An action-packed tale of gowns, guys, guns-and the heroines who use them all
Set in turn of the century London, "The Friday Society" follows the stories of three very intelligent and talented young women, all of whom are assistants to powerful men: Cora, lab assistant; Michiko, Japanese fight a[...]
Disability and gender are becoming increasingly complex in light of recent politics and scholarship. This volume provides findings not only about the discrimination practised against women and people with disabilities, but also about the productive parallelism between the two categories.[...]
Who was Rita Hayworth? Born Margarita Carmen Cansino, she spent her life subjected to others' definitions of her, no matter how hard she worked to claim her own identity. Although there have been many "revelations" about her life and career, Adrienne McLean's book aims to show that such disclosures [...]
Video games have long been seen as the exclusive territory of young, heterosexual white males. In a media landscape dominated by such gamers, players who do not fit this mold, including women, people of color, and LGBT people, are often brutalized in forums and in public channels in online play.[...]
Video games have long been seen as the exclusive territory of young, heterosexual white males. In a media landscape dominated by such gamers, players who do not fit this mold, including women, people of color, and LGBT people, are often brutalized in forums and in public channels in online play.[...]
A trio of darkly sensual romances features Hannah Howell's "Kiss of the Vampire," in which an innocent beauty finds salvation in the arms of a sensual creature who shows her the promise of immortal love. Reprint.[...]
In Revolutionary Suicide and Other Desperate Measures, Adrienne Carey Hurley examines how child abuse and youth violence are understood, manufactured, and represented, but still disavowed, in Japan and the United States. Through analysis of autobiographical fiction, journalism, film, and clinical ca[...]
Hitt/Miller/Colella, Organizational Behavior helps students understand the impact of effective management of people, teams and groups on organizational performance. Through this strategic framework, the authors illustrate organizational behavior as critical to implementing strategy, gaining competit[...]
Quandaries of the Small-District Superintendency teaches superintendents and superintendents-in-training how to develop critical frameworks for thinking through and addressing the problems and practices superintendents encounter daily. Focused on the particular needs of superintendents of districts [...]
A teen wakes up to find her nightmare is real in a novel Kirkus Reviews "calls "stark, compelling, perceptive: a winner" (starred review).
On the day after Halloween, Nan wakes up in a subway car. She is not dreaming. She doesn't know where she's been or what she's done. She's missing a whole da[...]
Kidex for Four's: Practicing Competent Child Care provides extensive tools for understanding and caring for four year olds in a child care setting. Suggestions for best practice care are integrated throughout the resource coupled with information to acquaint you with typical and atypical four year o[...]