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The Cry of the Curlew

By: Robin E.L. Disney

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The Cry of the Curlew tells the harrowing tale of Marnie, an Albanian refugee whose life is marked by constant upheaval and danger. The story begins with her dramatic rescue from an Essex Marsh by an elderly woman, setting the stage for a life perpetually shadowed by misfortune. Marnie’s journey is a tumultuous one. Just as she begins to find solace with a new family, the intrusion of the council upends her life once more. Her situation grows even more perilous when an inheritance draws the attention of the Albanian Mafia, demanding repayment for her father’s debts to people smugglers. Faced with overwhelming threats, Marnie is forced into slavery. Yet, her indomitable spirit leads her to escape and find refuge with another family, hoping for a life far removed from her turbulent past. However, the shadows of her debt loom large, and the sense of danger is ever-present. This novel delves deep into themes of love, loss, and the devaluation of human life at the hands of people smugglers. It portrays the desperate struggle of individuals trying to escape poverty and their relentless search for love and belonging. The story oscillates between moments of humor and profound sadness, highlighting the resilience and kindness of people even in the face of the harsh realities of the modern world. Through Marnie’s eyes, The Cry of the Curlew offers a poignant reflection on the immense challenges faced by refugees. It is a moving narrative that calls for empathy and understanding towards those who endure unimaginable hardships in their quest for a better life.

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That's All Folks?

Ecocritical Readings of American Animated Features

By: Robin L. Murray,Joseph K. Heumann

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That's All Folks?

Ecocritical Readings of American Animated Features

By: Robin L. Murray,Joseph K. Heumann

Examines animated films in the cultural and historical context of environmental movements"--Provided by publisher.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803235127

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Film, Environment, Comedy

Eco-Comedies on the Big Screen

By: Robin L. Murray,Joseph K. Heumann

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Film, Environment, Comedy

Eco-Comedies on the Big Screen

By: Robin L. Murray,Joseph K. Heumann

This book explores the transformative power of comedy to help connect a wider audience to films that explore environmental concerns and issues. This book offers a space in which to explore the complex ways environmental comedies present their eco-arguments. With an organizational structure that reveals the evolution of both eco-comedy films and theoretical approaches, this book project aims to fill a gap in ecocinema scholarship. It does so by exploring three sections arranged to highlight the breadth of eco-comedy: I. Comic Genres and the Green World: Pastoral, Anti-Pastoral, and Post-Pastoral Visions; II. Laughter, Eco-Heroes, and Evolutionary Narratives of Consumption; and III. Environmental Nostalgia, Fuel, and the Carnivalesque. Examining everything from Hollywood classics, Oscar winners, and animation to independent and international films, Murray and Heumann exemplify how the use of comedy can expose and amplify environmental issues to a wider audience than more traditional ecocinema genres and can help provide a path towards positive action and change. Ideal for students and scholars of film studies, ecocriticism, and environmental studies, especially those with a particular interest in ecocinema and/or ecocritical readings of popular films.

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Routledge

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1000588629

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Image, Text, Architecture

The Utopics of the Architectural Media

By: Robin Wilson

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Image, Text, Architecture

The Utopics of the Architectural Media

By: Robin Wilson

Image, Text, Architecture brings a radical and detailed analysis of the modern and contemporary architectural media, addressing issues of architectural criticism, architectural photography and the role of journal editors. It covers examples as diverse as an article by British artist Paul Nash in The Architectural Review, 1940, an early project by French architects Lacaton & Vassal published in the journal 2G, 2001, and recent photography by Hisao Suzuki for the Spanish journal El Croquis. At the intersection of image and text the book also reveals the role of the utopian impulse within the architectural media, drawing on theories of utopian discourse from the work of the French semiotician and art theorist Louis Marin, and the American Marxist critic Fredric Jameson. Through this it builds a fresh theoretical approach to journal studies, revealing a hitherto unexplored dimension of "latent" or "unconscious" discourse within the media portrait of architecture. The purpose of this enquiry is to highlight moments where a different type of critical voice emerges on the architectural journal page, indicating the possibility of a more progressive engagement with the media as a platform for critical and speculative thinking about architecture, and to rethink the journals’ role within architectural history.

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1317118871

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More Terrible Than Death

Drugs, Violence, and America's War in Colombia

By: Robin Kirk

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More Terrible Than Death

Drugs, Violence, and America's War in Colombia

By: Robin Kirk

More Terrible Than Death is a gripping work that maps the dramatic new relationship between the United States and Colombia in human terms, using portraits of the Colombians and Americans involved, the author's experiences in Colombia as a writer and human rights investigator and an insider's analysis of the political realities that shape the expanding war on drugs and the growing U.S. military presence there. Looking at the war from the ground up, interviewing and profiling human rights activists, guerrillas, and paramilitaries to explain how it has changed their lives, Robin Kirk gives depth and meaning to the headlines that leave unexplained the intimate dimension of the U.S./Colombian relationship.

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PublicAffairs

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0786740590

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9780786740598

Stephen King's The Bill Hodges Trilogy Concordance

By: Robin Furth

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Stephen King's The Bill Hodges Trilogy Concordance

By: Robin Furth

A detailed guide to Stephen King's The Bill Hodges Trilogy—Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of Watch.

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Simon and Schuster

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1501165917

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9781501165917

100 Things to Do in Orange County Before You Die

By: Robin Rockey

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100 Things to Do in Orange County Before You Die

By: Robin Rockey

Orange County, California, is a dazzling seaside treasure chest overflowing with sparkling beaches, exciting outdoor activities, vibrant cities, a thriving art scene, world-class shopping and dining, and seemingly endless sunshine. Maximize your time in this Pacific paradise and dodge the overhyped tourist traps with 100 Things to Do in Orange County Before You Die. Whether you’re a first-time visitor seeking surf, sun, and sand, or a lifelong local craving a deep dive into the region’s rich cultural history, this book will guide you to the best Orange County has to offer. Discover where to capture postcardworthy photos, fill your shopping bags with dapper duds, and stuff your belly with out-of-thisworld eats from incredible restaurants and underthe- radar rooftop bars. Escape to Laguna Beach’s secluded coves, discover Disneyland originals that you won’t find at any other park, chase waterfalls in Holy Jim Canyon, and learn where to raise a glass to Seal Beach’s infamous Prohibition-era rum runners. Local author Robin Rockey brings an insider’s eye and a SoCal spirit to this indispensable guide. Expertly crafted itineraries take the guesswork out of planning your day, so you can spend more time exploring or simply lounging by the beach. Your Orange County adventure starts now!

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Reedy Press LLC

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1681062267

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Strange Love

Or how We Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Market

By: Robin Truth Goodman,Kenneth J. Saltman

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Strange Love

Or how We Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Market

By: Robin Truth Goodman,Kenneth J. Saltman

Seeks to answer the question of how varied cultural forms--in this case, curricula, multicultural literature, and popular films--educate the public ideologically. Interrogates the relationship between the political economy of globalization and the new human rights imperialism and the cultural politics that educate the public into complicity with it through such narratives as family, war, politics, privatization, and innocence. [Introduction].

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742516350

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Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life

By: John R. Baldwin,Robin R. Means Coleman,Alberto González,Suchitra Shenoy-Packer

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Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life

By: John R. Baldwin,Robin R. Means Coleman,Alberto González,Suchitra Shenoy-Packer

Written for students studying intercultural communication for the first time, this textbook gives a thorough introduction to inter- and cross-cultural concepts with a focus on practical application and social action. Provides a thorough introduction to inter- and cross-cultural concepts for beginning students with a focus on practical application and social action Defines “communication” broadly using authors from a variety of sub disciplines and incorporating scientific, humanistic, and critical theory Constructs a complex version of culture using examples from around the world that represent a variety of differences, including age, sex, race, religion, and sexual orientation Promotes civic engagement with cues toward individual intercultural effectiveness and giving back to the community in socially relevant ways Weaves pedagogy throughout the text with student-centered examples, text boxes, applications, critical thinking questions, a glossary of key terms, and online resources for students and instructors Online resources for students and instructors available upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/baldwin

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444332368

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9781444332360

Fear

The History of a Political Idea

By: Corey Robin

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Fear

The History of a Political Idea

By: Corey Robin

For many commentators, September 11 inaugurated a new era of fear. But as Corey Robin shows in his unsettling tour of the Western imagination--the first intellectual history of its kind--fear has shaped our politics and culture since time immemorial. From the Garden of Eden to the Gulag Archipelago to today's headlines, Robin traces our growing fascination with political danger and disaster. As our faith in positive political principles recedes, he argues, we turn to fear as the justifying language of public life. We may not know the good, but we do know the bad. So we cling to fear, abandoning the quest for justice, equality, and freedom. But as fear becomes our intimate, we understand it less. In a startling reexamination of fear's greatest modern interpreters--Hobbes, Montesquieu, Tocqueville, and Arendt--Robin finds that writers since the eighteenth century have systematically obscured fear's political dimensions, diverting attention from the public and private authorities who sponsor and benefit from it. For fear, Robin insists, is an exemplary instrument of repression--in the public and private sector. Nowhere is this politically repressive fear--and its evasion--more evident than in contemporary America. In his final chapters, Robin accuses our leading scholars and critics of ignoring "Fear, American Style," which, as he shows, is the fruit of our most prized inheritances--the Constitution and the free market. With danger playing an increasing role in our daily lives and justifying a growing number of government policies, Robin's Fear offers a bracing, and necessary, antidote to our contemporary culture of fear.

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Oxford University Press

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0190288957

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America Past and Present

By: Robin Pridy

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America Past and Present

By: Robin Pridy

Explore America’s past, celebrate its many cultural achievements, and see how the country has evolved through its history. Experience America as an ever-changing landscape in this fascinating visual guide depicting more than 200 iconic photographs of buildings and places that have made the United States the country it is today. Archival photographs are presented side by side with modern views to show change through the course of history. America Past and Present aims to bear witness to these changes, from the Hoover Dam’s incredible engineering to the grand vision of Disneyland and the majesty of Niagara Falls. This selection of American places can also reveal our shifting understanding of the United States—from a wilderness to conquer to one to cherish and preserve, from conflicts over American Indian territory and the legacy of slavery to one of reconciliation. With these images, you’ll see America, both past and present, looking to an even brighter future. A lenticular cover with archival and modern photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge offers readers a preview of what’s inside.

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Simon and Schuster

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1667205145

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9781667205144

Advertising by Design

Generating and Designing Creative Ideas Across Media

By: Robin Landa

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Advertising by Design

Generating and Designing Creative Ideas Across Media

By: Robin Landa

A real-world introduction to advertising design in today's industry Advertising by Design is the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to concept generation and design for advertising. Step-by-step instructions and expert discussion guide you through the fundamentals, as you develop the deeper understanding that connects the dots and sparks your creativity. Interviews with leading creative directors provide a glimpse into the real-world idea generation process, and case studies of successful ads allow you to dissect both the process and result to discover the keys to effective advertising. This new third edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the industry's shift from print and TV ads to fully integrated transmedia campaigns, giving you invaluable insight into a broad range of media channels. New concepts and strategies for social media, digital media, pull marketing, creative content, and more are discussed in depth to help you tell an engaging story using every tool at your disposal. Ancillaries include PowerPoint slides and quizzes bring this book right into the classroom for a complete introduction to advertising design. Students seeking a career in advertising need the ability to generate idea-driven campaigns and adapt them for use in print, mobile, television, and social media formats. This book provides the well-rounded instruction required to succeed in the digital age. Master the fundamentals of advertising design for a range of media channels Integrate print, web, social media, and more to convey an engaging story Jumpstart your creativity with lessons from top creative directors Build your knowledge base around the reality of modern advertising Effective advertisers blend ideas, information, and entertainment in a way that reaches a range of audiences through a range of media types; this requires deep mastery of idea generation, copywriting, and graphic design. Advertising by Design helps you develop the skills and knowledge today's advertising industry demands. "With its colorful, current examples, insightful interviews and relevant and thorough content, this book is the winning text for me." (Journal of Advertising Education, Sage Journals - Spring 2017)

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1118971078

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The Index of Prohibited Books

Four Centuries of Struggle over Word and Image for the Greater Glory of God

By: Robin Vose

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The Index of Prohibited Books

Four Centuries of Struggle over Word and Image for the Greater Glory of God

By: Robin Vose

The first comprehensive history of the Catholic Church’s notorious Index, with resonance for ongoing debates over banned books, censorship, and free speech. For more than four hundred years, the Catholic Church’s Index Librorum Prohibitorum struck terror into the hearts of authors, publishers, and booksellers around the world, while arousing ridicule and contempt from many others, especially those in Protestant and non-Christian circles. Biased, inconsistent, and frequently absurd in its attempt to ban objectionable texts of every conceivable description—with sometimes fatal consequences—the Index also reflected the deep learning and careful consideration of many hundreds of intellectual contributors over the long span of its storied evolution. This book constitutes the first full study of the Index of Prohibited Books to be published in English. It examines the reasons behind the Church’s attempts to censor religious, scientific, and artistic works, and considers not only why this most sustained of campaigns failed, but what lessons can be learned for today’s debates over freedom of expression and cancel culture.

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Reaktion Books

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1789146585

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Italian Literature since 1900 in English Translation 1929-2016

An Annotated Bibliography, 19292016

By: Robin Healey

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Italian Literature since 1900 in English Translation 1929-2016

An Annotated Bibliography, 19292016

By: Robin Healey

Providing the most complete record possible of texts by Italian writers active after 1900, this annotated bibliography covers over 4,800 distinct editions of writings by some 1,700 Italian authors. Many entries are accompanied by useful notes that provide information on the authors, works, translators, and the reception of the translations. This book includes the works of Pirandello, Calvino, Eco, and more recently, Andrea Camilleri and Valerio Manfredi. Together with Robin Healey's Italian Literature before 1900 in English Translation, also published by University of Toronto Press in 2011, this volume makes comprehensive information on translations from Italian accessible for schools, libraries, and those interested in comparative literature.

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1487502923

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The Cry of the Curlew

By: Robin E.L. Disney

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The Cry of the Curlew

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Geek Charming

By: Robin Palmer

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Geek Charming

By: Robin Palmer

The ideal L.A. fairy tale for fans of Once Upon a Time and L.A. Candy! Inspiration for the Disney Channel TV movie, Geek Charming! Dylan Shoenfield is the princess of L.A.'s posh Castle Heights High. She has the coolest boyfriend, the most popular friends, and a brand-new 'it' bag that everyone covets. But when she accidentally tosses her bag into a fountain, this princess comes face-to-face with her own personal frog: self professed film geek Josh Rosen. In return for rescuing Dylan's bag, Josh convinces Dylan to let him film her for his documentary on high school popularity. Reluctantly, Dylan lets F-list Josh into her A-list world, and is shocked to realize that sometimes nerds can be pretty cool. But when Dylan's so-called prince charming of a boyfriend dumps her flat, her life--and her social status--comes to a crashing halt. Can Dylan--with Josh's help--pull the pieces together to create her own happily-ever-after?

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0142411221

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The Cry of the Curlew

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That's All Folks?

That's All Folks?

Film, Environment, Comedy

Film, Environment, Comedy

Image, Text, Architecture

Image, Text, Architecture

More Terrible Than Death

More Terrible Than Death

Stephen King's The Bill Hodges Trilogy Concordance

Stephen King's The Bill Hodges Trilogy Concordance

100 Things to Do in Orange County Before You Die

100 Things to Do in Orange County Before You Die

Strange Love

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Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life

Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life

Fear

Fear

America Past and Present

America Past and Present

Advertising by Design

Advertising by Design

The Index of Prohibited Books

The Index of Prohibited Books

Italian Literature since 1900 in English Translation 1929-2016

Italian Literature since 1900 in English Translation 1929-2016

The Cry of the Curlew

The Cry of the Curlew

Geek Charming

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