The Internet Encyclopedia. Volume 2
The Internet Encyclopedia is a comprehensive summary of the relatively new and very important field of the Internet. This reference work consists of three separate volumes and 205 chapters on various aspects of this field. Each chapter in the encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the selected topic intended to inform a board spectrum of readers ranging from computer professionals and academicians to students to the general business community.
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COVER:
Are We Failing Our Geniuses? - In U.S. schools, the highest achievers are too often challenged the least. Why that's hurting America — and how to fix it
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How Not to Raise a Genius - Is Baby Einstein doing your child more harm than good?
• HEALTH & MEDICINE:
When Sadness Is a Good Thing - A new book argues that we should stop treating normal sorrow as a mental illness
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An Uneven Playing Field for Female Athletes - More colleges than ever have added women's teams. What's missing now? Enough women coaches
The History of Economic Thought by Jeff Biddle and John Bryan Davis
Assembling contributions from top thinkers in the field, this companion offers a comprehensive and sophisticated exploration of the history of economic thought. The volume has a threefold focus: the history of economic thought, the history of economics as a discipline, and the historiography of economic thought. The essays in the first section focus on the history of economic ideas, with topics ranging from ancient, medieval and Islamic thought, to Marxian, Utopian and post-war thought. The second section explores important historiographical topics, including the sociology of economics, methodology, exegesis, and textuality.Each chapter serves as a complex introduction to the chosen topic, and gathered together they provide an extensive synthesis of the field as a whole. The volume is an essential resource for anyone researching or studying the history of economic thought, and will also serve as an excellent text for courses in this area.
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Handbook of Adolescent Psychology
The study of adolescence in the field of psychology has grown tremendously over the last two decades, necessitating a comprehensive and up-to-date revision of this seminal work.
This multidisciplinary handbook, edited by the premier scholars in the field, Richard Lerner and Laurence Steinberg, and with contributions from the leading researchers, reflects the latest empirical work and growth in the field.
Excellent resourse book for people working with adolescents.
