Wax Trash and Vinyl Treasures: Record Collecting as a Social Practice (Shuker Roy)(Pevná vazba)

Wax Trash and Vinyl Treasures: Record Collecting as a Social Practice (Shuker Roy)(Pevná vazba)

The term 'record collecting' is shorthand for a variety of related practices. Foremost is the collection of sound recordings in various formats - although often with a marked preference for vinyl - by individuals, and it is this dimension of record collecting that is the focus of this book. Record

Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting (Paz Eilon)(Pevná vazba)

A photographic look into the world of vinyl record collectors--including Questlove--in the most intimate of environments--their record rooms. Compelling photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with in-depth and insightful interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors

Social Psychology and Human Nature (Baumeister Roy F.)(Pevná vazba)

Social Media in Sport: Theory and Practice (Abeza Gashaw)(Pevná vazba)

This book enables students to grasp the holistic enterprise of social media as it pertains to social, legal, marketing, and management issues. The book also helps students better understand the research process in social media scholarship and make connections with academic research and applied

Tibetan Yoga - Principles and Practices (Baker Ian A)(Pevná vazba)

A visual presentation of the origins, principles and practices of Tibetan yoga, the hidden treasure at the heart of the Tibetan Tantric Buddhist

What's in Your Pocket?: Collecting Nature's Treasures (Montgomery Heather L.)(Pevná vazba)

Charles Darwin, George Washington Carver, and Jane Goodall were once curious kids with pockets full of treasures When you find something strange and wonderful, do you put it in your pocket? Meet nine scientists who, as kids, explored the great outdoors and collected treasures: seedpods, fossils,

Wit's Treasury: Renaissance England and the Classics (Orgel Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

As England entered the Renaissance and as humanism, with its focus on classical literature and philosophy, informed the educational system, English intellectuals engaged in a concerted effort to remake the culture, language, manners--indeed, the whole national style--through adapting the classics

Reconnecting State and Kinship (Thelen Tatjana)(Pevná vazba)

Within the social sciences, kinship and statehood are often seen as two distinct modes of social organization, sometimes conceived of as following each other in a temporal line and sometimes as operating on different scales. Kinship is traditionally associated with small-scale communities in

Sustainability Marketing: New Directions and Practices (Sharma Rishi Raj)(Pevná vazba)

With changing business needs and increased levels of consumer awareness concerning social and ecological issues, organisations need to realign their profitability strategies in order to demonstrate their engagement with sustainable practices. Sustainability Marketing: New directions and practices

Social Movements in a Globalized World (Flesher Fominaya Cristina)(Pevná vazba)

As the world experiences social unrest, polarization, and faces complex challenges, citizens are taking to the squares and streets to demand change. From climate change protests to far-right extremism, social movements are mobilizing around the key social and political issues of our times. In this

Postmodern Social Work: Reflective Practice and Education (Moffatt Ken)(Pevná vazba)

Ken Moffatt turns to postmodern philosophy's grappling with late capitalism and the omnipresence of technology in order to develop a new approach to reflective social work practice and critical pedagogy. He attempts to reconcile postmodern thinkers with the realities of teaching social work to

Tibetan Yoga: Principles and Practices (Baker Ian A.)(Pevná vazba)

A visual presentation of Tibetan yoga, the hidden treasure at the heart of the Tibetan Tantric Buddhist tradition - Explains the core principles and practices of Tibetan yoga with illustrated instructions - Explores esoteric practices less familiar in the West, including sexual yoga, lucid dream

Bancroft's Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques (Suvarna Kim S.)(Pevná vazba)

For 40 years, Bancroft's Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques has established itself as the standard reference for histotechnologists and laboratory scientists, as well as histopathologists. With coverage of the full range of histological techniques used in medical laboratories and

Virgin by Design (Carson Nick)(Pevná vazba)

There is only one brand that could start as a record company and evolve into an airline, a hotel chain, and a space-flight provider--and that brand is Virgin. Because of the daring vision and marketing genius of Richard Branson, Virgin has defied categorization and broken all the rules of business

Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice (Christensen Angi M.)(Pevná vazba)

Forensic anthropology has seen a recent expansion in depth and scope as well as increased attention from the media and the legal system. This constantly evolving science requires a comprehensive introductory text that approaches forensic anthropology as a modern discipline, with attention to theory

Bank Asset Liability Management Best Practice (Bardaeva Polina)(Pevná vazba)

As bankers incorporate more and more complicated and precise calculations and models, a solely mathematical approach will fail to confirm the viability of their business. This book explains how to combine ALM concepts with the emotional intelligence of managers in order to maintain the financial

Tourism Planning and Development in South Asia (Stylidis Dimitrios)(Pevná vazba)

Tourism has huge significance as a global economic and social phenomenon, and given the growing reliance on the industry by service dependent economies around the world, the lack of focus on tourism planning and development in the South Asian area is surprising. Current issues including social,

The Ethics of Invention: Technology and the Human Future (Jasanoff Sheila)(Pevná vazba)

Technology rules us as much as laws do. It shapes the legal, social, and ethical environments in which we act. Every time we cross a street, drive a car, or go to the doctor, we submit to the silent power of technology. Yet, much of the time, the influence of technology on our lives goes

Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods: Integrating Theory and Practice (Patton Michael Quinn)(Pevná vazba)

Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book on qualitative research and evaluation methods, inquiry frameworks, and analysis options available today

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Joyce James)(Pevná vazba)

Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and

Strategies and Games: Theory and Practice (Dutta Prajit K.)(Pevná vazba)

Game theory has become increasingly popular among undergraduate aswell as business school students. This text is the first to provideboth a complete theoretical treatment of the subject and a variety ofreal-world applications, primarily in economics, but also in business, political science, and the

Fifty Years of Medieval Technology and Social Change (Walton Steven A.)(Pevná vazba)

This volume brings together a series of papers at Kalamazoo as well as some contributed papers inspired by the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Lynn White Jr.'s, Medieval Technology and Social Change (1962), a slim study which catalyzed the study of technology in the Middle Ages in the

Paracelsus: An Alchemical Life (Moran Bruce T.)(Pevná vazba)

Throughout his controversial life, the alchemist, physician, and social-religious radical known as Paracelsus combined traditions that were magical and empirical, scholarly and folk, learned and artisanal. He read ancient texts and then burned 'the best' of them. He endorsed both Catholic and

Gail's Artisan Bakery Cookbook (Levy Roy)(Pevná vazba)

Gail's bakeries are loved by many and touted by some as the best in London with branches all over the city. And now they're branching out with their first restaurant as Gail's Kitchen comes to Bloomsbury. The new restaurant will be right next to their latest bakery and will be an all-day place with