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Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics (9781405194662)

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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 selected answers * Presents a new chapter on speech perception that addresses theoretical issues as well as practical concerns Product details Format Paperback | 232 pages D...

Bundle: Mallicoat: Crime and Criminal Justice, 2e (Loose-Leaf) + Interactive eBook (9781544366524)

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This bundle includes Mallicoat: Crime and Criminal Justice, 2e (Loose-leaf) and Interactive ebook Product details Format Loose-leaf | 411 pages Dimensions 215.9 x 279.4 x 19.05mm | 1,021g Publication date 07 Feb 2019 Publisher ...

The Contexts Reader (9780393639650)

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The Contexts Reader collects over sixty of the best articles from the popular magazine in one affordable anthology. Considered the public face of sociology, Contexts magazine is highly regarded for featuring articles by well-known sociologists that make cutting-edge social research accessible to a general audience. More than three-quarters of the readings in the Third Edition, including eight Viewpoints roundtables, are NEW to the reader. Product details Format Paperback | 496 pages Dimensions 188 x 234 x 28mm ...

Rising Sun Victorious : Alternate Histories of the Pacific War (9781522688815)

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In war, victory can be held hostage to seemingly insignificant incidents--chance events, opportunities seized or cast aside--that can derail the most brilliant military strategies and change the course of history. What if the Japanese had conquered India and driven out the British? What if the strategic link between the United States and Australia had been severed? What if Vice Admiral Nagumo had launched a third attack on Pearl Harbor? What if the US Navy's gamble at Midway had backfired? Ten leading military historians ask these and other questions in this fascinating book. The war with Japan was rife with difficult choices and battles that could have gone either way. These fact-based alternate scenarios offer intriguing insights into what might have happened in the Pacific during World War II and what the consequences would have been for America. The accompanying reference guide is included as a PDF on this disc. Product details ...

Tom Clancy Point of Contact (9780451491473)

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Jack Ryan Jr. finds himself on the front lines of cyber war and in the eye of a killer storm in this thriller in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling series. A former U.S. senator and defense contractor needs someone to look over the books of Dalfan Technologies, a Singapore company--quickly. He turns to Jack Ryan, Jr., and Paul Brown, two employees of one of the best financial analysis firms in the country, which also happens to be the cover for The Campus, a top secret American intelligence agency. Brown has no idea that Jack works for The Campus. Jack has no idea that the awkward accountant has been tasked with uploading a cyberwarfare program into the highly secure Dalfan Technologies mainframe on behalf of the CIA. On the verge of mission success, Brown discovers a game within the game, and the people who now want to kill him are as deadly as the cyclone bearing down on the island nation. Together Ryan and Brown race to escape both the dangerous storm and a team of train...

The Power of Eye Contact : Your Secret for Success in Business, Love, and Life (9780061782213)

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Eye contact can help land you a job. It can help land you a date. It can help deepen your connection with the people you love. It can make or break workgroup cooperation and cohesion. It can help you win a fight. It can help you win over an audience. It can improve your self-worth! Simply put, eye contact is one of the most powerful forces in human face-to-face interaction. While there is a lively trade in books on body language, there has never been a book devoted to the most important, intriguing, spiritually-rich and scientifically-studied aspect of body language: eye contact. From an expert on the practical applications, "The Power of Eye Contact" will fill this gap in the popular literature on body language. Examining the role of eye contact in a diverse range of contexts, Michael Ellsberg provides expert insight through a potent mix of prescriptive exercises, persuasive arguments, and entertaining and informative interviews, ranging from renowned pyschologists and autho...

Contact (9781857235807)

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At first it seemed impossible - a radio signal that came not from Earth but from far beyond the nearest stars. But then the signal was translated, and what had been impossible became terrifying. For the signal contains the information to build a Machine that can travel to the stars. A Machine that can take a human to meet those that sent the message. They are eager to meet us: they have been watching and waiting for a long time. And now they will judge. Product details Format Paperback | 432 pages Dimensions 106 x 178 x 30mm ...