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Today's Superstars Entertainment
When the American Idol show went looking for its first winner, Kelly Clarkson was ready to claim her title as a superstar. Kelly sang on the Grammy Awards show and won her own Grammys for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album. She has sold hit singles and albums, toured the world, and appeared on numerous television shows.
A Measure of Perfection
Despite its widespread popularity in antebellum America, phrenology has rarely been taken seriously as a cultural phenomenon. Charles Colbert seeks to redress this neglect by demonstrating the important contributions the theory made to artistic developmen
Entangled Knowledge
The intimate relationship between global European expansion since the early modern period and the concurrent beginnings of the scientific revolution has long been acknowledged. The contributions in this volume approach the entanglement of science and cultural encounters - many of them in colonial settings - from a variety of perspectives. Historical and historiographical survey essays sketch a transcultural history of knowledge and conduct a critical dialogue between the recent academic fields of Postcolonial Studies and Science & Empire Studies; a series of case studies explores the topos of Europe's 'great inventions', the scientific exploitation of culturally unfamiliar people and objects...
Doc Holiday
In the small town of St. Lukas, Dr. June Holiday, also known as 'Doc Holiday' to the locals, is the only doctor for miles around. While the local populace is grateful for her services, they know next to nothing about her. The only thing they know about her is that the attractive doctor appeared out of nowhere three years ago and started her practice. St Lukas is a quiet town, miles away from the nearest city. Nothing ever happens here, which is exactly the way the doctor likes it. But when a local fisherman drags a body out of a river, Doc Holiday senses that it is the beginning of something ominous. Something that has to do with her dark past ...
The Decline of Nature
An environmental history of ideas embedded in a compact account of Western civilization's ecological impact upon the planet, particularly in Europe and its colonies.
Normal Family Processes, Fourth Edition
Widely adopted, this valued course text and practitioner guide has expanded the understanding of family normality and healthy functioning in our increasingly diverse society. The editor and contributors are at the forefront of research and clinical training. They describe the challenges facing contemporary families and ways in which clinicians can promote resilience. With consideration of sociocultural and developmental influences, chapters identify key family processes that nurture and sustain strong bonds in couples; dual-earner, divorced, single-parent, remarried, adoptive, and kinship care families; gay and lesbian families; culturally diverse families; and those coping with adversity, such as trauma,ÿ poverty, and chronic illness.ÿNew to This Edition*Reflects important research advances and the changing contexts of family life.*Additional chapter topics: kinship care, family rituals, evidence-based assessment, and neurobiology.*All chapters have been fully updated.
