As President Obama’s “pivot to Asia” strategy indicates, the Asia-Pacific region is an engine for the world economic growth. However, it has also been an unstable region suffering fr
This book recalls the author's early upbringing and education on two Indian reservations. Davis assesses the policies of the United States government regarding the status of Indians in society, and re
This book develops a rubric that can assist colleges, universities, and communities in providing stronger outcomes for students seeking a career path in dance. This study will serve as a catalyst for
From Melting Pot to Witch's Cauldron explores what can happen when good intentions go askew. Ernesto Caravantes points out that the original wishes of the founders of the American Republic, as well a
This book explores the argument between Traditionalists and Secularists over religion and their very different understandings of the meaning of freedom. Does the old religion, the western tradition as
This second volume in the Come Along: We Are Truth-Bound series is a cross-examination of the concepts derived in Volume One, conducted by means of a dialogue with a representative thinker from each o
This book tells of growing up Jewish in Norway during and after WWII. As a young child, the author escaped from the Nazis to neutral Sweden with her immediate family. The author's identity as a Norweg
This book is the story of Harvey Dorfman, who rose from a childhood sickbed to experience numerous successes in the world of sports. Dorfman has been a teacher, coach, counselor, and a consultant in s
This book tells of growing up Jewish in Norway during and after WWII. As a young child, the author escaped from the Nazis to neutral Sweden with her immediate family. The author's identity as a Norweg
Margaret Cabell Brown's Recollections, written in 1911, provide a woman's perspective on the Civil War. While her husband enlisted in the Confederate Army, Margaret worked for the Confederate governme
This is the story of Eddie Hazell, a jazz guitarist/vocalist with unique style unmatched in the last half century. Hazell's story is about the vicissitudes of the music business and accomplishing goal
This is the story of a set of twins and their unique perspective on life. The book discusses topics ranging from the pre-and post-Vatican II church and religious life, urban life in the 1950s, the ant
In this compelling narrative, Michael L. Buckler draws readers into the challenging, yet rewarding world of the Peace Corps. Inspired by his journals, the book recounts his life as a Peace Corps teach
This book focuses on the theory and practices of a highly successful mathematics teacher of African American children in a high-poverty school. The discussions in the book center on the ideals of cult
This book supplies detailed explanations for young singers, teachers, and professional singers with "troubled" voices. Striny's previous book, Head First, discussed this process but without specific i
Why is there no "pro-sex" contigency in black feminist scholarship? Why do so few African-American shcolars expound on issues celebrating female sexual pleasure? Perhaps the answers to these question
Seven Ways of Knowing is an examination of what we mean when we say we know something, and the extent and sureness of this knowledge. It starts with an analysis of our perception of material objects,
"... Frightening."---Timothy Flack, formerly of Stars & Stripes"In so much as people are relegated to numbers either for a specific purpose or no purpose at all, they are dehumanized. And while th
"I found some really good reminders and some points that I had never thought of."-Roger L. Taylor. president. Knox College"Among college presidents, Roger H. Hull is known as a gunslinger who shoots
