In David Carroll's text, a topic that can sometimes seem bewildering to students is presented in a clear, interesting, and engaging style. Using a cognitive approach, Carroll brings the current developments and controversies in psycholinguistics to students in an engaging style and sets them in historical context. Each chapter is enhanced with unique pedagogy that was designed to stimulate critical thinking, assess comprehension and provide opportunities for application. This fifth edition of Psychology of Language fills the need for an up-to-date and clearly written treatment of the field in a manner that resonates with today's students.
I envy anyone who has yet to enjoy the sexy, eerie, and addictive novels of Jonathan Carroll. They are delicious treats—with devilish tricks inside them.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Neil Gaiman has written: “Jonathan Carroll has the magic. He’ll lend you his eyes, and you’ll never see the world in quite the same way ever again.”
Lewis Carroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (level 3)Lewis Carroll
Join Alice on her exciting adventure in Wonderland, where she changes size continually and meets a host of strange characters ? the White Rabbit who is always late, the grinning Cheshire Cat and the Queen who wants to cut off everybody's head ? to name but a few!
The Philosophy of Horror: Or, Paradoxes of the Heart
Noel Carroll, film scholar and philosopher, offers the first serious look at the aesthetics of horror. In this book he discusses the nature and narrative structures of the genre, dealing with horror as a "transmedia" phenomenon. A fan and serious student of the horror genre, Carroll brings to bear his comprehensive knowledge of obscure and forgotten works, as well as of the horror masterpieces.
Each volume of Poetry for Students provides analysis of approximately 20 poems that teachers and librarians have identified as the most frequently studied in literature courses. Some of the poems covered in this volume include: "Chocolates" by Louis Simpson "Hospital Window" by James Dickey "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" by Emily Dickinson "Tonight I Can Write" by Pablo Nerudo And more
