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The second edition of this popular compendium provides the necessary intellectual equipment to engage with and participate in effective philosophical argument, reading, and reflection
- Features significantly revised, updated and expanded entries, and an entirely new section drawn from methods in the history of philosophy
- This edition has a broad, pluralistic approach--appealing to readers in both continental philosophy and
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Explores the importance of facts, observation, and investigation in the scientific process. Discusses recording and reviewing facts, facts in experiments, and methods of investigation. Includes a glossary, index, Common Core connection, and resources for further information.
9) SPIN selling
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Written by Neil Rackham, former president and founder of Huthwaite Corporation, "SPIN Selling" is essential reading for anyone involved in selling or managing a sales force. Unquestionably the best-documented account of sales success ever collected and the result of the Huthwaite Corporation's massive 12-year, $1-million dollar research into effective sales performance, and this groundbreaking resource details the revolutionary SPIN (Situation, Problem,...
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This is your hands-on introduction to research methods in psychology. Looking for an easily accessible overview of research methods in psychology? This is the book for you! Whether you need to get ahead in class, you're pressed for time, or you just want a take on a topic that's not covered in your textbook, Research Methods in Psychology For Dummies has you covered. Written in plain English and packed with easy-to-follow instruction, this friendly...
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Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the crucial component in the trans-Atlantic slave trade: the slave ship, which transported over 12 million Africans who were sold and forced to work in the New World. By draining we reveal the cruel technology on board, see the horrific conditions and identify a wreck in Alabama that could be the last slave ship to bring Africans to American soil.
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In summer 1940, Adolf Hitler had just conquered France, and only 20 miles of sea separated him from his next target: Great Britain. The mighty Luftwaffe was sent to bomb Britain into submission, destroy the Royal Air Force and set the stage for seaborne invasion. Now, we uncover the wrecks of planes and ships to reveal the truth behind the Battle of Britain.
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Of all the seas in all the world, the Caribbean is the most famous for pirates. Uncovering long-lost shipwrecks reveals the true story of their exploits — from Henry Morgan’s daring raid on the Spanish Main to the final weeks of the legendary Blackbeard — and tells us how the Caribbean’s unique position at the crossroads of empire turned it into the ultimate pirate sea.
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We drain away the waters of the Mediterranean to reveal, in all its former glory, an ancient Egyptian city that mysteriously disappeared in the second century B.C. Cutting-edge technology and archeological data unravel the mystery behind its extraordinary rise to international fame — and the terrifying events that led to its destruction.