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The Power of Narrative in Environmental Networks
For as long has humans have lived in communities, storytelling has bound people to each other and to their environments. In recent times, scholars have noted how social networks arise around issues of resource and ecological management. This book argues that stories, or narratives, play a key role in these networks - that environmental communities 'narrate themselves into existence'. The book p…
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- 9781461937128
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 225 pages) :illustrations, map.
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Kids and Credibility: An Empirical Examination of Youth, Digital Media Use, a…
Overview: How well do children navigate the ocean of information that is available online? The enormous variety of Web-based resources represents both opportunities and challenges for Internet-savvy kids, offering extraordinary potential for learning and social connection but little guidance on assessing the reliability of online information. This book reports on the first large-scale survey to…
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- 9780262266581
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Principle B, VP ellipsis, and interpretation in child grammar
This is the first experimental study of Principle B with verb phrase ellipsis and properties of the interpretation of empty pronouns in ellipsis. Among the universal principles are those known as the principles of the binding theory. These principles constrain the range of interpretations that can be assigned to sentences containing reflexives and reciprocals, pronouns, and referring express…
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- 9780262284974
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The Reputation Society: How Online Opinions Are Reshaping the Offline World
Experts discuss the benefits and risks of online reputation systems. In making decisions, we often seek advice. Online, we check Amazon recommendations, eBay vendors' histories, TripAdvisor ratings, and even our elected representatives' voting records. These online reputation systems serve as filters for information overload. In this book, experts discuss the benefits and risks of such online …
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Principles and Practice of Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (Second Edition)
The long-awaited second edition of an authoritative reference on electrophysiologic vision testing, including detailed information on techniques and problems, basic physiology and anatomy, theoretical concepts, and clinical findings; with extensive new material. This authoritative text is the only comprehensive reference available on electrophysiologic vision testing, offering both practical in…
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- 2nd ed.
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- 9780262275187
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- 1 online resource (xxii, 977 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) :illustrations (some color)
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An inclusive academy : achieving diversity and excellence
How colleges and universities can live up to their ideals of diversity, and why inclusivity and excellence go hand in hand.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262346221
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- 1 online resource (xxxi, 491 pages)
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The Major Transitions in Evolution Revisited
In 1995, John Maynard Smith and E?ors Szathm?ary published their influential book 'The Major Transitions in Evolution'. In this volume, scholars reconsider and extend the earlier book's themes in light of recent developments in evolutionary biology.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262295703
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- 1 online resource (x, 319 pages) :illustrations.
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Real hallucinations psychiatric illness intentionality and the interpersonal …
A philosophical account of the structure of experience and how it depends on interpersonal relations, developed through a study of auditory verbal hallucinations and thought insertion.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262342155
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- 1 online resource (290 pages).
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Positive computing : technology for wellbeing and human potential
"On the eve of Google's IPO in 2004, Larry Page and Sergey Brin vowed not to be evil. Today, a growing number of technologists would go further, trying to ensure that their work actively improves people's lives. Technology, so pervasive and ubiquitous, has the capacity to increase stress and suffering; but it also has the less-heralded potential to improve the well-being of individuals, society…
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- 0262325683
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- 1 online resource (x, 288 pages).
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The Color Revolution
A history of color and commerce from haute couture to automobile showrooms to interior design.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 0262305348
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 380 pages) :illustrations (some color).
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