The media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging perceptions of Africa and mobilising public opinion and philanthropic action in a dramatic new way. The contemporary international configuration of aid, media pressure, and official policy is still directly affected and sometimes distorted by what was--as this narrative shows--also an inaccurate and misleading story. In popular memory, the r...

In many countries, the majority of high profile journalists and editors remain male. Although there have been considerable changes in the prospects for women working in the media in the past few decades, women are still noticeably in the minority in the top journalistic roles, despite making up the majority of journalism students. In this book, Suzanne Franks looks at the key issues surrounding female journalists - from on-screen sexism and ageism to the dangers facing female foreign corre...

Separated from the man she loves, Chloe Kingsley finds herself alone in Mesopotamia, haunted by memories and driven to survive. Here, in a land where upheavals in the heavens and a flood on earth portend catastrophe for mankind, the rulers demand an appeasement - a beautiful young woman to placate the gods.

Time traveller Chloe Kingsley thinks she's returning from the splendour of ancient Egypt to her artist's life in Dallas. But she wakes up in ancient Crete as the seer of a sensual empire whose fall she foresees in visions of blood and fire.

Time-traveller Chloe Kingsley wakes up in the Mediterranean, dressed in 1990s party clothes. Mistaken for a mermaid goddess, Chloe soon realises she is in biblical Canaan. She and Cheftu are reunited, only to become vassals to David, the Israelite king.

How a search for an exotic bird became a quest for love, forgiveness, and a new life.Birds, especially the ibis, have always fascinated Elize--that's why she became an ornithologist. But when her boss at the private Texas coastal institute where she's spent her career gives away her expected promotion, Elize flees to Morocco to lick her wounds and write a research paper that will prove her worth and secure her professional future.Morocco, with its impressiv...

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Second language (L2) pronunciation has become increasingly visible as an important area of L2 teaching and research. Despite the growing number of resources available focused on L2 pronunciation, technology in L2 pronunciation has received much less attention. While technology has been an enduring strand of L2 pronunciation research, it has also been somewhat inconspicuous. Indeed, research has examined a wide variety of technologies such as language-learning platforms, speech visualizatio...

Why Not Help Your Child Wind Down After a Busy Day With Some of the Great Classic Fairy Tales of Our Times? Keep Reading to Learn More...> Is your child into magical adventures filled with fantastical creatures and dazzling figures?> Are you looking for a bedtime activity that doesn’t involve mind-numbing gadgets?> Do you want to inspire your child’s creativity and imagination all while helping them have a relaxing night’s sleep?You can have all that and MORE with “Classic Fairy Tales” by ...

"Good storytelling . . . ancient Egypt comes alive!" —Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times –bestselling authorImagine that you, a contemporary tourist, are standing awestruck in an ancient Egyptian temple. Suddenly a vortex in time and space sends you back thousands of years to a desert kingdom of glittering splendor. Your body has merged with that of a scheming, beautiful princess, yet your sensibilities, your intellige...

Fundamental Differences brings together lucid interdisciplinary critiques of social conservative politics and ideas in the areas of welfare, family and school policy, gender representation, and conservative doctrine. The distinguished group of authors responds directly to New Right political discourse, identifying key ambiguities, ideological convictions, and methodological problems.

100 Texte, knapp 70 Autorinnen und Autoren, darunter über 20 deutschsprachige Poetry- Slam-Champions – eine Sprache. Sie steht im Zentrum dieser Anthologie – das Handwerkszeug aller Poetinnen und Poeten, das in vielen Texten gespiegelt, betrachtet, lustvoll hinterfragt oder spielerisch erweitert wird. Bei allem Unterhaltungsfaktor bietet die Poetry- Slam-Fibel eine Bühne für die Sprache zwischen Sinnhaftigkeit, Rhythmus und Musikalität: Sprache als lyrisches Präzisionswerkzeug, als abschre...