Sara David: 36 books

The history of South Texas is more racially and ethnically complex than many people realize. As a border area, South Texas has experienced some especially interesting forms of racial and ethnic intersection, influenced by the relatively small number of blacks (especially in certain counties), the...

Here is an anthology filled with content specifically selected for readers who have a strong interest in women’s participation in the Asian martial traditions. In addition to combative theory and practice, topics include aspects of theatrical performance, music, dance, gender studies, and insights...

The Simpsons questions what is culturally acceptable, showcasing controversial issues like homosexuality, animal rights, the war on terror, and religion. This subtle form of political analysis is effective in changing opinions and attitudes on a large scale. Homer Simpson Marches on Washington explores...

From the Center for Creative Leadership's most popular and best known leadership program Leadership Development Program comes a book for anyone who wants to have a competitive edge in today's complex marketplace. Discovering the Leader in You shows what it looks like to fit in a leadership role and...

Scholars from psychology, neuroscience, economics, animal behavior, and evolution describe the latest research on the causes and consequences of overconsumption. Our drive to consume—our desire for food, clothing, smart phones, and megahomes—evolved from our ancestors' drive to survive....

Reviews advances in understanding how breeding and growth affects the development of quality attributes such as fat content and tenderness;  Summarises recent research on how management of cattle and carcass handling affects sensory properties;  Discusses current research on measuring and optimising quality traits such as color, flavor and tenderness

This indispensable text reader provides a broad-ranging and thoughtfully organized feminist introduction to the ongoing controversies of development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Designed for use in a variety of college courses, the volume collects an influential group of essays first published...

Featuring essays by world-renowned scholars, Diasporas charts the various ways in which global population movements and associated social, political and cultural issues have been seen through the lens of diaspora. Wide-ranging and interdisciplinary, this collection considers critical concepts shaping...

La rivoluzione di Ciclope arriva a compimento! Scott Summers è ormai compromesso e le sue decisioni determineranno la sua rovina o la sua redenzione. Kitty Pryde e Illyana Rasputin combattono una legione di mostri in una missione che non avrebbero mai potuto immaginare. I giovani X-Men, gli X-Men...

Miles Morales ha il suo costume, i suoi lanciaragnatele e, finalmente, un arcinemico di serie A… c’è un nuovo Venom in città, e il mostro ha fame. Ma qual è la sua vera identità? I segreti di Spider-Man sono in pericolo, e con essi la sua famiglia. Miles dovrà combattere il suo nuovo, terribile...

Miles Morales, l’Ultimate Spider-Man, torna in azione! È l’anniversario della morte di Peter Parker, il primo Spider-Man, ma mentre il mondo si unisce nel ricordo dell’eroe scomparso vengono rivelate alcune sconvolgenti verità che lo riguardano. E un super criminale ritorna dal passato, pronto...

ALTERNATIVE TRUTHS, a fvisionairy anthology dreamed up by two Pacific Northwest authors In the aftermath of the presidential inauguration, Bob Brown and Phyllis Irene Radford asked the science fiction writers they know to imagine a post-Trump, post-truth world ALTERNATIVE TRUTHS is about the...

Recent work on empathy theory, research, and applications, by scholars from disciplines ranging from neuroscience to psychoanalysis. There are many reasons for scholars to investigate empathy. Empathy plays a crucial role in human social interaction at all stages of life; it is thought to help...

It is increasingly challenging for teachers to educate without a deeper understanding of the experience of their students. This is particularly the case in marginalised groups of young people who are subject to loss, grief, trauma and shame. Through a snapshot of the diverse student populous, this...