For many people step dancing is associated mainly with the Irish step-dance stage shows, Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, which assisted both in promoting the dance form and in placing Ireland global
Pleased to find a small, empty box, Bear calls it "the greatest thing ever" and decides to take it to his friend Mouse. Along the way, he meets Monkey, Owl, Fox, Elephant, Squirrel, and Rabbit, but no
Building on the author's thirty-six years of experience with North Town, this second edition of Learning Capitalist Culture presents an updated ethnographic study of the small, economically depressed
In the wake of structural adjustment programs in the 1980s and health reforms in the 1990s, the majority of sub-Saharan African governments spend less than ten dollars per capita on health annually, a
In the wake of structural adjustment programs in the 1980s and health reforms in the 1990s, the majority of sub-Saharan African governments spend less than ten dollars per capita on health annually, a
Strange as it may seem today, William Clark—best known as the American explorer who joined Meriwether Lewis in leading an overland expedition to the Pacific—has many more claims to fame than his legen
A complex portrayal of the double structuring of the perceptions people have on opposite sides of a cultural border. Like most Native Americans, the Mesquakis have survived numerous popular and academ
The story of the blending of diverse cultures in a land rich in resources and beauty is an extraordinary one. In this account, the pioneer hunters, trappers, and traders who roamed the Ozark hills
An essential guide to Shakespeare, from the international bestselling authors ofHomework for Grown-Ups The Bard was so incredibly prolific that even most Shakespeare scholars would welcome the occasio
For all fans of Homework for Grown-ups, a fiendishly entertaining quiz book for all the familyFull of fun questions to stimulate the grey matter, this quiz book provides the perfect framework
A nostalgic compendium of essential knowledge that can help you show the world that you’re smarter than a ten-year-old after all!Have you ever stared blankly at your kids when they’ve asked why the sk
Tired of your boss bropropriating your ideas and presenting them as his own? Wondering if the pursuit of having it all has in fact resulted in having not very much? It is time to start channelling the
It is time to start channelling the spiky superwomen of history and conquer the shit sh*w that is the modern world. In this irreverent guide they will help you figure out how to cope with impostor syn
Now available in a new and enlarged edition is the popular fourth-grade textbook, Missouri Then and Now. Closely correlated with Missouri's Official Course Content Standards and profusely illustrated
For more than half a century, the Chouteau family dominated trade and enterprise in the Mississippi Valley. In their various roles as merchants, Indian traders, bankers, land speculators, governmental
Claiborne Fox Jackson (1806-1862) remains one of Missouri's most controversial historical figures. Elected Missouri's governor in 1860 after serving as a state legislator and Democratic party chief, J
Few frontiersmen in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century epitomized the reckless energies of the West and the lust for adventure as did John Smith T—pioneer, gunfighter, ent
This book includes two main sections: a discussion of problem solving and a section on computation with whole numbers. A primary theme of the text is that problem solving sets the stage for meaning an
This book includes two main sections: a discussion of problem solving and a section on computation with whole numbers. A primary theme of the text is that problem solving sets the stage for meaning an
A History of Missouri: Volume III, 1860 to 1875, now available in paperback with a new, up-to-date bibliography, follows the course of the state's history through the turbulent years of the Civil War
First published in 1971 as a follow-up to Foley's doctoral dissertation at the U. of Missouri-Columbia, the history's latest incarnation includes a new bibliographical essay that details the most pert
With a newly revised bibliography, A History of Missouri: Volume II, 1820 to 1860 covers the turbulent years of Missouri's adolescence—from statehood to the outset of the Civil War.
A collection of Missouri biographies features the life stories of Count Basie, Walt Disney, Redd Fox, Betty Grable, Mark Twain, T.S. Eliot, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Langston Hughes, Daniel Boone, George
Though not culminating the five-volume series covering from 1673 to 1953, the last to be published. Draws on primary sources to discuss such major topics as the Constitution of 1875, the impact of rai
