Methodology category: 1297 books

As we move deeper into the twenty-first century, power, lethal force, and injustice continue to explode violently into war, and the prospects for lasting peace look even bleaker. The horrors of modern warfare - the death, dehumanization, and destruction of social and material infrastructures - have...

The Story of the Tuatha De Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland Danu is a goddess, but she is not mentioned very often in the Celtic pantheon. It is odd that a whole race of people are named after a goddess who plays little in their mythos. You also can not consider the Goddess Danu as a Mother...

Robert K. Merton (1910-2003) was one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century, producing clear theories and innovative research that continue to shape multiple disciplines. Merton's reach can be felt in the study of social structure, social psychology, deviance, professions, organizations,...

El Guindi provides a comprehensive guide to the methods of visual anthropology and the use of film in cross-cultural research and ethnography. She shows how visual media — photographic, filmic, interactive — is now an accepted part of the anthropological process, a vital tool that reflects and...

Myths and Legends of China by Edward T.C. Werner The author's aim, after summarizing the sociology of the Chinese as a prerequisite to the understanding of their ideas and sentiments, and dealing as fully as possible, consistently with the limitations of space, with the philosophy of the subject,...

In the follow-up to his debut bestseller, Secrets To Stress-Free Selling: A Cure For The Common Cold Call, Derek takes the reader on the journey of a lifetime, with a guided approach to building and launching a personal brand like none the world has ever seen. Social Proof: The Incomparable...

The philosophical influence is a concept, a methodological tool and a process worth inquiring, because it sets the frame for the philosopher’s contribution into tradition. This study takes a close look at the philosophical influence on the dependence and inter-dependence between ideas and concepts,...

Why paper crowns measure nothing -- but why people fight for the chance to wear one anyway. About the Author Alexandra Kitty is a dangerous woman who is the author of Don’t Believe It!: How lies become news, OutFoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s war on journalism, and Consumer-isms in 12...

Founded in 1930, the Institute for Advanced Study was conceived of high ideals for the future of America and its system of higher education, and was made possible by sibling philanthropists Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. Guided by education expert Abraham Flexner, the Bambergers created...

**A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace “A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought.”—Los...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Poision Squad and The Poisoner's Handbook tells the amazing story of William James's quest for empirical evidence of the spirit world What if a world -renowned philosopher and professor of psychiatry at Harvard suddenly announced he believed in ghosts?...

Success Nuggets by Orison Swett Marden This book is a collection of success tips and secrets by the master of Success. Success is by determination, success is a choice. It's never left to chance. A must have self help classic for those who want to achieve success and...

Prolific author Joseph P. Farrell, who commands a growing and devoted audience on Coast to Coast AM, Erskine Overnight, and other programs, initiates his Feral House association with The Philosopher’s Stone, in which he demonstrates the connections of modern physics and ancient alchemy by investigating...

One of the world’s leading philosophers offers aspiring thinkers his personal trove of mind-stretching thought experiments. Over a storied career, Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical...