M E James: 186 books
Viewpoints on Media Effects
Pseudo-reality and Its Influence on Media Consumers
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
Viewpoints on Media Effects: Pseudo-reality and Its Influence on Media Consumers continues the ongoing research of media effects by illuminating not only the negative effects of media consumption, but also some of the pro-social aspects, with a special focus on social media. Recommended for scholars...
by Elisabeth Lambert Abdelgawad, Jean-Marc Akakpo, Zeynep Arkan
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
This book examines the political and legal challenges of regional governance of the 28 countries of the European Union and the 48 in the Council of Europe. The contributions, dilemmas, and moral hazards from this record of nearly seven decades of regional inter-governmental institutions has kept the...
A Communication Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue
Living Within the Abrahamic Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2013
Communication theory provides a compelling way to understand how people of faith can and should work together in today’s tumultuous world. In A Communication Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue, fifteen authors present their experiences and analyses of interfaith dialogue, and contextualize interfaith...
by Lenore E.A. Walker, James M. Pann, David L. Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2015
This timely brief resource introduces a new evidence-based model for treatment of mentally ill individuals in jails, with emphasis on community-based options. Forensic mental health experts review police alternatives to arresting mentally ill persons in confrontations, the efficacy of problem-solving...
Cultures of War in Graphic Novels
Violence, Trauma, and Memory
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2018
Cultures of War in Graphic Novels examines the representation of small-scale and often less acknowledged conflicts from around the world and throughout history. The contributors look at an array of graphic novels about conflicts such as the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901), the Irish struggle for national...
Ketogenic Diets
Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2011
Sometimes referred to as a "miracle diet," the ketogenic diet has helped doctors treat difficult-to-control epileptic seizures in thousands of children. Coauthored by four respected experts from Johns Hopkins, Ketogenic Diets continues to be the definitive guide for parents, physicians,...
Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education
Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First Century Student and Modern Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century Student and Modern Workplace presents a thorough consideration of the role, use, and implications of transformative and active instructional strategies in higher education. It examines the changing landscape...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 2
Breeding, pests and diseases
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased significantly, partly because of continued vulnerability to pests and diseases. In addition, cultivation has been seen...
by Roland E. Murphy, Bruce M. Metzger, David Allen Hubbard
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and...
by James E. Campbell, M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
A brief summary from the author:
Psychological Therapy in a Pharmacological World has been written to encourage an alternative look at current-day approaches to psychiatric therapy, and to share with my colleagues insights I have gained over 40 years of practice.
- Understanding the psychological...
The Rock-Art of Eastern North America
Capturing Images and Insight
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Showcases the wealth of new research on sacred imagery found in 12 states and 4 Canadian provinces.
In archaeology, rock-art—any long-lasting marking made on a natural surface—is similar to material culture (pottery and tools) because it provides a record of human activity and ideology...
by David M. Dozier, Larissa A. Grunig, James E. Grunig
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
This book reports findings of a three-nation study of public relations and communication management sponsored by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Research Foundation. The Excellence Study provides communication managers and public relations practitioners with information...
Natural Product Extraction
Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Natural products are sought after by the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, and research continues into their potential for new applications. Extraction of natural products in an economic and environmentally-friendly way is of high importance to all industries involved.
This book...
A Murder in West Covina
Chronicle of the Finch-Tregoff case
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
On late evening in June of 1959 gunshots echoed through southills neighborhood of West Covina, California. Dr. R. Bernard Finch had murdered his wife, Barbara Jean. His accomplice was his 18 year old paramour, Carole Tregoff. The only witness; the young au pare from Sweden, Marie Anne Lidholm. Three...