Social Research

According to Bernard Goldberg, the media crossed an important line in the 2008 presidential race, moving from their usual unthinking liberal bias to crass partisanship of the crudest kind, practically acting as spin doctors for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. In A Slobbering Love Affair, his most provocative book yet, Goldberg demonstrates how the media launched an unparalleled effort to ensure the election of the man they regarded as the One.

Hören Sie sich das IntensivHörTraining so oft an, bis das Wissen ein Teil Ihrer selbst ist. Sie werden sich im Alltag und in Prüfungssituationen...

There is no right or wrong way to write a novel, but Hinze shows you one way - her way - which has helped her write and publish award-winning, bestselling novels, time after time. In this book, she opens her personal toolbox of methods and guides that you can alter to fit your own process to get your novel started, written, tested, and submitted.

Embark on a Literary Journey Beyond Boundaries! Ready to revolutionize your author journey in the Metaverse? "Top Ten Ways Authors Can Embrace the Metaverse and Prepare for a Metaverse Bookstore" is your guide to transforming authorship. Immerse in three-dimensional spaces, host virtual book launches and signings, use augmented reality for interactive book covers, collaborate with Metaverse bookstores, create immersive reading experiences, and invest in virtual reality author platforms.

A volume in a series called The Library of Contemporary Thought—which provides top opinion makers a forum to explore the most provocative, fascinating, and relevant issues of the day—News Is a Verb focuses on contemporary journalism and its evolving readership.

It takes more than good social skills to get what you want from your child's teacher, your hairdresser, mechanic, hotel reservation agent, and more. Encounters that were once simple are now like mini-excursions to a foreign land. Say the Magic Words is your passport to mastering these daily encounters. You'll find the most effective way to get what you want and need, and know what not to say and do.

Jessica McCann has woven together a collection of personal essays and writing tips that offer a unique glimpse into her writing journey and process. She is an award-winning historical novelist and has worked as a professional freelance writer and editor for magazines, universities, corporations, and nonprofits for more than 30 years. In Words, McCann shares her passion for books as well as research that shows how reading improves our lives. With a philosophy that is equally pragmatic and optimistic, Words will appeal to readers and writers alike.

Elevate the Debate helps researchers of all types more effectively communicate their work in any number of areas, from traditional news outlets to the new media platforms of the digital age. After listening to this book, you will be inspired and equipped to use traditional and digital media environments to your advantage. This real-world guide helps you present your data-driven research with greater clarity, coherence, and impact.

Whatever happened to journalism? When did American news media go from the respected, trusted purveyor of truth to anything but? How did we go from the “Glory Days of Television News” to today’s growing distrust and derision of “the media?” Is the Internet our only journalistic hope? Can we remake the media into a meaningful part of the check-and-balances system fundamental to the democratic principles on which this country was founded?

The case studies and exercises in this audiobook provide you with a valuable road map to effortlessly engage the right readers and achieve the results you want for your reader, your book and yourself. After all the effort you’ve put into your book, don’t stop short of your goal! Learn what it takes to make your book a success.

Having trouble connecting with people? It’s time to change that using expert tips from Digital Body Language - build trust and win over the online world by influencing people and creating new relationships! While it’s not always straightforward to decipher other people’s digital body language, improving your own can be as easy as counting from one to three, especially when you have Digital Body Language in your arsenal!

Significant changes are necessary for the Black community. Implementing those changes requires new ways of thinking and new ways of doing. Those who choose to listen to this audiobook know that previous ways to solve the problems have not sufficed, despite a plethora of information, strategy, and education. We still prefer to dismiss them. Why? The Black Algorithm is a new way of thinking and doing. Utilize these strategies in your community and put them to work. There isn't time for excuses, drama, gossip, or time-wasting anymore.

Is John McCain "for real?" That's the question David Foster Wallace set out to explore when he first climbed aboard Senator McCain's campaign caravan in February 2000. It was a moment when McCain was increasingly perceived as a harbinger of change, the anticandidate whose goal was "to inspire young Americans to devote themselves to causes greater than their own self-interest".

A great collection of short stories based on the theme of love. Stories by famous writers including Katherine Mansfield and Oscar Wilde.

Il primo e unico “bignami” del copy persuasivo™ in lingua italiana. Questo libretto, pubblicato per la prima volta nel 2017, è pensato per professionisti, imprenditori e tutti coloro che hanno bisogno di comunicare per convincere e ottenere una risposta, in un mondo in cui è sempre più difficile attirare l’attenzione (e stimolare interesse). Nella nuova edizione, arricchita e potenziata, il testo è diviso in 10 capitoli, più nuove appendici e una serie di procedure e dritte per scrivere messaggi chiari e convincenti e superare la sindrome del foglio bianco.

Establishing a Research-Friendly Environment: A Hospital-Based Approach is a unique book that helps clinical nurses conduct or participate in research that leads to better health care in hospitals. Each chapter includes an introduction, working definitions of key concepts, and resources required for success. The text also features numerous case examples that serve to highlight research done by nurses and health professionals in the field.

Political Research Design and the Science of Politics offers listeners detailed information about the basic principles and nuances of developing empirical research design procedures to predict and describe political phenomena. In chronicling the predominant approaches used in empirical political research, the strengths and limitations of various research strategies are contrasted. Major controversies in contemporary political science are discussed.

After almost four decades of life on the road, Charles Kuralt has visited every corner of the country, sharing with us his fascinating encounters with the people he's met along the way. Now in Charles Kuralt's Summer, he douses the heat with breezy tales of our most extraordinary summer celebrations.

When it comes to running a successful blog, coming up with blog post ideas is half the battle. Perhaps you've noticed that it's much easier to sit down and write when you have an abundance of ideas than it is when the blank page or blinking cursor mocks you. That's when the dreaded writer's block strikes. The good news is, it is possible to have an endless - yes, endless - supply of blog post ideas.

Kindle publishing doesn't have to mean $50 royalty checks and hours spent updating countless Facebook pages all so that a couple hundred people may or may not grab a free copy of your book. Kindle publishing can actually be the most magical thing of all to writers: the chance to have a lucrative self publishing career doing the thing they love most: writing words down. We couldn't have said any of this 10 years ago.