Can anyone predict the future? Meet twelve mind-boggling personalities who seemed to know how. Among them are: The ancient Maya, who invented a remarkably accurate calendar that gave a date for the
Tadeo’s dream-like journey around the world in search of the “perfect circle” takes him from his home in South America to the Turkish bazaar in Istanbul, the African sava
This original study discovers the bourgeois in the modernist and the dissenting style of Bohemia in the new artistic movements of the 1910s. Brooker sees the bohemian as the example of the modern arti
The criticism of Irish writer James Joyce's (1882-1941) works has expanded so profligately that even a brief survey of it could prove burdensome, says Brooker (English U. of London-Birkbeck College).
"The text is wide-ranging and discusses different approaches and examples of good practice in supporting transition, from around the world. ... Supporting Transitions in the Early Years gives early ye
Will Brooker, author of Batman Unmasked and Using the Force, turns his attention to Lewis Carroll and Alice. He takes the reader through a fascinating and revealing tour of late 20th Century popular c
Brooker (dementia care practice, U. of Bradford), who is also a practitioner, explains the benefits of real person-centered practice in the care of dementia while being realistic about expected outcom
In this study of fandom at its most intense, Will Brooker examines the Star Wars phenomenon from the audience's perspective, and discovers that the saga exerts a powerful influence over the social, cu
The first edition of BIOLOGY, written by Dr. Rob Brooker, Dr. Eric Widmaier, Dr. Linda Graham, andDr. Peter Stiling, has reached thousands of students and provided them with an outstanding view of the
Genetics: Analysis and Principles is a one-semester, introductory genetics textbook that takes an experimental approach to understanding genetics. By weaving one or two experiments into the narrative
