Böcker av Michael Gose

This book is an easy-to-read, fun and provocative discussion of how to understand, appreciate, and evaluate film. Written by professor and film guru Michael Gose, the book is loved by students and moviegoers alike. Michael Gose masterfully raises key questions and examples that illuminate perspectives and issues raised in film. The style is both educational and highly entertaining. The work has received rave reviews. For example, Dr. Robert K. Johnson rates the book "a gold mine of wide-ranging questions and critical perspectives that together help viewers unpack a movie's power and meaning." This book is a masterful achievement that allows the reader to truly engage in the film experience.

Celebrating Intellectual Curiosity: Kindergarten Through College Scholarship and Research broadens the perspective on academic pursuits, using vignettes and stories to establish the complexities and utility of varying forms of research. Criteria are identified that fit the respective approaches.

In the spirit of Thomas Paine, this second edition uses "Common Sense" to tell what is really going on with students, teachers, and schools. (Hint: the reality is actually a lot more optimistic than commonly portrayed in the media.)

Captures what it means to be a teacher. This book mirrors a teacher's playful sense of irony and a deep appreciation of the old wisdom about feeling the impact of the great, occasional and accidental joy which comes with teaching.