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LifePlace

Bioregional Thought and Practice

By: Robert L. Thayer Jr.

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LifePlace

Bioregional Thought and Practice

By: Robert L. Thayer Jr.

Robert Thayer brings the concepts and promises of the growing bioregional movement to a wide audience in a book that passionately urges us to discover "where we are" as an antidote to our rootless, stressful modern lives. LifePlace is a provocative meditation on bioregionalism and what it means to live, work, eat, and play in relation to naturally, rather than politically, defined areas. In it, Thayer gives a richly textured portrait of his own home, the Putah-Cache watershed in California's Sacramento Valley, demonstrating how bioregionalism can be practiced in everyday life. Written in a lively anecdotal style and expressing a profound love of place, this book is a guide to the personal rewards and the social benefits of reinhabiting the natural world on a local scale. In LifePlace, Thayer shares what he has learned over the course of thirty years about the Sacramento Valley's geography, minerals, flora, and fauna; its relation to fire, agriculture, and water; and its indigenous peoples, farmers, and artists. He shows how the spirit of bioregionalism springs from learning the history of a place, from participating in its local economy, from living in housing designed in the context of the region. He asks: How can we instill a love of place and knowledge of the local into our education system? How can the economy become more responsive to the ecology of region? This valuable book is also a window onto current writing on bioregionalism, introducing the ideas of its most notable proponents in accessible and highly engaging prose. At the same time that it gives an entirely new appreciation of California's Central Valley, LifePlace shows how we can move toward a new way of being, thinking, and acting in the world that can lead to a sustainable, harmonious, and more satisfying future.

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Univ of California Press

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0520936809

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LifePlace

Bioregional Thought and Practice

By: Robert L. Thayer

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LifePlace

Bioregional Thought and Practice

By: Robert L. Thayer

Annotation This is a passionately written advocacy of bioregionalism, the conviction that people should live, work, play, and consume locally, for the health of the environment and for society. The book is inspirational as well as educational, a combination of philosophy and practical suggestions for implementing bioregionalism in communities.

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Univ of California Press

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0520213122

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9780520213128

Human Communication Theory and Research

Concepts, Contexts, and Challenges

By: Robert L. Heath,Jennings Bryant

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Human Communication Theory and Research

Concepts, Contexts, and Challenges

By: Robert L. Heath,Jennings Bryant

Human Communication Theory and Research introduces students to the growing body of theory and research in communication, demonstrating the integration between the communication efforts of interpersonal, organizational, and mediated settings. This second edition builds from the foundation of the original volume to demonstrate the rich array of theories, theoretical connections, and research findings that drive the communication discipline. Robert L. Heath and Jennings Bryant have added a chapter on new communication technologies and have increased depth throughout the volume, particularly in the areas of social meaning, critical theory and cultural studies, and organizational communication. The chapters herein are arranged to provide insight into the breadth of studies unique to communication, acknowledging along the way the contributions of researchers from psychology, political science, and sociology. Heath and Bryant chart developments and linkages within and between ways of looking at communication. The volume establishes an orientation for the social scientific study of communication, discussing principles of research, and outlining the requirements for the development and evaluation of theories. Appropriate for use in communication theory courses at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level, this text offers students insights to understanding the issues and possible answers to the question of what communication is in all forms and contexts.

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464

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Routledge

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1135677069

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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics

By: Robert E. Sheriff

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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics

By: Robert E. Sheriff

The fourth edition of SEG's best seller is a valuable, comprehensive reference that is a must for every geophysicist, geologist, explorationist, engineer, energy adviser, economist, editor, and student involved in the field. Hundreds of terms have been added since publication of the third edition in 1991, reflecting rapid evolution of the science, especially in the areas of engineering and production problems, 3D (including multicomponent) acquisition and processing, visualization, S- and converted waves, interpretation, anisotropy, AVO, geostatistics, geohazards, neural networks, tomography, downhole measurements, horizontal drilling, and deepwater work. Definitions of hundreds of other terms have been updated. The dictionary's title has been modified slightly to reflect growth in application of geophysical methods, with the word Applied replacing the word Exploration. The dictionary includes a guide to pronunciation and a list of reference figures and tables. A CD containing the dictionary in searchable PDF format also is included.

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SEG Books

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1560801182

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Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations II

By: Dr Robert L Heath,Elizabeth L Toth

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Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations II

By: Dr Robert L Heath,Elizabeth L Toth

This volume is the first to illustrate the application of rhetorical theory and critical perspectives to explain public relations practices. It provides a systematic and coherent statement of the critical guidelines and philosophical underpinnings of public relations and as such should guide pedagogy and practice. It also supplies pedagogic and critical standards with which to meet the needs of an increasingly sophisticated society that tends to reject all of public relations as propaganda. With the enormous amount of money spent on product publicity and public policy debates, this book gives practitioners a sense of whether their public relations campaigns make a contribution to the organizational bottom line by means of achieving the timeless standards of the art of rhetoric.

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347

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Routledge

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1135464944

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Management of Corporate Communication

From Interpersonal Contacts To External Affairs

By: Robert L. Heath

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Management of Corporate Communication

From Interpersonal Contacts To External Affairs

By: Robert L. Heath

Whereas many organizational communication texts address internal communication processes, few consider the efforts that companies expend to communicate with external stakeholders. Likewise, many texts that concentrate on public relations or advertising consider external communication, but fail to give attention to internal communication. Combining both points of view, this text explains how an entire organization operates through enactments of personnel and external stakeholders. Central to this book is a concern for meaning and its influence on the performance of jobs in response to expectations of co-workers and external publics. The concept of narrative is used to explain how individual and organization performance is the expression of personae that are best when enacted jointly -- in varying degrees of coordination -- to satisfy mutual performance expectations. Narrative explains the power of organizational meaning, interpersonal contacts, group performance, stakeholder negotiation, and internal and external organizational zones of meaning -- assumptions that are shared by people who enact an organization through coordinated efforts.

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362

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Routledge

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1000149110

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Wind Energy in America

A History

By: Robert W. Righter

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Wind Energy in America

A History

By: Robert W. Righter

Relates the history of the efforts to capture the power of wind for electricity, from the first European windmills to California's wind farms of the late twentieth century.

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402

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806128127

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Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

A Guidebook and Resource

By: Steven J. Taylor,Robert Bogdan,Marjorie L. DeVault

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Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

A Guidebook and Resource

By: Steven J. Taylor,Robert Bogdan,Marjorie L. DeVault

An informative real-world guide to studying the "why" of human behavior Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods is a practical, comprehensive guide to the collection and presentation of qualitative data. Unique in the market, this book describes the entire research process — from design through writing — illustrated by examples of real, complete qualitative work that clearly demonstrates how methods are used in actual practice. This updated fourth edition includes all new case studies, with additional coverage of mixed methods, non-sociological settings, funding, and a sample interview guide. The studies profiled are accompanied by observation field notes, and the text includes additional readings for both students and instructors. More than just theory, this guide is designed to give you a real-world practitioner's view of how qualitative research is handled every step of the way. Many different disciplines rely on qualitative research as a method of inquiry, to gain an in-depth understanding of human behavior and the governing forces behind it. Qualitative research asks "why" and "how," and the data is frequently complex and difficult to measure. This book shows you how to effectively handle qualitative work, regardless of where it's being applied. Understand the strengths and limitations of qualitative data Learn how experts work around common methodological issues Compare actual field notes to the qualitative studies they generated Examine the full range of qualitative methods throughout the research process Whether you're studying sociology, psychology, marketing, or any number of other fields, especially in the social and behavioral sciences, human behavior is the central concern of your work. So what drives human behavior? That's what qualitative research helps to explain. Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods gives you the foundation you need to begin seeking answers.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118767306

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Teach Terrific Grammar, Grades 6-8

A Complete Grammar Program for Use in Any Classroom

By: Gary Robert Muschla

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Teach Terrific Grammar, Grades 6-8

A Complete Grammar Program for Use in Any Classroom

By: Gary Robert Muschla

Features grammar lessons in a puzzle format and provides reproducible worksheets to help students learn and practice grammar skills.

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256

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071477039

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9780071477031

Baseball Trivia

By: Robert S. Alley

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Baseball Trivia

By: Robert S. Alley

Stuffed with questions even the most devoted trivia buff will have to guess at, this book is the perfect companion for fans wishing to stretch their knowledge of the game.

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0940279851

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LifePlace

LifePlace

LifePlace

LifePlace

Human Communication Theory and Research

Human Communication Theory and Research

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics

Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations II

Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations II

Management of Corporate Communication

Management of Corporate Communication

Wind Energy in America

Wind Energy in America

Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

Teach Terrific Grammar, Grades 6-8

Teach Terrific Grammar, Grades 6-8

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