The Oxford Handbook of American Immigration and Ethnicity brings together thirty leading scholars to make sense of all the themes, methodologies, and trends that characterize the debate on American immigration. They examine a wide-range of topics, including pan-ethnicity, whiteness, intermarriage, bilingualism, religion, museum ethnic displays, naturalization, regional mobility, census categorization, immigration legislation and its reception,...
Storyteller R WK Clark presents this gripping and remarkable crime novel about a young man who embarks on his dreams-a work as taut and riveting as anything he has ever written.In a world where the righteous and the wrong coexist, choosing the right side might not always be as easy as it seems.This book is packed with suspense that explores the dark side of human nature.
A little Christmas magic and "condor" loveBrie's Master has kept something from her that threatens to tear them apart. When confronted, dark emotions are awakened, but the couple is part of a tight community that won't let them fail. What happens when condor love collides head-on with Master's demons? Pearls, naturally... Christmas magic and some kinky Montana fun has Brie flying high.
What truths grow under your Family Tree? Go ahead, get closer. Crawl under the branches... "Clear the hall!" I'd yell, running, goosebumps rising, completely naked except for my cape flapping behind me. Under the Branches, the debut book by writer and storyteller Kimberly Gotches, contains 15 stories passed through the generations of her Family Tree. Follow her as she runs naked through her grandparent's hallway. Learn why you should never sta...
Can a robot have a soul? As machines become increasingly more intelligent it will become harder to distinguish between artificial intelligence and the real thing. Ai Vey! explores the potential spiritual crisis posed by rapid changes in technology.
Who is Raymond Buchannon? As a lonely runaway on the streets of Sacramento, young Victor Raymond receives a gritty crash course in the street sense he needs to survive. He learns to focus on money-getting it and keeping it. Life is tumultuous as he makes friends and enemies, falls in love, and gradually develops the hustle to come out on top. He becomes a veritable king of the city, a gangster who stands for the people. Before long he builds a...
Wakes on the Horizon is a collection of about 200 poems translated from Telugu by NS Murty. The selection, though not representative, includes a wide cross section of poets spanning almost a century. The themes are not constrained by style or ism but by the amenability to translation. Nevertheless, one can find every shade of human passion. ideal and herald in their wakes.
Northern Ireland is currently undertaking public administration reforms. This report highlights areas where Northern Ireland possesses strengths upon which to build reforms and suggests actions for the future.
Gary Alexander does it again, another experimental novel that will tickle your intellect while it plucks at your emotions. Using the periodical table as its framework, this story unfolds element by element. "You'll have a hard time pigeonholing this book, " editorial director Hollis George said of Alexander's last novel. "But you'll be talking about this innovative work for weeks after you finish reading it." With this new novel, he says, "Ditto.