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Science of Screenwriting
The Neuroscience Behind Storytelling Strategies
Av Paul Joseph Gulino, Connie Shears
Häftad, 2018
514 kr
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In a world awash in screenwriting books, The Science of Screenwriting provides an alternative approach that will help the aspiring screenwriter navigate this mass of often contradictory advice: exploring the science behind storytelling strategies. Paul Gulino, author of the best-selling …
Globalization of Wine
Av David Inglis, Anna-Mari Almila
Häftad, 2019
390 kr
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The Globalization of Wine is a one-stop guide to understanding wine across the world today. Examining a broad range of developments in the wine world, it considers the social, cultural, economic, political and geographical dimensions of wine globalization. It investigates how large-scale changes in …
Course in Behavioral Economics
Av Erik Angner
Häftad, 2020
710 kr
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This textbook looks at decisions – how we make them, and what makes them good or bad. In this bestselling introduction, Erik Angner clearly lays out the theory of behavioral economics and explains the intuitions behind it. The book offers a rich tapestry of examples, exercises, and problems drawn …
World of Difference
An Anthology of Short Stories from Five Continents
Häftad, 2008
332 kr
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An essential anthology of fifteen short stories which provides students with an international selection of works by acclaimed modern writers: from Nobel Laureates (Nadine Gordimer, V. S. Naipaul), to masters of the short story (Raymond Carver, Mavis Gallant, William Trevor), to a younger generation …
Atypical Child Development in Context
Av Janet Empson
Häftad, 2015
600 kr
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Have you ever considered what atypical development looks like in practice? Or how it occurs? Would you like to know which children are most at risk and why? In this new and fully updated edition, Janet M. Empson explores what is 'normal' and what is 'atypical' or 'unusual' in children's …
Community Psychology
In Pursuit of Liberation and Wellbeing
Av Manuel Riemer, Stephanie M. Reich m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
697 kr
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This visionary textbook is the third edition of a trusted and highly respected introduction to community psychology. The editors have focused on three contemporary social issues in order to illustrate key concepts throughout the book: climate change, affordable housing and homelessness, and …
Youth Sociology
Av Alan France, Julia Coffey m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
490 kr
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Falling somewhere between childhood and adulthood, ‘Youth’ is a key period of transition. It can be difficult to define and make sense of this period in one’s life.However it is categorised, young people face a number of challenges and issues growing up in today’s world. From the pressures created …
History of Africa
Häftad, 2018
732 kr
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This fourth edition of this best-selling core history textbook offers a richly illustrated, single volume, narrative introduction to African history, from a hugely respected authority in the field. The market-leading range of illustrated material from prior editions is now further improved, …
Why History Matters
Av John Tosh
Häftad, 2019
284 kr
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Does history matter? Is it anything more than entertainment? And if so, what practical relevance does it have? In this fully revised second edition of a seminal text, John Tosh persuasively argues that history is central to an informed and critical understanding of topical issues in the present. …
Penology
Theory, Policy and Practice
Inbunden, 2019
1444 kr
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This textbook considers the full breadth of the criminal justice system, going beyond prisons to cover other punishments such as out-of-court disposals and community penalties, as well as issues around rehabilitation and reintegration. It offers a holistic and contemporary account of the penal …
Business Ethics in Action
Managing Human Excellence in Organizations
Av Domènec Melé
Häftad, 2019
888 kr
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This comprehensive textbook, packed with international cases, places individual human action at the heart of ethical business, arguing that business ethics guides human excellence in businesses. With its unique person-centred approach and student-centred pedagogy, this book will help students to …
Insider's Guide to Graduate Degrees in Creative Writing
Häftad, 2018
393 kr
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There are so many different graduate creative writing programs out there! How do I find the right one for me?Bringing together data from both Master’s and doctoral creative writing programs and interviews with program applicants, students, and faculty, this is a complete practical guide to choosing …
OCR Anthology for Classical Greek AS and A Level: 2019–21
Av Stephen Anderson, Claire Webster m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
547 kr
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This is the endorsed publication from OCR and Bloomsbury for the Greek AS and A-Level set text prescriptions for 2019-21 giving full Greek text, commentary and vocabulary and a detailed introduction for each text that also covers the prescription to be read in English for A Level. The texts covered …
Tragedy Since 9/11
Reading a World out of Joint
Häftad, 2019
416 kr
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A 2021 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleFrom the trauma of September 11th, through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, to the aftermath of the Arab Spring and the environmental warning signs of climate change, this book reflects on the crises and terrifying events of the early 21st century and argues …
Teaching Religious Education
Researchers in the Classroom
Av Julian Stern
Häftad, 2018
393 kr
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An updated, expanded, edition of the popular textbook for student and practising teachers of religious education. It is a book for and about teaching and learning religious education in schools, which is a lively and open-ended subject, ideal for those wanting to explore how people understand the …
Antiauthoritarian Youth Culture in Francoist Spain
Clashing with Fascism
Inbunden, 2018
1909 kr
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Finalist for the European Studies Book AwardHow did kids, hippies and punks challenge a fascist dictatorship and imagine an impossible dream of an inclusive future? This book explores the role of youth in shaping a democratic Spain, focusing on their urban performances of dissent, their consumption …
Bloomsbury Reader in Cultural Approaches to the Study of Religion
Av Sarah J. Bloesch, M. Cooper Minister
Häftad, 2018
490 kr
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This is the first reader to gather primary sources from influential theorists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in one place, presenting the wide-ranging and nuanced theoretical debates occurring in the field of religious studies. Each chapter focuses on a major theorist and contains:· an …
English in Global Aviation
Context, Research, and Pedagogy
Av Eric Friginal, Elizabeth Mathews m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
433 kr
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Taking readers step-by-step through the major issues surrounding the use of English in the global aviation industry, this book provides a clear introduction to turning research into practice in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), specifically Aviation English, and a valuable case …
Global History of Relocation in Counterinsurgency Warfare
Häftad, 2019
446 kr
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Relocation as a strategy and operational approach in war has reappeared in various forms from the late 18th century to the present day. In A Global History of Relocation in Counterinsurgency Warfare, Edward J Erickson brings together a distinguished cast of contributors to present a chronological …
Islam and Morality
A Philosophical Introduction
Häftad, 2019
376 kr
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Islam and Morality considers how Islam, the Qur’an, and other Islamic texts have approached the ethics of a variety of contemporary and historical issues. Oliver Leaman provides a varied, balanced, and thought-provoking account of how Islamic thinkers discussed medical ethics, wealth, poverty, the …
Cosmopolitan Aesthetics
Art in a Global World
Häftad, 2019
376 kr
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New arts created in the context of new social realities are impacting our traditional ideas about aesthetics. Art, art markets and aesthetics now interact in ways that demand new forms of thought and revision of old. Cosmopolitan Aesthetics presents the first thorough account of the challenges …
Tracking Classical Monsters in Popular Culture
Av Liz Gloyn
Häftad, 2019
433 kr
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What is it about ancient monsters that popular culture still finds so enthralling? Why do the monsters of antiquity continue to stride across the modern world? In this book, the first in-depth study of how post-classical societies use the creatures from ancient myth, Liz Gloyn reveals the trends …
Laruelle and Art
The Aesthetics of Non-Philosophy
Häftad, 2019
376 kr
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François Laruelle emerged from the hallowed generation of French postwar philosophers that included luminaries such as Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Luce Irigaray, and Jean Baudrillard, yet his thinking differs radically from that of his better-known contemporaries. In Laruelle and Art, Jonathan …
Social Work for Lazy Radicals
Relationship Building, Critical Thinking and Courage in Practice
Av Jane Fenton
Häftad, 2019
429 kr
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Be proud to be a lazy radical! This textbook makes the case for a radical approach to social work that can be embraced by everyone. It's an approach based on real empathy and an understanding of oppression, of managerialism, of the moral heart of social work, of humanism and of the effects of …
Allied Medicine in the Great War
The Medical Front and the People Who Fought
Häftad, 2018
417 kr
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This book provides an overview of the history of allied medicine in the Great War. Based on both primary research and secondary literature, it offers a clear and concise account of medical treatment during the Great War, exploring the advancements of the period and the human experience of the …
Working with People with Learning Disabilities
Systemic Approaches
Av Victoria Jones, Mark Haydon-Laurelut
Häftad, 2019
475 kr
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This multi-disciplinary textbook provides a comprehensive guide for anyone working with people with learning disabilities. It considers how we can engage with people with learning disabilities and their networks of relationships. Throughout, the book demonstrates how theory can be applied to …
Concise History of the World Since 1945
States and Peoples
Häftad, 2020
413 kr
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This lively synthesis of global history since the end of World War II offers a gripping account of an interdependent world and the challenges facing individuals in the 21st century. The narrative is arranged around two key tensions: the struggle between socialism and free-market capitalism and the …
Comparative Political Economy
States, Markets and Global Capitalism
Av Ben Clift
Häftad, 2021
490 kr
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This is a book about how 21st-century capitalism really works. Modern economics strips away social, historical, and political context from analysis of ‘the economic’, but the economy is far too important to leave exclusively to the economists. Comparative Political Economy (CPE) is a much broader, …
Why Do Linguistics?
Reflective Linguistics and the Study of Language
Häftad, 2015
417 kr
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What do we need to know about language and why do we need to know it? This book shows how viewing the world through a linguistics lens can help us to understand how we communicate with each other and why we do it in the ways we do. Above all this book is about noticing. It is about encouraging …
Introduction to Existentialism
From Kierkegaard to The Seventh Seal
Häftad, 2019
405 kr
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This textbook introduces you to existentialist philosophical theory and its cultural influence. The first part of the book offers an introductory overview of the 19th century historical roots of existentialist thought and chapters on all the key players: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, …
