In a lively tour around the world and through the millennia, "Uncorking the Past" tells the compelling story of humanity's…

Beginning in 1947, when 'India and Pakistan were born to conflict,' this title provides a primer on what is potentially the…

Provides information on butterfly species found in San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley regions. This book discusses the…

Takes us around the globe on a colorful journey in search of the hidden world of ants. In tales from Nigeria, Indonesia, the…

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Documents the US Government's neglect of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. This book combines the first-person…

Twenty-five years ago the author read a book about a remote bay on the Gulf of Alaska coast. Natural forces have always…

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Features the ethnic history of California since the late nineteenth-century Anglo-American conquest and the…

Exposes the underworld of the largest metropolis of the early modern Mediterranean and through it the entire fabric of a…

A collection of nine tales, selected and retold by an anthropologist, for the adult general-interest reader. This book's…

In sharp contrast to the United States, Japan has one of the lowest crime rates in the world and practically no police…

A field guide that presents the world of California rivers. Loaded with tips on where to hike, fish, canoe, kayak, and raft,…

The author's writings on cinema are among the most influential reflections on the medium ever written. Even so, his critical…

A disturbing look at the hidden world of organized racism, this text focuses on women, the newest recruiting targets of…

Takes the reader on a tour of the melon and corn harvesting fields of California's Central Valley to understand why…

The author is a literary rarity: at once critically acclaimed as one of the most important poets in the Arabic language, and…

Looks at the nature of China's nationalism, particularly as it involves Sino-American and Sino-Japanese relations - two…

Mark Twain, who was often photographed with a cigar, once remarked that he came into the world looking for a light. This…

These essays look at immigration in the US and the nexus between urban realities and immigrant destinies. The book stresses…

Probes breastfeeding politics through the lens of the author's own experiences as well as those of the women she has met…

Toward the end of the 13th century, at about the time Marco Polo was being received by the great Khubilai Khan, a Nestorian…

A novel that tells the story of a young Muslim who, when his life is threatened, finds sanctuary in a community of Coptic…

Compares Chinese-Western mixed-race families in the United States, China, and Hong Kong, examining both the range of ideas…

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