Examining a series of processes (Islamization, Arabization, Africanization) and case studies from North, West and East Africa, this book gives snapshots of Muslim societies in Africa over the last millennium. In contrast to traditions which suggest that Islam did not take root in Africa, author David Robinson shows the complex struggles of Muslims ...
Teaching through Text: Reading and Writing in the Content Areas is evidence-based, designed to help middle and high school content teachers apply effective reading-related techniques for fostering comprehension of materials in their area. This book provides a core set of instructional techniques that are easy for teachers to implement and that do ...
This issues reader presents current information on critical trends and developments in literacy education to help teachers choose and articulate their own informed approach to reading education. Now in its Fourth Edition, Issues and Trends in Literacy Education continues to present a wide variety of opinions and positions in all crucial aspects of ...
Robinson provides a fresh approach to business protocol and etiquette for the young professionals and entrepreneurs who began to establish themselves in the late 1990s dot-com boom, and for recent graduates and new hires in today's business environment.
Author, Dean Koontz, and photographer, David Robinson, examine the subject of death, and the way people attempt to come to terms with it in funerary monuments and graveside gestures.
Charles Chaplin's Little Tramp is the supreme icon of motion pictures - still recognized and loved throughout the world, more than 90 years since he first burst on the screen. The shabby little figure - with derby hat, too-tight jacket, oversized boots and pants, dandified bow tie, and swagger cane - seemed to symbolize the hopes and fears, ...
Philosophers have always enjoyed asking awkward and provocative questions, such as: What is the nature of reality? What are human beings really like? What is special about the human mind and consciousness? Are we free to choose who we are and what we do? Can we prove that God exists? Can we be certain about anything at all? What is truth? Does ...
"The Spiritual Emerson" brings together the essays and lectures that best articulate Emerson's spiritual vision, and promise the greatest relevance to today's reader.
Completing the influential Oxford edition of Clare's collected poems, this volume presents the poems of the Northborough period of Clare's creativity. As with other volumes in the edition, many of the poems have never before been published, and Clare's spelling, punctuation, grammar, and vocabulary have all been carefully preserved. This final ...
The San Bernardino and the San Jacinto ranges are home to Southern California's highest and most rugged mountains. Desert cactus and pine trees, snow-capped peaks and palm oases, are found in close proximity in this unique region. This Wilderness Press classic has been completely updated and contains new trips as well as old favorites, covering ...
"Unity Temple makes an entirely new architecture and is the first expression of it. That is my contribution to modern architecture, and that, to me, is modern architecture." Frank Lloyd Wright Early on the morning of June 4, 1905, lightning struck the steeple of Unity Church in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, igniting a fire that would raze the ...
At the age of 47, Tim Derk's career as mascot for the San Antonio Spurs was soaring as the team headed toward their second NBA Championship. That career ended abruptly when he suffered a massive stroke. Despite remarkable success in regaining speech and movement, Derk knew there was no going back. "Hi Mom, Send Sheep!" is his fond look at his ...
Robinson tells the story of a mind at work, focusing on Thoreau's idea of "natural life" as both a subject of study and a model for personal growth and ethical purpose. "The best, most thoughtful, most carefully worked out account of Thoreau's major ideas."--Robert D. Richardson, Jr., author of "Emerson: The Mind on Fire"
Charlie Chaplin was the first international cinema star and one of the greatest comic geniuses the world has known. Drawing on research and interviews with those who knew Chaplin, Jeffrey Vance presents an illustrated account which captures Chaplin's fascinating life as well as his creative process. Vance describes in detail the atmosphere on ...
Published to coincide with the 900th anniversary of the establishment of the Cistercian order in 1098, this is a guide to all the Cistercian abbeys in Britain. The 86 sites include the beautiful ruins of Tintern, Fountains, Rievaulx and Melrose, as well as the home of Sir Francis Drake and the burial place of the last Welsh Prince of Wales. Each ...
This handy guide introduces readers to the modern zoo, profiling more than 250 animals and their habitats, including tropical forests, grasslands, deserts, temperate forests, mountains, and polar regions. Special features reveal life in a sand dune, the survival strategies of baby animals, how zoos create an arctic environment, and more. Includes ...
A leading figure in modern southern literature, described by Newsweek as "one of the best American storytellers", Peter Taylor secured a national following through his long relationship with the New Yorker and his widely read volumes from the 1980s, The Old Forest and Other Stories and A Summons to Memphis. The Pulitzer Prize -- winning author's ...
Emotional Deception takes you into the city of distressing drama, and describes how clashing differences can destroy a family in America. It'ss a suspenseful thriller, revolving one Dr. Epstein, who makes a desperate and eventually failed attempt to control his wife, Jennifer. All the while not realizing Jennifer'ss fate was already sealed by her ...
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