Sentences with phrase «academic book authors»

It's a perfect group for business, self - help, and academic book authors.

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Where copyright led to books being priced as luxury goods in the U.K., the threat of piracy forced German publishers to produce cheap editions for the masses alongside their premium - priced editions, resulting in a period that Höffner believes may have been the most lucrative ever for authors — he discovered, for example, that an obscure Berlin chemist earned more in royalties for a tract on how to tan leather than Mary Shelley did for writing Frankenstein — prompting more academics to publish their findings, and encouraging the spread of practical manuals in fields like medicine, engineering and agriculture.

«It's easy to imagine why company brand managers would stay up all night or wake up in a cold sweat,» said Karl Gerth, an academic and author of a book on Chinese consumer behavior.

Bernstein holds a PhD in Social Welfare from Columbia University and is the author and coauthor of numerous books for both popular and academic audiences, including his latest book, «The Reconnection Agenda: Reuniting Growth and Prosperity.»

Richard is the author of two books and numerous academic and industry papers.

Author John Charles Cooper, dean of academic affairs at Winebrenner Theological Seminary, sums up the situation: «People do feel that religion is losing its influence on society, and they may be right — but the majority of people do not wish this to be true, and so it is an important time to be publishing good religious books.

Greg is an internationally recognized theologian, preacher, teacher, apologist and author, who has authored or co-authored more than 18 books and numerous academic articles (among them Letters From a Skeptic, The Myth of a Christian Nation, and Repenting of Religion).

He is also the author of several books and numerous academic articles.

There are a few points in the book in which it would appear that the authors depart from their own sense of what is licit and illicit out of deferrence to certain academic Catholic bioethicists who persist in arguing for the permissibility of so - called «borderline» assisted reproductive techniques such as Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT) and Artificial Insemination by Husband (AIH) or insist that the Church may still allow for so - called embryo adoption.

He has authored or co-authored 18 books and numerous academic articles, including his best - selling and award - winning

He has authored or co-authored 18 books and numerous academic articles, including his best - selling and award - winning Letters From a Skeptic and his recent books Repenting of Religion and The Myth of a Christian Nation.

The author of this book, a professor of history at the University of Delaware, is an academic of diverse interests, having published volumes on the maritime communities of colonial Massachusetts and the origins of fervent Protestantism in the American South.

Author Dan Fabrizio, says the book, «hit # 1 in its category «Sports < Gambling,» and uses an academic and statistical approach to finding value in the sports marketplace.»

Reports of academic dishonesty — within prestigious universities, on high school exit exams, by authors of bestselling books — have been widespread this fall.

While the book was very helpful in general, I did find the language to be a bit on the academic side, and considering that the author suggests that parents might find the book accessible, it does take a bit of time to really get into this style of writing.

Sabato is also the author of 25 books and countless essays on politics, has served on many national and state commissions and is the recipient of more than two dozen major scholarships, grants and academic awards.

Tough, author of «Whatever It Takes» about the expensive and immersive Harlem Children's Project, covers a lot of territory but doesn't let his books become too academic.

The author admits that the book is following the traditions of the controversial American academic Richard Hofstadter whose Ages of Reform, published in 1955, was a critique of the populist and progressive movements in the US.

Carmen McGuinness is a board - certified behavior analysist (BCBA - D), acceptance and commitment (ACT) therapist, and the author of three popular academic books for families.

Dr. Kleiner has been a faculty member at several esteemed universities, authored numerous academic chapters, articles and scientific manuscripts, and penned seven books, including the bestselling POWER EATING, 4th Edition (Human Kinetics, 2014).

In addition to several academic articles, book chapters and extensive editing and health communications work, Dr. Weinberg is the author of the powerful stress management and personal empowerment book, The Whole Cure: 52 Essential Prescriptions to Overcome Overwhelm, Reclaim Balance and Reconnect with a Life You Love!

Schwartz is the author of 16 books and over 50 academic articles.

In «Cool It,» documentary maker Ondi Timoner airs out Danish author and academic Bjorn Lomborg's controversial and contrarian premise — set forth in his 2001 book «The Skeptical Environmentalist» — that global warming is less threatening to our immediate survival than the decreasing supply of fresh water and the spread of HIV / AIDS and malaria.

Nowadays, academic book reviews either stodgily summarize the book, then close with a few half - hearted compliments designed to ingratiate the reviewer with the author or, if not that, then take the opportunity as an occasion to denounce the author as a reactionary while writing a two - page, undocumented treatise on the same subject.

This book authored by Marguerite Roza explains how varied funding streams can prevent schools from delivering academic services that mesh with their stated priorities and offers concrete prescriptions for reform.

This original and special event (by the best - selling author of four books on poverty) gives you the overview of a high - energy, classroom tested, research - based model to erase the academic effects of poverty.

He is the author of several books, including Reading for Academic Success: Powerful Strategies for Advanced, Average, and Struggling Readers, Grades 7 — 12; Reading for Academic Success, Grades 2 — 6: Differentiated Strategies for Struggling, Average, and Advanced Readers; and Teaching What Matters Most, as well as the author of many articles.

Her authored and coauthored books include In It Together: How Student, Family, and Community Partnerships Advance Engagement and Achievement in Diverse Classrooms; Mastering Academic Language: A Framework for Supporting Student Achievement; Transforming Schools for English Learners: A Comprehensive Framework for School Leaders; The Essential Guide for Educating Beginning English Learners; and Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content Areas.

She has authored and coauthored several books on language proficiency standards, academic language in diverse classrooms, assessment and accountability, common language assessment, and assessment of English language learners.

Paul Tough, author of a book about the Harlem Children's Zone, describes the philosophy behind «no excuses» secondary schools that target at - risk students: «The schools reject the notion that all that these struggling students need are high expectations; they do need those, of course, but they also need specific types and amounts of instruction, both in academics and attitude, to compensate for everything they did not receive in their first decade of life.»

In the concluding chapter of a book that outlines the opportunities presented by Multiple Pathways, the authors revisits the history of vocational education and the promise of Multiple Pathways for integrating academic and career education.

Country Day's talented faculty boasts a teacher of the year, an author of a book on writing, numerous adventurers who have taught and volunteered abroad, and many recipients of academic honors.

Dr. Elias's other books include Social Decision Making Skills: A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary Grades (Author), Problem Solving / Decision Making for Social and Academic Success: A School - Based Approach (National Education Association Professional Library), Building Social Problem Solving Skills: Guidelines from a School - Based Program (Jossey - Bass), Social Decision Making and Life Skills Development: Guidelines for Middle School Educators (Aspen), Promoting Student Success Through Group Intervention (Haworth), and Social Problem Solving Interventions in the Schools (Guilford).

She is the author of numerous articles about education, including «Homework Myths» and «There's Something Wrong with Homework,» and two books, Academic Success Through Empowering Students (National Middle School Association, 1999) and Becoming a Middle Level Teacher: Student - Focused Teaching of Early Adolescents (McGraw - Hill, 2007).

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Author affiliations are particularly important in the academic world — if a professor at University X writes a book, chances are high for course adoption or at least that the library will purchase a few copies.

Sciendo provides services for journals and books (including open access) to academic and professional organisations and individual authors (It already publishes approximately 600 journals owned by universities and other institutions).

For the reader and writer, we publish short stories, poetry, essays, literary criticism, book reviews, and biographical profiles of authors, interviews, letters, and academic essays, or treatise.

They were inspired by a talk given by academic and author David Vinjamuri at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, where he noted that libraries were paying $ 84 for books that patrons could buy for $ 14.

Keith Brooke is author of fourteen novels, six collections and over 70 short stories; he has also edited several anthologies and an academic book on science fiction.

Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D., has published several scholarly articles on the topic of procrastination to improve the academic community, and is now a bestselling author with Tarcher Publishing, an imprint of Penguin dedicated to publishing self - improvement books.

The online book store will come with over 7 million print books across 200 plus categories including fiction, management, children's books and academic publications, from national as well as international authors.

In Reading Unbound: Why Kids Need to Read What They Want — and Why We Should Let Them, authors Jeffrey D. Wilhelm (Boise State University) and Michael W. Smith (Temple University), explain that there has to be more to books for young people than just the typical academic requirements.

If he could see some of the books I'm working on right now, books by marvelous authors who have spent a lifetime learning their craft, from part - time writers with a natural gift for a story, from academics who know exactly how a book is put together.

67 literary professionals, including booksellers, book reviewers, librarians, authors, academics and previous Lammy winners and finalists volunteered countless hours of reading, critical thinking, and invigorating discussion to select the finalists in 23 categories.

Many academic authors tell us they were afraid to request changes to the standard agreements for fear that the publisher would pull the plug on their books.

Or perhaps not so oddly since academics, tenured professors included, are under more pressure than even indie authors to publish (master's theses, dissertations, articles, books) on a regular basis.

[This is a method used by academic and small presses, as well as by authors with otherwise out - of - print books.]

I've got a few niche customers that look for obscure academic texts like some archaeology books, but mostly self - published authors come in and want to produce a few of their titles.»

Louise Brown is an academic at Birmingham University in England and the author of several books on Asia, including The Dancing Girls of Lahore.