The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict, 4th Edition
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict, 4th Edition

Author: Mitchell G. Bard, Ph.D.

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-09-02

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 1101217200

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Fully updated fourth edition. The Middle East is perhaps the most tumultuous area on earth, with ancient battles still being fought. This updated guide offers an intense look - through the lens of present-day knowledge - at current events and the everchanging political and social landscape, as well as the region's history. And it addresses: ?The re-arming of Hezbollah ?Iran's increased threat of acquiring nuclear weapons ?The odds of Palestinian unity in peace talks ?The evacuation from Gaza

Film Fourth Edition
Film Fourth Edition

Author: Maria Pramaggiore

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Published: 2020-01-13

Total Pages: 1046

ISBN-13: 178627759X

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Updated and expanded for a new edition, this is the perfect starter text for students of film studies. Packed full of visual examples from all periods of film history up to the present, Film:A Critical Introduction illustrates film concepts in context and in depth, addressing techniques and terminology used in film production and criticism, and emphasising thinking and writing critically and effectively. With reference to 450 new and existing images, the authors discuss contemporary films and film studies scholarship, as well as recent developments in film production and exhibition, such as digital technologies and new modes of screen media. New features in the fourth edition: Expanded discussion of changing cultural and political contexts for film and media industries, including #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #OscarsSoWhite Updated examples drawing from both contemporary and classic films in every chapter highlight that film studies is a vibrant and growing field New closing chapter expands the book's theoretical framework, linking foundational concepts in cinema studies to innovative new scholarship in media and screen studies Thoroughly revised and updated discussions of auteur theory, the long-take aesthetic, ideology in the superhero film and more

Young Adult Literature, Fourth Edition
Young Adult Literature, Fourth Edition

Author: Michael Cart

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2022-05-09

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0838937470

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Editorial Advisory Board: Sarah Park Dahlen, Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Marianne Martens, Associate Professor, School of Information, Kent State University; Amy Pattee, Associate Professor and Co-coordinator of Dual-Degree MS LIS/MA Children’s Literature, School of Library and Information Science, Children’s Literature, Simmons University “Comprehensive and substantial ... a highly recommended resource," raved VOYA about the third edition. Now, to keep pace with changes in the field of publishing and realign itself to the newest generation of young adults, Cart returns with a sweeping update of his classic text. Relied upon by educators, LIS instructors and students, and practitioners for its insight and thoroughness, his book surveys the landscape of YA lit both past and present, sketching out its origins and showing how it has evolved to deal with subjects every bit as complex as its audience; closely examines teen demographics, literacy, audiobooks, the future of print, the role of literary criticism, and other key topics; provides updated coverage of perennially popular genre fiction, including horror, sci fi, and dystopian fiction; delves deeply into multicultural and LGBTQIA+ literature, substantially updated in this edition; features expansive interviews with best-selling authors like Eric Shanower, Jackie Woodson, and Bill Konigsberg as well as several publishers and leaders in the field; discusses the impact of the Printz Award, ALAN’s Walden Award, the National Book Award, The Los Angeles Times Book Award, and other honors; and features abundant bibliographic material to aid in readers' advisory and collection development.

The Watchmen’S Chronicle
The Watchmen’S Chronicle

Author: Michael Tsaphah

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2017-03-08

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1532017707

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Raymond Mitchell Moore was once a Marine sniper and CIA assassin. The United States is now known as the Republican Occupied Majority European States of America, and an emperor named Natal Apollyon Vicar rules it. Respected for his service to his country, Raymond is given the job of Natals press secretary, never expecting he would soon be tried for treason. Raymond is caught and imprisoned for leaking a blog called The Watchmen Chronicle. His enemies are high up in the government: Secret Service agents and even his nemesis, the Reverend Maximus Coven. Coven was once part of a secret prophetic society, called the Watchmen Intercessory Counsel, which forewarned about Natals meteoric rise to power. Now one hundred years old, Raymond awaits trial for treason, but while rotting in prison, he writes an important journal about how Natals family came to power and how he met them. As it turns out, Raymond is much more than a press secretary; he was once given the task of raising a boy who would become the antichrist. Raymond has protected Natal all his life, so is he guilty or innocent of doing something awfuland in whose eyes?