Bøger af Carol Johnson

In this collection of essays, we reflect on what it means to practise the social sciences in the twenty-first century. The book brings together leading social scientists from the Asia-Pacific region. The chapters are a combination of theoretical reflections and locally focused case studies of processes that are embedded in global dynamics.

A Framework for Teaching Music Online defines the current online learning landscape of music in higher education and then presents a cyclical teaching framework that describes how to practically develop an online music course. Each part of the framework takes the reader through the three main components of developing an online music course: communication, design, and assessment. Research-informed and practical, ideas and tools for faculty and students to implement into their current or future online teaching practice are explored. Johnson also considers future innovations, exploring knowledge sharing and professional learning networks.

With a beguiling smile and a scandalous white satin dress, Laura Vitali is determined to win justice for her three treasured roommates. Their elusive killer, Eric Mateo, is at The Colony, a sophisticated theater that caters to a very unique clientele. What Laura couldn't know was that its proprietor, Stephan Renard, would draw her into a world filled with gifted musical performers, exciting new adventures, and a breed of powerful strangers with exotic secrets. Stephan Renard is an immortal forced into a life of secrets and strife. He finds a brilliant spirit in Laura and together they create inspired musicals. Their uncommon romance attracts the attention of powerful observers. The Ancients who protect Stephan's people recruit him with promises of powers allowed only a chosen few. While waiting for his return from their stronghold, Laura is ambushed. In a remote ice-filled land, a mysterious Institute has long awaited her return to explore her unique nature and remarkable talents. Unfortunately, they demand she remain permanently. Stephan strives to find her in Greenland's impenetrable interior before they succeed. A fast-paced, paranormal adventure peppered with plenty of humor, The Tale of the Shadow Dwellers is an action-filled story showcasing the value of finding the hero within us all.

The Search for Tomorrow's Treasures invites you aboard the starship Aries to share in the thrilling journey of three beautiful surveyors and their mischievous computer sidekicks. This space adventure is akin to the writings of Anne McCaffrey. Captain Beth Griffin enjoys cataloging the great curiosities of space. A binary star system creates celestial music and a nebula cluster paints shifting masterpieces with elemental dust. Beth is initially reluctant when Axel, her mobile quantum navigator, interrupts her with news of a rogue planet displaying intriguing stone formations. That is, until she realizes that the stone formations are perfect copies of the Egyptian pyramids and the planet doesn't belong in the dying dwarf system. She's stumbled upon an alien museum recording the great achievements of sentient races and its historian, Goren is strangely familiar. He reveals that her value is not limited to protecting her planetary teams already working on Citron and Sentara. Beth must decide whether to follow this mysterious alien or continue her mission as is. Unfortunately her planetary leaders, Christine and Rose are already in great danger. Commander Christine Solski lands on Citron with great expectations of a bountiful survey. The planetary rings are blocks of faceted minerals, the largest mountain range is huge polish crystals, and at night when the sun goes down the oceans and landscapes glow with gemstone dust. Even the animals have jewel adaptations. But Andre, her new husband, wants her position and power to rule Citron. Fortunately Christine has untapped inner resources and the planet has a few secrets that Andre didn't factor into his schemes. Rose Cavanagh and her best friend and co-leader Amy Chen are as different as they are loyal to each other. With their motley band of eccentric surveyors, they arrive on the tropical island paradise called Sentara with all their defenses down. The humanoid natives want help colonizing this planet and Rose's team is there to survey its compatibility with Earth. But the true natives of Sentara have given these humanoid imposters the power to take what they want and Rose's team is at the top of their list.

This polished study of the uses of reason in poetry is a philosophical meditation. Its basic thesis is that poetry is the objective correlative of reason, and in this sense it attacks both romantic subjectivism and the more general tendency to consider poetic effects in terms of reason-emotion dichotomy. Originally published in 1966.