Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Bilingualism

The Sociopragmatic-Psycholinguistic Interface

by Joel Walters ...

In the past 30 years, the study of bilingualism processing has been conducted independently by two fields, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. This volume merges these two fields, addressing one of the tough problems dividing researchers in bilingualism, conceptually as well as methodologically. Joel Walters proposes a new approach to bilingualism processing--the Sociopragmatic ... Read more

$70.99 USD

In the past 30 years, the study of bilingualism processing has been conducted independently by two fields, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. This volume merges these two fields, addressing one of the tough problems dividing researchers in bilingualism, conceptually as well as methodologically. Joel Walters proposes a new approach to bilingualism processing--the Sociopragmatic
... Read more
Audiobook

The Great Leveler

Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century

by Walter Scheidel ...

Narrated by Joel Richards ...

Unabridged

17 hours 46 min

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Also available as: eBooks

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Audiobook

The Great Leveler

Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century

by Walter Scheidel ...

Narrated by Joel Richards ...

Unabridged

17 hours 31 min

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Also available as: eBooks

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
DeLisa's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice

by Walter R. Frontera, Joel A. DeLisa, Bruce M. Gans, Lawrence R. Robinson ...

DeLisa’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Principles and Practice presents the most comprehensive review of the state of the art, evidence-based clinical recommendations for physiatric management of disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. ... Read more

$295.19 USD

DeLisa’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Principles and Practice presents the most comprehensive review of the state of the art, evidence-based clinical recommendations for physiatric management of disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
... Read more
Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Feedback Control

A Lyapunov-Based Approach

by Rushikesh Kamalapurkar, Patrick Walters, Joel Rosenfeld, Warren Dixon ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Feedback Control develops model-based and data-driven reinforcement learning methods for solving optimal control problems in nonlinear deterministic dynamical systems. In order to achieve learning under uncertainty, data-driven methods for identifying system models in real-time are also developed. The book illustrates the advantages gained from the use of a model ... Read more

$152.09 USD

Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Feedback Control develops model-based and data-driven reinforcement learning methods for solving optimal control problems in nonlinear deterministic dynamical systems. In order to achieve learning under uncertainty, data-driven methods for identifying system models in real-time are also developed. The book illustrates the advantages gained from the use of a model
... Read more
Audiobook

T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

by Walter Alvarez ...

Narrated by Joel Richards ...

Unabridged

5 hours 31 min

Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized detritus blasted through the atmosphere upon impact, falling back to Earth around the globe. Disastrous environmental consequences ensued: a giant tsunami, continent-scale wildfires, darkness, and cold, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized detritus blasted through the atmosphere upon impact, falling back to Earth around the globe. Disastrous environmental consequences ensued: a giant tsunami, continent-scale wildfires, darkness, and cold,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Art of Kissing (Unabridged)

by Will Rossiter ...

Narrated by Janis Rm, Joel Hille, Walter Marotti ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

In the realm of human connection, there exists an art form that transcends words and gestures—the art of kissing. From the tender brush of first love to the passionate embrace of seasoned lovers, each kiss holds a unique story. In "The Art of Kissing," Will Rossiter embarks on an intimate exploration of this enigmatic act. Through a blend of scientific insights, historical anecdotes, and personal ... Read more

$5.99 USD

In the realm of human connection, there exists an art form that transcends words and gestures—the art of kissing. From the tender brush of first love to the passionate embrace of seasoned lovers, each kiss holds a unique story. In "The Art of Kissing," Will Rossiter embarks on an intimate exploration of this enigmatic act. Through a blend of scientific insights, historical anecdotes, and personal
... Read more
Audiobook

Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue

Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages

by Michael Keen, Joel Slemrod ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

14 hours 28 min

Governments have always struggled to tax in ways that are effective and tolerably fair. Sometimes they fail grotesquely, as when, in 1898, the British ignited a rebellion in Sierra Leone by imposing a tax on huts—and, in repressing it, ended up burning the very huts they intended to tax. Sometimes they succeed astonishingly, as when, in eighteenth-century Britain, a cut in the tax on tea massively ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Governments have always struggled to tax in ways that are effective and tolerably fair. Sometimes they fail grotesquely, as when, in 1898, the British ignited a rebellion in Sierra Leone by imposing a tax on huts—and, in repressing it, ended up burning the very huts they intended to tax. Sometimes they succeed astonishingly, as when, in eighteenth-century Britain, a cut in the tax on tea massively
... Read more
Audiobook

The Best of Walter Jon Williams

by Walter Jon Williams ...

Narrated by Joel Richards ...

Unabridged

22 hours 22 min

With the publication of his debut novel, The Privateer, in 1981, Walter Jon Williams began one of the most varied and prolific careers in contemporary popular fiction. But much of Williams's best work takes place in the shorter forms, as this generous volume, filled to overflowing with award-winning and award-nominated stories, clearly proves.The Best of Walter Jon Williams reflects its author's ... Read more

$29.99 USD

With the publication of his debut novel, The Privateer, in 1981, Walter Jon Williams began one of the most varied and prolific careers in contemporary popular fiction. But much of Williams's best work takes place in the shorter forms, as this generous volume, filled to overflowing with award-winning and award-nominated stories, clearly proves.The Best of Walter Jon Williams reflects its author's
... Read more
Active Learning in College Science

The Case for Evidence-Based Practice

Edited by Joel J. Mintzes, Emily M. Walter ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book explores evidence-based practice in college science teaching. It is grounded in disciplinary education research by practicing scientists who have chosen to take Wieman’s (2014) challenge seriously, and to investigate claims about the efficacy of alternative strategies in college science teaching. In editing this book, we have chosen to showcase outstanding cases of exemplary practice ... Read more

$269.09 USD

This book explores evidence-based practice in college science teaching. It is grounded in disciplinary education research by practicing scientists who have chosen to take Wieman’s (2014) challenge seriously, and to investigate claims about the efficacy of alternative strategies in college science teaching. In editing this book, we have chosen to showcase outstanding cases of exemplary practice
... Read more
Audiobook

KaChing

How to Run an Online Business that Pays and Pays

by Joel Comm ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 54 min

Make Your Virtual Cash Register Go KaChing!The Web is a powerful “money button” that can connect you with vast networks of customers, solidify your business image, and create continual growth. The key is in knowing how to install that button effectively. In an era of blogging, social networking, message boards, and web sites for every subject under the sun, it’s difficult to figure out which ... Read more

$29.98 USD

Make Your Virtual Cash Register Go KaChing!The Web is a powerful “money button” that can connect you with vast networks of customers, solidify your business image, and create continual growth. The key is in knowing how to install that button effectively. In an era of blogging, social networking, message boards, and web sites for every subject under the sun, it’s difficult to figure out which
... Read more

Audiobook

The Folly and the Glory

America, Russia, and Political Warfare 1945–2020

by Tim Weiner ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

From Tim Weiner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, an urgent and gripping account of the 75-year battle between the US and Russia that led to the election and impeachment of an American president.With vivid storytelling and riveting insider accounts, Weiner traces the roots of political warfare – the conflict America and Russia have waged with espionage, sabotage, diplomacy ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

From Tim Weiner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, an urgent and gripping account of the 75-year battle between the US and Russia that led to the election and impeachment of an American president.With vivid storytelling and riveting insider accounts, Weiner traces the roots of political warfare – the conflict America and Russia have waged with espionage, sabotage, diplomacy
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in United States

Engineering (R0)

Education (R0)

Bilingualism

The Great Leveler

The Great Leveler

DeLisa's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice

Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Feedback Control

T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

The Art of Kissing (Unabridged)

Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue

The Best of Walter Jon Williams

Active Learning in College Science

KaChing

People who read these also enjoyed

The Folly and the Glory

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in United States

Engineering (R0)

Education (R0)

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed