Making Sense of Data in the Media (Bell Andrew)(Paperback)

Making Sense of Data in the Media (Bell Andrew)(Paperback)

'There are two ways to learn about statistics. You could endure pages of maths and formulae, or you could learn from informative case studies exploring how, when and why data is used well or badly in today′s society. I prefer the second option. Happily, the authors do too.' - Richard Harris,

Making Sense of Neuroscience in the Early Years (Featherstone Sally)(Paperback / softback)

Making Sense of God - An Invitation to the Sceptical (Keller Timothy)(Paperback / softback)

In an age of scepticism, can it really make sense to believe in Christianity's

The Making of Handel's Messiah (Gant Andrew)(Paperback)

The first performance of George Frideric Handel's Messiah in Dublin in 1742 is now legendary. Gentlemen were asked to leave their swords at home and ladies to come without hoops in their skirts in order to fit more people into the audience. The initial performance was so well-received in Dublin

Making Sense of the ECG: A Hands-On Guide (Houghton Andrew)(Paperback)

Interpreting an ECG correctly and working out what to do next can seem like a daunting task to the non-specialist, yet it is a skill that will be invaluable to any doctor, nurse or paramedic when evaluating the condition of a patient. Making Sense of the ECG has been written specifically with this

Making Sense of Critical Appraisal (Ajetunmobi Olajide)(Paperback)

Making Sense of Critical Appraisal provides all the necessary information on how to read and understand medical research publications critically and to decide whether the contents of such publications are clinically useful in the care of patients. Illustrated throughout with medically relevant

The Idea of Civilization and the Making of the Global Order (Linklater Andrew)(Paperback)

The idea of civilization recurs frequently in reflections on international politics. However, International Relations academic writings on civilization have failed to acknowledge the major 20th-century analysis that examined the processes through which Europeans came to regard themselves as

Making Sense of Land Law (Stroud April)(Paperback)

Taking a fresh and innovative approach to the subject, Making Sense of Land Law is an essential textbook designed to help those coming to the subject for the first time. Practical scenarios and diagrams are feature throughout, making the subject come alive. The Q&A-style of debate in the book is

Formulation in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Making Sense of People's Problems (Johnstone Lucy)(Paperback)

The first edition of Formulation in Psychology and Psychotherapy caught the wave of growing interest in formulation in a clinical context. This completely updated and revised edition summarises recent practice, research, developments and debates while retaining the features that made the first a

Making Sense of the Organizati (Weick Karl E.)(Paperback)

This volume brings together the best-known and most influential articles on sensemaking in organizations by one of its most distinguished exponents, Karl Weick. Brings together the best most influential articles written by one of the gurus of sensemaking - Karl Weick. Helps readers develop a

The Breakdown: Making Sense of Politics in a Messed Up World (Spiller Tatton)(Paperback)

We're living through The Breakdown. A time of enormous political upheaval and polarised opinion. Many of us feel ill-equipped to understand and debate the issues currently rocking our world. At last, here is a sane voice of reason that cuts through the noise. Brexit: a chance to take back control

The Address of the Eye: A Phenomenology of Film Experience (Sobchack Vivian)(Paperback)

Cinema is a sensuous object, but in our presence it becomes also a sensing, sensual, sense-making subject. Thus argues Vivian Sobchack as she challenges basic assumptions of current film theory that reduce film to an object of vision and the spectator to a victim of a deterministic cinematic

Cool for America: Stories (Martin Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

Expanding the world of his classic-in-the-making debut novel Early Work, Andrew Martin's Cool for America is a hilarious collection of overlapping stories that explores the dark zone between artistic ambition and its achievement The collection is bookended by the misadventures of Leslie, a young

The Media Education Manifesto (Buckingham David)(Paperback)

In the age of social media, fake news and data-driven capitalism, the need for critical understanding is more urgent than ever. Half-baked ideas about 'media literacy' will lead us nowhere: we need a comprehensive and coherent educational approach. We all need to think critically about how media

Revolution Without Revolutionaries: Making Sense of the Arab Spring (Bayat Asef)(Paperback)

The revolutionary wave that swept the Middle East in 2011 was marked by spectacular mobilization, spreading within and between countries with extraordinary speed. Several years on, however, it has caused limited shifts in structures of power, leaving much of the old political and social order

Making Ancient Cities (Creekmore Andrew T. III)(Paperback)

This volume investigates how the structure and use of space developed and changed in cities, and examines the role of different societal groups in shaping urbanism. Culturally and chronologically diverse case studies provide a basis to examine recent theoretical and methodological shifts in the

The Power of Experiments: Decision Making in a Data-Driven World (Luca Michael)(Paperback)

How organizations--including Google, StubHub, Airbnb, and Facebook--learn from experiments in a data-driven world. Have you logged into Facebook recently? Searched for something on Google? Chosen a movie on Netflix? If so, you've probably been an unwitting participant in a variety of

Making Common Sense Common Practice: Models for Manufacturing Excellence (Moore Ron)(Paperback)

Presenting the best practices of the best manufacturing companies in the world, this book presents proven models for achieving world-class performance. It takes a look at plant design, procurement, parts management, installation and maintenance, training, and implementing a computerized maintenance

Dyslexia and Spelling: Making Sense of It All (Sandman-Hurley Kelli)(Paperback)

Written by an authority in the dyslexia field, this is the first accessible guide to the close interplay of spelling and dyslexia. Kelli Sandman-Hurley talks the teacher or parent through why kids with dyslexia find spelling so hard, and what we can learn from the spelling mistakes in their writing

In the Chair: How to Guide Groups and Manage Meetings (Green Andrew)(Paperback)

'In the Chair' is a practical, up-to-date, and comprehensive guide to becoming the successful chair of any body, whether it's the organization you work for, a community group or charity, or a public or company board. What qualities and skills do you need? How should you approach your group and its

Sociology - Making Sense of Society (Punch Samantha)(Paperback / softback)

Wyntertide (Caldecott Andrew)(Paperback)

Welcome back to Rotherweird, where an ancient plot centuries in the making is about to come to fruition - and this time the forces of darkness might actually win . . .'Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn. Line by line, silent and adroit, it opens a series of trap-doors in the reader's

Making Sense of Metaphors and Other Tropes (Reid David)(Pevná vazba)

In Making Sense of Metaphors and Other Tropes, veteran literary scholar David Reid examines figures of speech, arguing that figures of speech in prose and poetry, literature and talk, make sense as turns of rhetoric by means of their energeia (vividness, radiance, clat). Reid analyzes figures from

Dramaturgy in the Making (Trencsnyi Katalin)(Paperback)

Dramaturgy in the Making maps contemporary dramaturgical practices in various settings of theatre-making and dance to reveal the different ways that dramaturgs work today. It provides a thorough survey of three major areas of practice - institutional dramaturgy, production dramaturgy and dance