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Inside the Mind of BTK. The True St...

John Douglas

Inside the Mind of BTK. The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer

A dramatic and compelling true-crime psychological thriller This incredible story shows how John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in U.S. history. For 31 years a man who called himself BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) terrorized the city of Wichita, Kansas, sexually assaulting and strangling a series of women, taunting the police with frequent communications, and bragging about his crimes to local newspapers and TV stations. After disappearing...

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John Douglas

Coaching Football For Dummies

Greg Bach

Coaching Football For Dummies

Few experiences are more rewarding than coaching a youth football team. Your journey through the season will be packed with moments that make you smile and that you and your players will remember for the rest of your lives. But what if you’ve never coached before? No worries! Coaching Football For Dummies is the fun and easy way to tackle the basics of coaching youth football. This friendly guide shows you how to teach your players effectively, regardless of their age or skill level, and lead...

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Greg Bach

Packaging Sustainability. Tools, Sy...

Wendy Jedlicka

Packaging Sustainability. Tools, Systems and Strategies for Innovative Package Design

How to take the lead with sustainable packaging design solutions With initiatives like the Wal-Mart Scorecard in the U.S. and the E.U.'s Packaging Directive, delivering sustainable packaging is now an integral part of today's global competitive market. Written by experts from a wide variety of fields, here is a comprehensive, single source of actionable information that enables everyone involved in the design and development process to make smart, informed decisions, opening new possibilities...

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Wendy Jedlicka

Seasonal Stock Market Trends. The D...

Jay Kaeppel

Seasonal Stock Market Trends. The Definitive Guide to Calendar-Based Stock Market Trading

There is a seasonal bias to the stock market, and by paying attention to the seasonal market tendencies you can gain an edge in the stock market over the long haul. Seasonality offers a practical approach to investing and trading. What better way to learn how to employ seasonal systems than learning from Jay Kaeppel, a master in the analysis of seasonal trends? Kaeppel walks you through this phenomenon that continues to work consistently, providing you with his ultimate seasonal index to make...

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Jay Kaeppel

Effective Software Project Manageme...

Robert Wysocki K.

Effective Software Project Management

Why another book on software project management? For some time, the fields of project management, computer science, and software development have been growing rapidly and concurrently. Effective support for the enterprise demands the merging of these efforts into a coordinated discipline, one that incorporates best practices from both systems development and project management life cycles. Robert K. Wysocki creates that discipline in this book–a ready reference for professionals and consultants...

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Robert Wysocki K.

The Options Course. High Profit and...

George Fontanills A.

The Options Course. High Profit and Low Stress Trading Methods

Use this invaluable tool to gain a competitive edge and avert bad investment decisions. Well-known options strategist and instructor George Fontanills has updated his time-tested and bestselling book, The Options Course. The new edition improves and expands upon the original to help you avoid some common and costly options mistakes. The systematic, step-by-step approach, covers everything from basic concepts to sophisticated techniques and is designed for investors at all levels of experience.

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George Fontanills A.

Software Project Management For Dum...

Joseph Phillips

Software Project Management For Dummies

The increase in project outsourcing has forced traditional programmers to take on the role of project managers and quickly learn how to manage software projects The author discusses all of the essentials in widely accepted project management methodology, from managing programmers to assessing and eliminating risk The book covers the iterative development model, using Microsoft Project 2003, as well as a variety of methodologies including eXtreme, open source, SQA testing, software life cycle...

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Joseph Phillips

Lehmade salajane elu. Sari „Looduse...

Розамунд Янг

Lehmade salajane elu. Sari „Looduse lood“

Kite’s Nesti farmis uitavad lehmad (ning lambad, kanad ja sead) vabalt ringi. Nad otsustavad ise, kuidas järglasi kasvatada, mida süüa ja kus magada. Kui lehmad saavad rahus oma lehmaelu elada, tuleb nähtavale iga looma isikupära, mis on neil kõigil erinev – nagu inimestelgi. Fat Hat eelistab naistele mehi. Chippy Minton keeldub poriste jalgadega voodisse minemast ning ilmub alati enne magamaminekut lauta sugemisrituaalile. Jake’il on pahe – ta hingab Land Roveri väljalasketorust...

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Розамунд Янг

The Handbook of Gender, Sex and Med...

Karen Ross

The Handbook of Gender, Sex and Media

The Handbook of Gender, Sex and Media offers original insights into the complex set of relations which exist between gender, sex, sexualities and the media, and in doing so, showcases new research at the forefront of media and communication practice and theory. Brings together a collection of new, cutting-edge research exploring a number of different facets of the broad relationship between gender and media Moves beyond associating gender with man/woman and instead considers the relationship...

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Karen Ross

Language Teaching Research and Lang...

Rod Ellis

Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy

This book examines current research centered on the second language classroom and the implications of this research for both the teaching and learning of foreign languages. It offers illuminating insights into the important relationship between research and teaching, and the inherent complexities of the teaching and learning of foreign languages in classroom settings. Offers an accessible overview of a range of research on instruction and learning in the L2 classroom Bridges the relationship...

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Rod Ellis

Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics

Keith Johnson

Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics

Fully revised and expanded, the third edition of Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics maintains a balance of accessibility and scholarly rigor to provide students with a complete introduction to the physics of speech. Newly updated to reflect the latest advances in the field Features a balanced and student-friendly approach to speech, with engaging side-bars on related topics Includes suggested readings and exercises designed to review and expand upon the material in each chapter, complete with...

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Keith Johnson

The Handbook of Hispanic Sociolingu...

Manuel Diaz-Campos

The Handbook of Hispanic Sociolinguistics

This Handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of theoretical and descriptive research in contemporary Hispanic sociolinguistics. Offers the first authoritative collection exploring research strands in the emerging and fast-moving field of Spanish sociolinguistics Highlights the contributions that Spanish Sociolinguistics has offered to general linguistic theory Brings together a team of the top researchers in the field to present the very latest perspectives and discussions...

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Manuel Diaz-Campos

The Handbook of Language Contact

Raymond Hickey

The Handbook of Language Contact

The Handbook of Language Contact offers systematic coverage of the major issues in this field – ranging from the value of contact explanations in linguistics, to the impact of immigration, to dialectology – combining new research from a team of globally renowned scholars, with case studies of numerous languages. An authoritative reference work exploring the major issues in the field of language contact: the study of how language changes when speakers of distinct speech varieties interact Brings...

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Raymond Hickey

Temporality. Universals and Variati...

Maria Bittner

Temporality. Universals and Variation

Temporality surveys the ways in which languages of different types refer to past, present, and future events, through an in-depth examination of four major language types: tense-based English, tense-aspect-based Polish, aspect-based Chinese, and mood-based Kalaallisut. Cutting-edge research on directly compositional dynamic semantics of languages with and without grammatical tense New in-depth analysis of temporal, aspectual, modal, as well as nominal discourse reference Presents a novel logical...

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Maria Bittner

Language in Cognition. Uncovering M...

Cedric Boeckx

Language in Cognition. Uncovering Mental Structures and the Rules Behind Them

This textbook explores the ways in which language informs the structure and function of the human mind, offering a point of entry into the fascinating territory of cognitive science. Focusing mainly on syntactic issues, Language in Cognition is a unique contribution to this burgeoning field of study. Guides undergraduate students through the core questions of linguistics and cognitive science, and provides tools that will help them think about the field in a structured way Uses the study of...

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Cedric Boeckx

Doing Optimality Theory. Applying T...

John McCarthy J.

Doing Optimality Theory. Applying Theory to Data

Doing Optimality Theory brings together examples and practical, detailed advice for undergraduates and graduate students working in linguistics. Given that the basic premises of Optimality Theory are markedly different from other linguistic theories, this book presents the analytic techniques and new ways of thinking and theorizing that are required. Explains how to do analysis and research using Optimality Theory (OT) – a branch of phonology that has revolutionized the field since its...

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John McCarthy J.

Research Methods in Child Language....

Erika Hoff

Research Methods in Child Language. A Practical Guide

This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development. Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different domains of language, age ranges, and populations, and explains the questions addressed by each technique Presents new research methods, such as the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the activity...

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Erika Hoff

Conversation Analysis. An Introduct...

Jack Sidnell

Conversation Analysis. An Introduction

Combining the main findings, methods and analytic techniques of this central approach to language and social interaction, along with real-life examples and step-by-step explanations, Conversation Analysis is the ideal student guide to the field. Introduces the main findings, methods and analytic techniques of conversation analysis (CA) – a growing interdisciplinary field exploring language and social interaction Provides an engaging historical overview of the field, along with detailed coverage...

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Jack Sidnell

English Phonetics and Phonology. An...

Philip Carr

English Phonetics and Phonology. An Introduction

The second edition of the popular English Phonetics and Phonology textbook has been extensively updated and expanded to offer greater flexibility for teachers and increased support for non-native speakers studying the sound systems of English. An ideal introduction to the study of the sound systems of English, designed for those with no previous knowledge of the subject Second edition now rigorously updated and expanded to reflect feedback from existing students and to increase support for...

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Philip Carr

Qualitative Research Methods. Colle...

Sarah Tracy J.

Qualitative Research Methods. Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact

Qualitative Research Methods is a comprehensive, all-inclusive resource for the theory and practice of qualitative/ethnographic research methodology. Serves as a “how-to” guide for qualitative/ethnographic research, detailing how to design a project, conduct interviews and focus groups, interpret and analyze data, and represent it in a compelling manner Demonstrates how qualitative data can be systematically utilized to address pressing personal, organizational, and social problems Written in an...

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Sarah Tracy J.

Lessons from Fort Apache. Beyond La...

M. Nevins Eleanor

Lessons from Fort Apache. Beyond Language Endangerment and Maintenance

This incisive ethnographic analysis of indigenous language documentation, maintenance, and revitalization focuses on linguistic heritage issues on the Native American reservation at Fort Apache and explores the broader social, political and religious influences on changing language practices in indigenous communities. Offers a focused ethnographic analysis of an indigenous community that also explores global issues of language endangerment and maintenance and their socio-historical contexts...

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M. Nevins Eleanor

Dying Words. Endangered Languages a...

Nicholas Evans

Dying Words. Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us

The next century will see more than half of the world’s 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, this fascinating book explores what humanity stands to lose as a result. Explores the unique philosophy, knowledge, and cultural assumptions of languages, and their impact on our collective intellectual heritage Questions why such linguistic diversity exists in the first place,...

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Nicholas Evans

Celebrity Politics

Mark Wheeler

Celebrity Politics

In this new book, Mark Wheeler offers the first in-depth analysis of the history, nature and global reach of celebrity politics today. Celebrity politicians and politicized celebrities have had a profound impact upon the practice of politics and the way in which it is now communicated. New forms of political participation have emerged as a result and the political classes have increasingly absorbed the values of celebrity into their own PR strategies. Celebrity activists, endorsers,...

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Mark Wheeler

The Sounds of Language. An Introduc...

Elizabeth Zsiga C.

The Sounds of Language. An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

The Sounds of Language is an introductory guide to the linguistic study of speech sounds, which provides uniquely balanced coverage of both phonology and phonetics. Features exercises and problem sets, as well as supporting online resources at www.wiley.com/go/zsiga, including additional discussion questions and exercises, as well as links to further resources such as sound files, video files, and useful websites Creates opportunities for students to practice data analysis and hypothesis testing...

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Elizabeth Zsiga C.

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