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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The advancement of learning	Francis Bacon	The Advancement of Learning (full title: Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human) is a 1605 book by Francis Bacon. It inspired the taxonomic structure of the highly influenti…	OL15403036W
The Anthropology of experience	Edward M. Bruner	"Fourteen authors, including many of the best-known scholars in the field, explore how people actually experience their culture and how those experiences are expressed in forms as varied as narrative…	OL16667323W
Key Concepts in Social Research	Geoff Payne	A clear introduction to research methods, this text takes account of the needs of students for accessible, focused information to help with undergraduate essays and exams.	OL16979011W
What is cultural history?	Peter Burke	"What is Cultural History? has established itself as an essential guide to what cultural historians do and how they do it. In this fully updated second edition, leading historian Peter Burke offers a…	OL1818418W
Historical Ontology	Ian Hacking	With the unusual clarity, distinctive and engaging style, and penetrating insight that have drawn such a wide range of readers to his work, Ian Hacking here offers his reflections on the philosophica…	OL1888386W
The Basics of Social Research	Earl R. Babbie	quickbooks support phone number tech quickbooks support phone number uae quickbooks support phone number intuit quickbooks support phone number get human quickbooks technical support phone number…	OL1903243W
Re-thinking history	Keith Jenkins	History means many things to many people. But finding an answer to the question 'What is history?' is a task few feel equipped to answer nowadays. And yet, at the same time, history has never been mo…	OL1960706W
Evidence explained	Elizabeth Shown Mills	Evidence Explained is a guide to the citation and analysis of historical sources. It begins with a simple question: Why do we invest so much of our energy into the citation of sources? Followed by th…	OL19745118W
Queer theory/sociology	Steven Seidman	Bringing together some of the classic sociological statements and the new sociology of homosexual desire, this book points to new synthetic approaches to queer studies. It aims to productively engage…	OL20965290W
Clinical Trial Biostatistics and Biopharmaceutical Applications	Ding-Geng Chen,Walter R. Young	"Since 1945, "The Annual Deming Conference on Applied Statistics" has been an important event in the statistics profession. In Clinical Trial Biostatistics and Biopharmaceutical Applications, promine…	OL22147776W
Observing children	Wendy Cross,Diana Vennis,Carole Sharman	This is a guide to observation techniques for all those working with children under 8 years. It looks at why child-care workers need to observe children and then gives clear instructions on how to ca…	OL24844806W
Social psychology	Robert A. Baron	The 11th edition of 'Social Psychology' builds on a tradition of excellence that has set the mark for others to follow. Impeccable research, comprehensive coverage and superb writing are the hallmark…	OL24851659W
You and your action research project	Jean McNiff	This book gives practical guidance on doing an action research project as part of an award-bearing course. Packed with useful advice, it takes the practitioner-researcher through the various stages o…	OL2572645W
Objectivity and the silence of reason	George E. McCarthy	"Drawing deeply on the Kantian and neo-Kantian tradition that contributed to the development of Weber's method, Objectivity and the Silence of Reason demonstrates the crucial integration of philosoph…	OL2623250W
Pierre Bourdieu	Jenkins, Richard	"This short critical introduction to Pierre Bourdieu's thought is a model of clarity and insight. Where Bourdieu's own writings were often complex, even ambiguous, Richard Jenkins is direct, concise …	OL2761346W
The patient paradox	McCartney, Margaret (Physician)	"Welcome to the world of sexed-up medicine, where patients have been turned into customers, and clinics and waiting rooms are jammed with healthy people, lured in to have their blood pressure taken a…	OL28166047W
The foundations of economic method	Lawrence A. Boland	Methodology is often viewed as a bit-part player within economics. Too tied down with debating past disputes, methodology has been viewed by many within economics as an irrelevance.This book attempts…	OL2929555W
Reliability and validity assessment	Edward G. Carmines	The authors present an elementary and exceptionally lucid introduction to issues in measurement theory. They define and discuss validity and reliability; proceed to a discussion of three basic types …	OL4637433W
Wahrheit und Methode	Hans-Georg Gadamer	"Truth and Method is a landmark work of 20th century thought which established Hans Georg-Gadamer as one of the most important philosophical voices of the 20th Century. In this book, Gadamer establis…	OL81342W
Bacteriophages	Martha Clokie	Ranging from the evolution of pathogenicity to oceanic carbon cycling, the many and varied roles that bacteriophages play in microbial ecology and evolution have inspired increased interest within th…	OL8964925W