This comprehensive history of black humor sets it in the context of American popular culture. Blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and the Amos ’n’ Andy show presented a distorted picture of African
With her usual courage and insight, Barbara Fiand explores the appointed time for everything in her latest work, Prayer and the Quest for Healing. The author describes prayer and the experience of pra
With the aid of a friendly lion, this book encourages young victims of sexual abuse to describe what they experienced and helps them recover self-esteem. Though not intended to replace intensive psych
This thrilling "prequel" to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate tale imagines how Captain Flint and Murray sacked the Spanish galleon and buried their ill-gotten treasure on the Dead Man's Chest a
William Seymour grows up on shipboard in the Royal Navy, after his father is hanged during the mutiny at the Nore (1797), and later, he is impressed into the crew of a daring smuggler. This amusing an
Girl is an adventurous, fun-loving, lusciously built strip dancer with a fascination for the occult. The demons she manages to conjure up may be good dirty fun but are also rather dangerous...Taylor's
Scholars recognize Anselm as the most influential Christian intellectual between Augustine and Aquinas. In Anselm: The Joy of Faith, William H. Shannon highlights the prodigious writings and provides
Retells the circumstances of the Newhall incident in which four California Highway Patrolmen were gunned down when they stopped two armed men at midnight on April 5, 1970
Many people hold the view that the vows of poverty, celibacy, and obedience embody laws or regulations that govern a religious or monastic lifestyle. Diarmuid O'Murchu offers a very different understa
Even beginners to crochet can follow the lessons and learn the skills needed to enter the wonderful world of filet crochet. Charted designs range from beginners to more advanced levels.
Graves has a knack for finding the quirky, the offbeat in some of the most obscure, yet fascinating, small towns on the map. Among the places and faces he discovers: a town where it's against the law
Appalachian Mountain Girl is a sensitive and beautifully written autobiographical account of a childhood in the coalmine district of Depression-era Kentucky. With humor and warmth—but without sentimen
When it comes to understanding multiple intelligence theory and applying it to the classroom, the naturalist intelligence is an essential piece of the puzzle. This teacher resource will help define na
This sumptuous coffee table book weaves together poetry, literature, culture, and art to illuminate the beloved Lady that sparks the imagination and touches the soul of people around the world. Full c
This book has been written to provide a current, practical, Australian-based approach to designing and developing curriculum. The demands of schools and educational systems today are such that teacher
Best selling author Edwina Gateley?through meditations, poems, and drawings?encourages us to recognize God's ever-present healing embrace, even in the midst of darkness. This book features ideas and m
Teachers can incorporate the multiple intelligences into their everyday teaching. This innovative resource contains 40 reproducible "Week at a Glance" planners. Each week includes daily checklists for
This unique prison journal integrates a fascinating scientific biopsy of brainwashing with astonishing spiritual implications. In 1951 the communist government of Czechoslovakia sent a young medical d
Immigrant writers who have made their homes in Montreal grapple with difficult questions like reconciling loyalty to their origins and to their own most private selves with the need to find a readersh
One of comic art’s most respected and pioneering artists, well known for his opera adaptations and beautiful fantasy work, P. Craig Russell is in the process of adapting Oscar Wilde’s famous fairy tal
One of the most widely read and influential American writers of the 20th century, Jack Kerouac is often misunderstood. This study examines the confessions of a 20th-century St. Augustine and traces th
A brutal sea captain, an inhuman chief mate, and an indignant crew set out to sea together?an obvious equation for disaster. This is the gripping tale of this voyage, and of Mr. Royle, the mild second
Drawing on stories of monks, rabbis, and soldiers; fairy tales and legends; gentle jokes and Zen sayings; Anthony de Mello awakens us to a practical, direct connection with the divine. His exercises e
This entrancing tale draws upon the turbulent history of Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam, the artistic preoccupations of the elderly Rembrandt, and the controversial convictions of the false
This book is an exploration of several foundational principles of Catholic doctrine presented on a level accessible to a broad range of readers. It is rooted in the conviction that today many people w
With words of wisdom filling each page, this collection of thoughts represents diverse perspectives on the subject of achievement and is culled from world leaders throughout history—heads of state, ca
Peter Blood, a physician and an English gentleman becomes a pirate after suffering a grave injustice. Barely escaping the gallows after his arrest for treating wounded rebels?who were fighting the opp
This exceptional and thorough scholarly study deals with a primal and universal relationship between motherhood and the Islamic religion, relying on the basic sources of Islam: the Qur'an, Hadith, and
This well researched, painstakingly documented book provides detailed information on the right-wing evangelical organization (Oxford Group Movement) that gave birth to AA; the relation of AA and its p
Good Life presents the Buddhist precepts as signposts on the path to discovering human beings' inherent goodness. It offers concrete ways of transforming real-life difficulties into freedom.
Including selections in verse from the talks and writings of Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, this daily contemplation book directs the reader toward a deeper appreciation of spiritual life.
Discusses ten of the greatest hockey dynasties, tracing their rise to greatness and ultimate downfalls, with information on how hockey has evolved over the last seventy years
From ancient tales through post-modern narratives, the quest for the Wandering Islands, a version of paradise, has been a mainstay of the western literary imagination. Map of Dreams, a scintillating l
Since everything assembled consists of either straight lines, curved lines, or a combination of both, the ability to calculate circles and right triangles is essential for anyone who works in a build
This compelling book addresses important questions on the meaning of suffering: Why must we suffer? Does suffering have a purpose? How can we grow through our suffering to find peace, and give peace t
