When rookie private eye Nica takes on a mysterious case, she enters a world of multiple dimensions called Frames, where buildings and lawn chairs can be sentient, a stray cat has great powers, books c
IT'S A SOCIAL PROBLEM THAT CAN BE SOLVED. Schools in Crisis is for parents, mentors, and friends who want kids to succeed. Five simple numbers to determine your future. In many ways, America's childre
CONNECTED OR DISCONNECTED? DISCERN THE MYTHS OF THE DIGITAL AGE. The Hyperlinked Life is for anyone who would struggle to go a day without internet access. Information overload. You live it everyday.
DODGE BURNOUT AND SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS. Greater Expectations is for anyone who's felt the Pressure to be all things to all people. Every morning you wake up to a state of digital overwhelm. Yo
GOD'S CALL TO CARE FOR THE ORPHAN IS FOR ALL OF US. Becoming Home is for anyone who has wrestled with how to address the orphan crisis. Caring for orphans makes grace touchable. When Christians choose
It seems as though every day we hear more stories about violence - around the world, in our country, in our neighborhoods. Is our culture---video games, drones, movies, bullying, fear of terrorism---m
LEAD A LIFE THAT MEANS SOMETHINGFor Anyone Navigating the 'New Normal' of Careers75% of adults are looking for ways to live a more meaningful lifeYou want a career that's meaningful. Whether in a coff
YOUR QUARTERLIFE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A CRISIS. 20 and Something is for emerging adults and anyone wondering about 'those millennials.' Twentysomethings today are different than twentysomethings of any
Over the past three decades, films from China and South East Asia have become a major component of international festivals. The Chinese Fifth and Sixth Generations, Taiwanese New Wave, and many other
Following a string of successful, and highly provocative films that have won significant critical acclaim and no little commercial success, Haneke has become one of the most debated auteurs of recent
This volume tells the story of the cinema of Germany in 24 essays, each concerning an individual film, in a fresh and concise way. It describes a 'national' film industry which successfully met the de
The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East contains twenty-four essays, each concerning an individual film from Morocco all the way to Iran. The volume explores not only the established film cultu
An in-depth look at some of the best and most influential French films of all time, The Cinema of France contains 24 essays, each on an individual film. The book features works from the silent period
A fresh, concise, but wide-ranging introduction and overview to British and Irish cinema, this volume contains 24 essays, each on a separate seminal film from the region. Films ranging from 1928 to 20
This collection of articles covers all the axes of Indian cinema from its beginnings to the present day, reflected through 24 of its most important films. The contributions provide diverse and eclecti
The Cinema of Italy, a new addition to the 24 Frames series, looks at the historical and aesthetic connections of some of Italy's most important films with both Italian and Western film culture. Span
If art is our bid to make sense of the senseless, there is hardly more fertile creative ground than that of the twentieth century. From the trench poetry of World War I and Holocaust memoirs by Primo
If art is our bid to make sense of the senseless, there is hardly more fertile creative ground than that of the twentieth century. From the trench poetry of World War I and Holocaust memoirs by Primo
The Beat Generation was a group of writers who rejected cultural standards, experimented with drugs, and celebrated sexual liberation. Starting in the 1950s with works such as Jack Kerouac’s On the R
The Beat Generation was a group of writers who rejected cultural standards, experimented with drugs, and celebrated sexual liberation. Starting in the 1950s with works such as Jack Kerouac’s On the R
Contradictory ideals of egalitarianism and self-reliance haunt America’s democratic state. We need look no further than Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and victory for proof that early twent
Contradictory ideals of egalitarianism and self-reliance haunt America’s democratic state. We need look no further than Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and victory for proof that early twent
During the twentieth century, the rise of the concept of Americanization—shedding ethnic origins and signs of "otherness" to embrace a constructed American identity—was accompanied b
