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What do dogs mean in America? How do Americans make meaning through
their dogs? The United States has long expressed its cultural
unconscious through canine iconography. Through our dogs, we figure
out what we're thinking and who we are, representing by proxy the
things that we don't quite want to recognize in ourselves. Often,
it's a specific breed or type of dog that serves as an informal
cultural mascot, embodying an era's needs, fears, desires,
longings, aspirations, repressions, and hopeless contradictions.
Combining cultural studies with personal narrative, this book
creates a playful, speculative reading of American culture through
its canine self-representations. Looking at seven different breeds
or types over the last seven decades, readers will go on an
intellectual dog walk through some of the mazes of American
cultural mythology.
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Journeys (Paperback)
Deborah Thompson; Photographs by Mary Gillings Gannaway; Steve Gannaway
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R257
Discovery Miles 2 570
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The Bible contains some of the world's most familiar and beloved
stories: David and Goliath; the Nativity; Zacchaeus and the
sycamore tree. In Journeys, Steve Gannaway narrates these and
fourteen other classic Bible stories. What sets this book apart is
that he tells the stories as a poet and storyteller, in verse. As a
storyteller, he does not have the same intent as the inspired Bible
authors. Thus, his account emphasizes different details. For
instance, the Bible does not say whether Samson regained his sight
before he died or what an Elamite was doing in Jerusalem on the
feast of Pentecost. These questions interest the storyteller in
Gannaway, though, and, in Journeys, he explores possible answers.
While taking artistic and historical license, the author makes an
effort to remain true to the essence and values of each story. He
gives the biblical reference at the end of each poem, encouraging
readers to examine the original. As the title indicates, changes in
location constitute the central theme of the book. The journeys
usually involve physical travel. They also typically involve
something more. There may be a test of obedience (Noah and
Abraham), a change in willingness to obey (Jonah), or an entirely
new outlook on life (Zaccheaus and the woman caught committing
adultery). Journeys has three parts. Part I consists of Old
Testament journeys. Part II focuses on journeys to Bethlehem and
the Nativity. Part III contains additional journeys taken by New
Testament figures. Gannaway's poetry incorporates rich images and
language that almost makes readers feel they are present at the
events the poems describe. Illustrator Deborah Thompson enhances
this effect with her drawings. They are strong in their simplicity.
Many figures have featureless or minimally detailed faces, inviting
readers to enter into the roles and immerse themselves in the
story. The stories in Journeys are part of the cultural inheritance
of the Judeo-Christian world. Read them in the Bible. Experience
them anew in Journeys.
The introduction of the new General Medical Services contract for
the payment and reward of general practice and GP practices will
inevitably change the way in which primary care is delivered. This
practical workbook aims to address how its implementation will work
in practice. Written in the interactive Roy Lilley workbook style
with think boxes hazard warnings tips and comment boxes it deals
with the implications impact and implementation of the New Contract
questioning the contract's impact on patients and the provision of
services. It is an essential guide for general practitioners
primary care managers practice staff and trainers; and for all
those that have an involvement in primary care and the
implementation of the new contract. GPs practices and PCOs need as
much guidance as they can get - from the General Practitioners
Committee the NHS Confederation and also from books such as this.
The more advice that they can turn to and the earlier they can get
the help they need the better. So I welcome Roy's book as a
valuable contribution. The book is primarily an informative summary
of the contract documents and a practical tool kit for putting the
contract into action. I too want to see practice teams making the
contract work and this book will help many of them to do so. John
Chisholm in the Foreword
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