In this media-saturated world, it is critical to approach media influences using critical thought and active participation. Media Literacy, Seventh Edition uses an engaging and conversational style to help students gain the skills needed to navigate the rocky terrain of mass messages -- which are de[...]

A Mississippi sheriff's account of a notorious southern outlaw's heyday in crime Jesse James, John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde -- James Copeland (born 1823) was the granddaddy of them all. This is his notorious history as recorded by the sheriff who arrested him in 1857. During th[...]

"Tiden läker alla sår." "Var stark för barnens skull." "Livet går vidare." Klyschorna kring sörjandet är många, men inte verksamma. Så hur gör man då, när den man älskar gått bort eller försvunnit in i en annans famn?

Utifrån sina egna och andras erfarenheter belyser förf[...]

"Aika parantaa haavat." "Ole vahva lasten vuoksi:" "Elämän on jatkuttava." Kliseet suremisesta ja surusta ovat monet ja tunnetut, mutta ikävä kyllä, tehottomat. Kuinka tehdä, kun rakastamani kuolee tai karkaa jonkun toisen syliin?

Lähtökohtanaan omat sekä muiden ihmisten kokemuks[...]

This collection is based on the idea that irony now extends beyond its classification as a figure of speech and is increasingly recognized as one of the major modes of human experience. The essays cover the limits to irony's liberating qualities as well as irony's more positive dimensions.[...]

From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems. They are among the best studied and monitored of organisms, yet many are already under threat of extinction as a result o[...]

Looking for Signs of Life
Believers around the world are experiencing God's kingdom in a real and transformative way through the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit working in and through their lives. Yet some are uncertain about the purpose of signs, wonders and miracles in our modern age of [...]

A quick, concise reference to the drugs and dosages used to treat exotic animals, "Exotic Animal Formulary, 4th Edition" addresses the most common questions and medical situations you encounter in clinical practice. Species covered include birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, primates, wildlife, and a[...]

The textual history of the novel is traced in A Note on the Text; a list of substantive variants and emendations; a facsimile manuscript page showing James's method of revision; and a list of the installments of the novel as they appeared in The Atlantic. "Backgrounds and Sources" includes relevant [...]