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A comparative media analysis of the representation of the U.S.–Mexico border   Border tunnels at the U.S.–Mexico border are ubiquitous in news, movies, and television, yet, because they remain hidden and inaccessible, the public can encounter them only through media. Analyzing the technologies, institutional politics, narrative tropes, and aesthetic decisions that go into showing border tunnels across multiple forms of media, Juan Llamas-Rodri...

Explores the proto-cinematic visual culture of Los Angeles that set the scene for modern Hollywood.

The proto-cinematic visual culture of Los Angeles that set the scene for modern Hollywood.

A timeless collection of classic Julie Goodwin recipes. Author, presenter, MasterChef, mum and nan - Julie Goodwin is also Australia's most trusted home cook. In this ' best of' collection she shares tried and trusted recipes you'll want to make again and again for your own family and friends. With comfort food, hearty family feasts, quick mid-week meals and the bakes and treats she is known for, as well as celebration show stoppers and an ind...

Israel and the Nations: The Bible, The Rabbis, and Jewish-Gentile Relations explores the theological and legal (halakhic) aspects of Jewish thought relating to non-Jews. It analyzes biblical, rabbinic, medieval, and contemporary Jewish writings about gentiles and their religions. The book will interest both Jewish laypersons familiar with Jewish tradition as well as scholars of theology and interfaith relations

Jou velkleur maak jou nie vinnig, sterk, slim of gevaarlik nie. Ek wil sommer skree: “Dis net vel, my pel!�‿n Geïllustreerde kinderboek oor die evolusie van velkleur, gebaseer op navorsing deur die antropoloog dr. Nina Jablonski en die historikus dr. Holly Y. McGee. Saam beskik hulle oor meer as 40 jaar se kennis wat spruit uit hul akademiese werk wat deur ewekniebeoordelaars nagegaan is. Ontmoet vir Epi Dermis! Epi se ander naam is “...

Do you feel stuck? Unsure of how to get your life on track? You are not alone!With all the current social challenges facing individuals today, it isn't unusual to feel stuck. We long to move toward health, freedom, and life, but we are unsure how to get there. This new edition of Dr. Trent's popular book LifeMapping sees him joined by his daughter, Kari Trent Stageberg. Together they provide an effective method to help everyday people learn to...

A new collection from the Australian powerhouse of dark, specualtive short fiction, featuring three new stories original to the collection.

Fusing the regional with the global, this book widens its perspective from a distinct, national moment to an international interdependency with the power to ripple across every corner of the globe.

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It was a typical election...until it wasn't. Terry Parsons was so excited to have his new job. That was before a razor-thin margin in a primary election triggered a recount. The excitement turned to terror as Terry first discovers an insidious plot to subvert democracy and then finds himself on the lam for two murders he didn't commit, those of his friends! The harder he works to clear his name, the more he learns... Nothing is as it appears.

Cashews from Africa's Gold Coast, butterflies from Sierra Leone, jalap root from Veracruz, shells from Jamaica--in the eighteenth century, these specimens from faraway corners of the Atlantic were tucked away onboard inhumane British slaving vessels. Kathleen S. Murphy argues that the era's explosion of new natural knowledge was deeply connected to the circulation of individuals, objects, and ideas through the networks of the British transatla...

The Haitian Revolution was a powerful blow against colonialism and slavery, and as its thinkers and fighters blazed the path to universal freedom, they forced anticolonial, antislavery, and antiracist ideals into modern political grammar. The first state in the Americas to permanently abolish slavery, outlaw color prejudice, and forbid colonialism, Haitians established their nation in a hostile Atlantic World. Slavery was ubiquitous throughout...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. tells the story of another great American hero, a man who did not flinch in the face of extraordinary dangers—a man whose dedication to the cause of freedom made him one the most important participants in the American Civil War. On a moonlit night in the spring of 1862, six slaves stole one of the Confederacy's most crucial gunships from its wharf in the South Carolina port of Charleston, and delivered it to the Federal ...

Dieses Buch seziert die Art und Weise, wie wir unseren Alltag ausmessen, abwägen und bewerten, um die eigene, ganz persönliche Welt klarer zu sehen und die wertvollen Ressourcen Zeit, Geld und Aufmerksamkeit für ein erfüllteres Lebens einzusetzen. Dafür stehen sechs Methoden zur Verfügung: Messen, Zählen und Wiegen sowie Schätzen, Vergleichen und Abhaken von Checklisten. Dabei fällt die Auswahl der Bewertungskriterien ebenso subjektiv aus wie ...

The magic of love is in the air... Violet When I arrived at Blackthorn Academy, I was hoping to find answers. Like how to control my chaotic magic, or where I came from. I certainly wasn't expecting to find Bane Locke-a hot incubus who makes my virginal panties melt and my heart swoon. The fact that I've revived a legendary forest, I keep getting visions of castles, and all I can think about is Bane and I all tangled up together, has only gi...

From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler... A wise king keeps his friends close and his enemies closer, even if one is his younger brother. When a valuable heiress disappears from Kingfountain in the middle of the night, King Eredur summons the poisoner Ankarette to bring her back alive at all costs. Both of his younger brothers want her-one to control her fortune and the other for love. With the help of a world-weary soldi...

From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler... A wise king keeps his friends close and his enemies closer, even if one is his younger brother. When a valuable heiress disappears from Kingfountain in the middle of the night, King Eredur summons the poisoner Ankarette to bring her back alive at all costs. Both of his younger brothers want her-one to control her fortune and the other for love. With the help of a world-weary soldi...

James Allen is a practicing attorney and the exciting new author behind the emotionally captivating novel The Passion and Faith of the Lucky Frank. With a keen understanding of the human condition, Allen takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the life of Francis "Lucky" Bonaventure, a middle-aged man struggling to find love and faith after his divorce. Drawing from his own experiences and a deep well of empathy, Allen weaves a com...

There is a difference between growing up and growing older. Growing up in the suburbs in the 1950s was a completely different experience than growing up after the year 2000. Just about everything was self-created and directed. From a very early age, we left our house right after breakfast and would return in time for supper. No parent or adult told us what to do to occupy our time. Mostly, they told us what not to do and we paid little attenti...