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Dried millet breaking, " sung by the bard at the end of one episode ofthis Woi epic of the Kpelle people of Liberia, represents a formula that breaks theflow of events and introduces the epic's complex temporal scaffolding. Examining thesinging, narration, dramatic performance, instrumental accompaniment, and timing ofthe Woi epic, Ruth M. Stone reveals that the Kpelle show time flux through changingtimbres, motion, and spatial metaphors in wa...

[A] fine, arresting book with a clear and novel thesis and a firm grasp of geography. Good stuff, in short . . . strongly recommended." -William H. McNeill

It does not belong on a shelf but in the hands of community activists, politicians, reporters and campaign workers who want to get a better understanding of ward politics in Chicago." Lawndale News-West Side Times..". enough lively tidbits in a breezily written way to keep any Chicago City Council political junkie awake." Pioneer Press..". in Chicago Politics Ward by Ward, the system reveals the bizarre adaptations usually associated with life...

A remarkable re-creation of the life of K'ang-hsi, emperor of the Manchu dynasty from 1661-1772, assembled from documents that survived his reign. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index.

It's been ten years since Richard Bickerstaff sat down to breakfast and an alien climbed out of his cereal bowl! Join Richard and Aric, a tiny, wisecracking creature from the planet Ganoob, as they battle to save the world from evil aliens in Aliens for Breakfast, Aliens for Lunch, and Aliens for Dinner. We're reissuing the trilogy with brand-new covers sporting a space age 10th Anniversary logo. Now a new generation of readers can experience ...

This classic Berenstain Bears story is a perfect way to teach children about self-control and the importance of compromise!Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Brother and Sister are having a bad case of the "gimmies." Whenever they don't get what they want, they throw a tantrum. But is this really the best way to handle their emotions? Includes over 50 bonus stickers!

What's Christmas without Max? Jeffrey Becker is looking forward to the greatest Christmas ever. Nothing beats spending the holidays with his best friend, Max. Especially when Max happens to be a mischief-loving 1950s ghost. But before vacation begins, Jeffrey and Max argue, and Max disappears-maybe for good! To make things worse, it looks like Jeffrey will have to spend Christmas with-yuck!-his obnoxious cousins Jonathan and Wendy. Why bother ...

When Ricky Reyes dares Jeffrey to get a bloody dagger out of the old McGyver house on Halloween night, Jeffrey is counting on Max, his ghostly friend, to help him.

Presents a critical model for students of Holocaust literature and historiography.