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  • Natural Born Celebrities

    Serial Killers in American Culture

    by David Schmid ...
    This account of how serial killers impact society is a "compelling examination of the media phenomenon of the 'celebrity criminal' in American culture" (Joyce Carol Oates).Jeffrey Dahmer. Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Serial killers have become iconic figures in America, the subject of made-for-TV movies and mass-market paperbacks alike. But why do we find such luridly transgressive and horrific ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Zombie Talk

    Culture, History, Politics

    by David A. Reilly, David Castillo, David Schmid, John Edgar Browning ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Zombie Talk offers a concise, interdisciplinary introduction and deep analytical set of theoretical approaches to help readers understand the phenomenon of zombies in contemporary and modern culture. With essays that combine Humanities and Social Science methodologies, the authors examine the zombie through an array of cultural products from different periods and geographical locations: films ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Organizational Change and Development in Human Service Organizations

    by David Bargal, Hillel Schmid ...
    Through change and development, human service organizations can promote the well-being of their clients more effectively. This important book describes and analyzes recent research on organizational change and development in the social and human services. It is particularly relevant in light of the significant changes in these organizations during the last decade and the lack of literature in the ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • The Mammals of Trans-Pecos Texas

    Including Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks

    by Franklin D. Yancey II, David J. Schmidly, Stephen Kasper, Richard W. Manning ...
    Series series Integrative Natural History Series, sponsored by the Museum of Natural History Collections, Sam Houston State University
    One hundred and five species of mammals are native to the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. The greatly varied terrain, climate, and vegetation make its mammalian life exceptionally varied, ranging from tiny shrews to great elks, from bats to aquatic beavers and muskrats, from desert-dwelling kangaroo rats to forest-loving chipmunks, and from an assortment of mice and rats to predatory cougars and ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Teaching with Joy

    Educational Practices for the Twenty-First Century

    by Detine Bowers, Susan Caulfield, Kevin Cole, Beth Counihan, Laura Donnelly, Gregory Haye, Dan Huston, Anne Leadbetter, Corey Lewis, Marion Lynch, Laura Murphy, Karen Ogulnick, David Rodgers, Tom Schmid, Alvin Smith, Jinx Watson, Ralph Wells, Leslie Wolter, Allison Young, Elizabeth de la Portilla, Dulce Maria Gray, Libby Falk Jones ...
    This edited collection addresses the growing need for ideas and methods conducive to holistic educational practices and aims to encourage more personal growth in students too often distracted by the background noise of war, violence, racism, and environmental deterioration. The contributors are working teachers and professors who have integrated a degree of spirituality into a wide range of ... Read more

    $39.69 USD

  • The Poverty of Critical Theory in International Relations

    by Davide Schmid ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book addresses the ‘crisis of critique’ of Frankfurt School Critical Theory in International Relations and puts forward a proposal for how it can be overcome. It starts from the premise that the present conjuncture, marked by capitalist crisis and a fracturing international order, urgently calls for critical perspectives capable of clarifying the state of global affairs and the emancipatory ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Vernon Bailey

    Writings of a Field Naturalist on the Frontier

    by David J. Schmidly ...
    Series series Integrative Natural History Series, sponsored by the Museum of Natural History Collections, Sam Houston State University
    For the first time, this volume presents Vernon Bailey’s correspondences and field notes spanning the majority of his life and career, collected and annotated by David J. Schmidly. Born in 1864 and raised on a Minnesota farm, Vernon Bailey became the first person to conduct extensive biological surveys of Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Oregon. He was one of the founding members of the ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Mammals of Texas

    by David J. Schmidly, Robert D. Bradley ...
    From reviews of previous editions:“This is the standard reference about Texas mammals.” —Wildlife Activist“A must for anyone seriously interested in the wildlife of Texas.” —Texas Outdoor Writers Association News“[This book] easily fills the role of both a field guide and a desk reference, and is written in a style that appeals to the professional biologist and amateur naturalist alike. . . . [It] ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Bats of Texas

    by Loren K. Ammerman, Christine L. Hice, David J. Schmidly ...
    Series Book 43 - W. L. Moody Jr. Natural History Series
    With all new illustrations, color photographs, revised species accounts, updated maps, and a sturdy flexible binding, this new edition of the authoritative guide to bats in Texas will serve as the field guide and all-around reference of choice for amateur naturalists as well as mammalogists, wildlife biologists, and professional conservationists.Texas is home to all four families of bats that ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Is Two-Tier Health Care the Future?

    by Sara Allin, Sarah Barry, Sara Burke, Danielle Dawson, Lorraine Frisina Doetter, Stephen Duckett, Noushon Farmanara, Vanessa Gruben, Jeremiah Hurley, Martha Jackman, Bridget Johnston, Gregory P. Marchildon, Fiona McDonald, Rachel McKay, Jonathan Mullen, Zeynep Or, Aurélie Pierre, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, David Rudoler, Achim Schmid, Rikke Siersbaek, Stephen Thomas, Carolyn Hughes Tuohy ...
    Series series Law, Technology and Media
    Canadians are deeply worried about wait times for health care. Entrepreneurial doctors and private clinics are bringing Charter challenges to existing laws restrictive of a two-tier system. They argue that Canada is an outlier among developed countries in limiting options to jump the queue.This book explores whether a two-tier model is a solution.In Is Two-Tier Health Care the Future?, leading ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Violence in American Popular Culture

    [2 volumes]

    Edited by David Schmid ...
    This timely collection provides a historical overview of violence in American popular culture from the Puritan era to the present and across a range of media.Few topics are discussed more broadly today than violence in American popular culture. Unfortunately, such discussion is often unsupported by fact and lacking in historical context. This two-volume work aims to remedy that through a series of ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • Globalization and the State in Contemporary Crime Fiction

    A World of Crime

    Edited by David Schmid, Andrew Pepper ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Why has crime fiction become a global genre? How do writers use crime fiction to reflect upon the changing nature of crime and policing in our contemporary world? This book argues that the globalization of crime fiction should not be celebrated uncritically. Instead, it looks at the new forms and techniques writers are using to examine the crimes and policing practices that define a rapidly ... Read more

    $98.09 USD