Foundations of Abnormality: Myths, Misconceptions, and Movies

Author(s): Drew Curtis, Leslie Kelley

Does a full moon make people become looney? People are deeply fascinated with abnormal behavior and desire to understand why people do things that seem unusual. When individuals seek an understanding of abnormal behavior, they are often attempting to answer questions about others or themselves. Whil...

An Introduction to World Mythology

Author(s): Jayme B. Novara, Christina Gant

An Introduction to World Mythology is a comprehensive survey of myths from around the world that provides a solid foundation for literary study. Each chapter features myths of creation, destruction, tricksters, lovers, heroic tales, and other stories that reveal the beliefs and worldviews of anci...

Introductory Biology II Laboratory Manual

Author(s): Darlene Dickens

Meaningful Integration Across Curriculum: A Collaborative Approach

Author(s): Andrea Beam

Writing daily lesson plans can be quite consuming for a new teacher, but developing curriculum can be even more cumbersome. Meaningful Integration Across Curriculum: A Collaborative Approach will enlighten pre-service teachers and seasoned teachers alike to not only prepare for their specific con...

Inequality for None: Transforming Practices in Urban Education

Author(s): Jacqueline Hughes, Theresa Montano, William De La Torre

GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems, Fifth Edition, ebook bookstore

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God in the Details: A Biblical Survey of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures

Author(s): Tim Tsohantaridis, John Knox

God in the Details: A Biblical Survey of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures presents the story of the Bible in a systematic, yet straightforward manner. Readers are introduced to a broad investigation of the Hebrew and Greek scriptures (including writings from the intertestamental period), providing th...

School Finance: A California Perspective

Author(s): Arthur Townley, June Schmieder

California school finance resembles quantum physics in that both are extremely complex. California school finance has endured tremendous upheaval in the last three decades. Meeting the educational needs of an increasing and diverse student population remains a major challenge for the citizens of thi...

Cities Imagined: The African Diaspora in Media and History

Author(s): Walter Greason, Julian Chambliss

“Whose images are being juxtaposed? What information is being conveyed? Which aesthetics are being valued?” -          Frances Gateward and John Jennings, “The Blacker the Ink” “Afrofuturism is moving [toward] a more applied, theoretical, critical, and transdisciplinary approach…” -        ...

Cesare Lombroso: The Father of Criminology Redefined

Author(s): Alejandro Del Carmen, Robert Steven Jones, Randall Butler

What makes Cesare Lombroso: The Father of Criminology Redefined unique from all others that have attempted to define Lombroso from a personal and professional perspective, is that it was written by two historians and a criminologist. That is, the historical research eff orts employed have uncovered ...