Many technologies begin life as someone's vision of an ambitious, perhaps audacious, technology that is expected to have a revolutionary impact on consumers-whether families, companies, or societies. However, if this highly touted technology fails "prematurely" at some point in its life history, it becomes a spectacular flop. Employing a behavioral perspective, this book presents a sample of twelve spectacular flops encompassing the past three centuries-ranging from the world's first autom...

Imagine a world where the greatest minds in history get the stadium-sized roar they deserve.In this visually dynamic book, history’s most original thinkers are taken out of the dusty pages of textbooks and onto the pitch, re-imagined as World Cup footballers competing in a high-stakes “beautiful game of ideas.”“Fun, funny, inventive, and a unique way to share creativity creatively.”—Dr. Jim Friedman, Steward Emerit...

Written by and for teens and young adults with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD), as well as for their parents, teachers, therapists, and others who care about them, and backed by the latest neuropsychological research, NLD from the Inside Out offers hundreds of useful tips on:- Organization and planning, including study skills- How to successfully navigate the transition from dependent child to independent adult- Creating more harmonious family and peer relations...

This manual pulls together—and illustrates with interesting case studies—the variety of specialized and generalized archaeological research strategies that yield new insights into science. Throughout the book there are templates, consisting of questions, to help readers visualize and design their own projects. The manual seeks to be as general as possible, applicable to any society, and so science is defined as the creation of useful knowledge—the kinds of knowledge that enable people to m...

In this ground-breaking work, the distinguished anthropological theorist, Michael Brian Schiffer, presents a profound challenge to the social sciences. Through a broad range of examples, he demonstrates how theories of behaviour and communication have too often ignored the fundamental importance of objects in human life. In The Material Life of Human Beings, the author builds upon the premise that the most important feature of human life is not language but the relationships which take pla...

What is the social value of archaeological research to present-day society? Michael Schiffer answers this question with forty-two case studies from a global perspective to demonstrate archaeology’s diverse scientific and humanistic contributions. Drawing on nearly five decades of research, he delivers fascinating yet nontechnical discussions that provide a deeper understanding of what archaeologists do and why they do it.From reconstructing human evolution and behavior in prehistor...

Textuality and the Bible represents a concerted effort to clarify the object of study in biblical scholarship and in the church by bringing together the disciplines of hermeneutics, compositional analysis, canon studies, and textual criticism. It ultimately seeks to issue a call for study of the Bible for its own sake.

The story is set in the late 1990's. It is a fictional account of factual, historical event with real locations. It also covers a fictional account of the disappearance of the Anasazi Indians. A 50-year old secret, Project Anasazi, known only to U.S. Air Force Intelligence and a few individuals outside the U.S. government is in danger of becoming a national calamity. It was July of 1947 when the Roswell Incident made national, front page news and the government cover-up began.

Collects Avengers (1998) #500-503, 500 Director's Cut; Avengers Finale (2004); New Avengers (2004) #1-10, 1 Director's Cut; New Avengers Most Wanted Files (2005). From the ashes, a new team will rise! On the Avengers' darkest day, they are torn apart by one of their own - the Scarlet Witch - and as they mourn their losses, it seems like things might be over forever. But when a super-villain breakout at the Raft unites Captain America and Iron Man with a surprising group of allies - includi...

Collects Secret War (2004) #1-5. When Nick Fury finds a connection between many of Marvel's deadliest villains, he puts together a team of the most misunderstood heroes for a secret mission to do what the U.S. government could never allow.

Collects Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #1-10. When Peter Parker falls, the world needs a Spider-Man — and young Miles Morales takes up the mantle! Before Peter died, Miles was poised to start the next chapter in his life in a new school. Then, a spider’s bite granted the teenager incredible arachnid-like powers. Now, Miles has been thrust into a world he doesn’t understand, with only gut instinct, his well-intentioned best friend Ganke and a little thing called responsibility as his gu...

Collects Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #11-22 and #16.1. Miles Morales is finding his feet as the new Spider-Man! But will his first team-up be with his uncle Aaron, the villainous Prowler? Caught in a moral crisis, Miles must choose between battling his uncle — or joining him to keep his family safe! Which path will the young hero take? Plus: When the nation goes to war, Miles Morales heeds Captain America’s call — and joins the Ultimates! But is he ready for an A-list villain? There’s a new...