A Best Nonfiction Book of 2012: "The Boston Globe," "Entertainment Weekly"A Best Book of the Year: NPR, "St. Louis Dispatch, Vogue" At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State--and she would do it alone. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, "Wild" powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.

Product Description: Oppression by censorship affects the film industry far more frequently than any other mass media. Including essays by leading film historians, the book offers groundbreaking historical research on film censorship in major film production countries and explore such innovative themes as film censorship and authorship, religion, and colonialism...read more

An examination of the American motion picture industry's efforts to meet pressure group and government demands is illustrated with stills from popular films

Emphasizes the importance of relating to others   Interpersonal Communication: Relating to Others emphasizes the importance of communication confidence in a variety of interpersonal relationships and interpersonal contexts.  The text offers exceptional coverage of cultural diversity to help students understand and adapt to differences while learning how to establish common links with others.    MyCommunicationLab is an integral part of the Beebe program. Key learning applications include MediaShare, assessment and sample speeches.   A better teaching and learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience—for you and your students. Here’s how: Personalize Learning—MyCommunicationLab is online learning. MyCommunicationLab engages students through personalized learning and helps instructors from course preparation to delivery and assessment. Improve Critical Thinking—Learning objectives help students focus on what they need to master. Engage Students—An emphasis on technology keeps the material engaging to today's students. Support Instructors—A full set of supplements, including MyCommunicationLab, provides instructors with all the resources and support they need. This Book a la Carte Edition is an unbound, three-hole punched, loose-leaf version of the textbook and provides students the opportunity to personalized their book by incorporating their own notes and taking the portion of the book they need to class – all at a fraction of the bound book price. 

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Provides examples of controversial movies from the last two decades in which certain scenes were deleted for U.S. consumption, including 'Basic Instinct,' 'Dressed to Kill,' and others

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An examination of the American motion picture industry's efforts to meet pressure group and government demands is illustrated with stills from popular films