This book discusses fundamental morals, helping the disciple of Jesus Christ direct human acts to God, their true happiness. It explores how Christ’s teaching, Natural Law, and human reason form a bridge between faith and life, guiding our conscience and moral decisions.
An Introduction to Georgian Art Music
This book journeys through 20th-century Georgian art music, reflecting the country’s turbulent history from independence through Soviet occupation. It shows how the music’s roots were shaped, how socialist realism made its imprint, and how a new generation shifted away from it.
An Introduction to Hanfei’s Political Philosophy
In this first book to make the philosophy of Hanfei available at an introductory level, Schneider introduces key concepts and arguments in his legalist philosophy and contextualizes his thinking within Chinese history and in a comparative approach.
This book explains how language works, introducing the science of linguistics. Using real-world examples, it discusses linguistic issues scientifically by considering findings from research studies, allowing the reader to understand how they are embedded in real contexts.
This workbook introduces language’s basic systems—sound, meaning, and grammar—and how to describe them. Using actual language data, you get involved in linguistic analysis with a focus on real human usage, not correctness.
Dombrovan provides an introduction to some basic concepts of linguistic synergetics, viewed here as a new research approach to language studies. She considers human language as an open, dynamic, non-linear, and self-organising system, and sheds new light on language development.
Designed for EFL students, this textbook builds a solid foundation in English literature. It covers literary terms, a brief history, and selected fiction, poetry, and drama. With comprehension questions for EFL learners, this is an excellent resource for students and teachers.
This concise contemporary guide explores optimization, control theory, and calculus of variations. A valuable source for learning mathematical modeling and scientific prediction, it features a variety of solved exercises, making it useful for university courses.
More than an average textbook, this guide combines major theories with culturally-relevant examples and indigenous research from the Middle East. Written by local experts, it helps students understand the relevance of psychology to their own lives and societies.
An introduction to the rapidly developing field of Systems Geography, this book explains the fundamental principles and cause-and-effect relationships in environmental geosystems. It contains recent information, making it useful for beginners and experienced researchers alike.
Learn the basics of media research, from conducting experimental and survey research to understanding how the media socializes us. This book explores media’s effects, including stereotypes and prosocial impacts, and teaches critical thinking techniques.
This book explores the challenges of managing software projects, from changing requirements to uncertain technologies. It presents a holistic, adaptive framework with practical strategies and expert perspectives to manage teams, communicate effectively, and deal with uncertainty.
This study presents the Pentateuch in both its wider Biblical context and a close reading of the five books. Synthesizing historical and literary approaches, it investigates aspects of these texts that remain challenging and helpful for anyone searching for the path of faith.
John Caird offers a distinctive reading of Hegel, designed to answer the religious questions of his day. This work provides a fascinating account of religion, a brilliant introduction to its philosophy, and a unique interpretation of Hegelian thought.
An Introduction to the Uses and Diffusion of the News
How do audiences use mass media, and how does news spread through society? This text examines how media cultivates fear and shapes our beliefs about crime, risk, and social issues. It covers key theories like the Spiral of Silence, the Knowledge Gap, and Cultivation Theory.
In this book, central issues in the history of philosophical investigations about the concept of language are introduced. Topics are structured with reference to the world’s foremost philosophers of language, raising an awareness of language as a distinctive human capacity.
An Introvert in an Extrovert World
This anthology explores the challenges faced by introverts in an extrovert world. While often labeled “quiet,” their contributions are immense, from Van Gogh’s art to the personal computer. The book contains analyses of culture, film, and poignant personal narratives.
This book considers the diachronic development of the Chinese and Naxi languages, focusing on contentious linguistic issues. It provides new methods to analyze these issues, using cross-linguistic data from Tibeto-Burman to resolve debates.
An Iranian Iran-Iraq War veteran and an American Vietnam War veteran—both mental health professionals—exchange war stories and discuss self-help strategies for PTSD. Each chapter includes their therapy discussions and practical self-help assignments for readers.
This book focuses on the critical contribution of Hamlet Studies (1979-2003), an international journal featuring research from global critics. It brings together textual criticism, critical thought, and performance studies, creating a valuable guide for students and teachers.
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