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Cover of Thunder: An Elephant's Journey by Erik Daniel Shein, L. M. Reker and Melissa Davis


Thunder
An Elephant's Journey
Erik Daniel Shein

From the moment Thunder took his first step, it was clear that his footsteps would make quite an impression on the world around him.

The ...




El Eternautra, Daytripper, and Beyond
Graphic Narrative in Argentina and Brazil
David William Foster

"El Eternauta, Daytripper, and Beyond" examines the graphic narrative tradition in the two South American countries that have produced the ...


Cover of Road to the Sea


Road to the Sea
Tim Schell

In this poignant story of newfound love and love discarded, reminiscent of some of Graham Greene’s novels, Tim Schell takes us to Central Africa ...


Everything Change book cover, with diagonal white pinstripes over a black background.


Everything Change
An Anthology of Climate Fiction
Edited by Manjana Milkoreit, Meredith Martinez, Joey Eschrich

This collection of gripping stories explores a range of possible futures for Earth and humanity transformed by climate change. Featuring ...


Perceived control: Theory, research, and practice in the First 50 Years


Perceived Control
Theory, Research, and Practice in the First 50 Years
John W. Reich

The concept of the "locus of control" is one of the most influential in all of the psychological sciences. Initially proposed by Julian Rotter in ...


Cover of From Me to We by Jason Griffith


From Me to We
Using Narrative Nonfiction to Broaden Student Perspectives
Jason Griffith

With this practical book, you’ll learn effective ways to engage students in reading and writing by teaching them narrative nonfiction. By engaging ...


Cover of Conceding Composition by Ryan Skinnell


Conceding Composition
A Crooked History of Composition’s Institutional Fortunes
Ryan Skinnell

First-year composition became the most common course in American higher education not because it could "fix" underprepared student writers, but ...


Cover of A Tree or a Person or a Wall by Matt Bell


A Tree or a Person or a Wall
Stories
Matt Bell

Here we have Matt Bell at his most inventive and uncanny: parents and children, murderers and monsters, wild renditions of the past, stunning ...

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