This book begins with a pointed critique of the foundations of the understanding of Western music: music from Pythagoras to the Renaissance has been viewed as the source and model of order in the universe and in society. Unfortunately, that order was rigidly hierarchical so that, over the centuries,[...]

Concerned with learning how to learn, this text includes the following topics: remembering people's names; improving memory; improving spelling; reading faster; improving comprehension; learning foreign languages quickly; and writing more creatively and fluently.[...]

This book examines the relationship between humans and nature that evolved in medieval Europe over the course of a millennium. From the beginning, people lived in nature and discovered things about it. Ancient societies bequeathed to the Middle Ages both the Bible and a pagan conception of natural h[...]

Financial statements hold the key to a company's fiscal health--so learn to read them! In order to gauge a company's health--as well as the competition's--managers must know how to properly read and understand financial statements.[...]

The Bronx Is Burning "meets Chuck Klosterman in this wild pop-culture history of baseball's most colorful and controversial decade "The Major Leagues witnessed more dramatic stories and changes in the '70s than in any other era. The American popular culture and counterculture collided head-on with t[...]

Encourages you to take a proactive approach to getting what you want out of academic work whilst being a good colleague. This book discusses the advantages and disadvantages of such a career, the routes in and the various elements that shape academic working lives. It also details how to write a rea[...]