Ruby

Here, Jay Ruby--a founder of visual anthropology--distills his thirty-year exploration of the relationship of film and anthropology. Spurred by a conviction that the ideal of an anthropological cinem

Here, Jay Ruby--a founder of visual anthropology--distills his thirty-year exploration of the relationship of film and anthropology. Spurred by a conviction that the ideal of an anthropological cinema

When twelve-year-old Dana Shannon starts to strip away wallpaper in her family's old house, she's unprepared for the surprise that awaits her. A hidden room -- containing a human skeleton! How did suc

Early adolescence, a critically important developmental phase in the lives of young people, has been neglected in terms of its potential to prevent educational and health problems.Preparing Adolescents for the Twenty-First Century: Challenges Facing Europe and the United States attempts to address this neglect by focusing on cross-national perspectives and linking fundamental research on adolescent development to the challenges of preparing young people for adult life. It describes the theory, design, and implementation of innovative comprehensive education and health approaches. Serious examination is given to increasing the positive influence of education in promoting literacy for a high-technology economy, healthy lifestyles, and responsible citizenship.

The provocative notion of a contemporary cross-cultural exchange within the medium of theatre is here imposed upon a dozen contemporary Anglo-American dramatists: Alan Ayckbourn and Neil Simon, Edward Bond and Sam Shepard, David Mamet and Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill and Maria Irene Fornès, David Hare and David Rabe, Christopher Hampton and Richard Nelson. In each pairing, Ruby Cohn unites a British with an American playwright, exploring similarities both apparent and embedded - similarities which serve as a springboard for the exposure of a more profound, culturally based difference. A certain transatlantic double focus thus illuminates both the composition and the interpretation of dramatic works in an increasingly globally minded age.

Shakespeare's plays have never had a larger audience than they do in our time. This wide viewing is complemented by modern scholarship, which has verified and elucidated the plays' texts. Nevertheless

《Ruby 的秘密》（Ruby’s Secret）是一部充滿懸疑與情感張力的英文小說，帶領讀者走進一個被秘密與記憶籠罩的小鎮。一個雨天的早晨，Ruby 收到一封神秘信件。信封上沒有寄...

【本書特色】She’s back―the Queen of True Crime！犯罪探索者 Ruby 最新力作！★台灣犯罪心理學普及與犯罪紀實寫作的重要推手★深耕離奇闇黑案件多年，以其獨到見解與精闢分析聞名★開創台灣結合犯罪紀實、心理分析與社會反思的趨勢★首作《上帝的黑名單》狂銷十七萬冊，挑戰讀者心理極限《上帝的黑名單 II：饕餮》延續前作《上帝的黑名單》對「連續殺人犯」的研究，以及深刻反思「連續殺人犯」的出現之社會、心理現象。不過，本書的焦點更進一步集中在最極端、最具禁忌性的犯罪現象：「食人殺手」。作者以新聞調查與犯罪心理學為基礎，將「食人」視為理解人性崩壞的一面鏡子。她從真實案件出發，並結合精神醫學、社會學與神話文化，企圖回答一個根本的問題：「為什麼人會吃人？」作者廣泛閱讀資料、訪談精神科與法醫心理學專家，發現食人現象的成因複雜，可能的原因涉及極廣，包括了：精神疾病、童年創傷、藥物濫用與社會孤立等。本書不是恐怖小說，而是一封「邀請思考人性」的信。作者文字雖冷峻，但帶有溫度與警醒，提醒人們「脆弱與失控，只差一條線」。希望讀者在驚駭之餘，也能對人性、社會冷漠與心理困境產生理解與同理。犯罪解析名家帶你直視深淵，深入剖析美國、德國、俄羅斯食人魔內心世界！《上帝的黑名單2：饕餮》的出版，不是為了揭開社會黑暗的面紗，而是帶領讀者穿越驚駭，走向理解。社會上總有一些事件讓人難以置信，那些冷酷的行為背後，是否也藏著沒被看見的哀傷與扭曲的歷程？這不是一份冷冰冰的案件彙整，而是一次對生命邊界與社會責任的深刻提問。因此――不論你在社會哪個角落，都值得被理解與好好對待。本書以「食人」為核心議題，從文化、歷史、統計到個案與心理學分析，橫跨美國、德國、俄羅斯等食人案例，試圖理解「為何會出現吃人的人」――既不是為了刺激，也不是單純的犯罪報導，而是想把社會、童年創傷、精神病理與制度失靈連成一條理解線。書籍架構：第一章｜美國連環殺手的數據用統計與社會分析回答「為什麼美國出現較多此類個案」，並討論人口基數、城市／鄉村差異、槍枝可得性、童年創傷與心理醫療不均等因素如何交織，形成高發生率環境。第二章｜美國食人案件以個案呈現美國病態食人的不同面貌與動機。本章強調，當「連續性」和「食人」同時出現時，這不再是單一暴力事件，而是一種重複的、需要深入剖析的模式。第三章｜德國食人歷史與案件將個案置於歷史脈絡中討論