Guide to Reference Books for School Media Centers
Guide to Reference Books for School Media Centers

Author: Margaret Irby Nichols

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13:

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This updated edition is a comprehensive guide to current reference materials for school media centres. The 54 subject categories include recommended reference resources in all curricular areas and for many extracurricular interests.

History and Story in the American Political Thriller Film
History and Story in the American Political Thriller Film

Author: Pablo Castrillo Maortua

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-08-29

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1793654719

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In this book, Pablo Castrillo Maortua analyzes the emergence of the political thriller in Hollywood at a time of angst and turmoil in the United States. The Cold War, the nuclear age, domestic and international scandals, and an increasingly deceitful political culture catalyzed a filmmaking current that would gradually develop its own narrative form and aesthetics into a new genre. Castrillo Maortua explores the dramatic identity and design of the American political thriller, tracking the close correlation between the evolution of the genre and the history of the United States from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the ensuing War on Terror. Ultimately, the author demonstrates how the American political thriller defies Hollywood conventions and cultural presuppositions with an entertaining yet critical view of the state of politics. Scholars of film studies, screenwriting, and genre theory will find this book of particular interest.

Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries and Media Centers, 1991
Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries and Media Centers, 1991

Author: Bohdan S. Wynar

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited

Published: 1991-06

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780872879348

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Essential for reference work and indispensable for collection development, this book allows librarians to locate the best new works in a given field through its convenient subject arrangement; to consult other published reviews from the citations provided; and to compare price, scope, and coverage of reference books in a particular subject area.

Space Exploration (eBook)
Space Exploration (eBook)

Author: Karen Hales Mecham

Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press

Published: 1995-09-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0787783064

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The information and activities in this Space Exploration Resource Guide are organized in roughly three sections: the Space Travel Simulation; Our Solar System and Beyond; and Energy, Force, and Motion in Space. Learning opportunities in each section are planned to engage children and teachers in experiences that allow for free exploration, concept development, and application of concepts. A classroom space shuttle simulation provides the focus for child exploration throughout the unit of study. The activities in the resource guide are not organized in a sequential, lock-step way, but rather are structured so teachers can choose from activities as if they were selecting from a menu—planning learning opportunities based on children's interests and levels of understanding. Four transparencies (print books) or PowerPoint slides (eBooks) are included to engage students in discussion and reinforce the concepts presented in the book.