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From VIIIth to Xth century, an empire known as the Khazarian Kogonate dominated the eastern edge of Europe. At the height of its power it played an important role in the fate of Europe in the middle ages. Khazarian armies stopped the Arabian invasion during the earliest and most destructive part of Arabian conquests of Eastern Europe. An important historical topic is the conversion of Khazars who are not ethnically Jewish from paganism to Juda...

Memories in Serenade" captures the psychic musing of a purpose-driven poet intent on embracing the world, against a backdrop of unyielding obstacles, woven into a tapestry of pain, sorrow, hope, joy and love. It also captures the poet's fascination with language as much as with life, and takes us on his journey which so often juxtaposes fantasy with reality as if second nature. This collection allows us to accompany the the poet as he takes sm...

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What in the world is haiku?Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry containing only seventeen syllables in each brief poem (five syllables in line one, seven syllables in line two, and five syllables in line three). Every syllable in a haiku poem is important. Although many haiku poems have references to nature there are no limits to the topics haiku poetry may embrace.CLUTTER"Where are my car keys?"I cannot find my checkbook!"Have you seen my purse...

Delighting newspaper readers for over 30 years with his bits of folksy wisdom, keen observations of life, and helpful insights into everything from politics to dieting, Dr. Channing S. Jun's Footnotes column has long been a popular favorite of many readers. Now all of Dr. Jun's columns have been gathered here into this one collection. Dr. Jun draws upon his rich life experiences growing up during the Japanese occupation in Korea under the shad...

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How do you know when you're in love? This is a question that is asked by so many people, yet very few have found the answer. IN SEARCH OF LOVE, the newly released book by Elaine Gates, takes you on a journey searching for the answer to this question. Won't you come along and take this journey IN SEARCH OF LOVE?

THE WORLD OF ONLINE NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION HAS EXPLODED in the last ten years. Social networking sites, YouTube, and blogs offer hours of entertainment, but have also become important vehicles for activism. The "netroots, " as Eric Boehlert calls this phenomenon, have risen to incredible power, and never has that been clearer than in the 2008 presidential election. Bloggers on the Bus traces the major events that rocked the campaign trai...

A spellbinding narrative account of America in the Middle East that "reads almost like a thriller" (The Economist)The Middle East is the beginning and the end of U.S. foreign policy: events there influence our alliances, make or break presidencies, govern the price of oil, and draw us into war. But it was not always so-and as Patrick Tyler shows in A World of Trouble, a thrilling chronicle of American misadventures in the region. The story of ...

One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year THE TRUE BUT UNLIKELY STORIES OF LIVES DEVOTED-ABSURDLY! MELANCHOLICALLY! BEAUTIFULLY!-TO THE RUSSIAN CLASSICSNo one who read Elif Batuman's first article (in the journal n+1) will ever forget it. "Babel in California" told the true story of various human destinies intersecting at Stanford University during a conference about the enigmatic writer Isaac Babel. Over the course of several pages, Batum...

In the year 2000 I thought I had life pretty much figured out, at least for a guy who had spent the last 16 years paralyzed and permanently confined to a wheelchair. As the survivor of a horrific car accident at age 19, I had rolled through some pretty rough territory, enduring not only hostile physical landscapes, but hostile attitudes of those around me as well. I was tougher than most, or so I thought, but all of that changed the day I beca...

In 1969, a young girl makes a trip from Coney Island to the swampy coastland on the rural outskirts of Helsinki, Finland. There, her death will immediately become part of local mythology, furnishing boys and girls with fodder for endless romantic imaginings. Everyone who lives near the swamp dreams about Eddie de Wire, the lost American girl. . . . For both Sandra and Doris, two lonely, dreaming girls abandoned in different ways by their paren...

The Dragon Bagua Zhang system of third-generation master Fu Zhen Song was one of the most powerful martial arts styles to emerge from 1920s China. Fu Zhen Song had a reputation as a skilled fighter and uncompromising teacher, and his Dragon Bagua style was renowned for its extensive catalog of whirling body movements and fighting techniques. In 1991 Lin Chao Zhen, Fu's formal disciple, brought this mysterious martial art to the United States, ...

Charles Willie and Richard Reddick's A New Look at Black Families has introduced thousands of students to the intricacies of the Black family in American society. Using a case study approach, Willie and Reddick show the varieties of the Black family experience and how those experiences vary by socioeconomic status. The sixth edition has been re-organized and updated throughout. The new Part III: Cases Against and for Black Men and Women unites...

There's no better way to start your day than relaxing with New York Times crossword puzzles. This collection features:-75 of the Times' best puzzles, perfect for solvers of all skill levels-Portable format is perfect for travel or solving at home-Edited by the biggest name in crosswords, Will Shortz.

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A comprehensive, practical guidebook tobonds and the bond marketSpeaking directly to the practitioner, this thoroughguide covers everything there is to know aboutbonds-from basic concepts to more advancedbond topics.The Complete Practitioner's Guide to the Bond Marketaddresses the principles of the bond market and offersthe tools to apply them in the real world. By tying theconcepts of fixed-income products to big-pictureaspects of the economy...

A study of Newfoundland English, spoken in Canada's newest province, Newfoundland and Labrador.

This book describes the leadership practice of professional baseball coaches as a way to illustrate situational leadership theory, offering the reader examples of leadership behavior in the four leadership frames suggested by Bolman and Deal's situational leadership theory.

Do you want to understand young children's development in greater depth? Would you like to see how they view the world around them, and what they think the future might look like? Creativity in early childhood is an area of fascination for all those working with young children, and this book investigates why children create, and what their creations mean. Chapters describe the processes and depict the outcomes of meaning-making, and of making...