Beverly B. Mack
The daughter of the spiritual and political leader of the Sokoto community, Nana Asma'u (1793-1864) was a poet, teacher, and role model for Muslim women. She was a scholar of Islam and a key advisor to her father as he waged a jihad to bring Islam to the... (read more)
Meron Benvenisti
Jerusalem is more than a holy city built of stone. Domain of Muslims, Jews, and Christians, Jerusalem is a perpetual contest, and its shrines, housing projects, and bulldozers compete in a scramble for possession. Now one of Jerusalem's most respected... (read more)
Jim Laughter
From Victim to Hero compellingly shares the selfless heroic nightmare of Steven Stayner; educating parents on issues they must know and be aware of. Steven's story inspires and exemplifies the goodness and strength within the human spirit. The trauma... (read more)
Joseph Allan Frank
One of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War, the two-day engagement near Shiloh, Tennessee, in April 1862 left more than 23,000 casualties. Fighting alongside seasoned veterans were more than 160 newly recruited regiments and other soldiers who had yet... (read more)
Ron Strickland
"In the early 1970s, Ron Strickland--a young, novice hiker with an audacious idea--launched a campaign to link Glacier National Park's alpine meadows and the Pacific Ocean with a new, 1,200-mile footpath across three national parks and seven national... (read more)
Sheng-mei. Ma
Drawing from Anglo-American, Asian American, and Asian literature as well as J-horror and manga, Chinese cinema and Internet, and the Korean Wave, Sheng-mei Mas Asian Diaspora and East-West Modernity probes into the conjoinedness of West and East, of... (read more)
Stephen Bailey
Most international students need to write essays and reports for exams and coursework. Yet writing good academic English is a demanding task. This new edition of Academic Writing has been fully revised to help students reach this goal. Clearly organised,... (read more)
Alfred Lansing
In 1914, an expedition headed by Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to be the first to cross the continent of Antarctica. Shipwrecked and marooned for months on end, their ill-fated voyage became a triumphant story of indomitable courage and faith in the face... (read more)
