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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
Data matters Data matters Nicholas Maxwell,Nick Maxwell,Maxwell, Nicholas Ph. D. The standard curriculum of an introductory course in statistics around 1990-2010 presented in easily accessible engaging language. Topics include sampling error, prediction, statistical inference, d… OL12350162W
Modern science and human values Modern science and human values William W. Lowrance xiv, 250 pages ; 25 cm OL13317826W
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
The Anthropology of experience 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
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
U berzeugungsstrategien (Heidelberger Jahrbu cher) (German Edition) U berzeugungsstrategien (Heidelberger Jahrbu cher) (German Edition) Angelos Chaniotis Wissentlich oder unwissentlich sind wir sta ndig mit U berzeugungsstrategien konfrontiert: in Werbung, Politik und Alltagskommunikation. Vertreter eines weiten Fa cherspektrums (u. a. Philosophie, Si… OL16928584W
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
Academic instincts Academic instincts Marjorie B. Garber In this book, cultural critic Marjorie Garber, who has written on topics as different as Shakespeare, dogs, cross-dressing, and real estate, explores the pleasures and pitfalls of academic life. Acad… OL17314985W
Jacques Derrida and the Humanities Jacques Derrida and the Humanities Tom Cohen The work of Jacques Derrida has transformed our understanding of a range of disciplines in the humanities through its questioning of some of the basic tenets of western metaphysics. This volume is a … OL174350W
Can that be Right? Can that be Right? Allan Franklin In this collection of essays Allan Franklin defends the view that science provides us with knowledge about the world which is based on experimental evidence and on reasoned and critical discussion. I… OL19833149W
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
Determinism, Holism, and Complexity Determinism, Holism, and Complexity V. Benci This volume is the proceedings of a workshop to discuss the recent work on complex systems in physics and biology, its epistemological and cultural implications, and its effect for the development of… OL19841554W
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