In March 2010, somewhat before the advent of the Arab Spring, historians, biblical scholars, archaeologists, economists, and social scientists gathered in the German city of Marburg to discuss state f
Bruno the marmot hibernates all winter, and upon waking in the spring, he discovers the most beautiful dandelion outside his burrow. The two quickly become friends, playing together every day. But whe
When her 1912 story collection, Mrs. Spring Fragrance, was rescued from obscurity in the 1990s, scholars were quick to celebrate Sui Sin Far as a pioneering chronicler of Asian American Chinatowns. Ne
An Islamic terrorist movement, ISIS (also dubbed IS or ISIL), has taken advantage of the chaotic “Arab Spring” in Syria and Iraq to declare an Islamic Caliphate wherever it has been able to rise to po
Whoever is born here, is doomed to stay until death. Whoever comes to stay, never leaves. Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a seven
The fourth volume of Mr. Link's biography of Woodrow Wilson and the history of his times covers the period from autumn 1915 to spring 1916. Since this was a time of extreme domestic political controve
Written by Arthur Ogus on the basis of notes from Pierre Berthelot's seminar on crystalline cohomology at Princeton University in the spring of 1974, this book constitutes an informal introduction to
These notes are based on a course of lectures given by Professor Nelson at Princeton during the spring term of 1966. The subject of Brownian motion has long been of interest in mathematical probabilit
In the spring of 1985, A. Casson announced an interesting invariant of homology 3-spheres via constructions on representation spaces. This invariant generalizes the Rohlin invariant and gives surprisi
In the spring of 2009, the University of Chicago Press published The Subversive Copyeditor, a slim volume packed with wryly witty commonsense advice for editors and authors on how to successfully mana
Swansong 1945 chronicles the end of Nazi Germany and World War II in Europe through hundreds of letters, diaries, and autobiographical accounts covering four days that fateful spring: Hitler’s birthda
The Arab Spring, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the Iraq war— the contemporary conflicts in the Middle East have deep roots in the region’s postwar emergence from colonialism.Foreign policy experts Ray Tak
Jesper Jinx is eleven, and probably the unluckiest person in all of Puffington Hill. Everything he touches seems to end up in sweet disaster. Hence his nickname 'Jinx'. It's Spring time in Puffington
Spring, 1990. After years of searching in vain, a stranger presses a scrap of paper into Zina's pocket. It's from Aziz: the man who vanished the day after their wedding almost two decades ago.It prope
It's the spring of 1987. Damian is a rough-edged loner who lives on the margins as a small-time drug dealer and smuggler. When events go horribly, murderously wrong, he flees into the remote wildernes
The release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) findings and recommendations in the spring of 2015 was an immensely important day for the people of Canada. It marked the hopeful beginni
Butterfly Fish is a richly told story of a woman exploring her African heritage after her mother's death. It is a haunting and compelling novel, with themes exploring love and hope, political upheaval
A spot of spring cleaning on a sunny English riverbank so begins the adventures of four beloved friends. Follow Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger on their journey through riverside picnics, wild woods, jai
It’s Alice’s birthday! But her friend Gertrude seems to have forgotten. No matter, Alice goes out and enjoys her day just the same. A beautiful spring afternoon in Paris what could be better? Little d
Mathematics didn't spring spontaneously to life, rules and definitions set in stone for all time. Its progress story has rich connections with measurement and money that have often shaped its developm
About the Book Simon Ingram takes us high into Britain’s most forbidding and astonishing wild places through all the seasons of the year – from the first blush of spring to the darkest bite of the mou
It is the spring of 1989 in New York City when Jill Dodge, a post-punk rocker from Texas, finally gets her big promotion at Mega Big Records. She is thrust into a race to find a gritty, urban rapper b
We welcome the spring with this wonderfully original shape book, inspired by a 1930s publication. Each two-page spread celebrates a different insect, accompanied by a light-hearted and informative rhy
This lively cozy, set in smalltown California, is the second in the Mary McGill dog mystery seriesPreparations for Santa Louisa’s annual spring rummage sale are thrown into chaos when organizer Mary M
The poems in Elizabeth Hazen’s debut collection, Chaos Theories, spring from a unique collusion of science and art in one poet’s heart and mind. In these often elegiac poems, Hazen explores many forms
Quiet Bunny loves the bright colors of spring—the yellow ducks, green frogs and blue jays—everything but his own mousy-brown and wintry-white fur, and it takes the help of a wise old owl for Bunny to
These poems often spring from unlikely sources: professional wrestling, Adam and Eve at the Jersey shore, the misguided promise of tinfoil hats, Uncle Bud on the Moon, Debbie Fuller on Pluto, debatabl
In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and in light of socio-economic and geopolitical challenges facing governments old and new, women's rights and empowerment have gained new urgency and relevance. Gr
Hot Springs, Arkansas, with its thermal water baths, attracted its first big-league outfit when the National League champion Chicago White Stockings traveled south for spring training in 1886. The bas
When the traveling party with Joseph Goodrich concluded a months-long journey west from Alfred, New York, in the spring of 1838, the strong-willed abolitionist staked out land some 60 miles west of Mi
It’s early springtime on the ranch, and Hank is going through the usual motions of making sure that a warm spring arrives safely: singing songs about it, barking faithfully each morning, and helping t
It’s early springtime on the ranch, and Hank is going through the usual motions of making sure that a warm spring arrives safely: singing songs about it, barking faithfully each morning, and helping t
In the spring of 2017, the U.S. economy is rebounding under President Stacy Anne Barbeau, the country's first female president. But her leadership is about to be severely tested: Russian president Gen
What are the origins of the Syrian crisis, and why did no one do anything to stop it?Since its commencement in the upsurge of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Syrian civil war has claimed in excess of 200
Kipling's classic Mowgli tales spring to new life with the help of stunning artwork by acclaimed illustrator Nicola Bayley.First published over a century ago, these three unabridged stories from THE J
(Volume 1)A century has passed since magic--real, true magic: the stuff of legends--has returned to the world. It is spring--the season of new beginnings--and a new class of students is about to begin
(Volume 3)Since meeting Kuroyukihime, the most beautiful girl in school, Haruyuki has grown up into a magnificent knight, fat and bullied though he might be. As the season turns to spring, a strange n
