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This timely book argues that religion has an indispensable role to play in solving the ecological crisis. Examining a broad range of Western religious traditions from conservative Christianity to Goddess feminism, Max Oelschlaeger shows that religion can provide an ethical context that will help people become sensitive to the environment and elect leaders who are genuinely responsive to environmental problems.

South Africa's first ever non-racial and multi-party election was perhaps the most significant global event of 1994. From the ashes of a repressive, segregated and racist state emerged - miraculously and relatively free from bloodshed - a new, multi-racial nation, led by one of the political icons of the late twentieth century, Nelson Mandela. Based on a large-scale and non-partisan public information project, this book is the definitive accou...

Gogol's 1842 novel Dead Souls, a comic masterpiece about a mysterious con man and his grotesque victims, is one of the major works of Russian literature. It was translated into English in 1942 by Bernard Guilbert Guerney, the translation was hailed by Vladimir Nabokov as "an extraordinarily fine piece of work" and is still considered the best translation of Dead Souls ever published. Long out of print, the Guerney translation of Dead Souls is ...

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Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Was it Puppy or Turtle or Cat? No! But they're doing their best to track down the real cookie thief in this funny, easy-to-read mystery that takes off from the popular children's chant. Full color.

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This 19th volume in the series discusses a variety of topics in the field of symbolic interaction.

Situated at the intersection of current debates regarding meaning and representation, deconstructing Communication casts doubt on the seeming innocence of the activity of communication.

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Campo's background and concerns--he writes out of his identity and experience as a gay Cuban-American physician--make for a rich field of investigations, and his best work is both passionate and formally accomplished. "What the Body Told" dives into the difficult, necessary territory of physical love, desire, contagion, illness, such poems are essential to our moment. We need them."--Mark Doty

J.B. Jackson, a pioneer in the field of landscape studies, here takes us on a tour of American landscapes past and present, showing how our surroundings reflect important changes in our culture. Arguing that our urban environment makes us increasingly concerned with time and movement rather than place and permanence, Jackson examines the new vernacular landscape of trailers, parking lots, roads, and shopping malls and traces the development of...

Start together on a lifetime of learning— the greatest gift you can give your child A special greeting for a guest...a new way of looking at a familiar fairy tale...a day of exploration around your town. These simple experiences and activities help your child understand how to get along with family, friends, and neighbors--from around the block to around the world. Early childhood education specialist Marlene Barron shows you how to stimulate ...

Up from the Earth's molten core, past layers of rock, through a crack in the surface--KABOOM!--lava explodes into the air from a volcano. Colorful sculpted paper illustrations and exciting easy-to-read text capture all the drama of one of nature's most spectacular forces. Full color.

Level 2. Pal the Pony is the smallest pony at the rodeo! He's upset because he can't do what the big horses can do. But he discovers there is one thing he's better at than anyone else on the ranch.