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A follow up to the popular first volume of Novels into Film (2018), this volume adds another 100 significant novels and movie adaptations ranging from classics to contemporary, offering a unique look at how a story makes its way from the printed page to the screen.

Introduces readers to the fundamentals of oceanography using easy-to-understand language. Readers will get a solid start and deeper understanding of this complex subject that affects much of our lives on Earth, from climate, to pollution, to food supply.

Energy, the capacity of an object to do work, is one of the most fundamental principles, affecting nearly every aspect of life on this planet. This volume in the Principles of Science series provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to energy, covering basic concepts, possibilities, ethical issues, and potential consequences of energy.

Examines how today's US citizen was first imagined, how citizenship was established and codified, and how it has been refined over time. Essays also consider barriers to full citizenship, including voting rights, civil rights, prisoner's rights, immigration quotas, and the process of becoming a naturalized citizen.

From the American Revolution to the present day, financial institutions and financial practices - from banks to the stock market to tariffs to bailouts - remain at the core of behaviours, politics, and even beliefs. The documents in this set discuss the political and social currents that have affected America's economy.

Explores the academic discipline of geology and related fields of study in more than 100 easy to understand entries. Broad categories covered in this volume include: plate tectonics, evolutionary history of life, geologic time, planetary geology, hydrology and dating techniques, like relative or absolute dating.

Plagues and pandemics are a part of global history, from the biblical ""plague of locusts"" to today's COVID-19 pandemic. This two-volume set includes content on the Black Death, smallpox, the plague, malaria, typhoid, polio, SARS, AIDS, Covid-19 and others.

Satire is one of the oldest, most common, and most important literary genres. Famous works of satire have been written from classical times to the present day. This volume will not only explore various particular works of satire, but will also examine satire as a specific kind of writing.

Shakespeare's intricately structured drama employs a rich range of poetry and prose to juxtapose fairies and mortals, fantasy and reality, reason and madness. This volume offers new perspectives on its complex form, rich language, key themes and reinterpretations in light of contemporary concerns with gender, harassment, social division and trauma.

Geography is the understanding the characteristics of places and the complex interconnections among them. This new edition of World Geography is arranged into six volumes by world region: North America and the Caribbean; South and Central America; Africa; Europe; Asia; Australia; Oceania, and the Antarctic.

Brings together overviews and in-depth analysis of hundreds of American women writers, from Colonial America to present day. This work concentrates on women writers of literature, including novels, short stories, poetry, and drama. Essays include a personal biography and a summary of works, with valuable top matter details.

Explores the ways in which civil rights have been given, cemented, overturned, or left unrecognised, from the first uprisings to the present day. This two volume work contains more than 350 in-depth essays that analyse the events that have shaped American attitudes from the start of the civil rights movement into the new millennium.

The Middle East and the United States have had a complex relationship, especially as it relates to the conflicts and wars that the region has endured over the past three centuries. This two-volume set includes in-depth chapters that provide a thorough commentary of significant primary source documents.

The first title in Salem's Principles of Health series, this book discusses the branch of medicine that deals with causes, evaluation, prevention and treatment of pain across medical specialties. This volume discusses pain as both a symptom and a primary disease.

The tension between openness and transparency with the need to keep information secure and out of the hands of an enemy has been at the heart of some of the most riveting episodes in American history. This title provides primary documentation on the secrets, leaks, and scandals throughout all of America's history.

Addresses the theme of inequality and includes critical readings in classic and contemporary works. Chapters explore literary representations of social and economic inequality, including those which address multiple vectors of social marginalization; consider authors' strategies for compelling readers' attention; and engage with questions of aesthetics, canon formation and literary value.

This ongoing series serves as a stepping stone in understanding specific careers and provides a wealth of information on the education and training needed within each profession along with a look towards the future of the field with an informative employment outlook.

Provides readers with the important information they need to understand the basic concepts of artificial intelligence as well as ways that both AI and robotics can be successfully incorporated into manufacturing, transportation, education, and medicine. Includes more than 120 easy-to-understand entries, many with illustrations and photographs.

Each article in this volume provides a thorough commentary and analysis of documents that explore the legacy of 9/11. The primary source document, often reproduced in its entirety, includes sections that provide Summary Overview, the Defining Moment, Author Biography, Document Analysis, and Essential Themes.

Examines survival in both literal and figurative terms to include such varied kinds of survival as physical, psychological, social, and spiritual endurance. Works represented include narrative nonfiction, poetry, short fiction, novels, plays, and films.

Winner of the 1953 National Book Award for Fiction and often listed among the top one hundred novels of the twentieth century. This volume places Ellison's work within the contexts of the African American literary canon as well as within the broader traditions of American and world literature.

Explores the work of the groundbreaking author of Black Boy and Native Son, to place the author's body of work in the canon of American literature, the literature of identity and literature of protest.

Provides in-depth insight for over 70 of the most popular manga graphic novels, ranging from metaseries to stand-alone books. This set focuses on translated works that have been particularly influential in the development of the manga tradition.

Provides in-depth insight into over 140 of the most popular and studied graphic novels. Researchers will be familiar with the characters and stories included in this collection, but will gain a deeper new understanding, as the literary nature of the stories is presented in critical format by leading writers in the field of study.

Offers in-depth critical discussions of William Shakespeare's play. Essay topics include consciousness, conscience, and madness in Macbeth and the lasting influence of the play. Each essay is 2,500 to 5,000 words in length, and all essays conclude with a list of "Works Cited", along with endnotes. The volume's appendices offer a section of useful reference resources.

Provides students and researchers with a solid foundation to the study of sustainability. Whether students want to know how to live or work more sustainably, or want to know more about the ecology of sustainability, or want to learn more about the economics or politics involved with sustainability, this is the resource to turn to.