Nick: 3195 books

In a radical reinterpretation of how the mind works, an eminent behavioral scientist reveals the illusion of mental depth Psychologists and neuroscientists struggle with how best to interpret human motivation and decision making. The assumption is that below a mental “surface” of conscious...

Hydrology in Practice is an excellent and very successful introductory text for engineering hydrology students who go on to be practitioners in consultancies, the Environment Agency, and elsewhere. This fourth edition of Hydrology in Practice, while retaining all that is excellent about its...

Blackhatonomics explains the basic economic truths of the underworld of hacking, and why people around the world devote tremendous resources to developing and implementing malware. The book provides an economic view of the evolving business of cybercrime, showing the methods and motivations behind...

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Communications - Theories, Models, Terms and Definitions, grade: 1.3, Central Queensland University, course: Applied Communication Arts, language: English, abstract: The Knowledge Gap Theory of Communication is primarily concerned with the unequal distribution...

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Communications - Miscellaneous, grade: 1.5, Central Queensland University, course: Creative Arts Administration, language: English, abstract: Digitization has impacted the creative arts since its inception and has even driven most sectors...

'Nick Pratt's book looks in detail at the real meaning of teaching mathematics interactively in primary schools. Each section is set clearly within a context, is linked by 'key ideas' – the important bits to think about – and is summarised to give a succinct close to the chapter's content and...

Well-known geologist Nick Norman leads young readers into the absorbing world of geology. Budding rock collectors will find out all about the rocks that they’ll encounter in southern Africa, with a view to building their own rock collections. Box of Rocks is packed with fascinating information about:...

How do you listen effectively when you're already late for a meeting? How do you respond to a girl who's so angry that she's threatening to hit someone? Or to a boy who feels like giving up altogether? How do you listen, not only to students, but also to parents and to colleagues? Whatever...

When Nick Nicolaou suffered his first major panic attack, he was told by the doctors that he will need medication to correct this and that there is not much else he can do about the problem and sent him home to get some sleep - and everything would be fine. But the next morning, he had another panic...

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Tourism, grade: 1.1, Central Queensland University, course: Cultural Entrepreneurship, language: English, abstract: Globalisation has meant that the offerings of many destinations are increasingly homogenous. Branding provides a way of...

If you are studying for a qualification, preparing research reports, undertaking any sort of student investigative project or simply looking to collect evidence that backs up your ideas, then this easy-to-read and informative book is for you.  You'll discover how to set objectives for your questionnaires;...

Elite-level athletes are placed upon heightened pedestals in societies world-wide. At the same time, there is a dark side to these glorified competitors that remains hidden from those outside of exclusive athletic circles. Dr. Nick Pappas' athletic background in collegiate and professional sports has...

The second eBook installment. This reveals the next leg of the journey with these extraterrestrial beings and adventures involving the members of an amateur group of archaeologists and what the discoveries brought for them. Now named the ‘Progenitors’ and what tasks they could perform in their relationship with the Henuburians and setbacks if any were to be discovered.

Short stories that are darkly humorous and in some cases just plain dark, with a few lighter, fun tales thrown in. Start with a hapless gangster and finish with armageddon - and on the way through chuckle, laugh out loud, go surfing and even get a little misty. Good things has something for everyone - big reads in small packages.