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After the Seventh Infantry Division drove across Kwajalein Atoll in the first days of February 1944, successfully wresting control of the strategic southern tip from the Japanese, Marshall was charged with producing an accurate and comprehensive account of the fight. His solution: bring the front-line soldiers together at once and interview them as a group, tapping the collective memory of a platoon fresh from battle. Island Victory is itself ...

In contrast to books about the "historical Jesus" that try to penetrate behind the New Testament, Placher presents what the New Testament and the great Christian theologians actually have said about Jesus. He presents Jesus the Savior and discusses Christ in chapters on incarnation, ministry, cross, and resurrection.

Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting and popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Available in three formats, suitable for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and the nursery or classroom.

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The Indians of the northwestern plains always laughed at the tales about "Old"-man, heard around the lodge fire in the wintertime after sunset. For a powerful character, he was comically flawed. "Old"-man made the world but sometimes forgot the names of things. Victim and victimizer, he seemed closer to common experience than the awesome god Manitou. Frank B. Linderman thought "Old"-man was, under different names, a god for many Indian communi...

H. G. Wells (1866¿1946) is one of the most influential figures in the history of science fiction. His books include The Sleeper Awakes and The Last War, also available in the Bison Frontiers of Imagination series. Ben Bova, an award-winning science fiction writer, is the author of several influential series and such acclaimed novels as Jupiter, Moonrise, Return to Mars, and Venus.

Timothy E. Anna is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Manitoba. His books include The Mexican Empire of Iturbide (Nebraska 1990).

These days, when popular religious movements are enthusiastic rather than reflective, it is particularly helpful for students to be given better ways of grasping the significance and strengths of their own beliefs. Nancey Murphy's new book presents the methods of contemporary argumentation analysis in a way that helps readers develop habits of critical reading and thinking that serve them well not only in religion, but in other fields of exper...

Mark Twain (1835¿1910) was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri, and drew on a boyhood spent on the Mississippi and brief careers as a journalist, river boat pilot, and prospector for material for his works, many of which are considered classics of American literature, including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.¿Editor and Twain scholar John Cooley is a professor of English at Western Michigan University. His books include Mark Tw...

Celia Gilchrist believes she has found the right man in Stephen, but when she moves in with him and his young daughter Jenny, things begin to go menacingly wrong. Money disappears, a sweater is ruined, and small, common-place lies escalate into awkward confrontations.

A unique book in two employs traditional teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, repetition, short sentences) to invite young children to read along with an adult. Each of the 12 short stories fits on one spread and features a children's theme. Full-color illustrations.

The dislocated women in Katharine Haake's stories face violent forces of nature and are compelled to readjust their visions of the world within the context of its still very powerful natural aspect.

In How to Speak Shakespeare, authors Cal Pritner and Louis Colaianni teach readers how to make sound and sense out of the Bard. Their methods have taught thousands of people-from high school students to English literature and theater arts graduate students, from beginning actors to professional actors-how to understand and effectively communicate the poetry of Shakespeare.In order to make the book user-friendly, the authors have organized it a...

Building on the simple fact that children learn best by doing, this book offers 66 projects, activities, and crafts to help children in grades 2-6 take to heart lessons of faith. Organized by chapter themes, this makes an ideal resource for any religious education program, offering hands-on material for lessons involving prayer, liturgy, the Bible, Catholic legends, holy days, and church seasons.

In 1857 Beadle left his home in Buffalo, New York, and headed west for the territories. In diary pages and letters home, he describes the hardships and amusements of travel on the "Big Muddy, " the political propaganda abroad in the "slavery stronghold" of Kansas, and the realities of doing business on the Nebraska frontier.

In this engaging beginning-reader series, readers are given the chance to watch as four endangered or threatened baby animals grow up. Simple, short sentences and captivating photographs portray the life of each animal as it develops and learns to live independent of either its human caretakers or its natural parents. Supports the national science education standard Life Science as outlined by the National Academics of Science and endorsed by ...

Becky Matthews teaches history at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. Peter Nabokov is Professor of World Arts and Cultures at the University of California at Los Angeles. He is the author of Two Leggings: The Making of a Crow Warrior (Nebraska 1982) and other works.

Abused by his mother as a child, the author has taken everything that happened to him and has turned it into something positive in order to help others. Now, he explains how to move beyond a painful history, harmful negative thoughts, and innumerable setbacks and urges readers to take control and be accountable for their lives.

Fans of Hassler and his work will no doubt delight in these sketches of the many people who accompanied him through life and warmed his heart. The varied cast of characters includes Hassler's parents, boyhood friends, relatives, colleagues, and even the fictional characters he has created in his many years as a writer. Like his other books, "Good People" will be enjoyed by people of all ages and from all walks of life.

The controversy surrounding the presidential election in 2000 raised many issues regarding the behavior of some of the United States Supreme Court Justices. The Court's decision in the case of Bush v. Gore effectively stopped a recount of votes in Florida. Many critics felt this decision was politically motivated. If so, what did this say about the ability of the members of the Court to remain non-partisan? And, can justices be removed from of...