Michael Thompson: 91 books
The City Since 9/11
Literature, Film, Television
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
Charting the intersection of aesthetic representation and the material conditions of urban space, The City Since 9/11 posits that the contemporary metropolis provides a significant context for reassessing theoretical concerns related to narrative, identity, home, and personal precarity. In the years...
Two Hearts Desire
Gay Couples on their Love
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
A declaration of love - gay couples talk about their significant other. Current and past liaisons, passion and daily routine, longtime relationships and the tingle of first dates - the day-to-day reality of love is manifold. This anthology also tells about a time of loss, when many men lost their...
Strangers to Nature
Animal Lives and Human Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Strangers to Nature challenges a reading public that has grown complacent with the standard framework of the animal ethics debate. Human influence on, and the control of, the natural world has greater consequences than ever, making the human impact on the lives of animals more evident. We cannot properly...
by Michael Riley, Andrew Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2010
This new second edition of 'Managing People' provides a practical approach to applying up-to-the-minute management techniques, and is a vital source of information for professionals in the hotel and catering industry responsible for personnel and training.
Riley explores how aspects such as...
I love you
Schwule Paare über ihre Liebe
Language: German
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Eine Liebeserklärung an die schwule Liebe - aus der Feder von Paaren! Aktuelle und verflossene Liebschaften, Leidenschaft und Alltag, Langzeitpartnerschaften oder das Prickeln neuer Beziehungen - die tagtägliche Realität der Liebe ist vielfältig. Diese Anthologie erzählt auch von einer Zeit der...
by Teri Thompson, Nathaniel Vinton, Michael O'Keeffe
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
It was an epic downfall. In twenty-four seasons pitcher Roger Clemens put together one of the greatest careers baseball has ever seen. Seven Cy Young Awards, two World Series championships, and 354 victories made him a lock for the Hall of Fame. But on December 13, 2007, the Mitchell Report laid waste...
The Insomnia Workbook for Teens
Skills to Help You Stop Stressing and Start Sleeping Better
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2018
Sleep is food for the brain—especially for teens. Based on the most current sleep science and evidence-based cognitive and behavioral interventions to improve sleep, The Insomnia Workbook for Teens helps teens change their sleep habits so that they can feel more alert and ready to face life’s...
Twentieth Century Fox
A Century of Entertainment
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment—the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915–2015). Or, to borrow the title of a classic 1959 Fox film, The Best of Everything. This is the complete revelatory story—bookended...
Understanding Inequality
The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2007
As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals...
Readings in Caribbean History and Culture
Breaking Ground
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
This collection of eleven essays is designed to highlight some important new voices who have been doing research on the general subject areas of the history and culture of the Caribbean. The essays in this volume also address a number of themes which are critical to developing an understanding of...
Trains, Literature, and Culture
Reading and Writing the Rails
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2011
Trains, Literature and Culture: Reading and Writing the Rails delves into the rich connections between rail travel and the creation of cultural products from short stories to novels, from photographs to travel guides, and from artistic manifestos of the avant-garde to Freud’s psychology. Each of...
The Small Business Start-Up Guide
A Surefire Blueprint to Successfully Launch Your Own Business
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Filled with essential checklists, worksheets, and advice, The Small Business Start-Up Guide will get you up and running!
The Small Business Start-Up Guide is a must-have for anyone starting a business. A complete overview of everything you need to know to start successfully, it will save you...
Civic Media
Technology, Design, Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Examinations of civic engagement in digital culture—the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civic, political, and social life.
Countless people around the world harness the affordances of digital media to enable democratic participation,...