It was a summer not soon to be forgotten. Fourteen-year-old Kelvin Reynolds and his ten-year-old brother Isaac were out hunting one boiling hot afternoon. They had embarked on a quest to kill a muskrat, and that is when began a misadventure that would hold the time-space continuum in its balance and affect the entire world as we know it. "Don't be left so out! Buy this book and be the envy of your peers!" —Miniver Cheevy "America finally has its national epic myth. What a monumental achiev...

Wars come and go across the headlines and television screens, but for those who survive them, scarred and scattered, they never end. This is a book about post-conflict irresolution, about the lives of those who survived the gulag of concentration camps in north-western Bosnia and about seeking justice for Bosnia today.But justice is not Reckoning. The book finds that the survivors are lost not only geographically, but in history – betrayed in war, and also in peace.

La prise de contrôle de l’Amérique par une poignée d’Européens marque le début de la construction d’un Monde qui s’achève au XXe siècle. Il aurait certainement pu en être autrement. Gengis Khan ou Zheng He initièrent des mondialisations bien différentes. Ces logiques géographiques très anciennes n’ont jamais totalement disparu sous l’aventure européenne et ressurgissent aujourd’hui vigoureusement. Et si le Monde nous paraît si évolutif, c’est bien parce que le récit unique de l’Occident n’...

InAmerican political fantasy, the Founding Fathers loom large, at once historicaland mythical figures. In The Traumatic Colonel, Michael J. Drexler andEd White examine the Founders as imaginative fictions, characters in thespecifically literary sense, whose significance emerged from narrative elementsclustered around them. From the revolutionary era through the 1790s, the Founderstook shape as a significant cultural system for thinking about politi...

All black and white photos of B314 aircraft and crew members courtesy of Pan Am Historical Foundation and obtained from the Pan Am Historical Foundation CD “Pan Am 1927-1991 The Story in Pictures”. For more information go to www.panam.org.

In recent years, the United States has experienced a decline in education, a trend that contradicts the incline of advancements seen in other countries around the world. This decline presents substantial threats to the future of the United States that affect academic performance along with economic growth and social structure. This book examines the various and intricate reasons behind this trend of rapid decline while providing knowledge for educators (teachers and administrators), policy...

The first comprehensive trade history of sex ed in American schools—and an impassioned call to reform sex ed into a powerful tool for reproductive justice and social equalityThe U.S. has some of the highest rates of STIs and teen pregnancies in the industrialized world. A comprehensive sex education curriculum—which teaches facts on contraception, prophylactics, consent, and STIs—has been available since the 90s. Yet the majority of states require that sex educatio...

"InfoSec Career Hacking starts out by describing the many, different InfoSec careers available including Security Engineer, Security Analyst, Penetration Tester, Auditor, Security Administrator, Programmer, and Security Program Manager. The particular skills required by each of these jobs will be described in detail, allowing the reader to identify the most appropriate career choice for them. Next, the book describes how the reader can build his own test laboratory to further enhance his e...

In Old Warhorse vs. Redemption Seeker, the clash between James Longstreet and Ambrose Burnside unfolds in the Western Theater, shaping the fate of East Tennessee and Chattanooga during the Civil War. For James Longstreet, the transfer to the Western Theater in 1863 offered opportunity. For his opponent Ambrose Burnside, the hope of redemption. Longstreet, who Robert E. Lee called his "Old Warhorse," had long labored in the shadow of both his army commander and the late Thomas J. "Stonewall...

«Caro amico, ti scrivo questa lettera di mia mano»: così affermano gli autori medievali le cui testimonianze sono qui raccolte e analizzate. In un mondo in cui la maggioranza degli intellettuali non scriveva di proprio pugno ma componeva dettando a un segretario, l’ambito epistolare rappresenta uno dei contesti in cui la pratica dell’autografia e la sua rinnovata valorizzazione si svilupparono, anticipando la loro diffusione in età moderna. Le lettere contengono spesso informazioni sulle c...

The first comprehensive trade history of sex ed in American schools—and an impassioned call to reform sex ed into a powerful tool for reproductive justice and social equalityThe U.S. has some of the highest rates of STIs and teen pregnancies in the industrialized world. A comprehensive sex education curriculum—which teaches facts on contraception, prophylactics, consent, and STIs—has been available since the 90s. Yet the majority of states require that sex educatio...

In a perilous prehistoric ocean, a young turtle named Taco finds refuge in a vibrant community. But when a vengeful mosasaur tracks him down, the creatures of Golden Bay must unite to rescue him before he becomes a meal. Adventure awaits! Taco, a spirited young sea turtle, has finally found a safe haven in Golden Bay after a harrowing escape from Momo, a menacing mosasaur who has made it his mission to hunt Taco down. In this lively community, Taco discovers friendship and camaraderie amon...