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The Boy Hunters series takes its heroes through various adventures searching for big and little game in the woods and the mountains. Written in the early 1920s by Edward Stratemeyer (of Hardy Boys fame), the three titles in the series provide good, clean, and respectful fun and adventure.

This continuing series explores different diseases to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body. Microorganisms have plagued humans since the beginning of time, causing debilitating diseases and even death. But how, exactly, do these microorganisms infect and cause disease? The books in this series examine various microbiological scourges that have affected humans as well as the steps that have been taken to identif...

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Current data and trends in morbidity and mortality for the sub-Saharan Region as presented in this new edition reflect the heavy toll that HIV/AIDS has had on health indicators, leading to either a stalling or reversal of the gains made, not just for communicable disorders, but for cancers, as well as mental and neurological disorders.

Coverage in Great Lives from History: The 18th Century is broad in its variety of areas of achievement as well as geographical scope, with a worldwide focus that includes extensive coverage of non-Europeans and women. Of course, the set includes the recognized shapers of history essential in any liberal arts curriculum. Its lengthy essays provide in-depth biographies, including annotated bibliographical resources. Its lengthy essays provide in...

The second edition of this landmark study of "candomblAAA1/2, " the Afro-Brazilian religion of Bahia, is now back in print.

Schweighauser traces the acoustic imagination of American literature from naturalism to postmodernism. He reads the noises writers represent as fictional reponses to the social, cultural, and political changes and conflicts of modernity and postmodernity. Exploring the social functions of literature, he also suggests that literature itself, in its constant search for new language forms, has become a source of revitalizing noise in the channels...

Hernandez-Diaz documents the 20th-century history of the Puerto Rican labor movement with this first scholarly treatment of labor-management relations on the island. While the United States mainland and Latin American have influenced labor relations in Puerto Rico, significant legal, political, economic, and social factors are unique to the region, and the author offers a comprehensive analysis of the similarities and differences between the U...

This new edition of Norgren and Nanda's classic updates their examination of the intersection of American cultural pluralism and law. They document and analyze legal challenges to the existing social order raised by many cultural groups, among them, Native Americans and Native Hawaiians, homeless persons, immigrants, disabled persons, and Rastafarians. In addition, they examine such current controversies as the culture wars in American schools...

In the years following World War II, the newspaper industry faced overwhelming threats to its dominance of the media marketplace, while the industry as a whole remained profitable, it failed to adjust to television and other challenges and began a decline that continues today.

In a political climate where the machinery of the federal government has grown increasingly complex, The Power to Legislate offers a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the extent and limitations of legislative power granted by the U.

This book is a valuable tool in bringing insight and understanding to critical existential issues. Scholarly written and thoughtfully presented, this is an inspired work whose time has come.

..."exceptionally clear, accessible, and balanced...If you were to purchase only one book on affirmative action for your high school library, this should be it. Highly Recommended.

The Korean War was the first "hot war" of the Cold War, the first "police action" undertaken by the United States under the aegis of the United Nations, and the first war to be over-shadowed by the menace of nuclear conflagration. It has been called America's "forgotten war, " but it had a profound impact on East-West relations and America's foreign and military policies. Offering a wealth of information, Korean War Almanac contains a day-by-d...

An introduction to the life and career of the puppeteer most famous for having created the Muppets.

These riveting personalities each achieved excellence, but even greater than their individual accomplishments is the positive Hispanic image they collectively represent to the world. Photographs, illustrations, and lively text tell the stories ot these fascinating historical figures. With his unique blend of blues, rock, and Afro-Cuban rhythms, Santana has kept himsslf visible on the popular music scene for more than 30 years.

- Brings together the best criticism on the most widely read poets, novelists, and playwrights- Presents complex critical portraits of the most influential writers in the English-speaking world--from the English medievalists to contemporary writers- Introductory essay by Harold Bloom

Talen Dirk thought he was just an ordinary guy, with an ordinary job, and then one day it change. thrown into a past he did not know. forced to become someone who he is not. compelled to make life or death decisions that not only effect his friends and lover, but holds the fate of the Earth in his hands. They came, they influenced, and then they departed. What were they? What was their reason for returning? Could it be evil or was it for the g...

A look at the history of New Jersey's many alpine ski hills from the early 1900s to the present. Also a history of the sport of alpine skiing in the state.

It has been said that no man is an island. We are all bound together by shared beliefs and shared experiences. As we go through life we find that we are not as unique as we once thought. We have much in common with the person who lives down the street, as well as the ones who live across the globe. Lives are not lived in vacuums but rather in interactive communities. This world of ?binding? is what gives life its richness. The stories in this ...