Joseph L Murray: 10 books

Book cover of Undergraduate Research for Student Engagement and Learning
by Joseph L. Murray
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017

There is growing interest in undergraduate research, given its benefits to students, faculty members, and the institution. For higher education scholars, faculty, and administrators, this book logically synthesizes the literature to demonstrate its impact on facilitation of learning and engagement...
Book cover of Gunfight at the Eco-Corral

Gunfight at the Eco-Corral

Western Cinema and the Environment

by Robin L. Murray, Joseph K. Heumann
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012

Most film critics point to classic conflicts—good versus evil, right versus wrong, civilization versus savagery—as defining themes of the American Western.  In this provocative examination of Westerns from Tumbleweeds (1925) to Rango (2011), Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann argue for a more...
Book cover of Monstrous Nature

Monstrous Nature

Environment and Horror on the Big Screen

by Robin L. Murray, Joseph K. Heumann
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016

Godzilla, a traditional natural monster and representation of cinema’s subgenre of natural attack, also provides a cautionary symbol of the dangerous consequences of mistreating the natural world—monstrous nature on the attack. Horror films such as Godzilla invite an exploration of the complexities...
Book cover of Ecocinema in the City
by Joseph K. Heumann, Robin L. Murray
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017

In Ecocinema in the City, Murray and Heumann argue that urban ecocinema both reveals and critiques visions of urban environmentalism. The book emphasizes the increasingly transformative power of nature in urban settings, explored in both documentaries and fictional films such as Children Underground,...
Book cover of Gastrointestinal Motility

Gastrointestinal Motility

Tests and Problem-Oriented Approach

by Robert W. Summers, Jeffrey L. Conklin, Frederick C. Johlin
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Gastrointestinal motility has evolved from an esoteric laboratory tool into a sophisti­ cated diagnostic technique that is now widely used clinically to guide in management of complex gastrointestinal problems. Today, it is the most rapidly growing subspecialty within gastroenterology. Previously,...
Book cover of Film and Everyday Eco-disasters
by Robin L. Murray, Joseph K. Heumann
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014

Eco-disasters such as coal-mining accidents, oil spills, and food-borne diseases appear regularly in the news, making them seem nearly commonplace. These ecological crises highlight the continual tensions between human needs and the environmental impact these needs produce. Contemporary documentaries...
Book cover of CALL "M" FOR MURDER: Ultimate Collection - 885 Murder Mysteries, Thriller Novels & Detective Stories in One Edition

CALL "M" FOR MURDER: Ultimate Collection - 885 Murder Mysteries, Thriller Novels & Detective Stories in One Edition

880+ True Crime Stories, Action Thrillers, Whodunit Mysteries & Supernatural Mysteries: Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Thorndyke Cases, Bulldog Drummond, Detective Standish, Martin Hewitt, Max Carrados…

by Agatha Christie, Edgar Wallace, Arthur Conan Doyle
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2018

e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited thriller collection, formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Excerpt from Content: Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes Series True Crime Stories Edgar Wallace: Four Just Men P.-C. Lee The Angel of Terror…...
Book cover of Ploughshares Winter 2015-2016 Volume 41 No. 4
by Lisa Fetchko, Laurie Baker, Piyali Bhattacharya
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016

The Winter 2015-16 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited.   The...
Book cover of Leadership through the Lens

Leadership through the Lens

Interrogating Production, Presentation, and Power

by Mia L. Anderson, Raymond Blanton, Kristen L. Cole
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017

Television informs our perceptions and expectations of leaders and offers a guide to understanding how we, as organizational actors, should communicate, act, and relate. Because of its pervasiveness as a medium and the impact it can have in influencing expectations of leadership and related behavior...
Book cover of Leo Strauss, The Straussians, and the Study of the American Regime
by Kenneth L. Deutsch, John A. Murley, George Anastaplo
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 1999

Responding to volatile criticisms frequently leveled at Leo Strauss and those he influenced, the prominent contributors to this volume demonstrate the profound influence that Strauss and his students have exerted on American liberal democracy and contemporary political thought. By stressing the enduring...
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