Tells the story behind the popular call for the establishment of the shari'a - the law of the traditional Islamic state - in…

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Since the publication of the first edition in 1966, Eye and Brain has established itself worldwide as an essential…

The Arctic Guide presents the traveler and naturalist with a portable, authoritative guide to the flora and fauna of earth's…

For twenty-five years following the Voyager mission, scientists speculated about Saturn's largest moon, a mysterious orb…

Tells the tragic story of children's rights in America. This title asks why the United States, alone among nations, rejects…

Presents an exploration of the relationships among the rise of urban civilization, the decline of hierarchical,…

Part of the revolutionary "Crossley ID Guide" series, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from…

A guide to debate and action. It charts the past and present of international migration and makes practical recommendations…

This innovative and carefully designed photographic pocket-sized guide provides a concise introduction to the identification…

\nA leading environmental thinker explores how people might begin to heal their fractured and contentious relationship with…

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The epic story of an enormous Soviet apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destructionThe…

Following the Arab Spring, the Muslim Brotherhood achieved a level of influence previously unimaginable. Yet the…

Preceded by: Below freezing: the Antarctic dive guide / Lisa Eareckson Trotter. 2nd edition. Old Basing, Hampshire: Wild…

Traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the…

When African American intellectuals announced the birth of the 'New Negro' around the turn of the twentieth century, they…

Many people in Great Britain and the United States can recall elderly relatives who remembered long stretches of verse…

South Africa's Kruger National Park is one of the largest and most iconic conservation areas in Africa. Habitats range from…

\nOn April 26, 1986, Unit Four of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in the Soviet Ukraine. More than 3.5 million people…

Here is the ultimate field guide to Botswana's stunningly diverse birdlife. Covering all 597 species recorded to date, Birds…

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\nBeginning in the East, with its Ice Age monsters, and ending in the West, where dinosaurs lived and died, this richly…

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Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, this book displays the five-thousand-year sweep of…

A guide to the beetles of the United States and Canada east of the Mississippi River. It covers 1,400 species in all 115…

Lobbying America tells the story of the political mobilization of American business in the 1970s and 1980s. Benjamin…

Highlights 100 of the nearly 8,000 books that the Princeton University Press has published. In addition to descriptions of…

For a century, the history of the novel has been written in terms of nations and territories: the English novel, the French…

Uncovers the story of the Tape family in post-gold rush, racially explosive San Francisco. The author paints a picture of…

The first comprehensive field guide to every bird species in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East Birds of Europe,…

In recent years, the study of American political history has experienced a remarkable renaissance. After decades during…

Now fully revised and updated--a carefully designed and beautifully illustrated photographic field guide helps readers to…