writing between the lines an anthology on war and its

The Photography Handbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Terence / Wright, Terence, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Revised ong>anong>d updated, this second edition of ong>Theong> Photography Hong>anong>dbook provides ong>anong> introduction to ong>theong> principles of photographic practice ong>anong>d ong>theong>ory ong>anong>d offers guideong>linesong> for ong>theong> systematic study of photographic media. Including a new chapter on ong>theong> ethics of photojournalism, ong>anong>d ong>anong> expong>anong>ded chapter on digital photography, as well as a new section on research in photography, ong>Theong> Photography Hong>anong>dbook includes: new case studies of ong>theong> war photographer James Nachtwey photographic representations of Marilyn Monroe ong>anong>d Adolf Hitler ong>anong> ong>anong>alysis of photographic ong>theong>ory ong>anong>d ong>theong> 'Bert is Evil' website ong>anong> introduction to conceptual skills necessary for photography ong>theong> historical background ong>anong>d rationale for photographic representation ong>theong> camera as a documentary tool interviews with editors, photographers, picture editors ong>anong>d readers ong>theong> effect of new technologies on photographic practice ong>anong>d ong>anong> exploration of ong>theong> shift from ong>anong>alogue to digital imagery over seventy images. Each chapter now ends with a useful summary of its key points, ong>anong>d equip ong>theong> reader with a vocabulary for photographic phenomena ong>anong>d help develop visual awareness ong>anong>d visual literacy. ong>Theong> Photography Hong>anong>dbook will enable students to familiarize ong>theong>mselves with current ong>theong>oretical viewpoints ong>anong>d to evolve critical frameworks for ong>theong>ir own photographic practice.

On the Write Track: A Guide to Writing, Illustrating and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ruurs, Margriet, PUBLISHER: Pacific Educational Press, This creative ong>writingong> guide takes children through ong>theong> entire process of creating a book from imagining a story, through ong>writingong> ong>anong>d editing, to illustrating ong>anong>d ong>theong> cover.

Advanced Chinese: Intention, Strategy, and Communication

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tong>anong>g, Yong>anong>fong>anong>g / Chen, Qinghai, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, Written ong>anong>d designed for advong>anong>ced learners of Chinese, this book ong>anong>d its accompong>anong>ying audio program focus on ong>theong> variety of linguistic strategies that are essential in real-life communications. ong>Theong> lessons include texts that are representative of current life in China ong>anong>d that are auong>theong>ntic works of literature. Five types of discourse are considered in detail--narration, description, persuasion, exposition, ong>anong>d lyrical expression. With carefully crafted vocabulary, grammar, ong>anong>d exercise sections in each lesson, ong>theong> book assists learners in improving ong>writingong> ong>anong>d speaking skills, recognizing ong>theong> difference ong>betweenong> colloquial discourse ong>anong>d more formal discourse, ong>anong>d acquiring a sophisticated understong>anong>ding of ong>theong> meong>anong>ings ong>anong>d nuong>anong>ces of ong>theong> long>anong>guage. ong>Theong> authors also include a useful list of supplementary readings that may be used to enhong>anong>ce ong>theong> texts in ong>theong> book. ong>Anong> mp3 CD is included with ong>theong> book.

Only Ghosts Came Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meade, Savong>anong>nah, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, ong>Theong> Snyder family saga continues ong>Theong>y are all at ong>theong> center of America's most devastating conflict. ong>Theong> war ong>betweenong> ong>theong> states is still raging Disease, famine, ong>theong> need for medical attention ong>anong>d supplies, coupled with ong>theong> displacement of so mong>anong>y from ong>theong>ir homesteads ong>anong>d ong>theong>ir way of life is taking its toll on ong>theong>m all. Adell is gone, Henry ong>anong>d Reese are missing. Cong>anong> Nygena be all that is left? Who survives ong>theong>ir twisted fate? ong>Theong> plong>anong>tation is in ong>theong> hong>anong>ds of Doc ong>anong>d ong>theong> remaining freed slaves, what are ong>theong>y to do with it? Experience ong>theong> Civil War during its darkest hours ong>anong>d ong>theong> way in which civiliong>anong>s were forced to cope or perish. So much is different now Experience ong>theong> aftermath of Gettysburg, Frederick, Richmond, ong>anong>d Culpeper. Take a trip up ong>theong> Erie Cong>anong>al ong>anong>d cross Lake Erie to ong>theong> Confederate prison on Johnson's Islong>anong>d. Finally understong>anong>d why, "Only Ghosts Came Home "

Oxford Readings in Homer's Iliad

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cairns, Douglas L., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This ong>anong>thology makes accessible to ong>theong> reader sixteen of ong>theong> most importong>anong>t studies of Homer ong>anong>d ong>theong> Iliad to appear in ong>theong> last forty years. ong>Theong> essays, by leading Homeric scholars from Great Britain, ong>theong> United States, ong>anong>d Europe, deal not only with ong>theong> aesong>theong>tics ong>anong>d artistry of ong>theong> Iliad as a poetic artefact, but with its historical context, its cultural background, ong>anong>d its ethical ong>anong>d political framework.

The Admen Move on Lhasa: Writing and Culture in a Virtual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heighton, Steven, PUBLISHER: House of ong>Anong>ong>anong>si Press, Acclaimed fiction writer ong>anong>d poet Steven Heighton confronts our society's growing preference for ong>theong> virtual-in ong>theong> media, in our modes of communication, in art, in war-as opposed to ong>theong> visceral. Heighton explores ways of remaining auong>theong>ntically creative ong>anong>d passionately engaged with life in ong>anong> increasingly artificial world.

Kentucky Politics and Government: Do We Stand United?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Penny M., PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Penny M. Miller takes a comprehensive approach to Kentucky politics ong>anong>d government. She uses ong>theong> details of ong>theong> state's political institutions ong>anong>d processes, its policy issues, ong>anong>d its place in national politics to demonstrate ong>theong> tension ong>betweenong> Kentucky's forces of chong>anong>ge ong>anong>d its inertia. Since ong>theong> Civil War, geographic, economic, ong>anong>d cultural factional divisions have dominated ong>theong> struggle for progress in ong>theong> Bluegrass state. Yet Kentucky is in a state of chong>anong>ge, ong>anong>d its political institutions have undergone significong>anong>t trong>anong>sformations in ong>theong> last few decades. Miller points out that ong>theong> state's judicial system, long one of ong>theong> nation's least-altered, has recently become one of its most innovative; ong>theong> educational system has undergone radical legislative reformation, trying to escape its near last-place national rong>anong>king. ong>Theong> legislative brong>anong>ch has gained more independence ong>anong>d autonomy, ong>anong>d its relationship to ong>theong> executive brong>anong>ch has experienced ong>anong> enormous readjustment. ong>Theong> state has emerged from its past stereotypes of bourbon, fast horses, burley tobacco, ong>anong>d coal mines. Some things endure, though--political corruption, voter apathy, ong>anong>d ong>anong> aged constitution. This book, ong>theong> only comprehensive study of politics ong>anong>d government in Kentucky, illuminates contemporary problems within ong>theong>ir historical context ong>anong>d suggests how ong>theong> state's institutions, policies, politics, ong>anong>d people will formulate ong>theong> future of Kentucky.

Brasseys Air Combat Reader (H)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boyne, Walter J. / Hong>anong>dlemong>anong>, Philip, PUBLISHER: Brassey's UK, ong>Anong> exciting ong>anong>thology of some of ong>theong> best ong>writingong> on ong>theong> topic of air combat.

Energy: Its Use and the Environment

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hinrichs, Roger A. / Kleinbach, Merlin H., PUBLISHER: Thomson Brooks/Cole, What is ong>theong> impact of such energy issues as global warming, radioactive waste, ong>anong>d municipal solid waste on ong>theong> individual ong>anong>d society? ENERGY: ITS USE ong>ANong>D ong>THEong> ENVIRONMENT ong>anong>swers ong>theong>se questions, emphasizing ong>theong> physical principles behind energy ong>anong>d its effects on our environment, ong>anong>d explaining ong>theong> basic physical principles behind ong>theong> use of energy, including ong>theong> study of mechong>anong>ics, electricity ong>anong>d magnetism, ong>theong>rmodynamics, ong>anong>d atomic ong>anong>d nuclear physics. By placing energy issues within ong>theong> context of everyday examples ong>anong>d asking you to define ong>anong>d support critical arguments, ENERGY: ITS USE ong>ANong>D ong>THEong> ENVIRONMENT offers a provocative approach to this crucial issue.

Nineteen Minutes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Picoult, Jodi, PUBLISHER: Washington Square Press, Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of "My Sister's Keeper" ong>anong>d "ong>Theong> Tenth Circle," pens her most riveting book yet, with a startling ong>anong>d poignong>anong>t story about ong>theong> devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy. Sterling is ong>anong> ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens--until ong>theong> day its complacency is shattered by ong>anong> act of violence. Josie Cormier, ong>theong> daughter of ong>theong> judge sitting on ong>theong> case, should be ong>theong> state's best witness, but she cong>anong>'t remember what happened before her very own eyes--or cong>anong> she? As ong>theong> trial progresses, fault ong>linesong> ong>betweenong> ong>theong> high school ong>anong>d ong>theong> adult community begin to show--destroying ong>theong> closest of friendships ong>anong>d families. "Nineteen Minutes" asks what it meong>anong>s to be different in our society, who has ong>theong> right to judge someone else, ong>anong>d wheong>theong>r ong>anong>yone is ever really who ong>theong>y seem to be.

Writing and Getting Published: A Primer for Nurses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barnum, Barbara S., PUBLISHER: Springer Publishing Compong>anong>y, A step-by-step guide to developing professional ong>writingong> skills ong>anong>d navigating ong>theong> publication process. It includes pointers on structuring one's ong>writingong>, avoiding common mistakes, ong>writingong> query letters ong>anong>d book proposals, ong>anong>d finding ong>anong>d working with a publisher.

An Anthology of Pre-Raphaelite Writings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hares-Stryker, Carolyn, PUBLISHER: New York University Press, Here, for ong>theong> first time, is a pong>anong>oramic overview of ong>theong> most resonong>anong>t work of ong>theong> Pre-Raphaelite era in one hong>anong>dy volume. Combining well-known works with previously neglected materials, this ambitious ong>anong>thology includes ong>writingong> ong>anong>d art by such figures as ong>theong> Rosettis, William Morris, John Ruskin, George Meredith, ong>anong>d Algernon Charles Swinburne. Orgong>anong>ized chronologically, ong>theong> book enables ong>theong> reader to trace ong>theong> most prominent artists ong>anong>d writers within each decade, revealing how ong>theong>ir influence alternatively increased ong>anong>d wong>anong>ed over time ong>anong>d furong>theong>r how ong>theong>ir work was received by Victoriong>anong> critics, by turn friendly, satirical, ong>anong>d hostile. Replete with paintings, first-hong>anong>d accounts of evens ong>anong>d personalities, ong>anong>d ong>theong> Pre-Raphaelites' own reflections, in ong>theong>ir diaries ong>anong>d letters, on this fertile era, ong>theong> volume serves as a lyrical recreation of one of ong>theong> most explosively productive moments in Western cultural history. Carolyn Hares-Stryker's introduction addresses ong>theong> principles ong>anong>d origins of ong>theong> movement, describing ong>theong> social ong>anong>d political events that shaped ong>theong> Pre-Raphaelites ong>anong>d ong>theong> ong>theong>mes to which ong>theong>y returned again ong>anong>d again: social reform, religion, ong>anong>d its role in contemporary life, ong>theong> allure of ong>theong> past, ong>anong>d ong>theong> fragility of utopia.

Fifty Years of Coronation Street

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rong>anong>dall, Tim, PUBLISHER: Headline Book Publishing, Coronation Street first hit British screens at ong>theong> end of , a groundbreaking show based on real life ong>anong>d using accents that had never been heard on British television before. It was ong>anong> instong>anong>t hit, ong>anong>d has remained consistently one of ong>theong> UK's most popular shows ever since. ong>Theong> joy of Coronation Street is in ong>theong> quality ong>anong>d humor of its ong>writingong>, ong>anong>d ong>theong> wonderful characters that have been created over ong>theong> years. For ong>theong> first time, here is a book that not only reminds readers of all ong>theong> storyong>linesong> over ong>theong> last fifty years, but also celebrates ong>theong>se two very special things. ong>Theong> book includes profiles of fifty Coronation Street icons--from Ena Sharples to David Platt--ong>anong>d ong>theong> author has had unprecedented access in order to include interviews with all of those still with us. ong>Theong>re are also hilarious extracts from ong>theong> script ong>anong>d classic ong>linesong> remembered.

Late Modernism: Politics, Fiction, Arts Between World Wars

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Tyrus, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, Tyrus Miller breaks new ground in this study of early twentieth-century literary ong>anong>d artistic culture. Whereas modernism studies have generally concentrated on ong>theong> vital early phases of ong>theong> modernist revolt, Miller focuses on ong>theong> turbulent later years of ong>theong> s ong>anong>d s, tracking ong>theong> dissolution of modernism in ong>theong> interwar years. In ong>theong> post-World War I reconstruction ong>anong>d ong>theong> worldwide crisis that followed, Miller argues, new technological media ong>anong>d ong>theong> social forces of mass politics opened fault ong>linesong> in individual ong>anong>d collective experience, undermining ong>theong> cultural bases of ong>theong> modernist movement. He shows how late modernists attempted to discover ways of occupying this new ong>anong>d often dong>anong>gerous cultural space. In doing so ong>theong>y laid bare ong>theong> ruin of ong>theong> modernist aesong>theong>tic at ong>theong> same time as ong>theong>y trong>anong>scended its limits. In his wide-rong>anong>ging ong>theong>oretical ong>anong>d historical discussion, Miller relates developments in literary culture to tendencies in ong>theong> visual arts, cultural ong>anong>d political criticism, mass culture, ong>anong>d social history. He excavates Wyndham Lewis's hidden borrowings from Al Jolson's "ong>Theong> Jazz Singer"; situates Djuna Barnes ong>betweenong> ong>theong> imagery of "haute couture" ong>anong>d ong>theong> intellectualism of Duchamp; uncovers Beckett's affinities with Giacometti's surrealist sculptures ong>anong>d ong>theong> Bolshevik clowns Bim-Bom; ong>anong>d considers Mina Loy as both visionary writer ong>anong>d designer of decorative lampshades. Miller's lively ong>anong>d engaging readings of culture in this turbulent period reveal its surprising ong>anong>ticipation of our own postmodernity.

International Action Against Racial Discrimination

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bong>anong>ton, Michael P., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Anong> introduction to ong>theong> international law of racial discrimination, this book is ong>theong> first to provide ong>anong> inside account of how a United Nations humong>anong> rights treaty body actually works. At ong>theong> same time, it is ong>anong> introduction to ong>theong> international law of racial discrimination. ong>Theong> book focuses on ong>theong> practical operation ong>anong>d implementation of ong>theong> International Convention on ong>theong> Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, emphasizing throughout ong>theong> relationship ong>betweenong> law ong>anong>d politics.

The Moon and Sixpence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maugham, W. Somerset, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, ong>Anong> uncompromising ong>anong>d self-destructive deserts his wife, family, business, ong>anong>d civilization for his art. Shedding harsh light on ong>anong> artist's ego, Maugham reveals ong>theong> lengths to which one mong>anong> will go to focus on his art. Written in , this unforgettable story is timeless in its appeal.

Modern Painting and Sculpture: to the Present at the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elderfield, John, PUBLISHER: Museum of Modern Art, ong>Theong> Museum of Modern Art houses ong>theong> most importong>anong>t collection of 20th century art in ong>theong> world, ong>anong>d ong>theong> Painting & Sculpture department forms ong>theong> core of its holdings. ong>Theong> masterworks from this department have fundamentally shaped ong>theong> way we think about modern art. Over ong>theong> years, ong>theong>se paintings ong>anong>d sculptures in ong>theong> Museum's galleries have served as a walk-through textbook for countless art history classes ong>anong>d for oong>theong>r visitors. Now, on ong>theong> occasion of its 75th ong>anong>niversary ong>anong>d ong>theong> opening of its newly expong>anong>ded building, ong>theong> Museum is publishing this 500 page catalogue devoted solely to ong>theong> masterworks of its core department. ong>Theong> volume opens with ong>anong> introduction by John Elderfield, Chief Curator of ong>theong> Department of Painting ong>anong>d Sculpture, which traces ong>theong> history of ong>theong> Museum, focusing on its acquisitions. In 8 subsequent sections, ong>anong>thologies of texts drawn from ong>theong> Museum's archives ong>anong>d publications offer varying perspectives on specific artworks ong>anong>d on modern art in general. "Modern Painting ong>anong>d Sculpture" offers ong>theong> reader a new perspective for ong>anong>yone interested in modern art.

Suddenly Something Happened

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beaulieu, Jimmy / Cochrong>anong>e, Kerryong>anong>n, PUBLISHER: Bdong>anong>g, Jimmy Beaulieu is ong>theong> founder of ong>theong> publishing house mecong>anong>ique generale ong>anong>d ong>theong> author or editor of eight books in French. Suddenly Something Happened is his first book in English ong>anong>d collects ong>theong> storyong>linesong> from Quelques Pelures ong>anong>d Le Moral des Troupes (which won ong>theong> Prix Espoir Quebecois), with a new Epilogue to form ong>theong> definitive edition of this autobiographical work. Jimmy ponders ong>theong> difference ong>betweenong> living in Quebec City ong>anong>d Montreal with its bohemiong>anong> nightlife, reminisces about his childhood in a charmingly cong>anong>did way, shares his frustrations ong>anong>d victories in art ong>anong>d in love, ong>anong>d expresses his philosophy on everything from racism to pop music ong>anong>d from masculinity to ong>theong> Quebecois identity. Told in richly rendered pencil ong>linesong> in front of masterfully drawn backdrops portraying Quebec's urbong>anong> ong>anong>d rural long>anong>dscapes, ong>theong>se are ong>theong> complete non-adventures of Jimmy Beaulieu, ong>anong> easy going artist with ong>anong> appreciation for ong>theong> finer things in life-such as ong>theong> balconies of Montreal in spring time ong>anong>d station wagons with fake wood pong>anong>eling.

The Bedford Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kennedy, X. J. / Kennedy, Dorothy M. / Aaron, Jong>anong>e E., PUBLISHER: Bedford Books, One of ong>theong> most widely adopted composition readers of all time, "ong>Theong> Bedford Reader "continues to engage ong>anong>d inspire students with remarkable selections, outstong>anong>ding instructional material, ong>anong>d a unique "Writers on ong>Writingong>" feature in which 50 of ong>theong> book's writers comment on ong>theong>ir process ong>anong>d ong>theong>ir work. Thorough coverage of critical reading, effective ong>writingong>, ong>anong>d working with sources guides students, now more thong>anong> ever, through ong>theong>ir own academic ong>writingong>. ong>Anong>d ong>anong> exciting visual dimension shows that rhetorical methods apply to both images ong>anong>d text. " ong>Theong> Bedford Reader "is a favorite of students for ong>theong> Kennedys' clarity ong>anong>d wit, of instructors for ong>theong> flexible ong>anong>d realistic view of ong>theong> rhetorical methods, ong>anong>d of both for ong>theong> superior selections ong>anong>d perceptive commentaries by writers worth reading.

Soweto

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Laufer, Stephen / Tsedu, Matada, PUBLISHER: Arnoldsche Verlagsong>anong>stalt GmbH, ong>Theong> rising of ong>theong> black youths 25 years ago, on ong>theong> 16 June , marks ong>anong> historical turning- point in South Africa. For ong>theong> first time, black stood up against ong>theong> aparong>theong>id regime fo ong>theong> government. ong>Theong>ir protest set into motion ong>theong> long final phase fo white supremacy in ong>theong> country. For thier lives. Today, Soweto with its great disparities ong>betweenong> recently acquired affluence ong>anong>d ong>theong> old-time misery of ong>theong> squatters symbolises urbong>anong>ised South Africa in trong>anong>sition - a country that still vividly carries ong>theong> scars of its aparong>theong>id past in ong>theong> black townships on ong>theong> outskirts of Johong>anong>nesberg, for example. In spite of this, ong>theong> new South Africa shows promise for ong>theong> future. This publication includes not only ong>anong> interview with Nelson Mong>anong>dela, but also 100 exemplary, striking photographs of Soweto's past ong>anong>d present. It is ong>anong> impressive photographic account of ong>theong> contrarities that haunt this South Africong>anong> myth.

The New American Democracy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fiorina, Morris P. / Peterson, Paul E. / Johnson, Bertram, PUBLISHER: Longmong>anong> Publishing Group, With ong>anong> emphasis on elections ong>anong>d ong>theong>ir importong>anong>ce in ong>theong> Americong>anong> political system, this groundbreaking offers a stimulating, ong>anong>alytical approach to Americong>anong> government ong>anong>d a unique perspective on contemporary politics. Noted scholars ong>anong>d teachers all, ong>theong> authors propose in ong>theong>ir text that politiciong>anong>s today are perpetually engaged in ong>theong> election process-a "permong>anong>ent campaign"-which has profoundly affected how our government functions today. ong>Theong> proliferation of public opinion polls, ong>theong> growing influence of ong>theong> Internet, ong>theong> ubiquitous nature of ong>theong> news media, ong>anong>d ong>theong> increasingly importong>anong>t role of interest groups-all demonstrate that America is moving toward a more popular democracy ong>anong>d have blurred ong>theong> ong>linesong> ong>betweenong> politiciong>anong>s campaigning ong>anong>d governing. ong>Theong> sixth edition of this prestigious text will have been brought completely up-to-date through ong>theong> end of ong>theong> George W. Bush administration ong>anong>d Presidential Election, by its publication. ong>Theong> alternate version of "ong>Theong> New Americong>anong> Democracy "includes ong>theong> exact same coverage as ong>theong> comprehensive version without ong>theong> policy chapters.

Xicotencatl: An Anonymous Historical Novel about the Events

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Varela, Felix / Castillo-Feliu, Guillermo, PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press, "This trong>anong>slation of Xicotencatl makes available to English-speaking readers a key text in ong>theong> nineteenth-century history of Spong>anong>ish Americong>anong> literature.... I am delighted that someone has seen fit to rescue this marvelous story of good ong>anong>d evil, with its still] pertinent discussion of political ong>anong>d personal morality." --Nong>anong>cy Vogeley, Professor of Spong>anong>ish, University of Song>anong> Frong>anong>cisco As Spain's New World colonies fought for ong>theong>ir independence in ong>theong> early nineteenth century, ong>anong> ong>anong>onymous author looked back on ong>theong> earlier struggle of native Americong>anong>s against ong>theong> Spong>anong>ish conquistadores ong>anong>d penned this novel, Xicotencatl. ong>Writingong> from a decidedly ong>anong>ti-Spong>anong>ish perspective, ong>theong> author describes ong>theong> historical events that led to ong>theong> march on Tenochtitlong>anong> ong>anong>d eventual conquest of ong>theong> Aztec empire in by Hernong>anong> Cortes ong>anong>d his Indiong>anong> allies, ong>theong> Tlaxcalong>anong>s. Xicotencatl stong>anong>ds out as a beautiful exposition of ong>anong> idealized New World about to undergo ong>theong> tremendous chong>anong>ges wrought by ong>theong> Spong>anong>ish Conquest. It was published in Philadelphia in . In his introduction to this first English trong>anong>slation, Guillermo I. Castillo-Feliu discusses why ong>theong> novel was published outside Latin America, its probable author, ong>anong>d his attitudes toward his Spong>anong>ish ong>anong>d Indiong>anong> characters, his debt to Spong>anong>ish literature ong>anong>d culture, ong>anong>d ong>theong> parallels that he draws ong>betweenong> past ong>anong>d present struggles against Spong>anong>ish domination in ong>theong> Americas.

The Mountain and the Valley

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Buckler, Ernest / Buckler, Ernest, PUBLISHER: New Cong>anong>adiong>anong> Library, "ong>Theong> Mountain ong>anong>d ong>theong> Valley" is ong>anong> affectionate portrait of David Cong>anong>aong>anong>, a sensitive boy who becomes increasingly aware of ong>theong> difference that sets him apart from his family ong>anong>d his neighbours. David' s desire to write is ong>theong> secret that gives this haunting story its detailed focus ong>anong>d its poignong>anong>t ong>theong>me. Set in ong>theong> years leading up to World War II ong>anong>d against ong>theong> backdrop of ong>theong> ong>Anong>napolis Valley' s natural beauty, "ong>Theong> Mountain ong>anong>d ong>theong> Valley" captures a young mong>anong>' s spiritual awakening ong>anong>d ong>theong> gradual growth of artistic vision.

A Student's Guide to Studying Psychology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heffernong>anong>, Thomas / Heffernong>anong>, T., PUBLISHER: Psychology Press, ong>Theong> book is a practical guide to studying psychology. It incorporates good chapters on: Perspectives within psychology; Guideong>linesong> on seminars, tutorials ong>anong>d lectures; Guideong>linesong> on essay ong>writingong> ong>anong>d practical write-ups; A Guide to research methods ong>anong>d empirical report ong>writingong>; ong>anong>d Guideong>linesong> on exam preparation ong>anong>d technique. Finally, what to do upon graduation is also considered - with particular emphasis placed upon postgraduate training/research as well as applied areas of psychology. It is expected that this book will be of use to those studying psychology at undergraduate ong>anong>d pre-degree level, ong>anong>d will be of interest to those who are considering studying psychology as ong>anong> academic subject - providing good insights to ong>theong> most critical areas covered when studying psychology. ong>Theong> practical nature of this book ong>anong>d ong>theong> various components outlined above, as well as its easy to follow format, distinguishes it from oong>theong>r texts in ong>theong> field. It is ong>anong>ticipated that this book will become ong>anong> invaluable source of guidong>anong>ce to students of psychology.

Memoir of a Cold War Soldier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mack, Richard E., PUBLISHER: Kent State University Press, Fifty years after America's involvement in ong>theong> Koreong>anong> War begong>anong>, Richard E. Mack's memories of his time spent on ong>theong> front ong>linesong> are still strong ong>anong>d clear. A career soldier, Mack served in ong>theong> U.S. Army until , when he retired as a colonel. In Memoir of a Cold War Soldier, he recalls his service in front-line combat infong>anong>try units in Korea ong>anong>d Vietnam as a rifle platoon leader, adviser, ong>anong>d battalion commong>anong>der. His accounts, perceptions, ong>anong>d observations of ong>theong> military culture are incisive ong>anong>d cong>anong>did. Colonel Mack comments on ong>theong> lack of U.S. preparedness in Korea ong>anong>d, using his observations, combat experiences, ong>anong>alysis, ong>anong>d subsequent study, on ong>theong> inadequate military ong>anong>d political leadership of ong>theong> time. He discusses ong>theong> tasks ong>anong>d challenges army platoon leaders faced in Korea, ong>theong> problems ong>anong>d concerns battalion commong>anong>ders confronted in Vietnam, ong>anong>d ong>theong> uncertainty facing all soldiers during ong>theong> Cold War. This book will be of special interest to those who served in Korea ong>anong>d Vietnam, but ong>anong>yone with ong>anong> interest in military culture ong>anong>d history will find Memoir of a Cold War Soldier a valuable source.

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