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Quantitative Literacy for the 21st Century
Author(s): Jay Abramson
Quantitative Literacy for the 21st Century involves using mathematical methods across a wide variety of disciplines that are relevant today. To be able to digest the numbers found in the news, across websites, in publications, and even on social media platforms, we must be mathematically literate. T...
Labyrinth of Light: A Journey Into Cinema
Author(s): Michael Stinson
Labyrinth of Light: A Journey into Cinema offers a unique approach to the dominant art form of our time. Inspired by the meditations of a master storyteller, it approaches cinematic art as a labyrinth to be navigated by the viewer. Starting with story structure, myth, and archetypes, the author take...
Food Safety: It's Up to You
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Sociology Is Rude!: A Conversation on Sociological Theory and Thought
Author(s): John Knox
Sociology Is Rude!: A Conversation on Sociological Theory and Thought helps readers learn more about the foundational theories that sociology rests upon (functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interaction); to make sense of the tools of careful sociological research; to perceive the dramatic roles...
Readings in Philosophy
Author(s): Thi Lam
The best way to understand philosophy is not to get bogged down in analyzing its definition, but by doing it—that is, by philosophizing.Engaging in the very same activities that its practitioners engage in will quickly immerse the student in the discipline. Readings in Philosophy does exactly that b...
Messages in Context: An Introduction to Human Communiction
Author(s): Dan Tinianow, Michael S. Fairley
Messages in Context: An Introduction to Human Communication presents a comprehensive survey of the field of communication studies, including a discussion of the basic models of communication; a thorough examination of messages and how they are processed; an introduction to the subdisciplines of comm...