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The authors are familiar with the emerging jargon of media convergence and they define large parts of it well. They have also laboured impressively to gather and define useful examples of journalese ...This book is a labour of love that reflects immense care and learning. It makes a helpful contribution to a fledgling field of academia and to uniting the cultures of news and journalism studies."Tim Luckhurst, University of Kent, UKThis compreh...

It's a book which sets realistic goals, has a down-to-earth approach and is genuinely useful." Claudia Hammond, broadcaster, writer and academic psychologist "Very simple and practical" Professor Geoff Beattie, University of Manchester and resident Big Brother psychologist"The method described is really excellent! Besides having a sound basis in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) it instils hope and motivates intentions to change." Béla BUDA,...

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In 2007 two former U.S. secretaries of state, a defense secretary, and a former senator wrote persuasively in the Wall Street Journal that the time had come to move seriously toward a nuclear-free world.

Honor de Balzac, the renowned French novelist and playright, and one of the pioneers of literary realism, makes a short fantasy diversion to the mystical island of Java, where he, or rather the narrateur, encounters a deadly poison-breathing tree, civilised monkeys, love-sick sparrows and that epitome of Oriental desirability of his day ? the women of Java.

Gillian Poulter is an associate professor of Canadian history at Acadia University.

a welcome addition to a growing body of scholarly writing... a comprehensive critical survey of the literature on cultural heritage and tourism and associated issues in the fields of cultural and media studies over the previous decade. These concepts and issues are clearly presented and exemplified in the case studies of numerous sites of cultural display..." Southern ReviewWhy is culture so widely on display?What are the major characteristics...

In The Old Whitaker Place, we walk with Tom Whitaker through the last years of his long life. He lives alone in a Vermont farmhouse built by his great-grandfather shortly after the Civil War and struggles with blizzards and squatters, with aphids and storm windows, and with Ben, his only child. But most importantly, he struggles with himself and with the indignities of advancing age. Too infirm to live on his own but fiercely attached to the f...

This book questions some of the ideas about play that are held dear by many in early childhood education. For many early childhood professionals play is viewed as the essential aspect of children¿s development and learning and play is often promoted as a universal and almost magical `fix¿ in the early years. Although play does have many benefits for children, there are other sides to play that are not so romantic, natural, or even particularly...

For those who like to live dangerously and push beyond their mental comfort zone, steel yourself for The Times' toughest Killer collection yet.

With only an easy schedule of exercises and a healthy diet, readers can achieve a fulfilling and joyful kind of life. The author, creator of "the New York Diet, " is a therapist who has radio shows providing advice on better eating habits and natural cures to different ailments.

First published in 1973, this remarkable book about life in a small, turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town has become a cult classic. Lesy has collected photos taken between 1890 and 1910 by a Black River Falls photographer, Charles Van Schaik, and juxtaposed them against newspaper accounts and state asylum and police records.

Stories by Willa Cather, Mary Austin, Mari Sandoz, and Leslie Silko, among other women writers, who have illuminated the Western experience.

This beautifully illustrated overview of the folk arts of New Mexico from the sixteenth century to the present covers both religious and secular arts including festivals, music, dance, and the visual arts.

On Halloween night three children walk around the house seeing ghosts in the curtains and in other things.

How does working at home change people's activity patterns, social networks, and their living and working spaces? Gurstein combines a background in planning, sociology of work, and feminist theory with qualitative and quantitative data from extensive original research to understand the socio-spatial impact of home-based work on daily life patterns.

This informative book helped me to understand research in general and to bring focus and clarity to my current research project. The text answers questions and provides guidance and support in a manner that is user-friendly and easy to comprehend.... After reading this book, I feel empowered as a teacher-researcher and would unhesitatingly recommend it to other teacher-researchers, graduate students and educators."Francesca Crowther - teacher ...

Once again Morwenna Griffiths has produced a book on an important topic that speaks to theorists and practitioners alike. Read it."Professor Alison Assiter, University of the West of England, Bristol."This is a must read for anyone who wants to be provoked and supported toward action and change in education."Professor Marilyn Johnston, College of Education, Ohio State University, USA."a thoroughly engaging text"British Journal of Educational S...

Provides a detailed look at the political and artistic climate in Mexican-American relations through an examination of the folk art collection amassed by Dwight and Elizabeth Morrow when he was U.S. ambassador to Mexico in the late 1920s.