Lisa K : 69 books

Book cover of Hemingway and Women

Hemingway and Women

Female Critics and the Female Voice

by Rena Sanderson, Gail Sinclair, Jamie Barlowe
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011

Female scholars reevaluate gender and the female presence in the life and work of one of America’s foremost writers. Ernest Hemingway has often been criticized as a misogynist because of his portrayal of women. But some of the most exciting Hemingway scholarship of recent years has come from...
Book cover of Jane Austen and Masculinity
by Bryce Campbell, Natasha Duquette, Jan Fergus
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017

Jane Austen and Masculinity is an eclectic collection of contemporary scholarship addressing the representation of men and masculinity in the fiction and popular adaptations of Austen. This anthology includes work by a variety of esteemed and emergent Austen scholars from around the world who engage...
Book cover of Southeastern Grasslands

Southeastern Grasslands

Biodiversity, Ecology, and Management

by JoVonn G. Hill, John A. Barone, Charles Allen
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018

A holistic approach to analyzing distinct grassland habitats that integrates ecological, historical, and archaeological data   Today the southeastern United States is a largely rural, forested, and agricultural landscape interspersed with urban areas of development. However, two centuries ago it...
Book cover of The Sociology of Katrina

The Sociology of Katrina

Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe

by Carl L. Bankston III, John Barnshaw, Christine Bevc
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010

The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. Five years after the storm, its profound impact continues to be felt. This new edition explores...
Book cover of Play Therapy with Vulnerable Populations
by Marshia Allen-Auguston, Brenda Aranda, Lisa Asbill
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014

Play Therapy with Vulnerable Populations: No Child Forgotten provides the latest research-supported, play-based interventions for clinicians to utilize with these children. This book encourages the reader through real-world application case studies to honor the significance of the therapeutic relationship and balance humanism and therapeutic warmth with evidence-based practices.
Book cover of Family Resilience in the Military

Family Resilience in the Military

Definitions, Models, and Policies

by Sarah O. Meadows, Megan K. Beckett, Kirby Bowling
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015

Most leaders in the Department of Defense (DoD) agree that family resilience is an important construct, yet DoD does not have a standard definition. The authors of this report review existing definitions of family resilience and offer a candidate definition for DoD use. They also review models of...
Book cover of Preventing Adolescent Depression and Suicide Among Latinas
by Sheri Bauman, Andrea J. Romero, Lisa M. Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013

​​​​Since the 1960s, in comparison to other ethnic and gender groups​, a higher rate of depression and suicide ideation has been documented for Latina girls. This Brief offers a concise summary of contemporary research on this critical topic. Among the considerations are the influence...
Book cover of Reflections on Life in Higher Education
by Rick D. Saucier, Michael J. Messina, Lori L. Lohman
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016

This book explores the challenges of an academic teaching career. The authors discuss the issues that may arise in the tenure process, scholarship activities, publishing, and providing service to their academic communities as well as how to keep teaching lessons relevant and fresh.
Book cover of Appalachian Health and Well-Being
by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012

Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and...
Book cover of Divorce in Florida
by Shayna K Cavanaugh, Lisa P Kirby
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017

Providing accurate and objective information to help make the right decisions during a divorce in Florida, this guide provides answers to more than 350 queries such as What is the mediation process in Florida and is it required? How quickly can one get a divorce? Who decides who gets the cars, the...
Book cover of Pathways, Potholes, and the Persistence of Women in Science
by Sharla Alegria, Mindy Anderson-Knott, Catherine White Berheide
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016

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...
Book cover of Dossier - Les nouvelles frontières du Québec
by Antoine Dion-Ortega, Pierrick Blin, Valérian Mazataud
Language: French
Release Date: March 19, 2015

Le Québec change, et ses frontières aussi. De ses limites territoriales bien réelles à ses barrières culturelles et linguistiques, en passant par le regard de migrants et de Québécois à l’étranger, nous déplions le concept de frontière pour examiner ses différentes incarnations dans le Québec d’aujourd’hui.
Book cover of Frauen morden schöner: 25 kriminelle Geschichten aus Baden-Württemberg
by Maribel Añibarro, Birgit Adam, Sabine Bartsch
Language: German
Release Date: October 12, 2018

Wie wäre es mit einer kleinen Tour durch das idyllische Baden-Württemberg, wo die Nachbarn sich gegenseitig ausspionieren, friedliche Golfplätze sich in blutige Tatorte verwandeln und unscheinbare Kehrschaufeln zu Mordinstrumenten werden? Selbst dem schlagkräftigsten Pfarrer schlottern in diesem...
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