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The original Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia has inspired a generation of cruisers to untie their dock lines and go! Packed with data on every facet of sailing, from design and systems to the cruising lifestyle, it has provided sailors around the world with the knowledge necessary to buy, equip, and prepare themselves in the most efficient manner possible. Now it is even better!

  • Sales Rank: #1116282 in Books
  • Brand: Brand: Beowulf Pub Co
  • Published on: 1997-07
  • Ingredients: Example Ingredients
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 9.50" h x 6.50" w x 2.75" l,
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 1232 pages
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"A bible for ocean cruising people." -- Varen: Maandblad Voor De Watersport (Belgian magazine) September 1997

"I have received the Cruising Encyclopedia...and it is, by far, the best book about sailing I've read. Thank you!" --T.T., Sweden

"I found the 2nd Edition so good I'd like to order a copy to keep on my boat and leave one at home." --J.Z., Hong Kong

"I'm enjoying it immensely: 300 pages in 4 days, so far." --R.R., Mamaroneck, NY

"(It) so happens that your Second Edition is timely, as we are beginning our quest for a 48- to-60-foot blue water sail boat to prepare to break away into the real blue water. I am a quarter of the way through the new edition and enjoy the learning and wit. Keep up the good work." --R.W., Naperville, IL

"...The book is just terrific. Clear, accessible, (and) just as good as advertised." --B.F., Seattle, WA

"...It certainly appears to be worth twice its price." --S.M. , San Francisco, CA

"The book is EXCELLENT - I have not had much time to look at it in depth, but what I have read, particularly the sections on yacht design and the philosophy behind Sundeer and Beowulf, has been fascinating." --T.G., England

"I found (the) books and video to be excellent and well worth the wait...Good job!" --C.M., Singapore

"I've just received my copy of the updated Encyclopedia. It is much more than I'd hoped for...It looks like a labor of love. I can only imagine the effort expended. WELL DONE!" --D.T., Wesley Chapel, FL

"I received the Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia a few days ago...Already from the first few pages I can tell you that I am completely satisfied. I think it is a magnificent book. Congratulations and many thanks." --R.C., Switzerland

"Just received your much expanded Second Edition Encyclopedia -- a Beethovenian effort. We find it very informative..." --G.S., Guilford, CT

"I think you have made a fine book for sailors." --A.S., Germany

"Thank you very much for your new book. I am thrilled with it." --D.M., Irvine, CA

"...I'd like to give you a bouquet of flowers for a very high- quality...product: The Encyclopedia." --S.J., Sweden -- Readers' Comments on Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition

"The book is a terrific source of informatin and guidance in my ongoing boatbuilding/learning eperience." --P.L., Vancouver, Canada

"Having thoroughly enjoyed your last edition of the Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia, I would like to order the upgrade...I have recently bought a 33- foot boat which I am re-fitting for extended single-handed cruising. Your advice so far has been invaluable, and I look forward to reading the new edition. Please keep up the good work." --B.G., Ft. Lauderdale, FL

"Your Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia is the best, most complete reference I've read in 25 years. We are planning a circumnavigation of the Atlantic on our new J-42 in two years and your book has cemented my resolve to do it. It has been most helpful in planning and outfitting the boat." --B.S., Grand Rapids, MI

"Always great information based on well-thought-out and practiced ideals." --B.G., Las Vegas, NV

"I am a COMPLETELY satisfied and happy owner of Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia and the Bluewater Handbook. I have read both at least once and I have watched your videos at least a dozen times each....I am an Electrical Engineer and I always enjoy the detail you go into with each system you analyze. Reading your books has made me aware of things I could not dream about since I have little hands-on experience...I do not own a boat yet but I do read A LOT about sailing and I am hoping to sail into the sunset one of these days..." --N.G., Pompton Plains, NJ

"One of my favorite books..." --J.S., Los Altos Hills, CA

"I have been following articles on your family since the (first) article on Intermezzo in Sail Magazine. That's a long time ago! I have been intrigued since then...Although my sailing experience has been mostly confined to Lake Michigan, the temptation to take off and begin a life of cruising is going to become a reality. With my retirement next year, my wife and I hope to begin our venture within three years. (Your book) is of great value to research with those who have documented their experiences." --M.B. & B.B., Island Lake, IL

"...From your books to...your web site, you are appreciated. I bought your First Edition sail boat - Sea Eagle - a 1990 36-foot C&C racer/cruiser that we have put over 6000 miles on traveling the Great Lakes." --R.W., Naperville, IL

"(The) ultimate TOME...Can't wait to start picking your minds again!" --J.Z., Los Angeles, CA

"I thoroughly enjoyed...Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia. Most of my sailing is coastal cruising, but I have learned many valuable lessons from your excellent publication. As a licensed captain, I do have aspirations of offshore sailing and your book has certainly helped to prepare me for many situations. My compliments to both Steve and Linda, whom I already consider friends from their writing....Thank you for your efforts." --E.B., Hollywood, FL

"You've provided a tremendous service to the boating community. I applaud you for your efforts." --J.G.

"I read this book from cover to cover, and regularly re-read many portions. You could say it is my bible, and it is the checklist for my new yacht -- a 60-foot catamaran..." --W.V., The Netherlands

"We appreciate all the good advice from the Dashews, and put it to work." --C.D., Ft. Lauderdale, FL

"The book is a terrific source of information and guidance in my ongoing boatbuilding/learning experience." --P.L., Vancouver, British Columbia -- Reader's Comments on original edition of Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia

"The single most useful text available anywhere for sailors who are outfitting a boat for voyaging -- full of good ideas, educated opinions, ingenious solutions, useful charts and tables, and world cruising savvy." -- George Day, publisher and editor, Blue Water Sailing, September 1997

The one sailing reference you ought to have is...

Steve and Linda Dashew are the Leo Tolstoys of sailing books. Their recently published Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia, Second Edition, is not only very long -- 1232 pages, with more than 2500 drawings and illustrations -- but it's also very good. Lifelong sailors with nearly 200,000 ocean miles on a variety of boats -- and often with children -- they have the on-the-water experince to write with authority. Having also been involved in the design and/or building process of more than 50 large cruising boats around the world, they've also got a good handle on the technical aspects.

The Dashews' tome works in three distinct ways. First, it's a fine reference work from which to get a good background on every conceivable aspect of cruising boats from the bottom of the keel to the top of the mast. Everything from the compressive yields of rudder bearings to bunk dimensions to price comparisons of different hull materials. Secondly, there is sensible advice on a world of topics of interest to cruisers -- such as the pros and cons of different styles and types of boats, rigs, anchors, and such; on the possiblilites of making money while cruising; on how to get along with locals, and so forth. Thirdly, mamy of the Encyclopedia's topics are backed with anecdotal stories from the Dashews' seemingly unlimited number of cruising friends and acquaintances. As such, The Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia makes for enjoyable bedtime reading for non- technical sailors and women, too.

There are two aspects of the encyclopedia that some might find vexatious. The biggest one is that there are so many drawings, photos and references to the Deerfoot concept of boats the Dashews have been developing over the years. While we've never been big fans of the Deerfoot concept, the numerous Deerfoot references and drawings don't significantly detract from our appreciation of the encyclopedia, and you shouldn't let it either. The second troublesome thing is that the encyclopedia is so heavy that only Arnold Schwarzenegger could hold it up for more than a few minutes of bedtime reading. The rest of us will just have to learn to read differently in bed, as this is the rare kind of encyclopedia that you'll enjoy opening to almost any page and reading.

It's been said that one photo is worth 1,000 words. After seeing the profusion of helpful photographs and illustrations in this volume, you'll better appreciate the saying. The underwater photos of various anchors lying on the bottom, for example, is very interesting.

If you're new to sailing or are interested in increasing both your theoretical and practical knowledge of all aspects of cruising, we can't imagine why you wouldn't purchase the Offshore Crusing Encyclopedia...We at Latitude rarely endorse anything but going sailing, but we think the Offshore Encyclopedia is extraordinary. And we're not even getting paid to say so. -- Latitude 38 magazine, July 1997

The other day we pulled out our copy of Steve and Linda Dashew's Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia, originally published in 1989. It measured one and five- eighths inches deep. Then we measured their new OFFSHORE CRUISING ENCYCLOPEDIA, Second Edition and it's a full inch larger -- that's 436 pages more of information.

Steve and Linda started this second edition two years ago, thinking it would be an easy update of the information contained in the first volume. However, so much has changed in nine years, especially in electronics, communications, and design, that the project developed into a two-year job. Their two daughters -- Elyse and Sarah -- have also contributed with Elyse's company, EDX Communications, handling the production of the volume.

"Hence this somewhat thickly crammed compendium on cruising yacht design, construction, equipping and usage.

"Our apologies if the type is a bit small and layout tight, but we figured that you'd want as much data as we could cram in -- and cram we did, right to the limits of what our printers told us they could print and bind!

"Although the page count is only up by 50%, there are over three times as many illustrations and almost twice as many words. If you're like us, you'll need to reach for the reading glasses." (from their Introduction)

Crammed it is but so well written and laid out that you don't really mind the narrow margins and closely cropped photos. It is after all an Encyclopedia and when compared to a full set of the Encyclopedia Brittanica, the layout seems genuinely airy with generously sized photos.

One of the biggest changes is, naturally, in the area of communications. While their 1989 volume contained sections on VHF, SSB, and Ham, the informations was based on the more limited communications commonly available. Just nine years later, we are used to e- mail, satellite links, vastly improved phone links and a lot of goodies to help us keep in touch with people and information on shore. Electronic charting and weather faxes have become vastly more sophisticated and considerably cheaper. Both are covered in this new book along with five pages of frequencies for SSB, VHF, and Ham Nets from our Electronics Whiz Gordon West.

Steve and Linda do tip their hat to the rapid changes in communications and technology. In fact, during the time it took for the presses to roll and the book to reach nautical bookstores, things have changed so they opt for an intro to the section that allows for the rapid changes:

"Communications technology is literally exploding with options. While SSB, Ham, and VHS will (probably) always be with us, new times of electronic data transmission -- not to mention cellular phones with world-wide capabilities -- are not far off."

Another area that was barely foreseen nine years ago is the asymmetrical spinnaker. We're not sure when we first heard about them but they were popularized by the new sport boats, found easy to work with and developed for cruisers. Rigging and handling them can make a muscle and time saver to cruisers while providing good off the wind performance. As the Dashews write, "If we were buying a spinnaker today and planning to use a pole with it, we'd go with an asymmetrical before a conventional sail."

The heart of the book and greatly expanded is the edit on the boat itself -- design, hull construction, steering, rig, deck layout, and systems -- propulsion, refrigeration, plumbing, heating/air conditioning, interior. All the goodies are mentioned but the premise of the Dashews' book remains the same, "Don't be seduced by the glamour and sex appeal of some of the things in this book if it means waiting. If you really want to pursue the dream, do it now."

That is the goal of this book -- do it now -- get out there and go cruising -- pursue your dream... A "Salt-Water Guarantee" covers all books irreparably damaged by salt water which means you've actually taken off and suffered an accidental leak (just because it's heavy, did you have to store it in the bilge?).

The price of the Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia, Second Edition, isn't cheap -- $129.95. For an introductory period, it's reduced to $89.95 so make the investment quickly -- it's a wealth of information and, at eigher price, well worth the bucks.

If you are cruising, plan to go cruising, or dream of cruising, buy this book. It has an incredible amount of information and considering the contents and the costs of printing and binding, it's inexpensive (heck, it doesn't even have one of those pretty color photo, glossy paper covers -- just a plain brown book with the minor extravagance of gold embossing). If you have to, stand in a bookstore and read the sections on "Earn As You Go Cruising," pages 391-395, to pay for it. You'll be glad you did. -- Santana magazine, August 1997

From the Publisher
We have just completed a three-year massive rewrite -- the second edition of this unprecedented volume has been completely updated with 1232 pages jam packed with the latest information on over 2200 subjects and more than 2500 detailed photos and drawings.

Logically divided into thirty-two sections, the equivalent of 9 major books, Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia -II brings together into one integrated package all the information you need to make the right decisions (and avoid the wrong ones) for your own style of cruising. No matter what reference books you own or your level of cruising experience, this new encyclopedia is a must have. Never before has a single reference source contained such a wide scope of detailed, real-world, first hand cruising knowledge.

About the Author
Steve and Linda Dashew have sailed more than 190,000 miles, circumnavigated with their two small daughters and have designed and/or built more than 50 large cruising yachts. They bring to this book a unique perspective integrating their experience as sailors, designers, builders, and seagoing parents.

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but prices change over time like other things
By Greg Wadsworth
The work contains a ton of information that even sailors of limited means can use to optimize their econo-yachts. Yes, some of the information is dated concerning pricing for instance, but prices change over time like other things. The book fired me up to cruise off shore and gave me the information I needed to make the modifications necessary to more likely survive a heavy weather encounter. I've read it completely and intend to read it again and refer to it often. I'm glad I got it.

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If you are thinking about cruising, this belongs in ...
By Mark Carlson
If you are thinking about cruising, this belongs in your library. Hundreds of solutions to problems you don't even know about yet. Pure gold.

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Good book but outdated.
By AJL
This is a old book, not updated. The advertisement was misleading as it stated "2015 All new version"

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Here are thirty-two classic myths that bring the Viking world vividly to life. The mythic legacy of the Scandinavians includes a cycle of stories filled with magnificent images from pre-Christian Europe. Gods, humans, and monstrous beasts engage in prodigious drinking bouts, contests of strength, greedy schemes for gold, and lusty encounters. The Norse pantheon includes Odin, the wisest and most fearsome of the gods; Thor, the thundering powerhouse; and the exquisite, magic-wielding Freyja. Their loves, wars, and adventures take us through worlds both mortal and divine, culminating in a blazing doomsday for gods and humans alike. These stories bear witness to the courage, passion, and boundless spirit that were hallmarks of the Norse world.

Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

  • Sales Rank: #14486 in Books
  • Brand: Pantheon
  • Published on: 1981-07-12
  • Released on: 1981-07-12
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  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 9.13" h x .91" w x 6.06" l, 1.09 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 320 pages

Review
“Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the Norse myths in clear, attractive prose . . . An excellent introduction, notes, and a glossary provide mythological and historical backgrounds and suggest parallels with myths in other parts of the world.”
–The Denver Post

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Drawing on a wide variety of sources, the author has re-created 32 classic Norse Myths that compete in power with Greek mythology.

About the Author
Kevin Crossley-Holland has published several outstanding collections of myths, legends, and folktales, and is an award-winning poet and author of children’s books. His King Arthur trilogy has been translated into twenty-two languages and has sold more than a million copies. He and his Minnesota-born wife live in Norfolk, England.

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but in glancing at it I love how it's done
By Toni
A complete book of Norse Myths. I have not started reading it yet, but in glancing at it I love how it's done. There are a handful of pictures, and most are just thumbnails at the start of the telling of the myths. It seems very complete and informative.

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An intelligent and comprehensive interpretation
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Very clear, detailed and interesting set of stories! An intelligent and comprehensive interpretation, though sometimes repetitive. Recommended!

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Superb myths superbly retold
By Erehwon
This is probably the best introduction to the Norse myths for the general, adult reader. The retelling is lively, engaging and immensely entertaining.
The author's introduction is excellent in assisting the non-scholar reader to get their bearings. The text of the myths is left clean and uncluttered with foot notes. Following the myths is a section of commentary on each of them. This is the books weakest point, the commentary seems unaccountably flat, lacking in depth and breadth. The author includes an invaluable glossary to help the reader keep track of who is who and what is what. The author includes a useful bibliography for those who wish to deep deeper into the subject.
Again, this is the book I would recommend to anyone interested in exploring the nine worlds. It is most unfortunately that the norse myths are not as well known as the Greek myths.

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  • Sales Rank: #352213 in eBooks
  • Published on: 2014-01-08
  • Released on: 2014-02-04
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The longer fraud is allowed to go on, the more harm it causes. It expands exponentially, sending ripples of damage throughout the organization, and becomes more and more complex to track, stop, and reverse. Fraud prevention relies on early and effective fraud detection, enabled by the techniques discussed here. Fraud Analytics Using Descriptive, Predictive, and Social Network Techniques helps you stop fraud in its tracks, and eliminate the opportunities for future occurrence.

  • Sales Rank: #414272 in Books
  • Published on: 2015-08-17
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 9.25" h x 1.26" w x 6.26" l, .0 pounds
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 400 pages

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The sooner fraud detection occurs the better—as the likelihood of further losses is lower, potential recoveries are higher, and security issues can be addressed more rapidly. Catching fraud in an early stage, though, is more difficult than detecting it later, and requires specific techniques. Packed with numerous real-world examples, Fraud Analytics Using Descriptive, Predictive, and Social Network Techniques authoritatively shows you how to put historical data to work against fraud.

Authors Bart Baesens, Véronique Van Vlasselaer, and Wouter Verbeke expertly discuss the use of unsupervised learning, supervised learning, and social network learning using techniques across a wide variety of fraud applications, such as insurance fraud, credit card fraud, anti-money laundering, healthcare fraud, telecommunications fraud, click fraud, and tax evasion. This book provides the essential guidance you need to examine fraud patterns from historical data in order to detect fraud early in the process.

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  • Data collection, sampling, and preprocessing
  • Descriptive analytics for fraud detection
  • Predictive analytics for fraud detection
  • Social network analytics for fraud detection
  • Post processing of fraud analytics
  • Fraud analytics from an economic perspective

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THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF FRAUD THROUGH DATA ANALYTICS

Catch fraud early! Fraud Analytics Using Descriptive, Predictive, and Social Network Techniques shows you how with a thorough overview of how to prevent losses and recover quickly as well as the security issues you need to address now. Exploring how auditors, corporate security prevention managers, and fraud prevention professionals can stay one step ahead of cyber criminals, this book addresses the different types of analytics in detecting fraud, including descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, and social network analysis.

Fraud Analytics Using Descriptive, Predictive, and Social Network Techniques offers a current, state-of-the-art detection and prevention methodology, describing the data necessary to detect fraud. Taking you from the basics of fraud detection data analytics, through advanced pattern recognition methodology, to cutting-edge social network analysis and fraud ring detection, this book presents essential coverage of:

  • The fraud analytics process model
  • Big data
  • Break point/peer group analysis
  • Anomaly detection
  • Linear/logistic regression
  • Neural networks
  • Ensemble methods
  • Social network metrics
  • Bipartite graphs
  • Community mining
  • Visual analytics
  • Model monitoring and backtesting

Insightful and clearly written, this hands-on guide reveals what you need to know about fraud analytics and the secret to putting historical data to work in the fight against fraud.

About the Author
Professor Bart Baesens is a professor at KU Leuven (Belgium), and a lecturer at the University of Southampton (United Kingdom).  He has done extensive research on big data & analytics, customer relationship management, web analytics, fraud detection, and credit risk management. His findings have been published in well-known international journals (e.g. Machine Learning, Management Science, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Journal of Machine Learning Research, ...) and presented at international top conferences.  He is also author of the books Credit Risk Management: Basic Concepts (goo.gl/T6FNOn) , published by Oxford University Press in 2008; and Analytics in a Big Data World (goo.gl/k3kBrB), published by Wiley in 2014.  His research is summarized at dataminingapps.com.  He also regularly tutors, advises and provides consulting support to international firms with respect to their analytics and credit risk management strategy.

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Excellent book for practioners in the field of data-analysis for fraud detection
By Gerard Meester
I work as a Data Scientist for a government organisation in the field of law enforcement.
This is the best book I read so far targeted to practioners in fraud detection and prevention using Big Data.

It is very well written, and contains both chapters on predictive datamodelling and on social network analysis.
And the way these both techniques can be combined to predict fraud. I specially liked the chapter on Social Network Analysis.
It is applicable in my field, with networks containing both possibile fraudulent companies and individiuals responsible for the behaviour of the companies they are involved in as employers.

The book contains a very practical chapter on descriptive analysis and the way outliers can be analysed to discover possible fraudulent subjects.

I enjoyed the chapter about post-processing. In my organisation we are still finding out what is the best way to evaluate the strength of our predictive models, and this chapter is very helpful. It gives for example advice how to backtest a model which is already used in practice.

The book is written in a way that people without a heavy mathematical background can understand it. At the same time it is challenging and introducing a lot of the latest techniques in the field of fraud detection.

I recommend this book to everybody who is interested in making sense of big datasets to discover fraud. The next editions deserves a colour print in my opinion.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Shallow Coverage of Broad Areas of Advanced Knowledge - Not for the Uninitiated
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I've written reviews for several books on Amazon, and not until I reviewed this book were any of my reviews ever rejected. This is my second attempt to review this book.

Contrary to the review by Gerard Meester (who from his dearth profile appears may have an affiliation with one or more of the authors), this is far from "the best book" available to practitioners in fraud detection and prevention using Big Data. The best book in this area is hands down Financial Forensics Body of Knowledge (Wiley Finance), which covers hundreds of analytical techniques for fraud detection in a manner understandable to most people with a modicum of education

To its credit, the book does cover some rather esoteric statistical fraud detection methods not covered in other texts, but it provides only brief coverage of these advanced statistical techniques, apparently for those already learned in the data sciences.

To its detriment, the book does not provide a clear presentation of the application of the advanced formulae in a manner that is understandable to the uninitiated. It would be very nice to see the authors provide this material in a manner that is more detailed so that the reader can work through the methods without the need to resort to the plethora of references at the end of each chapter in order to gain an understanding of the material.

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Five Stars
By Douglas Beserra Pinheiro
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DK Speaker, by Lisa A. Ford-Brown, DK Dorling Kindersley

A dynamic, brief public speaking text

 

This concise public speaking guide pairs all the benefits of a brief text with a full-color, highly visual DK design.

 

Based on the innovative, student- and instructor-tested DK Guide to Public Speaking, this compact handbook places a greater focus on “how to” and core skills while maintaining the groundbreaking, illustrative style and effective pedagogical framework. Streamlined chapters with condensed explanations and examples target the basic elements for successful public speaking. Concepts are presented visually and supported by text, allowing students to get an overview at a glance and read on for specifics. Spiral binding, color-coded parts, and cross-referenced charts for the process of public speaking keep the text easy to navigate. Combining concise coverage with dynamic design, DK Speaker provides a lively, pedagogically solid option for any introductory public speaking course.

 

A better teaching and learning experience

 

This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience—for you and your students. Here’s how:

  • Personalize Learning–MySpeechLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engages experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with education expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
  • Improve Critical Thinking– Chapter headings–in question format–identify specific learning objectives to encourage students to think critically about the material. Each chapter-opening contents section also serves as a list of learning objectives for that chapter.
  • Engage Students–The dynamic, visual design and an abundance of current examples engage students in the text.
  • Apply Ethics–“Practicing Ethics” sections integrated into each part of the speech process.
  • Support Instructors–A full set of supplements, including MySpeechLab, an Instructor’s Manual, Test Bank, and PowerPoints, provides instructors with the support they need.

Note: MySpeechLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySpeechLab, please visit:

www.myspeechlab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MySpeechLab (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 020590937X / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205909377

  • Sales Rank: #216581 in Books
  • Published on: 2012-06-28
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 7.50" h x .70" w x 6.00" l, .85 pounds
  • Binding: Spiral-bound
  • 384 pages

About the Author

Lisa A. Ford-Brown is a writer and educator dedicated to the field of human communication. Her books include the DK Guide to Public Speaking and the DK Speaker. She earned her B.S. and M.A. from Indiana State University in Speech Communication with minors in English, the Visual Arts, and Women Studies.  She holds a PhD in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois University—Carbondale.  She currently teaches at Columbia College. From 2003-2005, Dr. Ford-Brown chaired the Columbia College Humanities Department and served as a member of their Board of Trustees from 2008-2010. Prior to her current position, she taught at Indiana State University and the University of Dubuque. She has received several performance and teaching awards.  Most notably, she was named advisor of the year at Columbia College and Faculty of the year at Columbia College and the University of Dubuque. She is a long-standing member of the National Communication Association, Central States Speech Association, and the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Dr. Ford-Brown and her partner, Bruce, live on a small 20-acre farm with their two golden retrievers (Zelda and Pucc) and two cats (Sadie and Falstaff).  They enjoy traveling, camping, fishing, gardening, wood-working, pottery-making, raising chickens, and watching the grass grow.

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