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  • Who's Watching You?

    The Chilling Truth about the State, Surveillance, and Personal Freedom

    The threat of terrorism and the corresponding climate of fear encouraged by the government have together eroded our freedom to live our lives in peace and quiet away from the prying eyes of hidden cameras. The government is tightening its grip on us by watching and recording what we do. They are doing this because they know they can and because knowledge is power. But exactly who are “they” and ... Read more

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  • The life of mise-en-scène

    Visual style and British film criticism, 1946–78

    by John Gibbs ...
    The life of mise-en-scène offers a critical history of key debates about visual style in British film journals in the post-war period. It reclaims an often-ignored or misrepresented history, including: the concept of film poetry in the journal Sequence, changing attitudes in Sight and Sound during the 1950s, and the battle over the significance of film style which raged between a number of small ... Read more

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  • Mise-en-scène

    Film Style and Interpretation

    by John Gibbs ...
    Series series Short Cuts
    Mise-en-scène: Film Style and Interpretation explores and elucidates constructions of this fundamental concept in thinking about film. In uncovering the history of mise-en-scène within film criticism, and through the detailed exploration of scenes from films as Imitation of Life and Lone Star, John Gibbs makes the case for the importance of a sensitive understanding of film style, and provides an ... Read more

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  • Ontology, Modality, and Mind

    Themes from the Metaphysics of E. J. Lowe

    This book explores a range of traditional and contemporary metaphysical themes that figure in the writings of E. J. Lowe, whose powerful and influential work was still developing at the time of his death in 2015. During his forty-year career, he established himself as one of the world's leading philosophers, publishing eleven single-authored books and well over two hundred essays. His scholarship ... Read more

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  • Surgical Oncology

    A Practical and Comprehensive Approach

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This volume provides a comprehensive perspective on surgical oncologic diseases that are relevant to those who have an interest in surgical oncology. Its purpose is to distill a voluminous amount of information to readers so they will have the opportunity to apply relevant information and knowledge to their particular needs. Each chapter is written by experts in their field who provide concise and ... Read more

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  • The Long Take

    Critical Approaches

    Edited by John Gibbs, Douglas Pye ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This is the first book in English exclusively devoted to the long take, one of the key elements of film style. Increasingly visible in contemporary international media, the long take currently attracts a good deal of attention in criticism and commentary. There are also significant strands of film theory in which duration has become a recurrent concern.In keeping with the approach of Palgrave ... Read more

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  • Pigeons and Doves

    A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World

    by David Gibbs ...
    Series series Helm Identification Guides
    This volume is dedicated to the field identification of pigeons and doves, and it incorporates much recent information on the family.Pigeons and doves are a large family of birds occurring throughout the world. Many species are specialist frugivores, while others feed on seeds. Most are arboral and the tropical species in particular are often brightly coloured.The family includes gregarious ... Read more

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  • Moral Development and Reality

    Beyond the Theories of Kohlberg, Hoffman, and Haidt

    by John C. Gibbs ...
    Moral Development and Reality explores the nature of moral development, human behavior, and social interconnections. The exploration elucidates the full range of moral development, from superficial perception to a deeper understanding and feeling through social perspective-taking. By comparing, contrasting, and going beyond the key theories of preeminent thinkers Lawrence Kohlberg, Martin Hoffman, ... Read more

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  • Crossroads

    Environmental Priorities For The Future

    The environmental movement today is at a critical crossroads. Crossroads: Environmental Priorities for the Future is an in-depth assessment of the movement's successes and failures, and also offers prescriptions for the future. It includes contributions from some of the country's top environmental leaders and activists, including Barry Commoner, Stewart Udall, William K. Reilly, Gus Speth, Jay ... Read more

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  • Complete Book of Funeral Planning, Readings and Music

    To find the right words to use and right music to play is so difficult at certains times in life... There are few times when this is more true than when a loved one dies. When death comes, we want to find readings and music that most accurately express our thoughts and feelings. Whether they are for a parent, child, partner or best friend, you will find them in this invaluable book. There is great ... Read more

    $13.79 CAD

  • A Comprehensive Cognitive Behavioral Program for Offenders

    Responsible Adult Culture

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book presents Responsible Adult Culture (RAC), a truly comprehensive program for helping offenders to think and act responsibly. It provides the tools of the program with great clarity. In addition to exploring the needs of all offenders, the book addresses the special needs of both female and dual-diagnosis offenders. Responsible thinking means habitually seeing others and situations ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Risk Assessment and Management for Living Well with Dementia

    Series series University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides
    Risk is central to professional practice, assessment and decision-making in dementia care. Yet theories of risk are often complex and difficult to translate into everyday practice.This book outlines some of the key issues in risk perception, assessment and management in dementia care in a way that is both practical and accessible to a wide range of practitioners. It develops an approach to risk ... Read more

    $42.89 CAD