D Christopher: 298 books
by Christopher Morgan, D. Travers Scott, John Patrick
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
A scorching tour through the less-traveled territories of gay desire! The American South is sweltering-and not just the climate. Indulge yourself in 16 tales of homosexual lust! Take in the distinctive language, the rich food, the tumultuous history-and of course the many contributions the Deep South...
Possessed Women, Haunted States
Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
Since the release of The Exorcist in 1973, there has been a surge of movies depicting young women becoming possessed by a demonic force that only male religious figures can exorcise, thereby saving the women from eventual damnation. This book considers this history of exorcism cinema by analyzing...
Heroes, Heroines, and Everything in Between
Challenging Gender and Sexuality Stereotypes in Children's Entertainment Media
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Current characters in children’s entertainment media illustrate a growing trend of representations that challenge or subvert traditional notions of gender and sexuality. From films to picture books to animated television series, children’s entertainment media around the world has consistently...
Defining Memory
Local Museums and the Construction of History in America's Changing Communities
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
Defining Memory uses case studies of exhibits from around the country to examine how local museums, defined as museums whose collections are local in scope or whose audiences are primarily local, have both shaped and been shaped by evolving community values and sense of history. Levin and her contributors...
The Counterinsurgency Challenge
A Parable of Leadership and Decision Making in Modern Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
A journey through the mind of a commander as he learns and adapts in a complex, deadly environment.
Violence Risk - Assessment and Management
Advances Through Structured Professional Judgement and Sequential Redirections
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
This expanded and updated new edition reflects the growing importance of the structured professional judgement approach to violence risk assessment and management. It offers comprehensive guidance on decision-making in cases where future violence is a potential issue.
Includes discussion of interventions...
by Dr Geoffrey Broughton, Geoffrey Broughton, Christopher Brumfit
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
For the many categories of EFL teachers throughout the world, this book examines the main principles which concern them. By drawing upon their experience the authors have indicated a modern and practical approach.
45 Amazing Key Ideas Of Adoption Of All Types
Learn Excellent Adoption Ideas With This Handbook And Discover Key Points On Russian Adoption, Open Adoption, How To Adopt A Child, Dog Adoptions And A Whole Lot More!
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
When it comes to adoption, you have to realize that it is more than just one person giving another one a child. Adoption is a legal way to allow a child to have permanent residency with another person other than their biological parents. There are also to reasons why someone will put their children...
New Contexts for Eighteenth-Century British Fiction
'Hearts Resolved and Hands Prepared'
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011
New Contexts for Eighteenth-Century British Fiction is a collection of thirteen essays honoring Professor Jerry C. Beasley, who retired from the University of Delaware in 2005. The essays, written by friends, collaborators and former students, reflect the scholarly interests that defined Professor...
A Generous Symphony
Hans Urs von Balthasar's Literary Revelations
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Hans Urs von Balthasar, one of the preeminent theologians of Roman Catholic theology in the modern era, constructed a theological world suffused by the literary, a vision carried across over 16 volumes of his magnum opus. A Generous Symphony offers a balanced appraisal of Balthasar’s literary achievement...
Urban Improvisations
Alternative Perspectives on the African American Experience
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
How do black men and women achieve intimacy in the club life? Can a vibrant, attractive black woman on the plus side find self-actualization? What does a line dance mean to black women when it is exploited to extreme limits? What does love between a Black man and a Black woman mean in postmodern America?...
by Christopher D Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
A Political Biography of Sarah Fielding provides the most complete discussion of Fielding’s works and career currently available. Tracing the development of Fielding’s artistic and instructive agendas from her earliest publications forward, Johnson presents a compelling portrait of a deeply read...
by Christopher D. Wickens, Justin G. Hollands, Simon Banbury
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Forming connections between human performance and design Engineering Psychology and Human Performance, 4e examines human-machine interaction. The book is organized directly from the psychological perspective of human information processing. The chapters generally correspond to the flow of information...
by Stephanie Alfaro, Jeffrey Blustein, Pascale Bonnefoy
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
This book explores the significance of remembering the rescuers denouncing human rights crimes as well as protecting and sheltering targeted victims—including the dead—during the Cold War state violence in Latin America. In light of newly unearthed archival evidence, testimonial memories, and...