The Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest inhabit a vast region extending from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and from California to British Columbia. For more than two decades, A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest has served as a standard reference on these diverse peoples. Now, in the wake of renewed tribal self-determination, this revised edition reflects the many recent political, economic, and cultural developments shaping these Native communitie...

It is a place both mythic and all too real, a place thought to be the site of one of our oldest human settlements and known to be a center of ancient cultures and annihilating conflicts. It sits at the bottom of a malarial valley, the lowest place on the surfact of the earth--"the overheated, earthen basement of the world," as Robert Ruby describes it. And yet, long before the world's modern religions began scrapping over its bones, Jericho was home to waves of colonization and floods of d...

This "engrossing, well-paced" history reveals how England's first colony in the New World was forgotten—and rediscovered three centuries later ( New Yorker ).England's first attempt at colonizing the New World was not at Roanoke or Jamestown, but on a small, mostly frozen island in the Canadian Arctic. Queen Elizabeth I called that place Meta Incognita, the Unknown Shore. Backed by Elizabeth and her key advisors, the erstw...

Was he a spy, assassin, or just a gigolo? Porfirio Rubirosa mingled with kings, dined with princes, and socialized with presidents, dictators, mobsters, and movie stars. In the wake of his frenzied activities, he left screaming headlines, hundreds of one-night stands, multiple divorces from the world’s richest women—including one who paid $66,000 a day for her dalliance—and more than 500 pages of secret FBI documents.Now, for the first time, the true story of the world’s most famou...

The inspirational true story of Ruby Bridges.Es 1960 y Ruby Bridges, de seis años, se acaba de mudar con su familia de Misisipi a Nueva Orleans en busca de una vida mejor. Cuando un juez sentencia que Ruby debe asistir al primer grado de la Escuela Primaria William Frantz, en la que todos son blancos, la niña debe encarar las furiosas turbas de padres que no quieren que sus hijos vayan a la escuela con ella. Contada con el poderoso estilo narrativo de Robert Coles y dramáticamente ...

Abolitionist thought visualizes a world without prisons – or a radical reduction or transformation of prisons and punishment. This fascinating book explores the abolitionist ideas of key early socialists and anarchists, writing from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. It considers how these radical thinkers can provide insights into our present condition, both by highlighting the harms of punishment and by pointing to inspiring alternatives to current policy and practice.By ...

Your path to purpose begins with people.Relationships. We know that we need them, but busy schedules, financial pursuits, and self-serving agendas often distract us from the people God has placed in our lives.Overcoming a childhood that lacked true relationships, CEO David Hoffman successfully broke the rules of a transaction-based world by founding a real estate company focused on meeting people where they are. In Relationships over Rules, David sha...

The inspirational true story of Ruby Bridges.The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge orders Ruby to attend first grade at William Frantz Elementary, an all-white school, Ruby must face angry mobs of parents who refuse to send their children to school with her. Told with Robert Coles' powerful narrative and dramatically illustrated by George Ford, Ruby's story of coura...

In the uncharted depths of time, where the echoes of forgotten civilizations linger, lies the enigmatic world of Prehistoric Men. Robert J. Braidwood, a renowned archaeologist, takes us on an extraordinary journey through the lives of our ancient ancestors. From the dawn of humanity to the rise of complex societies, Prehistoric Men unveils the secrets of our origins, revealing the ingenuity, resilience, and indomitable spirit that shaped our species. Prepare to be captivated by the untold ...

The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its ninth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the b...

'Een van 's werelds succesvolste auteurs.' AD MagazineIn het idyllische stadje Lakeview lijkt de familie Bigelow het perfecte gezin. Vader Graham is chirurg en de moeder van het gezin is een graag geziene verschijning binnen de hechte gemeenschap van Lakeview. Maar achter gesloten deuren leven de kinderen Zane en Britt in angst en houdt hun vader de familie in een ijzeren greep. Zane en Britt hebben geleerd dat voor de buitenwereld verborgen te houden, tot de dag dat Zane ...

Roberts is een van grootste auteurs ter wereld. Wereldwijd zijn er al meer dan 500 miljoen van haar boeken verkocht.Morgan Albright heeft eindelijk een fijn huis gevonden in een leuke buurt vlak bij Baltimore. Haar vriendin en huisgenoot Nina helpt haar met het betalen van de hypotheek en het vinden van een baantje in een plaatselijk café. Tijdens hun eerste feestje thuis nodigen ze onder anderen Luke uit, de aantrekkelijke IT-man die in het café met Morgan zat te flirten. Maar wan...