Michael Gabriel: 30 books

Book cover of A Critical Companion to James Cameron
by Adam Barkman, Alissa Burger, Antonio Sanna
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018

This book offers a comprehensive, academic and detailed study of the works of James Cameron, whose films include successful productions such as the first two Terminator films (1984-91), Aliens (1986), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009), but also lesser known films such as Piranha 2: The Spawning (1981),...
Book cover of Teaching Terror

Teaching Terror

Strategic and Tactical Learning in the Terrorist World

by Cindy C. Combs, R Kim Cragin, Brian A. Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2006

In the world of terrorism, knowledge is a critical asset. Recent studies have revealed that, among international terrorists, there is a global sharing of ideas, tactics, strategies, and lessons learned. Teaching Terror examines this sharing of information in the terrorist world, shaping our understanding...
Book cover of Social Pedagogy and Working with Children and Young People
by Inge Bryderup, Stefan Kleipoedszus, Jytte Juul Jensen
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011

Social pedagogy is an innovative discipline that supports children's upbringing and overall development by focusing on the child as a whole person. It has been described as where education and care meet or as 'education in its broadest sense'. This book provides a comprehensive overview of...
Book cover of Romantic Sustainability

Romantic Sustainability

Endurance and the Natural World, 1780–1830

by Molly Hall, Lauren Cameron, Kultej Dhariwal
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015

Romantic Sustainability is a collection of sixteen essays that examine the British Romantic era in ecocritical terms. Written by scholars from five continents, this international collection addresses the works of traditional Romantic writers such as John Keats, Percy Shelley, William Wordsworth, Lord...
Book cover of Dis-Enclosure

Dis-Enclosure

The Deconstruction of Christianity

by Jean-Luc Nancy, Gabriel Malenfant, Michael B. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2009

This book is a profound and eagerly anticipated investigation into what is left of a monotheistic religious spirit—notably, a minimalist faith that is neither confessional nor credulous. Articulating this faith as works and as an objectless hope, Nancy deconstructs Christianity in search of the...
Book cover of Black Mirror and Critical Media Theory
by Michael Mario Albrecht, Osei Alleyne, Francois Allard-Huver
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2018

Black Mirror is The Twilight Zone of the twenty-first century. Already a philosophical classic, the series echoes the angst of an era, a civilization and consciousness fully engulfed in the 24/7 media spectacle spanning the planet. With clever plots and existential themes, Black Mirror presents near-futures...
Book cover of 101 Silly Ways to Pull Out Your Loose Tooth
by Michael Roman, Gabriel Roman, Isaiah Roman
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014

A loose tooth. We all know it can be difficult to pull a loose tooth. You can read about 101 different ways to get your loose tooth out. The methods range from Silly, Crazy, Random, Using Technology, and ideas that would just plain hurt. These suggestions are meant to be funny. Many are jokes. Do not...
Book cover of Psychoanalytic Trends in Theory and Practice

Psychoanalytic Trends in Theory and Practice

The Second Century of the Talking Cure

by Ann G. Smolen, Gabriel Ruiz, M. Hossein Etezady
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2018

Psychoanalytic Trends in Theory and Practice serves as a guide for the novice, and a refresher for the expert, into the history and current status of major psychoanalytic concepts. Each chapter author, reviews the development of a concept over the history of psychoanalysis, includes clinical examples...
Book cover of We Reason & We Prove for ALL Mathematics

We Reason & We Prove for ALL Mathematics

Building Students’ Critical Thinking, Grades 6-12

by Fran Arbaugh, Margaret (Peg) S. Smith, Justin D. Boyle
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018

Sharpen concrete teaching strategies that empower students to reason-and-prove What does reasoning-and-proving instruction look like and how can teachers support students’ capacity to reason-and-prove? Designed as a learning tool for mathematics teachers in grades 6-12, this book transcends...
Book cover of Rock Art of the Caribbean
by Divaldo Antonio Gutierrez Calvache, Racso Fernandez Ortega, Pedro A. Alvarado Layos
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011

This compilation, by an international grouping of scholars, focuses on the nature of Caribbean rock art or rock graphics and makes clear the region's substantial and distinctive rock art tradition. Thorough and comparative, it includes data on the history of rock graphic research, the nature of the...
Book cover of Evaluating The Undergraduate Research Experience

Evaluating The Undergraduate Research Experience

A Guide for Program Directors and Principal Investigators

by Michael K. Gardner, Gabriel M. DellaPiana, Connie Kubo DellaPiana
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014

The current movement toward more and better research experiences for undergraduates has spread across disciplines in the arts, humanities, science, mathematics, and engineering beyond the “research university” to the full range of postsecondary institutions of higher education. Along with this...
Book cover of A Brief History of South American Metatherians

A Brief History of South American Metatherians

Evolutionary Contexts and Intercontinental Dispersals

by Francisco Goin, Michael Woodburne, Ana Natalia Zimicz
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015

This book summarizes major aspects of the evolution of South American metatherians, including their epistemologic, phylogenetic, biogeographic, faunal, tectonic, paleoclimatic, and metabolic contexts. A brief overview of the evolution of each major South American lineage ("Ameridelphia",...
Book cover of Verfluchte Mahnmale und Gedenkstätten
by Roland Mörchen, Nicola Hölderle, Andreas Dörr
Language: German
Release Date: October 22, 2018

Verlassen stehen sie da. Niemand hat sie seit Jahren beachtet. Kein Mensch kümmert sich mehr darum. Die Steine sind verwittert, die Inschriften oft kaum mehr lesbar. Gras, Moos, wild aufgegangene Bäumchen oder Sträucher verdecken sie beinahe … Doch nicht nur von der Welt fast vergessene Mahnmale...
Book cover of Sozialethische Dimensionen in Europa

Sozialethische Dimensionen in Europa

Von einer Wirtschaftsunion zu einer Wertegemeinschaft

by Ulrich H. J. Körtner, Ingeborg Gabriel, Rudolf Uertz
Language: German
Release Date: November 21, 2013

Europa ist nicht nur eine Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion, sondern in hohem Maße auch eine Gemeinschaft der politischen und sozialethischen Werte. Sie sind unverzichtbar in einer grenzüberschreitenden Union, in die jedes Land seine kulturelle Identität mit ihren vielfältigen Werten und Traditionen...
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