Cape Cod has a rich tradition of local lore, stretching back to a time before the Pilgrims arrived. Ancient Wampanoag legends like Granny Squannit and Princess Scargo are as familiar as tales of pirates and explorers, including "Black Sam" Bellamy and Donald Baxter Macmillan. Felines often blocked "Cat's Alley" in pursuit of food from fishermen's boats. The remnants of Billingsgate Island can be seen at low tide, and visits from Jenny Lind and Helen Keller contrast with the mysterious stor...

The author of Legends & Lore of Cape Cod delves deeper into the colorful local history of Massachusetts's quaint seaside region.Cape Cod may be a popular tourist destination, but it has a strange and distinctive history. The Pukwudgies were two- to three-foot beings with smooth gray skin, hairy faces and horns. These shape-shifting, mischievous "little people" are connected to Wampanoag Indian mythology. Edward Rowe Snow, a New England historian who was al...

You are not alone.Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Matthew 11:28Thirty-one authors share their hearts and struggles in this look within the Biblical book of Matthew. We pray that from these devotionals, you will know that Jesus loves you deeply. You are not alone. There is no place you have gone that is too far away from God, and He alone can help you truly be the person you want to be.Compiled by Camy Tang

A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children is a companion to its predecessor published by Oyate, Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children. A compilation of work by Native parents, children, educators, poets and writers, A Broken Flute contains, from a Native perspective, "living stories," essays, poetry, and hundreds of reviews of "children's books about Indians." It's an indispensable volume for anyone interested in prese...

Quick Hits for Creativity in the Classroom introduces faculty, administrators, and staff to creative techniques that can be incorporated into the classroom at undergraduate and graduate levels. These techniques from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences can enhance learning and support professional development experiences for students and faculty alike.While faculty are experts in their disciplines, many are not formally trained in effective or evidence-based...

Home of the first settlement in the United States and known as Old Dominion and The Mother of Presidents, the state of Virginia’s artistic output proves among the most fecund in the nation, evidenced in this ninth volume of The Southern Poetry Anthology. This collection includes well-known, established, and celebrated poets such as Charles Wright, Claudia Emerson, Gregory Orr, Ellen Bryant Voigt, R. T. Smith, Forrest Gander, and Rita Dove, and the editors have dedicated equal focu...

様々な人生の試練を通っている女性のみなさんへ、三十一人の作家が、マタイの福音書を通して心のこもったメッセージをお届けします。このディボーショナルの旅を通して、あなたがイエス様の深い愛に気づいてくださることが、私たちの祈りです。あなたは一人ではありません。神様から遠すぎる場所などないのです。神様は、あなたが本当の自分になれるよう導いてくださいます。監修 キャミー・タング投稿者略歴Audrey Appenzeller オードリ・アッぺンゼラVictoria Bylin ビクトリア・バイリンLyn Cote リン・コートJudy DeVries ジュディ・デブリーズDanica Favorite ダニカ・フェイバリットJanet W. Ferguson ジャネット・W・ファーガソンDeborah Hale デボラ・ヘイルEva Maria Hamilton エバ・マリア・ハミルトンSharo...

An all-star ensemble cast of poets and performers bring to life Nikki Giovanni’s extraordinary final collection—a landmark of American literature!For decades, Nikki Giovanni’s poetry has been at the forefront of American culture. The New Book is a towering work of protest against the divisions of our time, leavened with moments of joy and reflection about her indelible legacy, her family history, and the small pleasures of her richly lived life.Wit...

Meet five North Carolina women who are about to change the way you think about friendship. For Rhonda, a gritty, fun-loving hairdresser in tight jeans, the sights and smells of Ridgecrest Nursing Center are depressing. But before she can change her mind about working there, two residents glue themselves to her: Margaret, droll and whip-smart, with a will of iron that never fails her even when her body does, and Bernice, an avid country music fan who is rarely lucid. Together with Lorraine,...