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Reporting Disasters

Famine, Aid, Politics and the Media

by Suzanne Franks ...

The media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging perceptions of Africa and mobilising public opinion and philanthropic action in a dramatic new way. The contemporary international configuration of aid, media pressure, and official policy is still directly affected and sometimes distorted by what ... Read more

$20.99 USD

The media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging perceptions of Africa and mobilising public opinion and philanthropic action in a dramatic new way. The contemporary international configuration of aid, media pressure, and official policy is still directly affected and sometimes distorted by what
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Women and Journalism

by Suzanne Franks ...

Series series RISJ Challenges
In many countries, the majority of high profile journalists and editors remain male. Although there have been considerable changes in the prospects for women working in the media in the past few decades, women are still noticeably in the minority in the top journalistic roles, despite making up the majority of journalism students. In this book, Suzanne Franks looks at the key issues surrounding ... Read more

$23.99 USD

In many countries, the majority of high profile journalists and editors remain male. Although there have been considerable changes in the prospects for women working in the media in the past few decades, women are still noticeably in the minority in the top journalistic roles, despite making up the majority of journalism students. In this book, Suzanne Franks looks at the key issues surrounding
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Twilight in Babylon

by Suzanne Frank ...

Separated from the man she loves, Chloe Kingsley finds herself alone in Mesopotamia, haunted by memories and driven to survive. Here, in a land where upheavals in the heavens and a flood on earth portend catastrophe for mankind, the rulers demand an appeasement - a beautiful young woman to placate the gods. ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Separated from the man she loves, Chloe Kingsley finds herself alone in Mesopotamia, haunted by memories and driven to survive. Here, in a land where upheavals in the heavens and a flood on earth portend catastrophe for mankind, the rulers demand an appeasement - a beautiful young woman to placate the gods.
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Shadows on the Aegean

by Suzanne Frank ...

Time traveller Chloe Kingsley thinks she's returning from the splendour of ancient Egypt to her artist's life in Dallas. But she wakes up in ancient Crete as the seer of a sensual empire whose fall she foresees in visions of blood and fire. ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Time traveller Chloe Kingsley thinks she's returning from the splendour of ancient Egypt to her artist's life in Dallas. But she wakes up in ancient Crete as the seer of a sensual empire whose fall she foresees in visions of blood and fire.
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Sunrise on the Mediterranean

by Suzanne Frank ...

Time-traveller Chloe Kingsley wakes up in the Mediterranean, dressed in 1990s party clothes. Mistaken for a mermaid goddess, Chloe soon realises she is in biblical Canaan. She and Cheftu are reunited, only to become vassals to David, the Israelite king. ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Time-traveller Chloe Kingsley wakes up in the Mediterranean, dressed in 1990s party clothes. Mistaken for a mermaid goddess, Chloe soon realises she is in biblical Canaan. She and Cheftu are reunited, only to become vassals to David, the Israelite king.
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Laws of Migration

by Suzanne Frank ...

How a search for an exotic bird became a quest for love, forgiveness, and a new life.Birds, especially the ibis, have always fascinated Elize--that's why she became an ornithologist. But when her boss at the private Texas coastal institute where she's spent her career gives away her expected promotion, Elize flees to Morocco to lick her wounds and write a research paper that will prove her worth ... Read more

$14.99 USD

How a search for an exotic bird became a quest for love, forgiveness, and a new life.Birds, especially the ibis, have always fascinated Elize--that's why she became an ornithologist. But when her boss at the private Texas coastal institute where she's spent her career gives away her expected promotion, Elize flees to Morocco to lick her wounds and write a research paper that will prove her worth
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Technological Resources for Second Language Pronunciation Learning and Teaching

Research-based Approaches

by Shannon McCrocklin, Julia Choi, Anurag Das, Idée Edalatishams, Mai M. Eida, Vivian Flanzer, Suzanne Franks, Atsushi Fukada, Debra M. Hardison, Solène Inceoglu0, Di Liu1, Eugenie Mainake2, Mayu Miyamoto3, Aurore Mroz4, Michelle Ocasio5, Heather M. Offerman6, Tomoko Okuno7, Marnie Reed8, Ivana Rehman9, Veronica G. Sardegna0, Rachel Stuckel1, Jessica L. Sturm2, Jing Xuan Tian3, Namiko Uchida4, Mariko M. Wei5, Lara Wallace6, Karen Acosta7, Hsueh Chu Chen8 ...

Second language (L2) pronunciation has become increasingly visible as an important area of L2 teaching and research. Despite the growing number of resources available focused on L2 pronunciation, technology in L2 pronunciation has received much less attention. While technology has been an enduring strand of L2 pronunciation research, it has also been somewhat inconspicuous. Indeed, research has ... Read more

$105.99 USD

Second language (L2) pronunciation has become increasingly visible as an important area of L2 teaching and research. Despite the growing number of resources available focused on L2 pronunciation, technology in L2 pronunciation has received much less attention. While technology has been an enduring strand of L2 pronunciation research, it has also been somewhat inconspicuous. Indeed, research has
... Read more
Fundamental Differences

Feminists Talk Back to Social Conservatives

by Timothy J. Biblarz, Nancy D. Campbell, Victoria Davion, Jenrose Fitzgerald, Suzanne E. Franks, Janice Haaken, Valerie C. Johnson, Sharon Lamb, Valerie Lehr, Gwendolyn Mink, R Claire Snyder, Judith Stacey ...

Fundamental Differences brings together lucid interdisciplinary critiques of social conservative politics and ideas in the areas of welfare, family and school policy, gender representation, and conservative doctrine. The distinguished group of authors responds directly to New Right political discourse, identifying key ambiguities, ideological convictions, and methodological problems. ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Fundamental Differences brings together lucid interdisciplinary critiques of social conservative politics and ideas in the areas of welfare, family and school policy, gender representation, and conservative doctrine. The distinguished group of authors responds directly to New Right political discourse, identifying key ambiguities, ideological convictions, and methodological problems.
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Reflections in the Nile

A Novel

by J. Suzanne Frank ...

"Good storytelling . . . ancient Egypt comes alive!" —Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times –bestselling authorImagine that you, a contemporary tourist, are standing awestruck in an ancient Egyptian temple. Suddenly a vortex in time and space sends you back thousands of years to a desert kingdom of glittering splendor. Your body has merged with that of a scheming, beautiful princess, yet your ... Read more

$9.99 USD

"Good storytelling . . . ancient Egypt comes alive!" —Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times –bestselling authorImagine that you, a contemporary tourist, are standing awestruck in an ancient Egyptian temple. Suddenly a vortex in time and space sends you back thousands of years to a desert kingdom of glittering splendor. Your body has merged with that of a scheming, beautiful princess, yet your
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Let's Be Frank

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father, The Media Mogul You've Never Heard of

by Jane Biondi Munna, Frank Biondi ...

Narrated by Kevin Charles, Suzanne T. Fortin ...

Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

Integrity. Kindness. Hard work. Substance and value. Are these the words that describe a media mogul? They are when it’s the late Frank Biondi, the former CEO of HBO, Universal Studios, and Viacom, who leaves a legacy far beyond the movies and TV you love. Through Frank’s example, we can learn how to make good relationships alongside great deals, earn respect while earning multi-million dollar ... Read more

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Integrity. Kindness. Hard work. Substance and value. Are these the words that describe a media mogul? They are when it’s the late Frank Biondi, the former CEO of HBO, Universal Studios, and Viacom, who leaves a legacy far beyond the movies and TV you love. Through Frank’s example, we can learn how to make good relationships alongside great deals, earn respect while earning multi-million dollar
... Read more
Global Backlash

Citizen Initiatives for a Just World Economy

by Academic Consortium on International Trade, Dean Acheson, Action Canada Network, Alliance for Responsible Trade, Kofi Annan, Bama Athreya, Maude Barlow, Walden Bello, Patrick J. Buchanan, Gary Burtless, John Cavanagh, Suzanne Charle, Frank Church, Citizens Trade Campaign, Terry Collingsworth, Joseph Collins, Lance Compa, Michael Conroy, Maria Lorena Cook, Coordinadora de Defensa del Agua y de la Vida, Alan Durning, Rose Benz Ericson, Forest Stewardship Council, Homero Fuentes, Jacques B. Gelinas, Steven Gorelick, Angela Hale, Pharis Harvey, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Zahara Heckscher, Hemispheric Social Alliance, Rohini Hensman, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, International Forum on Globalization, Jubilee South, Martin Khor, Francis Moore Lappe, Robert Z. Lawrence, Levi Strauss & Co, Jerome Levinson, Robert E. Litan, Subcomandante Marcos, Iqbal Masih, Allan H. Meltzer, Todd Merrifield, Mexican Action Network on Free Trade, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, Jeremy Rifkin, Walter Rodney, Robin Round, Scholars Against Sweatshop Labor, Robert J. Shapiro, Dennis Smith, John J. Sweeney, Wada Taw-il, Blair Underwood, United Nations General Assembly, United States of America, Mark Weisbrot ...

Series series New Millennium Books in International Studies
Global Backlash is the first book to move beyond the monolithic portrayal of the globalization protests that have escalated since Seattle and are not likely to abate soon. With trenchant analysis and dozens of primary documents from a variety of popular and uncommon sources, Robin Broad explores proposals and initiatives coming from the backlash to answer the question, 'But what do they want?' A ... Read more

$60.99 USD

Global Backlash is the first book to move beyond the monolithic portrayal of the globalization protests that have escalated since Seattle and are not likely to abate soon. With trenchant analysis and dozens of primary documents from a variety of popular and uncommon sources, Robin Broad explores proposals and initiatives coming from the backlash to answer the question, 'But what do they want?' A
... Read more
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The Aztec UFO Incident

The Case, Evidence, and Elaborate Cover-up of One of the Most Perplexing Crashes in History

by Suzanne Ramsey, Scott Ramsey, Frank Thayer ...

Narrated by Paul Woodson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 30 min

The Aztec UFO Incident—the first ever widely publicized report of a recovered flying saucer—was derided as a hoax for decades. But now the Ramseys and Frank Thayer reveal the exact spot where the craft landed and show how the 100-foot diameter saucer was moved to a secret laboratory. Witnesses to the incident who were interviewed by the authors affirm that they were sworn to secrecy by the ... Read more

$17.99 USD

The Aztec UFO Incident—the first ever widely publicized report of a recovered flying saucer—was derided as a hoax for decades. But now the Ramseys and Frank Thayer reveal the exact spot where the craft landed and show how the 100-foot diameter saucer was moved to a secret laboratory. Witnesses to the incident who were interviewed by the authors affirm that they were sworn to secrecy by the
... Read more

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