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Winner of The Believer Book Award for Nonfiction "Meghan O'Gieblyn's deep and searching essays are written with a precise sort of skepticism and a slight ache in the heart. A first-rate and riveting collection." --Lorrie Moore A fresh, acute, and even profound collection that centers around two core (and related) issues of American identity: faith, in general and the specific forms Christianity takes in particular; and the challenges of living in the Midwest when culture is felt to be elsewhere. What does it mean to be a believing Christian and a Midwesterner in an increasingly secular America where the cultural capital is retreating to both coasts? The critic and essayist Meghan O'Gieblyn was born into an evangelical family, attended the famed Moody Bible Institute in Chicago for a time before she had a crisis of belief, and still lives in the Midwest, aka "Flyover Country." She writes of her "existential dizziness, a sense that the rest of the world is moving while you remain still," and that rich sense of ambivalence and internal division inform the fifteen superbly thoughtful and ironic essays in this collection. The subjects of these essays range from the rebranding (as it were) of Hell in contemporary Christian culture ("Hell"), a theme park devoted to the concept of intelligent design ("Species of Origin"), the paradoxes of Christian Rock ("Sniffing Glue"), Henry Ford's reconstructed pioneer town of Greenfield Village and its mixed messages ("Midwest World"), and the strange convergences of Christian eschatology and the digital so-called Singularity ("Ghosts in the Cloud"). Meghan O'Gieblyn stands in relation to her native Midwest as Joan Didion stands in relation to California - which is to say a whole-hearted lover, albeit one riven with ambivalence at the same time.
After publishing her lauded book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson became a household name in America. A marine biologist by training, Carson became a dedicated conservationist and her environmental writings influenced generations. Students will examine Carsons writing and research through the use of ample primary source evidence in order to better understand one of the most influential women in science in the twentieth century.
The years immediately following World War I gave rise to several concepts, one of which was women's suffrage, a movement that would catch fire in different countries around the world at different times in history. For America, that movement began in World War I and carried into World War II. This book explores the events of the movement, ideas that led to its formation and execution, how the key players in this era took great strides to accomplish their dreams, and what effects these achievements had in years and decades to come.
The first African-American to earn a doctorate at Harvard, W. E. B Du Bois went on to become one of historys most important civil rights activists. This text analyzes how Du Bois became a leading figure in American history and examines his most influential texts. Students will read and interpret his most important works within their historical context.
The evidence-based coverage oncology nurses need to safely and effectively care for patients or prepare for their certification exam Written by top experts in oncology nursing from leading cancer centers, Oncology Nursing Certification delivers comprehensive, well-written coverage of the must-know details of caring for oncologic patients and their families. Supported by useful tables, algorithms, illustrations, and clinical cases, the book features a practical, building-block organization that starts with the basics and advances to more complex topics. Oncology Nursing Certification is logically divided into four sections, which, taken as a whole, will gives nurses a complete understanding of this challenging nursing specialty: The Essentials, Certification Review, Practice Exams, and Key Reference Information. · Outstanding review for the oncologic nursing certification exam · Key features include Knowledge Competencies, High-Yield Term Glossaries, Clinical Case Reviews, and Chapter Summary Checklists · Includes two complete 150-question practice exams
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