New Resources September 6, 2008

Kids Rule! Nickelodeon and Consumer Citizenship by Sarah Banet-Weiser "examines


the cable network Nickelodeon in order to rethink the relationship between children, media, and citizenship...Banet-Weiser argues that a key to its success is its construction of children as citizens within a commerical context. The network's self-conscious engagement with kids-its creation of a "Nickelodeon Nation" offering choices and empowerment within a world structured by rigid adult rules-combines an appeal to kids' formidable purchasing power with assertions of their political and cultural power."
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Keith Augustus Burton's book entitled The Blessing of Africa "traces the story of biblical Africa and the place of the Bible in the land of Ham. Beginning in the Old Testament, he explores the geography of biblical Africa...chronicles the African presence in the church from the New Testament onward...coming to the modern era, he examines the achievements of African Christianity and visionary efforts to adapt and reclaim Christianity for the African context."

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New resources for September 3, 2008

The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave: how to recognize the subtle signs and act before it's too late by Leigh Branham "is about the hidden, elusive motivations that cause capable employees to start questioning their decision to join your company, start thinking of leaving, eventually disengage, and finally, leave. The . root causes of voluntary employee turnover are hiding in plain sight...This book is ultimately more about solutions than it is about the reasons employees disengage and leave." Branham provides 54 practices for engaging workers and bonding them to your organization.
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Ndaelyo Uko's book entitled Story Building: narrative techniques for news and feature writers "demystifies the narrative style of writing by playfully undoing the knots of journalistic storytelling. It proivdes personalized guidance and practical advice on how to muster the passion and skills to gather compelling details needed to tell an engaging journalistic story on deadline. To write like a pro, you must think and report like a pro. More about this book




Family Abuse and Violence presents a new perspective for studying inter-and intragenerational forms of family abuse and violence. The authors [JoAnn Miller and Dean D. Knudsen] provide a framework for intergenerational existing theories and interpreting empirical data, in order to study socially deviant or criminal problems that occur within families. - from the back cover



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