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The Alchemistby Paulo Coelho, Alan R. ClarkeISBN 0613334582 (0-613-33458-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Alchemist'Book summary:Amazon.co.uk Review Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sense a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalucian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream. Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night. "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." [via]
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All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Presentby Stephen MennellISBN 0631156380 (0-631-15638-0)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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American Foreign Relationby Kenneth J. Hagan, Thomas G. Paterson, J. Garry CliffordISBN 0618370730 (0-618-37073-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'American Foreign Relation'Book summary:This best-selling text presents the best synthesis of current scholarship available to emphasize the theme of expansionism and its manifestations. The inclusion of recently declassified documents allows for new perspectives on American intervention in the Bolshevik Revolution, the origins of the Cold War and the Korean War, and the Cuban missile crisis. The Sixth Edition includes strong coverage of gender and culture and explores the racial dimensions of American expansionist ideology. Up-to-date coverage of national security and its implications allows students to examine the government's role in protecting citizens. [via]
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American Foreign Relations: A History to 1920by Thomas G. PatersonISBN 0618370714 (0-618-37071-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Rootsby Calvert WatkinsISBN 0618082506 (0-618-08250-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots'Book summary:Fully revised and updated, THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF INDO-EUROPEAN ROOTS remains an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of English and its place in the Indo-European language family. More than 13,000 words are traced to their origins in Proto-Indo-European, the prehistoric ancestor of English that was spoken before the advent of writing. In Calvert Watkinss skilled hands, Proto-Indo-European language and society are rendered as alive and compelling as they must have been six thousand years ago. His introductory essay shows how words in an unrecorded ancient language can be reconstructed and offers a wealth of fascinating information about Proto-Indo-European culture. The dictionary that follows contains nearly 1,350 reconstructed roots, plus two dozen new Language and Culture notes that explore interesting sidelights to the etymologies presented in many entries.[via]More editions of The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots:
The American Presidencyby Davis Dyer, Alan BrinkleyISBN 0618382739 (0-618-38273-9)
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Ancient Romeby Susan AltmanISBN 0613539117 (0-613-53911-7)
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Becoming Madame Maoby Anchee MinISBN 0618127003 (0-618-12700-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Becoming Madame Mao'Book summary:Many writers have engaged in the project of rescuing female figures from history, but few have tackled such an unsympathetic character as Anchee Min does in her historical novel Becoming Madame Mao. Known as the White Boned Demon during her reign of terror in China, Madame Mao was blamed for countless bloody and vengeful executions; she sought out those who had wronged her in the past and wiped them off the face of the earth. Eventually she was reviled in China and executed, even as her husband was revered as a hero.
Before her stint as Mao's first lady, Jiang Ching, as she was then known, was an actress, a singer, and a star in Communist films. Anchee Min grew up in Red China and watched Jiang Ching from afar; she was fascinated by her for many years, by tales of her independence and strength, and by images of her beauty. In a way, the great villain and demon was a role model for Anchee Min, and her teenage devotion is the engine of her remarkable novel. Moving back and forth between stories of the actress and the evil dictator, Min complicates the Madame Mao of history.
As a girl, Madame Mao narrowly escaped having her feet bound. The book opens with graphic descriptions of this process and of the ensuing infection that freed her. But if her feet were not bound, her spirit was. Reared by a mother who was the last concubine of a rich man, and a father who liked to hit his girls with shovels, Madame Mao as a young girl felt herself doomed: "I see my father hit Mother with a shovel. It happened suddenly. Without warning. I can hardly believe my eyes. He is mad. He calls Mother a slut. Mother's body curls up. My chest swells. He hits her back, front, shouting that he will break her bones." The father then goes on to treat his daughter the same way. Decades later, when Madame Mao manifests deep brutality, Min seems to be saying that what goes around comes around. Flawed by a clumsy structure that vacillates between third and first person arbitrarily, Becoming Madame Mao is nevertheless an immensely interesting work--defiant, morally ambiguous, and difficult to put down. --Emily White [via]
The Bretonsby Michael Jones, Patrick GalliouISBN 063120105X (0-631-20105-X)
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The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearstby David NasawISBN 0618154469 (0-618-15446-9)
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Comrades: Brothers, Fathers, Heroes, Sons, Palsby Stephen Ambrose, Jon FriedmanISBN 0613567420 (0-613-56742-0)
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The Cults of the Roman Empireby Antonia Nevill, Robert TurcanISBN 0631200460 (0-631-20046-0)
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The Cults of the Roman Empireby Robert Turcan, Antonia NevillISBN 0631200479 (0-631-20047-9)
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Daily Life in Ancient Romeby Florence Dupont, Christopher WoodallISBN 0631193952 (0-631-19395-2)
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The Divine Comedy: Text With Translation in the Metre of the Original by Geoffrey L. Bickerstethby Geoffrey BickerstethISBN 063112926X (0-631-12926-X)
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Early Germansby Malcolm ToddISBN 0631199047 (0-631-19904-7)
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The Egyptiansby Barbara WattersonISBN 0631182721 (0-631-18272-1)
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The Empress Matilda: Queen Consort, Queen Mother and Lady of the Englishby Marjorie ChibnallISBN 0631190287 (0-631-19028-7)
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The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New Worldby Paul RobertsISBN 0618562117 (0-618-56211-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World'Book summary:The End of Oil is a "geologic cautionary tale for a complacent world accustomed to reliable infusions of cheap energy." The book centers around one irrefutable fact: the global supply of oil is being depleted at an alarming rate. Precisely how much accessible (not to mention theoretical) oil remains is debatable, but even conservative estimates mark the peak of production in decades rather than centuries. Which energy sources will replace oil, who will control them, and how disruptive to the current world order the transition from one system to the next will be are just a few of the big questions that Paul Roberts attempts to answer in this timely book.
As Roberts makes abundantly clear, the major oil players in the world wield their enormous economic and political power in order to maintain the status quo. Of course, they get plenty of help from the tens of millions of consumers, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, who guzzle oil as if there is an unlimited supply. And this demand shows no sign of abating--nearly half of the world's population lives without the benefits of fossil fuels and they desperately want to be among the haves. In countries such as China and India, where energy systems are already breaking down, Roberts discusses how they are looking to oil to fuel their race for development, in many cases ignoring environmental considerations altogether.
Though there is much to be pessimistic about, Roberts does uncover some positive developments, such as the race for alternative energy sources, notably hydrogen fuel cells, which could help to ease us off of our oil dependence before a full-blown energy crisis occurs. No one book could cover every aspect of what Roberts calls "arguably the most serious crisis ever to face industrial society," but The End of Oil is a remarkably informative and balanced introduction to this pressing subject. --Shawn Carkonen [via]
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Enduring Visionby Nancy Woloch, Paul S. Boyer, Joseph F. Kett, Clifford E. ClarkISBN 0618473092 (0-618-47309-2)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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The Englishby Geoffrey R. EltonISBN 0631196064 (0-631-19606-4)
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The Ethnic Origins of Nationsby Anthony D. SmithISBN 0631161694 (0-631-16169-4)
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The Formation of a Persecuting Society: Power and Deviance in Western Europe, 950-1250by R.I. MooreISBN 0631171452 (0-631-17145-2)
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Genghis Khan: His Life and Legacyby Paul Ratchnevsky, Thomas Nivison HainingISBN 0631189491 (0-631-18949-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Genghis Khan: His Life and Legacy'Book summary:Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire, the largest continuous land empire ever. On his death in 1227, this extended from the Near East to the Yellow Sea, and was expanded by his successors to include what is now Iran, Iraq and southern Russia. By 1206, Genghis Khan had completed the unification by conquest of all the tribes of Mongolia, and was acclaimed as universal Khan. He then launched his assault on Northern China. Peking was captured in 1215, and the Chin were finally subjugated by Genghis's successors in 1234. This is the definitive biography. [via]
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A Guide to Old Englishby Bruce Mitchell, Fred C. RobinsonISBN 0631127356 (0-631-12735-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Guide to Old English'Book summary:A Guide to Old English is now the standard and most popular introduction to Old English language and literature. The fifth edition has been revised and corrected to take into account suggestions from teachers and students. The two most important new features are a substantial introduction to Old English metre (Appendix C of Part One) and the addition of Ælfric's account of Edmund King and Martyr to the prose texts of Part Two.
Key features of Part One are the fact that sound changes are not treated as an abstract system divorced from the texts, but are discussed when they become relevant to an understanding of the apparent irregularities in inflexion; the authoritative section on syntax; and the introduction to Anglo-Saxon studies, which discusses language, literature, history, archaeology, and ways of life. In Part Two the prose texts selected are those traditionally chosen by teachers precisely because they offer the best introduction to the literature and culture of the period. The verse texts, which with the exception of four extracts from Beowulf are all complete, show something of the range that Old English poetry offers in mood, intensity of feeling, humour, and natural observation. The texts are accompanied by full explanatory notes at the foot of the page and a detailed glossary.
Although most readers of A Guide to Old English will be undergraduate and graduate students, the book has been written so that it can be used by those working on their own who wish simply to gain a greater understanding and enjoyment of the language and literature of the Anglo-Saxons. [via]
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A History of Western Societyby John P. McKayISBN 0618170596 (0-618-17059-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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A History of Western Society: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment, Chapters 1-17by John P. McKay, John Buckler, Bennett D. HillISBN 0618170480 (0-618-17048-0)
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A History Of World Societies: To 1715by John P. McKay, John Buckler, Bennett D. Hill, Patricia Buckley EbreyISBN 0618301968 (0-618-30196-8)
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Holocaust: Problems & Perspective of Interpretationby Donald L. NiewykISBN 0618214623 (0-618-21462-3)
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A Human Being Died That Night : A South African Story of Forgivenessby G. P. Madikizela, Pumla Gobodo-MadikizelaISBN 0618211896 (0-618-21189-6)
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Eugene de Kock, the commanding officer of state-sanctioned apartheid death squads, is currently serving 212 years in jail for crimes against humanity. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, who grew up in a black township in South Africa, served as a psychologist on that country's great national experiment in healing, the Truth and Reconcilation Commission. As this book opens, in an act of inescapable, multilayered symbolism and extraordinary psychological courage, Gobodo-Madikizela enters Pretoria's maximum security prison to meet the man called "Prime Evil." What follows is a journey into what it means to be human.
Gobodo-Madikizela's experience with and deep empathy for victims of murderous violence, including those killed by de Kock and their families and friends, become clear in arresting scenes set during the TRC hearings, in which both perpetrators and their victims are given voice. The author's profound understanding of the language and memory of violence, and of the searingly complex issues surrounding apology and forgiveness after mass atrocity, will leave a mark on scholarship as well as on our emotional lives. Gobodo-Madikizela's journey with de Kock, during which she allows us to witness the extraordinary awakening of his remorse, brings us to one of the great questions of our time: What does it mean when we discover that the incarnation of evil is as frighteningly human as we are?More editions of A Human Being Died That Night : A South African Story of Forgiveness:
A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of Apartheidby Pumla Gobodo-MadikizelaISBN 0618446591 (0-618-44659-1)
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Human Recordby Andrea, James H. OverfieldISBN 0618370404 (0-618-37040-4)
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The Human Record: Sources of Global History To 1700by Alfred J. Andrea, James H. OverfieldISBN 0618042458 (0-618-04245-8)
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If the South Had Won the Civil Warby MacKinlay KantorISBN 0613518403 (0-613-51840-3)
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An Introduction to Christianityby Alister E. McGrathISBN 0631201963 (0-631-20196-3)
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Ireland, 1798-1998: Politics and Warby Alvin JacksonISBN 0631195424 (0-631-19542-4)
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Restless Geniusby Leo DamroschISBN 0618446966 (0-618-44696-6)
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The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Reyby Louise Borden, Allan DrummondISBN 0618339248 (0-618-33924-8)
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Keep the Lights Burning, Abbieby Peter RoopISBN 0613535189 (0-613-53518-9)
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Lettres Philosophiquesby Voltaire, F. A. TaylorISBN 0631004505 (0-631-00450-5)
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A Life of John Calvin: A Study in Shaping of Western Cultureby Alister E. McGrathISBN 0631189475 (0-631-18947-5)
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The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King/Two Towers/Fellowship of the Ringby Alan Lee, J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0618260587 (0-618-26058-7)
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One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.
From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.
On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo dissapeared bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.
The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, the hobbits Merry, Pippin and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.More editions of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King/Two Towers/Fellowship of the Ring:
Major Problems in American Indian History: Documents and Essaysby Albert L. Hurtado, Peter IversonISBN 0618068546 (0-618-06854-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Mary Tudor: A Lifeby David LoadesISBN 063118449X (0-631-18449-X)
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Medieval Heresy: Popular Movements from the Gregorian Reform to the Reformationby Malcolm D. LambertISBN 063117432X (0-631-17432-X)
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Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Powerby Garry WillsISBN 0618485376 (0-618-48537-6)
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While Thomas Jefferson does play a significant role in Wills' book, the real heroes are the relatively unknown abolitionist Timothy Pickering and, to a lesser degree, John Quincy Adams. Pickering offered a consistent voice of opposition to Jefferson's often secret campaign against Federalist power. Though he could never match Jefferson's charismatic persona, Pickering succeeded in his battle to undo Jefferson's embargo of England--an embargo that Pickering recognized as Jefferson's attempt to undermine the economic prosperity and power of the North. Pickering's ill-fated attempt to secede from the Union, while misguided, would fuel the latter-day abolitionist John Quincy Adams to threaten a similar revolution as the Civil War loomed.
Ultimately, "Negro President" is a book that recovers slavery as a context for understanding early American political life. At times Willis focuses too much on Jefferson, Pickering, or Adams, and the discussion is derailed by his fascination for the moral successes and failures of each personality. Nevertheless, the book addresses a long-neglected subject in American studies and will prove invaluable to readers interested in understanding America's early struggle to balance Northern versus slave-state power. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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Othelloby William ShakespeareISBN 0613998359 (0-613-99835-9)
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The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve Itby Neal BascombISBN 0618562095 (0-618-56209-5)
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Portrait of Americaby Stephen B. Oates, Stephen Oates, Charles J. ErricoISBN 0618220240 (0-618-22024-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Portrait of America'Book summary:Portrait of America is an anthology of essays written by some of America's most eminent historians. Suitable for U.S. history survey courses, the collection has a loose biographical focus. The essays in this secondary source reader humanize American history by portraying it as a story of real people with whom students can identify. Each selection is preceded by an introduction that sets the context and a helpful glossary that identifies important individuals, events, and concepts. The Eighth Edition includes an essay in which six major historians reflect on the historical significance of September 11, 2001. [via]
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Prayer: A Historyby Philip Zaleski, Carol ZaleskiISBN 0618773606 (0-618-77360-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prayer: A History'Book summary:"This is the most stunning book on prayer that I have ever read. It will become the benchmark for every other work on the subject, present or future. The Zaleskis' massive scholarship, catholicity of interests, and clarity of presentation make this a volume to hold close to both the heart and the head." -- Phyllis Tickle, author of The Divine Hours This landmark book presents prayer in all its richness and variety throughout history, across traditions, and around the globe. Focusing on extraordinary stories of lives changed by prayer and on great works of literature and art inspired by it, Philip and Carol Zaleski map the vast world of prayer from the sacred pipe to the rosary, from Paleolithic cave art to Pentecostal revivals. They reveal the fascinating experiences of such great and sometimes surprising figures as Emily Dickinson, Bill W., Teresa of Ávila, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Samuel Johnson, and J.R.R. Tolkien. Examining prayer as petition, thanksgiving, adoration, contemplation, ecstasy, magic, and sacrifice, the Zaleskis probe the language of prayer, the fruits of prayer, its controversies, and its prospects for the future. Prayer is an informative, accessible, and entertaining narrative that will appeal to an audience of all faiths. The Zaleskis have created a work that will be the standard for years to come. Philip Zaleski is the editor of the Best American Spiritual Writing series, author of The Recollected Heart, and coeditor, with Carol Zaleski, of The Book of Heaven. He is a senior editor at Parabola and a research associate in religion at Smith College. Carol Zaleski is the author of Otherworld Journeys and The Life of the World to Come, and coeditor of The Book of Heaven. She contributes a monthly column to Christian Century and is a professor of religion at Smith College. "Prayer: A History is not only a fabulous, very readable, immensely informative and (I would even say) 'inspirational' volume. [via]
The Reader's Companion to Military Historyby Geoffrey Parker, Robert CowleyISBN 0618127429 (0-618-12742-9)
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Readings in Ancient History: Thought and Experience from Gilgamesh to St. Augustineby Richard Lim, Nels M. BailkeyISBN 0618133836 (0-618-13383-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Remember: The Journey to School Integrationby Toni MorrisonISBN 061839740X (0-618-39740-X)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Return of the Kingby J. R. R. Tolkien, Alan LeeISBN 0618002243 (0-618-00224-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Return of the King'Book summary:The third volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings[via]
"An extraordinary work -- pure excitement." -- New York Times Book Review
"A triumphant close...a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution. An astonishing imaginative tour de force." -- Daily Telegraph
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkeness bind them
As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escaped into Fangorn Forest and there encountered the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive -- now in the foul hands of the Orcs. And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom.More editions of The Return of the King:
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Silence On The Mountain: Stories Of Terror, Betrayal, And Forgetting In Guatemalaby Daniel WilkinsonISBN 0618221395 (0-618-22139-5)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knightby Burton RaffelISBN 0613234839 (0-613-23483-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'Book summary:Although the date of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is uncertain, and we know nothing about the author, its composition is roughly contemporary with Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales in the latter part of the fourteenth century.[via]It is a remarkably subtle and accomplished poem, in which the hero's knightly virtues of courage, courtesy and fidelity are put to the test in a strange adventure involving a huge green knight on a green horse, a winter journey, a lady in a mysterious castle and a challenge answered. It ranks as one of the greatest works of the English Middle Ages and perhaps the greatest triumph of the English alliterative tradition.
Unlike The Canterbury Tales, however, Sir Gawain is written in a dialect belonging to Cheshire, Lancashire or Staffordshire, and this seems more remote to the modern reader than Chaucer's London language. The aim of this edition has been to remove unnecessary impediments while retaining the integrity of the original. Notes and a glossary have been provided to assist an informed, critical reading of the text.
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The deal is I cut off his head now, and he cuts off mine a year later. What a jester, doesnt he know hell be dead?
This goblin fellow is totally dead.
All seemed fine until Ichabod Crane here fell to the floor, stood up, and picked up his head. His head, in his hands. In HIS HANDS!
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Thinking Through The Pastby HollitzISBN 061841679X (0-618-41679-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Thinking Through the Past: A Critical Thinking Approach to U.S. Historyby HollitzISBN 0618416781 (0-618-41678-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Thinking Through the Past: A Critical Thinking Approach to U.S. History Since 1865by John HollitzISBN 0618046690 (0-618-04669-0)
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Time's Pendulumby Jo Ellen BarnettISBN 0613168631 (0-613-16863-1)
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Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325-1354by James RumfordISBN 0618432337 (0-618-43233-7)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Treason of Isengardby J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher TolkienISBN 0618083588 (0-618-08358-8)
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The Usborne Book of Explorers: From Columbus to Armstrongby Felicity EverettISBN 061336726X (0-613-36726-X)
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W.e.b. Du Bois: The Fight For Equality & The American Century, 1919-1963by David L. LewisISBN 0613708725 (0-613-70872-5)
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Waldenby Henry David Thoreau, Scot MillerISBN 0618457178 (0-618-45717-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walden'Book summary:Published in association with the Walden Woods Project, this beautiful commemorative edition of Thoreau's masterpiece features spectacular color photographs that capture Walden as vividly as Thoreau's words do.
Henry David Thoreau was just a few days short of his twenty-eighth birthday when he built a cabin on the shore of Walden Pond and began one of the most famous experiments in living in American history. Originally he was not, apparently, intending to write a book about his life at the pond, but nine years later, in August of 1854, Houghton Mifflin's predecessor, Ticknor and Fields, published Walden; or, a Life in the Woods. At the time the book was largely ignored, and it took five years to sell out the first printing of two thousand copies. It was not until 1862, the year of Thoreau's death, that the book was brought back into print, and it has never been out of print since. Published in hundreds of editions and translated into virtually every modern language, it has become one of the most widely read and influential books ever written. [via]
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The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963by Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 0613851110 (0-613-85111-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963'Book summary:The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing or another, from straightening his hair into a "conk" to lighting fires to freezing his lips to the mirror of the new family car, Byron finally pushes his family too far. Before this "official juvenile delinquent" can cut school or steal change one more time, Momma and Dad finally make good on their threat to send him to the deep south to spend the summer with his tiny, strict grandmother. Soon the whole family is packed up, ready to make the drive from Flint, Michigan, straight into one of the most chilling moments in America's history: the burning of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church with four little girls inside.
Christopher Paul Curtis's alternately hilarious and deeply moving novel, winner of the Newbery Honor and the Coretta Scott King Honor, blends the fictional account of an African American family with the factual events of the violent summer of 1963. Fourth grader Kenny is an innocent and sincere narrator; his ingenuousness lends authenticity to the story and invites readers of all ages into his world, even as it changes before his eyes. Curtis is also the acclaimed author of Bud, Not Buddy, winner of the Newbery Medal. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Way We Lived Vol. I : Essays and Documents in American Social Historyby Frederick M. Binder, David M. ReimersISBN 0618305858 (0-618-30585-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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