Addressing the lack of a specific book on core communication/presentation skills, the Handbook of Science Communication is written as a guide for students to speak and write effectively and as a reference for scientists who need to communicate their work effectively to each other and to the wider public. The book considers how the public understanding of science has changed with time and clearly explains how important the art of communication is for the effective communication of ideas. It continues with guidance on literature searches and the use of information sources, from the library to...
Addressing the lack of a specific book on core communication/presentation skills, the Handbook of Science Communication is written as a guide for stud...
To early European colonists the swamp was a place linked with sin and impurity; to the plantation elite, it was a practical obstacle to agricultural development. For the many excluded from the white southern aristocracy--African Americans, Native Americans, Acadians, and poor, rural whites--the swamp meant something very different, providing shelter and sustenance and offering separation and protection from the dominant plantation culture.
Shadow and Shelter: The Swamp in Southern Culture explores the interplay of contradictory but equally prevailing metaphors: first, the...
To early European colonists the swamp was a place linked with sin and impurity; to the plantation elite, it was a practical obstacle to agricultura...
Eli's Journey is a story based on Elijah MacGowan, a fictional character. It tells of his ancestor's migration from Scotland to America and their succeeding generations in Virginia and Tennessee. The story paints a tale of the struggles they faced; the wars, hardships, life, death, battles with nature, and man's struggle with "The Almighty."
Eli's Journey is a story based on Elijah MacGowan, a fictional character. It tells of his ancestor's migration from Scotland to America and their succ...
"An alien spaceship crash landed in my playground today" For one primary school in England, this was not an ordinary day. It was a fabulous day of inspiration, writing, drawing, discovering and learning for the pupils, the staff and the parents. But the best thing of all? The only truly out of the ordinary thing was the alien spaceship. So how do you make creativity a more everyday part of primary teaching? Teachers and trainees agree that creativity is a fabulous thing. But to get creative approaches into everyday teaching, you need to...
"An alien spaceship crash landed in my playground today" For one primary school in England, this was not an ordinary day. It was a fabulous ...
Be prepared to receive "Privileged" information that most men don't want you to know. This book will take you into the mind of men and empower you to achieve the results you desire in your relationship. The Eve Effect is thought-provoking and encourages women to rethink their dating strategies.
Be prepared to receive "Privileged" information that most men don't want you to know. This book will take you into the mind of men and empower you to ...
Jazz great Gerald Wilson (1918-2014), born in Shelby, Mississippi, left a global legacy of paramount significance through his progressive musical ideas and his orchestra's consistent influence on international jazz. Aided greatly by interviews that bring Wilson's voice to the story, Steven Loza presents a perspective on what the musician and composer called his "jazz pilgrimage".
Jazz great Gerald Wilson (1918-2014), born in Shelby, Mississippi, left a global legacy of paramount significance through his progressive musical idea...
