An updated edition of the bestselling text broadens the conception of mindfulness, and shows how mindful inquirers can maximize positive outcomes for participants, organizations, communities, and themselves. The first five chapters describe the application of mindful inquiry, and the following nine introduce cultures of inquiry and research traditions, theories, methods, and techniques.

Evaluating Inquiry for Systemic Change is practical and theory-informed guide to evaluating and influencing complex systems, it equips changemakers to pursue meaningful, lasting social impact through systemic change.

A new research project guide for social science students used to hybrid teaching and research; it comes from two young, energetic methods experts who map the individual’s journey through a contained project.

The days of endless cross reference are over - this fresh, critical text unites all the key themes in one volume, challenges your thinking and opens up fresh perspectives.

Approaches to Mixed Methods Research focuses on the choices social scientists make when designing a study that mixes quantitative and qualitative data. Authors Lisa D. Pearce and Jessica Halliday Hardie explore ways to weave together strands of research using qualitative and quantitative data to speak to and enhance each other; a strand being a series of steps involved in collecting and analyzing a single type of data.

The result, they show, is a more holistic body of evidence that emerges, a...

Former Secret Service agent and star of Bravo’s Spy Games Evy Poumpouras shares lessons learned from protecting presidents, as well insights and skills from the oldest and most elite security force in the world to help you prepare for stressful situations, instantly read people, influence how you are perceived, and live a more fearless life.

Becoming Bulletproof means transforming yourself into a stronger, more confident, and more powerful person. Evy Poumpouras—former Secr...

De inzet is eenvoudig: meer wederzijds begrip tussen overheid en inwoners en tussen inwoners onderling, zodat keuzes beter worden afgewogen, breder worden gedragen en in de praktijk werken. Daaruit kan vertrouwen in de democratie groeien. Tijd voor vertrouwen plaatst burgerberaden in context, verdiept hoe ze werken en hoe de principes breder toepasbaar zijn in participatie. De participatiepiramide van wederkerigheid maakt inzichtelijk hoe vertrouwen tussen inwoners en overheid wordt opgebouwd...

This is a translation of one of the most important texts in the native languages of the Americas, "Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life". This edition features with newly deciphered hieroglyphics that show the deep roots of the "Popol Vuh" in Mayan culture.

Dienke Hondius identifies ideas and attitudes toward "blackness," the concept of race as visible difference, developed in western Europe.