What is the design of the mind? What does that design imply for education? This comprehensive and engaging introduction to human learning and its applications to education focuses on these vital questions by exploring the theories of knowledge, complex cognition, and human intelligence, presenting a clear and interesting overview of the human mind through multiple theoretical lenses. The author delineates how the mind has a clear design, or architecture, that explains simple acts of memory and complex cognition, to highly creative acts and leaps of scientific or artistic insight. Topics covered throughout the text include: memory, motivation, cognitive development, the brain, and intelligence. Unique to this text, the author has provided an interdisciplinary chapter dedicated to theories of knowledge, extended coverage of expert-novice differences and talent development, and a chapter devoted to intelligence. Readers will appreciate special features like Learning Strategies which cover specific application of the theories to classroom practice, and Interest Magnets which explore fascinating topics such as photographic memory, sleep learning, and Einstein’s brain. Written like a narrative, Learning and Cognition: The Design of the Mind will delight its readers’ interest and attention as they learn about the theories of human learning and cognition and the improvement of the mind through education.

Learning and Cognition: The Design of the Mind

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Martinez, Michael

Psychology & Counseling

Pearson

J.R.R. Tolkien never set out to become a pop icon. He did want to create a mythology for England but somewhere along the way he changed his mind and decided to just tell stories. And what incredible stories he could tell. Tolkien's vivid descriptions of the people and societies in his imaginary worlds imply something more than just a fairy tale. They strike the reader as being real history.In thousands of discussions on the Internet, Tolkien fans have pondered the deeper mysteries of Middle-earth alongside the fiery topics most often debated. Michael Martinez, one of the Internet's most renowned Tolkien researchers, brings together a collection of essays written for various Web sites which attempt to answer many of the endless questions fans have.Tolkien scholarship can be as dry and long-winded as any other research topic, or it can be diluted with fanciful elaborations and contrivances. Companies around the world have consulted Martinez on Tolkien's world, and his expertise is widely regarded as among the best in the world. Visualizing Middle-earth represents some of Martinez' best research and speculations on how Middle-earth may have looked to Tolkien, how it could look for a modern reader seeking the finest details, and how he thinks it should or should not look when visually represented, as in a movie.No subject is too sacred for Martinez. He addresses the commercialization of Middle-earth, talks freely about what fans can or should expect from movies based on Tolkien's works, and delves into the economic life of Bree, the little town at the crossroads of Eriador. Where did Aragorn's people live? What holidays do hobbits observe? How does magic work in Middle-earth? Do Balrogs have wings? Do Balrogs fly?Although only J.R.R. Tolkien's words can speak for the author, Martinez wrangles with some of the most controversial issues in Tolkien arcana. "Tolkien's Middle-earth doesn't look like Medieval Europe" challenges the assumptions many readers make about how Middle-earth should actually look. "How did Tolkien actually portray the Rohirrim?" continues the discussion, focusing on one of the most often used examples of a so-called medieval people in The Lord of the Rings."Them Dwarves, Them Dwarves" and "Them Dwarves, Them Dwarves, Part II" examine the history and culture of the Dwarves, to which references are scattered throughout Tolkien's works. Few commentators have ever attempted to bring together as many facts about one of the more important races of Middle-earth, as the author seems to have said so little about them.The final essay in the book, "Understanding Magic in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth", dispels many of the myths and incomplete notions of how magic worked while leaving room for continued discussion. The subject is treated carefully without reference to external magical systems which might color the reader's perceptions. The work provides a foundation for examination of the concepts that have intrigued millions of Tolkien fans throughout the world by tracing the evolution of "magic" in Middle-earth from the Ainulindale, the music the Ainur, through the clothing and devices used by Elves in The Lord of the Rings."Are these magic cloaks?" Pippin asks the Elves of Lorien. "They are Elvish robes," he is told. "Leaf and branch, water and stone: they have the hue and beauty of all these things under the twilight of Lorien that we love; for we put the thought of all that we love into all that we make." Like the Elves, Martinez has put the thought of all that he loves in Middle-earth into these essays. And the magic is still there for all hobbits at heart.

Visualizing Middle-earth

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

Xlibris, Corp.

Understanding and Implementing Harmony on the Piano - Volume 1 - Diatonic

Arts & Photography

Music

Michael Martinez

Trading method for crude oil and gold futures.

How to Trade Crude Oil Futures

Business & Money

Larry Long Ears is just your regular young rabbit, but his gigantic ears give him extra great hearing that leads him to great adventures. A year ago, Larry went on an amazing journey. It seemed like a dream at that time, but now with the discovery of these bushes that grow candy instead of fruit, it may have been real after all. So, the day he and his best friend Greg Grizzly discovered the candy growing bushes that, by the way, sprouted from candy that Larry got from a strange land of candy trees, but that's another story. One day, they discovered that an old crook named Ronnie Raccoon and his partner in crime, Chanclas the Crow, have come back to Friendship Forest to steal the magical Honey Comb Crystal. With his incredible hearing, Larry learned the crooks' schemes and he with his friends hatched a plan to save Friendship Forest. In this adventure, it's all about teamwork, trust, courage, and the wisdom to tell an adult, in this case, the wise old Mr. Owl. In this adventure, a surprise brings Larry Long Ears closer to his ultimate destiny.

The Adventures of Larry Long Ears and the Honeycomb Crystal

Children's Books

Action & Adventure

Christian Faith

Even in the digital age with its pervasive video, the news photograph - the single still image - retains its power to embed itself in our heads. Because of that, photojournalism and the photojournalist are important parts of the field of journalism. Training people to understand the power of the photograph and think like a photojournalist is vital to journalism education. That's what this book does. Photojournalism: Telling Stories with Pictures and Words is aimed at young people who want to use a camera to show the world to others. This book introduces students to the basic principles of photojournalism and to concepts such as the rule-of-thirds, cropping and editing, the value of the close-up, and the talent of seeing what other people do not see. Students using this book will get an idea not only about how to take good pictures but also about how to tell stories with those pictures. This book is part of the Tennessee Journalism Series. This book also has an iPad edition with multimedia elements. It is also available as a Kindle book.

Photojournalism: Telling Stories with Pictures and Words

Reference

Stovall, James Glen

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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Hydroponics: The Definitive Beginner’s Guide to Quickly Start Growing Vegetables, Fruits, & Herbs for Self-Sufficiency! (Gardening, Organic Gardening, Homesteading, Horticulture, Aquaculture)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

For their great upside and the opportunity to be truly innovative in investment strategy, hedge funds represent the pinnacle of employment for many finance professionals. For many jobseekers, however, the industry is a mysterious one, as employers are relatively small and do not have structured hiring programs like investment banks or mutual funds. This Vault guide takes an inside look at employers and career paths in the industry.

Vault Career Guide to Hedge Funds (Vault Career Library)

Davare, Aditi A.

Goodrich, Holly

Job Hunting & Careers

Vault Reports Inc

The Fourteenth Edition retains the “old-school” research and analysis coupled with continuing developments in media law. Principles of law are under the pressures of accommodating new methods of communication and a willingness to give up privacy in return for ease of access to information and social groups. The text deals with the service function of media in light of developments regarding access to information, campaign spending and the ability to criticize government.

Law of Mass Communications: Freedom and Control of Print and Broadcast Media (Coursebook)

Loving, Bill

Media & the Law

Foundation Press

Composting for Community

Animals

Gloo Books

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