Category: Textbooks

Focus on the fundamental principles and practices of efficient management most important for success in business today with DuBrin’s comprehensive, yet comprehensive, Essentials Of Management, 9th edition, (PDF). This brief edition provides a solid introduction for new managers or an in-depth review of core concepts and the latest research and

A decade after its first publication, Critical Media Studies: An Introduction (ePub/PDF) continues to shape and define the field of media studies, offering innovative approaches that enable readers to explore the modern media landscape from a wide variety of perspectives. Integrating foundational theory and contemporary research, this groundbreaking textbook offers

Multimodal Behavioral Analysis in the Wild, (PDF) delivers state-of-the-art behavioral signal processing using different data modalities, with a particular focus on recognizing the strengths and limitations of current technologies. The ebook focuses on audio and video modalities, while also stressing emerging modalities, such as an accelerometer or proximity data. It

The Internet, Warts and All asks questions. Why are government digital policies so frequently out of touch and counter-productive? Why is surveillance law ineffective and problematic – and often defeated in court? Do companies like Facebook and Google actually care about freedom of speech? Is ‘fake news’ something that can

George Ritzer’s Introduction to Sociology, 4th Edition, (PDF/ePub) shows college students the significance of sociology to their lives. While offering a rock-solid foundation, Ritzer shows traditional sociological concepts and theories, in addition to some of the most compelling contemporary social phenomena: globalization, the digital world, consumer culture, and the “McDonaldization”