A concise, sensible grammar handbook explaining lucidly how to remember correct word forms and sentence structures. Useful as a reference tool for high school and beyond, it packs an entire grammar encyclopedia into just over a hundred pages.
Bridging history and anthropology, this text shows how the Lunda-Zdembu people of northwestern Zambia have justified innovations to their cultural identity and practices by establishing conceptual similarities to long-standing traditions.
Yair Mazor introduces English-speaking audiences to the poetry of Asher Reich, one of Israel's best contemporary poets. Dominated by themes of stormy... Læs mere
Josefina Niggli (1910-1983) was one of the most successful Mexican American writers of the early twentieth century. Although Niggli... Læs mere
Two million Jewish men, women, and children from Eastern Europe came to the Lower East Side of New York City between 1882 and 1924. Sanford Sternlicht tells of his own childhood in this neighborhood and puts it within the context of early 20th-century East Side writers
In this intimate first poetry collection, Bruce Snider explores the intricacies of memory, loss and identity. A farmer finds the body of a dead child, a boy watches his mother get ready for a date, an overweight sister shares a cupcake.
An account of the political, social, and educational transformations, emphasizing the effect of Wisconsin's partisan politics... Læs mere
Three prospectors find treasure and loss in John Huston's screenplay for his acclaimed 1948 film with Humphrey Bogart, Walter and John Huston and Alfonso Bedoya. This... Læs mere
Colombian-born Santiago Martinez starts his adult life as a young gay writer living in Spain. Years later, as a university professor in New York City, Santiago is called... Læs mere
This fourth volume in the history of the University of Wisconsin covers events from the deluge of World War II vets on the GI bill... Læs mere
During the Vietnam War the United States government waged a massive, secret air war in neighbouring Laos. Fred Branfman, an educational advisor living... Læs mere
Harriet Jacobs's autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, includes her heartbreaking account of parting... Læs mere