overview of contemporary German responses to ong>theong> global ecological problems of our time. It contains thirty-four German literary texts on environmental issues written in ong>theong> last twenty-five years. ong>Theong>se texts, passages from novels such as Gunter Grass' Die Rattin, essayistic prose such as Christa Wolf's Storfal, and poems, protest songs, and speeches by West and East Germans have been chosen as much for ong>theong>ir literary quality as for ong>theong>ir role in furong>theong>ring public debate on ecological issues and promoting environmental consciousness. ong>Theong>y are introduced in English and accompanied by notes, exercises and a glossary.

Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing: A Novelist Looks at His

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morrell, David, PUBLISHER: Writers Digest Books, Bestselling novelist David Morrell provides insights and advice learned during thirty years of writing and selling novels--insider secrets that are sure to help writers achieve ong>theong> next level of literary success, wheong>theong>r ong>theong>y're just beginning or already published With captivating anecdotes and thoughtful discussion, Morrell explores ong>theong> basics of ong>theong> writing craft, from structure and character to dialogue and style, allowing readers to look into ong>theong> mind of an internationally-known bestselling novelist. He also examines how to get published, ong>theong> business of writing and ong>theong> steps for getting fiction translated into film. Acquista Ora

Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fullan, Michael, PUBLISHER: Corwin Press, Cycling from practice to ong>theong>ory and back again, this concise book provides ong>theong> skinny on motion leadership, or how to "ong>moveong>" individuals, institutions, and whole systems forward.

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