Wrestling with the Angel addresses the human struggle to cope with death, dying, grief, and bereavement. The book includes essays, a one-act play, a short story, and poetry, including shape poems, rhyming, structured verse, and free verse. In the one-act play, an angel of death comes for a man who has lived an unexamined life…
A New York Times Editors’ Choice “A welcome addition to the vast literature produced by jailed writers across the centuries . . . [a] thrilling testament to the human spirit.” —Ariel Dorfman, The New York Times Book Review “Wrestling with the Devil is a powerful testament to the courage of Ng?g? and his fellow prisoners…
The first history of Frank Lloyd Wright’s exhibitions of his own work?a practice central to his career More than one hundred exhibitions of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work were mounted between 1894 and his death in 1959.Wright organized the majority of these exhibitions himself and viewed them as crucial to his self-presentation as his extensive writings….
WRIGHTMAN’S PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM shows you the critical importance of psychology’s concepts and methods to the functioning of many aspects of today’s legal system. Featuring topics such as competence to stand trial, the insanity defense, expert forensic testimony, analysis of eye witness identification, criminal profiling, and many others, this best-selling book gives you…
Does trauma spark brazen acts’ Do eyewitnesses offer accurate reports’ Can jurors distinguish truth from lies’ Can experts predict mass shootings’ What best explains biasing influences on police’ You find the answers to these and other thought-provoking questions in the best-selling WRIGHTMAN’S PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, 10E. Real cases, such as Kyle Rittenhouse and…
Real cases such as Bill Cosby and Dylann Roof illustrate the flesh and blood of the psychological issues considered in the book-from the motivations of offenders to discretion in sentencing. This book gives you an eye-opening overview of psychology’s contributions to the legal system-and the many roles available to trained psychologists within the system.Does trauma…
This fully revised and updated follow-up to Dr. William B. Geissler’s Wrist Arthroscopy has expanded its scope to include arthroscopy techniques of the elbow in addition to the wrist. This practical guide covers fundamental topics, such as arthroscopic anatomy, set-up and the proper evaluation of wrist and elbow pain, along with advanced discussions of electrothermal…
Employer Spotlights give students additional insight into the importance of writing in the work world.’ To emphasize the centrality of writing to the world of work, each chapter in Part 2 includes at least one career-based writing example, as well as a section explaining how students will apply each writing strategy they are learning in…
College students taking the first-year composition course often wonder how it will benefit them.From the beginning, Write Now has been designed to respond to that question by demonstrating that being able to write effectively is essential for achieving success, and that writing can be a worthwhile and satisfying experience. Write Now builds greater student confidence…
This unique work of scholarship explores contemporary issues of male spectatorship and the importance of biography for art criticism in the work of Tracy Chevalier, Eunice Lipton, Anna Banti, Kate Braverman, and Susan Vreeland.Drawing upon feminist concepts on the male and female gaze, Dr. Cortney Cronberg Barko perceptively examines how these authors challenge androcentric models…
The book describes the system of communist censorship in Poland in the years 1948–1958, as well as its effects on the development of literature. It is the first literary studies work which takes up the subject in such broad and systematic terms. The book is divided into three main parts: an attempt at synthesis (theory…
This is the of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book.The practical advice needed to improve writing and speaking skills for the workplace.Writing & Speaking at Work delivers practical insight and instruction to help readers become effective communicators no…
Writing Analytically (w/ MLA9E & APA7E Updates)Learning to write well requires learning to use writing as a tool to think well-and this book shows you how. WRITING ANALYTICALLY leads you through the process of analysis and synthesis and helps you to generate original, well-developed ideas. Whether you’re already a confident writer or someone who feels…
Writing Analytically treats writing as a tool of thought, offering prompts that lead you through the process of analysis and synthesis and help you to generate original, well-developed ideas. The authors of this brief, popular rhetoric believe that learning to write well requires learning to use your writing as a tool to think well. In…
Helping students develop an inquiry-based, analytical frame of mind, Rosenwasser/Stephen’s WRITING ANALYTICALLY, 9th edition, teaches reflective thinking and writing using a unique approach that places analysis first. All too often students jump straight to argument. This text equips students with strategies for dwelling longer in the observation stage rather than leaping to judgments and to…
As part of a new Pearson program, this print textbook is available to rent for the Spring 2018 semester. Given affordable access to the best learning materials from day one, students will not only come to class prepared, but also ready to succeed. Please contact your local rep for more information. For courses in writing…