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Diamonds from a lost mine in Navajo Country? Ridiculous, thought independent geologist Clayton P. Greer. Yet here before him were gem quality diamond pebbles mounted in authentic ancient Navajo silver jewelry. Now a mining promoter was offering to sponsor a secret search for the source of these diamonds. It was a tempting prospect, to roam Utah?

Rabbis Katz and Schwartz explore the fascinating body of Jewish literature called Midrash--creative interpretations of the Bible that are designed to reveal hidden or deeper meaning in Scripture. Each of the over 50 midrashim sits next to its corresponding biblical text so that readers can compare them, along with commentary on the times and insights of the rabbis who wrote each midrash. Readers are given guidance for answering "What does this...

Well-written, thoughtful, and incisive... A fresh look at why the armed services took so long to implement a policy imposed upon them by their civilian leaders." -- "Journal of Military History

Lev Ostrovsky and Alexander Potapov consider linear and nonlinear waves such as solitons, waves in inhomogeneous media, and many others. They discuss modulated waves-those characterized by a slow variation of the macroscopic parameters of amplitude, frequency, and profile.

In colonial America, tales about the capture of English settlers by Native American war parties and the captives' subsequent suffering and privations were wildly popular among readers. Despite their importance in the development of American literature, however, the origins of the captivity narrative have until now been largely unexplored.In "Providence Tales and the Birth of American Literature, " James Hartman uncovers the genesis of the capt...

It is easy to think of Christian ministry as an exercise of our gifts or even finding fulfillment for ourselves. In God's Prophet, God's Servant, John Goldingay examines the portrait of a prophet's ministry found in Jeremiah and the portrait of a servant's ministry in Isaiah 40-55, showing us that in both cases, God calls us to a deeper and more demanding view of ministry. ?

The story of a group of sixteen year-old girls and a magical pair of jeans that, despite their different sizes, miraculously fit them all.

Following on the heels of the widely hailed False Dawn, this new work by John Gray, &, ldquo, one of Britain's leading intellectuals" (The Wall Street Journal), offers a thoughtful and provocative analysis of the failure of classical liberalism to keep up with the complex political realities of today's increasingly divided world.Two Faces of Liberalism argues that, from its inception, liberalism contained two contradictory philosophies of tole...

Set in an airport ("one of the rare places where twentieth-century design is happy with its own style"), In Transit is a textual labyrinth centering on a contemporary traveller. Waiting for a flight, Evelyn Hillary O'Rooley suffers from uncertainty about his/her gender, provoking him/her to perform a series of unsuccessful, yet hilarious, philosophical and anatomical tests. Brigid Brophy surrounds the kernel of this plot with an unrelenting st...

The Capital Hotel is uniquely beautiful, with its cast-iron façade and marble lobby, its high-ceilinged rooms, and its rich history. Since its opening in 1876, it has been the stage for the struggles, schemes, and dreams of generations of politicians, debutantes, prostitutes, carpenters, and businessmen. And a wide variety of owners and visionaries has shaped the hotel's fortunes, among them the Yankee entrepreneur who started it all, the Ital...

Who but a poet can best describe the trials and triumphs of raising children.

In this genre-breaking autobiography, a defiant atheist--Charles Darwin's great-great-grandson--records his encounters in the South, where he is confronted not only by fundamentalists still trying to banish the theory of evolution but also, ironically, by his own spiritual malaise.

The men, women, and even animals in this collection live at the mercy of their hearts. Young and old, on two legs or four, they grope for love and tenderness, knowing that all connection is fraught with danger and all relationship random and evanescent. Yet the heart wants what it wants. The title novella, a wrenching account of the end of love, traces a gentle dog's transformation into a vicious beast as the couple who owns him breaks apart. ...

For over forty years, Clarence Major (b. 1936) has engaged several artistic and literary pursuits, garnering acclaim for his paintings, edited anthologies, poetry collections, essays, and novels. His work within literature ranges from his popular dictionary of slang, Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American Slang (1994), to such experimental novels as Emergency Exit (1979), Reflex and Bone Structure (1975), and My Amputations (1986). He ...

Buster Callan?s lips twitched in a stillborn smile. ?Bad news, Jewboy. You?re dead.? ?It was an accident, ? Dave told him. ?I?ll get you another dog.? Callan shook his head, and he actually smiled. ?You got it wrong. I don?t want your shekels. I want your blood.?

Morley was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. His father, Frank Morley, was a mathematics professor at Haverford College, his mother, Lilian Janet Bird, was a violinist who provided Christopher with much of his later love for literature and poetry."I warn you, " said the funny-looking little man with the red beard, "I?m here to sell this caravan of culture, and by the bones of Swinburne I think your brother's the man to buy it.

Across the spectrum of Jewish observance, people are turning increasingly to traditional practices and rituals to enrich and give higher meaning to their religious lives. But starting out on such a path can often be confusing if you don't know why you should do it as well as what to do and how to do it. The Rituals and Practices of a Jewish Life meets this growing need.Each chapter explores a different ritual or practice in depth and explains ...

Specific visualizations and affirmations correspond to each of the major arcana cards, and new layouts and divination methods for use with her " Inner Child Cards" deck will allow those who are familiar with it to build on previous knowledge. This beautiful guidebook offers a personal, therapeutic journey through fairy-tale symbolism that is a perfect accompaniment to the "Inner Child Cards.

Antietam" is the third book in this ten-volume series, spanning the Civil War and describing one Southern family. As the Brannon brothers answer the call to arms, the family finds itself struggling with dilemmas members had never imagined.

In this collection of essays, Mariani brings to light issues surrounding spirituality and poetry. By infusing scholarly criticism with a personal voice, Mariani allows us to see the relationship between poetry and a sublime presence in the universe.