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The Power of a Name: The Origin of Professional Sports Team Nicknames and Their Most Valuable Players
ISBN: 9780595386666 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you ever wondered how your favorite teams acquired their nickname; or the statistics regarding your favorite players. "Power of a Name" delivers the information right to your fingertips. Consider the Yankees: the origin of the name was actually an expression invented by Dutch immigrants. Their accent made saying, "Jack Cheese" sound like they were uttering, "Jan-kee." The Pittsburg Pirates, meanwhile, were so called because their owner was accused of stealing players from other teams. Did you know Ty Cobb ran the 100-yard dash in ten seconds, and Hall of Fame pitcher, Walter Johnson, is...
Have you ever wondered how your favorite teams acquired their nickname; or the statistics regarding your favorite players. "Power of a Name" delivers ...
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61,30 zł |
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Telling Lies for Fun & Profit
ISBN: 9780688132286 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Characters refusing to talk? Plot plodding along? Where do good ideas come from anyway? In this wonderfully practical volume, two-time Edgar Award-winning novelist Lawrence Block takes an inside look at writing as a craft and as a career. From studying the market, to mastering self-discipline and "creative procrastination," through coping with rejections, Telling Lies for Fun & Profit is an invaluable sourcebook of information. It is a must read for anyone serious about writing or understanding how the process works. Characters refusing to talk? Plot plodding along? Where do good ideas come from anyway? In this wonderfully practical volume, two-time Edgar Award-... |
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65,29 zł |
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Communication Impact: Designing Research That Matters
ISBN: 9780742530980 / Angielski / Twarda / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Designed as an alternative stand-alone text or supplement to conventional research methods texts, Communication Impact introduces methods through engaging narrative descriptions of actual research projects driven by contemporary real-world questions. The featured case studies demonstrate three important points: 1) Doing communication research is an active, creative process; 2) Actual research projects are very different--and much more exciting--than typical textbook cases; and 3) Communication research generates knowledge that can make a difference to the world. Each chapter addresses a...
Designed as an alternative stand-alone text or supplement to conventional research methods texts, Communication Impact introduces methods through enga...
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204,45 zł |
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Sport, Leisure and Tourism Information Sources
ISBN: 9780750638647 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A guide to finding information and encouraging readers to make active use of libraries in their research, each chapter is dedicated to a particular information source (journals, sport/leisure organizations, the internet) and explains how the researcher can make full use of these facilities.
A guide to finding information and encouraging readers to make active use of libraries in their research, each chapter is dedicated to a particular in...
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365,03 zł |
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Findsomeone.com
ISBN: 9780750670203 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. FINDsomeone.com is the complete people-finder of the communications age. This timely reference offers proven and effective search techniques for finding anybody, anywhere. The professional techniques described in FINDsomeone.com were developed by the author over many years in military intelligence, international security, and as a professional investigator. Core strategies for conducting adoption, genealogical, and other missing persons investigations are discussed in clear and understandable terms. FINDsomeone.com contains numerous sample search reports, which can be used in conjunction...
FINDsomeone.com is the complete people-finder of the communications age. This timely reference offers proven and effective search techniques for findi...
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199,53 zł |
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Image-based Research : A Sourcebook for Qualitative Researchers
ISBN: 9780750707060 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text covers an image-based approach to qualitative research theory, and the research process and provides practical examples of how image-based research is applied in the field. Specifically, it covers a range of disciplines (sociology, anthropology, ethnography) and discusses the application of various image-based techniques (photography, film-making, video and cartoon).
This text covers an image-based approach to qualitative research theory, and the research process and provides practical examples of how image-based r...
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778,85 zł |
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Evaluation for the 21st Century: A Handbook
ISBN: 9780761906117 / Angielski / Miękka / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. PLEASE UPDATE SAGE UK AND SAGE INDIA ADDRESSES ON IMPRINT PAGES.
PLEASE UPDATE SAGE UK AND SAGE INDIA ADDRESSES ON IMPRINT PAGES.
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769,11 zł |
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Using Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research
ISBN: 9780761908074 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text offers a broad, overall description of qualitative research with the objective of facilitating the greater integration of qualitative and quantitative methods in organizational research. It explores the methods and tactics for both generating and testing management theories.
This text offers a broad, overall description of qualitative research with the objective of facilitating the greater integration of qualitative and qu...
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554,93 zł |
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Analyzing and Reporting Focus Group Results
ISBN: 9780761908166 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Richard Krueger offers a rich and valuable discussion of focus group analysis that is sure to become a major guide in future focus group efforts. This book overviews important principles guiding focus group research, suggests a systematic and verifiable analysis strategy.
Richard Krueger offers a rich and valuable discussion of focus group analysis that is sure to become a major guide in future focus group efforts. This...
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408,89 zł |
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Planning Focus Groups
ISBN: 9780761908173 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covers the range of practical tasks required in the course of a research project when using focus groups. This title emphasizes the clarifying purposes of the research project in order to collect data that meet the goals. It features a discussion of personnel and budgets.
Covers the range of practical tasks required in the course of a research project when using focus groups. This title emphasizes the clarifying purpose...
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408,89 zł |
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Developing Questions for Focus Groups
ISBN: 9780761908197 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. PLEASE UPDATE SAGE UK AND SAGE INDIA ADDRESSES ON IMPRINT PAGE.
PLEASE UPDATE SAGE UK AND SAGE INDIA ADDRESSES ON IMPRINT PAGE.
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408,89 zł |
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Involving Community Members in Focus Groups
ISBN: 9780761908203 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing upon years of experience working with communities and present practical strategies for working alongside non-researchers the authors offer tips, advice and exercises for preparing people to conduct focus groups, whether they are preparing a team to conduct a community study or teaching one person to help in a study.
Drawing upon years of experience working with communities and present practical strategies for working alongside non-researchers the authors offer tip...
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408,89 zł |
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Moderating Focus Groups
ISBN: 9780761908210 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is indispensable for those who want to improve their focus group moderating skills. Based on years of experience in moderating and training others to moderate, Richard Krueger offers tips and sound advice on how to gain expertise in leading focus groups.
This volume is indispensable for those who want to improve their focus group moderating skills. Based on years of experience in moderating and trainin...
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408,89 zł |
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Advanced Focus Group Research
ISBN: 9780761912491 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Specifically written for researchers and students with a fundamental knowledge of focus group research, the book gives numerous examples of what researchers should and should not do in designing their own research projects. In addition, it critically examines the limits of focus groups and suggests how to use focus groups for nontraditional research tasks.
Specifically written for researchers and students with a fundamental knowledge of focus group research, the book gives numerous examples of what resea...
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554,93 zł |
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Secrets for a Successful Dissertation
ISBN: 9780761912514 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers a motivational guide to assist in every step of the dissertation process.
This book offers a motivational guide to assist in every step of the dissertation process.
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408,89 zł |
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Hierarchical Linear Models: Applications and Data Analysis Methods
ISBN: 9780761919049 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New edition of a text in which Raudenbush (U. of Michigan) and Bryk (sociology, U. of Chicago) provide examples, explanations, and illustrations of the theory and use of hierarchical linear models (HLM). New material in Part I (Logic) includes information on multivariate growth models, an expanded number of illustrative examples, further data analy
New edition of a text in which Raudenbush (U. of Michigan) and Bryk (sociology, U. of Chicago) provide examples, explanations, and illustrations of th...
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554,93 zł |
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Moderating Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Group Facilitation
ISBN: 9780761920434 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This practical, comprehensive guide covers everything from pre-session participant recruitment to post-session reporting. In addition, advanced and new techniques for managing group dynamics are included, such as personality association.'
This practical, comprehensive guide covers everything from pre-session participant recruitment to post-session reporting. In addition, advanced and ne...
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934,62 zł |
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Longitudinal Data Analysis: Designs, Models and Methods
ISBN: 9780761955382 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the main approaches of longitudinal research as well as newer developments (such as structural equation modelling, multilevel modelling and optimal scaling) to enable the reader to gain a thorough understanding of the approach and make appropriate decisions about which technique can be applied to the research problem.
This book examines the main approaches of longitudinal research as well as newer developments (such as structural equation modelling, multilevel model...
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326,14 zł |
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Qualitative Research in Action
ISBN: 9780761960676 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This is an excellent collection at the cutting edge of thinking about qualitative research.... The breadth of coverage and the sophistication of the discussion make this an important addition to the increasing literature on qualitative work." - Jonathan Potter, Loughborough University "This book is likely to have a broad appeal to a rising generation of qualitative researchers seeking to relate theoretical debates to methodological practice." - Clive Seale, Goldsmiths College This exciting new book brings together contributions from... "This is an excellent collection at the cutting edge of thinking about qualitative research.... The breadth of coverage and the sophistication o... |
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861,60 zł |
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The Handbook of Visual Analysis
ISBN: 9780761964766 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Handbook of Visual Analysis is a rich methodological resource for students, academics, researchers and professionals interested in investigating the visual representation of socially significant issues.
The Handbook of Visual Analysis is a rich methodological resource for students, academics, researchers and professionals interested in investigating t...
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871,33 zł |