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In 1850 a sailing vessel was wrecked on the California coast with a rich cargo of Chinese goods bound for the Gold Rush. This book uses the fate of the vessel for a dual purpose: to tell the story of the beginnings of direct commerce between China and California and to explore the potential of contextual archaeology by tracing the cargo back to its origins in China.

Much of what inspires Pink Houses and Family Taverns, a collection of creative nonfiction by Becky Bradway, is the author's upbringing in rural southern Illinois. Coming of age among a family of carpenters, housewives, and factory workers, Bradway works to get an education and to build a different kind of life for herself (in spite of social pressures to "keep her in her place"). Her dreams of becoming a writer and a professor often run head-o...

Veteran reporter Ansberry brings to life a heartwarming tale of six inspiring women whose constancy to one another, their families, and their community makes their seemingly ordinary lives extraordinary. Photos throughout.

The Irish poet's 11th collection travels widely in time and space, visiting the sites of the classical world and revisiting the poet's childhood: rural electrification and the light of ancient evenings are reconciled within the orbit of a single lifetime.

In these twenty-eight new poems, Carl Phillips considers the substance of connection, between lover and beloved, mind and body, talon and perch, and tends the cable of mutual trust between soaring figure and shadowed ground.Contemporary literature can claim no poetry more clearly allegorical than that of Carl Phillips, whose four collections have turned frequently to nature, myth, and history for illustration, still, readers know the primary a...

Cutler offers 70 fascinating studies, each focusing on a particular word borrowed from a Native American language. He tells readers about the words themselves and about the things they stood--and stand--for, illuminating not only the roles these things played in traditional Indian societies but also the roles they continue to play in America today.

Bringing a unique perspective and a singular voice to contemporary fiction, this collection features lush, poignant stories about the natural world. Here are characters--mammals, historical figures, everyday people--who discover the liberating properties of memory, rebellion, and knowledge in the face of captivity and loneliness.

A private college counselor who has placed hundreds of students in the Ivy League as well as the most competitive colleges in the country reveals the truths and myths about getting into the best colleges.

This book explains each of the successive phases of life, referencing common physical and psychological symptoms and their homeopathic remedies. Homeopathic Remedies for the Stages of Life provides practical and illustrated case histories of former patients, insights into child development, and the workings of the human psyche.

Women's Activism and Globalization" is a broad and comprehensive collection that shows how women activists across the globe are responding to the forces of the "new world order" in their communities. The first person accounts and regional case studies provide a truly global view of women working in their communities for change. The essays examine women in urban, rural, and suburban locations around the world to provide a rich understanding of ...

Economic downturns and terrorist attacks notwithstanding, America's love affair with luxury continues unabated. Over the last several years, luxury spending in the United States has been growing four times faster than overall spending. It has been characterized by political leaders as vital to the health of the American economy as a whole, even as an act of patriotism. Accordingly, indices of consumer confidence and purchasing seem unaffected ...