A rare and evocative memoir of a respected constitutional scholar, dedicated public servant, political reformer, and facilitator of peace in the land of his ancestors.John D. Feerick’s life has all the elements of a modern Horatio Alger story: the poor boy who achieves success by dint of his hard work. But Feerick brought other elements to that classic American success story: his deep religious faith, his integrity, and his paramount concern for social justice. In ...

In the new crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Lt. Eve Dallas journeys into the darkness where murder is born...NYSPD homicide detective Eve Dallas has seen a lot in her time but even she is shocked by the savagery of a beating which leaves a wealthy biotech executive dead in his home office. The victim's corpse is so mangled and damaged it's hard to believe a lone assailant would be capable of this. The killer is clearly unnaturally strong. Or very, v...

The United States' war on drugs reflects a conflict between a uniquely American and heavily religious-based approach to morality and an equally unique belief in individualism and individual rights. This book shows how these factors also intersect with the racism and anti-immigrant xenophobia in the country to formulate policy in the drug war.Juan Lindau explains the creation of the drug war, its evolution, its persistence, and its gradual reform. His analysis answe...

How should people of other faiths approach Islam's sacred text? For many, it remains unfamiliar, filtered through soundbites, polemics, or narrow assumptions. David Grafton offers a fresh method for engaging with the text Muslims regard as divine revelation. His “appreciative reading” approach encourages readers to encounter the scripture of Islam on its own terms, listen carefully to its message, and use that engagement as an opportunity for deeper self-reflection.

Blue Hands, Brown Skin is a powerful debut poetry collection about belonging, loss, migration, and the quiet resilience of women who carry entire homelands in their bodies. Moving between Kenya and Berlin, these poems explore how migration reshapes a life and what it means to grieve far from home, to navigate love and language across borders, and to return to oneself after being broken open by the world.Through storytelling and intimate lyricism, the poet examines how the ...

Grammar Instruction for Second Language Development offers a theoretical and practical framework for understanding how classroom instruction shapes second language development, with a particular focus on the cognitive and social factors that influence successful outcomes.Across 11 comprehensive chapters, Toth equips readers with a holistic understanding of effective classroom practices, first tracing the twentieth-century theories that informed now outmoded grammar-centere...

Crowe considers the theological richness and practical implications of the New Testament General Epistles with particular sensitivity to their place in the flow of redemptive history.

Hitting the Right Notes: Film Directors and Composers in Harmony is a unique, multi-disciplinary volume co-authored by scholars from both media studies and music theory. The book features a chronological and systematic approach that concentrates on analyzing representative scenes from a broad spectrum of mainstream movies as exemplars. With a distinctive focus on versatile analytical tools from film studies, music cognition, and music theory, each chapter supplies background on th...

From one of the most prominent post-Cold War geopolitics experts, an “illuminating, insightful, and essential” (Chris Miller, bestselling author of Chip War) look at US-China relations and the China experts who have influenced—and continue to influence—America’s policy toward its greatest rival.Few countries or civilizations are as big or as old as China. In the minds of Americans whose job it is to contemplate international affairs, the present-day superp...

What if the most important work of leadership isn’t what you achieve, but who you become?In Roots, Relationships, and Results, Shawn D. Moon, Jon Laudie, and Cameron Moon challenge the familiar formula of leadership. Their research across industries surfaces one truth: lasting results don’t come from pressure, position, or personality. They grow from deeper roots.Who you become is shaped in the unseen places: how you steady yourself under pressure,...

A hilarious fantasy novel perfect for fans of Good Omens, The Dresden Files, and Terry Pratchett. If you like your eldritch horrors with a side of snark and a lot of heart, welcome to the holidays in Chicago.Infinite cosmic power. Itty-bitty living space.To the universe, he is a Class Omega entity of undefined chaos, capable of rewriting reality and staring down elder gods. To Detective Emily Chen, he is Mr. Whiskers: a stray black cat who appeared at a cri...

A collection of essays using Gloria Anzaldúa’s archival works to further explore and reassess the meaning of her legacy.In the 1980s, Gloria Anzaldúa’s pioneering Borderlands/La Frontera and This Bridge Called My Back created new and durable trajectories for feminist, queer, Latinx, and postcolonial thought. Still, much of her writing was never published. Drawing on Anzaldúa’s impressive archive—manuscript drafts, personal memorabilia, corresponde...