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Fresh, original and compelling, An Introduction to Literature is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at 'the beginning' and concluding with 'the end', the book covers topics that range from the familiar (character, narrative, the author) to the more unusual (secrets, pleasure, ghosts).... More

Learn literature through short stories, essays, biographies, autobiographies, poetry, drama, novels and much more.... More

Provides a broad and accessible analysis of Mexico's contemporary struggle for democratic development and it brings up to date issues ranging from electoral reform and accountability to drug trafficking, migration, and NAFTA.... More

Written by experts in cardiovascular disease, hematology, and oncology, The Washington Manual® of Cardio-Oncology: A Practical Guide for Improved Cancer Survivorship is a clinically relevant, easy-to-use primer on the detection, management, and improved cardiovascular-based patient outcomes in adult... More

Rapa Nui, one of the world’s most isolated island societies and home to the notable moai, has been at the centre of a tense debate for the past decade. Some see it as the site of a dramatic cultural collapse occurring before Western contact, where a self-inflicted ecocide was brought on by the exhau... More

Much has been written about how to engage students in their learning, but very little of it has issued from students themselves. Compiled by one of the leading scholars in the field of student voice, this sourcebook draws on the perspectives of secondary students in the United States, England, Canad... More

<P><P>A stunning collection of fiction, diary entries, screenplays, and scripts by the brilliant African-American artist and filmmaker <P><P>Relatively unknown during her life, the artist, filmmaker, and writer Kathleen Collins emerged on the literary scene in 2016 with the posthumous publication o... More

Many in higher education fear that the humanities are facing a crisis. But even if the rhetoric about "crisis" is overblown, humanities departments do face increasing pressure from administrators, politicians, parents, and students. In A New Deal for the Humanities, Gordon Hutner and Feisal G. Moham... More

This book addresses the specialized topic of input–output models for sustainable industrial systems. While these models are well-established tools for economic analysis, their underlying mathematical structure is also applicable to the analysis and optimization of a wide range of systems that are ch... More

Drawing on a range of approaches developed by paediatric chaplaincy teams worldwide, this edited collection provides best principles, practices and skills of chaplaincy work with neonates, infants, children, young people and their families. By engaging with paediatric chaplaincy from an internation... More

This volume challenges assumptions about—and highlights new approaches to—the study of ancient Egyptian society by tackling various thematic social issues through structured individual case studies. The reader will be presented with questions about the relevance of the past in the present. The chap... More

If you can possibly thirst for more mysterious metaphysical accounts of love, Trisha Telep has organized some of the greatest and most thrilling tales of paranormal paramours since The Eternal Kiss. She presents the acclaimed literary talent of thirteen unique authors, creating a collection of stor... More

Drawing extensively on personal experiences, this important volume looks at sexuality and relationships in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, painting a genuine picture of the range of sexualities and relationships people want. Honest and reflective, it shows how sexuality has bee... More

Successful Marriages and Families explores in-depth the principles and practices in "The Family: A Proclamation to the World. " Understanding and implementing these principles and practices will help build and strengthen families and help to prevent problems common to families all over the world. ... More

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, has infected people in 212 countries so far and on every continent except Antarctica.   Vast changes to our home lives, social interactions, government functioning and relations between countries have swept the world i... More

Das Mobilitätsprojekt „mobisaar“ verbessert die Teilhabe von mobilitätseingeschränkten Menschen und Menschen mit Behinderungen durch den Einsatz von Lots*innen und mit Technikunterstützung durch Apps. Das in vier saarländischen Landkreisen erfolgreich umgesetzte BMBF-Projekt wird nach 5 Jahren Laufz... More