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The Routledge Companion to Narrative Theory brings together top
scholars in the field to explore the significance of narrative to
pressing social, cultural, and theoretical issues. How does
narrative both inform and limit the way we think today? From
conspiracy theories and social media movements to racial politics
and climate change future scenarios, the reach is broad. This
volume is distinctive for addressing the complicated relations
between the interdisciplinary narrative turn in the academy and the
contemporary boom of instrumental storytelling in the public
sphere. The scholars collected here explore new theories of
causality, experientiality, and fictionality; challenge normative
modes of storytelling; and offer polemical accounts of narrative
fiction, nonfiction, and video games. Drawing upon the latest
research in areas from cognitive sciences to complexity theory, the
volume provides an accessible entry point for those new to the
myriad applications of narrative theory and a point of departure
for new scholarship.
Dr. Paul Dawson, in MARILYN MONROE DIAGNOSED: PSYCHOLOGICAL
DIAGNOSIS of HER SECRET LIFE, presents an exciting analysis of the
movie goddess - diagnosing her by an in-depth assessment of her
secret life. Marilyn's family, early life, career, lovers,
relationships, marriages and mental illness is examined. Her
psychoses are revealed including: abandonment fears, unstable
relationships & shaky self-image, impulsive & suicidal
behavior, mood swings, paranoia & loss of contact with reality,
feelings of emptiness, inappropriate anger and substance abuse. A
"must read" for any fan of the world's most celebrated sex symbol.
Dr. Dawson earned a Ph.D. in psychology from The New School for
Social Research, Graduate Faculty, New York City. Dr. Dawson has
been chief psychologist of a state prison system, clinical
psychologist in mental hospitals, clinics and in private practice.
Dr. Dawson has written over 20 books including: MASKS of PREDATORS;
BPD RECOVERY; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; MARILYN MONROE
DIAGNOSED; PRINCESS DIANA DIAGNOSED; MASKS OF SEX PREDATORS;
PSYCHOLOGY OF MEN WHO ABUSE WOMEN; HOW TO GET SOBER; ANGELINA JOLIE
PSYCHOANALYZED; JOHNNY DEPP DIAGNOSED; ROCK STARS DIAGNOSED; MASKS
OF AN AMERICAN PSYCHO; SPIRITUAL THERAPY; NARCOTERRORIST
PSYCHOPATHS; PSYCHOPATHS; TED BUNDY'S SECRET COMPULSION; MASKS OF
CHARLES MANSON; JODI ARIAS DIAGNOSED; MASKS OF TED BUNDY; MASKS OF
KARLA HOMOLKA; PRINCESS DIANA'S THERAPIST - MY PSYCHOTHERAPY
SESSIONS with DIANA: PRINCESS of WALES.
Unthinkable is the first book on innovation to be written from the
trenches. Expert Tom Hopkins explains why big companies so often
fail to do new things, and clearly explores the solutions pioneered
at product and service innovation company Fluxx. Identify with
real-life stories of new product development gone wrong. Learn
about the underlying human and business factors which can derail
even the most well equipped teams. Understand new approaches that
can deliver successful outcome for you today. Tom's examples are
drawn from extensive experience working with many of the world's
biggest brands at Fluxx, offering inspiration and enthusiasm for
leaders embarking on the uphill struggle of innovation in
established businesses. "Tom captures exactly what it's really like
to try to do new things in a big company. There's no management
textbook waffle here, just real lessons from the school of hard
knocks and genuinely useful advice for leaders brave enough to look
for a new way." -Rupert Howell, Founder of HHCL "Simply one of the
most concise, common sense and useful books on the subject I've
seen in ages." -Dominic Vallely, Former Deputy Controller of BBC2
and Founder of The Giving Lab "Read this if you like to be
challenged. Read this if you don't like the hype about innovation.
Read this if you want some hard-won lessons and plain-spoken
explanations from someone who has worked at the sharp end of
innovation and business." -Antony Mayfield, Founder of Brilliant
Noise
Did You Just Eat That? provides the answers to perennial questions
about food and germs, such as whether electric hand dryers spread
fewer germs than paper towels or about picking a crisp off the
ground within five seconds of dropping it. The authors show how
they have determined everything from how much bacteria gets
transferred from sharing utensils to how many microbes live on
restaurant menus. They list their materials and methods, guide the
reader through their results and offer explanations of food safety
and microbiology. Written with humour, this fascinating book
reveals surprising answers to the weirdest and most commonly
debated questions about food and germs.
In this bicentenary celebration of Wagner and his music, Paul
Dawson-Bowling introduces, deepens and enriches the Wagner
Experience for the newcomer and seasoned Wagnerian alike.
Expounding in colourful style the stories, the sources and the
lessons of Wagner's great dramas, he offers unusual insights into
the man, his works and their meaning, while grappling with the
music's almost occult power.
The Napoleonic Wars gripped Europe, and beyond, for over ten years
at the beginning of the Nineteenth century. Hundreds of battles
were fought between the armies of France (and its allies) and all
those powers that wished to see Napoleon Bonaparte stopped in his
tracks and an end to the French Empire. The battles and sieges of
the Napoleonic Wars, which cost the lives of between 3 and 6
million men, made unprecedented use of large guns, and every
participating army possessed a range of artillery. With the wars
covering such a long period of time, and with so many armies
involved, the subject of Napoleonic artillery is a complicated one,
and no work has attempted to examine all the weapons involved in a
single, detailed volume. Until now. The product of years of
research, this book presents most of what is known about the
artillery pieces of the Napoleonic Wars. Including numerous
drawings, contemporary illustrations and modern photographs of
surviving guns, it will be an invaluable addition to the library of
historians, modellers, wargamers and re-enactors.
This book examines the institutional history and disciplinary
future of creative writing in the contemporary academy, looking
well beyond the perennial questions 'can writing be taught?' and
'should writing be taught?'.
Paul Dawson traces the emergence of creative writing alongside the
new criticism in American universities; examines the writing
workshop in relation to theories of creativity and literary
criticism; and analyzes the evolution of creative writing pedagogy
alongside and in response to the rise of 'theory' in America,
England and Australia.
Dawson argues that the discipline of creative writing developed as
a series of pedagogic responses to the long-standing 'crisis' in
literary studies. His polemical account provides a fresh
perspective on the importance of creative writing to the emergence
of the 'new humanities' and makes a major contribution to current
debates about the role of the writer as public intellectual.
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