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Becker, H. S. (1998). Tricks of the trade: How to think about your research while you’re doing it. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago. Discusses ways of thinking about research in practice.

Littlejohn, S. W., & Foss, K. A. (2011). Theories of human communication (10th ed.). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press. Provides coverage of major communication theories, their intellectual origins, and their relationships.

Lowery, S., & DeFleur, M. L. (1995). Milestones in mass communication research: Media effects (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Longman. Summarizes major breakthroughs in conceptualizing and answering major questions about mass communication.

Pirsig, R. M. (1974). Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: An inquiry into values. New York, NY: Morrow. A best seller that documents one individual’s personal journey through the nature of knowing.

Powdermaker, H. (1967). Stranger and friend. New York, NY: Norton. Hortense Powdermaker is known for her ethnographic studies of African Americans in the rural United States and of Hollywood. Her book title captures the balancing act that communication researchers must often adapt when working with research participants.

Trent, J. S. (1998). Communication: Views from the helm for the 21st century. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. An overview of where the field of communication is heading, from the points of view of a diversity of communication scholars.