In today's world children are exposed to many explicit messages of sexuality in the media. Shewmaker, an associate professor of psychology at Abilene Christian University, considers children's consump
This unusual book examines definitions of the fable, apologue, parable, moral tale, etc. It then proposes the use of the term exemplum, used by medieval scribes, to define all types of wisdom narrativ
Founded in the first 100 days of the Franklin Roosevelt administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps (originally called the Emergency Conservation Work) was designed to put unemployed youth to work
In two volumes, this comprehensive encyclopedia presents information on all aspects of adoption relating to topics such as culture, child welfare, advocacy, selected famous adoptees and adopters, birt
Originally a military and scientific computational tool of a small number of government, scientific, and corporate elites in the late 1940s, the computer has evolved significantly in less than 70 year
In March 1984 the United Freedom Front bombed a corporate office in Harrison, New York. In November 2003 the Indiana Holocaust Memorial Museum was destroyed by arson. These and over 3000 other inciden
From newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, selected articles and transcripts are presented unabridged, arranged by war in eight volumes, each volume introduced with an overview essay as is eac
The chapters in this volume recognize that different contexts, sites, and institutional goals will raise different sets of questions and judgements about what constitutes ethical writing instruction,
Psychologists, theologians, medical doctors, and Christian clergy discuss the significance of spiritual direction and identify the problems that inhibit one's ability to reach spiritual goals in moder
Paper edition of a 1998 work, about which Book News wrote: Williams (education, Syracuse U.) aims to fill a gap in the research literature on drug use with this book that specifically covers college w
Recent historical events make it clear that the world is in for a long-term continuation of ethnic rivalries that have been going on for centuries. The short-term hegemony of the European empires, the
The authors examine 31 wars, battles, or campaigns from Meggido (1479 B.C. to the fall of Constantinople (A.D. 1453) that had the greatest impact on the ancient world, stretching from the Mediterranea
The Tudor era (1485-1603) was one of the most culturally significant periods in history. Under three generations of Tudor rulers, the era witnessed the advent of humanism, the birth of the Reformation
This book provides readers and researchers with a critical examination of mass shootings as told by the media, offering research-based, factual answers to oft-asked questions and investigating common
Kidnapping was a lucrative crime in antebellum America, and many American citizens—especially free blacks—were abducted for profit. This book reveals the untold stories of the captured.
In this book, readers will take a fascinating journey with local prosecutors as they seek to obtain reasonable and appropriate case dispositions while preventing abuse and misuse of the law and protec
