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Music, Piety, and Political Power in 17th-Century Salzburg: The Sounds of Good Government (Routledge Research in Music)
by Kimberly Beck HiebMusic, Piety, and Political Power in 17th-Century Salzburg traces the role of sacred music in the service of politics at the archbishopric of Salzburg, one of many jurisdictions that made up the Holy Roman Empire in the second half of the 17th century.The author reveals that the use of music to present political, cultural, and religious meanings was not limited to cross-confessional communities, the Imperial capital of Vienna, or other early modern metropolitan centers such as Munich and Paris.Presenting music as a powerful cultural artifact that informs our understanding of the religious and political relationships shaping the history of central Europe, this study expands our understanding of the history of music, absolutism, and Catholicism in the 17th century and will be of interest to scholars working in those areas.
Understanding Communication Research Methods: A Theoretical and Practical Approach
by Stephen M. Croucher Daniel Cronn-MillsUsing an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real life, and popular culture, this textbook, now in its fourth edition, offers students practical reasons why they should care about research methods and offers a practical guide for conducting research.Explaining quantitative, qualitative, critical, and performance research methods, this new edition helps students better grasp the theoretical and applied uses of method by clearly illustrating practical applications. The book features all the main research traditions in communication, including applications of the methods through effective examples and exercises, and sample student papers that demonstrate research methods in action.This textbook is perfect for beginning and advanced scholars using critical, cultural, interpretive, qualitative, quantitative, rhetorical, and performance research methods.Additional resources for students and instructors can be found on the eResource at www.routledge.com/9781032557380, which includes links, videos, outlines, activities, recommended readings, test questions, and more.
India Migration Report 2024: Indians in Canada (India Migration Report)
India Migration Report 2024: Indians in Canada is one of the first volumes to comprehensively examine and analyse the different facets of Indian migration to Canada.This volume:• Examines the comprehensive history of Indian migration to Canada, including the story of social, cultural, economic, and political integration, analysis of socio-economic characteristics, and evolving political scenarios surrounding student migration and diasporas.• Presents an overview of migration and post-migration experiences of Indian immigrant and Indo-Canadian women and the rising trend of high-skilled Indian female migration to Canada.• Discusses the influence of Canadian immigration policy and its effects on the changing immigration patterns of Indians to Canada.• Examines the challenges faced by Indian immigrants and Indo-Canadians due to deeply entrenched Eurocentric and Ethnocentric biases and the impact of COVID-19 on the community.• Explores the effect of adult children’s migration on the health and suffering from disability of elderly left behind in the migration process.The book also discusses leveraging migration for international development. The book will be of interest to scholars, students, researchers, or anyone interested in migration and diasporic studies, development studies, the politics of migration, immigration policy, social anthropology, economics, and sociology.
Computational Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Wireless Communication Systems
by Mohammad S. Obaidat Mohammad Hammoudeh Agbotiname Lucky Imoize Webert Montlouis Segun I. PopoolaThe book covers the exploitation of computational models for effectively developing and managing large-scale wireless communication systems. The goal is to create and establish computational models for seamless human interaction and efficient decision-making in beyond 5G wireless systems.Computational Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Wireless Communication Systems looks to create and establish computational models for seamless human interaction and efficient decision-making in the beyond 5G wireless systems. This book presents the design and development of several computational modeling techniques and their applications in wireless communication systems. It examines shortcomings and limitations of the existing computational models and offers solutions to revamp the traditional architecture toward addressing the vast network issues in wireless systems. The book addresses the need to design efficient computational and simulation models to address several issues in wireless communication systems, such as interference, pathloss, delay, traffic outage, and so forth. It discusses how theoretical, mathematical, and experimental results are integrated for optimal system performance to enhance the quality of service for mobile subscribers.Further, the book is intended for industry and academic researchers, scientists, and engineers in the fields of wireless communications and ICTs. It is structured to present a practical guide to wireless communication engineers, IT practitioners, researchers, students, and other professionals.
Computational Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Wireless Communication Systems
The book covers the exploitation of computational models for effectively developing and managing large-scale wireless communication systems. The goal is to create and establish computational models for seamless human interaction and efficient decision-making in beyond 5G wireless systems.Computational Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Wireless Communication Systems looks to create and establish computational models for seamless human interaction and efficient decision-making in the beyond 5G wireless systems. This book presents the design and development of several computational modeling techniques and their applications in wireless communication systems. It examines shortcomings and limitations of the existing computational models and offers solutions to revamp the traditional architecture toward addressing the vast network issues in wireless systems. The book addresses the need to design efficient computational and simulation models to address several issues in wireless communication systems, such as interference, pathloss, delay, traffic outage, and so forth. It discusses how theoretical, mathematical, and experimental results are integrated for optimal system performance to enhance the quality of service for mobile subscribers.Further, the book is intended for industry and academic researchers, scientists, and engineers in the fields of wireless communications and ICTs. It is structured to present a practical guide to wireless communication engineers, IT practitioners, researchers, students, and other professionals.
Understanding Communication Research Methods: A Theoretical and Practical Approach
by Stephen M. Croucher Daniel Cronn-MillsUsing an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real life, and popular culture, this textbook, now in its fourth edition, offers students practical reasons why they should care about research methods and offers a practical guide for conducting research.Explaining quantitative, qualitative, critical, and performance research methods, this new edition helps students better grasp the theoretical and applied uses of method by clearly illustrating practical applications. The book features all the main research traditions in communication, including applications of the methods through effective examples and exercises, and sample student papers that demonstrate research methods in action.This textbook is perfect for beginning and advanced scholars using critical, cultural, interpretive, qualitative, quantitative, rhetorical, and performance research methods.Additional resources for students and instructors can be found on the eResource at www.routledge.com/9781032557380, which includes links, videos, outlines, activities, recommended readings, test questions, and more.
Music, Piety, and Political Power in 17th-Century Salzburg: The Sounds of Good Government (Routledge Research in Music)
by Kimberly Beck HiebMusic, Piety, and Political Power in 17th-Century Salzburg traces the role of sacred music in the service of politics at the archbishopric of Salzburg, one of many jurisdictions that made up the Holy Roman Empire in the second half of the 17th century.The author reveals that the use of music to present political, cultural, and religious meanings was not limited to cross-confessional communities, the Imperial capital of Vienna, or other early modern metropolitan centers such as Munich and Paris.Presenting music as a powerful cultural artifact that informs our understanding of the religious and political relationships shaping the history of central Europe, this study expands our understanding of the history of music, absolutism, and Catholicism in the 17th century and will be of interest to scholars working in those areas.
Framing Impunity in the Context of State Crime: A Study of Turkish State Criminality Against Kurds (1990- 2000) (Crimes of the Powerful)
by Sanya KarakasThis book introduces a new conceptual framework for impunity within state crime theory and uses Turkish state criminality against Kurds between 1990 and 2000 as a case study. It develops an understanding of impunity that goes beyond viewing the state solely as an actor, facilitator, or denier of crime. It argues for an expanded definition of state crime to encompass criminal acts and processes undertaken by states, including impunity.Building on field research, case analysis, and interviews, this book digs deep into the mechanics of impunity and ways in which the Turkish state has evaded punishment for its criminal acts. In doing so, Framing Impunity in the Context of State Crime uncovers a close connection between the crimes of the government and the impunity which allowed those crimes to flourish. It demonstrates that state violence and impunity are endemic in the structural design of the Turkish state and serve to further both the state goals of ethnic and religious assimilation and the subsequent persecution of those who refused to be assimilated into the new state construction. The book uses Stanley Cohen’s work on states of denial techniques to examine how states justify their illegal acts in order to deny and/or to evade responsibility for their crimes. Cohen’s work on denial at the organisational level is central to the question of impunity because, as a form of state crime, impunity involves various state institutions or actors representing the very state machinery deployed to conceal and deny state criminality.An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to law students, scholars, researchers, NGOs, and civil society organisations. It will have broader applicability beyond the case study of Turkey and will be valuable to academics and policymakers worldwide who focus on the intersection of state crime and impunity.
Art, Elitism, Authenticity and Liberty: Navigating Paradox (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies)
by Paul ClementsThis book excavates the depths of creative purpose and meaning-making and the extent to which artist autonomy and authenticity in art is a struggle against psychological conditioning, controlling cultural institutions and markets, key to which is representation.The chapters are underpinned by examples from the arts, and the narrative weaves a trail through a range of conceptualizations that are applied to various aspects of visual culture from mainstream canonical arts to avant-garde, community and public art; social and political art to commercial art; and ethereal art to the popular, edgy and kitsch. The book is wide-ranging and employs various aesthetic, cultural, philosophical, political, psycho-social and sociological debates to highlight the problems and contradictions that an encounter with the arts and creativity engenders.The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, museum studies, arts management, cultural policy, cultural studies and cultural theory.
„Wer wird nicht einen Klopstock loben?“: Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstocks poetische Innovationen und ihre produktive Rezeption (Abhandlungen zur Literaturwissenschaft)
by Alexander Nebrig Lutz HagestedtFriedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724–1803) war in der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts die zentrale Figur der deutschen Poesie. Er revolutionierte Theorie und Praxis des Verses, wertete die Position von Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftstellern im Literaturbetrieb auf, schrieb das wichtigste Epos des 18. Jahrhunderts und ist mit seinen Oden und Gedichten für Lyrikerinnen und Lyriker weiterhin mustergültig und stilbildend. Die 26 richtungsweisenden Beiträge der internationalen Quedlinburger Konferenz, die im 300. Jubiläumsjahr Klopstocks erscheinen, diskutieren die innovative Leistung dieser Dichterpersönlichkeit sowie die facettenreiche und vielseitige Rezeption seiner Werke.
Legal Scholarship as a Source of Law
by Fábio Perin ShecairaThis book offers a philosophical analysis of the role played by legal scholarship in the written judicial decisions of different Western legal systems. Based on a positivist (and, more specifically, Hartian) theory of law, the book discusses the concept of a source of law and the possibility of including within that concept the writings of legal scholars. It also discusses the concept of authority and the structure of authority-based arguments, such as those that judges often employ when referring to legal scholarship in their judgments.
Bacterial Chromatin: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2819)
by Remus T. DameThis second edition brings together new and updated methods to explore the structure and function of bacterial chromatin from molecular to the cellular scale. Chapters detail experimental protocols of in vivo and in vitro approaches, approaches to genome structure modeling, and data analysis. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Bacterial Chromatin: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition aims to be a useful up-to-date reference work for researchers currently in the field and to those entering the field.
The Art of Effective Science Communication: A Performer's Guide to Public Speaking (Palgrave Practical Guides in Communication)
by David DannenfelserThis book shows readers how the arts of improvisational theater and acting can help scientists and other experts speak about technical research to lay audiences.Focused on public speaking, this book translates the principles and processes used by actors and other theater professionals into a method for communicating science to the general public. The book is structured as a step-by-step examination of how to write an effective speech and then a guide to carefully analyzing that speech as an actor does in rehearsal before finally sharing it with an audience as a performance. In other words, the book helps science communicators identify what to say and how to say it. This book also includes prompts and exercises that the author has used in classes and workshops with scientists.
Invertebrate Justice: Extending The Boundaries of Non-Speciesist Green Criminology (Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology)
by Russil DurrantInvertebrates are the neglected majority of the animal world. Even though they make up over 95% of animal life, they rarely feature in discussions of speciesism, animal ethics or species justice. This book aims to extend the work of non-speciesist criminologists to argue for the idea of ‘invertebrate justice’. Utilizing green criminologist Rob White’s (2013) eco-justice perspective, the book demonstrates how our interactions with invertebrate species (insects, crustaceans, molluscs and so forth) cause a significant amount of harm to those animals themselves (species justice), the ecosystems in which they are embedded (ecological justice), and ultimately to humans (environmental justice). Across three sections, it provides an overview of the ways in which humans and invertebrates interact across a diverse range of contexts and reviews the literature on both invertebrate biodiversity and invertebrate sentience; builds a theoretical framework that can help us understand what invertebrate justice might mean; and tackles the difficult question of how best we can promote invertebrate justice in the future. It appeals to academics, environmental scientists, activists and policymakers.
Third-Party Funding in Investment Arbitration: A New Player in the System (Law for Professionals)
by Can EkenThis book offers a reference guide that can be consulted by all users of Third-Party Funding (TPF), lawyers, students, and other interested readers. In addition to analyzing TPF issues holistically, with both doctrinal and empirical methods, the book provides important empirical data on funders through interviews conducted with nearly thirty people working for third-party funders. It reveals a range of potential problems and lays out how to address them in the form of guidelines. TPF has become a significant element of litigation and arbitration systems around the world for both theoretical and practical reasons. Specifically, in the context of investment arbitration, the latest studies suggest that a large percentage of investment arbitration cases are sponsored by funders. Despite its prevalence, TPF has raised procedural and ethical concerns in the investment regime. One of the caveats is that when states lose against an investor, their taxpayers are who pay for the investment arbitration award, essentially transferring the wealth of the states to the investor, and now part of this wealth goes to the funder. Whether or not the funder shares this wealth is anyone’s guess and represents an ethical consideration. Apart from ethical challenges, TPF has also raised significant procedural problems in investment arbitration. As funders enter the equation of arbitration proceedings in the investment regime, consideration must be given to this new player and how TPF affects investment arbitration. Overall, the book assesses TPF in its entirety: background information, the main procedural issues and case law, ethical aspects, and empirical research on TPF, including the funder’s perspective. By doing so, it sheds new light on under-researched issues and offers essential guidance to help orient legal policy.
Innovation and Development of Agricultural Systems: Cases from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) (Sustainable Development Goals Series)
by Fulufhelo Netswera Ndivhuho Tshikovhi Phokele MaponyaThis book focuses on innovations in agriculture that is aimed at eliminating global hunger and poverty and promoting sustainable development of global agriculture. Collectively, chapters in the book address innovations of BRICS Agricultural Food System, future actions of BRICS Agricultural cooperation, the impact of epidemics on agricultural investment and trade transactions in BRICS, and how BRICS countries can provide solutions for global grain and agriculture governance under the impact of the epidemic. In doing so, it highlights technological advancement tools and solutions in agribusiness value chain in emerging economies towards the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, with a particular focus on SDG2: Zero Hunger.
Molecular Mechanisms Determining Mammalian Oocyte Quality: Oocyte Developmental Competence, Aneuploidy, and Clinical Relevance (Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology #238)
by Ahmed Z. BalboulaAs the age of childbearing increases, reduced female gamete (egg) quality has emerged as the primaery cause of infertility in women. This book addresses molecular mechanisms that regulate oocyte quality as well as intrinsic and extrinsic factors that compromise these mechanisms. Eggs are produced through a unique cell division called meiosis. Oocyte meiosis is initiated early in fetal life. Shortly before birth, the oocyte undergoes a prolonged arrest at prophase I until the age of puberty, at which selected oocytes resume meiosis I. Following meiotic resumption and during oocyte maturation, tight regulation of nuclear and DNA-related mechanisms ensures proper homologous chromosome segregation prior to another arrest at metaphase II. Any errors prior to completion of meiosis I can lead to chromosome segregation errors and aneuploidy, the most common genetic cause of miscarriage and congenital disorders such as Down syndrome. In addition to nuclear maturation, several cytoplasmic processes are orchestrated to support cell division and to generate developmentally competent eggs capable of supporting fertilization and early embryonic development. The interaction between these nuclear and cytoplasmic processes is critical for producing good-quality oocytes. This volume in the Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology book series presents current reviews by leading experts. It offers valuable insights for researchers, physicians and Ph.D. students interested in reproductive biology, particularly oocyte quality and meiosis.
Meccanica Quantistica: L'Essenziale con Derivazioni ed Esercizi
by Gianluca StefanucciQuesto libro si basa sul corso "Elementi di Fisica Teorica" che l'autore insegna presso l'Università di Roma Tor Vergata dal 2017. Il volume serve come introduzione alla meccanica quantistica, fornendo agli studenti concetti e strumenti necessari per i corsi successivi senza fare eccessivo affidamento al livello di astrazione e rigore matematico tipicamente presenti nei programmi di fisica. La comprensione di questo libro richiede soltanto la conoscenza dei concetti matematici insegnati nei primi due anni dei corsi base. Il corso di laurea in Scienza dei Materiali mira a formare studenti con un background interdisciplinare in fisica, chimica e ingegneria. Sebbene lo studio della meccanica quantistica sia essenziale, non è necessario raggiungere lo stesso livello di profondità, astrazione e rigore matematico di un corso di laurea in Fisica. La maggior parte dei libri di testo sulla Meccanica Quantistica sono indirizzati agli studenti di Fisica, rendendo difficile trovare risorse adatte per gli studenti di Scienza dei Materiali. Per facilitare l'apprendimento, l'autore ha scelto di non rimandare gli studenti a diversi libri di testo per argomenti diversi. Ha creato invece delle dispense che si sono evolute in un libro di testo condensato sulla meccanica quantistica specificamente adattato alle esigenze del programma di Scienza dei Materiali.
Tom Clancy Shadow State (Jack Ryan, Jr. #12)
by M.P. WoodwardSurviving a helicopter crash in the Vietnamese Highlands is only the start of the challenges facing Jack Ryan, Jr., in the latest propulsive thriller of this #1 New York Times bestselling series.The vibrant economy of the new Vietnam is a shiny lure for Western capital. Companies are racing to uncover ideal opportunities. Not wanting to be left behind, Hendley Associates has sent their best analyst, Jack Ryan, Jr., to mine for investment gold. And he may have found some in a rare earth mining company, GeoTech.But a trip with a Hendley colleague to observe the company's operations takes a treacherous turn when their helicopter is shot down. Some things haven't changed, and Vietnam is still the plaything of powerful neighbours. The Chinese are determined to keep Jack from finding the truth about what exactly is being processed at the isolated factory.Now Jack is in a race for his life. He's got to stay one step ahead of a pack of killers while supporting his wounded friend. And he'll get no help from the government, because in the jungle, it's the shadow state that rules.__________PRAISE FOR TOM CLANCY'Constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale'NEW YORK TIMES'Exhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict'SUNDAY TIMES'A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch'DAILY MAIL'Heart-stopping action . . . entertaining and eminently topical'WASHINGTON POST
Betrayal Road (Torpedo Ink)
by Christine FeehanNo. 1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan explores uncharted territory in the next novel in the propulsive, heart-stopping Torpedo Ink Motorcycle Club novel.The stranger frequenting Azelie Vargas's local coffee shop is a sight to behold. He's tall, dark, muscular, and a complete distraction. She's worried one look from his striking silver eyes will have her acting a fool. But it's not a look that sets Azelie aflame-it's the way he boldly tells her every dark, dirty thing he'd like to do to her. She should be scandalized. Instead, all she wants to do is say yes.Andrii "Maestro" Federoff is in San Francisco on club business. Torpedo Ink needs information to bust up a human trafficking ring, and Maestro has found his mark. After weeks of stealthy observation, he's not sure if Azelie is involved directly, or if she's just working for some bad people. What he does know is that he needs to get close to her fast, and soon he can't get enough. What began as a setup quickly turns real. But no matter how hot they burn, Maestro's betrayal could leave their hearts smoldering in the ashes.... Find out why readers are OBSESSED with Christine Feehan:'The queen of paranormal romance' USA Today'After Bram Stoker, Anne Rice and Joss Whedon, Christine Feehan is the person most credited with popularizing the neck gripper' Time'Feehan has a knack for bringing vampiric Carpathians to vivid, virile life in her Dark Carpathian novels' Publishers Weekly'The erotic, gripping series that's defined an entire genre! Must reading that always satisfies!' J.R. Ward
The Unicorn Woman
by Gayl Jones'A literary giant' TAYARI JONES A richly imaginative and moving new novel from the Pulitzer finalist and acclaimed author of CorregidoraA cook and tractor repairman, Buddy was known as Budweiser to his army pals because he's a wise guy. But underneath that surface, he's a man on a quest: looking for religion, looking for meaning, looking for love.Returning from the Second World War not to a hero's welcome, but to the discrimination of the Jim Crow laws, Buddy stumbles across the Unicorn Woman, a carnival sideshow with a horn growing from her forehead, whose strange beauty he can't forget.As he drifts across the South, from Kentucky to Memphis, Buddy encounters a dazzling array of almost mythic characters: circus barkers, topiary trimmers, landladies who provide shelter and plenty of advice for their all-Black clientele, proto feminists and bigots - dreaming all the while of the unforgettable Unicorn Woman herself.With her inimitable eye for beauty, tragedy and humour, Jones offers a rich, intriguing exploration of the Black imagination in a time of frustration and hope.'Her truth-telling, filled with beauty, tragedy, humour, and incisiveness, is unmatched' IMANI PERRY'Gayl Jones is enjoying a dazzling late-career renaissance' SUZI FEAY, TLS'Intricate, mesmerising and endlessly inventive' DEESHA PHILYAW
Rise and Divine (The Witches of Thistle Grove #5)
by Lana HarperTo save both her town and the woman who loves her against all odds, a witch haunted by loss must reckon with her turbulent past. Even in a family of chaotic necromancers, Daria 'Dasha' Avramov has always been an outlier. An event planner at the Arcane Emporium occult megastore, Dasha is also a devil eater: a rare witch with a natural affinity for banishing demons and traversing the veil.Still grieving the loss of her parents and plagued by a dangerous obsession with what lies beyond the other side of the veil, Dasha is both fiery and guarded, an expert at dodging commitment. Her one real regret is a devastating breakup with Ivy Thorn.When they are forced to work together to plan a festival, Dasha hopes that sparks might fly once again. But as they confront the fault lines and passion lingering between them, Dasha and Ivy must also stand against an otherworldly threat unlike anything Thistle Grove has faced before.......................................Readers are spellbound by Lana Harper's enchanting rom-coms! 'The book I've been waiting for all my life' Emily Henry'Like if Casey McQuiston wrote paranormal' Goodreads'A queer rom com that bewitches from the very first page' Publishers Weekly'John Tucker Must Die but with queer witches' Goodreads'Compulsively fun' Jacqueline Carey'Sexy, charming and completely magical!' Kerry Winfrey'The perfect autumnal witchy romance!' Goodreads'Hilariously funny and glue-you-to-the-page engrossing' Bookpage'I want to go to Thistle Grove' Seanan McGuire'It's basically John Tucker Must Die meets The Craft, with an extra serving of queer relationships' The Lesbrary'Charming, sweet, and magical, the perfect book to enjoy on a cosy autumn night' The Nerd Daily'The kind of book that you just sort of ache to step inside . . . a perfect fall read' Goodreads'The witchy, sapphic, revenge romcom I've been dreaming of' Goodreads......................................Meet the other wonderful Witches of Thistle Grove in Payback's a Witch, From Bad to Cursed, Back in a Spell and In Charm's Way - out now!
The Infinite Light of Dust: A Brightest Stars novel
by Anna ToddThe new epic love story from Anna Todd continues. After The Falling and The Burning, comes the highly anticipated and heart-wrenching conclusion to the Brightest Stars trilogy, from the No. 1 internationally bestselling author of the After series.'Anna Todd has done it again!' COLLEEN HOOVER'Todd is the biggest literary phenomenon of her generation' COSMOPOLITAN......................Karina and Kael have been trying to make it work for as long as they've been together. The two broken souls have a lot of individual healing to do before they'll be able to find happiness anywhere, never mind with each other.As the world around them starts to crumble, Kael is consumed by the darkness of his PTSD, and Karina struggles to overcome her anxiety, which is at an all time high. Then someone from their past returns to invade their lives and wreak havoc on the fragile peace they've created. If they're going to have the future they dream of, they'll have to commit to fighting this battle together.
Mini Psychology: A Small Book About Our Big Brains
by Jonny Thomson'The most comprehensive - and delightful - guide to the human mind.' STEPHANIE HARRISON'This little book would persuade you that psychology is not just fun but hugely important.' PROFESSOR GEOFF BEATIEWhy do people stay in unhappy relationships?What are the six tricks for successful persuasion?Can personality traits predict future criminality?And what can pigeons tell us about superstitious behaviour?Whether you're a student of psychology or you're just interested in the workings of the brain, Mini Psychology offers a window onto the fascinating mysteries of the human psyche, covering everything from how our memories are formed to why some people are so resistant to change.Focusing on the curious stories behind the abstract theories, it explains the major ideas and names you need to know - and invites you to shine a light on your own inner life.More praise for Jonny Thomson:'Witty, knowledgeable and mind-expanding' RICHARD FISHER 'Engaging, smart and wise' DAVID MITCHELL'A fun and inspiring teaser for curious minds' JÉRÉMIE HARRIS
Heavy Hitter: Global popstar meets professional athlete in this must-read romcom of the summer
by Katie CotugnoTaylor and Travis.Jennifer and A-Rod.Marilyn and Joe.When a professional athlete and a megawatt star fall in love, the world becomes obsessed...Now it's time to meet Lacey and Jimmy.With four chart-topping albums, Lacey Logan is a superstar whose life no longer feels like her own, her every move photographed, videoed and dissected. Lacey skilfully governs her narrative throughout it all, an expert at showing fans and paparazzi only exactly what she wants them to see. But when she discovers her boyfriend is hiding some devastating secrets, she begins to lose her confidence, and her control over her own story.Then big shouldered baseball player Jimmy Hodges walks into the bar where she's venting to a friend. With his shaggy beard and unfashionable button-down, Jimmy is the opposite of the picture-perfect guy Lacey thinks she wants. And yet she finds herself drawn to him. For the first time in her life, Lacey's doing things she wants to do, not what she thinks she should be doing.But following her desires comes with its own risks. Lacey and Jimmy are polar opposites, and starting a relationship with him could damage everything she's worked so hard for. So why can't she get him out her head?It's a LOVE STORY. Readers are falling head over heels for Lacey and Jimmy's romance...'KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'HEAVY HITTER is a homerun!!!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Where has this been all my life?? I could not put this book down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Drama, humor, celebrity romance - what more can you ask for?' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I would do anything for just one more page . . . I am an addict to this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gives strong Tayvis vibes' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐