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Diana Abu-Jaber's vibrant, humorous memoir weaves together delicious food memories that illuminate the two cultures of her childhood-American and Jordanian. Here are stories of being raised by a food-obsessed Jordanian father and tales of Lake Ontario shish kabob cookouts and goat stew feasts under Bedouin tents in the desert. These sensuously evoked repasts, complete with recipes, paint a loving and complex portrait of Diana's impractical, di...

You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel. --Bloodhound Gang It has never been easier for Americans to observe wild and exotic animals from the comfort and safety of their couches. Several cable channels--Animal Planet, the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic Channel--provide around-the-clock wildlife programming while the traditional networks regularly broadcast animal documentaries,...

In a volume he describes as "a series of covert and no-so-covert autobiographical pieces, " Jonathan Lethem explores the nature of cultural obsession--in his case, with examples as diverse as western films, comic books, the music of Talking Heads and Pink Floyd, and the New York City subway. Along the way, he shows how each of these "voyages out from himself" have led him home--home to his father's life as a painter, and to the source of his b...

A superbly accomplished new collection explores the acclaimed author's signature themes: love, honor, sacrifice, friendship, and abandon. In these taut, powerful stories, Salter portrays men and women in their most intimate moments.

A state's financial power is built on the effect its credit, property, and tax policies have on ordinary people: this is the key message of Leonard Seabrooke's comparative historical investigation, which turns the spotlight away from elite financial...

A study of the lure of Italy in German culture from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.

In Roxana Robinson's lucid and elegant prose, her characters' inner worlds open up to us, revealing private emotional cores that are familiar in their needs, their secrets, and their longings. These people tell us the truth-not only about themselves, their relationships, and their lives, but about ourselves as well. A Perfect Stranger powerfully and affectingly examines the complex, intricate network of experiences that binds us to one another...

The story of a girl tempered in a crucible of abuse and neglect, Neecey's Lullaby is a superbly crafted narrative in the spirit of the bestselling novels Push and Bastard Out of Carolina. Growing up in Chicago in the 1950s, Neecey once felt that her world was perfect. She was loved and protected by her father, Jesse, and lived in relative comfort with her mother, Ruby, her grandmother, Ma 'Dear, and her siblings. But when Ruby and Jesse's marr...

Ann Burack-Weiss explores a rich variety of published memoirs by authors who cared for ill or disabled family members. Contrary to the common belief that caregiving is nothing more than a stressful situation to be endured, memoirs describe a life transforming experience-self-discovery, a reordering of one's priorities, and a changed view of the world. The Caregiver's Tale offers insight and comfort to individuals caring for a loved one and is ...

Ann Burack-Weiss explores a rich variety of published memoirs by authors who cared for ill or disabled family members. Contrary to the common belief that caregiving is nothing more than a stressful situation to be endured, memoirs describe a life transforming experience-self-discovery, a reordering of one's priorities, and a changed view of the world. The Caregiver's Tale offers insight and comfort to individuals caring for a loved one and is ...

A fresh, frenzied, fantastical re-imagining of The Odyssey--and the debut of a major new literary talent.

Schwitzen oder Transpiration wird oftmals als die natürlichste Sache der Welt bezeichnet. Die Schweißabgabe ist unstrittig eine völlig normale und physiologisch notwendige Funktion für den menschlichen Organismus. Durch den Prozeß der regulierten Schweißsekretion wird der menschliche Körper gewissermaßen vor einer lebensbedrohlichen Überhitzung geschützt. Wird die 'normale' Schwelle der Transpiration jedoch in exzessivem Ausmaß überschritten -...

With "In the Spotlight(TM)" you can motivate your students to read and improve their reading proficiency with familiar subjects from popular culture. Each consumable book features nine biographies of music industry personalities, actors, sports figures, authors, and artists, each one informative and inspiring. In each graduated unit, students are guided before, during, and after reading, with comprehension, skill, and vocabulary reinforcement,...

Trent has moved to California to pursue fame and fortune in the entertainment business. He is away from friends and family, distanced from his girlfriend and stressed to maximum capacity. One day he receives a phone call that his grandfather has died and Trent finally has an emotional breakdown. Breakdown, or break through? The next day as Trent is showering he is awakened by one tile on the bathroom ceiling, different from all the rest. Invig...

This compelling book incisively analyzes every philosophical and humanitarian argument about the death penalty. It is a searching study of the ultimate invalidity of all the arguments advanced to justify the ultimate power of the state. The last chapter . . . is a powerful treatment of the reasons why Christianity must logically be opposed to the death penalty. No one is entitled to be heard in the fractious debate about the death penalty unti...

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During his 1984 visit to Canada, Pope John Paul II declared, Christ, in the members of his body, is himself Indian. Who is this native Christ? What is his place in the spiritual universe of native people? Achiel Peelman examines these questions in this timely and groundbreaking book, which is the result of research he has carried out since 1982 in native communities across Canada. While Peelman's book is a work of theology and Christology, it ...

Job aids are often the most effective and sensible approach to maximizing performance results. Whether you're a beginner or just need to brush up on your skills, Job Aids Basics provides practical solutions to your real world problems. By emphasizing hands on experience over theory or models, Joe Willmore, creates an easy to follow guide to creating effective job aids.

This book is for anyone that has lost someone close because of drugs. There is money to be made in Colombia. Sunday Blues is a professional thief and mercenary. He works with a team of like-minded individuals including his beautiful fiancée, Belle. They have just completed a successful heist from Colombia's Gold museum and are reaping the rewards. A Colombian drug lord, Nicolos, learns of Sunday's previous successes and hires Sunday and his te...

This is the story of a group of young men and women who hired on as auditor interns and then fought for good assignments and for promotions. It describes their adventures of fighting to get to the top of the mud hill for promotions throughout their careers, their joys and their tribulations. And, also their ending position.