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How to write a thesis / by Eco, Umberto.(CARDINAL)139063; Mongiat Farina, Caterina,translator.(CARDINAL)616280; Farina, Geoff,translator.(CARDINAL)551678; Erspamer, Francesco,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)732733;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Eco's approach is anything but dry and academic. He not only offers practical advice but also considers larger questions about the value of the thesis-writing exercise. How to Write a Thesis is unlike any other writing manual. It reads like a novel. It is opinionated. It is frequently irreverent, sometimes polemical, and often hilarious. Eco advises students how to avoid "thesis neurosis" and he answers the important question "Must You Read Books?" He reminds students "You are not Proust" and "Write everything that comes into your head, but only in the first draft." Of course, there was no Internet in 1977, but Eco's index card research system offers important lessons about critical thinking and information curating for students of today who may be burdened by Big Data." -- Publisher's description.
Subjects: Academic theses.; Academic writing.;
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Head in the cloud : why knowing things still matters when facts are so easy to look up / by Poundstone, William,author.(CARDINAL)171005;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-323) and index.Introduction: Facts are obsolete -- Part One: The Dunning-Kruger effect -- 1. "I wore the juice" -- 2. A map of ignorance -- 3. Dumb history -- 4. The one-in-five rule -- 5. The low-information electorate -- Part Two: The knowledge premium -- 6. Putting a price tag on facts -- 7. Elevator-pitch science -- 8. Grammar police, grammar hippies -- 9. Nanoframe -- 10. Is shrimp kosher? -- 11. Philosophers and reality stars -- 12. Sex and absurdity -- 13. Moving the goalposts -- 14. Marshmallow test -- 15. The value of superficial learning -- Part Three: Strategies for a culturally illiterate world -- 16. When dumbing down is smart -- 17. Curating knowledge -- 18. The ice-cap riddle -- 19. The fox and the hedgehog.Looks at the state of knowledge in the American public, and demonstrates how many areas of knowledge correlate with quality of life, politics, and behavior, arguing that being knowledgeable has significant value even when facts can be looked up with little effort.
Subjects: Knowledge, Theory of.; Big data.; Information behavior.;
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501 German verbs : fully conjugated in all the tenses in an alphabetically arranged, easy-to-learn format / by Strutz, Henry,1932-2018,author.; Griffin, Katrina,contributing editor.(CARDINAL)880519;
Includes bibliographical references, appendixes, and indexes."This brand-new edition of 501 German Verbs provides language learners with fingertip access to a carefully curated selection of the 501 most common German verbs-in all tenses and moods! Each verb is listed alphabetically in chart form-one verb per page along with its English translation. Follow the clear, concise instruction, then take your language fluency to the next level with an online activity center."--Amazon.com.Pronunciation -- Spelling Reform -- Tenses and Moods in German, with English Equivalents -- Sample English Verb Conjugation -- Sample German Verb Conjugation -- Sample English Verb Conjugation -- Passive Voice -- Sample German Verb Conjugation -- Passive Voice -- Weak and Strong Verbs -- Special Verb Uses -- Some Pointers on the Use of Tenses -- The Subjunctive Mood -- Verbs with a Dative Object -- Subject Pronouns and Verb Forms in the Imperative Mood -- Essential 55 Verb List -- Alphabetical Listing of 501 German Verbs Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses -- Appendices -- Prefix Verbs -- Word Order -- Verb Drills and Tests -- Answer Explanations to Verb Drills and Tests -- Weather Expressions and Impersonal Verbs -- Proverbs and Idiomatic Expressions -- English-German Verb Index -- German-English Verb Index.
Subjects: Tables (Data); German language; German language.;
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How'd you score that gig? : a guide to the coolest jobs--and how to get them / by Levit, Alexandra,1976-(CARDINAL)468818;
Includes bibliographical references (page 329338).
Subjects: Job hunting.; Occupations.; Vocational guidance.;
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Ants : standard methods for measuring and monitoring biodiversity / by Agosti, Donat.(CARDINAL)328378;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-269).Biodiversity studies, monitoring, and ants: an overview / Leeanne E. Alonso, Donat Agosti -- A primer on ant ecology / Michael Kaspari -- A global ecology of rainforest ants: functional groups in relation to environmental stress and disturbance / Alan N. Andersen -- The interactions of ants with other organisms / Ted R. Schultz, Terrence P. McGlynn -- Diversity of ants / William L. Brown -- Ants as indicators of diversity / Leeanne E. Alonso -- Using ants to monitor environmental change / Michael Kaspari, Jonathan D. Majer -- Broad-scale patterns of diversity in leaf litter ant communities / Philip S. Ward -- Field techniques for the study of ground-dwelling ants: an overview, description, and evaluation / Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Donat Agosti, Leeanne E. Alonso, C. Roberto F. Brandáo, William L. Brown Jr., Jacques H.C. Delabie, Rogerio Silvestre -- Sampling effort and choice of methods / Jacques H.C. Delabie, Brian L. Fisher, Jonathan D. Majer, Ian W. Wright -- Specimen processing: building and curating an ant collection / John E. Lattke -- Major regional and type collections of ants (Formicidae) of the world and sources for the identification of ant species -- C. Roberto F. Brandáo -- What to do with the data / John T. Longino -- The ALL protocol: a standard protocol for the collection of ground-dwelling ants / Donat Agosti, Leeanne E. Alonso -- Applying the ALL protocol: selected case studies / Brian L. Fisher, Annette K.F. Malsch, Raghavendra Gadagkar, Jacques H.C. Delabie, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Jonathan D. Majer.
Subjects: Ants; Ants; Biodiversity; Biodiversity;
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The nones : where they came from, who they are, and where they are going / by Burge, Ryan P.,author.(CARDINAL)879997;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-195).Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- What does the American religious landscape look like? -- A social scientist tries to explain religious disaffiliation -- The demographics of disaffiliation -- Nones are not all created equal -- Pandemic: punctuated equilibrium or business as usual? -- What we can change and what we cannot."In The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, Ryan P. Burge details a comprehensive picture of an increasingly significant group--Americans who say they have no religious affiliation. The growth of the nones in American society has been dramatic. In 1972, just 5 percent of Americans claimed "no religion" on the General Social Survey. In 2018, that number rose to 23.7 percent, making the nones as numerous as both evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics. Every indication is that the nones will be the largest religious group in the United States in the next decade. Burge illustrates his precise but accessible descriptions with charts and graphs drawn from over a dozen carefully curated datasets, some tracking changes in American religion over a long period of time, others large enough to allow a statistical deep dive on subgroups such as atheists and agnostics. Burge also draws on data that tracks how individuals move in and out of religion over time, helping readers understand what type of people become nones and what factors lead an individual to return to religion.""Ryan P. Burge gives readers a nuanced, accurate, and meaningful look at the growing number of Americans who say they have no religious affiliation. He explains how this rise happened, who the nones are, and what they mean for American religion's future."--
Subjects: Non-church-affiliated people; Church attendance;
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Ancient lives : new discoveries : eight mummies, eight stories / by Taylor, John H.,1958-author.(CARDINAL)185472; Antoine, Daniel,author.(CARDINAL)336060; Vandenbeusch, Marie,author.(CARDINAL)336059; Moreno, Benjamin,illustrator.(CARDINAL)336058; British Museum,host institution,issuing body.(CARDINAL)146015;
Includes bibliographical references (page 188) and index.1. A man preserved in the sand -- Natural mummification -- Diet and nutrition -- what did they eat? -- 2. A man embalmed for the afterlife -- The lost mummy of Henutmehyt: what canopic jars can reveal -- Disease and medicine -- 3. Tamut: a high-ranking priest's daughter -- 4. Padiamenet: a temple doorkeeper -- 5. Tjayasetimu: a young temple singer -- The cultural significance of hair and wigs -- 6. An unusual mummy from the Roman period -- 7. A young child from a wealthy family -- Childhood in ancient Egypt -- 8. A Christian woman from the Sudan.In recent years, British Museum curators have collaborated with scientists and medical experts to explore non-invasive imaging techniques and other scientific approaches to further study Egyptian mummies. Piecing together key biographical data and information, it has been possible for the first time to discover more about who these people were in ancient Egyptian society. Mummies draws on cutting-edge research to reveal the actual experience of living and dying in the ancient Nile Valley. Eight significant mummies are explored, each carefully selected to tell a different story, covering a period of over 4000 years. They include a young female temple singer, an unknown man of high status, and a child from the Roman era. Funerary objects are also highlighted for context: for example, non-invasive imaging of the contents of canopic jars; analyses of embalming substances, and identification of wood species and pigment types used in coffins. The majority of the material is drawn from the British Museums extensive Egypt and Sudan collections, but the book includes a number of mummies from other museums to physically reunite individuals originally buried together in family or communal tombs. This allows fascinating comparisons to be made. With over 200 specially commissioned photographs, Mummies sets out to shine a new light on the past.0Exhibition: British Museum, London, UK (22.5.-30.11.2014).
Subjects: Catalogs.; Mummies.; Imaging systems in archaeology.;
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Mattia Preti : faith and humanity / by Debono, Sandro.(CARDINAL)815237; Preti, Mattia,1613-1699.(CARDINAL)182048; Valentino, Giuseppe.(CARDINAL)817519; Taverna (Italy).Museo civico.(CARDINAL)813781; Heritage Malta (Organization)(CARDINAL)813954; Palazz tal-President (Valletta, Malta)(CARDINAL)814015;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-302).Mattia Preti at the Palace / H.E. Dr. George Abela, President of Malta -- A major feat / Joseph Said, Chairman, Heritage Malta -- Mattia Preti : faith and humanity / Sandro Debono, Senior Curator, National Museum of Fine Arts, Giuseppe Valentino, Direttore, Museo civico di Taverna -- Mattia Preti (1613-1699) : "Il Cavalier calabrese" / Craig Felton -- Mattia Preti in Taverna : references for knowledge on the context of origin / Giuseppe Valentino -- Mattia Preti in the Roman context : reflections on documents and works / Giorgio Leone -- The space revisited : a contemporary Mattia Preti / Luigi Tassoni -- The effect of Dürer's prints on the art of Mattia Preti / Kristina Herrmann Fiore -- Sculpture and the art of Mattia Preti / Devin Therien -- Edged weapons in the art of Mattia Preti / Robert Cassar -- A Maltese hagiography for Mattia Preti? / Sandro Debono -- Mattia Preti in Taverna : on-going task for case studies, in-depth analyses and restoration works : towards the establishment of the first international archives on technical-scientific data regarding the complete works / Caterina Bagnato -- Catalogue entries. Mattia Preti and Caravaggism -- In the family -- Dialogues -- Mattia Preti and his times -- Mattia Preti's inspirations -- Art and faith -- To err or rethink is human -- Mattia Preti's crowds -- From drawing to painting -- The knight-painter.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Preti, Mattia, 1613-1699;
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Sam Francis : the artist's materials / by Burchett-Lere, Debra(Debra Sue),1955-author.(CARDINAL)818037; Defeyt, Catherine,contributor.; Lee, Lynn(Lynn Fong),contributor.; Mazurek, Joy,contributor.; Phenix, Alan,contributor.(CARDINAL)311755; Selz, Peter,1919-2019,writer of supplementary textual content.(CARDINAL)148013; Zebala, Aneta,author.; Getty Conservation Institute,issuing body.(CARDINAL)183859;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue: Sam Francis-Color and Silence / Peter Selz -- Introduction: Sam Francis's Exploration of Color -- 1 The Early Years -- A New World of Possibilities ; The Launching of an Artist -- 2 The Fifties -- The Formative Years in Paris ; The Monochromatic Paintings ; Translucent Layering of Oils and Watercolors ; Expanding Boundaries through Travel and Mural-Sized Work -- 3 Early Sixties to Early Seventies -- The Shift to Floating Blue Balls ; A Return to California Light ; Transition to Edge Paintings and from Easel to Floor ; The Tinted White Space and Flowing Color ; Fresh Air Paintings ; An Art of Transformation -- 4 Late Seventies to Early Nineties -- The Quest for Color-Pure Pigments and Dispersions ; The Matrix Grids of Color ; Inside a Painting Session ; Joie de vivre -- 5 Notes on Condition and Conservation -- Stretchers and Strainers ; Canvas ; Gesso ; Paint and Binding Formulations -- Appendix I Summary of Data from Thirty-Seven Paintings -- Appendix II Pigments and Binders -- Appendix III Analytic Methods and Sample Preparation"American artist Sam Francis (1923-1994) brought vivid color and emotional intensity to Abstract Expressionism. He was described as the "most sensuous and sensitive painter of his generation" by former Guggenheim Museum director James Johnson Sweeney, and curator Howard Fox called him "one of the acknowledged masters of late-modern art." Francis's works, whether intimate or monumental in scale, make indelible impressions; the intention of the artist was to make them felt as much as seen. At the age of twenty-one, Francis was hospitalized for spinal tuberculosis and spent three years virtually immobilized in a body cast. For physical therapy he was given a set of watercolors, and, as he described it, he painted his way back to life. The exuberant color and expression in his paintings celebrated his survival; his five-decade career was an energetic visual and theoretical exploration that took him around the world. Francis's idiosyncratic painting practices have long been the subject of speculation and debate among conservators and art historians. Presented here for the first time in this volume are the results of an in-depth scientific study of more than forty paintings from the late 1940s to early 1990s, which reveal new discoveries about his creative process, inventive techniques, and specially formulated paints and binders. The data provides a key to the complicated evolution of the artist's work and informs original art historical interpretations."-- from back cover
Subjects: Biographies.; Francis, Sam, 1923-1994.; Francis, Sam, 1923-1994; Artists' materials; Artists' materials; Paint materials; Painting, Modern;
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Social media marketing / by Singh, Shiv,author.(CARDINAL)427700; Diamond, Stephanie,author.(CARDINAL)490048;
Introduction -- Part 1: Getting started with social media marketing. Chapter 1: Understanding social media marketing ; Chapter 2: Discovering your SMM competitors ; Chapter 3: Getting in the social media marketing frame of mind -- Part 2: Practicing SMM on the social web. Chapter 4: Launching SMM campaigns ; Chapter 5: Developing your SMM voice ; Chapter 6: Understanding a marketer's responsibilites -- Part 3: Reaching your audience via mainstream social platforms. Chapter 7: Finding the right platforms ; Chapter 8: Exploring SMM strategies for Facebook ; Chapter 9: Marketing on Twitter ; Chapter 10: Creating a YouTube strategy ; Chapter 11: Considering LinkedIn ; Chapter 12: Delving into Instagram ; Chapter 13: Discovering Snapchat ; Chapter 14: Marketing with Pinterest ; Chapter 15: Interacting with Tumblr ; Chapter 16: Engaging customers using other platforms -- Part 4: Getting your message to connectors. Chapter 17: Marketing to Millenials ; Chapter 18: Accounting for the influencers ; Chapter 19: Disrupting with voice search ; Chapter 20: Utilizing messaging apps -- Part 5: Old marketing is new again with SMM. Chapter 21: Practicing SMM on your website ; Chapter 22: Becoming an authentic and engaged advertiser ; Chapter 23: Building an SMM mobile campaign ; Chapter 24: Encouraging employees to advocate for your brand on social media ; Chapter 25: Changing tactics and metrics ; Chapter 26: Understanding social media governance ; Chapter 27: Using real-time marketing ; Chapter 28: Data and privacy -- Part 6: The part of tens. Chapter 29: Ten SMM-related must-read blogs ; Chapter 30: Ten top SMM tools ; Chapter 31: Ten tips to navigate fakeness.Are yo uan independent entrepeneur? Or do you work in marketing? Would you like to? Then the ability to skillfully use social media marketing is a must. In this book, two experts on the topic share their knowledge in easy-to-understand chunks, helping you discover how to navigate the ever-changing social media playing field. Recognize the role of influencers, choose the right distribution channels, become a persuader, create and curate content, learn to be flexible, and see how social media fits with your other marketing tools. -- back cover.
Subjects: Internet marketing.; Online social networks.; Consumer behavior.;
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