books about: similarity     books:       Metaphor and Cognition: An Interactionist Approach (Studies in Cognitive Systems)2 reviews B. Indurkhya Springer, 2007 A wonderful theory After earlier observations of Kant and Piaget about how one constructs an image of the outside world and the work on metaphors of Max Black, George Lakoff and Stevan Harnad, Bipin Indurkhya built a wonderful theory of cognition. Trying to develop a model that could succesfully describe similarity creating metaphors, he revealed the central role of metaphorical processes in the human thought. ...             A handy dictionary of synonyms,: With which are combined the words opposite in meaning. A collection of ...1 review Harry Charles Faulkner A. L. Burt, 1884 Increase your vocabulary, and communicate more effectively. From the preface: "All persons, except the trained writer or speaker, find themselves often unable--in speech or conversation--to convey the ideas that are present to the mind with exactness, or to indicate with nicety the subtle shades and distinctions which accompany the development of these ideas... The cultivation of an exact use of language is necessary to the exercise of thought." This ...             Doing Psychotherapy Effectively2 reviews Mona Sue Weissmark, Daniel A. Giacomo University Of Chicago Press, 1998 Doing Psychotherapy Effectively - Understanding It All I found Doing Psychotherapy Effectively to be a most readable discussion of the history of psychotherapy, and the research related to its effectiveness. The authors, who have extensive clinical knowledge, write in such a way that a broad audience can understand the place of psychotherapy in the contemporary care of patients. In addition, the book can be seen as a useful guide to those ...             Artist and craftsman;: Contrast, similarity, influence (Approach to art)1 review Helmut Ruhemann Chanticleer Press, 1948 Contents: Contents page: Introduction Differences Similarities Borderline Cases Collaborations Mutual Influences 8 plates in Colour, 60 in monochrome. Printed in Photogravure. The two showing in scan above are St. Mary Magdalene by Carlo Crivelli (1494) and Giovanni (1490).             Christianity and Islam: Highlighting Their Similarities the Road to Peace1 review Mustafa El-Amin El-Amin Productions, 2002 Excellent and Very helpful The author does an excellent job of showing the similarities in the teachings of Christianity and Islam.This book clearly highlights those chapters and verses in the Bible and Koran that carry the same message.Having never read the Koran, I had know idea that it has some of the same teachings as the Holy Bible.This book by Mustafa EL-Amin was a great help to me.I am sure it will be a great help ...             Dog & Human Behavior: Amazing Parallels-Similarities1 review C. W. Meisterfeld Mrk Pub, 2000 A book worth reading over and over What a Amazing Combination, a gold winner C.W Meisterfeld Canine Psychoanalyst certified by the US Judicial System (1982) and Ernest F Pecci MD. Chief Psychiatrist for the California Youth Authority (1980-1985) "sharing their combined 60+ years of experiences and understanding of the neurological psychological and emotional parallels and similarities between humans and dogs. On the back ...             Mass flux similarity for slotted transonic-wind-tunnel walls (NASA technical memorandum)3 reviews Joel L Everhart For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1991 A Scary Book! You would have to consider this book to be a literal eye opener. The author gives several real life examples of Nazi war criminals living the good life in the United States. The author takes several cases of Nazis who have set up residency in the United States. The details of these individuals false residency makes for informative reading as well.The network that protects these individuals is ...             Daterviewing: Similarities between Interviewing and Dating that Helps You to Hire the Right Candidate3 reviews Greg Churchman iUniverse, Inc., 2004 A Must for Anyone Who Hires or Dates First, let me expose my own bias: I edited this book. Having done so gave the opportunity to read it several times, and I enjoyed it more each time. Greg has come up with a simple process that is easy to understand for making hiring decisions based on logical criteria rather than the various emotional standards we're all prone to use. Well organized and well written, this book lays out a ...             Any Similarity to Persons Living1 review Berkley Publishing Group, Josh A. Friedman, ... Berkley Publishing Group, 1989 If you thought Ed Wood was a genius you'll LOVE this Okay, imagin a series of cartoon strips, drawn with exacting detail and attention to likneses, that takes on the overblown egos of yesteryears second rate celebrities. Satires in the book include Tor Johnson, Frank Sinatra Jr., Joe Franklin, William Bendix, Jackie Coogan, Shemp Howard, Ed Platt, Ed Wood, and Lou Costello Jr. (assuming he hadn't drowned in that pool at the age of 1) and many ...             Similarity and Categorization1 review Oxford University Press, USA, 2001 a must for anyone interested in cognitive science This is a terrific collection of essays on mental representation. The essays include a broad range of perspectives (including psychology, AI, linguistics, and philosophy) from the world's top authorities. This is a must for anyone interested in the state of the art in cognitive science. Would also make a great text for a course.             Scaling, Self-similarity, and Intermediate Asymptotics: Dimensional Analysis and Intermediate Asymptotics ...3 reviews Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt Cambridge University Press, 1996 Scaling , self-similarity, and intermediate asymptotics Barenblatt's book, Scaling, self similarity and intermediate asymptotics, addresses the understanding of physical processes and the interpretation of calculations revealing these processes, two mental problems intertwined closely with the deeper more general issues raised by the recognition of patterns. The book contains excellent problems that are considered in detail and then followed by ...             Gnomon4 reviews Midhat Gazale Princeton University Press, 1999 An extremely original book , full of ideas and discoveries. A very approachable text that appeals to the academic as well as non academic.The simplicity and power of mathematics is demonstrated by this erudite author who promotes this unique and historical approach of the evolution of math. He successfully descibes the self similar processes in math as well as in life forms. Self similarity is the common thread. Very stimulating.             Tree Models of Similarity and Association (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)1 review James E. Corter Sage Publications, Inc, 1996 Excellent introduction This is a well written and very readable introduction to tree models. Corter is one of the leader figures in this area and tree models can be difficult to understand and most people who use cluster analysis don't really understand the underlying theory behind this statistical method. Corter has provide a good introduction that includes what is - in my opinion - the best approach in this area - ...             More on the international similarity of interindustry wage differentials: Evidence from the Federal Republic ...1 review Jean Helwege Division of Research and Statistics, Division of Monetary Affairs, Federal Reserve Board, 1991 Quick read The book is uncritical of Gordon's role in China and Sudan, but moves quickly through the major events of Gordon's life. The book will probably capture the interest of young readers and those who want to read more about Gordon after seeing the movie 'Khartoum'.             C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference9 reviews Jose Mojica O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002 Very good book! I picked up this book on a fling... but I am amazed at how useful I've found it. Most book authors today are gauged (by the publishing houses) according to the number of pages they turn in. This book on the other hand tries to squeeze a lot of good solid information into a small space without beating the topic to death. It goes over some of the core differences of VB.NET and C# making not just ...             Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus4 reviews Mary McVey Gill, Brenda Wegmann McGraw-Hill, 2001 Great resource for colloquialisms! This dictionary/ thesaurus was wonderfully designed to enlighten, clarify and facilitate one's understanding of Spanish slang that is used in all Spanish speaking countries. The book is well organized thematically and alphabetically with colloquial words & expressions that are used and heard in the everyday spoken language. The book offers a broad range of expressions with examples of its usage ...             A Field Guide to Boys and Girls : Differences, Similarities : Cutting-Edge Information Every Parent Needs to ...4 reviews Susan Gilbert HarperCollins, 2000 Concise, clear, and scientific . NOT SEXIST. I'm shocked by the reviewer who blasted this book about it's sexist bias. I find it interesting that a "strong" feminist woman should be so threatened by finding that there ARE biological and cultural differences in males and females. Odd. I mean, we are differing genders. Where the difficulty falls is that "traditional" cultural interpretations place women's attributes as weaker or less ...             Number Theory in Science and Communication: With Applications in Cryptography, Physics, Digital Information, ...2 reviews Manfred R. Schroeder Springer, 1990 Number theory for cryptoheads This is a great book for helping would-be cryptographers to convince other would-be cryptographers that they understand the number theory behind some of today's popular crypto algorithms. While not primarily a cryptography book, it does cover residues, Galois fields, primitive roots, indexes, and the Chinese Remainder Theorem. The book seems to expect the reader to have some minimal exposure ...             Similarity in Diversity: Reflections of Malaysian and American Exchange Scholars1 review iUniverse, Inc., 2006 From the Editor Similarity in Diversity is a journey of exchange scholars from Malaysia to USA and vice-versa for their academic pursuit that revises their perceptions, definitions and biases about the host country, people and for themselves. The personal essays presented in this collection are interesting, shocking, and unforgettable. Anyone, who is interested to Study in USA or going to Malaysia, should ...             Jesus and Muhammad: Profound Differences and Surprising Similarities22 reviews Charisma House, 2004 Scholarly comparison The author quotes from the Quran and the hadith (which include Muslim practices and philosophy), both of which he knows well having memorized the Quran by age 12. He also knows the Bible well and quotes effectively from it in making his comparisons. 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