Engaging Film is a creative, interdisciplinary volume that explores the engagements among film, space, and identity and features a section on the use of films in the classroom as a critical pedagogical tool. Focusing on anti-essentialist themes in films and film production, this book examines how social and spatial identities are produced (or dissolved) in films and how mobility is used to create different experiences of time and space. From popular movies such as 'Pulp Fiction,' 'Bulworth...

This holiday installment in the "Naughty Nuggets" novella series is sure to be a favorite. Andrea Smith (writing as Laurel Landon, because hey, it's just that naughty) presents a Christmas Santa who is trying to make everyone's wishes come true!If a Big Mart Santa could grant your Christmas wish, what would it be?Would it be NAUGHTY or NICE?Meet Nick. A seasonal Big Mart Santa who brings very special stocking stuffers to those most in need. He's almost magical with ...

You no longer have to be one of over 300 million people struggling with depression.Depression affects over 18 million adults in the United States alone and over 300 million worldwide. Yet many people are too embarrassed to seek help, tell themselves they are over-reacting or don't know that depression is considered a serious medical disorder of the brain. In fact, under the umbrella of depression, there are also other diagnoses such as bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, and p...

Fans of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton Series and Johanna Lindsey's Malory series will delight in this swoon-worthy adventurous romance series with roguish heroes and feisty, intelligent heroines!Her Wicked Longing contains two new short teaser stories starring Audrey Sheridan and her maid, Gillian Beaumont!What trouble can a young lady with a talent for mischief and her maid get into in just one day?"His Wicked Maid" - always prim and proper, lady's maid Gillian...

****** PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT the musical! *******I wasn't prepared for what I saw when I barged into Alex's bedroom that night!Enjoy this steamy story of a budding romance between neighbors in Bakersfield, California. When Casey's new neighbor, Alex, shows an interest in her, she believes he just might be the man of her dreams. She bides her time, determined that she wants more than just a random hook-up. But she can't deny the sexual tension that starts...

Training for and pursuing a career in science can be treacherous for women; many more begin than ultimately complete at every stage. Characterizing this as a pipeline problem, however, leads to a focus on individual women instead of structural conditions. The goal of the book is to offer an alternative model that better articulates the ideas of agency, constraint, and variability along the path to scientific careers for women. The chapters in this volume apply the metaphor of the road to a...

The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field.Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and rearrange contemporary societies. The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the field, reviewing current resea...

World’s Changing. Doesn’t Mean Dredd Has To.Mega-City One, 2082. In two short years, Judge Joseph Dredd has tackled hardened killers and would-be revolutionaries; he’s taken beat-downs and bounced back; and he’s even arrested his own brother.There’s no such thing as a “normal year” in the Big Meg. In his third year on the sked, he’ll become embroiled in the growing anti-robot movement; he’ll head back out to the Cursed Earth; and he’ll fall afoul of the sec...

Bloomsbury presents Mutual Interest by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith, read by Laurel Lefkow."A timeless queer love story and a meditation on power, capitalism, and the flow of history . . . This novel is a revelation and a joy.” —Anna North, New York Times bestselling author of OutlawedA classic in the making: a mesmerizing novel about marriage and ambition, sexuality and secrecy, and the true costs of building an empire....

Brought to you by Penguin.World's Changing. Doesn't Mean Dredd Has To.Mega-City One, 2082. In two short years, Judge Joseph Dredd has tackled hardened killers and would-be revolutionaries; he's taken beat-downs and bounced back; and he's even arrested his own brother.There's no such thing as a "normal year" in the Big Meg. In his third year on the sked, he'll become embroiled in the growing anti-robot movement; he'll head back out to the Cursed Eart...

Naughty Nuggets Series (Andrea Smith writing as Laurel Landon)This holiday installment in the "Naughty Nuggets" novella series is sure to be a favorite. Andrea Smith (writing as Laurel Landon, because hey, it's just that naughty) presents a Christmas Santa who is trying to make everyone's wishes come true!If a Big Mart Santa could grant your Christmas wish, what would it be?Would it be NAUGHTY or NICE?

Interdisciplinarity has become a buzzword in academia, as research universities funnel their financial resources toward collaborations between faculty in different disciplines. In theory, interdisciplinary collaboration breaks down artificial divisions between different departments, allowing more innovative and sophisticated research to flourish. But does it actually work this way in practice?Investigating Interdisciplinary Collaboration puts the common beliefs ab...