A revealing look at how user behavior is powering deep social divisions online-and how we might yet defeat political tribalism on social mediaIn an era of increasing social isolation, platforms like Facebook and Twitter are among the most important tools we have to understand each other.
A critical history of the social media influencer's rise to global prominenceBefore there were Instagram likes, Twitter hashtags, or TikTok trends, there were bloggers who seemed to have the passion and authenticity that traditional media lacked.
An inside view of the experimental practices of cognitive psychology-and their influence on the addictive nature of social mediaExperimental cognitive psychology research is a hidden force in our online lives.
A compelling collection of the life-changing writings of William JamesWilliam James-psychologist, philosopher, and spiritual seeker-is one of those rare writers who can speak directly and powerfully to anyone about life's meaning and worth, and whose ideas change not only how people think but how they live.
A book that challenges everything you thought you knew about the online economyThe internet was supposed to fragment audiences and make media monopolies impossible.
An inside view of the experimental practices of cognitive psychology-and their influence on the addictive nature of social mediaExperimental cognitive psychology research is a hidden force in our online lives.
Following the success of 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know, the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries have developed this new book of 100 words tailored especially to high school freshmen.
"e;Business English and a little bit of Grammar"e; ist ein unverzichtbares Buch fur alle, die ihre Englischkenntnisse im beruflichen Umfeld verbessern mochten.
Learn the tricks-of-the-trade of becoming a great technical communicator Remember when you were an undergraduate and freshman composition seemed so irrelevant to your life?
The professional's quick-reference handbook for writing business and technical reports Professionals in business, government, and technical fields often need help in organizing and writing reports for associates, clients, and managers.
A comprehensive collection of effective litigation reports on a variety of subjects Accounting, financial, appraisal, and economic experts called upon to provide expert testimony in legal proceedings need reliable models for the critical documents they will submit to the court.
The EPA investigation of a 1994 chemical plant tragedy concluded that "e;the explosion resulted from a lack of written safe operating procedures "e; While good written procedures can't guarantee zero accidents, they can reduce the number of accidents caused by human error.
This book provides a systematic study of three foundational issues in the semantics of natural language that have been relatively neglected in the past few decades.
Understanding Minimalist Syntax introduces the logic of the Minimalist Program by analyzing well-known descriptive generalizations about long-distance dependencies.
This book is the final version of the widely-circulated 1993 Technical Report that introduces a conception of grammar in which well-formedness is defined as optimality with respect to a ranked set of universal constraints.
