Theory category: 79975 books

Most theories of elections assume that voters and political actors are fully rational. While these formulations produce many insights, they also generate anomalies--most famously, about turnout. The rise of behavioral economics has posed new challenges to the premise of rationality. This groundbreaking...

Can television shows like Modern Family, popular music by performers like Taylor Swift, advertisements for products like Samuel Adams beer, and films such as The Hunger Games help us understand rhetorical theory and criticism?   The **Third Edition **of The Rhetorical Power of Popular...

When I began learning I could not find a single book like this that began with absolute basics and went on to explain chords and music theory behind it in a clear and concise manner. I had no access to a piano – just a beat-up Epiphone and a tuning fork so I decided to construct this book around...

Many people find music theory a tough subject-- but it doesn't have to be! The best-selling Idiot's Guides: Music Theory, Third Edition, is a concise and clear guide that teaches any budding musician (and even more experienced ones) how to read musical notation by navigating the basics of reading...

Ludwig Von Mises’s 1912 contribution to the theory of monetary policy and the current prevailing consensus in modern economic liberalism, The Theory of Money and Credit, was a milestone achievement. The author’s familiarity with the historical literature on banking and credit allows him to present...

For over a decade, complex networks have steadily grown as an important tool across a broad array of academic disciplines, with applications ranging from physics to social media. A  tightly organized collection of carefully-selected papers on the subject, Towards an Information Theory of Complex...

We all want to improve our music theory, but how many of us actually have the time to study it? Practising our instrument is difficult enough on its own. Never mind! It's Easy To Bluff gives you all the skills you need! You'll learn the basics of music theory without the need for extreme classical...

The book has an active table of contents to easy access to each chapter of the following titles: 1. The Wealth of Nations 2. The Theory of Moral Sentiments The Wealth of Nations was published in 1776 by Adam Smith and it is one of the most important economic works in economic...

The book has an active table of contents for readers to access each chapter of the following titles: 1. The Theory of Moral Sentiments – Adam Smith 2. Hard Times – Charles Dickens 3. A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens Adam Smith died on July 17, 1790 one year...

The book has an active table of contents for readers to access each chapter of the following titles: 1.         The Theory of Moral Sentiments – Adam Smith 2.         The Principles of Ethics: Volume...

This guide explains the most useful aspects of theory in clear, nontechnical language. Areas covered include scales (major, minor, modal, synthetic), chord formation, chord progression, melody, song forms, useful devices, (ostinato, mirrors, hocket, etc.), and instrumentation. It contains over 100 musical examples.

Rhythms, melodies, and harmonies are the building blocks of music. In Music Theory Secrets: 94 Strategies for the Starting Musician, Brent Coppenbarger offers a full range of methods to help musicians not only grasp but remember those key elements upon which the music they play is built: pitch, rhythm,...

Hundreds of musical components related to melody, harmony, and rhythm are blended together to make music. The study of these elements is called music theory. This book explains basic music theory as it relates to the needs of the average musician. It covers basic music reading with note names and...

Can I get a “ramen” from the congregation?! Behold the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), today’s fastest growing carbohydrate-based religion. According to church founder Bobby Henderson, the universe and all life within it were created by a mystical and divine being: the Flying...