The crime book

From Jack the Ripper to the modern day drug cartels, discover the most notorious crimes and criminals in history. Explore over 100 crimes and see the gory details of each crime and how it was solved, with renowned quotes and detailed criminal profiles letting you delve into the criminal mind

The economic naturalist : why economics explains almost everything

Distinguished economist Frank uses hundreds of fascinating, unexpected examples of everyday paradoxes to explain the economics of the everyday world. Illustrated.

Computational methods for communication science

Computational Methods for Communication Science showcases the use of innovative computational methods in the study of communication. This book discusses the validity of using big data in communication science and showcases a number of new methods and applications in the fields of text and network analysis. Computational methods have the potential to greatly enhance the scientific study of commu…

Down and dirty pictures : Miramax, Sundance and the rise of independent film

This title provides an expose of the men who changed independent cinema for ever in the 1990s.

Rural settlement : relating buildings, landscape, and people in the European …

This volume presents case studies of Iron Age rural settlement from across Europe illustrating both the diversity of patterns in the evidence and common themes.

Understanding audiences : learning to use the media constructively

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ISBN/ISSN

9780805836479

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241 p. ; 28 cm.

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302.23 Wic u

Cities in transformation : Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize

The Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize is a biennial international award that honours outstanding contributions to the creation of vibrant, liveable and sustainable urban communities around the world. Awarded jointly by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Centre for Liveable Cities, both in Singapore, the 2012 prize went to the City of New York for its remarkable transformation in the de…

Investments : Asia global edition

Suitable for graduate/MBA investments textbooks, this title features content places that emphasis on asset allocation and offers a much broader and deeper treatment of futures, options, and other derivative security markets than most ...

Learning science through computer games and simulations

At a time when scientific and technological competence is vital to the nation's future, the weak performance of U.S. students in science reflects the uneven quality of current science education. Although young children come to school with innate curiosity and intuitive ideas about the world around them, science classes rarely tap this potential. Many experts have called for a new approach to sc…

Socratic circles : fostering critical and creative thinking in middle and hig…

The benefits and importance of Socratic seminars are widely recognized, but little has been written on how to make them happen successfully in the classroom. In Socratic Circles: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School, author Matt Copeland provides real-world examples and straightforward answers to frequent questions. He creates a coaching guide for both the teacher …

The independent film producer's survival guide : a business and legal sourcebook

In this comprehensive guidebook, three experienced entertainment lawyers tell you everything you need to know to produce and market an independent film - from the development process to deal making, financing, setting up the production, hiring directors and actors, securing location rights, acquiring music, calculating profits, digital moving making, distribution, and marketing your movie. This…

The hidden dimension

People like to keep certain distances between themselves and other people or thigns. And this invisible bubble of space that constitutes each person's "territory" is one of the key dimensions of modern society. Edward T. Hall, author of The Silent Language, introduced the science of proxemics to demonstrate how man's use of space can affect personal and business reltions, cross-cultural interac…

Balinese masks : spirits of an ancient drama

Recognized worldwide for its excellance and craftsmanship

Identity and pleasure : the politics of Indonesian screen culture

Identity and Pleasure: The Politics of Indonesian Screen Culture critically examines what media and screen culture reveal about the ways urban-based Indonesians attempted to redefine their identity in the first decade of this century. Through a richly nuanced analysis of expressions and representations found in screen culture (cinema, television and social media), it analyses the waves of energ…

The objects of affection : semiotics and consumer culture

In this book, pre-eminent semiotician Arthur Asa Berger decodes the meanings of common objects of consumption and their perceived 'sacredness' in consumerist cultures. Using semiotic theory, consumer culture is dissected in new and fascinating ways.

Conflict, terrorism and the media in Asia

There are many different kinds of sub-national conflicts across Asia, with a variety of causes, but since September 11, 2001 these have been increasingly portrayed as part of the global terrorist threat, to be dealt with by the War on Terror. This major new study examines a wide range of such conflicts, showing how, despite their significant differences, they share the role of the media as inte…

Words, script, and pictures : semiotics of visual language

This volume contains two of Professor Meyer Schapiro's most important works on the complex and provocative relationships between writing and images. In "Words and Pictures: On the Literal and the Symbolic in the Illustration of a Text", Professor Schapiro examines the relationship between images and the texts that it is their function to illustrate. This relationship is far from simple, and len…

Principles of economics : an Asian Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9789814410120

Collation

902 p. ; 26 cm.

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330.22 Man p

Tempo: 00023 / 24 - 30 Juli 2023

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00023 / 24 - 30 Juli 2023

ISBN/ISSN

01264273

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306.205 Tem t

Tempo: 00024 / 31 Juli - 6 Agustus 2023

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00024 / 31 Juli - 6 Agustus 2023

ISBN/ISSN

01264273

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306.205 Tem t