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Chicago in the late nineteenth century was the wonder city of the Western world, its famous Loop the laboratory in which to study innovative commercial architecture. There, Old World assumptions were overthrown by New World realities, as the past was discounted, the present glorified, and the future eagerly anticipated.
Drawing on a modern neurocognitive framework, this full-color textbook introduces the entire field of cognition through an engaging narrative. Emphasizing the common neural mechanisms that underlie all aspects of perception, learning, and reasoning, the text encourages students to recognize the interconnectivity between cognitive processes. Elements of social psychology and developmental psychology are integrated into the discussion, leading students to understand and appreciate the connection between cognitive processing and social behavior. Numerous learning features provide extensive student support: chapter summaries encourage students to reflect on the main points of each chapter; end-of-chapter questions allow students to review their understanding of key topics; approximately two hundred figures, photos, and charts clarify complex topics; and suggestions for further reading point students to resources for deeper self-study. The textbook is also accompanied by eight hundred multiple-choice questions, for use before, during, and after class, which have been proven to dramatically improve student understanding and exam performance.
Examines Victorian homes, shows and describes their halls, drawing rooms, dining rooms, libraries, music rooms, guest rooms, and parlors
Brilliant photos of 1870s, 1880s, showing finest domestic, public architecture; many buildings now gone. 120 plates.
Go undercover and explore how finance theory works in practice with Corporate Financial Management, fourth edition. Find out how financial decisions are made within a firm, how projects are appraised to make investment decisions, how to evaluate risk and return, where to raise finance from and how, ultimately, to create value.
This vastly expanded edition presents a lively interdisciplinary history of the first century of urban photography in America.
70 years ago, the world was terrified of a nation named Clemence, who used soldiers with magical abilities to wage war, ravage and take over an entire continent. However, the leader of the country, along with thousands of its citizens and nearly every Magic User in their ranks disappeared one day, leaving the continent in Anarchy for the rest of the world subdue and break apart in 4 new nations. "Now, the remnants of the old world have begun to surface, and in Tarren, one of the four nations on the former continent of Clemence, Magic Users have begun fighting against the government, and in one case, the civilians. "Clay and Albert Barrett journey to fight Magic User back, and discover the secrets of where they're coming from, what happened to Clemence, and how to protect Tarren from this new threat.
Includes Part 1A: Books and Part 1B: Pamphlets, Serials and Contributions to Periodicals
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