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View book details for Citizenship, Belonging, and Political Community in Africa
Dialogues between Past and Present
Ohio University Press
Africa, it is often said, is suffering from a crisis of citizenship. At the heart of the contemporary debates this apparent crisis has provoked lie dynamic relations between the present and the past, between political theory and political practice, and …
View book details for The Sage in the Cathedral of Books
The Distinguished Chinese American Library Professional Dr. Hwa-Wei Lee
Ohio University Press
The biography of Dr. Hwa-Wei Lee, who was awarded the highly prestigious Melvil Dewey Medal by the American Library Association in 2015, will be welcomed by readers interested in knowing not only more about Lees personal achievements and contributions in …
Rare Bird Books
In the highly personal tradition of Jenny Offill and Elena Ferrante, Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride is loosely based on Sweany's tragicomedic teenage life growing up in Indiana and his later years working in the New York publishing industry. …
View book details for Tigers of the Kumgang Mountains
A Korean Folktale
Tuttle Publishing
The Tigers of Kumgang Mountain is based on a well-known Korean folktale.Long ago, an enormous white tiger lived in the Kumgang Mountains and tormented the nearby village for years, coming down to prey not only on horses and cattle, but …
View book details for All About China
Stories, Songs, Crafts and More for Kids
Tuttle Publishing
**Winner of Creative Child Magazine 2015 Preferred Choice Award****Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Medal****Winner of Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2015 Silver Medal**Take the whole family on a whirlwind tour of Chinese history and culture with this delightfully …
View book details for My First Japanese Kanji Book
Learning kanji the fun and easy way! [Downloadable MP3 Audio Included]
Tuttle Publishing
My First Japanese Kanji Book is an inventive and unique introduction to kanji for children. Written by the mother-daughter team of Eriko and Anna Sato, this lovely book introduces 109 kanji characters to children with poems and illustrations. It includes …
View book details for Maya and the Turtle
A Korean Fairy Tale
Tuttle Publishing
**WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL 2013-2014 MORNING CALM MEDAL** This multicultural children's book presents a heartwarming Korean fairy tale about a little girl and a fortunate encounter. Poverty is all Maya has ever known, but she doesn't allow it to stop …
View book details for Treasury of Japanese Folktales
Bilingual English and Japanese Edition
Tuttle Publishing
Learn Japanese and enjoy folktales at the same time with this whimsically illustrated multicultural children's book! This bilingual edition of A Treasury of Japanese Folktales--presented in both English and Japanese--contains 12 of the best Japanese legends and fairy tales, told …
View book details for My First Book of Chinese Words
An ABC Rhyming Book
Tuttle Publishing
My First Book of Chinese Words introduces young children to basic words and concepts in the Chinese language through colorful rhymes and beautiful imagery. It is a book that parents and young children will enjoy reading together. The Chinese words …
University Press of Mississippi
Kerry D. Soper reminds us of The Far Side's groundbreaking qualities and cultural significance in Gary Larson and "The Far Side." In the 1980s, Gary Larson (b. 1950) shook up a staid comics page by introducing a set of aesthetic …
View book details for Best Tent Camping: Tennessee
Your Car-Camping Guide to Scenic Beauty, the Sounds of Nature, and an Escape from Civilization
Menasha Ridge Press
Well-traveled outdoor writer and native Tennessean Johnny Molloy methodically set forth into his home state, searching for campgrounds to include in this new edition of Best Tent Camping: Tennessee. Having camped the state for decades, Molloy, with over 50 outdoor …
View book details for Five-Star Trails: Orlando
Your Guide to the Area's Most Beautiful Hikes
Menasha Ridge Press
Five-Star Trails: Orlando is a handy guide for area residents, vacationers seeking outdoor fun, and for business travelers with a free afternoon. With a diverse collection of hiking routes, the book offers choices for everyone from solo trekkers to companions …
View book details for Best Tent Camping: New England
Your Car-Camping Guide to Scenic Beauty, the Sounds of Nature, and an Escape from Civilization
Menasha Ridge Press
If you subscribe to the opinion that televisions, Japanese lanterns, and electric guitars are not essential camping equipment, The Best in Tent Camping should be your constant companion. The Best in Tent Camping: New England is a guidebook for tent …
View book details for Complete Book of Fire
Building Campfires for Warmth, Light, Cooking, and Survival
Menasha Ridge Press
With a focus on safety and the integrity of the outdoors, The Complete Book of Fire: Building Campfires for Cooking, Warmth, Light, and Survival initiates the novice as well as informs the experienced. Integrating the history, ecology, and science of …
Menasha Ridge Press
Rocky Mountain National Park is the living showcase of the grandeur of the Rockies, with elevations ranging from 8,000 feet in the valleys to 14,259 feet at the top of Longs Peak. The park draws 3 million visitors per year …
View book details for Myths & Truths About Coyotes
What You Need to Know About America's Most Misunderstood Predator
Menasha Ridge Press
Coyotes hold a peculiar interest as both an enduring symbol of the wild and a powerful predator we are always anxious to avoid. This book examines the spread of coyotes across the country over the past century, and the storm …
View book details for Shipwrecked!
Deadly Adventures and Disasters at Sea
Menasha Ridge Press
For readers who relish the image of clinging to a sinking makeshift raft while fighting off sword-wielding and delirious mutineers wrenching the last cask of water from a sailor's sun-scorched hands (while sharks circle in famished anticipation), Shipwrecked! Adventures and …
View book details for Paddling the Everglades Wilderness Waterway
Your All-in-One Guide to Florida's 99-Mile Treasure plus 17 Day and Overnight Trips
Menasha Ridge Press
The Everglades Wilderness Waterway winds an enthralling path through rivers, bays, and streams on the southwestern edge of Everglades National Park. Rich with wildlife and scenic beauty, it also poses many challenges for paddlers. Canoeists and kayakers must deal with …
Menasha Ridge Press
Central Arizona's most popular forest area houses six separate ecosystems, and much of it can only be seen on foot. Hikers have long known about the natural wonders that exist here, and this guide corrals all of the best hikes …
Ohio University Press
Slavery in the Great Lakes Region of East Africa is a collection of ten studies by the most prominent historians of the region. Slavery was more important in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa than often has been assumed, …
LSU Press
In the eighteenth century, French women were active in a wide range of employments-from printmaking to running whole-sale businesses-although social and legal structures frequently limited their capacity to work independently. The contributors to Women and Work in Eighteenth-Century France reveal …
LSU Press
In the American imagination, the South is a place both sexually open and closed, outwardly chaste and inwardly sultry. Sex and Sexuality in Modern Southern Culture demonstrates that there is no central theme that encompasses sex in the U.S. South, …
View book details for Bayou Classic
The Grambling-Southern Football Rivalry
LSU Press
The annual clash in New Orleans between the Grambling State University Tigers and the Southern University Jaguars represents the fiercest and most anticipated in-state football rivalry in Louisiana. The most significant national game to feature historically black colleges and universities …
LSU Press
In this innovative collection, Jason Phillips and ten other historians and literary scholars explore the enduring dynamic between history, literature, and power in the American South. Blending analysis with storytelling, and professional insights with personal experiences, they "deconstruct Dixie," insisting …
View book details for Bad Girls at Samarcand
Sexuality and Sterilization in a Southern Juvenile Reformatory
LSU Press
Of the many consequences advanced by the rise of the eugenics movement in the early twentieth century, North Carolina forcibly sterilized more than 2,000 women and girls in between 1929 and 1950. This extreme measure reflects how pseudoscience justified widespread …
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