Subverting stereotypical images of women, often revelling in their own sex appeal, a new generation of feminist artists is remaking the pin-up, much as Annie Sprinkle, Cindy Sherman, and others did in the 1970s and 1980s. As shocking as contemporary feminist pin-ups are intended to be, perhaps more [...]

Abbas Kiarostami's films - Close-Up, Life and Nothing More, Through the Olive Trees, Taste of Cherry (winner of the 1997 Palme d'Or at Cannes), and Ten - have taken their place alongside the masterworks of world cinema. Yet Kiarostami, the most influential filmmaker of post-revolutionary Iran, has p[...]

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy is a chronic nerve condition characterized by severe burning pain, excessive sweating, changes in the bones and skin, and extreme sensitivity to touch. It usually occurs at the site of an injury, but the cause of the disorder is unknown. This book provides holistic day-t[...]

This is an elegant yoga book designed for practice, contemplation, and creativity for students and teachers of yoga. This book is both a systematic study guide and a work of art. Detailing five of Elena s yoga classes available on YogaGlo, this book invites you to craft your own profound practices, [...]

Era la vispera de Navidad, y en todo el hogar reinaba la paz, no se escuchaba ni un solo ruidito, ni tan siquiera el de un ratoncito. Junto a la chimenea las medias colgaban, pues a San Nicolas ya pronto esperaban. Abrigados, los ninos cada uno en su cama, suenan con los dulces, que tendran manana.<[...]

This volume combines diverse research scenarios to present a solid framework for analysis of figurative language.[...]

This volume combines diverse research scenarios to present a solid framework for analysis of figurative language. Figurative Language, Genre and Register brings together discourse analysis and corpus linguistics in a cutting-edge study of figurative language in spoken and written discourse. The aut[...]

This book synthesizes all current information and research on the infrared technology of InAs/(In,Ga)Sb Strained Layer Superlattice (SLS) Detectors, covering both the basic science and technological aspects. The chapters are contributed by leading researchers from the top industrial, academic, and g[...]

In this first study of Latino/a literature to systematically examine the post-Sixties generation of writers, The Latino/a Canon challenges the ways that Latino/a literary studies imagines the relationship between art, politics, and the market.[...]