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The Good Earth The Good Earth Ruth Goode,Donald F. Roden,Stephen Colbourn,Nick Bertozzi,Pearl S. Buck,Ernst Simon This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby,… OL1140109W
MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing Joseph Gibaldi Since its publication in 1985, the MLA Style Manual has been the standard guide for graduate students, teachers, and scholars in the humanities and for professional writers in many fields. Extensivel… OL114956W
Finding the money Finding the money Preethi Burkholder "This book is a one-stop resource for individuals seeking to finance their education or career. In addition to providing classic, indispensable advice for prospective college students and their paren… OL12295045W
The making of the humanities The making of the humanities Jaap Maat,Rens Bod,Thijs Weststeijn This first volume in 'The making of the humanities' series focuses on the early modern period. Specialists from various disciplines offer their view on the history of linguistics, literary studies, m… OL16081240W
Reception and the classics Reception and the classics William Brockliss "This volume collects the majority of papers given at a conference held at Yale University in 2007. That conference, also entitled Reception and the Classics, sought to define and articulate the part… OL16134649W
Getting published in the humanities Getting published in the humanities Jeffrey Kahan "In most humanities fields, securing tenure proves impossible without at least one book under your belt. Yet despite the obvious importance of academic publishing, the process remains an enigma to mo… OL16190929W
Cross-curricular teaching and learning in the secondary school--- humanities Cross-curricular teaching and learning in the secondary school--- humanities Richard Harris "What is the role of the humanities in the modern school? Should geography, history, RE and Citizenship teachers remain faithful to long-standing subject cultures and pedagogies? Or is there another … OL16461552W
Information resources in the humanities and the arts Information resources in the humanities and the arts Anna H. Perrault "This familiar guide to information resources in the humanities and the arts, organized by subjects and emphasizing electronic resources, enables librarians, teachers, and students to quickly find th… OL16726815W
Education's end Education's end Anthony T. Kronman The question of what living is for - of what one should care about and why - is the most important question a person can ask. Yet under the influence of the modern research ideal, our colleges and un… OL16969260W
Open Access and the Humanities Open Access and the Humanities Martin Paul Eve If you work in a university, you are almost certain to have heard the term 'open access' in the past couple of years. You may also have heard either that it is the utopian answer to all the problems … OL17076653W
The Changing Image of the Sciences The Changing Image of the Sciences Ida H. Stamhuis The theme was chosen because of the great concern with the worldwide decreasing interest in the natural sciences. The image of these sciences as dull, uninspiring, masculine, environmentally unfriend… OL19833837W
Cognition, Agency and Rationality Cognition, Agency and Rationality Kepa Korta As usual, the Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Cognitive Science include leading-edge work by outstanding researchers in the field. This volume contains three kinds of papers correspond… OL19835145W
The Discovery of the Artificial The Discovery of the Artificial Roberto Cordeschi The book provides a valuable text for undergraduate and graduate courses on the historical and theoretical issues of Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Neuroscience, and the Phil… OL19843542W
Human Law and Computer Law: Comparative Perspectives Human Law and Computer Law: Comparative Perspectives Mireille Hildebrandt The focus of this book is on the epistemological and hermeneutic implications of data science and artificial intelligence for democracy and the Rule of Law. How do the normative effects of automated … OL19856235W
International Space Station International Space Station G. Haskell This book addresses issues of ISS utilization and operations from all perspectives, especially the commercial viewpoint, as well as for scientific research and technological development, and educatio… OL19858623W
Travelling concepts in the humanities Travelling concepts in the humanities Mieke Bal "Travelling Concepts in the Humanities is intended as a guidebook for interdisciplinary cultural analysis in the humanities. In this challenging work, Mieke Bal analyses a variety of concepts - such … OL1987384W
Leadership and Creativity Leadership and Creativity Dong-Won Kim This book intends to answer the following questions: What made it possible to create the Cavendish Laboratory in the 1870s? What was the Laboratory's principal role within Cambridge University and ho… OL19882369W
The Long Evolution of Brains and Minds The Long Evolution of Brains and Minds Roth, Gerhard On the basis of evolutionary and behavioral biology, neuroscience and anthropology, this book investigates to which extent it is possible to reconstruct the evolution of nervous systems and brains as… OL19884629W
Newton on Mathematics and Spiritual Purity Newton on Mathematics and Spiritual Purity Ayval Leshem This book deals with Newton's understanding of the original divine design hidden in the mathematical laws of nature and delivered to humanity by messengers, such as Noah, Moses and Christ. It is writ… OL19890732W
Sensorimotor Impairment in the Elderly Sensorimotor Impairment in the Elderly George E. Stelmach The motivation behind this volume is to provide the reader with some coherence in the widely scattered literature on motor impairments in the elderly. The volume appraises the main theoretical ideas … OL19901661W
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