Hoaxes & Deceptions


"The Face and the Message"

What Do They Mean and Where Are They From?

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On 20th August 2001, a new crop formation was found in a field at Wherwell, a village near Andover, Hampshire. It included the image of a huge face and a mysterious script. John Michell investigates this extraordinary phenomenon, questioning whether this is really extraterrestrial communication. With ill. Paperback, 48 pages. Size: 150 x 200 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  Michell, John
ISBN:  090636261X
Publisher:  Gothic Image Publications
Date:  2002  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Hoaxes & Deceptions

"Scientists and Scoundrels"

A Book of Hoaxes

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"Extraordinary World" series; A Book of Hoaxes. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 204 x 137 mm. Weight: 296g.
Author:  Silverberg, Robert
ISBN:  0803259891
Publisher:  University of Nebraska Press
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Hoaxes & Deceptions

"Investigating Fakes and Hoaxes"

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"Forensic Files" series; Examines the history of forensics, from its earliest beginnings with the discovery of finger printing analysis to the development of DNA testing. It features up to 10 case studies per title explaining how forensic techniques have helped to solve crimes and also includes gritty photography and real-life images. With colour illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 48 pages. Size: 235 x 162 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  Woolf, Alex
ISBN:  0431160325
Publisher:  Pearson Education, Oxford
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Primary & Secondary Education Hoaxes & Deceptions

"The Communication Theory Reader"

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This collection of readings is designed to provide access to communication theory. Many of these essays have previously been difficult to obtain and many have appeared in contexts where their relevance for communications, media and cultural studies was not immediately apparent. With illustrations. Paperback, 520 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 998g.
Author:  (Cobley, Paul, ed.)
ISBN:  0415147174
Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date:  1996  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Information Theory

"Designing Health Messages"

Approaches From Communication Theory and Public Health Practice

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With illustrations. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 216 x 140 mm. Weight: 454g.
Author:  (Maibach, Edward, ed.)
ISBN:  0803953984
Publisher:  Sage Publications Inc
Date:  1995  (United States)
Readership:  Tertiary Education (Us: College) Information Theory

"Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics"

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A collection of papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO). This book is aimed at professionals working on the control and robotics area, especially those who need to maintain knowledge about trends in development methods and applications. With ill. Hardback, 258 pages. Size: 260 x 195 mm. Weight: 816g.
Author:  (Filipe, Joaquim, ed.)
ISBN:  1402056257
Publisher:  Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Date:  2007  (Netherlands)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Information Theory

"Information Warfare"

Separating Hype From Reality

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"Issues in Twenty-First Century Warfare" series; Explore the hype over possibilities versus actuality in their analysis of Information Operations (IO). This work aims to urge the United States to use its enormous IO advantage to deal with complex national security issues beyond the Department of Defense, for example, in swaying global opinion and influencing other populations. With tables, charts. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 230 x 150 mm. Weight: 270g.
Author:  (Armistead, E. Leigh, ed.)
ISBN:  1597970581
Publisher:  Potomac Books Inc
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Information Theory

"Process Management"

A Guide for the Design of Business Processes

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This compendium for modern design of process-oriented companies gives a hands-on approach, introducing, realizing and continually administering process management with a critical reflection of the necessary activities regarding the state of the art of organization theory and information management. With 117 illus.. Revised. Hardback, 355 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 653g.
Author:  (Becker, Jorg, ed.)
ISBN:  3540434992
Publisher:  Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
Date:  2003  (Germany)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Information Theory

"The World as Information"

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This text is concerned with the meaning of information and what individuals do with it. It deals with the impact, and problems of overload, stimulation and craving for information; and analytical and synthetic approaches to retrieval and management of information are discussed. With references. Paperback, 192 pages. Weight: 341g.
Author:  Abbott, Robert
ISBN:  1871516757
Publisher:  Intellect Books
Date:  1999  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Information Theory

"Information Measures"

Information and Its Description in Science and Engineering

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"Signals and Communication Technology" series; Introduces the mathematical description of information in science and engineering. This work examines measures such as: Shannon information, applied in coding theory; Akaike information criterion, used in system identification to determine auto-regressive models; and Cramer-Rao bound or Fisher information. With 64 illus.. 2001. 2nd print. Paperback, 566 pages. Size: 235 x 159 mm. Weight: 862g.
Author:  Arndt, Christoph
ISBN:  354040855X
Publisher:  Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
Date:  2003  (Germany)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Information Theory

"Information Theory and Evolution"

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An interdisciplinary discussion of the phenomenon of life, including its origin and evolution (and also human cultural evolution), against the background of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and information theory. It includes a chapter discussing the discipline of bio-information technology. With illustrations. Paperback, 232 pages. Size: 230 x 153 mm. Weight: 417g.
Author:  Avery, John
ISBN:  9812384006
Publisher:  World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Date:  2003  (Singapore)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Information Theory

"Imaginary Futures"

From Thinking Machines to the Global Village

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Examines the politics of our imagined futures. This work explores how the potentially subversive theory of cybernetics was transformed into the military-friendly project of 'artificial intelligence'. By analysing the history of our imaginary futures, it also shows that we can invent our own improved visions of the future. With illustrations. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 220 x 139 mm. Weight: 520g.
Author:  Barbrook, Richard
ISBN:  0745326609
Publisher:  Pluto Press
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Information Theory

"Essentials of Mass Communication Theory"

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With illustrations. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 336g.
Author:  Berger, Arthur Asa
ISBN:  0803973578
Publisher:  Sage Publications Inc
Date:  1995  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Information Theory

"Memory Practices in the Sciences"

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"Inside Technology" series; How the way we hold knowledge about the past--in books, in file folders, in databases--affects the kind of stories we tell about that past. With 19 illustrations. Hardback, 312 pages. Size: 232 x 180 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author:  Bowker, Geoffrey C.
ISBN:  0262025892
Publisher:  Mit Press Ltd
Date:  2006  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Information Theory

"Intercultural Communication Training"

An Introduction

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"Communicating Effectively in Multicultural Contexts" series; With 1. Paperback, 232 pages. Size: 216 x 140 mm. Weight: 306g.
Author:  Brislin, Richard W. Yoshida, Tomoko
ISBN:  0803950756
Publisher:  Sage Publications Inc
Date:  1994  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Information Theory

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