In this exclusive online issue, Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti explains the inner workings of 20 commonly used technologies. Learn how noise-cancelling headphones silence unwanted background noise and how digital cameras overcome shaky hands. Discover how crude oil is refined and how cochlear implants enable hearing. You’ll also find out how radar guns spot speeders, how air traffic control systems minimize accidents in the sky, and how medical patches enable continuous drug delivery.
Analyzing Newspapers - An Approach from Critical Discourse Analysis
This book offers both an understanding of newspaper reporting and a means for readers to develop their own critical analysis. Using a wealth of contemporary case studies, students are taught how the language of journalism works, providing students with an accessible and user-friendly guide to analyzing newspapers around the globe.
How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or Bad
From the school of unemotional investing comes the classic How to Make Money in Stocks, by Wall Street analyst and publisher William O'Neil. Readers new to securities will find it an excellent primer, one that relies on time-honored indicators such as quarterly earnings, market capitalization, and daily indexes. O'Neil's study of winning stocks stretches back to the 1960s, and he shares his insights here, describing what characterizes a growth stock, when to cut your losses (at 7 or 8 percent, no more), and how to spot a market top.
To be successful today, leaders need more than an impressive title and superficial "friends" in high places. They need to be able to do some basic things--build partnerships, share leadership, and develop and empower people–-to name just a critical few. The challenge is that none of these are possible if people don’t trust or believe in their leaders. That’s where this new book, It’s Not Just Who You Know, fills an important gap in leadership education.
Clinician's Thesaurus, 7th Edition: The Guide to Conducting Interviews and Writing Psychological Reports
With over 350,000 in print, the Clinician's Thesaurus is an indispensable practitioner resource and course text. It presents thousands of standard words, phrases, clinical tips, and interview questions to help practitioners conduct thorough assessments, accurately describe nearly any clinical situation, and shape clinical observations into effective reports. Finding exactly the right terminology can save hours of paperwork time and improve the quality of documentation.
