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  • The Price of Justice

    Money and the Limits of Sexual Violence Lawsuits

    by Benjamin R. Weiss ...
    Series Book 13 - Gender and Justice
    Given an unpredictable criminal legal system and a fraying social safety net, sexual violence victims increasingly turn to civil lawsuits to find justice. They sue offenders and responsible organizations directly, seeking recognition, resources, and reform. But at what cost? Benjamin R. Weiss uses in-depth interviews and legal case analysis to reveal how the civil legal system's reliance on ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Talker Quality in Human and Machine Interaction

    Modeling the Listener’s Perspective in Passive and Interactive Scenarios

    by Benjamin Weiss ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The book discusses subjective ratings of quality and preference of unknown voices and dialog partners – their likability, for example. Human natural and artificial voices are studied in passive listening and interactive scenarios. In this book, the background, state of research, and contributions to the assessment and prediction of talker quality that is constituted in voice perception and in ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Voice Attractiveness

    Studies on Sexy, Likable, and Charismatic Speakers

    Edited by Benjamin Weiss, Jürgen Trouvain, Melissa Barkat-Defradas, John J. Ohala ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book addresses various aspects of acoustic–phonetic analysis, including voice quality and fundamental frequency, and the effects of speech fluency and non-native accents, by examining read speech, public speech, and conversations. Voice is a sexually dimorphic trait that can convey important biological and social information about the speaker, and empirical findings suggest that voice ... Read more

    $192.19 CAD

  • Planetesimals

    Early Differentiation and Consequences for Planets

    Edited by Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Benjamin P. Weiss ...
    Series Book 16 - Cambridge Planetary Science
    Processes governing the evolution of planetesimals are critical to understanding how rocky planets are formed, how water is delivered to them, the origin of planetary atmospheres, how cores and magnetic dynamos develop, and ultimately, which planets have the potential to be habitable. Theoretical advances and new data from asteroid and meteorite observations, coupled with spacecraft missions such ... Read more

    $171.19 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Scots Of The Riverina (Unabridged)

    by Henry Lawson ...
    Narrated by David Frey, Danny Weiss, Benjamin Vargas ...

    Unabridged

    27 min

    In the rugged and unforgiving Riverina region of Australia, a group of Scottish immigrants struggle to carve out a life for themselves. Led by the indomitable Lachlan Macquarie, they face adversity with courage and determination. But as the years pass, their dreams are tested by drought, floods, and the harsh realities of the Australian bush. Through their trials and tribulations, the Scots of the ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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    Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind

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  • Language at the Speed of Sight

    How We Read, Why So Many Can't, and What Can Be Done About It

    by Mark Seidenberg ...
    In this "important, alarming" (New York Times) book, see why so many American students are falling behind in their reading skills while others around the world excel.The way we teach reading is not working, and it cannot continue. We have largely abandoned phonics-based reading instruction, despite research that supports its importance for word recognition. Rather than treating Black English as a ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Design Research in Education

    A Practical Guide for Early Career Researchers

    by Arthur Bakker ...
    Design Research in Education is a practical guide containing all the information required to begin a design research project. Providing an accessible background to the methodological approaches used in design research as well as addressing all the potential issues that early career researchers will encounter, the book uniquely helps the early career researcher to gain a full overview of design ... Read more

    $75.57 CAD

  • Handbook of Cognitive Science

    An Embodied Approach

    Edited by Paco Calvo, Toni Gomila ...
    Series series Perspectives on Cognitive Science
    The Handbook of Cognitive Science provides an overview of recent developments in cognition research, relying upon non-classical approaches. Cognition is explained as the continuous interplay between brain, body, and environment, without relying on classical notions of computations and representation to explain cognition. The handbook serves as a valuable companion for readers interested in ... Read more

    $159.19 CAD

  • Writing

    A Mosaic of New Perspectives

    Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Elisa Mambrino, David D. Preiss ...
    This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise. Psychologists, educators, researchers, and practitioners in neighboring areas are interested in exploring how writing develops and in what manner this development can be fostered, but they lack a handy, unified, and comprehensive source of information to ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Cognitive Science and Mathematics Education

    Edited by Alan H. Schoenfeld ...
    This volume is a result of mathematicians, cognitive scientists, mathematics educators, and classroom teachers combining their efforts to help address issues of importance to classroom instruction in mathematics. In so doing, the contributors provide a general introduction to fundamental ideas in cognitive science, plus an overview of cognitive theory and its direct implications for mathematics ... Read more

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  • Scientific Research in Information Systems

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Jan Recker ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book is designed to introduce doctoral and other higher-degree research students to the process of scientific research in the fields of Information Systems as well as fields of Information Technology, Business Process Management and other related disciplines within the social sciences. It guides research students in their process of learning the life of a researcher. In doing so, it provides ... Read more

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